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what way King was like Policeman
and by pictures which / showed.
think when got through they had
pretty good idea of a King. You see the ap
plicatIOu. In teaching my kindergarten
class | have u central thought, which | wisl
to impress emoOdy IL in story form hnG
leave the story to do It's own norallzing be
ing careful in my introduction TO get the
point OF contact because IL not only catches
the childS attention but IL gives him an op
portunity TO express himself. suppose fol
example l was going 10 tell the story 10 small
children OF Joseph and his Brethren.
would take for my central thought, Perfect
obedience to parents. even when to obey Is
not easy. Those brethren had not been very
kind to Joseph yet when his father wanted To
send him to see about his brothers he said
NY point of contact would be brothers. and
| would ask the children: how many OF you
have brothers AT home? Would you like IL
hear about Il boy who had eleven brothers Q
have their attention und they are ready for
the story.
Go with me If you please into a modern
Kindergarten Sunday School. There you
will see the chairs arranged i'll circle, and
why? Because the Kindergarten wants to
look into the eyes OF every child.
II Is wonderful If you eau smile right into
the face Qf a child, cali him lovingly by name,
how quickly he will respond to this love and
sympathy, and his tongue will loosen at your
bidding. Here the children are not repress.
ed they talk 10 the teacher OF the baby
brother at home aud the different pets. IL
takes some time, but 1t pays, for the teache!
Is gaining an insight into that child's charac.
ter that will help her TO sow seed In the fu-
ture. In the center OF the circle is Vaee
the children have brought flowers as an eX.
preston OF love, maybe for some sick child
of the class, and while the whole circle OF
children sing
Jesus loves me, this l know,
For the flowers tell me SO,
rell me by their fragrant sweet
Lying all around our feet,'
the children go up and put their blossoms on
the table. Then comes the prayer, in which
every child takes part with hands folded anu
and eyes closed.
You can not pegn 100 early to teach a
child reverence. The teacher asks individu-
ally each child what he would like TO thank
the Heavenly Father for. The answers will
De many and varied. The prayer is one OF
gratitude and supplicauon;
Father we thank Thee for the night;
And for the pleasant morning light;
For rest and good aud loving care,
And all that makes the world 80 fair.
Help as 10 do the things we should.
To be to others kind and good,
In all we do In work or play,
10 grow more loving day by day.
And TINS we ask In Jesus name,
And for his sake. Amen
/ had little girl OF just three summers
come into the kindergarten, her face just
beaming. saying, II want to thank the
Il
cream" She felt glad, and realized that IL
WAS gilt from God that made her glad.
ASKED her about the berries, and sne told me
In her sweet childish way, that Gods sun
shine and rain had made them grow Tor
Elizabeth. Next we sing motion song, for
young child Is naturally restless. Then
comes the lesson story and the Sunday
school teacher, who begins "Once upon a
time," and really has something to say, has
unbounded Influence.
After singing again. we take up collection.
There Is pretty oaske on the center table,,
the children. who have earned their pennies,
mold up their hands, and they tell, as they
are called up, one by one, what they have
done TO earn II. These we call our working
pennies. We collect the others too around
the circle. But the gift Is doubly sweet when
there has been some self sacrifice.
lit Is possible, haveyour kindergarten col.
lection used for some def Dite object in which
the interest OF the children can he awak en- ed.
You can find none better than the Thorn well
Urphanage. A child's sympathy naturally
goes out 10 little ones, homeless and father
less little ones like these. l remember well
The delight II gave my class when We met TO-
yether 10 pack our Christmas box for the Or
phanage and told them their pennies had
all goneto BUY these dolls and toys to make
The orphans glad. The joy 1t gave them to
rock those dolls, name the / aud lay them
lovingly In the box showed Inc that they had
realized something OF the feeling that III Is
more blessed to give than TO receive"
Talk TO your children OF the ChrStchlld
during the Christmas season, for when the
children are receiving SO many gifts surely
the "Unsceakabe gilt" At Easier tell the
story OF the resurrection. l know We PIesby-
terians celebrate the resurrection every
Sunday, but when the whole Of nature Is one
glad resurrection, surely II Is only right and
hitting that we lay special stress Oh these Z lad
truths because live ye shall hive also"
Death Is swallowed up in victory" '"ro die
Is gaiu.'
TO slowly awaken within the child.mind
love for lis Creator; 10 mould and guide that
love- ca using IT TO feel the infinite love of It's
Divine Saviour; TO implant within the soul
a reverence for. and delight in the study oil
the word and the church, is the noblest work
God ever entrusted 10 those whom He has
created In His own image"