The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-04-22

girls and boys have their uncontrolahle
spells. The importance ofdrawing out the
good, instead of beating against the evil
by accusations, htrshness, nd maintain
ing an attitude that the di,obeCi ut are
familiar " itb, cannot be overestimatcd
So much that is wrong is taught directly
or indirectly in the home. A little boy
said to me on a stormy Afternoon: II al
ways say my prayers except on cold nights,
when | jump into bed without any" Do
We realize in our co mfortable rooms their
privacy, the privilege of lingering at the
mercy scat withoutany interruption, How
hard it must be for the children ia the
crowded houses of the poor to fix their
thoughts on even Now | lay me down to
sleep" Perhaps the very next day, after
this or similar bodily disquiet, there is a
ma ughty child to deal with who has a
drawing to the temperance headquarters
known to be warm with a cheerful outlook
aud ample Accommodations. The superin-
tendent should be there promptly to give
to him and to all a cordial greeting, and,
at the close, the warm good by and invita-.
ton to come again.
Blackboard designs. pictures and read
ing matte r to take away are very popular.
Be sure to make prominent one or more
Bible verses which some, if not all, will
receive with faith and love, lay up in their
hearts, aud practice in their lives" Tenn
perance rhymes make lively exercises that
all enjoy in concert. Note how emphatic
Deut. CT as to the education of the Young
through their eyes and ears. And an en-
tertainnent produces a climax OF entbusi-
asm beyond description.
No unfortunate exhibition of ugly traits
should queEch the affection of the true
teacher, for ''love, love, love, makes the
world go round" Severe experiments in
tended mot a terror to good works but to
evil" sift SO me to our grief of mind, but
if on tie alert along the streets or by visit
ing them-hard to do, especially in periods
OF contagion-we may win them back, with
better behavior, too. just quick recog-
milton and calling them by name may be a
glorious, helpful ministry. Let me rec
commend to your cheerful remarks every
girl and boy in your path in imitation Of the
Christ who came to seek and to save, and
between whom and Him we may be a link.
Once more train the children in the joy
of giving and to give of their best from
habit, one of the great instruments God
has put into our hands to keep his cause
alive at home and abroad. Some boys
were overheard planting a division of q
piece of money and they decided to change
it so as to have two cents for the recent
pleasant exercises of the Salem l.. 7. l..
and one cent for candy. Do you not see
the triumph, though partiai2 A precious
little girl, whose grave is but freshly made,
conquered herself in the struggle for a
cents worth of candy for a contribution to
the school. With a beaming face she laid
it down, unconscious that ii was to be a
memorial.
As in the Spring we love to see those
first prophecies OF the coming m
early 1owers-just so we love to see the
first buildings, the indications that the
children are passing from step to step,
themselves a part of that fruit that "shall
shake like Lebanon"
When they are entering their teens, be-
ginning to reflect for themselves, to feel
the pressure of right and wrong, to deter
mine duty or indulgence. if their feet are
firmly placed upon the rock of total absti-
nence-which means a clean record-these
first years must nave much to do with the
making of them, but now comes the appli-
cation.
The girls are straining after young lady
hood and fear their fun is to have suppress
sion instead of regulation. Young women
life in its leisure and fun. Such times fill
, large porti IN OF their conversation.
Work is tiresome to these undeveloped
powers and keeping at it will often produce
a feeling that older people are not in SYM
patty with them, when the future is held
up. The blissful present is all they care
for. What a false estimate they have and
thus neglect their girlhood.
We believe with Longfellow that
Our little lives are kept in equpoise,
By opposite attractions and Desires
and with all the agencies employed by the
churches and societies for companionable
intercourse, combined with service for
God, no young lady is without an opportu-
nifty to have plenty of friends. Yes, healthy
occupation for soul, mind and body beside.
The girls who are seen on the streets in
the evening after factory hours are over, or
household tasks compieteG-one of whom
said to tho writer, II do not want to 90 out
as a servant, it would spoi!all my good time
this Summer''-and school girls, upon whom
our gaze has been riveted of late and " HON
we have in most towns.
How can we convince them of th eir
danger and be to them what they need?
An evening class has suggested itself with
games, books, music: workers and last,
but not least, money to cut This road
Patience, perseverance, some one exclaim.
ed? Yes, but as has been said, Eve are a
failure without them in any line"
There is enough variety on the calendar
of the 'Y's" to suit all tastes, and We Ions
to have the semi monthly meeting regard
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