The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-06-09

to go themselves, and if not an officer or
teacher, join class, study the lessons,
talk about them, take your children with
you, teach them the lessons, and try to
impress upon their minds that 6rstiof all
books to learn is what the Bible teaches,
and prove by your own actions that you
believe what you teach.
Learn your children to sing, if you
can, and spend your Sabbath evenings at
home in place of roaming over the farm.
Make home the hsppiest place on earth
for your children, and when you have
done that you have accomplished great
victory.
I saw in Atlanta one of the most in.
teresting sights ever expect to see in 8
Sunday School. 1t was the infant class,
and I tell you it was what It's name de-
notes-an infant class-for I believe one.
fourth of the class could not talk plain
they actually had their nurses with them.
One little fellow, who was being looked
after by colored nurse, would sing and
beat time same as the older ones. A
gentleman told me he could repeat lot
of Psalms. These parents are training
their children in the right way.
I will now mention few things for
you to do in order to send them down the
oft. frequented road. One of the best
ways that I know of is to be a fire.brand
in your home, get up mad in the morn
ing, don't say pleasant word all day,
school and reprimand your children for
everything they do, and threaten to kill
them when they make mistake. Don't
talk about anything but wicked and
irreligious topics. Keep jug of whis.
key under the bed, but advise the boys of
the evil of touching it. Join the Church
and when everything don't go pleasant
with you curse out your family. Advise
your children to 90 to Sunday School,
but you go over the firm and call on
neighbor B and discuss politics. When
you sell cotton roll it where it will get
good vet and swear there is not FIVE
pounds of water in it. When the mer-
chant gives you too much change keep it
and tell your boys it was not your mis-
take. When you 80 to town 60 into the
bar and get drink, but tell your boy
not to visit such places. When called on
to contribute for your pastor or for mis-.
sions, drop in nickle with hole in it,
and go home and quarrel all the evening
with your family about the everlasting
calls for money, and swear you will quit
going to Church. Fret and grumble
when it rains too much or too little. Be
sure aud keep deck of cards on the cen.
tire table in place of the Bible, and occa.
sionally take game with the boys and
beat them. When test vote is made on
prohibition, let your light shine as a
deacon or Sunday School Superintendent
by casting a vote for anti prohibition.
If you will act in this way I will guaran.
tee you a family of children that will
have no confidence or respect for you,
and they will be thrown out into the
world half raised, and only the low and
corrupt part of their nature has been
brought out. It is more than you can
expect for such boys and girls to ever
attain to that high and noble sphere that
they were made to occupy, and nothing
but the grace Of God can save them.
As regards the duties of the teacher
they are many, and fear are not appre
ciated. 1t is an honorable place, none
more 80 except that of the minister, and
it goes hand in hand with him and pre-
pares the field for his more effectual
work, and if you will consult any Of
these ministers they will tell you that in
a Church where there is a live Sunday
School, the work is not so hard. The
teachers place is one of very great re-
spousibility, for as a rule the frut seeds
of morality are planted by them, and the
teachers that comes To their class with
out asking the aid of the holy spirit can
only half do their work. There is one
thing that is indispensable, and that is
promptness. Leave your school few
Sundays and you will have no class, and
you are to blame.
My experience in the Sunday School
work is that if the Superintendent and
teacher will be at their post, the children
will be on hand. A teacher should
study the disposition of their pupils.
What suits one will not suit another, and
remember that kind words never die.
The SUCCESS of a Sunday School de-
pends very much on the encouragement
and aid the scholars and teachers give
the Superintendent. He must feel like
he has the sympathy and prayers of his
school. 1t is like the lubricating oil to
machinery. Years ago was feeding my
gin late one night. had neglected to
oil the water wheel and it got hot and
almost stopped. did not know what
was the matter. One of my men picked
up the oil can and went to the wheel
and oiled the gudgeons, and all at once
it commenced running 80 fast and step.
ped off from the gin to see if I could find
the cause. The man came in and told
me what he had done. So you teachers
and children must oil up your Superin-
tendent occasionally.
Before 1 close 1 want to say a few
words to the young men of this congre-
cation. There il warm place in my
heart for a young man. I was once
young myself, but am now counted
amongst the old men. have gone over
the ground that they, too, will have to
60 over. l know somewhat of the trials