The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common wordsWoolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
Religion
The Bible object book : $b A book of object lessons which are different, written in plain English and in common words
Woolston, C. H. (Clarence Herbert)
Children's sermons
"Who next will be our preacher tonight?" This call is responded to by
two little girls, one bearing an ornamented candle coming first, the
other bringing a plain candle following. As you take the first candle
you say: "Beauty and adornment are useless and only pure vanity if
just on the surface. People like to show off in religion, that is,
they often like to show off their clothes and personal adornment, but
you will notice after you have lit this candle that it does not give
any more light than this plain candle," which you now take from the
little girl standing a little space from you. You light the plain
candle, and place them side by side, and by the side of the
preacher's candle, and the preacher says, "Both the poor and the rich
can shine alike for God, for he is Maker of them both."
Give the call again, "Who will preach for us next?" A child comes
forward with a box wrapped in paper, and gives it to you. After you
have opened it you produce a fine white candle. What does this mean,
Mr. Preaching Candle? The candle answers, "I am a soul which hides
his light under a bushel. I have gone out." Light it and place it by
your side, that its light may call the people out of the easy pew and
comfortable chair to the fortress to fight by light.
Behold! I see another prophet approaching. It is a foreigner. As he
comes to the platform he bears the flag of China, and carries a
Chinese lantern. He is coming not to preach but to listen. Hold up
the lantern close to the preacher candle and say: "China is asking
for the true light. What doth the preacher candle say?" And the
candle answers: "Hear me, all ye people, Our Master's great
commission tells us we are to go into all the world and preach the
gospel. China is the largest nation of the world, and so according to
the order of the Light of the World, we give China the light." Here
light the lantern, and give it back to the child, and bid him
Godspeed in his mission of light to his people who sit in darkness.
Give the call again, and six boys and girls come forward with a tall
unlit candle in a candlestick. These are six Lay Preachers, Helpers
of the Pastor. They do his bidding, and then they are sure to shine.
Now light the six candles and let them stand around the desk holding
their candles. Spread the children out as far as possible, so there
will be no danger of their burning each other. Now the preacher
candle says: "I am backed by my church-membership. They stand back of
me. They are shining forth the same light that I shine out. This is a
pulpit of power."
Here endeth the sermon of the candles in the pulpit. You now take the
candles from the children and place them on the desk with the other
candles and close by singing "The Light of the World Is Jesus."
=31
A POST-CARD SERMON
OBJECTS: A Collection of Post-cards=
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account