The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-07-04

ponds upon the amount of life blood we
put into our work
Perhaps YOU are all familiar with the
story Of a certain artist who surprised
and puzzled bis competitors by the great
beauty of a certain shade Of red, which
lie put into his pictures. The artist died
and many scars were found upon his
body.
The mysie was solved. He d TAX
en- bis own lite blood and mixed with
the paint. This was little better than a
heather sacrifice, but why do we not
give the best that il in US to our Sunday
School work, remembering that impress
sions are for time and eternity.
People are desperately in earnest in
secular affairs, why shouldn't the
same amount Of earDestness animate
them in religious matters2 Many Of us
wonder that We fail, that no conversions
are rt corded at result Of our teaching,
that the seed We SOW seems to fall any.
where but in good ground.
Our experiences are similar to those Of
the man who visited the trout stream.
He reported that hundreds of the trout
saw him, were disturbed by him and
were conscious Of his presence but not
one of them WAS caught. Sunday
School classes are conscious of t ach-
er's presenc. and may be entertained,
but he is not accomplishing the real
work OF the. teacher unless the pupils
learn through him to know God.
The true fisherman willie more than
entertain the fish, he will catch them.
never observe a member of my class
intently studying the landscape through
the nearest window, or intensely inter
ested in the personal adornment of the
girl just in front of her, that / do not
If, ! that there must be a painful lack Of
vitality in my teaching. We need in
our work enthusiasm and courage and
watchfulnes such as Napoleon called
the two o'clock in the morning kind, We
need to overcome the apathy OF the
flesh, the aluremen,s Cf the world that
bpset both puuils al teacher and the
| Establishments Of the evil one. Let us re-
member also that which attracted the
multitudes to Christ was not Chrst's
teaching alone, but his lowly humble
ME, his personal minstrstions and his
helpfulness.
Christianity exempifiad is much more
effective tn n theoretical Christianity.
Our pupils and the world will be
much sooner won to Christ by the for
m.r. This lie commercial age, goods
cell by samples
Judged by many samples OF Christians
We sre it is but small wonder that Chris
tlsnity 10 regarded as a worthless COM
modify.
Our living is more convincing than our
logic Some one has said that "Chris-
tianity is not drifting upon divine cur.
rents, it is earnest navigation toward a
desired haven"
II We have failed during the past year
to lead sous to Christ it is probably be-
cause We have depended too much on our
own strength and resources Spurgeon
says, "L-t not any OF us talk to our Sun
day Scho class or preach from the pull
pit or write letter about our Lord un
I'll Ue have had fresh glimpse of him
When y GU have yourself been with
Christ, when you have yourself just
come forth from the ivory palaces OF
communion and fellowship with the
Lord Jesus, al your garments will smell
Of myrrh and aloes aud cassia and your
words viii have some of the precious
SAVIOR clInglng to them"
l. { III fix our hearts 80 conn letely up.
on Him that when we cry to others
BEHOLD the 'amb of God" it shall be be-
cause We have ourselves Just beheld
Him. Let US abide in Christ. ale that
abideth in me bringeth forth much
FRUIT"
In all the outlines of the plans for De-
cisou Day which have seen, the par
ents were important factors in the work.
The Ohio association urges parents per
sonsly to interview and pray with their
children on the Saturday preceding De-
cision Day which Saturday is called the
day If contact. Parents and teachers
are asked to observe the hour OF noon
on that day as a SEASON OF PRAYER and
n Is an ordeal