The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-05-12
T. n. Hagen, Of Huron, Occupied
!; the Pulpit at the Baptist
Church Yesterday.

vices. For the morning subject Mr..
Hagen preached on, Jesus, the
Model Teacher" and in the even
ing he took for his theme, 1.-THE De-
sire of the Creeks"
In handling the morning subject
Mr.. Hagen said in part
Jesus is not the only the Saw
ior, Redememer, Prophet Priest and
King, but He is our example as
well. He is the example for us as
son, a citizen, a man, a preacher, a
teacher.
He was not the only teacher of
his times, for the Jews had their
teachers, the Greeks their teachers
and the Romans theirs; but Jesus
was the peer of them all, for while
the teachers of Greece appealed to
the intellest, and the teachers of
Rome appealed to the sensibilities of
their hearers, Jesus appealed to the
WILL of his audience. We may say
that Jesus is the model teacher in
that He taught with AUTHORITY.
"The Expounders of the Law in
teaching the Jews had to appeal to
Rabbis for their authority, but Jesus
taught them as one having authori-
ty, and not as the Scribes. In His
teaching there was not only the ring
of conviction but there was the
power ofabsolute authority.
"Jesus taught SIMPLY.
''He did not teach simple truths,
for the truths of His Kingdom are
the profoundest philosophy of the
ages, yet He taught these profound
truths in a simple way. One rea-
son why the Common People heard
Him gladly was because they I'M
derstood him.
zone of the necessary factors OF
success in teaching the child is the
use OF language that the child will
understand in the same sense that
The teacher understands it.
"Jesus took the common things of
life and used them in His teachings
to make plain the simple His mes
sage. "For without a parable spake
he not unto them"
"Jesus laugh Patiently.
"The people and even His Dis
ciples did not always understand
him, and while at times he had to
chide them for their lack of faith,
yet in His teaching work He was
very patient.
''There is no form of christian
work with the child, the boy and
girl, be it in the home or the Bible
School. We may learn from him i'll
this respect and be patient in our
God given work, ever remembering
how patient He is with us.
"Jesus laugh LOVINGLY.
Jesus was not sentimentalist,
but there was within him the mighty
master passion of Love. The great
est power at our command in our
teaching work is not scientific
knowledge of the art If teaching,
necessary as that is; but the silent
yet ever conquering power of love.
Love is the greatest power in life.
Jesus is the Model Teacher because
of the life that was behind His
teaching.
Ellis life was the life of Self Sac
rifice.
''He came not to be ministered to
but to minister. The great lesson
that the membership of the church
needs to learn today is the lesson of
self sacrifice. Too many members
of the church mistake reasonable
service that Jesus has the right to
expect from those who profess His
name, for Self Sacrifice. We do not
sacrifice until it costs us something.
We need to give to His service of
our time, fought, brain power, en-
ergy and give to Him who gave us
His best, the very best that we
have. Some people have plenty of
time for the adorment of the body,
and the identifying of the home,
but no time for the work of beauti-
flying of a LIFE and the adorment of
Christian character.
''Jesus lived a life of PRAYER.
''The success of a Bible School
teacher depends very largely on his
or her prayer life. Every vital in
christian services depends upon
prayer God can have power with
man through you only as you have
power with Him in prayer.
Err TO HIS FATHERS WILL.
"Behind the mathies teaching of