The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-25

mother. He can sing with the poet,
One by one my friends departed.
His mother is about his only friend in
the world. To every Que else he Is
"that horrid boy"
Next comes the transition period,
when the boy aspires 10 be a man. It
begins at about sixteen. Then the boy
makes up for oil previous neglect TO
his hair, teeth. nails, etc, and spends
great deal of time on them; his hair
especially. He hires a boy TO black
his boots. Aud il is worth % cents TO
hear him give the order. He sings
bass. In fact, he often sings two
or three parts in the same strain. he
imagines every one over forty-five Is q
fool, and every one over forty-fiye can
tell what he is, without drawing on
his imagination at all. The speak
er did not mean that all boys are fools
at that age. Some pass il in safety,
and are all through it, noble. sensible.
and manly. Don't pay too much at
tention 10 the parlor furniture. II is
better to have II marred and scaratch-
ed and have pleasant memorials
associated with it, than TO feel in
after years that il retained its beauty
and polish, at the expense OF driving g
the boys from home and TO destruction.
To the mother he said, "care for the
boys who have no mothers and no
friends. Bring up your own boys IN
the way they should go; teaching them
that they havo no greater friend than
you are. And be mothers to the boys
who have none. So when lifes journey
is ended, and you shall come before
the great white Throne, the boy you
have loved on your right hand aud the
one you pitied on yeur left, He shall
turn TO you and pronounce q benedic-
tion on you for the love you have be-
slowed on your boy as shall fill your
soul with ecstatic bliss, throughout
Eternity, land OF the boy you
pitied because he had no mother
and no home, he shall say "In as much
as We did it unto one of the least of
these my brethren. we did 1t unto me. :"
And so, with your boys on either hand,
you shall enter in through the gates in
to the City, aud be forever with the
Lord.
Wednesdays session was opened with
music by the choir and congregation.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Fassett.
An address was made by Rev. Goo.
Williams, OF Litchfeld-subject, THE
Teacher preparing n Lesson. D." The
Sabbath school teacher has a duty Of
the highest responsibility resting up
on him. He should find out whether his
pupil has clear and we'll defined idea or
understanding OF the conceptions OF
the Bible, but OF all things, the teacher
should be himself we'll informed as to
his duty in the premises in the divinity
Of the Bible, in the prophecies and OF
the life OF Christ the relation OF the
whole 20 the redemption and salvation
OF the soul. That teacher is inexcusa-
BILE who appears before his class to
attempt an instruction Of vital import
ance upon a subject OF which he, him
self. has no clear conception and no
definite or certain knowledge The
lesson should be prepared geographi-
cally, so that the teacher may make 1t
both interesting and Of value 20 the
studeAt; mere reading OF the scripture
lesson with only common place expla-
nation, II is not sufficient. The teacher
should be well prepared in the lesson.
and he should. in the most interesting
manner possible. impart his knowl-
edge to the pupil.
"Some blunders in some of our Sun-
day-schools were talked of and ex-
planned by Rev. DIR. Vincent. The
ancient aud modern Sunday schools
are alike only in name. There should
be q teaching and admonishiug Of one
another, but al admonishing should be
given in the most kindly and Christ
| like manner. "Let the word of Christ
dwell in you richly" is peculiarly ap-
plicable 10 oil Sabbath-school teach
ers. Every teacher should give n viv-
| i'll picture of the lesson. Every les
son should be thoroughly studied by
the teacher. The word OF God was
never so thoroughly studied and
taught as in modern Sunday-schools.
| IL is not Of nearly so much importance
10 memorize the lesson by the student
as il is for the pupil 20 be ablo 10 give
a vivid description of the subject in bis
! own language Ten minutes Of each
school should be given to the special
/ ties Of the lesson.
The study of the Bible should be the
speciality OF every teacher. Some illit-
crate persons make the best teachers,
because they make n study Of the Bible
a speciality. and then go to their work
with determination amounting to a
very love for the work in which they
are engaged. The worst blunder a
teacher ever made is 10 get discourag-
ed when doing the best possible work
within his or her power. because imme-
| diately good results are not obtained.
The seeds OF future goodness are being
sown which will germinate by and ty,
and bring forth grand, glorious fruit.
One can never tell when he ia engaged
in teaching mischevous boy, what
| germ lies buried within that young
/ heart, and how soon it may burst forth
with great power and beauty, with the
I highest possibility for future good
Never commit the blunder Of becom-
ing discouraged. The highest re-
sponsibility is placed IN your keeping,
and see 10 IL, that you perform your
| duty well, so that grand results for
time and eternity may not suffer at
your hands.
The "Conversazione-a application OF
! a lesson" was very interesting feature
| Of the program me, and was quite gem
orally ingaged in by the teachers pres
\ ent. Rev. A. III. Gillet led of in the
I
on the application OF q lesson. Rev.
! V. Leroy Lockwood OF the Pres byteri-
an church followed The application
should he so presented to the pupil,
as 10 draw out his sympathies and
cooperation. 1t should be 30 present
cd as TO lead the pupil 20 a considera-
tion Of the subject and not 10 rcpel
him. We should work while the day
| lasts.
A teacher said that The object OF the
Sunday-school was. 10 his mind, the
conversion OF the soul. That the pu-
pill should be impressed with the idea
that the object of the lesson is for his
especial conversion, and not for some
other remote and unknown person.
Personal application is of the highest
aud first Importance. The highest
sphere is motherhood. and the next
highest sphere is that Of the teacher,
who stands by the mother in assisting
in the application of divine truths to
the heart and mind Of the child. Every
teacher should have faith in himself,
and no teacher should ever permit
himself 10 appear before his class with.
out this faith. Every teacher needs pa.
tience, faithfulness aud adaptation 10
the work before him. One OF the Prom
inent features Of this "Conversazione'
was the frequent apostrophes paid "a
the dear name and memory Of mother
that name, which above all others,
cills forth onr kindest memories and
most holy affections.