The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction.Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay)
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The Sabbath-School Index: Pointing out the history and progress of Sunday-schools, with approved modes of instruction.
Pardee, R. G. (Richard Gay)
Sunday schools
_During the week_ he will remember that his duties as superintendent
do not close with the Sabbath, or monthly concert, or teachers'
meeting. Every day he regards the Sabbath-school as his great field of
labor in the moral vineyard. Let us follow him, and we shall see him
on _Monday morning_ on his way to his regular business, when as he
meets little Johnny Smith, who, he remembers, was not in his place in
school yesterday, he very pleasantly inquires the reason. On the
corner of the next street he comes across an absent teacher, and
similar inquiries ensue. On his return home at evening he sees in the
distance, in company with a lot of street-girls, Mary Jones, and he
hastens to her, takes her aside with him, and learns the reason of her
leaving school some weeks before, together with other facts in her
history, which call out kind words of caution for the wayward child,
and he leaves her with the warm assurance of her return. In the
evening he is at the monthly concert of prayer for Sabbath-schools,
and drops a few earnest remarks about the children, which have such an
effect upon two mothers present that they go home and become more
faithful thenceforth in their Christian duty to their beloved little
ones.
On the way, _Tuesday_, he stops in a few moments to see a teacher who
appeared quite perplexed and disheartened on the Sabbath by the
restlessness, inattention, or indifference of her class. He noticed
last Sabbath that that teacher could only interest the class for a few
minutes. On looking over the next week's lesson he is reminded of that
teacher and one of her scholars. The next morning he calls for a
moment upon her on his way to business, and says: "Miss S----, there
is one verse of the lesson that I think can be used with advantage
with one of your scholars--Frank Jones." He explains it to the
teacher, and gives her an illustration or two. What has he done? He
has given that teacher the first real idea she ever had of teaching
Bible truth aright, and she goes to her class the next Sabbath a new
teacher, and never loses the influence in future life. He soon
succeeds in dispelling the cloud, and causing a cheerful light to
shine on her path of duty.
On _Wednesday evening_ he steps over to consult the pastor about the
best way of turning the hearts of parents to their children, and to
arouse the church in _sympathetic_ efforts on behalf of the lambs of
the flock.
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