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March 9, 1910. THE
"How would it do," suggested Joe, "to
be quiet until we are asked about it?
Maybe Mr. Nevin will think that the
street boys did it. They broke one."
"It wouldn't do at all," said Billy quickly.
"It wouldn't be fair."
He told Mr. Nevin and paid for the
pane; and after that he was short of
money for some time, for Billy was poor.
After the three weeks Mrs. Farr said to
Mr. Farr: "I think I know why the boys
like Billy."
"Why?"
"Because he has a delightful habit of
getting the best for himself and his
friends out of what he has at hand. He
makes things 'do' except the things that
"won't do at all. I like Billy myself," she
said smiling.?Sallie Campbell, in Evangelical
Messenger.
THE CATECHISM.
The Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke, the elder,
says that "Scripture exposition is
the highest style of preaching," and the
Christian who carefully studies the sermon
on the mount, Peter's sermon on
the day of Pentecost and Christ's sermon
at his old home, Nazareth, may find solid
reasons for accepting this view of expository
preaching. The following paragraph
from the same writer will give
you food for thought, even if you do not
agree with the views expressed in it:
"They who fail to teach-some catechism
containing definite statement of
Scripture truth to the children under
their care, neglect one of the grandest
instruments of a religious culture. The
arguments against such instruction are
contrary to all the principles of practical
wisdom which obtain in secular education.
The first principles of all knowledge
must be taught dogmatically, and
committed for safe keeping to tne memory,
before they are understood by the
learner. Why should not the same rule
hold good in religion? As to the theory
that we are to teach God's word to children
just as he has given It to us, without
any human formulary or exposition,
it is impracticable, and is never verified
by those who insist upon it."
Apropos to this: When I was eight
years old, the first male teacher I ever
had put Into my hands old Murray's
English Grammar. There were no questions,
and I was obliged to learn "by
heart." One day, when studying "auxiliary
verbs," I learned what I will now
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repeat wora ior wuru, muugu i uaic
never seen it since: "Auxiliary verbs
are those by the help of which the English
verbs are principally conjugated.
They are do, be, have, shall, will, may,
can, and their variations; and let and
must which have no variations." I had
not the least idea what it was all about.
There was not a glimpse of meaning in
it so far as I could see; but I learned it
by heart; I remember it to this day; and
now I know the meaning.
Is not something like this true in the
matter of teaching Christian doctrines
to children? How many children, rearefl
In Presbyterian families, understand the
: PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SO
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tion, "The Shorter Catechism"? And
yet those who are best informed on the
subject do not hesitate to credit the
Shorter Catechism with the sturdy, solid,
intelligent stanchness which so eminently
characterizes the Presbyterian
Church.?Herald and Presbyter.
LET IN A LITTLE SUNSHINE.
Miss Marye R. Shelor, State leader of
the Mt. Sunshine Society, Westminster,
S. C., whose work is Luke 4:18, wishes
to make the following request of all the
readers of the Presbyterian: Please read
i your paper and pass it on to some family
who can not take it If you don't
; care to "pass it on," ask them to read
j and return it. She wishes the ladies to
j cut out nice clippings and make scrap!
books and mail to some country child.
\ Use your old post cards this way.
Mrs. W. P. Ried, Enoree, is starting a
Sunday-school library for her mill town,
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and asks a book for children. If you can
not send her a book, send her a scrapLook.
Mrs. Ried is an angel of mercy to
these poor people. She visits them and
finds out their needs and lends them a
hand. If they can not come to Sundayschool,
she carries it to them. She got
a boy to come to her class who was sixteen
and had never been in a church before.
Every book sent Mrs. Ried will be
a seed in good ground.
Miss Shelor has been successful in
her work, and she says it is due to her
parents' early training and the Christian
training she received at Agnes Scott
College.
"tlsxirr. r-U 1J V- . ....
auuum Oe JUSt llKe tile 8UJ1," Said
the philosopher, "always on the Job."
"Yes," grumbled the old farmer, "but
too many of them are like the sun in the
winter."
"How's that?"
"Late in getting up."?Chicago News.
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