Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-03-05

| others to explain this method of Bible
study. Revs. Fuller, Noodle, Olds
and Bro Jenne responded and gave
some light on this method, but the
fact was clearly revealed that this
system had been used very little in
this county. The second part Of this,
s'I5's advantages, was taken up by
Bro Chase He said he had used this
system but seven times, but he had
felt the need Of something more
than the international lesson helps,
for he thought that the use of these
was largely doing away with the use
of the Bible in our Sunday Schools.
The Inductixe Study of the Bible helps
the scholar to use his own thinking
and reasoning powers and they be-
come better Bible scholars. Rev. J.
K. Fuller of Barton Landing present
ed the topic, "Traps for the Young
and How to Avoid Them" He said
there was no question about the dead
ly traps that abound on every side to
ensnare the young and the unwary.
Many of them are spread in the sight
of the most verdant and careless =
the liquor and gambling saloons and
many open traps of sin and wicked
ness. The ignorant are more apt to
fall into these traps than the intelli-
gent. Thus early education concern
ing these traps will save many. Any
thing that destroys character or pre-
vents complete life after the model in
Christ is trap. Irreverence is trap
of most deadly peril. Insincerity is
fatal to piety; exclusiveness, schism,
caste, prejudice, backbiting, hate,
is murder All these are traps, and
into these the young are led because
so we'll counseled by the pious pre-
tense and practice of their elders.
The best kind of temperance work
being done now, which puts all other
work into the shade by comparison,
is being done by science; and the
next best thing is the teaching often
perance in our schools to the young.
This is by far the most important
knowledge, for it is the ounce of pre-
vention that is better than the pound
of cure. have recently examined all
the schools in my town on physiolo-
gy, and one question I put to the
scholars from to II years Of age was
this: "Tell me all you can about alco-
hol?'' I read in their answers might
Ter lesson than in any temperance
literature [ ever saw. In those an
swers from the very lips of childhood:
"Alcohol is a deadly poison; it de-
stroys the body and mind" I see a
force mightier than ever marshalled
against the demon intemperance. |
Out of hundred of those scholars not
five per cent will ever touch the poi
son; without that knowledge one half
might be deceived and more or less
injured. This is true Of a hundred
other vices. Reveal the trap and the
net is spread in vain.
Tuesday evening, j. B. Holton of w.
Charleston led a praise service in
which many participated. At 1880 the
time was set for the address on "Su-
perlative Duty" by Rev. Ell. Francis |
Perry, but as he was unable to get
there on time, it was postponed until
Wednesday afternoon. The church |
was packed with people expecting to
hear this address, who listened to the
able and scholarly address in the place
Of it, given by Rev. E. P. F. Dearbon
of Rock Island, P. O., on "The Inf1u-
ence of the Sabbath School Upon
Child Life" also the interesting and
instructive talk on the topic, "The
Future Of the Sabbath School, by
Rev. r. G.. Noodle of Craftsbury. I
am sure that all present must have
returned to their homes feeling well
paid for coming.
Rev. F. B. Phelps of Irasburgh con-
Quoted a service of praise and prayer
Wednesday morning, after which
Mrs. J. r. Aiken of Newport spoke on
'sThe Practicability of the Early Con-
of Children She gave a
very interesting and practical paper.
She asked the question, "Can Chill
dren at the age of fro ~ 6 to IL years
be converted?" I answer, yes. The
child mind is very susceptible, and as
soon as it begins to love father and
mother it can learn to love Jesus.
There are many children that can not
when they were converted
because they were so young. She
quoted a few verses from the 18th
Chap. of Matthew on this line, and
said that early conversion was practi-
cable because it was right. Rev. M. III.
Abbey of Charleston took up the sec
ond part of this topic, Chow Secur
ed?'' He said that there is nothing