The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-02-15
4 FEW THOUGHTS on JUVENILE
WORK.

rem will please not read this artt
Gle, for tits not written for them
There is no branch of oul
{ work that is so hopeful as thi.
work among the little folks.
Some one says IAN ounce o.
teaching before the mischief
commences is worth a pound Of
argument after the evil is done.
To have a successful Band OF
Hope" of course the first thing
( TO be done is to find the right
sort of a teacher. That might
be puttirst, last, and in the mid
die.
The right sort of a teacher will
soon find the scholars. A church
that has, first class Band of
Hope by whatever name, will not
be likely to have u dull Sunday
school.
do not mean Band of Hope
which is. conducted by one or
even two members of the Sunday
school, that is better than moth
ing, but it is not a model Band.
The boys and girls should be
taught that the religion of orr
Lord Jesus Christ, and temper
ance. are parts of the same
thing.
A teacher ought to be always
present and on time. Don't let
there be any Of those honeyed
phrases we sometimes find in the
meetings of older people. Keep
the children on the watch for
what will come next. Haye
enough variety in your exercises
to prevent monotony. Let the
children always take part.
Teach them the danger they
are in SO long as King Alcohol
reinsin the land.
Make your teaching plain;
never use a word of two, syllables.
If you can find one that has but
one syllable. Children, like
grown people, require practical
religion to keep them straight.
A teacher who gives her schol-
airs something to do during the
week has more attention from
them the next Sunday.
/ read of a class of boys who
met on the side of hill aud
picked berries, sent them to
market and spent the money in
buying two or three new windows
for woman's shanty, Don't
you imagine that class would be
more interested the nextSundsy?
And read of u class of girls
who met on Saturday afternoons
and made clothing enough to re.
lieve fifteen poor. tired mothers
and to keep fifteen babies warm.
Wouldn't they study better the
next Sunday and he anxious to
learn more ways to lend hand. '
Teachers should be deeply in
earnest, great lovers Of children
ready of speech, quick to take
advantage OF everything as it
comes. Many a time you find
when you go to your Band, that
the lesson you have carefully
prepared is not the one the Lord
wants you to teach that day.
Some scholars asks for help on
some other point that has been
puzzliug her, and YOU must be
ready with advice, suggestion.
illustration.
So we are to win the love of the
children if we want our teaching
to be a success. Adopt CONVEX.
sational STYLE, urging the children
to talk. Know just what you
want TO say aud say it. Don't
let the children go home and say
our teacher toiked. TALKED,
TALKED, and they didn't say
anything"
Tell them of Christ, the great
physician, who can cure them of
lying, swearing. bad tempers and
every sin: of Christ, the physi-
clan, who can not only heal our
diseases and cleanses US from sin
but is able to raise US from the
dead. A teacher will find her
interest and enthusiasm will be
contagious among the children
therefore it is necessary to be