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With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul — John Shaqi

With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-SoulStall, Sylvanus

Religion

With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul

Name: With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul
Author: Stall, Sylvanus

Stall, Sylvanus

Children -- Religious life; Children's sermons; Moral education

Willie is more frightened than the dog, and without a moment's
forethought he runs around the corner, to get out of sight. And after
concealing himself for a time in the alley, he steals quietly into the
house at the back door. How he dreads to meet his father and mother.
Every time the door bell rings he thinks surely that it is the druggist
or the policeman. Oh! how this sin pains him; just like the oyster would
be hurt if he does not heed the little crab, when he warns him that the
fish is coming to destroy him. If Willie had only listened to
conscience, what sin and trouble it would have saved him. So, boys and
girls, God has given each of us a conscience, and if we want to be saved
from sin and suffering, we should always be quick to obey our
conscience. Let each of us try and "keep a good conscience."

          QUESTIONS.--Can the oyster see or hear? Can it
          feel? What often destroys the oyster? What lives
          down under the water near the oyster? Can the
          little crab see? Can he get away from the fish?
          How does he assist the oyster? How does he warn
          the oyster of danger? Can boys or girls see sin?
          What has God given each of us to warn us of danger
          when sin is near? Does every boy and girl have a
          conscience? Does conscience always give warning?
          Do boys and girls always obey their conscience?
          Should conscience always be obeyed? Will you
          always try to obey conscience in the future? The
          parent may ask additional questions or make
          application in any other manner they deem best.

          Next Sunday the sermon will be about the worm in
          the apple. Let one of the children get a nice,
          large, perfect apple, and also another apple which
          has been dwarfed and deformed because of a worm
          inside the apple. These will be the objects which
          we shall use next Sunday.




THE WORM IN THE APPLE.

SIN IN THE HUMAN HEART.


          SUGGESTIONS TO PARENTS:--The objects used to-day
          are a large perfect apple and a stunted, wormy
          apple. Have also a knife with which, at the proper
          time, to open the wormy apple. With these
          preparations made, let the children "drive to
          church" after the manner suggested for last
          Sunday.

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With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul

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