The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-06-11
CHlLDREN'S DAY.
In the Churches. Addresses, Flowers
Songs. The Pulpits Plead for
the Children.
-pREsRYTERIAN cHuRcH

1thHtIcu . Lay Ehel0T HUAFSk
Dixie Building" This beautiful
else 10 filed with the idea OF bull
These scripture selections we have
contain this idea In so Many diff
forms OF expression. You have
reading OF building affairs. walls. ter,
and most important Of all the imtl
snperstructnre OF human character
On tie first page OF the exercisn
see q picture OF "Dike-building.et
me tell you a little ABOUT that. Az
talking with q gentleman yssterdho
lived in a country where dikes ollls
are built along the coast TO keep The
the waters OF the ocean. That try
is Nova Scotia, and he says Thong
the west coast the tides rise weigh,
higher than any where else In third.
The long narrow Bay OF Fundy here
You know, between Nova Scotia the
mainland and MS the tides adv up
that narrow bay they rise somes to
the height Of sixty feet. The laeing
quite low on the west coast Nova
Scotia the farmers in order to their
hornes and fields from being oowed
have been Obliged to build iense
walls TO keep out the sea.
2. Now the Board of Publlcl and
Sabbath school work Of thtesby-
terrain church ia u great DikildiDg
institution. 1t is working wall its
might to keep back the tidef im-
morality and vice that threate over
whelm this fair land Of ours. o one
hundred and fifty seven missiles in
ills ensploy are trying to buildin the
hearts of the children OF country
such strung detences OF noblsristian
as shall resist tturging
tides OF sin and temptation ; dash.
against them. Last year in mpiish-
ing this important work theNanized
Jo2 Sabbath schools and ryanized
34S other Sabbath schools 45 teach
srs aud scholars. This works, done
% localities which before hso Sab
bath schools and no churche
3. The material used in Dixie
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building is the old but ever gospel
,f Jesus . hrist. "Built upon founda-
ton of the apostles and prop, Jesus
christ being the chief corntone," u
living stone' in this strong,.h wall.
'Ye also are builded toget for al
,abitation ut God through spirit"
Eph. - Your gifts raise Il stones
% their places in the valid your
prayers ARE the mortar vi holds
hem together.
A. It is u real danger ouoys and
urls ARE in from the whelmllsdes ot
wi. A farmer mel u mlseiQ walk.
ng into the country TO CONF Service
q II school house. I'll be thEto-mor.
you may be sure" he'd. And
arnesily hooking into the tionary's
ace ana grasplng has handy boys
re- growing up and they are burning
ut we'll" by inquiry the ,sionary
armed that one Jof the bdwas in
al anu another was IN II fairy TO get
here.
5. Help this useful boaDy your
tfts and prayers. And 'giyeur own
unto the Lord"
N. L. CHURCH,
Services yesterday were ;topriate
"Chlldren's Day. as the..2Sunday
/, June is recognized 10 be, almost
a churches. in all parts of thad.
The morning exercises wsrandered
Y the sabbath school befoa large
aggregation, and were interag and
rotitnble. A collection was en- for
- Educational Fund. The cch was
lstefully decorated with pts and
Ia The evening the sermon the was
The Parent aud the Child!Text:
30. The parental respabilty
before and reaches beyon4at or
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tiirch Sunday school, or junior 4gne.
le first duty OF the parent is taedi-
to The child to God in solemn nse-
alton. As IN evidence OF faith thai
vine acceptance il should be gtedl
. rite OF baptism; 'for such the
ngdom Of heaven
The parent should guard the c~resof
9 child. Teach 1t diligently what,u
lieye. The catechism, 10 comna-
snts. Lords prayer and Apostle . Oh
d portions OF scripture. Creed J
aracter, what bones are to the III.
len, the chlld's conversion should
overlooked. There comes a mom
,en the child recognizes lis power
his personal responsibility to G
the opportunity before he Il
~ astray-to assist him TO an intel
1t acceptance OF God. The condut
the child should be guarded by tll
rent. What you believe TO DO cor.
nv 70 the Christian ethics, 70,
ould 50 teach Your chlld. and give hin
J reason. Take time to explain. All