The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-10
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that sandy SOIL but that their great roots
reached down into another starta OF earth
and IL Is out from such depths those
oaks draw their iife. their beauty and
And Just so Christians stand out upon
these great wastes Of worldilness' yroy~
and the world wonders how they hve
and grow. ,,.
does not come from the barren burning
sands OF this world but the roots OF
his faith run down into the depths until
they touch the perennial fountains OF the
Now IL is character like this that
makes for personality. The Sunday school
reserve power I'm God Is bound to con-
ouer the boy OF curiosity. or incredullty,
snd make him a, prisoner Of admiration
in God is thousand fold more potent
for good than the most eloquent words
that teachers lips can utter. TIE lesson
more persuasive than your most logicai
discourse In the class room. And the
men will be more faithfully copied by
your scholars man what they read from
the printed page.
he will or not is an interpreter OF life
10 his scholars. And IL In tracing back
your life. and looking through you tas
most every scholar cam he can see Jesus
Christ enthroned. then you have given
that boy or girl vision which will speak
10 them louder than any language you
ever uttered.
But the only way that you. as teacher
can produce vision like this is TO live
continually rooted I'm God.
You look cut sometimes on the field
and you will see where the common grass
is all dried and dead, but the clover
win be green and growing. The reason
is that the clover has a large central root
vnat rant.u inf fha an h-a ND
draws therefrom a nourishment which
the common grass does not know or have
And just, so dear teacher, IL you want
power In personality TO instruct. inspire
and help, let the source OF your life be In
God.
II IL wonderful what seemingly weak
and incompetent creatures can DO when
they employ all the helps which are plac-
ed at their command.
Go into a great factory where they are
making iron tools. and there you will see
a comparatively weak and sharp blade
cutting pieces OF iron of from great bar
as IL they were pieces OF cheese. and
we say how can that weak blade do that?
But the reason is plain. when we look
al the great power behind that knife
All the p0vver 81 that great mill Is back
OF that blade. And JUST 20 is It with
poor. weak. human instrumantslity. or
itself IL is Incompetent for any noble task
but Wnen III mas btninu ~ the power
Almighty God no task is too great
Natural and scholastic equipment for
efficient work are good in themselves as
a means 10 an end but when the equip
ment is merely OF men II is worse than
useless
You have gone into great factory
You have looked upon its mammoth boil
ers and engines. Its pulleys and belts
are all In place. it's shafting and machines
are all complete. But still all is silent
Not wheel revolves. not machine is In
motion. That great factory is powerless
10 perform the simplest task, and what
Is the trouble7 Go down 10 the furnaces and
10. the fires are out. kindle those fires
and the great engines begin TO move. the
belts begin TO whirl.and the silent. power
less machines are now throbbing and
pulsating with life.
So IL is with men, they may have great
attalnments and spend much I'm equip
ment. but IL that is all IL II lot OF ST.
lent and useless machinery. But II down
p deep the heart the fires from off the
altars Of God are burning. then the whole
being pulsates with new life.
q teacher remember that Power belong
eth unto God" and that you cannot have
power in you unless you have God In
YOU. and having Him IN you, you have
above everything else. that which makes
for personality.
FAITHFUL NESS AND FIDELITY.
But another thing which makes person
alty is fathfuness. The teacher that
is always in his place il imparting les
son, and exerting an influence before he
has uttered q word The scholar that
can feel no matter what the kind OF day
whether fair or foul. that his teacher will
be In his place. ever has strong magnet
I'm the house OF God that Is drawing him
20 the Sunday school
Your fidelity IN attendance u making
for your personality and your personality
as Ia the fidelty Is making its daily inn
preston upon the minds OF your schol-
ars.
Fidelity IN the preparation OF his lesson
Is an important factor in the formation
OF the teachers personality. The teacher
who has such high sense of duty as 10
carefully and prayfully prepare the lesson
will unconsciously transmit that same
spirit OF loyalty 20 duty to those over
whom he Is placed. and an appreciation
Of faithful efforts will make lasting inn
press on he mind of the srheisr.
Very ordinary ability is capable Of taxi
ins on quite a lustre by such constant
painst king: and faithful research is
bound To be rewarded by the discovery
OF many a precious nugget in the mines
Of Gods truth.
That tteacher who would be faithfully fol-
lowed Tor the good OIL MS Scnnlars. must
faithfully lead them In the way the les
son directs He Is a poor guide and In
spires but little confidence who gives no
evidence OF familiarity with the way him
self
Then let your preparation he ample and
earnest Of both head and heart, and your
lesson will. with great surety. go TO the
desired mark
But | would not only have YOU think
~ the Importance of faithfulness I'm your
attendance and preparation. but I want
90 emphasize faithfulness In the teach
er's all round relations with men.
Living lives. and pursuing courses that
are above reproach. and beyond criticism.
There is nothing Ia these GAYS when all
the deceivablenese of unrighteousness is
on the rampage. more impressive than n
square. upright life A life which vher-
ever YOU find n. and under whatever cir
cumstances or conditions is like a cube
always right side up. There never was a
time when Christian character stood for
more than IL does today. But. believe
me. there never was a time when mon
we're 40 universally weighed and measur-
ed morally by their fellow men as they
are today.