The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-07-14

old slid to his feet and stood wriggling
blue eyes bright, red lips parted; what
would he say? 1t was very still. eyes,
dear, tell us just how it makes you feel
to be hungry. Then with perfect can
dor the cherub answered" Just like eat
ing beans" Oh the distance from beans
to soul hunger!
''To resume the gardening. The seed
first in Importance is, l think, the Bible.
The children commit readily long before
their understanding has developed. This
is not discouraging. for many seeds are
long dormant. We must not expect too
much. To the average child the Bible is
just book; not divine record. Its few
pictures please the eye, the rhythm OF its
words the ear In it are stories of good
and bad men. But the child does not
connect it with his own conduct. 1t is
not personal guide. Its teaching must
be reflected by parent and teacher. We
form all their early habits. Let the Bible
be one.
Last winter we learned Ps. 121. A
week later we were discussing the mean
ing, using David to give personality.
''He will not suffer thy foot to be moved. "
What did the poet mean? A bright boy
was ready to answer. So word by word
we proceeded: "Suffer, what does it
mean?' Cache" said the boy. Suffer
thy foot to be moved? He considered,
then triumphantly said: "David's feet
were so tired, it made them ache awfully
to move.'' Did l think his time had been
wasted? No, the seed had been planted.
Some day it would terminate.
$50 into your own home, no matter how
dark, you will not have great trouble in
finding the light. Why? Because you
are familiar with the rooms. You touch
it through habit. Let these children
reach mature years and life's experiences
will have taught them their need. Do
they want joy? the healing touch? the
Strengthening promise? Can they reach
out in the dark and touch the light? This
is the test of habit, familiarity with
Gods word.
"Next comes Belief in this word. Don't
say, this, children, is an allegory, kind
of fairy story told to teach you some
thing. Say, it is so. If you don't believe
it, omit that lesson and teach one you do
believe.
"Matthew's Gospel, our present study,
is filled with the miraculous. If in your
own mind there is doubt Of Christ s
power, let me advise vacation. In my
class of mere babies, have found per-
nicious weed, cepticism-small now;
Just sprout But, should cultivate it,
| how long would it be crowding all the
good from the heart.
I'VE had been studying the restoration
of Jairus' daughter. Il guess she wasn't
dead" wisely remarked member of the
class. WHY" l asked her Because
l don t believe Jesus could make a really
dead little girl alive. Do your" eyes"
"Well, how did Her, "That l don t
know Satisfaction daWned in her face.
Now it was my turn. "Who put the
breath of life in your body" God, ;"
reverently. ''How did He do it? ''Why,
| don't know, but He did. Eyes, - told
her, "God gave you life, sometime He
will take it. Now if if He could do that,
don't you believe He could give it back
to US. He will in heaven To this little
girl, Jesus gave it a second time on earth,
to show the people around that He was
the Son of God"
"Make the children see that miracles are
daily performed for us-birth, death, life
itself, our daily food, the change of
seasons, the transition from the tiny egg
to the bird filled with song, from the
hard brown seed to the perfect flower.
Show them, in short, that without Him
was not anything made that was made.
each week want to give my flock
little clearer realization Of God. Not
Just God in the Bible who long ago
cared for chosen people; not just God
III IcdNcIl, WIN w III vale lol Ao al CCI We
are dead. But living God, Father, Son
and Holy Ghost, seen in Nature daily,
revealed through loving care for all He
has created. The knowledge and Faith
planted, Love and Obedience will be the
Fruit. These little ones will grow in
Christ. They will not sometime come to
Him across chasm full Of awful danger,
for they will never have been far from
Him."
At p. m. very informal banquet
was served to the visitors. Mr. Howard |
opened the evening service at 7.30 and
after several hymns, in which all heartily
joined, Ps. 1911 was read by Mr.. Corson.
Following was trio by Mrs. Mowry,
Mrs. Holmes and Miss Roulstone. Mr..
Corey offered prayer. Miss Lillian G.
Mowry then rendered violin solo. M.
Howard then introduced Mr.. Orlando E.
Frost of Belfast, the speaker of the even
ing, and who delighted all present with
his simple earnest talk upon the Law