The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-03-26

uito HiOUes cannot cOliter true aud
lasting happiness upon your Gull.
dren.
The human soul, even III its hap.
plest hours, feels n void which the
luxnries Of wealth, the pride of
station, and the tOndest dreams of
love cannot satisfy. II feels the
need OF a cOmpanionsh3p higher
than any earth-born friendship
can give, the need ot something
higher, holler, purer than ;lught on
earth can afford.
In short, man has a spiritual as
well as a mental and physical ma
lure. and this better part oi him
needs to receive spiritual food for
lIts growth aud dcvelopment, or all
that IS best in his being becomes
dwdrfed and The man is lowered
nearer to the level of the brute
creation.
Even in savage state man feels
his dependence on a Superior Be-
ing, aud the belief in life TO fol-
low this. But concerning the ma
ture of his soul anh the character
of It's great Author. and Of future
state Of existence the savage has
but u vague Idea.
Nor yet did the brightest minds
OF Observation-Disclosures, great phila.
sophers, sages aud poets rise many
steps higher than the unlettered
savage, for with them also ali was
hut speculation, there was naught
, of certainty.
IN oar Journey from the cradle
to the grave, there is given 10 us
one only source of light for the
soul, one fountain only from which
II may derive knowledge Of its
own nature, its great needs, the
glorious possibilities OF which il il
capable, aud of the Infinitely
glotions Is Ing who created It.
Tnis source OF light, this foun.
tain OF knowledge is the blessed
Bible. the divine Word Of God.
Without this book OF Revelation
we wOnll indeed be IN heathen
darkness. But we thank our llea-
venly Father that he has gwen
this precious volume to ell OF Ills
holy will aud OF the gracious gift
Of Ills Son. the bless Il SAVIOR
ID ar irlends, daar fathers and
mothers assembled here to-day,
when You seek good gifts for your
dear children, will you withhold
from them the gre test gift Of all,
the Blessed Book which is the
only sure guide 10 their feet amid
the snares and pitfalls that are
spread for them along the journey
of lite, the only source Of 60 isola-
ton in the dark honrs of afilicriou
that will surely clme to all the
children of meui
do not think there is one per.
son here to-day who will deny that
the Bible is the b at q fC that God
has given to ns, the best that we
can give TO our children aud that
the study of ITS teachings is the
most important work Of our lives.
Yet, are all who profess 70 believe
this acting up to their beiefS
How sad to tliink that In this land
Of Bibles there are many children
growing up to manhoOl and w0-
manhood with little more knogl-
edge of this sacred Book than the
inhabitants OF heathen lands.
"Brethren, these things ought
not TO br.n YOu must put & DIS
word into he hands Of your chill
dren, and you must study it with
them. To be properly benefited
Gods word should be studied reg
ularly aud Systematically.
The best time for this is on the
Sabbath day and parents should
consider it an important and
blessed privilege to come together
on that day with their children,
and in the capacity Of a Sunday
school unite in singing hymns of
p 'aise to God, seeking His blessings
IN prayer aud studying His word
ia devOut and reyerential
manner.
Remember that next TO the work
OF tne minister OF the gospel, the
work of the Sabbath school teacher
is most important. You should see
that your teachers are Christians.
eager to win souls to Christ, who
are praying for God's guidance in
their work, and who are seek 4
knowledge from every source that
will enable them 10 present tie
holy truths of Gods word in an
attractive manner.
When you organize your Sab.
bath schools ald chose your teach
ers do not meet a few times and
grow discouraged, and quit be-
cause your school is not so large
ds yon think it should be.
II the work is important at one
time, it is at all times; If fIe study
Of COD word will benefit many, il
will benefit a few; and if you are
bat few, meet regularly on every
Sabbath, in spite of the weather
and no matter what visitors YOU