The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 3, March, 1883 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 3, March, 1883Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 3, March, 1883
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
At 3 P.M. is the children’s meeting known as the “Look Up Legion,”
but called by some the “Look Up ’ligion,” composed of members of
our own and other Sunday-schools of the city, ages ranging from two
and a half to twelve years. Their regular and prompt attendance
attests their interest and zeal. One of the members of the choir
assists in leading the singing, which is a prominent feature of the
hour. Our principal readings and talks are taken from the book,
“Talks to Boys and Girls about Jesus.” Always when available we
give them a short juvenile temperance story, and distribute books
and papers when we have them. Our motto is “Lend a Helping Hand,”
and the aim to teach to become children of the Great King, to help
others to become such by inducing them to come to Sunday-school and
to these meetings, where they can hear about Jesus. One little girl
said to us to-day, “I am glad you have these meetings, for I get
tired reading, and mamma won’t let me play.” One of the larger boys
is anxious to know if we are to continue them during the year. At
7 P.M., with a good and attentive congregation, we listen to one
of a series of illustrated sermons, which has been our privilege
since Christmas, an earnest and solemn appeal to the unconverted
from the passage in Rev. vi., 13-17, plainly proving that the fear
and confusion of those who cried “Fall on us and hide us,” resulted
from the sinner’s own carelessness and indifference, and it is
hoped that the truth found lodgment in the hearts of the hearers,
and will bring forth fruits meet for repentance. Our day closes
full, and if in after years we see the young filling honorably
responsible positions, we shall not regret that we were “sent.”
MISSIONARY WORK, SAVANNAH, GA.
_By Miss Jane S. Hardy._
_Monday, Jan, 15._—Early dawn found me wide awake, and planning
the work of the day. Soon the accustomed “ding dong” caused a
general stir in the Home, and the second call brought us all
into the dining-room, where we soon satisfied our bodily wants,
and on bended knee sought “supplies of grace” for our spiritual
needs. Soon another bell announced the approach of school-time,
and nearly two hundred pupils gathered, as was their wont, in the
chapel of Beach Institute. There God’s blessing was again invoked,
both in song and prayer, a few words of counsel were given by the
Superintendent, and the scholars were dismissed to their respective
school-rooms.
I would fain have lingered there; for it brought to my mind
the many years of happy toil spent among _my_ pupils in the
school-room. Yet I am content—yea, happy, in doing the work that
comes to my hand in visiting from house to house.
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