Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
THE CHILDREN'S DAY.
Sabbath Observances Specially De-
signed for the Little Ones.
A CUSTOM GROWING IN FAVOR
When Natures Gladdest Mood is Gladdest
to Call the Attention of Youth
TO THE BEAUTIES OF GODS WORKS

Tomorrow is Children's Day throughout
Christendom. Churches everywhere are
falling into the idea of devoting one day Of
the year to a service for the children, and by
common consent the second Sunday of june
has been set apart for this purpose. No
more appropriate day in the year could be
selected. Nature is now at her best. 1t is
the time of the singing of birds and OF
flowers. and it is we'll that the little ones
should be specially remembered in our
services Of song and prayer at this season OF
the year. One of the facts which stands out
in the lives of the good and great of all times
is their sympathy with childhood.
few specimens are gathered from the writ.
ings of the witnesses who in their day were
valiant for the truth. First of all stands the
Masters words, Take heed that ye despise
not one of these little ones, for L say unto you
that their angels do always behold the fall of
Ny Father which is in heaven"
LOOKING FORWARD, NOT BACKWARD.
I'm old days there were angels who came
and took men by the hand and led them away
from the city of destruction. We see no white
winged angels now, But yet men are led away
from threatening destruction; hand is put
into theirs which leads them forth toward a
calm and bright land, so that they look no
child's."-Georoe Eliot
There is one day in the year when L think
St Paurs presents the noblest sight in the
whole world; when 5U0O charity children. with
cleeks like nosegays, and sweet fresh voices,
sing the hymn which makes every heart thrill
with praise and happiness. l have seen 100
grand sights in the worId-coronations Paris.
ian splendors, crystal palace openings, popes'
chapels with their professions Of long-tailed
cardinals and quaverinG choirs of fat soprani-
but think in all ChrIstendom there no such
sight as Charity Children's Day. Non angeli
sed angeli. As one looks at that beautlful null
titude of innocents as the first note strikes in
deed one may almost fancy that cherubs are
singing. ng."-ThdckerUy.
A STORY DIR. CoLLYER TELLS.
Robert Collyer, in sermon to the children
Of his church in Chicago few years ago, re-
lated the following: Away of, believe in
Edinburgh, two gentlemen were standing at
the door of hotel one very cold day, when
little boy, with poor, thin, blue face, his feet
bare and red with the cold and with nothing to
cover him but bundle Of rags, came and said,
please, Sir, and buy some matchesP NO,
don't want any, the gentleman said. But
they are only penny a box, the little fellow
pleaded Yes; but You see we don't want
box the gentleman said again. Then viii
gle We two boxes for a penny the boy said at
last. And so to get rid of him, the gentleman,
who tells the story in an English paper, says,
i bought box. But then found had no
change SO | said will buy box tomorrow
o do buy them the nieht, if you please the
boy pleaded again. i will rim and get you the
change for am vera hungry SO gave him
the shilling and he started away, and waited
for him, but no boy came. Then l thought l
had lost my shilling, but still there was
that IN the boys face trusted and did not
like to think bad of him Well, late in the
evening q servant came and said little boy
wanted to see me. When he was brought IN /
found it was a small brother of the bov that got
my shilling, but if possible, still more ragged
and poor and thin.
HE stood a moment diving into his rags, as if
he was seeking something; and then SAID, Are
you the gentleman that bought the matches
frae Sandie? Yes 'Wee then here's four
pence oot o. yer shillin'. Sande Gamma come;
him doom, and he lost his bonnet, and his
matches, and your sixpence; and both his legs
are broken, and he's no weel at a. and the doc
tor says he'F dee. And that's a. he can gle ye
the noo,' putting fourpence down on the table;
and then the poor child broke down into great
sobs
30 FED the little man and then L went with
him to see Sandie. l found that the two
little thicgs lived with wretched, drunken
stepmother. Their own father and mother
were both dead. found poor Sandie lying on
a bundle of shavings. He knew me as soon
and was coming back, and then the horse
knocked me down and both my legs were
broken. And o, Renby, little Renby! l am
sure am dee'in, and who will take car o. We,
Renby when am game? What will ye do
RenbyT Then / told him 1 would always take
care of Renby. He understood me and had
just strength to look at me, as if be would
thank me, then the light went out OF his blue
eyes, and in moment
'He lay within the light of God
Like a babe upon the breast;
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
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