The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-08
THE CHILDREN's SUNDAY.

was reminded of this topic by hear
ing 4 little boy say, " | don't like sun
day; like tomorrow
There Is not the least doubt that
many children feel as this boy did. How
To change all this and make the Lord ;
day day of loving service and ENJOY
ment to the children is a question Tor
careful. prayerful study.
do not take up this subject because
| have been eminently successful IN II.
but because realize it's importance and
know the results of some plans.
la the first place, it is not success
to be con SANITY REFRESHING the children
and telling them to not do this or that.
or to not make a noise, because 1t 10
Sunday without giving them some
thing to employ their time, 1t Is not
good plan to make no Saturday prepa
ration for Sunday; to lie in bed All hour
on more later than usual. and be Obliged
10 have a hurried, picked-up breakfast
and the whole house in confusion, per
haps some one cross, before the chi
dren are dressed and started to Sunday
school.
To have Sunday begin right. Saturday
must bo a day of preparation. " lie
the meals for Sunday be prepared a
far as may be on Saturday. and DE SURF
and have some Of the children ) favor
tie dishes for that day. Let them hav
their bath and their clothes all in read
mess for morning, so that they cal
dress for Sunday school on first rising
and that at the last minute there ma.
not be handkerchief. necktie or pai
O. gloves missing. Sunday clothes pa
on in the morning help to make the d..
seem different from others. Let In
dress be for Sunday, instead OF 10
church. Either one or both parent
should attend Sabbath-school regularly
II is so much better to say Come.
than Go
Many people let the Sabbath schoC
take the place Of church with children
but do not believe it is the best Nay
If they are early accustomed TO goln
TO church. the habit will become a ike
one. and unless a child is very dellcat
and nervous he will not be injured b
the enforced quiet of sitting throug
church service. OF course you must
the Judge of that in individual case
1t i. after dinner that the most tryin
time comes. For the little ones WI
can not read. have some pretty to
that is 10 be for Sunday alone, an
some pretty play that is to be played 9
: 90 other day and in which papa
mamma helps. | think it Is a special
good plan for papa to devote a part
his Sunday to the children. Mamma
with them every day, and that IS oft'
the only day in which the children q
much Of their father. quiet lit
walk and talk with papa on Sund;
afternoon will be remembered all the
r lives.
BE sure and have an early tea, 40 tn
all can enjoy it together, and make
a. pretty as possible with the be
china and flowers.
A mother said to me not long ago,
never 90 TO church 10 the evening, al
shall not as long az my children are t
young TO CO." | thought she was rigf
Let Sunday evening be spent in tellil
Bible stories, sisging, etc. 4 quite
teresting game is to let some one take
Bible character and tell some thin
that he did. from which the others a
to guess his name.
At lat, pr each ons to bed with
good n I, bit kiss and a prayer for /
special gu.ua.c, and p election. lie
them to feel thai uOI is not gre
being afar off, but au ever-present, lt
-, ing aud tender father. and that Sund
is his day.-Fdrm and Preside.