The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-13


white and pure, the sunlight touches
It's petals and plants the color there:
II grows and develops and men rejoice
in the radiant loYeliness and the per-
menting fragrance. It was tie Iigk-
that developed tbat little noger and
the sunlight is Of God.
Like the undeyeloped flower the lit
tie child stands facing the future.
What shall be the tint OF that flower ?
What fragrance shall It shed upon the
waiting world? Tie touch OF thb
teacher viii largely determined these.
Then tho touching -Hnust be light and
pure as the air and warm anil loving
as Gods sunshine.
The instrument must be suited to
the delicacy and Importance Of the
works and, no detail ais uniBpOrtant.
The great Teacher laid His blessed
hands upon little children because He
loved them. The teacher OF the little
child must be first of all one who
loves. a-..
1t is not without its deep signifi-
canoe that we teach the little such
songs as you have heard today.
Love, Love, 'Tis love brings us here"
q Love Is the great power by. which
all the best things OF life arc created
or brought to perfection. And no.
where is It's influence more potent
than In tho life of the child Love Is
the childs natural atmosphere, It's
right and heritage. Starved and
stfRted are the ltttle9Jiyeelt that are de-
prived of Its blessed influence. The
Sunday school. depending almost en-
tirely upon the moral appeal for its
discipline and discuss makes q, strong
demand for the possession OF the
greatest spirftlaf noSerf Known to hu-
manity. This docs not mean that the
pfitiiary teacher Is qualified for her
work by shallow and sentimental. de-
yotion TO children, o fondness that
| often subordinates the child's best in
terests to the promptings of mere af-
fection;7 nor that she is disqualified
who does not love all children equally
and at first sight.
But the primary teacher must be one
who he's love to give-and lots Of u
one capable OF winning md being won,
Over the primary door might well be
written: For those who can love;
no others need apply"
& Certain other qualifications fthe
| primary teacher may be enumerated.
Authorities differ widely as 10 The
enumeration and the order. I give
them as thye occur tu me and in tiisir
connection as mantle estatlons sgs the
one great postulate that. opens this
discussion. .t !, Fi,;sI
]. Cheerfulness. Dean. i Hodges
:. peaks In his inimttnble fashion or thr
. sJpef Of Sunday school; Ten efs syl is
'wontFt0 ..be seen on. the way to shis
class with large, linn Bible. npdeg
his aE:;,, wearing Q White tic and a it1;
gubflous cointenance. bsh hoiiSiasiife
which, the, natural man Sc aith From
such religion Good lord deliver ID q
We have q, Rlace for. this, good maj,
. and hie kInd In the adult Bible class
until they quaItfy for teaching by
learning the grace ,of cheerfulness
Ills, typo has no place in the primary
room. The world Is full of visions OF
beauty and brightness to the child, as
God meant il 20 be; aaG the tsaciier
must interpret these visions with a
smiling cpnntenance and a ! ringing,
! ehasryi enice Some little anag have
missed those visions and they need the
smile the nlore,, DR., Strong SAWS OF
the girls WHO ares doing spcisl work
among the seething MASSES sof heter-
ogeneous humanity in down town New
York that tlies mnst.be able, if possi-
bic, to speak In several languages and
certainly TO sthite ID All the Ian
guages.s . So s.S'isiil'i
1t is a weak message OF love that
does not show: itself IN the 10y OF the
countenance; aud. tlt IS Ia poor iaveF
who does not bright ND. at tie sight
os his sweetheart. yfelo, has ed TO
note the beautiful transferraing light
that comes into woman,s face when
she 'iirst becomes sIseeofa tho love oil
s-ssssS,.1 M 2. IS ~ 20
2, Atsractlxeness It appearance. II
his aehlsss ont OF rfsee In serious dis
silst.tIl itvnI I5pnIl
hoages that, Al .So0d Ghristiafis are
gpp99a lcokiHs, hat honoliest face
agloS with: loyps rafleeEing Christ; Is
beautiIli and meant US TO use ev-
ery. f:isss IN IIis;; slyice. i saw an an
Gel. Eint led n French peasant with
shoes an dSsc ss0f the coarsest kneeI-
ing Ap wFaft eyotlon before the
slsrirea of q A iIlts and the Stations OF
TIE Sifess y tlle Roman Cathedral IN
taEs t.eaElss - sllsss;,sr. II was beautiful.
| tt wFg the inner iighti 8, I, !.
Tut no detflif Is liilhnp liant fl the
sacred woS' lsof leading Iittla tifi ies Ia
tshhs,st. with modern op5b ID sties
e8alfs = - ;lsl 20 sym ilinetFieaI and prf,s
rerly egiffopn1aSs S; ma 4 lilSi;lf ~
Teacher mist layet her II and
glIlapet she Iislse select eC1Tnine
ssEHsse sess End learn Ca g 5Isit am IN