Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-08-27

the short lived memory ofthe child mind.
,, 1t is unable to hold many ideas received
at once, firmly enough to make use OF
them at the present, but. by the power of
the Holy Spirit, words learned in the
childhood will unfold new meanings as
the mind nhfolds like sweet bud under
the kindly genial light.
But for the present-whatever ideas re-
ceived may be buried for future good, let
this one thought impress the mind and
heart of every child-the Sunday School
hour is the most delightful hour Of our
Lord S day.
Make each one feel that he must be in
his place every Sunday morning.
The text book is the Bible--thc word of
God.
If teacher can inspire pupil with a
love of leai ming, real desire for knowl-
edge, the victory is more than half
gained.
1t is so with the Bible.
SO may teacher try to incite real de-
sire within the heart and mind of his pu-
Pill, to know what God has done for us,
what he would have us to do for Him.
1t is important that systematic study
of its sacred pages be given.
If aC the sowing time the children do
not grasp ideas of its completeness, vet i'm
the ito morrow and "day-after- to- NOR
row. the grain will ripen, al mentioned
above.
In the life and progress of a soul we
may witness in measure, the progress
or development of a nation. And right
now recall thought uttered by one Of
the most noble women of our own loved
State. that ''Christ wrapped up his great
thoughts il, parallels of whose meaning.
think, we have as yet but faint sugges-
tons. and lett them to be unfolded bv the
Spirit, as the race We're ready to receive
them. He dropped great seed truths and
principles, that, as the conditions of hui
manity became prepared for their ger
nation and growth, should bring forth
fruit unthought of, by the masses of that
age" The application is apparent.
Whatever method is used for presenting
the Sunday School lessons whether the
Bible story books--which are successful
in the hands of some teachers or the
sObject ;essons': so well explained in our
Bible Helps. One thing [ would insist
upon, and that is to embody within the
heart OF every lesson. the knowledge of
the t'way to Heaven.''
Impress firmly, immovably, that there
is none other name under Heaven or
among men given whereby we can be
saved" "That Christ is the Way, the
Truth and the Life.' That Christ lived
and died and liveth again, and still liveth
at the right hand of God where he eyer
liveth to make intercession for us.
That when He left earth, He promised
another comforter.
Repeat and repeat, again and again. the
''plan of Salvation" the great scheme Of
redemption so that '.No one can say of the
children OF Een, nobody ever has told
me bcfore.''
The thought has been indellibiy inn
pressed upon mind by hearing an incident
which repeat.
An iDquiring soul, seeking light. not
knowing the 't,Vay, the Truth and the
Life" turned his steps TO a,Sunday School
to learn the .'Way to Heaven He
gave an attentive hearing to the words of
various teachers and to the closing re-
marks OF the Superintende mt. An op-
portunity for additional remarks was Civ
en-. This anxious inquirer arose and
told them how he had come to their
school to learn the ''Way to Heaven -
and that all he could possibly CLEAN from
what he had heard, was the ssWay from
Jericho to Jerusalem. -
leave the application to you, my hear
ers, except to suggest If one who has one
other recourse that of studying the Bible
for himself, is left without a knowledge
Of the .'Way," what can be expected of
the primary department of the Sunday
ocoool? Miss JESSIE BoUNEY.
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