El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
A Sermon to Children.

Ran church. of this city, Henry w.
Moore. preached in the morning
sermon to children on, what did ne
do?'' The text was ''He went about
doing good" Acts 2O:3. In the even
log the children had special exercises.
Part of the sermon it here given:
A minister back in New York, once
preached a sermon to children. This
is how he began: snow, children, my
text is the Gospel in Epitome. Now,
children, 1 will tell you what an cpl
tome means. An epitome Is COM
prehensive summary, compend1ous
statement" That was as clear as
30 every one can understand and II L
act a little like monkey you must
forgive me; for it will not last long.
Some people go about sour. snappy,
unpleasant. Jesus "went about doing
good" Some children are like ami
mails. Some are like bears. They
growl. Some are like swapping turtles.
They snap at mother, father, brother
sister-even the dear, sweet baby.
Some are like lions and tigers. They
are cruel. They rob birds nests.
They do like a boy once heard of who
stretched a string across the path to
trip people, when an old lady came
along and fell and broke her leg.
Some children are like mules, Oh,
but they are stubborn. They just
stand and cry. Some are like foxes.
Some are like pigs. Instead of putting
the egg in their mouths they smear it
On the face. They grunt like pigs.
Have not nice manners. You know
pig gets right into the trough. Pigs
too are lazy. Jesus went about pleas
ant. doing kind things, cheering peo-
pie. ''doing good"
oh hn OF
clothes. They live for clothes. Some
people spend half their time dressing
and the other half showing off when
dressed. 1t is all right to look nice
but do something else than ''look
nice" Do good. minister once
wrote to fashionable e irl that he was
going to preach sermon to young wo-
men and he wanted to know what she
did every day. She replied, Dear
Pastor: 1 try to get up for breakfast
every day by 10 o'clock. (She should
have been spanked.) After breakfast
kiss mamma, arrange the flowers In
the vase, put some seeds in the cage OF
the canary birds. By that time it Is
time to get ready for lunch. After
Then it is time for afternoon tea. After
tea take a nap. Then it is time to
get ready for dinner. Then go to the
opera or some party and come home by
enc o'clock so tired that l can scarcely
hold up my head" Poor thing! Think
of it, standing at the Judgement throne
with record like that. What mis-
cradle life for the recording angel to
notice. Look nice of course, but do
some good too. Don't 60 about with
hair uncombed-s boy on my street
keeps his hair ike hens nest. 1 saw
a girl on the street last week with a
hole in her stocking. Don't go about
that way-go about clean-but do some
good.
How many of you boys and girls chew
tobacco?None?I sm.glsd to know 1t. Oh.
but it ia dirty habit. Tobacco chew
ers 90 about splitting on street car
floors, on church carpets, on the
streets. II had any one Ia my house
who chewed, would make him soak
himself in q barrel of water before he
came to the table. Then I'd make him
wash his mouth out with soap and
water. Then I'd make him use tooth
powder. After that I'd make him sit
on the porch and let the wind blow in
his mouth for an hour. Why, pig |
won't caew. Don't chew tobacco. boys. |
Say, 1 saw boy last week 10 barber |
shop smoking q cigarette. He should |
be ashamed of himself. He will get
smoked herring. Jesus "went about
doing good" 1 knew girl once who
had strawberry bed. When the |
straw berries would get ripe she woul d !
take them to the sick or sell them and
give the money to the church. That :
is doing good. knew q girl who had
nice flowers and she kept them nice al
winter to put into the church on Sun
day. Some girls make beds. toast
bread. wash dishes for mamma. Jesus !
went about doing nice things He
raised the dead, gave eyesighb to the
blind, loved boys and girls and was
always so kind.
Some people go about gossiping. |
Jesus "went about doing good" Never !
wish old gossips were In Jail. They !
are disturbers Of the peace. How /
many here this morning gossip, go
ABOUT hurting people by telling things |
about them that are not true? Raise |
your hands. None. Nobody here !
that gossip. Model church at last
Hannah More, when people used to
tell bad things to her about other peo- |
pie, used to say, well, just come |
A if this is true" The gossip would |
say, "Oh, no. no, don't do that. l |
only heard it," Hannah More would |
say, II then will go and tell her
what you said of her and ask her If it J
is true" mo, no. please don't 60"
The gossip would say Il don't DelleVe
it myself. 1 just heard it, "Well
then, why do you go about telling it
If il is not true" said Hannah More.
Don't let your tongues be like a lambs
tail. always on the wag. Old gossips
are always deceitful. They ought to
remem Der God knows what they are
doing. A man once went into a field
to steal corn. He took his little boy
with him. The father looked all about
DO see if any one was looking. The
boy said, Papa, you forgot 10 look
upn' All. yes. God saw him. The
man felt 80 ashamed that he did not