Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-01-24
six Young Mem

", that IS Charles : aniey, Oh VI ny
Sunday school scholars. He is a noble
fellow. [ have six of thcn they are
all noble fellows
Your sunday scboo scholars " | ex-
claimed. Why. wha; do you mean !?
He is u man grown he smiled "a cheer
fully to you as il lou we're his mother Or
lear friend. You Il, rot mean you
have a class Of ,oung gentlemen like
him 2
Yes, 1 have six youug men, and
Charles is the youngest of llio whole
class, These SIX ln'e been with me
for nesry ter years. uppo2e can
TO, keep them much longer. May Gods
blessing 90 with them wherever they
90 mine surely will. away say
God bless them, whenever / mcoi one
ofmy young men,
[ looked at my gentle friend, fair and
lovely and lrail. / did not wonder that
the six boys loved her, and ! gradually
drew from her an account Of her class.
L have always beeu in Tho Sunday
school. aud have taught quite a variety
OF classes. sometimes very little child
ren, then again, Young ladies; some
times poor children, who knew nothing
at all, aud appreciated very little the
interest shown them; but inally the
superintendent said to me one day.
Miss F., you have wonderful success in
Keeping up an interest in yonz class.
Yuur scholars are seldom absent when
the roll is called. Would you be willing
to undertake q very refractory class ol
BOYS ? Five different teachers have
tried them, but have given up IN des'
pair, and say they eau do nothing with
them. ] looked across the school, and
discovered six very active little fellows
full OF spniis and life, aud wide awake
to the last degree. %, yes I'll Try
them, l replied, they are bright ac-
tive boys, but none Of them look VIC
icus. l think know the parents OF
several of them.
so the next Sunday l took my seat
beside the six restless little Fellows,
and began talking to them pleasantly OF
their homes, their parents, and their
school, so as 20 FIX their attention. l
then told them 1 intended teaching
their class, and hoped they would give
me DO trouble. They all looked pleas
ed, and one of them was excited enough
to hold cut his hand to me and say, boy
fashion, That is bully, ma'am, we will
al! sit still as mice But pretty lively
mice l found them sometimes.
so Sunday after Sunday was at my
post, and Sunday after Sunday the six
bows were in their places. [ did not
preach much to them, but interested
them in their lessons aud in all the
exercises Of the school, sang with them
IN the little choir, and read with them
some portion of Scripture every Sunday
aud had them help me explalne it, aud
a wonderful interest spranG up between
me and my six boys. KEEP, on with
the class for eight years, the youngest
was sixteen years old, and l said to
them, You are no longer boys, n'
frieuds, you arc young men, some OF
you are ready for college. aud Others
will soon be finding places OF business.
Ifyou feel too old 10 remain my schOl-
ars, take q class of your Owu. but do
not leave the school, But all asked
if they might remain just as they were
my Sunday school scbolars.as long as l
would keep them. Two OF them are IN
college, noble fellows! but when vaca-
ton comes round, they always come to
mr.. and remain in my class until .hey
are obliged 10 90 back. Two are pre-
pairing themselves for the ministry
and two have good situations 10 stores
in the town-all active, earnest WORK
ing Young men, and, by Gods help.
will make valuable citizens and Christ
Ian gentlemen in whatever society they
may be placed. | feel the tenderest
love and care for them. They have
always come to me in their perplexities
at school OF in the family, and man Y
times have knelt with them to ask
Gods forgiveness for their shortcomings
and his blessing upon their iuiure. MY
heart will be with them wherever l so,
and my prayer for their welfare Will 90
up The throne Of grace
When my friend had finished her re-
cilal. | thanked her kindly and left her
thinking to myself, what an Invaluable
friend and teacher has this lady been to
these six young men Patiently, gent"
". and most lcviDs She has borne with
those wild. irrepressible boys, leading
them on and on, until they have all
come forward in the church, aud have
with her commemoraled the holy FEAST
in memory of their dying Lord.
slx young men, trained. taught
watched over, and tcnjerly cared for
By one lraiI, gentle woman! What a
noble band 10 send forth into the weird
, t. take their places as Christians in the
highest sense among their fellow men
, What ewels IN ler crown when the
Master cemeth and calleih for her.
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