The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-30
Ghildren's Column.
Mr.. Moody and the Aberdeen
Children.
Eyes and Ears.

with the children. A number of them
gathered in the Free West Church at
eleven o'clock, filling large proportion
of the area. Mr.. Moody addressed them
from the choir seat, so as to get near his
youthful and interesting audience Mr..
Stebbins was in his place at the Ameri-
can organ, and Mrs Stebbins, though
suffering from cold, helped her hus-
band to charm the Scotch lads and lasses
by their sweet song.
Though Mr.. Moody declares that he
scarcely knows one tune from another,
nobody could be fonder of singing than
he; he loses no opportunity of having a
good tune, wandering from one to anoth-
er Of the choicest Sacred Songs and Solos,
like a bee slipping honey from every
spring flower. So the Children's Service
began with little musical drill, Moody
himself acting the part of choirmaster,
and for the nonce reducing Mr. Stebbins,
the real conductor, to the level of an or
binary chorister. Most of the time was
given to the singing, in all manner of
ways, of that now fast favorite, Take
me as 1 am" By exciting a friendly
rivalry between the girls and the boys,
or between the area and the galleries,
Mr.. Moody succeeded in getting his juve-
nile congregation to learn this hymn, and
sing it with credit, in an amazingly short
period.
In due time he began his discourse, or
rather colloquy, with the children
want you to help me preach. Did
any Of you ever get up a sermon? Is
there anything in the Bible about Eyes !?
Just think. Someof you are whispering, l
see; you are little scared, and afraid to
speak out" After pause, voice faint
ly said, Blind Bartimeus." Yes, very
good; he got his eyesight Amy other
passage? 1t is easier for a camel to 90
through-what? ?" The eye of a needle.
Good easier than what p Than for
rich man to enter the kingdom of heav-
en-"
One of the best explanations of Scrip
ture 1 ever heard was given by little
child, four years DID, Just about the age
of that pretty boy there. The childs
mother taught her verse of the Bible
Can any of you think what it was ?"
Suffer little children to come unto me,
and forbid them not, for of such is the
kingdom of heaven "That's splendid
I suppose that is about the first verse
mothers generally teach their children.
My little boy, Paul, is trying to get hold
of this verse, and has nearly learned the
whole of it. Well this little child was
at Sunday School conference, and had
to say this verse. She began pretty well,
but got scared, and when she had said,
Suffer the little children, then she broke
down. She began Suffer the little chill
dren, then she broke down again. The
third time she said Suffer the little chill
dren to come, and don't any of you stop
them, for God wants them all to come.
Now don't be afraid when you can't get
1t exactly right you may give us some
good explanation of Scripture"
Anything else in the Bible about the
eyes? What are the eyes for p Seeing"
"Well, you know, there is passage in
the Proverbs (ohap. Xxx: l2) where it
speaks about the seeing eye. There are
a great many who see no beauty in
Christ, are there not p Yes" Now,
you are none Of you too young to look.
The Lord wants you to use your eyes.
Look unto ME and be ye saved, He
says, all the ends of the earth, for I am
God, and besides me there is none else
A friend Of mine was walking down the
streets Of Baltimore, an American city,
about Christmas time, and he saw three
little children looking into the window
Of toy shop. Have you ever done that?
AS he passed by, he heard one trying to
explain to another how the things in the
window looked. He thought it very
strange, so he went up and questioned
them he found that they were three sis
tiers, and one of them was blind. The
other two had got the little blind sister
between them, and there they were, try
ing to tell her how the toys looked. Don
you pitya person without eyes ?" Yes. -
should think 80, but I think there is
more need to pity those who have got
eyes, and don't make good use of them.
If we see no beauty in God 'sSon, we have
got an evil eye. May He give us all
grace to look unto Christ, and be saved.
Now l must hurry on. Is there any
thing in the Bible about ears Speak
out" Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard" Very good what is it that
the eye hath notseen, nor the ear heard p
" The things that God hath prepared for
them that love Him" " Yes, that is it
anything else about ears Pc Hear, and
your soul shall live" That is very
good, my boy think Of that" But how
are we going to hear? Can we hear God
speaking to us as Samuel did2 Can we