Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
BROTHER BOND
WAS WELCOME.
He Had II Theory of Ills
Own i'm Regard to the
Method OF Inipartiny
knowledge.
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BY Jennie u. Ssandis-r.]
The classes If the b street /
Sunday school had lust taken
their respective seats for reel. /
iations. when portly. we'll I
dressed man entered the church .
aud looked around inquirinsly. !
Glad TO have you with u.
brother Bonds said the genial
superintendent. as he FASTENED /
TO meet the visitor. -Will YOU
sit with the adult Bible class. or
would YOU prefer visiting the
different ROOMS and classes
Mr.. Bond smiled condescenI.
ingly. aud replied with an air
OF superior wisdom. Il prefer T.
devote this hour to the ins;ruc-
ton ot the class of boys. on ou-
right. | was a boy myself once.
ore Of the rag tag sort. and
worked my way up from the
gutter 70 what | am Mr.. Bond
paused 10 give the Snperitend
ent an opportunity to dies,
THIS announcement. and contain
cd: Il have a theory Of nv own
IN regard to the method Of i'm
parting knowledge. and with
your permission. | desire TO In
Siruci these little boys by i'm
pressing upon them some fun
t4mental facts. cf which every
sabbath school Attendant should
be co-Eiraut.-
This II 6 new class. brother
Bond. sad tie Superintendent.
io1Sia- With some misgivingS
II the row Of boys Indicated
Mss Martin has brorsh; most
ot these boys in from the streets.
ane probably another el.ss
would be better adapted to your
theort .. teaching
THIS Il Just the class | would
prefer above all others persist
ed Mr.. Bond. Il am convinced
that my ide1s Of teaching are
superior TO the ordinary mesa
eds AID ! prefer the most isno-
rant Subjects
Miss Martin, the younc LADY,
Z esizrEe CO ;hs ddgi;iHg class
Of uTeains. smiiincly gave place
to the visitor. Mr.. Bond fixed
his gaze upon the little boy SIT
ting at the end of the bench
next To the aisle. and asked in
! voice which would have done
credit to the prosecuting attor-
ney. examining a criminal at
the bar. young man. who is the
oInniPotsat, omnipresent, ruler
oi the universe. and the creator
OF al The earth. your own cor
portl system included -
Silence, profound silence. fol.
lowed the question.
Dunno at last stammered
the awe-struck boy.
tod. my child. Is the author
oi Your existence. and now YoV
are To remember that one par.
iiealar fact Mr.. Bond shook
ms head in profound pity for
the Ignorance of his fellow
beings.
Vow my little man. he con
tinued. addressing the bright
eyed little fellow next on the
bench. Who was the individual
who was the commander of the
issealItes during their march
through the wilderness, and has
ever been celebrated for his hu-
mIlity or meekuess -
Never heard of him. replied
the boy. grinninc.
Moses, Moses, my child. he
Vas oEe OF the NEST re charitable
perSonageS OF that. or anv age.
and one whose traits of charge
ter We might all do well To emu
late- Vow mind you. my boy.
this bit of information from sa-
cred history is especially for
YoU TO remember
To the third boy he said
My young friead. who was the
INDUSTRIOUS man who erected a
specimen of architecture for
nautical purposes. and within
which were congregnted every
species Of existing creature. and
Tor a prolonged period the earth.
suffered from an inundation
which &c. &c.
And 80 on TO the -ead of the
row, Hr.BoHis continued to ex-
emPlify his modas operandi of
teaching. Then he returned 10
the boy sitting next the aisle.
having beekoned the Superin-
iendent TO draw near. and be-
hoid the result of superior in
Struciion.
Who created you my boy p
he asked, briskly.
Moses. promptly responded
the boy.
NO, no. my child, it was God
who created you.
NO SIR, persisted the boy.
the chap what God created
slipped out and cut for home.
I'm the one what yer tot ter
ter member Moses created