The Child in the Midst: A Comparative Study of Child Welfare in Christian and Non-Christian LandsPlatt, Mary Schauffler
Religion
The Child in the Midst: A Comparative Study of Child Welfare in Christian and Non-Christian Lands
Platt, Mary Schauffler
Church work with children; Missions
Concerning the Blackmer Woman’s National Missionary
Home Association, Universalist.
FOOTNOTES:
[51] Told in “Among the Top-Knots,” Mrs. Underwood (Am. Tract Soc.)
[52] Told in _Missionary Review of the World_, Nov., 1911.
[53] “Foreign Mail Annual,” 1913, For. Dep. Int. Com. Y. M. C. A.
[54] _Pedagogical Seminary_, March, 1908, “On the Education of
Backward Races.”
[55] Edited by Paul Monroe, 1912. (Macmillan.)
[56] _Life and Light_, Oct., 1912.
[57] _Woman’s Work_, Aug., 1911. Cora C. Bartlett.
[58] Told by Miss A. W. Stocking in _Moslem World_, Oct., 1912.
[59] _Congregationalist and Christian World_, Dec. 26, 1912.
[60] “Kindergartens and ‘Near Kindergartens,’” _Child Welfare
Magazine_, Sept., 1912.
[61] “Mountain Tops and Valleys of Humanity,” _Child Welfare
Magazine_, Dec., 1912.
[62] “The Children’s Gardens,” Woman’s Board of Missions, (Cong.)
[63] _Life and Light_, March, 1912. Janette E. Miller.
[64] “How Orthodox Mohammedans Educate a Child.” Bd. of For. Miss.
Ref. Ch.
[65] “The Montessori System,” Theodate L. Smith. (Harper.)
[66] “Education of Girls in the Levant.” T. H. P. Sailer in _Woman’s
Work_, Aug., 1912.
[67] “Physical Training for the Chinese.” M. J. Exner, M.D.
[68] “The Athletic Method in Kashmir,” Henry Forman in _Outlook_,
Sept. 24, 1910.
[69] “Mountain Tops and Valleys of Humanity,” _Child Welfare
Magazine_, Jan., 1913.
[70] “Daylight in the Harem.”
[71] “The Land of the White Helmet,” E. A. Forbes. (Revell.)
[72] “Educational Work of the Bd. For. Miss. of the Pres. Ch.”
[73] “A Little Child Shall Lead Them.” Wom. Bd. For. Miss. Ref. Ch.
Am.
[74] “Home Life in Syria,” Elfreda Post, Wom. Pres. Bd. For. Miss.
CHAPTER V.
THE CHILD AT WORSHIP
“Suffer the little children to come unto Me.”
Children worshiping--The child at worship in Thibet--In India--In
Mohammedan Lands--In Africa--Religious needs greater than all
others--The place of the child in non-Christian religions--In the
Koran--In the Hindu Vedas and Shastras--Confucianism and
Christianity--Failure of non-Christian religions to influence
lives for righteousness--Religious acts and their results to
children--Temple girls of India--Heathen mothers and their dead
children--Only the Bible gives the child a place--The motive for
teaching the children about Christ--The means to be
used--Sunday-Schools--Christian Endeavor Societies--The power of
God’s Word--Christian hymns--Obstacles to bringing children to
Christ--“After many days”--Our great privilege.
[Sidenote: Children worshiping.]
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