The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 4: And His Life Depicted in a Gallery of Eighty PaintingsNewton, Richard
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The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young, Vol. 4: And His Life Depicted in a Gallery of Eighty Paintings
Newton, Richard
Jesus Christ -- Art; Jesus Christ -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
When he says—“Go ye into all the world and preach,” he does not mean that
all his people must leave their homes and go out as ordained ministers.
What he means is that whether we go out as missionaries, or not, we
must have the missionary spirit, and must do all we can to help the
missionaries in their work. We must try to get those around us to know,
and love, and serve Jesus. And the important question for us all to
consider here is—how can we do this? In answering this question, let me
point out _four_ ways in which this may be done.
We can be missionaries, and help to preach the gospel, _by our example_.
A little boy named Ernest had begun to love the Lord Jesus Christ and to
be a Christian. One day he said to his aunt, “Now I want to grow up a big
man, and then I will be a minister and preach to lots of people about
Jesus.”
His aunt told him that he need not wait till he was a man before he began
to preach. “Try now, every day, to learn your lessons well,” said his
aunt; “to be kind, and gentle to all, and try by God’s help to overcome
your bad temper, and so, by your example you may be preaching Jesus every
day.”
“The Children’s Service.” A little girl went to a Children’s service one
Sunday afternoon. On going home she told her mother about it. “What led
you to go, Mary?” asked the mother.
“I went, mamma,” she said, “because I was invited to come by a kind boy
that I met in the street yesterday. I saw him stop and stroke a donkey
that was frightened by a cruel boy. Then he kindly picked up my ball that
was rolling away and returned it to me. As he did this he handed me a
paper about the children’s service, and invited me to come. I knew he was
a good boy because he was so kind and had such a happy face. He said he
was sure I would like the services; and I did like them. And I mean to go
every time.”
“A Young Hero.” Thirty years ago a boy had given his heart to the
Saviour. He had been confirmed and joined the church. The next day he
went to school. Some of the wild boys of the school heard that he had
joined the church, and they made up their minds to have some fun with him
about it. At recess time they formed a ring about him, and cried out:
“Oh! here is the good boy, Charley! He is going to be a Christian!”
And what did Charley do? Did he feel ashamed and try to steal away? Did
he get angry, and hit, or kick, or speak cross to them? No. But he calmly
looked the rude boys in the face, and said, in a manly way: “Yes, boys,
I am trying to be a Christian. And isn’t that right?”
The boys’ consciences told them he was right. They felt ashamed. The ring
was broken up at once, and Charley had no more trouble.
He was preaching by his example.
“A Beautiful Illustration.” Mary Duncan was a little girl, only four
years old, who was trying to be a Christian. This incident shows us that
even at that early age she was beginning to preach, and do good by her
example.
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