The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-02-24
Teaching Little Children.

The following extract from one OF the
sermons of Mr.. Moody shows the ap-
peals he makes to his thousands of
listeners A young lady came home
from boarding school, and her father
and mother wanted her to shine in the
fashionable society. No, she said she
had something better than that. She went
to the Sabbath-school superintendent,
and said to him "C Can you give me
class in the Sunday school ?" He was
surprised that this young lady should want
that. He told that he had no class that
he could give her then. She went away
with resolve to do what she could out
side of the school. One day, as she was
walking up the street, she saw little
boy running out of shoemakers shop,
and behind was the old shoemaker
chasing him with a wooden last in hia
hand. He Lad not run far until the last
was thrown at him, and he was struck
in the back. The boy stopped and be-
gan to cry. The Spirit of the Lord
touched that young lady's heart, and she
went to where he was. She stepped up
to him and asked him if he was hurt.
He told her it was none of her business.
She went to work then to win that boys
confidence. She asked him If he went
to school. He said "No." Well,
why don't you go to school ?" "Don't
want to-" She asked him if he would
not like to go to Sunday-school. " If
you will come" she said, 81 will teach
you beautiful stories and read nice
books" She coaxed and pleaded with
him, and at last said that if he would
consent to go she would meet him ON
the corner of street which they should
agree upon. He at last consented, and
the next Sunday, true to his promise, he
waited for her at the place designated.
She took him, by the hand and led him
into the Sabbath-school. "Can you
give me a place to teach this little boy9"
she asked of the superintendent. He
looked at the boy, but they didn't have
any such looking little ones in the school.
A place was found, however, and she sat
down in the corner and tried to win that
soul for Christ. Many would look upon
that with contempt, but she had got
something to do for the Master. The
little boy had never heard anybody sing
so sweetly before. When he went home
he was asked where he had been.
"Been among the angels" he told
his mother. He said he had been
to the Sabbath school, but his father
and mother told him he must not go
any moro, or he would get fogging.
The next Sunday he went, and when he
came home he got the promised fog
ging. He went the second time and got
fogging, and also third time with
the same result. At last he said to his
father 81 wish you would fog me be-
fore go, and then won't have to think
of it when I am there" The father
said: eff you 60 the Sabbath school
again l will kill you" 1t was the
fathers custom to send lis son out on
the street to sell articles to the passers-
by, and he told the boy that he might
have the profits of what he sold on
Saturday. The little fellow hastened to
the young lady's house and said to her {:
"Father said that he would give me
every Saturday to myself, and if you
will just teach me then 1 will come to
your house every Saturday afternoon. :"
[ wonder how many young ladies there
are who would give up their Saturday
afternoons just to teach one boy the way
into the kingdom Of Code Every
Saturday afternoon that little boy was
tnere aG ner mousse, ana Sne trleu 10 tell
him the way to Christ. She labored
with him, and at last the light Of Gods
spirit broke upon his heart. One day
while he was selling his wares at the
railroad station, train of cars approach
ed unnoticed and passed over both his
legs. A physician was summoned, and
the first thing after he arrived, the little
sufferer looked up into his face and said
"Doctor, will live to get home r.
"No," said the doctor, "you are
dying" "Will you tell my mother and
father that L died Christians" They
bore home the boys corpse and with il
the last message that he died a Christian.
Oh, what a noble work was that young
lady's in saving that little wanderer
How precious the remembrance to her
When she goes to heaven che will not
be stranger there. He will take her by
the hand and lead her to the throne Of
Christ She did the work cheerfully.
Oh, may God teach us what our work is
that we may do it for His glory!