The Globe-republican., 1893-05-19

dimly. We gathered around her little
crib and watched. Her baby eyes spoke
of her love but soon they closed. The
heart no longer beat. Her little lips are
parted with smile as though she heard
the voice that was softer than silence as
it said: "Suffer little children to come
unto me, for of such is the Kingdom Of
Heaven" She has caught the accent of
the Heavenly Choir, and as the angels
beckon her she follows them and glides
away over the dark river into the beauti-
full land of everlasting love. We believe
that our little Lucy girl walks in Para
disc to-day. Her little grave is shaded
by tree and little pebbles are arranged
upon that consecrated mound.
I her my guiding star because am
ever reaching out to her. She leads me
to better manhood and when the tempt
er comes her memory strengthens me to
resistance.
Last Sunday as sat listening to the
childish voices by our hearth and fender.
1 dreamed of future days, but could not
cast a picture of the scene because it has
not been.
Our children are our fortunes, and if
their training should be amiss, our lives
have been in vain. As l meet children
upon the street 1 take notice of their
mien and movements and try to draw a
picture of their future. But in vain is it
the boon of man to have such mysteries
revealed. In Paradise alone are child
rem safe. Character is formed i'm king
dom of temptation, and the ruling king
is rum. Character is formed in child
hood or early manhood or womanhOOd.
The Sunday School is the kindergarten
of Heaven. The rum dispensers are the
recruiting officers of his satanic majesty.
In presenting the first lessons in life
harmony-let us teach our children to
press upon the key labeled, ''The Sunday
School," If we as parents and Sunday
School workers do not guide our children
Alright, the fast music and the gay laugh
ter of the gilded saloon will call our
loved ones thither where the Intoxicating
liquors will madden their minds and
drive on to fiendish deeds those who are
capable of noblest things. The time to
act is now. Duty stares us in the face.
The young people Of Dodge City are
calling in plaintive tones to the Sunday
School workers for succor and aid. Not
such aid as money buys, but such aid as
sympathy and christian love has ever
brought to yearning hearts. The boys
upon our streets are falling into intem-
perate habits which will bring many of
them sooner or later to misery. poverty,
crime and ruin.
1t is not cold judicial proceeding alone
that we need in Dodge City, but warm
hearts. Brave, consecrated men and
women who will and dare to speak of
Sunday School, of friendship, of home
and of heaven to those whose footsteps
are upon the downward road, Iwant to
make plea for the boys of our town
want to save them from the pitfall which
they are entering. They have hearts
which beat in unison with ours. We
need to bring ourselves in rapport with
the finer sensibilities of their natures and
we find brave, true hearts calloused
though they be by the atmosphere of
their lives.
A business man of Dodge City met me
upon the streets and told me he wanted
every joint broken up and every gam
bling den destroyed, for his boy was
learning to drink and his boy was losing
money at the gambling table. The saw
ing ordinance for such boys is not alon
in breaking up those dens of iniquity,
but as well that they be taught to lisp
an evening prayer or offer q morning
benediction to our common Father and
friend. As well gather these boys into
the Sabbath school and teach them to
revere the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man. Develope their
finer natures and draw them closer and
still closer to the ever throbbing heart of
Jesus Christ. The Sunday School is the
fulcrum over which God rests his lever
in prying up noble characters. When
we love our Sunday School, sunshine will
be in eur hearts and good deeds will fol-
low In our train. When love is devel-
oped In our homes and faith is in our
Sunday School, and hope is for God and
Heaven and peace, then We triumph
over temptation and sin.
The Sunday School work Is one Of the
greatest for good of the factors that
sway and rule and fashion mankind. Il
b the parent Of the church and the
church T. the safeguard Of humanity.
Did We ever think that The best invest.