Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-08-22

devil.
Did you ever think that you must meet the results
OF your neglected opportunities in eterhity-per-
haps in timef Think of the contamination of that
sweet boy girl Of yours, supernduced and made
possible by your very neglect your failure with
your neighbors and their neglected ones-neg-
ected while you esteem yourself safe and absolute
ly secures neglected while you visit; neglected
while you sleep; neglected while you read trashy
novels; neglected while you seek your pleasure;
and think Of your neglect breeding very cesspOol
at your own door to tester and polute. and which
may engulf the children OF your neghl "a together
with your own.
The home department Of the SundE 3.Sehool se-
cures channel and furnishes an incentive for the
study OF the Word of God to the shut-ins and the
shut-outs, beeps them in touch with the Sunday
school as a multiplied source of blessing brings q
knowledge of the Word to thousands of fathers and
mothers who totally neglect the only book worth
studying, besides securing the enrolment of many
names upon the roll, together with their attendance
upon the Sunday school proper otherwise apparent
ly beyond reach, resulting finally and blessedy in
the salvation OF many.
Systematic and persistent daily study Of the
Word OF God TO the exclusion of much of the trashy
literature is the principal safeguard against world
ly-mindedneas and error in all forms. Searching,
reading and meditatiug upon the Scriptures Is of
more value than prayer, for the reason that God
speaking to man is Of more value than speak
ing to God. This is q sufficient incentive to be
much with the word; with it in the early morning
hour with it in starting the day; with it as the
man OF your counsel for all the day; with it as an
anchor to the soul in the midst of turbulent sea of
doubt and uncertainty, in the midst of winds and
waves Of error which beat upon the head otherwise
unsheltered and unprotected.
Giving (scriptural giving) needs to be taught
and exemplied by the teacher 10 the Sunday school,
It needs to be inwrOught into the very nnermOst
fiber Of the child The rule finds the ordinary nfu-
ence Of the home against better giving; the home
not dominated by the Bible has no principle which
commends itself to Bible. taught man or woman on
the question Of giving.
The rising generation, the boys and girls OF to,
day, must employ better gauge il they want to
take place in advance of their fathers and moth
ere and unless they do this, much Of blessing is
lost to them. The example in many Christian
homes on the question OF giving to the Lord is un-
qualifedly bad.
Two eyes and two eare-and yet it is said that
eighty per cent. Of impression made is through the
eye gate. Sometimes the s dull, the eye rarely.
Use in your teaching that which will catch the eye
You cannot always tell the effect the face by what
lie received through the eargae, but the face often
expresses what the eye catches, and the lesson
learned is more readily seen. Use the eye when
ever you can as the most potent channel to the
brain and to impressibility.
Springfield, Ill., Aug IS, 1908.
As matter OF courtesy there would have BEEN
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