The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-04-12


They could see, they could feel God, for the,
were under his daily guidance When the!
asked tor human sovereign, monarch,
unauthorized and unblessed. they lapsed int
idolaIry, because they were not in immediate
contact with Deity. Now this idea, SO readily
lost, because SO readily forgotten, that God i
the originator of all blessings, and the human
art must have faith in Him, is the one to b
developed ito ,heir children and TO their chill
dren's children" Deut. A, 7-l9. For wha
nation is there so great who hath God so n;gt
unto them, as the Lord our God is in all thing
that we call VI on Hin for p "And what ma
ton is there 30 great, that hath statutes ant
judgments 80 righteous as all this law, which
I set before yon this day Only take heed Il
thyset and keep thy soul diligently lest thoI
forget the things which thine eyes have seer
and lest they depart from thy heart all the
DAYS of thy life" but teach them to thy sons
and thy sons sons specially the day; th'
day that thou stoodest before the Lord Thy
God in Horeb. &c, &C.
Duet 66, ID God, God, God written upon
all and impressed upon all their hearts"
Deut, IL. ,, 10, 81. "And know We this day
for speak not with your children which have
not known and have not seen the chastisement'
of the Lord your God-His greatness, Hi
mighty, His outstretched arm-ye shall teach
them 10 your children, &c. &C."
God. God upon all, and that the nation NIGH
have perpetual reminder, Levy was chosen
TO teach Jacob his judgments and Israel bis
law And that the love of God and faith IL
Him may ever remain with them the passover
was instituted as a constant reminder
1t is impressive that three times this admoni-
ton is given that they should teach these
things to their children. Once would be
enough. No Repeat it, then reierate it, that
thew may be duly impressed with its Importance
IL is an idea born with the Bible. The tab
trnaele service and what it contained was d
source of instruction. 1t stood as il were right
between most momentous events. 1t had one
finger pointing back to the ages, and the othel
pointing forward to the ages.
The tables OF stone upon which were written
the commandments, were under the mercy seat.
the one pointing back to Sinai, and the other
pointing forward to cavalry.
Year after year, now list. The jew by teach
ign teaching, teaching constantly tc his children
q. The tribe of Levy by Teaching Jacob his
judgments and Israel His law. Sd. The pas
sover every year perpetual reminder. AIN
The tabernacle service and what it contained
a constant argument to them, it comes down
throuob the ages. And when greater develop
mepts of God and faith in him in new charac-
les is necessary to impress the truth in this new
character The higher development, the com
mission ia given ito go teach all nations" The
object for which the Jewish nation was reared
TO keep before the world in perpetuity the name
and character of the Almighty Is accomplished,
and now no longer to the jew teach your chill
dren and your childlen's children. but TO The
disciples Go teach all nations those greater
deyelo pments of God, and those grand exhl6l
tons OF Divine grace. the real Christ, as the
nromised shiloh. The idea born with the BIZ
Bile trayersed the ages with G DDS chosen peo
ple derived fresh impulse from the ascending
Christ an argument is derived from the origin
of the idea and permanency OF the idea devel
oped in the institution of the Sabbath School
ID. An argument may be derived from the
important position it occupies The Sabbath
school as a development of the idea OF teaching
Divine truth originating with the Bible, Occu
pies a most impOIt ant position. Inc oolect, az
we have been praciciug 1t, (although l thlnS
it an erroneous one has been TO teach INT
young alone the truths OF God Inc posltion
It occupies then is right where every institution
NAV effect most good. To incucate truth upon
the Young mind, the mind not yet biased-no'
yet preJudlced-suscep'io'e' 's"0naO'o'
impressed. ~.
1t was a saying of Voltaire, Give me the
child and | will insure the man." In every
class of instruction youth is the most ansplcious
period in which to form permanent impress
ions Ii | want 10 make a vicious man give
me the training of the boy. II want virtue to
adorn lite still give me the training OF the boy
Atthe very vestbule of life then this nsttu
lion has stood for ages. Instructions III the
most important truths, truths derived from ex
ample. truths positively inculcated, truths im-
messed by repetition, truths made forclble by
contrast. by comparison, by illustration, have
been impaired. -,
Time cannot re veal to us, eternity alone will
tell what this institution hes accomplished fol
mep as NEIL, from its instruction In youth
where it stands the instructor OF youth. AT the
very vestibule of the church this institution
has stood, and now q do not wish to tread up
on tender toes, many Of our brethren do mol
want it there. They seem to think we are
manufacturing Christians out OF Sabbath
schools, christians without conversion, chris
tians without the grace of God. No no Nc
such idea ever found Judgement in our brain toI
one moment But we do think, we do believe
that the position it occupies is suspicious tol
the cburch-because LIST. The truth finds lodg
ment and when the truth like a sword double
edoed. which cuts through flesh ana boue, into
the tender marrow, welded by the spirits pow
err. penetrates through the mind and heart into
the tender consciousness, victory ls gained 1oI
the truth taught, Aud secondly, when the
truth finds Judgment and God does honor the
earnest labors of his people in impartlng IN
stfuction to the young by Destowlne Inc gut ol
life. the church has Incidentally gained from
the Sabbath school Bible instructed member
shin. And thirdly as God honOrs his truth, II
il more easily appreciated when understood
and when appreciated by the youthful mind
impressions are more readily made by the splr
il of God and consequently the church OF Jesus
Christ grows more readily from the Sabbath
school " hen instruction impaired to the young
Again say time wall not tell, eternity ai0h'
can reveal the important position this lnstltu
ton occupies at the vestbule OF the church.
We take the position that our churches
should be composed of Bible instructed con
verted membership.
In view of these facts then, it becomes us al
christians. christian parents to ask, what arr
orr duties to the Sabbath School Shall we
not aid in the support of The school by contrib
utipp of our means, by our presence and oul
PRAYERS Shall we not old aud young spenC
at least one hour of each Sabbath diligently
teaching or studying Gods word
Ii is much TO he regretted that so many pa
rents, christian parents, take so little lnteres
in the Sabbath School. Some parents seem Il
think they have performed their part of th'
work when they have sent their children to the
school, Would it not be best to go with them
aid in the teaching, and thereby encourage The
hear ts of our faithful teachers who have labor
ed 80 faithfully for the proper instruction anc
final conversion Of our children.
In the school of which l have the honor Of
being a men Der. One of our faithful teachers
had the pleasure, not many months since, o
seeing her entire class Of young ladies unite
with the church, and a consistent christian life
since that time convinces US that they had b Ell
well and faithfully instructed, soundly convert
ed and to day safe within the told.
In conclusion wonla say to those present to-
day WHO are laboring so faithfully in this glor-
io1s work. labor on, toll on, do not be weary
in well doing, for in dne season you shall reaf
ifye faint not"