The Presbyterian of the South : [combining the] Southwestern Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1909-1931, August 25, 1909, Page 8, Image 9

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s Cor Ml Est Low stood within lior ho To give to each his h< With every gift, she gav< The rose of love with At last, came one nniongs Ii;? I _i V- 1 1 111r* uauuii i > I10HU 1101Q 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 ... _ J-" 1 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< 0 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