The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-11-20

0iiSdSeu IN the
bloody warefare that he was, but
would have been to home and
comfort to his old father in his do.
clining years.
Victor Hugho said: He who s;ns
against child sins against God.n
but the words of Master are tbeae.
But whosoever shall offend one Of
these little ones which believe in
me, it were better that mill stone
were hanged about his neck, and
that he were drowned in the dentb
of the sea- Be it far from anv
christian to sin against child, but
the simple restraint from in any way
offending little one is far short Of
our christian duty, 1t is our sac
red duty before God to strive with
all our might to bring the little
ones to Jesus ere it is everlastinplv
too late. While child's heart is
young and tender is the time to in
fiuence it for good. DR.. Haslett
has summed up by many authori-
ties on the age of conversion, and
finds that out of 6,641 cases, 5,O54
conversions occurred between the
ages OF twelve and twenty years.
Only 1877 occurred at Is years or
over. This is but a sample of the
facts that are presented to us at ev-
cry turn. Youth is the accepted
time; youth is the day of salvation.
This is the fact Of experience. We
do not limit the grace of God, of
course; He can save at any time;
but he does save most of those that
are saved in the time of youth. If
we work with the child, we work
in closest harmony with the laws
of the development of soul, which
are the laws of God.
The teacher deals with the sem
sitive child heart. The waters OF
the ocean answer the summons of
the moon, and the tides proclaim
with what authority the mistress OF
the night speaks. Iron filings re-
spond to the call of the magnet and
reveal the subtle influence of the
electric current. Bursting bud and
opening flower tell us how nature
obeys the whisper Of Spring. Scales
are SO delicately adjusted that even
the warmth Of the human body will
cause the arm of the balance to turn.
But more susceptible still to influ-
ence is the heart of the child. How
very very delicate then is the teach
er's task! Do not think for one
moment that when you are before
your class you can cover up your
inner heart feelings in the least, fol
there will be something about your
expression in words or tone that viii
reveal to the child just how much
you are concerned obout his SOULS
salvation. Let us have the one OBJ
ject uppermost in our hearts; JUS
we can present the lesson that /
might make a lasting impression up
on the heart of the child and max
the path of Truth and Righteous
ness more plain and easy for him t
follow.
Now in closing let us each tax
some practical questions to ourselve
ponder over them and earnestl,
strive to make them a part of GU
lives.
Do daily pray for blessing up
on each scholar in my class?
Do I gladly embrace every oppor
tunity for improving my own mind
in order that l may useful to m,
class?
Do make it point of duty ever,
Sabbath to urge upon my class tn
necessity of a change of heart?
Dol think to set before them ex
amples of seriousness, devotion an,
Indifference to the fashions and spi
rit of the world?
Am | uniformly kind and gentl
in my words to my scholars and do
live life of entire devotedness t,
God?
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