The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-27
SABBATH SCHOOLS ARE
GREAT FACTOR FOR
GOOD DEEDS
(By Horace D. Murray, Abba, Ga,)


and spoil the child" Again we are
told to Train up child in the way
it should go and when it is old it will
not depart from it," When the Great
Teacher was crowded with little
children for His Blessings and His di-
scipIes objected to so much worry for
the Master He made that noble reply
from the depths of His soul: Suffer
little children to come unto me and
forbid them not for OF such is the
kingdom OF heaven" Some more quo
tations from the bible are about child-
rem. And a little child shah lead
them" Out OF the mouth. of babes
shall COME wisdom" Except We be-
come as little child We shall in no
wise enter the kingdom OF heaven.
The bible contains many beautiful
stories about children which are in
spring to both young and old, to do
and to live and to work for the better
ment OF both the moral and social &C
Invites OF the children
The primary object Of any Sabbath
School is to prepare the children for
the work which God shall see fit to
call them to. A we'll rounded educa
ton consists not in the ability to read
and reason but in the training Of the
head, heart and hand The training
of the heart must include morality I'm
der present standards OF teaching.
Now there is in the state of Georgia
no provision for the use of state mo-
ney for the teaching Of the bible to
our youth but on the other hand the
use Of state money for that purpose is
expressly forbidden by the conStitu
ton Of Georgia Therefore we can
not use the time of our literary
schools for the scripture teaching. 1t
being our duty to teach the bible to
our youth we must have another time
and another place other than the lit
erary schools. hence the Sabbath
Schools must exist How fitting and
how noble it is that there are good
men and good women OF our land who
are always willing to take some OF
their time in the preparation and the
teaching OF the vital things of a
Christian life to our little buds OF hui
mainly and to those others who will
partake of the truths.
What beautiful picture it is to see
group of pious teachers vending
their way to the church with bcvy
of those little jewels whom an ALL
wise Father has seen fit to entrust to
the care OF we older people for short
TIME. Hear the laughter and the chat
ter as it echoes to the resounding
tread OF their Joyous footballs The
lovely flowers which bedeck their
several persons not more beautiful or
gay than these. Then too, there is
many a romance in the embryo
emanating from the depths OF true
filial affection Hearts of gold souls
as pure as the dews of Hebron, minds
unwarpcd by the opinions of fools ant
iNhdcls, happiness. truth, right, ant
love are all on the way to Gods house
Their laughter excells the music of the
brook or OF the singing birds Their
tears Of JOY are as pure as the pear
III the heart of the lilly. Their minds
are receptive to proper teaching ant
responsive in an instant to the thing
taught them. Out OF the mouths o
babes shall come wisdom" and trul,
this joyous crowd is enough to glad
den the eyes OF their Creator. Til
child that misses this is missing no
only one OF the purest pleasures o
life but he is missing one of the mos
vital opportunities for good Tn,
thinking man can, i'll this group Sc,
the future of the nation. Our coun
try is as its people are. If the youh,
are taught to fear God and eschev
evil then it will be the characteristic
of the nation some years hence. Tn,
glory, greatness, power, honor. AM
strength OF a nation is measured onI,
by that OF her people, and that OF tn,
people will equal only that to which
they have been taught.
AS the average child.
Who made the stars on which
gaze,
That moon with its sivery Light
and it will tell you at once, God
Show it the beauties in which natur,
'bounds, the singing birds, rippln,
fills, budding trees, babbling brooks
fragrant flowers and the purple head
ci mountain and ask him who mad
fhsm He says, God"
Now these little learners and wor
slippers are in the house of God. VIVA
pretty array Could the artist eve