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MISS MARY E. WRIGHT, - - • Editress. HOW TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL MIS SION BANDS. Read at the Womans’ Missionary Union at La Grange, by Mrs. Win. H. Baker, of Atlanta. The first requsite to a successful Mission/ Band, is a good leader. Some one has said, “Take the busiest lady in your church for the leader of the Children’s Mission Band,” infer ing that the busiest will make the best worker; added to this I would say, take the one who has the most of the love of Jesus and love for children in her heart, for without these two elements she can not suc ceed, be her elective ability unsur passed. She. must also be oye who knows the importance of the mission cause and who will feel that she is as Divinely commissioned in her work with the children, as the minister is in his to the church, and she must be one who will never let her interest flag or yield to discouragements— for discouraging times are sure to come in all work with children. Given such a leader, there will be but little trouble in carrying on a successful Mission Band —and there should surely be one in every church, for if the children arc not educated in, and taught to love the mission cause, who will forward the work a few years hence ? If there arc no sunbeam bands in your churches, dear sisters, please go home and start , them. First, se cure some lady to be the leader—a young lady if possible, as she will have more leasure, —but be most care ful in the choice of your leader! Then ask your pastor some Sabbath morning from his pulpit, to explain the object, and invite the children to meet the. loader at a given time and place. She will be sure to be met by a good number, for children al ways like to meet together. Then let her tell them of some of the sad needs of the heathen,—such as the child widows of India, or the feet bound little girls of China, or of some of the gospel-destitute portions of our own land, —afterward she will only need to ask how many of them will join the “ Sunbeam ” to help send the light of the glad tidings,—to find herself surrounded with a band of workers at once. .„ - 1.-ct tbc’m.n.'yE. aJrct -a. Vice president, Secretary and Treas urer, from among their own number, also electing the leader as “lady director,” and as far as possible, have them conduct their owui meetings, although of course the leader must guide them in this as in all else. The hand meetings should be opened with devotional exercises, the President reading the selection of scripture, or some times for variety, call on all present for a verse, or have them re peat in concert the twenty-third Psalm, the beatitudes, or other famil iar portions of the Bible, and after singing, have some of the children pray. Perhaps you will think this quite impossible, but I assure you that it is not. If the leader will talk earnestly to them about the necessity of prayer in their work, and have them become accustomed to their own voices in sentence prayers, teaching them to come to God as their Father, telling him their needs and asking his blessing, she will soon find them quite willing to take part in this exercise. How shall the children’s interest be retained? Well, one of the first essentials is to keep them busy, and the hour of meeting maije interesting as well as instructive. Keep their interest by having them do as much of the work as possible; have a num ber of committees, a “ Look Out ” committee, to seek new memlters, look up absentees, write invitation cards, etc. A “Ladies’ Aid,” to copy mattes to be distributed; a committee of two at each meeting to provide flowers for the next, and to carry them afterwards to some sick mem ber or friend. Let the leader plan a systematic study of Missions, Dr. 801 l and Rev. Braxton Tayler, have for the past six years, prepared studies of our Foreign fields for the children. They are most excellent and helpful in carrying on mission bands, and can be had free of cost by application to the Mission Rooms in Baltimore. Let the leader take the country which is to be studied and ask one of the older boys or girls to draw a map of it, then another may use the map and give an object lesson, tell ing of the characteristics and natuaal resources of the country. Children have such vivid imaginations, a little boy with a hoe and rake may repre s'ent a farmer and tell of the products of the land, a little carpenter with his tools may tell of its buildings, a little tailor may tell of the manner of dress and living, and so on. They can impersonate our missionaries, giving a sketch of their lives and work. Review in concert the. facts learbed until they are facts in their minds, and they will never here after fail to have an interest in fields thus studied. Vary the program with music— which children always enjoy—reci tations, and simple tableaux of mis sion scenes. Imaginary telephonic communications between the band and the mission stations make the work real, and an occasional issue of a band paper is also a good thing in maintaining the interest. Os course the leader will always have to pre pare the program before hand and have the parts to be assigned at each meeting for the next. • She will need to be ever on .the alert to have fresh thoughts and ways to keep the chil dren, slue will need to seek them on bended knees, looking into the face of the Master. Just before closing, the collection should be taken. Whether this be in stipulated dues or in voluntary offerings it should be made one of the most interesting events of the meeting. The leader can make it so by teaching the children to give from principle and not to offer to the Lord only that which costs them nothing. Let her inspire them to give from self-sacrifice, or to earn their missionary money, there are so many little ways in which they/tan earn it, if the parents will plan for and help them; and many dimes and nickles which would otherwise go for confections can be turned into the mite box by a little judicious teaching from the leader. It adds greatly to the zest of the giving if the band has a specific object for their money, a boy or girl in some mission school, etc., it is per haps not the best way but it will lead to it. An occasional missionary concert w ill be a great help in keep ing up the interest, as will also a “ Missionary tea ” or ice cream social in some one’s parlor or on some one’s lawn. Much benefit will be derived from a good circulation, and reading, of the children’s mission papers. Each number of “Kind Words” contains valuable information about sor £ ->nn of our Mission fields, it is X end is *gotten up v i e a manner to please the young. . “This means work ! ” oh yes dear sisters it does mean work—and time— and thought— and prayer, but there is no other work that will pay so well. A mission hand leader says of her work, “It is paying to-day in the growth in character which we see in those we are striving to train; it will pay to-morrow when, through this early training, they shall be quick to attend to the King’s business and ready to give liberally to hasten it on ; w hen in faith with works they pray expectantly for the spread of the gospel and go to spread it. Can our labor cease to pay through count less ages ? ” It is the Master’s works it is a solemn work; the leader will have in her hands pliable little souls and she can mould them into almost any thing she desires. The ideal mission band is the .stepping stone for the children into the church, there can be thrown around them there, an influence which will teach them, while working to save, the souls of the heathen, that their own souls must be saved also. Can we copiputJ the work of a soul. The dear Master considered it worth his precious life so the souls of the hea then and of our fallen brothers in this land should lie of value in our eyes, but the souls of our own little ones are dearer to us and for their sakes we want in all of our churches suc cessful mission bands. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when enter ing it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputa ble physicians, as the damage they w ill do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mercury, and is internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonial free. (Q> ' Sold by Druggists, price 7 sc. per bottle. Rev. Jas. H. Cordon, pastor M. E. Church, Wilson, N. C., says: I have used Bradycrotine, and never in a single instance failed to obtain imme diate relief from Headache when di rections werefollowed. THE CHRISTIAN INDEX: THURSDAY APRIL 21. 1892. (Cite gxmeelwXiL VALUABLE OONTBIBUTIONS. The real housekeepers who read this department can, if they will, give us many valuable contributions, the result of their actual experience, if they will. Our good sister grace fully responds in the following: Eatonton Ga.—l am one of the housekeepers who are glad to see the “ Household ” column restored to its place in our Index. I will say that I felt conscience-stricken when I read the remarks which accom panied its reinstatement about lack of interest on the part of the house wives. Not that I lacked interest, but that I had not tried to contribute something to the department as had been requested. I herewith absolve my conscience by offering the follow ing: Variations in Biscuit Dough.— By biscuit dough, I mean either but termilk and soda, or baking-powder biscuits, which can be so quickly pre pared that one often depends upon them as the staple wheat-bread of breakfast or supper. Consequently any little change by which to vary the monotony of'“biscuits,” is wel come. When in a hurry I often cut my biscuit dough w ith a knife into squares after pricking the dough all over with a fork. They fit into the pan better, and more can l»c cooked in the same space. I Vienna Rolls.—When the bis cuits are cut with a round cutter, place a small piece of butter ou each one, then double it, pressing the edges together, and bake as you do plain biscuits. The butter makes them rich, crisp and good. Short Cakes.—This is a Aery quick way of making many different kinds of desserts. Make a dough as for biscuits, roll into “hoecakes” and bs'ko. When done, which should be just as dinner is taken up, split, butter, and placing the lower half on a dish that heat will not injure, spread with fruit, either fresh, canned, cooked or preserved. If fresh, as sliced oranges, black hurries or straw-berries, sprinkle with suggar freely. Put on the top half, butter and suggar the top, and place in the oven until ready to be served. Notwithstanding I have given the above receipts, I now put in a strong plea for the use of more corn bread or graham bread. The use* of both in place of white flour has greatly relieved a case of habitual constipa tion. “But,” some will say, “I don’t like either. I answer, that if proper ly made, muffins, corn-cakes, egg bread, graham gems, etc., can be eaten as a matter of principle, and perhaps the taste can be cultivated. A Housekeeper. Rev. John Crawford in the Chris tian Statesman gives this account of one family’s worship as he witnessed it: I was out Gospel-ranging, and was quartered for the night w’ith a broth er who had five children; four were at home with him and one had gone to be w ith the Lord. Tile bright rays of the early sun, as they poured be tween the pot-plants and into the warm sitting room on that winter week-day morning, were no more cheery than the six faces which greet ed me when I -sat down with the family for its morning meal. Nor was the meal itself, although it seem ed to be absolutely perfect in its qual ity, preparation and appointments, any more simple, savory and substan tial than the dish of family worship which followed it. I noticed that those children were not compelled to worship God on an empty stomach, as are some unfortunates. Right joyously they trooped into the front room and took their places for the daily family worship. First came the reading of the Scripture, which was interspersed with bright and ear nest questions and with reverent re marks. The portion read struck me as wonderfully vivid and real. Then came a commandment from 1 his one, and a beautiful attitude from that, with some sweet little application to to the family life of the day before. Then followed two or three ques tions from the Catechism, and I saw that in the answering, accuracy was encouraged. Next we prayed, and after a short simple prayer by*the leader, the older ones added each their special petitions, when all re peated the Lord’s Prayer in unison. Then there was sung one of the stan dard hymns of the church. Any thing more?. Yes, while the baby lay in the mother’s lay, the rest rose, and •Jter joining hands so as to make a complete in which the stranger also was invited to a place, the doxology was sung. When the third line was reached and they sang, “Praise God above, ye heaven" ly host,” I noticed that they all glanced toward the mantel-piece, and - on it I saw the photograph of a little boy who bore the family likeness, but was not present. There was method in that family worship. But it took time, a good deal of time, full twenty minutes. Did it? Well,what is time for? FRIENDS IN MISFORTUNE. A touching incident which was seen on a Boston street, one cold day last winter, illustrates the way in which suffering begets charity. It was one of the cheerless, windy days, when the air is full of snowflakes while yet it seemed to cold to snow in earnest. On a back street was an iron plate in the sidewalk, around which thin streams of steam arose. On this bit of warm surface cowered a morsel of a girl, not more than four or five years old, pinched with cold and hun ger, and most scantily dressed. As she crouched over the warm plate an ill-looking cur came drifting down the street. He hesitated as he came into the circle of warm air, and with a wistful whine looked up into the face of the girl. Instantly the little thing moved over to make room for her fellow-waif. “Poor doggie !” she said, hugging her forlorn shawl closer about her: “is he cold, too ?” And the two comrades in misfor tune shared together the hospitality of the iron plate in perfect fellowship. —Exchange. We give this here that some ex perienced housekeeper will answer it through the Index : Will some one please write me what will remove grease spots from carpets? I have a nice carpet nearly ruined by grease. I have peaches, strawberries and grapes now over a year old and as natural as when picked. I use the California Cold Process. You do not cook nor seal the fruit and it only, costs a cent a quart to preserve it. If anyjof your readers wish, I will send them a small sample of berries by mail and tell them just how to put them up. "You can put up a bushel of berries in about ten minutes and it is much less trou ble and expense than canning. lam an old resident of your county and will be glad to hear from any one there. > T KLUE Rea mt, Box 111*. .’lville, Ohio. ■J."--!*." ■JJ’.JIB— BMBBW (Earner. THE TONE OF VOICE. It is not so much what you say, As the manner in which you say it; It is not so much the language you use, As the tones in which you convey it. “Com® here!” J sharply said, And the baby cowered and wept I" “Como hero!” I cooed, and he looked and smiled, And straight to my lap he crept. The words may be mild and fair. And tho tones may pierce like a dart; The w ords may be soft as the summer air, And the tones may break the heart. For words but come from the mind. And grow by study and art; But thetones leap forth from the inner self, And reveal the state of the heart. Whether you know it or not, Whether you mean or care. Gentleness, kindness, love and bate, Ent y and anger are there. Then would you quarrels avoid. And in peace and love rejoice. Keep anger not ouly out of your words, But keep it out of your t oieo. —Youth’s Companion. ETHEL’S EASTER GIFT. BY LILY G. DOWNES. Ethel Howard was the “sweet sin-' ger” of the church and Sunday-school which she attended, and as a matter of course her name always headed the list when a concert was to be held. It was just one week before Easter, and Ethel bad surprised her friends by saying that she would not sing at church on Easter Sunday, and no amount of asking could get her to tell why. Three weeks before she had gone with her mother to see a Mrs. Avon a sweet lady, but alas, she had been for many years a “shut in ”; oh, we who are at liberty Jto come and go at our pleasure cannot realize the extent of such a life. Mrs. Avon had been the “pride” of the choir, but when sickness robbed her of health, it claimed her voice al so; and this had only, as the years went by, increased her love of hear ing others sing. As Ethel satin that darkened room and sang for her friend, a longing de sire to do something else sot her came into her loving heart. And when they rose to go, and the sick lady held her hand in hers, she had said: “You will come again soon, dear, and sing for me, will you not? Your sweet voice makes me think of the time when I too coulrtsing, and al though it makes me sad, it also makes me happy. If I could only hear the Easter hymns sung again next Sun day, I feel as though I could bear my pain with a more Christ-like spirit. Ethel’s mind was at rest; the lady's own words had settled it for her. On their way home she told her mother •of her plan, and she, with a glad light in her eyes, offered to help her. Easter day dawned bright and clear and when Sunday-school was over, Ethel stole quietly out‘of the vestry, and hurrying home, tpok from a vase a bunch of flowers and then went out, and did not stop until she arrived at Mrs. Avon’s. The door was opened by the lady’s mother, who on seeing her said, “I am so glad you have come; a sight of your bright face will make her less sad, poor dear. Easter was always a happy, busy day with her, and she cannot forget, although the patient soul never complains.” Ethel hurried up the stairs and as the door stood open she glided softly in. The invalid was sitting in her chair; propped up with pillows, a sad, far-away look in the lovely eyes; she turned and on seeing her visitor, her face lit up with a beauti fy mile and she gave her a loving kiss of welcome. “My dear child, how good of you to come to me to day,” was what she said as she took the flowers Ethel placed in the wasted bands—a bunch of roses and a pure white Easter lily. “Mrs. Avon, I have brought you an Easter gift, can you guess what it is?” said Ethel as she drew a low rocker beside that of her friend. “Yes, my heart tells me that you have come to sing to me and that this is your gift.” Ethel was pleased that she had thought aright, and from a request which she read on her friend’s face she began to sing the very hymns she had practiced for the concert that day; and as her sweet voice rang softly through the room, a faint col or stole into the delicate white cheeks of her friend, and a sweet smile il lumined her face. ' ’ ' ' They talked also, long and earnest ly that afternoon, not always serious ly, for once the mother’s ears were gladdened by the sound of a Sweet low laugh, and coming into the room she said, “Dear child, I have not seen such a look of happiness on your face for years.” “This little girl has made me very happy, dear mother. She wanted to please Jesus to-day, and she thought to come and sing to me, would please Him more than to take •pan in- the exercises at thii churchj” was her daughter’s reply. When it was time for Ethel to go, Mrs. Avon made her promise to come very soon again to see her; and tak ing an affectionate leave of her friend, with a very happy heart, she walked quickly homeward. Her parents had reached there be fore her. A sight of their daughter’s bright face was enough to tell them that she had spent a far more happy Easter than she had ever done be fore. All the evening was spent in talking of her visit and the concert, which had been very good. W ben Ethel retired to her room that night, she thanked God, for His loving kindiV in showing her in which way she could please Him that day; aftd when her mother leaned over her for her good-night kiss. Ethel whispered, “De;ir mamma, I know now, that surely, ‘it is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” * # * * * * # One week later, Mrs. Avon’s moth er on entering her daughter’s room, which she had left but a few mo ments before, found her with her head resting against the pillows of her chair, the weary eyes were closed, on her lap in its usual place, lay her Bible ; while in the thin, white hands, were clasped two flowers—a faded lily, and a rose; and she was dead. Her pain was gone forever,and her voice was no longer lost, but singing “Glory to God” in Paradise. She was weak, she had faltered by the wayside, and the angels came and took her home. ’ faithful; A young Highlander, having set a horse-hair noose, in the woods, was delighted, one morning, to find a female song thrush entangled. He carried home his prize, put it into a roomy, open-braided basket, secured the lid, and then hung the cage on|a nail near the open window. In the afternoon the. parish minister called in and tried to persuade the boy to set the captive free. While the clergy man was examining the bird through the basket, his attention was called to another thrush, perched on a branch opposite the window. “ Yes,” said the boy, “it followed me home all the way from the woods.” It was the captive’s mate, which, having faithfully followed his partner to her prison, had jierched himself where he might see her nail hear the sad, broken notes that chirped her grief. The clergyman hung the basket against the eaves of the cottage, and then the two retired to watch what might happen. In a few minutes the captive whispered a chirp to her mate’s complaint. His joy was un bounded. Springing to the topmost spray of the tree, he trilled out two or three exultant notes, and then the captive thrush out her head and neck. Then followed a touching scene. The male bird, after billing and cooing with the captive, dressing her feath ers and stroking her neck, all the while fluttering his wings and croon ing an undersong of encouragement, suddenly assumed another attitude. Gathering up his wings, he began to peck and pull away at the edge of the hole in the basket’s lid. The bird’s ardent affection and his effort to release his mate touched the boy. “ I’ll let the bird go! ” said he in a sympathetic voice, as he saw his mother wiping her eyes with her apron. The basket was carried to the spot where the bird had been snared. The male thrush followed, sweeping occasionally close past the boy car rying the basket, and chirping abrupt notes, :18 if assuring his mate be was still near her. On arriving at the snare, the clergyman began untying the knots which secured the lid, whilq the male bird, perched on a hazel |iough not six feet away, watched, fiilent and motionless, the process of liberation. As soon as the baskdd-lid was raised, the female thrush dashed. Out with a scream of terror! and joy, while the male followed like an arrow shot from a bow, and both disappear ed behind a clump of birch trqes.— Golden Days. THE PRAYING ENGINEER. One winter, several years ago, there was a great deal of religious interest in a certain American town, and among those who joined the church was Allie Forsythe, a little fellow twelve years of age. His mother was a widow, and had re moved, four years before from their home in Vermont to this town in Wisconsin. On the evening of the Sabbath when he joined the church Allie was sitting in the twilight with His inothen and presentlvjjK io “Allies tell me what w 'ymtfb wiftrt to Ixm ■ Christian? Was it your home teachings, your lessons in Sabbath school, the regular preaching of the pastor, or has it all come through the influence of the revival meetings?” Looking up into his mother’s face, he replied : “Mamma, it was none of these. But do you remember when we were coming from St. Albans to live here that I wanted to go on the engine and ride with the engineer? You were afraid to let me till the conductor, whom you knew wells told you that the engineer was a re markable man, and that I was just as safe on the engine with him as in the parlor car with you.” His mother assured him that she remembered the circumstances very well. “Then,” continued Allie, “you al lowed me to ride on the engine, where I was to stay till you or the conductor came after me. When about ready to start from the station where I first got on the engine, the engineer knelt down for just a little bit, and then got up and started his locomotive. “I asked him many questions about its different parts and about the places which we passed by, and he was very patient in answering. Soon we stopped at another station, and he knelt down again,justa moment be fore we started. As he did this often, I tried to sec what he was doing, and finally, after we had passed a good many stations, I made up my mind to ask him. He looked at me, very earnestly and said ‘My little lad, do you pray?’’ I replied, ‘O, yes, sir! I pray every morning and evening.’ “‘ Well, my dear boy,’ said he, ‘God has allowed me to hold a very responsible place here. There are, perhaps, two hundred lives now on this train entrusted to my care. A little mistake on iny part, a little in attention to signals might send all or many of these two hundred souls into eternity. So, at every station, I kneel just a short while and ask the Master to help me, and to keep from all harm, until I reach the next sta tion, the many lives he has put into my hands. All the years I have been on this engine he has helped me, and not a single human heing of the thousands that have ridden on my train have been harmed. I have never had an accident.’ “I have never before mentioned what he said but almost daily I have thought about him and resolved that I would be a Christian, too.” For four years the life and words of this praying engineer had been constantly present with this lad, and became, at length, the means of leading him into a Christian life.—• Congregationalist. -------- «Piso’s Remedy for -atarrh Is the HL toest Eaaieb to Use. and Cheapest. Ba fei Jd jy dn gists or sent yir 50c. ET Hi Mtlne. Warre 08 ■ mW Ci Kbb magazine for boye and drls. It la the band* ■vwMMMnmwaMMß nomeat Young I'roples’Mag&iin* in America. 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