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To give to each his h<
With every gift, she gav<
The rose of love with
At last, came one nniongs
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Yet love, with true insigL
Saw that proud heart >
Her healing gift she feai
Lest by his look, she 1
So she withheld the prici
And empty handed, Pri
But as Love wept in angi
l.o. quickly. Meekness ci
Heal his pain."
liouiney, \Y. Ya.
KEEPING THE
Readitlf in \..nr Hit
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aged teacher's questie
to how to interest Si
like to tell of my expi
Several years ago ]
charge of a large clas
years of age. Bright,
boys, but almost impo;
\\ i'h fear and treir
into the work.
The first Sunday. I
more determined to wi
order to interest then
the teaching of the lesi
be given something to
discarded all lesson In
boy brought his Bible
inf 1111 <-r.iv
to bring out the trutl
of my illustrations, i
had the boys hunt th
slow at first, for the
places, but in a shor
delight to nie. It me
hard work on my pat
questions that those
me. and to guide wise
that often became a f
Dili rug that year s
bles for reciting perfe
a more orderly class
Circumstances comj
a while, and trivo uo
grown to earnest Chr
active ministry.
Now I have a clas:
aire, just out of the I
By simplifying the
them attentive and ir
They read the less
yet look up only on<
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THF. PPFSRYTERE
ltributed
SEKNESS.
her Wigman,
avenly bower
anrt's desire;
p a flower,
heart of fire,
t the crowd,
high with scorn,
it endowed,
.villi anguish torn,
red to bring
ue overborne,
eiess thing
de passed on.
y grief at such losing disdain,
aught Pride's hand aud whispered:
; CLASS INTERESTED.
>er several weeks ago a discour>11
or appeal ior suggestions as
unday-school scholars. I would
erience along that line:
[ reluctantly consented to take
s of unruly boys from 13 to 15
intelligent, unusually interesting
>sible to control.
lbling and much prayer I went
failed, but was only that much
in those boys. I realized that in
, ? t- . '
i mt_\ iiium l?c given a pari 01
son. Their eyes and hands must
do. So I put them to work. I
dps from the class-room. Each
and they were kept busy huntlparing
Scripture with Scripture
is of the lesson. I also got all
f possible, from the Bible, and
iem up and read them. It was
boys could not readily find the
t time the class was a perfect
ant many hours every week of
t to try to be prepared for any
bright boys would spring upon
;ly and helpfully the discussions
eaturc of the class,
pvcral nf tlm ...,.1 n:
ctly the Shorter Catechism, and
was not in the school,
idled me to leave the town for
the class, hut those boys have
istian manhood and some in the
5 of little girls 8 to 10 years ol
nfant Room.
same method I find I can keep
iterested.
An vt f * 1* " T"i - f- 1 - -* ? *
vii hai uviii me ?>iijic, ana as
e or perhaps two simple refer
OF THE SOUTH.
onccs. They arc learning1
wonderful how they enjoy
to find the places without
My first aim in tenchinc
children reverence for the 1
011 that, put one or two on
them. Then a sense of
reality, and the lesson, as
enly Father to each child \
1 try to teach them from
portance of reading and
God.?Psa. 119. 105.
Of course I have to go
as to make it a pleasure ai
order and teaching as mu
teaching whether very you
lievc it important to make
the lesson living words.
The children nn? lio\-e
brief time given to class w
loo quickly and the childre
I am daily thankful to
llis help and blessing on
perfect note can help any
this one will feel that ano
bestowed upon her efforts
THE ASSEMBLY'S AG'
SIOl
Local Home Missions at
dividual demands of each
great needs and growing c
1
uc scrvcu except dv the
Church under the auspice
mittec.
What Presbytery, unaid
of the 300,000 Mexicans poi
entire Synod of Louisiana
ing people of that State?
successfully missions for i
could educate and evangeli.
our Southern mountains?
Church follow its ever-inc
daughters, moving always
cities of the (ireat West;
these questions is the ag;
eral Assembly.
The growing importance
growing 011 the Church.
Executive Committee coi
ooo to tne entire held. Fo
already promised nearly i
over last year of more than
The necessity of this 1
effort is manifest upon a
growing West means a rap
always requires larger ej
r effort to meet the demai
Added to this phase of tl
> now compel attention and <
influx of foreigners into
i been a problem for the ]
millions are invading the
August 25, 1909.
to use the Bible and it is
it and how eager they are
help from the teacher.
r is to impress upon the
louse, tjive the Bible verses
the board and drill them on
the Divine Presence as a
a message from our Heav>ersonally.
the Scripture the vital immeniorizing
the Word of
very slowly and simply so
id not a task, and vary the
eh as possible. But in all
ing or older children. I beJesus
Christ a reality and
no thought for play in the
ork. and the times goes all
n do not seem to tire,
my Heavenly bather for
mv work, and if this iniother
discouraged teacher,
ther rich blessing has been
in the Master's work.
A Sympathizer.
GRESSIVE HOME MISMS.
re operated to meet the incommunity;
but there are
ipportunitics which can not
united effort of the entire
s of the Assembly's Coined,
could meet the demand
uring into Texas? Could the
care for the foreign-speakWhat
city could carry 011
its alien citizenship? Who
ze the unreached millions of
By what method can the
reasing stream of sons and
to the fertile tdains or new
r The only answer to all
gressive work of the Gen..0..1
-
. VJI 11113 Vlldl cait.sc Is 1H)W
(July a few years ago the
jlcl only appropriate $30,r
tliis current year, we have
$100,000, being an increase
$30,000.
arger outlay of funds and
moment's reflection. The
idly developing work, which
cpenditures in a strenuous
ids for Church Extension,
lie work, two new features
effort. The first is the great
our midst. Hitherto it has
\Torth. Now the incoming
South. We can no longer