Evening journal., 1911-06-01
Topic for Sunday, June 4. 1911.
Lessons From the Life of Samuel.
Sam. -: 1-6; 1926.

Parents should read Samuel's life
carefully and prayerfully, for the Sc
cret of his success in life was that he
gave his life early to God. His moth
er, who greatly loved God, took him
to the temple with her when he was
but a babe. and there consecrated
him to her God He was left in the
care of the High Priest, Eli What a
sacrifice for Hannah to leave her only
son, her only child, in the company Of
the wicked sons of Eli! But God took
care of Samuel, and guarded him
Alright for He had a great work pre-
pared for him.
How is It so many of the young
men of today who have Christian
mothers and fathers, are seen on the
streets Sunday evenings instead of in
the church, or at the pleasure parks
Sunday afternoons rather than in the
Sunday school? Here is a question
that many mothers, who dearly love
their wayward child could answer in
tearsA When the baby is baptised the
mother and father promise before God
that they will bring il up to believe
and trust in God and obey His COM
mandments. Mothers, how often nave
you prayed with your child? How OF
ten have you told him of the story OF
Jesus and His love, when the childs
heart has not known the evils or THIS
world? How often have you instructed
him in the laws set forth in the great
est of books, the Bible? Before min
lister of the gospel, you promised to
teach that child in the ways OF God
Almighty. The minister was the Wit
ness. but God has a record OF your
promise in the great book. and to him
you are responsible. He will hold you
accountable, if you neglect the Chris
tian training Of the child you are
privileged to raise.
If the parents would early conse-
crate their children's lives TO Cod,
as Hannah did with Samuel, ana
praverfully take that child to God,
what temptations, what snares, might
not our youth be saved from. There
are times in most every young mans
life when only the conscious knowl-
edge of the saving power Of Jesus
Christ. will keep him from going
astrav Then how necessary it is that
the Young should know Jesusl How
many mothers would be saved the
awful pangs of after years, If they
had kept their faith with God, and
reared their children Alright? The
child who knows. early in life, how
great is the love of Christ, will de-
, velop in grace. and will eventually be-
come a strong man, ready to take
stand wherever he may be. Tempta-
ton will have no easy mark in the
Christian, who is thoroughly conse-
Grated TO God.
Christ commands, Seek ye first the
( Kingdom of God and His Righteous
ness. and all these things shall be ad-
ded unto you" What does this mean
So many people place nice clothes
means of pleasure, and lavishing upor
their children all they desire. before
all things else. They fail TO take into
account the fact that the child has
soul that must be fed and nourished
lust as much as the body. They thinl
first of worldly thinr~ and leave tht
spiritual to take care Of themselves
If the Kingdom Of God is first sough
by the child. all needs will be sup
Piled by God Possibly all the wants
of the child will not be met, but thu
child of God is satisfied with his lot
The world cannot satisfy the longingl
n the soul. A knowledge of the fac