New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
TALKS TO CHILDREN
Dr.. Farrar Discusses Teachings
of Nesc Testament.

Tit for Tat and the Gold Bullet" was
the topic OF the children's sermon preached
yesterday morning by the Rev. DR.. James
NJ. Farrar. ex-president Of the general
synod OF the Reformed Church in Amer
ics and pastor % the First Reformed
Church. Seventh avenue and Carroll street.
Brooklyn. Ills text was Rye for eye.
tooth for tooth" Exodus xxi. -. He said.
II the juniors had a choice would they
prefer 20 he boys and girls growing 10 man
hooo and womanhood or would they rather
be men and women first and then grow
backward 10 boys and girls 1 know your
answer before you can utter II. IL Is A
splendid thing 10 be young and then grow
n years, IN size, IN strength and In knowl-
ecee SO long as you think and act you
VII grow; when YOU stop thinking and
Scung you VIII begin 10 grow backward
your school work helps you 10 grow in
knowledge. From time 20 time your teacher
gives you test, and after the test you
are anxious 70 see your corrected papers.
ksch marx Is measure OF your growth.
Every nation was al 1rst young. like
Attle child, and then grew 10 be stron.
thinks aao acts like a child When Il stops
tnlnklng and acting IL stops growing up
ware. mere was nation called Israel
tnat tried 20 learn all thar could be known
about God. The Old Testament is the
school papers % tins nation This child
nation knew GOO "a a little child would
know him. II any one strikes a child
he wants 10 strike back. Israel thought
Cod would want them 10 strike back our
teNt became one of their laws-"Eye for
eye, tooth for tOOth"-that is II a man
put out another mans eve then one OF
hls eyes was TO be put out II boy
struck companion and broke his tooth
or ni ms teeth was 10 be broken-yOu boys
Noulc can II Tit fOr tat They listened
10 God, az their teacher bat did not under
stand al he said. Their test papers were
Christ the great teacher. came into this
wore corrected their papers and gave
them some new lessons our text is one OF
The mistak7s lie corrected.
Ihe olo Testament is their school papers,
TIE NeW Testament il their corrected
papers with some new lessons Christ, the
great teacher. drew a line through this
text In Matthew n. N So YOU Will md the
correction; "Ne have heard that II hath
been said. an eye FOR an eye, and a tooth
tor a tooth: but ] say unto you. That ye
resist not eyil. but WhosOever shall smite
NEE on Thy TlEht cheek, turn 10 him the
other also Many parts Of the Old Testa-
ment were not corrected. but were marked
"A These test papers were correct Some
good people. called Christians. read the
Old Testament and overlook the correction
marks IN the New Testament They take
for truth the parts Christ marked as mis-
am going 10 tell you a story Of how a
gooo man IN reading the Old Testament
overlooked the correction made Of cur text.
A. the time OF the Boer war m Africa the
Dutch hated the English. They believed
15 --.et- 80. De'-.-c oL-ig 70 So Ief
gold- man whose name was Van Bos-
boom was considered the best shot IN the
country. After one Of the awful battles
between the Dutch and English Van BOs-
boom was told that his two sons. officers
IN the Dutch army. had been shot He
went 10 PRESIDE Paul Kruger and asked
the privilege OF being sent pack into the
army "OOm Paul, as the people loved 10
call their President asked Van BOsbOOm II
he stil had his famous rife. Yes he re-
piled. Then you viii need cartridges"
said the President Van B0sbo0m an
swered. 7 have plenty Of cartridges. I
have made some for myself" Then draw
ing close 10 'Oom Paul he whispered
tOnishing for "Oom Paul" let his pipe drop
from ms mouth
A. he hade the President go0dby he said:
I viii give these people what they came
Tor. Then he went 10 The front and
waited Tor battle. When the English
army came he would get as close TO them
as he could, ana would select two young
officers. about Che age 4 his two sons. A
sharp crack Of his rife would be heard.
then little later NJ would be heard again.
When the two Young men were carried
from the field a. was noticed that instead
of the usual TWO ounces Of lead which
formed the Martini bullet there was
bullet made OF two ounces of gold. That
WAS what he meant when he whispered 10
the President: 7 VIII give them what they
came for.
After he had shot two Young officers. in
order 10 he avenged for his own two boys
he would return 10 p quiet place. smoke
pipe and read his Bible He read the Old
Testament, hut forgot 20 turn 10 the New
Testament IN order 10 learn what parts
the Great Teacher had corrected.