The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-08-22

tnl to parents, small AZ they are, dis
obedicht In school, indecent IN their
language and conduct on the play
ground aud on the way home from
school. All these things must be
brought In wisely, discreetly, kindly
rs a pa-t Of Sundays lesson. Watch
yonr chance, study, and an opportuni-
ty will present itself where you can
make your point or illustration lit the
case In hand without calling any
names.
Teach the children TO give, to save
their pennies, to make little sacri-
iiccs--givo to buy their own liiera-
aiurc, give to help other less favored
boys and girls to Sunday School
privileges such as they enjoy, the Chill
drcn's Day, the Christmas tree, tho
Sunday School picnic.
Teach to take care Of the quarter
lies, to read their little Sunday
School papers, If old enough, or ask
their parents 10 read them. Many
q goddess father and mother has been
saved by tho reading of simple
child story or chid's innocent ques-
tioning in regard TO 1t.
Teach the temperance lesson with
all your heart, mind, soul and
strengthened, with all your "bcings
ransomed power" o, IL the children
don't need temperance teaching In
Tancy county, | don't know where
they do. Pardon me IL | speak too
strongly. True, have had but
short residence among you, hut |
have noticed some things aud re-
ceivcd some Impressions In regard TO
the intenpcrancc which exists among
The 5...S. ~ our county, and ex-
trcniely youthful in many cases. The
only hope of sober men Is sober boys,
and training IN ;.mro sSnc"., 'tbegun
early, will fastcn itself as well as
other truths, though hard, hard is
the fight for the poor boy born with
All appetite for drink, and open doors
Of saloons inviting him in, and the
example of drunken men, high Ia
authority, to give il respcctability; but
still We must work with the children.
Yes, teach temperance In Sunday
school; teach II in the public school,
teach it at home, by preccpt and by
example. nm glad the law OF Mas
sachusetts required every teacher TO
instruct in the evils of tobacco and
: alcoholic liquors, and looked after
them TO see that they were not shirk-
ing tho duty. To me 1t was II priyi-
lcge, while some teachers, like some
of our Sabbath school instructors,
! wanted TO skip over these lessons.
= The trouble Is, such teachers don't
feel the Importance Of 1t, or else like
! one lady teacher knew, thoy rather
&. enjoy the so-callcd light drinks them
selves, or have the false notion that
A moderate drinking is not harmful;
| consequently they either do not teach
D temperance al all or do 1t In n per-
= functory, half-hcartcd way. thank
G God my conscience Is clear on that
y point. While teacher in the public
[ schools OF Massachusetts, | loved to
1 tcach my boys and girls to shun
q drink. When they could scarcely
d write, guided their little hand In
n signing a temperance pledge, and
v only last month ono of those boys
10 graduated IRON Harvard University
u noble specimen of Christian man
=, hood, with total abstinence tor hi
. motto. Another is in the Boston law
4, school still true to his Temperance
~ rlcdge, and csn y"u not pardon INT
.r II say ! am pleased to think perhaps
:, my faithful temperance trainin!
~ helped TO bring about these splendi'
- results?
. Search your Bibles then for ever.
~ bit Of Scripture dcnouncing drink sn'
:, dooning the drunkard. Give then
w n verse and an exhOrtation to heed II
H.. while waiting for tho Bible class.
h, was not asked 10 speak on temper