Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Laura Wisewell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net CRAYON AND CHARACTER Truth Made Clear Through Eye and Ear or Ten-Minute Talks With Colored Chalks B.J. GRISWOLD MEIGS PUBLISHING COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 1913 First Reprint 1918 FOREWORD. Any earnest Christian who is capable of addressing an audience or a Sunday school class, can, by the aid of this book, give a helpful chalk talk. The book has been designed to meet a growing need of this important phase of teaching. Any parent, with this book in the home, can use it not only to teach the boy or the girl a simple method of drawing, but may implant in the life of the child the good seed of the Tree of Life. In the preparation of these talks, "Life" has been the keyword. The thought permeates both the text and the style of illustration used. It is also a feature of the arrangement of each talk whereby a "developing" or "living" picture holds the attention of the listeners through two "scenes" or "steps" of unfolding. Many of the time-honored symbols will not be found in these pages. The Anchor as the emblem of Hope, and the Crown as the type of Victory or Kingship have given place to symbols and types from nature and from the every-day life of common folks. Many a smile has been introduced. And why not? We proclaim the Gospel as the Good News, the message of joy and gladness. The New Testament, with its glad tidings of great joy, is one continuous song. Always, however, it has been the aim to lead the thoughts of the listener to Him whose Light we are to reflect among men. The title of each chalk talk appears twice in the index, in order to provide a wide range of subjects from which to select an appropriate lesson for each occasion. In his years of experience as a newspaper writer and illustrator, the author has endeavored to cultivate the art of saying as much as possible in a few words and drawn lines. In this book (and in your chalk talk work) the same thought applies. As a Sunday school superintendent and a teacher, the author hopes that many may not be afraid to undertake the use of chalk after studying the easy method here described. As a means of enlarging your usefulness as a teacher of the Eternal Truth, the book, we believe, contains much that will help and encourage. Fort Wayne, Indiana. B.J. GRISWOLD. "BEFORE TAKING." There are too many books published which are GOOD for _two things only_: FIRST--They are good sellers, possibly "Best Sellers." SECOND--They are good at keeping people out of bed till midnight--because they make such "mighty interestin' reading."