The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-02-19

School Since that time they hag,
extended throughout aIl Protestant
lands, until they now number three
million teachers and twelve million
scholars. Who can estimate the
vast extent Of good resulting from
the efforts Of those teachers to dis.
scminatc bible knowledge 10 those
millions Of children committed 10
their care, The ccaseless ages Of
eternity alone can unfold the ben
eilts aecruing to mankind by
snatching children from a life Of
degradation and inlamy and max
ing them useful members of socie-
ty and pillars Of the church. But
what are those fifteen millions
compared TO the many mighty
millions Of the earth untouched by
the hallowed influences Of the Sab
bath SCHOOL, But a drop in the
bucket.
The command is to "go up and
possess the land and for our en-
couragementthe assurance is given
"that if we ask the heather for an
inheritance and the uttermost isles
for a possession NE shall obtain
them; also, Ethiopia shall stretch
forth her hands and Sinim, which
we understand to mean China,
shall also come and bow to the
mild sceptre Of "King lmmancl." 4"
How we can best awaken an in
terest in Sabbath Schoo's-one OF
the first steps toward possessing
the lands the subject now un-
der consideration.
Ist. Let us impress upon pa
rents the importance Of training
their children Alright while under
their control. Train up child
m the way he should go, and when
he is old he will not depart from
it," is an injunction as true as any
other axiom Of the bible. Toyour
charge is committed the welfare of
immortal beings and it is your
bounden duty to teach them, both
by precept and example, to walk
in virtues paths. On your shoul-
ders vast responsibility lies, for
il YOU fail to discharge your duty
to your children and they perish,
their blood will be required at your
hands. The first step in the down
ward scale of vice is, generally,
desecration Of the Sabbath day.
Teach your children to "remem-
Der the Sabbath day, to keep it
holy" And if you would dis
charg: your whole duty towards
your children you will 60 with
them 10 Sabbath School and teach
them the fundamental truths Of
christianity as contained in the
bible.
and. We should select officers
and teachers whose hearts are in
the work, who take a deep and
abiding interest in the welfare Of
the rising generation, whose SYM
pathies run out to the highways and
hedges of spiritual destitution and
compel them TO come in until there
is not child lefl in our broad
land who has not been brought
under the benign influence Of the
Sabbath School.
ard. Those teachers should be
always at their posts, with the les
son well and carefully prepared,
and, where practicable, should
meet during the week and study
the lesson together, to insure uni
formity in teaching.
4th. Every inducement should
be used to cause children TO love
the Sabbath School. They are
active and restless beings, and re-
quire exercise to develop the mus
cular system as well as the s7or-
tive kid or playful lamb, whose
frolicsome gambols we so much
admire; therefore, we think itbesi
not to detain them in school until
lassimde aud drowsiness drive out
all interest in the exercises.
sth. We suggest that suitable
rewards be given to those scholars
who are the most punciual at
school. or who recite the best les
sons or the most verses in the
bible.
9th. We suggest that every
school, so far as ability will permit
provide a library Of books suitable
to the capacities Of the Children
and every year add to ,ha, library
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