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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

QUESTIONS.--What should a traveler always have in
          a strange country? What must a sea captain always
          carry with him on his ship? What does the chart
          show? Are we travelers? To what country are we
          journeying? Has God given us a chart to show the
          dangers to which we are exposed in our voyage or
          journey? Should we read the Bible every day? What
          are two principal parts of the Bible? Do you know
          how many books there are in the Old Testament? Do
          you know how many books there are in the New
          Testament? Do you know who was the first man? Who
          was the first woman? Who was the first murderer?
          Who built the ark? Who had the coat of many
          colors? Who led the Children of Israel out of
          Egypt? Who was put in the lion's den?

          After the entire service has been completed and
          after the "drive home from church", chairs can be
          arranged with their backs toward each other, set a
          little way apart, with a shawl, blanket, or even a
          sheet, thrown over them so as to form a little
          tent. A number of tents can be made to illustrate
          the Children of Israel camping in the wilderness.
          They were travelers tenting by the way, who forgot
          about their chart and fell into sin, and God had
          to turn them back in the wilderness for forty
          years of wandering. All this suggests important
          lessons to the parents.

          A series of tents can be arranged like the one
          shown in the picture below (see also pages 209 and
          271) and then, with one child in each tent the
          questions can be asked. When a child fails to give
          the correct answer, he moves down to the last tent
          in the row, the other children move up, and the
          question is passed to the child next in order, the
          same as in a "spelling-bee" and other progressive
          plays. Questions like those given on this page and
          on pages =25= and =26= can be used; also questions
          such as are found in the chapter on "Suggestions
          to Parents," especially from paragraphs 50 onward.

[Illustration: The Children of Israel Camping in the Wilderness.]




THE ANCHOR.

HOPE THAT LAYS HOLD OF CHRIST.

          SUGGESTIONS:--Object: Anchor of any kind. One cut
          from paste-board would answer. During the week the
          little ones might be interested to cut out both
          anchor and the chain, using paste-board.

          Before reading the following sermon, "drive to
          church" and after the audience has been shown to
          seats, begin the service with singing, have the
          regular prayer and have one of the children preach
          over the sermon at the church in the morning or
          the object sermon of 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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