Telegram-herald., 1888-09-29
PERSISTENT PRAYER
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fns early morning meetings we're mors
largely atlsncsd laza ls14l. 4ad al IA
erssssng inlsrssg manifested To lhs observer
Is a evident LAAE the campers are most
thoroughly "a earnest IA tae4r s15szvoFs 20
reach kixner sI,alEments 10 Chsistisn lie
At 8 - clock = session OF tse stale con-
fsfsncs ~as hsld. which sas devoted mainly
@ the c0nsidsEaloa Of resolutions. seysrzl
Of saieh ssrs adopted.
Al address before ths SabbsA school
Association On ths quslide2tioas OF the
sa00sth school teacher. ~as given By q. ".
4orss.
Much hss been said relatiys TO the quail
hcations OF the sabbath school teacher and
very long list of these Qualification mas
osen drawn out I have come 10 The CON
ciusion that there IS only one qualification
Necessary or IN other words. that ali may
Dc Summed up IN one term. and that tenn
Is health BY health IS meant The proper
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the Dhyslesl tae msntal. and the spiritual
faculties. lt IS erroneous 70 use the term
iii health. that term !. a misnomer
There can oe no such condition as iii
heaita.' Health Is always good. what there
Is OF u To be sure thsre are din rent de-
gFsss Of health. bat ~hstsver health per
son has Is good. Disease IS the opposite Of
heslta, ana that. too. IS possessed IN differ
ent degrees
call that person a number one Sabbath
school teacher who oas degree and cOndi-
ton Of health-pnysicslly, mentally and
spiritusliy-rsquisite for performing his or
aer -ork IA = manner above aud beyond
the possibility Of adverse criticism All
others ar less than No. / they are No. =.
No. ), No. 4, No. 5. and so on down until
We reach those who are total failures. Ths
question IS which cizss will We endeSvor 10
reach W hich class shall We reach
In preparing TO teach, then. We are sim
ply endeaTor!ng to reach . certain degree or
condition Of health. and our aim should DO
10 reach that condition that will De above
adverse criticism Ia every respect Health
is most certainly most desirable consider
stion 10 strive for; il IS that which will en-
able Us TO come nearer The Divine standard
In tbs performance o. Whatever line of
work We engage IN that is right aud laud4-
bic than We could otherwise do.
As has besn tutImated. IN discuss ng the
work OF preparation requisite tor the Sab
bath school teacher. the features TO De con-
sidersd may be classsd under three heads,
VIZ, physical health, mental health and
spiritual health. Unfortunately there are
none Who occupy the position OF perle ction
IS regards physical health. and il does not
appear that any OF rs will reach that Goa
dltion this side OF the coming OF Christ
We are sli more or less incspacitatsd for
efficient LABOR in any occupation ia cOnse-
quencs OF disease that preys upon our sys-
TENS.
But this is no reason why we should not |
make constant efforts IN this direction ia
order 10 improve our condition. While il |
Il duty incumbent up all TO preserve
snsir hsalta 10 the best pJss,5le extent and |
improve upon their present condition the |
very fact that . person takes upon himself |
tbs responsibilities OF a Sabbath school |
teacher. increases his Obligation in this re-
spect. He IN thereby more IN duty bound 20 |
give hssd to the laws governing his |
physic al ssing. We may as we'll recognize !
the fact that defects in tais matter of pays |
ical health are only 20 many evidences OF |
sla, svidencss OF the tranaa1ession Of Gods |
laws Say what We will. there arises in the |
minds Of most people the same question |
thst arose 10 the minds of some in Christ's |
day, regarding physical defects. When the /
blind man was brought. to Jesus, upon a /
certain OCCASION. the question was asked /
W 40 did san, this man or his parents, thai I
he was born blind" Aud SO today, as We I
see the evidences of disease or physical de- /
fscts, the question involuntarily arises. 1
" DO did SIN that these conditions exist? IL /
follows that The more numerous the evi- /
dences Of disease. the more extensive has /
been the transgressiOn. We may console /
ourselves with the reflection that 10 a great 4
extent the Ills We suffer are the results Of /
some other persons tFansgresslons IN this /
respect
We teach by example in this matter Of /
physical health. rs well az in other respects.
hence the nearer the individual approaches /
TO the perfect standard in she matter OF /
physical health, the better teacher be will /
be, other conditions being equal. There IL
Inspiration 10 the presence Of sn individual !
whose c0untensaee - radiant with health. |
God made man upright, and the inspired /
penmsn says. Beloved. | wish above all /
things that thou msyest prosper and be IN
health
No doubt the Lord often permits disease
70 prey upon oar systems ia order to hum
bic rs. aud csass us to realize our depend 1
sncs upon bin, bat it Is no credit 70 a per-
sou that be has TO Be humbled in this man
nsr- Better oy fsT keep humble while ia /
tie possession OF health
4 sm not going 70 psTtjcularizs in this 4
matter of preserving phYsical health. any 1
furtoer than 70 emphasize is necessity
and ina Dorfs1ce as I hav.
And now for nsutal health vii not
speak particularly Of school sducafiop
raors thsn 70 say that other things beng
sQual. The better education one has The 81,
isr teac1er ne vii make. Bv A suitahla
msntzi PREPARATION for tsschinr q -fvsn
iesson, = not meant THAI one should bs shie
20 answer every possible q ussti0n that can
De Asked rexsr8iag the lines sf thon~ht
considered. for that would involve tbs sn-
urs scope Of kncvisdzs. All knowlsdrs
ressrdinE everything thst exists. ever hst
existed OF ever vili eKIst, al that - hsinz
1ons. ever has neen done or ever vii be
done, hsngs tngether, and thar teacher Who
sttsmps % compsss the whole sshisct
While considering oee lssson. vii end Dig
90 0n bis sssds.
Every essen has a clearly defined e.l4
snd his the teschsr should sscsrraia shs
boundaries Of and keep inside Of those
ooa1dsrv ias<
"a the mental preparation ~ ls~son
-egsrd - ind scsnss5iy necessary to Shis
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