Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-03-12
LADIES' COLUMN.
ENTERTAINING CHILDREN ON
SUNDAY.

It is sad to hear child say, "OI
dear! tomorrow is Sunday" as otter
do children whose parents are Chris
tian people. 1t expresses a condition
almost as much to be regretted as
that of the child who is allowed to
have it's toys, it's dolls and tops, and
knows no difference between the Sab
bath and any other day of the week
To begin with, children should be
taken to church as soon as old enough
to keep comparatively quiet; they
will not understand the sermon, but
they can easily be taught that they 60
to Gods house, and that we please
him by listening to the minister's
words. A very young child will feel
a reverent spirit, and the church
going habit learned thus early is not
usually given up in later years. 1t is
not enough for children to attend the
Sabbath school only. I like the old
! fashioned way, when father sat at the
head of the pew, then all the children,
and mother at the end. A minister
once said that at an early age he
heard his pastor, holding up the BIZ
BILE, say solemnly, "This is Gods
book" And he had always remem-
bered it and from that time revered
the Bible.
But after the little folks have been
to church, do not expect them to be
perfectly quiet the remainder of the
day. If the house has a room given
up to the children, have few things
especially for Sunday, while the week
day amusements are not used. Little
ones soon learn that Sunday is to be
observed differently from other days.
Let the very young children have
blocks to pile up, not the ones they
have had during the week, and teach
them to play quietly; while the older
ones have the picture books, some of
which are kept especially for Sunday.
If your home is in the country, take
the children for walk across the
fields, show them how wonderfully
God forms the flowers, point out the
walk on the seashore they can gather
shells and you can tell them of the
tides washing up just SO far on the
beach, then going down again; show
them God in everything, lead them to
see how if he directs all Nature he
will surely care for them. If these
outdoor walks cannot be taken, the
dear little ones miss some sweet les
sons
My own children enjoy the twilight
hour, when tell them the Old Tesla
ment stories of baby Moses, of faith
full Daniel in the lions den; of David
and his sling; ofJoseph's coat of many
colors. Sometimes we talk together
of the heavenly city where we expect
to go some day-although we cannot
answer all the questions their busy
minds perform. Gather the children
about the piano and sing wi th them
the simple songs they love. Teach
them Bible verses, let each child have
his own verses and repeat them after
the story telling.
But some weary mother will say,
"Must I amuse the children all day
long?7
Oh, no! they will amuse themselves
at intervals with their books and Sun
day games, but they need mothers
oversight. And after all what if you
do lose your Sunday afternoon rest?
The children will soon be gone, we
can only have them for few years
before they will grow up and
go away from US. So let us
train the little mind to know Jesus
and to love his Holy Day. The inf1u-
ence that surrounds child for the
first ten years Of it's life affects it's
whole after growth. How important
then that the Sunday training should
be directed Alright! Is any pains too
great to be taken for the winning of
immortal souls and the training for
heave n?-Good Housekeeping.
If women only realized the value of
a pleasant expression how much
jollier this dull old world would be.
Many estimable ladies, perhaps with
a high ideal of duty, mar what would
otherwise be a most attractive face
by peevish expression. "She looks
cross enough to bite the head off a
nail a little girl recently said of her
mothers best friend who is really a