Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-11-19
Ghildrem's department.
A BAD BOY SAVED.

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school. About every teacher had tried him
! but he was so bad that no one could do any
thing with him. He broke up all order in
every class he entered. He was like the
sickly sheep that affects the flock, and poisons
all the rest.
As the last effort, the superintendent placed
Jim in the class of Miss Winthrop, one of the
most successful teachers in the school. She
engaged in the work of interesting and saving
this boy with all the powers of persuasion and
love she possessed. She left no effort that
she thought would be of any avail untried
but it was all in vain. Jim was too much
for her; and after long and Intellectual
course of labor, with sorrowful heart, she
was obliged to report the case to the superin'
tendent, and request him to remove the i'll
corrigible boy from her class. There was nc
prospect of her doing him any good, while he
was exerting the most hurttul influence upon
all the members of the class.
The superintendent went to jim, and told
him they had done all they could do to make
him decent boy, but it was all in vain, and
he must now leave the school. There was
not a teacher that was willing to try him any
longer, and they must give him up to be
ruined.
This seemed to open Jim's eyes, and give
him new view of himself and his condition
Was he so bad, that no one would have any
thing more to do with him? Was he to be
given up to be ruined? He stepped up tc
Miss Winthrop, and whispered a request to
her that she would take him back again into
her class.
"No, jim; have done everything I car
do for you Your bad conduct is running all
the other boys in the class, aud | cannot take
you back"
He then renewed his request with such
earnestncss, and seemed so deeply affected al
the prospect of being turned out Of school, anc
given up to be lost, that Miss Winthrop:
heart was touched with feeling of compass
sion for the poor boy; aid she finally con
sented to give him one more trial.
Jim entered the class again and from tha
day he seemed au altered boy. He became
orderly, attentive, and studious His whole
conduct was changed and he became, insteae
of the worst, one of the best and most we'll
behaved boys in the school.
Jim is now the librarian Of that Sabbath
school, and is doing all he can, in every way
to undo his former bad influence, and to pro
mote the prosperity and usefulness of the
school.
When Miss Winthrop, some years after
Jim left her class, was married, he came tc
her, and, with tears in his eyes, thanked hei
for all she had done for him, and said he
owed all that he was to her kindness to him
in the Sabbath school.
This true incident should encourage super
intendents and teachers to bear long and pa
tiently with the wayward and vicious before
giving them up to be lost. Let them not be
weary in wel-doing; for in due time they
shall reap, if they faint not. Christ died for
the chief of sinners, and there is hope for even
such.
This incident should show the scholars how
much teachers are willing to do and suffer tc
promote their good. Theirs is an unpaid
selfsacrifcing labor; and surely proper
sense of gratitude should lead the scholars tc
do all they can, by good conduct and earnest
attention, to make that labor as easy and
pleasant as may be to the teachers, and a:
profitable as possible to themselves 've0
Spring.
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81 CAN PLoD"-When DR.. Carey, the
great pioneer of mission-work in India, frs
proposed his plans to his father, he said, evil
liam, are you mad ?" His discouragement'
in first entering upon his work were very
great. What was the secret that enabled the
shoemaker's apprentice to become one Of the
most distinguished men Of his age? Wha
brilliant gift raised him from an obscure posi-
ton to one of honor and fame, as the author
of grammars and dictionaries, translations O
the Bible and other books? He either trans
lated or assisted in the completion of twenty
seven versions of the Scriptures, requiring a
knowledge of as many languages or dialects
He tells US the secret. In giving an estimate
of his character, he speaks of himself will
Christian humility, but with full conscious
ness of the honor put upon him in the won
derful results he had been permitted to achieve
He says, ~ can plod-I can perseuere." HI
does not say, as we hear too often nowadays
"I can manage to get along and keep up will
my class in some way, without much study
l can jump at the meaning of my lessons, o.
1 can catch up trade, without years of hare
labor;" but, ri can perseuere" Flooding
boys, hold up your heads You may seen
to be left behind in the race by smart com
panions, but plod on; "the race is not" al
ways to the swift, "nor the battle to tn
strong"