The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-13

hold meetings to get men and women con-
verted, and that is very necessary and COM
mendable and we would be remiss in the
performance Of Our duty, if we did not do
1t to the utmost extent of our power, but
let us not forget the Importance of saving
these children for God and for Zion Let
us never forget that they have to be watched,
nourlshed, and carefully trained until they
reach the age of accountability. When they
come to the age of accountability that is the
most important and most dangerous point
IN their lives, for they are at the place where
they must make decision for themselves,
and thus we must guide them Alright.
A word to the teachers in Zion Educa-
t1onal Institutions: You have a great re-
sponsibility. Let no father, mother, guar
dian, or anyone here think for one second
that any of these teachers have an easy place.
10 go into the school room every day for
nine months, excluding Saturdays and
Lords Days, and to handle thirty or forty
children and maintain discipline and in
struct them = going over and over again the
same thing - is very trying and let no one
think otherwise
| take it for granted that the teachers are
all Christians and | would not want anyone
connected with Zion Schools that was not
child of God We try to be as sure as we
possibly can be, and I believe we are sure,
that all the teachers are Christians, belong
to God and have high ideals.
II you can get proper ideals before boy
or girl, or before young people, and have
them moving consistently and systemati-
cally toward proper ideals, you have solved
the problem.
| want these teachers to love these chill
dren with an all consuming love. I pray
that they will be able to win the love of the
children.
1t is no small task to have forty children
in room and have no two of them alike
mentally or in any respect You will find
that they have an unequal start in life and
an unequal start in school. May God help
you all to fulfill your duties in His fear.
Love these children. Be kind to them. At
the same time, we must maintain discipline.
| want Apostle Darms and Miss Thomp-
son to see to it that there is nothing done
that will grieve the Holy Spirit even in
exercising discipline nothing done that is
not proper, right and commendable.
You children are Zion children. You are
admitted to Zion Schools, because YOU are
Zion children.
| have talked about the Christian Catholic
Apostolic Church and about Zion Educa-
t1onal institutions. Now, we have here the
City of Zion. We are here to build this
city to the honor and glory of God / want
everyone of you children to join hands with
the General Overseer and I want YOU to
pray, work, and do all you can to build
Zion City. Now, that means that no Zion
child will have anything to do with people
who want to destroy what we love and what
we want to build up. That means that you
boys should never darken the door of any
OF these little shops and stores that the
enemies of Zion have set up. Let us have
an understanding here this morning before
we start out, because the next time any of
you are found violating this instruction YOU
will not be brought before Miss Thompson
and Apostle Darms, but will be called upon
to visit the General Overseer.
You know in Zion, we do not endorse the
gum chewing habit, and we will not tolerate
it in Zion Schools.
You, IN the Preparatory Department are
old enough to be ladies and gentlemen and
[ am not going to lay down a code of rules
and regulations for you, but I will do as I
have always done - treat you as ladies and
gentlemen. | expect you to have high ideals
and live on high plane; to live in the
strength of God
[ take it for granted that all in this Pre-
paratory Department are members of the
Church. If people want the advantages of
Zion, let them put themselves in the place to
have them
| want you young people to understand
that we expect certain things of you and
that while we shall love you in the Lord
and do everything we can for you, at the
same time discipline will be exercised. If
any students in Zion Educational Institu-
tions, after this warning, go off to moving
picture shows and other questionable places,
it will probably mean your immediate ex-
pulsion.
Young people who have the proper views
of life and who value good habits will be
as particular about their language as they
are about the things that they eat I find
some very lax habits.
We are ii the center of whirlpool of
demoniacal forces, rapidly rushing the
world to its annihilation. The question is,
will you keep close enough to God to resist
these influences.
There has grown up disgusting habit
that some careless young people call ditch
ing school," We do not want any of that
kind of "ditching' around Zion Educa-
tional Institutions That is of the Devil
and it is one of the characteristics of out
| side schools They mean by that express
| sion that they go off somewhere and do not
report for their classes