Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-05-31


3rd. Notorious1y ,cickcd. Here nothing
but profanity. hard words, unkiui looks.
and works of evil are met with from
Monday to Monday. What better course
can be pursued with children reared
under such influences that to SO indoctri,
nate them that they may go home to
their parents as the preachers of the
Word Their parents, who habitually
absent themselves from the house of God. /.
can only be reached through their chill
dren. Parents are frequently dealing
dishonesty with their children. They
are not giving them their dues. They
have culture, education and experience
which they owe to their children. and
which without home instruction, can only
be attained by long and weary years of
contact with the world. Parents should
not be idle and leave all the work to be
done by the S. school but on the con-
trary they should cooperate with it
should be welded to the SIS.
Col. John Thompson My experience
in Sabbath schools is that it is most dis
heartening because parents hardly ever
come into the Sabbath schools 90 to
Sabbath school regularly, and parents
who live within Il stones throw of the
church, never go with their children
1t is not because of their great confidence
in S. S. officers. but because of their want
of interest. They send their children
because it is customary, and not on ac-
count of the good they think they will
receive. One of the difficulties in our
schools is to secure the regular attend
ance of teachers. When teachers are
! absent classes have to be consolidated -
If parents were present they could take
charge of classes.
John W. Speddy.-Parents ought to
attend the Sabbath school because they
can control their children better than
any others.
Rev. d. NJ. Blackwelder.-
Rev. Pardoe remarks, and asks the
question What would be the best meth
I'd for s. 5. workers to get parents to do
their duty IN this part of Christ's vine
.7ard!' Ny method as superintendent,
vas to go to the parents and invite them
lot only to send their children. but to
come themselves. The fault lies some
times at the door of the minister, at other
times of the superintendent, or, it may
lie, of some of the teachers. | have
nearly always succeeded in getting chill
| 1ren to Sabbath school, whatever the
character of the parents. if | urge them
to 90. If objections are made, answer
them, and press home upon fathers and
mothers parental responsibility If they
cannot come themselves. persuade them
10 send their children, and see that they
study their Lessons. When children's
hearts are softened and their consciences
enlightened, they can easily be led to
| Christ.
Rev. Nj. Acknowledging can exempt
parent from giving his children reli-
gious training at home. The good Book
says, Train up child in the way he
should go, and when he is old he will not
depart from it." All the laws of God
place this responsibility on the parents.
The Sabbath school is only to take the
place of parents who are ignorant or de-
linquent. l once thought and an
nounced the idea in sermon that the
children of pious parents should not go
to Sabbath school, but am convinced |
was wrong, because, if the children Of
pious parents are withdrawn, very few
would be left. Moral parents oppose the
Sabbath school more than all others, and
are the last to be converted. | was as
trnished once on passing the window of
an infidel's dwelling to see him directing
his little daughter to read the Bible for
the purpose, as he alleged, of instruction.
He himself was a most reckless unbe-
lever, defying God and determined and
bitter in his opposition to the christian
religion. Another iufdel told me that
he never broached his views before his
children, resolved that they should follow
their own Judgment as he had done One
of his sons was a member of the Bible
class in one of my churches. and became
eminent for piety. If, however, parents
will not come to s. S. themselves and will
not encourage their children to come, we
should exert ourselves to prevent any op-
position to their children attending s. S.
The children may eventually bring in
their parents. 1t is the duty of parents
to bring their children t. God, and no
supplemental work can supply it.
The exercises were here varied by
music by the choir.
The question drawer was then opened
and the following questions and answers
| read to the Association:
Ques What should teacher do who
feels his own disqualification. not having
the love of God in his heart Should he
quit his class