Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-13
cuarTATaEA SUMNER ASSEMBLY.
vAsaoz. Aug. 12. lm5.

fAsEIoS. Aug. u, 1885.
lbs has been advertised a. Ehildren,s
Day. and over tso hundred peopIe
Rssnsred 10 witness the exercises, smong
vn0as VS. large numbeT Of children.
Miss Nsttie DensmoFe, Of SEATTLE.
Brought six children upon the platform,
and after q song by them they reoitsd
over Hevsnty passages of Scripture with
the uHnoss readiness. and without spe-
0ial preparation. After this varisus
caiisthenie services we're given in con
necif0n vita sweet ssnRs and appropriate
s1psanations. which siicit% warm az
IL seemed tothe andisnce a. IL their
memories were fnexbsussible. The
schetars names were: Minnie Nicholas.
Nettie Jones, Otto ksinfR, Homer Ne
Crea, Jennie Cock, Eva Wright.
Miss Dense7ore re- sn essay on Free
kindsrRartens, pleading for the wublic
school 20 take np the work Of teaching
the children from three 10 SIX years,
which shall strengthen the thread of ac-
lion and the cable Of habit, end nx tue
ohild's ideas for fatore life.
Mr.. Mckinley said this was a proph-
esy. The strests should be full of bows
and girls playing. DID yoa know thai
tbs RDspei uf Jesus is for the children!
-boys snd girls are q very importanI
isx1. he was glad they had given one
whole day 10 this important demand of
society. We had seen beautiful sight
IN these children of eight years of age,
who could ALMOST read the Bible all
through. 1hers are three places most
important IN the training of our youth
the home, the eharch, the school. He
defined this ordsr Of importance. God
made home the first place where
ehiidren should live. Hare the heart
received Impressions easily, which are
rever efaoed. whether good or evil.
The church d gfeat plseb fos children.
for they came and, being rebuked, were
defended by Christ himself. The Savior
loved the young. Tue church is next o
the home in its influence upon the
childs heart. The school educates, and
all departments are useful 10 prepare
the mind for ihe Lord Jesus Chrisi.
Some Of the ssethsds are worthy Of
mention: IL girls and boys are to play
in the streets of that city We must try
TO get them there. ! Wish to drive nor
NAL instruction home to the heart.
Sometimes teachers get discouraged
from "a over statesakn mt of responsibll-
~ and preparation. We ought 10 have
more conscience for our work. It seems
TO me that the word " ought" should be
written in letters of FIRE upon our hearts.
Too himsy excuses are given for absence
from duty. would not crush out the
child life from the little enes about our
heartastones, bus let NJ show them that
all our life Is wrought out 10 bring their
lives 10 the Lord Jesus Christ. While
We ssudy of the prophet of fire today
teach them also Of Jesus Christ, who
also stood vita Elijah on Moant Taber.
We must study II We would excel in any
department. He closed with beauti-
fol illustration of an anchor chain
forged by fsithful workman and car
ried for years, while IL Is forgotten till
10 Tremendous storm the sheet anchor
is thrown over and saves the ship, be-
cause every link in that chain Is well
made So the teacher may be forging
links In the child's life