The record-union., 1899-11-25

III.
never too young for the old. When
all meet in the Bible school, and where
the best in song and speaking and
teaching and sociability is always to
be found. Where Sunday morning,
whether rain or shine, is always spark
ling bright and joyful. the best morn
ing of all the week, leaving memories
sweet and pleasant, and lifting up and
inspiring to noblest manhood and wo-
manhood. So that everyone longs Tor
the hours return and regrets its
live much for the hour that
blessing. Every boy is proud of his
school, and every girl thinks there is
nothing like it. And a wave of enthu-
siasm rolls away into every home in the
community The father and mother
of necessity become members, in their
own department, as well as the little
one that canot yet lisp the parents
name. They can't be behind the times.
The only popular thing to do is to be-
come a member of the Sunday school.
give the Sunday-school the dignity that
belongs to it.
Go forward from Sunday school to
church, from the lower room to
| the upper room. How can we expect
progress where the church is
looked on as the tag end of
the Sunday-school? In every Sunday
school class book should be a space for
] at fa,, II %
day the pupil marked present or absent.
This running away from Sunday-school
In the young, at least those over II
years, leads to neglect of Gods house
ON the part of older people. This is a
growing evil of the times in which
Christ is harmed in the house of his
friends. 1t starts in the Sunday-school
when its members run away instead
OF going to the upper room. Teachers
should work for improvement here If
1t cannot be done by speaking with the
scholars, then the parents should be
| seen, and the great Importance of
church attendance insisted on. 1t is
the supplement to the teachers work
that must not be neglected If parents
do not attend Sunday-school, then let
them join their children at the close
OF this service and go together to the
upper room.
Not only once let this be but a con-
slant habit, and such good will come
to children and parents and church and
reflect on the Sunday school as shall
make the heart of every Christian
worker rejoice.
Let there be more visiting of the
homes this year. Strengthen the bond
between home and church and Sunday
school. Make those parents feel that
the Sunday-scho is a great help to the
family, and is doing them untold good.
II a member falls sick, get there quick.
snow your concern, give earnest atten-
ton and every help you may possibly
render; and so get into the hearts of
all; the rich field which will WELD some
sixty, some an hundred fold for your
care All of the best Sunday-school
workers owe their success largely TO
their faithfulness in these homely acts
OF Kindness. where never a cup of water
is given in vain.
AND show that you do this all for the
love you bear to Christ. Your greatest
power Will be heart power, and the
heart will get into the work when you
love 1t. Only then can you do it well.
W hen the heart is dead the eye can
not see. And when the heart dies in
Sunday-school work the man or woman
had better drop his tools and go home
Lowest thou Me?" is put to the heart
OF every Sundayschool worker. and
When the response comes cheerfully
yea, Thou knowest that love Thee, +"
the keys to human hearts are put into
his hands
Christian workers, need I urge you
to a wider, deeper study of the Book
and Him whom the Book reveals? What
privilege lies before you! With 1900
you start in to study the life of Christ
as found in the four gospels. and con-
| tlnue the same for eighteen months.
For one year and a half a million and
half of teachers in the United States
viii be engaged in the study of the in
| comparable life, taken up with the
things that angels would desire to look
into. How can a Christian keep out OF
the Sunday-school work during the
next year and a half? Every school
should be flooded with teachers, and
those pressing into the normal classes
to learn how to teach. Mothers should
insist on giving fewer big Sunday din
ners, that they may have a part in this
Sundays school work. Ill reading should
take a second place for the literature
that tells something about the Master
Ecco Homo" should be the motto for
every home. And We should see all
around revival of the spirit of Him
who went about doing good.
Sunday-school worker. let none make
you ashamed or grow weary of the
greatest task given to mortals-that of
| pointing TO Him who taketh away the
sins of the world, and leading the way
to Him. Do your best and leave the
finishing Of the work with God Ye are
Gods artisans; ye are Gods builders
and He works out through you His own
good will.
1t may seem at times very different
from what you started to do, but it will
come out all right. Do your best work,
paint your best picture, and let His
hand have the finishing, and all VIII
be we'll
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