Morning journal and courier., 1880-10-25
Sunday sJrvices.

SunOtay OSDFV1C0Ss
  Duties of Citizens-1kemOria1 Sermon
 Gladdenfng Heartsa at the Almshouse
 and Orphan Asy1 Sm Teachers and
 Teaching.
 Rev. Dr. Raves prYached 8 very able ser mon yesterday morning, which called upon all men to regard th.g Sir duties and responsi- bilities to our county It was full of power, and one which r1p one with the love of country in his hef 1t could criticise.
 Rev. Dr. Bacorf preached historic sermon on the life of Jj bacon Henry White at the memorial serv Be yesterday afternoon at the Center church. The service was largely at tended by our most prominent citizens.
 The prisoners at the jail, now numbering about 200, have religious services every Sun- day morning The first service is conducted by the priest according to the rules and usages of the Roman Catholic Church; the second service after the Protestant faith. At this last service about twenty young men of the Young Mems Christian Association were present yesterday to aid in the praise service under the direction of c. B. Willis, the leader. The power of music was never more manifest than yesterday, when from among the hardened-looking criminals so many were moved to tears, while others with expressions of delight seemed to say this is the happiest hour of the day. The singing, together with the suitable remarks of c. B. Willis and w. C. Wilcox, made the exercises of great interest to the prisoners From the jail these young men next visited the orphan asylum, where the children, with their happy faces and wei come greeting, presented an entirely differ ent field of labor. The orphan children sang with all their little hearts, which so inspired the young men of the association that talk ing and singing there was an easy task, or rather great pleasure. Messrs. 0. B. Willis, James Morse and W. c. Wilcox entertained the children with short addresses between the songs, so that instruction, as well as the pleasure of song, made combination de- signed much for the benefit of the little ones.
 At the aImshouse, City Missionary Seeley holds religious services every other Sunday. Yesterday his ministrations were well caleu- lated to bring joy into the heart of the poor and desolate. He had to his aid the same party of young men from the Christian Asso- citation who had oficiated at the jail and or phan asylum, who very much delighted the poorhouse people with their songs. MT. Willis sang several solos, responded to by a heavy chorus with very pleasing effect. Short addresses between the songs were made, at the close of which many expressions were made of gratitude to the speakers and singers with such utterances as 'tPlease come again, ''We like good singing" Don't forget us,' etc.
 At the gospel meeting last night at Eng fish Hall, Reverend Chas. B. Upson, the evangelist, spoke from the worlds ''The son of man came into the world to seek and to save that which was lost" His remarks were very interesting and held the undivided attention of his hearers. After the sermon prayer meeting followed.
 At the Church of the Redeemer, in the afternoon, Rev. Dr. Todd repeated his lec- ture given before the Sunday School Teachers convention at Guilford some time ago instead of the sermon. A glance at his discourse is as follows:
 About ten miles north of where was brought up is little spring-small at first but soon joined by other rills,-and soon it becomes useful to turn wheels for manufacturing pur- poses and still growing larger it becomes a u Something like this river is human life, ex- cept that while the river loses itself in the ocean, life never is lost, for Tennyson's lines on the Brook in a measure untrue. There he says linen come and go" and the brook flows forever" but itis the brook that comes and goes and the nae17- go on for ever. Now speaking to the teachers, I ask first, what is the work that the teacher should do,-not to meet with the teachers and have a good time with them for half an hour and teach nothing,-but should teach the Bible as much as possible. The moral teaching should not be forgotten. Not only to impart information and not see how much is received, but to give the interior teaching of the Scrip lures. Second, teacher should so teach as toI form the character of the scholars and make them better children, and make them stronger to stand the temptations of the world. Third, should also strive to make the scholars Christians. This should not be the end. The teacher should help in after life, after that pupil has joined the church, and the teacher can often do more than the pastor. Now this standard may be too high, but this is the work that the teachers should do.
 What are the conditions of success? What are the means to that end? Many are pious and willing but have not the ''gift of teaching" and they do not. realize the fact that they not fitted to teach. So if you would be good teacher, you should at once learn something about teaching. So with preacher. When he cannot keep his hearers awake he had better change his form. Also teacher should have love for the work and love his scholars too. The teacher should be an earnest, faithful Christian. How can he teach what he really does not believe? What can he accomplish in what he don't un- derstand?
 Again they should know what they are to teach about by preparation. We can get but little water out of an empty bucket, and the child can easily see how much 8 teacher knows of the lesson. A teacher should pray for his scholars. A teacher must teach by his life He should be punctual and not in- different to their wishes and wants. He should see his scholars at their homes and have personal interest in them, and not have so much influence in the class so to speak as in the individual.
 Tact is not universal gift, but in want of that use common sense but that is often as much wanting. Without tact or common sense it is not much use to teach.
 Again teacher should teach class for @ l long time in order to form their characters, 1 and he should call on their parents and get l their help. It is unjust to the teacher to al l low the children to go to the teacher with l lessons unprepared and unstudied.
 If the teacher is slow, sleepy, and takes | little interest the children will lose attention. Or. Todd gave some incidents of going, in | his youth, to hear dry oldpreacher preach |
 A superintendent once pulled the ear of | boy and lost his hold on the affections of | many of the school by this means. He | should have perseverance. He should give | line upon line, precept upon precept, for it | is no easy work to teach. Women make ex- | cellent teachers, and what was said meant of | course both sexes. The work of teaching is | left too much to the young. We have many | in our church who ought to be at work in the | Sunday school.
 Faith also is required. More than human | power is required. A seed may be dropped | in the soil that may in after life spring up 1 and grow, and should sow beside all waters, l not knowing which shall grow. Some who | have not been successful in the worlds esti- nation have done great Iwork and become | as the stars that shine forever.
 Waterbury Fire.
 The lumber and coal yard of the City | Lumber & Coal company were destroyed by fire Saturday night. Total loss $12, ,oOO, in surance $9,Oo0. Several freight cars, both loaded and empty belonging to the N Y &