Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

with the aspiration, Amen. Even so
SSms d eSn be Sss9 Emitted Dot from q sha tbas pe @St e
book, from which nothing is to be taken
and to which nothing is to be. added. The
bible. and nothing but the bible.
v5 $40 much nc6n,t then b,, for N ths eGp'fn 1sr OF make thS
The ather part Of my subject as plain as
that, l will be satisfied. In the second place,
we turn to the study, of the bible. How
should the young people study their bible2
for in a larger sense II is their, bible, and
IT is the bible of us older people. In this
respect IL does not differ from any, other
II a wcii2 we will have to draw the water
to dig. or we will never he enriched. Is 1t
a harvest2 We will have to gather our own
sheavCs. There are three general ways in
which the word of God may be studied, one
rs in private; after seeking and obtaining
the promised power Of the spirit. the stu
and 9IS P Using the ihS% VALUABLE PIsihS helps WHEN TitH n Rai these
can discover it's meaning and its a%ppiica-
ton. The advantages of private study Of
A second way is through the preaching,
the formal preaching of the word of God.
and ar Is enforce iaS SS'I the do of mI@iS'e Gf to the sNfsIo oiH
scriptures. The value of this. method is
ft rec ny tne church and Py the Mas
and, their successors to go and teach the
BEST WAY TO STUDY.
The third method is by Sabbath. school
instruction. The teacher of the Sabbath
school, gathers his class of six or eight or
ten about him, for the Sabbath school
achieves its largest possibilities when the
classes are neither too large nor too small.
tainments or deficiencies of his scholars,
and by pointed appeal he drives the truth
is the best one for the young, for those who
are young in years and who are young in
knowledge.
In making this assertion, I have not for
gotten that II is written. at hath pleased
God by the foolishness of preaching 70 saye
the days of the apostle was more like the
sabbath school than the pulpit Of the pres
rupted; questions were often asked and an
swered; the stiff formality of a set discourse
I this s ssa,fSiy shf faeS, that d thS s Sssr s sn @anS
school scholars are the best private stu
dents and the most attentive listeners.
Good Sabbath school scholars are the ones
whose bibles bear the marks of frequent
use. They. are the ones to whom we minis
there were more of our children and our
young men and women who belong to this
Now, what are some of the advantages,
the peculiar advantages, of Sabbath school
instruction? In the first place, the Sabbath
parting religious instruction; A good pastor
must know his people. and then he must
easy thing to do. His congregation num-
bers 500, more or less, and the members
their circumstances. He can expect to meet
with them only on rare occasions and, when
timony of t an experieemnceMd ID pastor' thew " hide
themselves behind themselves. They wear
their best clothes and their sweetest smiles,
and their politeSt manners, and the real
men and women you are not able to reach.
Uaughter) The great preacher, the prince
of preachers of the modern time, said in
one of his addresses to his scholars, Min
listers of the gospel often put the provisions
their audiences that they seem to under
stand our Lords direction to Peter; Feed
giraffes.' U.aughter).
ERRORS OF THE TEACHERS.
The Sabbath school teacher very often
falls into the same error; his words are not
tie preacher; he has fewer with whom he
can dwell; he can readily become acquainted
peculiar circumstances. the doubts that as
sail them, the weak points in their charac-
ter; and. when he has learned their pecu-
l]iarities, he can adapt himself to them. The
archer who draws the bow at a venture
may sometimes drive the arrow between
is better to take deliberate aim.
No one save those who for a long time
how helpless the p prede he often f 9eHS' There
Is his congregation before, him: Are they
their cases, or is he not? How can he
know? Shut eyes do not always indicate
sittePi TaugRter.5 If Ih"a Should only
stop every little while and say to one and
another in his audience, one by one. a
| Dollll'u ulitNN io'SAi''i IL "otit - oooil
discover whether they were following his
sermon or not.
springs of Saratoga the bother does not
stand the bottles through the room and
then get upon a platform with a hose and
squirt all over the room 0aughter), and
finally get two or three drops in each bot
tie. That is what / am doing now. Qaugh-
ter and applausel He takes the bottles
one by one, holds them by the neck 0augh-
teri. puts them under the pump. and fills
them up to the brim. Renewed laughter,)
| ThDt 10 Sunday school teaching.
Again, the Sabbath school affords pecu-
liar opportunities for exerting a %salutary
istic of the Sunday school teacher?
What is his strong right hand, which he
No" intellectual ability; for earthen vessels
best reveal the eXcellency of the Divine
power; Not eloquence: stammering tongues
as some seem to think. love for children,
Important as that IT. The great character
was about to be restored to the apostleship
the sole question the Lord asked him
three tines nnsst f tbon %e?% and "h i Sas t an1v
when Peter had answered the three-fold
question that he was commissioned to feed
the sheep, feed the lambs. And that Sab
bath school teacher who unites in himself
love for Christ and love for the class-wh9
his scholars as the potter, moulds the clay.
He can guide them safely through the
trials Of temPtati%pRR on and ipe X eniD His Ills
lures which will endure for generations.
but their colorS will fade by and by. The
sculptor may change the shapeless marble
into forms of beauty, which will tell their
story after the makers hand is dust; but
even stone cannot resist the ravages OF
time. The author may write books which
promise fame, but they will be forgotten
after a little. He who works in the soul
paints and chlsels and writes for eternityi
and that Is the province of the Sabbath
school teacher. His influence, inspired by
is as lasting as the eternal ages,
Again, the Sabbath school affords pc
culiar opportunities for doing. personal
work. DR.. Cuyler's word, hand picked
has passed into q. proyerb. and the Sab
bath school has given to. the teacher one
need never be at a loss TO know what he
should do. He has only n few souls com
mitted to his care, and he can very easily
become acquainted with their circum-
stances, help them in their temptations;
he can meet them every Lords day In the
class: he can visit them during the week
at the home; he can help them In their
work; he can give them other personal at
~tention, and such personal work as this,
as the years prove, VIII save souls from
death and hide a multitude OF sins.
THERE MUST BE STUDY.
I have the honor this afternoon to ad-
dress very many who are teachers in the
Sabbath schools. / pay a profound respect
10 you and to your fellow workers. You
are among the most useful and honored
members of the church. But, If you would
be worthy successors of those who have
gone before you, you must ,study-you
demands of our teachers. You must have
skill-skill which can be acquired only, by
intimate acquaintance and Christ-like love
and long experience. You must be men OF