The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1904-08-04
TO the fancy County Sunday SchoC
Association:

Association:
Concluded from last week.
You must begin when theyare young,
Or the first you know they'll bo out and
gone. They grow 10 fast, little traits Of
character, almost unnOticed by those
right with them all the time They go
out into the world with these on them,
and If they have had no religious train
| ing, either at home or in Sunday
school have but little hopes OF that
boy or girl. IL is true, ! admit, many
a Sabbath school boy or girl goes wrong
but the Sabbath school can't do all If
there is no vital piety in the parents to
back il up.
But, you say, even children carefully
reared in Sunday schools and those who
have Cody parents often turn out
bad, Some do, agree with you: but
they are exceptions, and even though
they should wander from early training
into the "iar country" Of sin, declare
unto you there is more likelihood, vast
deal more-yea, II great probability that
IN time they will "come to themselves"
like the prodigal SOD Of old, recall a
faithful Sunday school teachers words
ponder the texts Of scripture learned
when young, be moved at the mOmOry
Of some old Sunday school song, remem-
per fathers and mothers prayers, and
come back 10 seek that God. that par
don, that peace, Of which he learned
and in which he believed in early years
But the majority will not depart from
such careful training. | learn that ~
per cent Of church membership comes
from the Sunday schools. The chur, il
must have the children tC ill the ranks
that are all the time thinning III adult
members drop out and 20 10 their re-
ward. The saloons and other vile re-
sorts Of Satan will catch them il the
church doesn't
Mind this--li,tcn the druukards Of
| twenty Year, from now are in their era.
dies, or in the streets, or roaming the
woods on Sunday. Some even may be
in our Sabbath schools. Irepeat again,
the teachings Of half hour or 10 once
d week are not likely 10 Offset all the
evil influences Of the week. Of the home
and OF the public school. ii can 90
| much, but Temperance must bc taught
! with more heart, more zeal, in our day
| schOols: the sentiment on the use Of liq-
uOr must not be 70 slack in The homes
o, am paiued at the loOseness Of Ibo't
find prevalent all through this section
Of fcouDtry On the driDkquesiion. Thou
sands Of parents deyOting time, effort,
loving care TO the raising Of children
for what? TO De sorrow and curse
10 them through drink.
"Oh, no. indeed" hear you say. But
wha. are you doing tOpreventit? Sign.
| ing petition TO license saloon to tenn pt
the boys into? God have mercy-if He
can be mcrciful in such a casc--I can
not. Have mercy on any man or wO-
nan who has q child, either boy or girl,
who ever signed the petition 10 license
the saloon in Forsyth. | say, whether
girl or boy, because, though there il but
little probability that your girl will ev-
or drink. there is great probability that
she will marry drinking boy, aud ul
The two she is liable 10 suffer more than
he, when il comes 10 real heart sorrow.
II the saloon must rcmHin public
nuisance, for the want Of principle
among our leading officials Or whatevcr
is The cause, lot the Old drunhdrdo 20 or
10 ruin II they viii, but ~ UDd'5 name