The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-18
PLEA ron THE JUNIOR,
In Christian Endenyor Work by one
Who Believes In Child work.
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| To the Post
In trying to extend the work OF our or.
ganlzation / some times find objections to
the Junior work.
These objections often come from tnos.
! thoroughly committed 10 the work Of the
| Young Peoples Society OF Christian In.
deayor. but not understanding the junior
| work. Il seems strange to me that any
| Christian parent can md any objection to
| It's pisnbs and effects. The Scripture Is
| tull Of admouitions 70 parents regarding the
! training OF children from their youth up
| and common sense surely would add 1t.
| weight 70 the argument. Nothing is TO
| be gained b. letting the children 20 On ~
| their own WAYS until The habits OF life axe
! formed and then making urgent effort nee.
ossary in order 10 reclaim them and bring
them In to line with the life OF Chris
tian. Time ar'i strength TIA, ought TO be
given 10 their Makers service IS lost. Tho
earliest years Of ones life are as much His
o. DE latest.
The pastors ana parents are the ones
that are resrouslble for this grave error.
/ Children are easily influenced. We recog
| n,le this f-ct always. but are too prone
! 10 iutcrurut II as influenced towards wrong.
| while II taken tn season are just as easily
! influenced Tor right,
That our Junior work is effective Is dem
| 0ustrated hy the fact that ia our Christian
! EIQtdNQE year. 1850 10 iHtNt - fHN' .AEtGta
/ ioiuol the various churches. no such rec
ord was ever made before
In years past when large nccesslons were
made 10 ,Ae churches pastors drew long
! breath ~ anxiety even though they al the
SEINE time we're lttns ihankful hearts for
the blegslug. gs they thought Of the weight
! OF responsibility upcu them Of training the
new mater al into the habits OF Christian
He and the church wCrk that YVES their
rich,al due. Now be received his Nttls
band W juniors and Of Young people with
uumNcd Joy. kaoWlls rhat they have rep
haus fl- Ya1r, or CT least until H. has be-
cone q fixed habit been keeping q pledge
Of dailY Bible reading and prayer aud OF
regular Attendance upon and assistance 10
an cAurch services. Then. too frcm ioaR
habit they are ready ara anxious 10 hold
gn his hands IN every good work for ne
Aelu Of lhe s!cis aad needy as we'll nose
whol, souls urca he Christian Influences.
Another obicr'i1u Is made that he piciSe
n tol Solemn 90 be taken Lightly That
s true. bu, MANY a child Of 7r 10 year4
ras 'akeu and faithfully kept this pledge
uu.l IL mas So Influenced MS character i'at
no other restraining Influence j. aeces-
tary r. the passions get 700 strous for
ihem only this nut is needed 10 quiet me
dla ,urbed li.fir soul 'ls 'tat whatsoever
lie would have NE do?' Mary dime have
/ seen tho struggle between 'he POKER Of
sin and the good In !ttle heart ended by
this suggestion.
! This Junior work ls very dear and very
I important TO every genuine Christian work
I or And no Junior suneriatondent ever can
he Convinced that labors in and for her
ocie;s arr IN vain
Let ns as Eodeavorors, all, and as OFF,
| GERS I'm Eudeay0- societies, strengthen me
I hands Of these fgirhful iunior superiniend-
ems Who are giving 40 much time and
Thought 90 the training ~ a vast array u
I Christian roldlors 20 fight iha hatties 0I
I ;te lori o.oiust fhe hosts d rin.
.llg iho uuc soon come when sc SHAH
, gro q "iuaior' ia every church ln our land
s. ~ Sloan.
Superintendent, Galveston District.