The Brussels Post, 1890-11-21, Page 26
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It hi well if every teacher realizes
the groat importance of his work.
His work is along the very same
linea as the pastor's. He should
Inver think less of his labor because
it is occupied solely with children,
but rather remember that the child
possesses an immortal spirit a8
precious in the Saviour's eyes as
that of the matured saint. Indeed,
the teacher's work is of auoh far
reaching importance that the lm•
pression be may succeed in making
will remain upon his pupil's minds
long after he has passed the meridi•
an of manhood. That Bishop of
Rome was right when he said :—
"Give me the children of any com-
munity up to the age of ten years
and I have no fear for the eneoees
of my church in that place." Are
There not many of us who can look
back with loving remembrance to
the Sunday school teacher of our
childhood and as we do so, are not
impressed with the fact that the
teacher of our youth was playing
just as important a part in mould-
ing our characters as College Pro•
Sesser of our riper years ? Yes, I
am sere, many of us can heartily
say, God bless the Sabbath school
teacher, What should be the
teacher's aim ? Letus try to
answer that question negatively.
1. His aim should not be for fie
sake of holding office. There ass
some people in this world who have
an insatiable thirst for holding
office. If they do not succeed in in-
ducing the congregation bo elect
them to some prominent hoes in
the church they will ab least be
Sunday school teachers in the hope
that auoh an office will be a step.
ping stone to some higher position,
It must be such a teacher who is
meant by a question asked in one
of the Westminster Lesson Helps
for November : "That about the...
habitually absent teacher 2 He is
absent cis times to every one he is
Present, and whenever he appears
be claims his class, and is mortally
offended if his place is filled by an-
other." This teacher seems to have
no apparent aim but to hold office.
Now, such a one is of no more use
to a Sabbath school than a fifth
wheel is to a wagon.
2. Nor should the teacher's aim
be merely to keep his scholars out
of mischief ou the Lord's Day.
Teachere who have no higher pur-
pose than this are seldom Potted eu-
tering heartily into the work.
Usually they settle down to tell a
story to the class in order to 'main-
tain quietness, and often the story
has no more relation to the lesson
of the day than Balsam's ass had to
the mummies of Egypt.
3. Nor should the teacher's aim
be merely for the sake of instruct-
ing the mind. This is a good aim,
and, indeed the instruction of the
mind is inseparable from the teach
er's work ; but it is only a step
towards the true purpose of the
teacher. No doubt you have met
with good men, and true, whose sole
aim was the instruction of the young
mind. 1 would be sorry to say that
such a teacher does no good ; but
I hold that such an one, having fal-
len short of what should be his
ultimate aim, will lack the winning
manner and pleasant bearing whioh
a teacher needsto display on all
oocasioiae, if he would not repel the
scholar. But the positive answer
to this question. What should be
the teaeher'e aim is, The scholar's
salvation and sanctification. You
say, "That is the pastor's aim," yes,
and the Sunday school teacher's,
too, for notliicg short of this high
aim will please the great blaster,
'whose we are and whom we serve.'
Not long ago I saw two highly
polished granite pillars supporting
an archway. We know that two
processes were necessary before
these pillars could be said to adorn
that archway. Those pillars once
lay in the quarry uee]ses and cover•
ed with debris. They firer must be
reclaimed from the debris of the
quarry, where they have been serv-
ing no purpose, and further, the
chisel must bo freely applied, follow-
ed by the process of finishing and
polishing. IIad you seen those pil-
lars in the quarry you could scares.,
ly believe them to be the same as
they now eland in the archway,
treueformed by their polished sur-
face and symmetrical outline. Now,
the S. 3, teacher should have no
aim short of reclaiming the scholar
from the pollution of sin, by bring.
iug him to Cleriet that He may save
him, Indeed, the faithful teacher
will be found often
Striving to reclaim the
young from the lower strata of
society by leading such to the Say.
ions and then by the sanctifying
power of the truth applied to the re.
nowsd soul be will desire nothing
lost than the joy of presenting his
soholar faultless to the great blaster,
Who Will make them pillars in the
temple of the New Jerusalem, But
how is this high aim to be attained,
1. By a dilligent and prayerful
study of the Word of God on the
part of the teacher. .A. man of very
limited powers and eduoation had a
large S. S. elass, which he had,
through his earnest effort, made an
unqualified success. Some one
asked him the aeoret of the attraction
which drew so mauy to his class.
Ho replied : "'There is no secret in
it. You know I am not very well
educated, but on Sunday evening I
begin to study my lesson for the
next Sabbath and I keep thinking of
and praying over it all week, so that
when Sunday comes I have got the
eeson not only in my head, but it
got hold of my heart.
2. But another important matter
is the storing of the young mind
with the Word of God itself. A
great many of God's children have
declared that those passages of
scripture which they committed to
memory when they were young
were the first to prove a blessing to
their soule in riper yeare. Christ
promised the spirit to the Disciples.
He said, "When fle is come Es
will bring all things to your remem•
Unmet) whatsoever I have said unto
you." Thus the Holy Ghost uses
our powere of memory still. But
the Spirit of God does not operate
on a blank. Then store the young
mind with God's Word, so that
when the Spirit comes to the young
He may find a fund of Bible truth
waiting in the mind to be lifted up
into the heart leading them to ex•
claim :
"Wonderful words, beautiful words,
' Wonderful words of life."
8. In the attainment of this aim,
the teacher must not cease to pray
for every anember of his class.
There was a teacher who for seven
years, scarcely allowed a day to pass
without praying for his scholars.
At times one of the boys used to
give a great deal of trouble and anx-
iety. One Sunday his teacher
handed him a S. S. illustrated
paper (a paper which the class stai-
ned for its reading) which this lad
immediately tore into shreds. But
the teacher did not get angry, nor
did he cease to pray for that boy,
and years after his class had been
scattered to do for themselves, that
teacher was sent for and found this
boy—now a man—dying. What
joy that faithful man experienced
as he learned from his wayward
scholar that his prayer, of many
years were answered, for this young
man, with a glad heart, professed
his faith in Christ. Teachers ought
always to pray and not to faint, if
they would attain this high aim.
4. But to attain this object, the
teacher should manifest a genuine
and active interest in each scholar
beyond the hour that he spends with
his class in the school room.
5. Moreover, fellow workers, to
reach this aim we must be filled
with the spirit of God. After we
have conscientiously studied the
lesson, and after we have faithfully
taught it, the Spirit must apply the
lesson to the hearts of the eoholars
or our labor will be vain. But un-
less, with willing obedience, we are
"led by the Spirit of God," we can-
not expect the Holy Spirit to work
in and through us It is only by
the spirit that we can know the love
of Christ, and it is only when the
love of Christ fills our hearts that
we can do most effective work.
The power of His love of our own
souls will make tie yearn ,for our
scholars salvation and sanctifica-
tion, and when this strong desire
possesses the teacher, then he be.
gins to do wore that will tell —yes,
that will tell throughout eternity.
6. And, lastly, let the teacher
gather up a few of the salient points
of the lesson and apply them to the
heart and conscience of the pupils.
Personal appeal, directed by love,
is sure to make au impression that
will last. A faithful teacher had
made a personal appeal to each cf
his class to accept Christ then and
there, but when hs came to Charlie,
the boy seemed bored and angry
and more at his Teacher and his
talk, With a sad and pained look
the good man said, "You'll be sorry
for it some day, Charlie." After
Charlie had grown into manhood
his teacher's words wore still fresh
in his memory. Indeed, he tried
to drown them in reckless life of
riot and drunkenness, but they kept
sounding like a bell ringing in that
man's seal and would not be silent.
The teacher died, but tbo words
lived on in Charlie's memory till at
last he cried, "0 1 God. ain't I sorry,
forgive roe, and ask teacher to for.
give me, too, for Jeans sake." Then
as teaonere, "lot us nob weary in
well doing, for in doe season we
',hall reap if we lamb not."
I The newest 'fake' advertisement
roads 'send ten cents and learn bow
to find the clay of the month with•
out a calendar.' To times who
'bite' the 'following interesting int
formation is sent neatly printed on
j a card : 'Find out the day before
yesterday and add two."
ll'HE B1(USSELS POST
TIIET'1'E GOT HOUR.
And This Is n Sample of the way In
Which They Eniertalu
, Each Other,
'Why, is that you ?' cries the
first woman as they meet on the
street.
'And ie that you ?'
'Just get home 2'
Tee.'
'So'd I. Have a good time 2'
'Beautiful l'
'So'd I. Splendid time. What'd
you see 2'
'Everything.'
'So'd I. Gain any 2'
'Five pounds.'
'So'd I. Baby idols 2'
'So was mine. Have any mos.
quitoes 2'
'Lots.'
'Se'd I. Hate to came home 2'
'Yes.'
'Se'd I. Rinke lots of friends 2'
'Yes•'
'So'd I. I just cried when I left.
Did your trunks get smashed 2'
'Yes.'
'Se'd mine. Isu't it horrid 2 Did
your dresses wrinkle 2'
'Awfully,'
'So'd mine, Got a girl yet 2'
'No.'
'Neither have I. Isn't it dread•
ful 2 Welt, good bye.'
'Good bye.'
Wfi&T MOUSTACHES TELL.
There is great deal of character in
the moustache. As the form of the
upper lip and the regions about have
largely to do with the feelings, pride,
eeif reliances manliness, vanity and
other qualities that give self-control,
the moustache is more particularly
connected with the expression of
those qualities, or the reverse.
When the moustache is ragged,
and, as it were, flying hither, and
thither, there is a lack of proper self-
control.
elfcontrol. When it is straight and
orderly the reverse is the case, other
things, of course, taken into account.
If there is a tendency to curl at
the outer ends of the moustache there
is a tendency to ambition, vanity or
display. When the curl is upward
there is a geniality combined with a
love of approbation ; when the in-
clination is downward there is a
more sedate turn of mind, not unae-
eompanied with gloomy.
It is worthy of remark that good-
natured men will, in playing with
the moustache, invariably give it an
upward inclination, whereas cross-
grained or morose men will pull it
obliquely downward.
FRILLS OF 1•ASIiION.
Figured materials are in high
fashion.
The black marten is the darkest
natural fur.
The newest stockings are all in
bright colors.
Pockets in reefer jackets are cut
on the outside.
Astrakhan is being used lavishly
on cloth costumes.
Boas are not knotted, but tied
with a narrow ribbon.
Tailor-made gowns are the rage
for out•of door costumes.
All the newest dresses have one
flounce around the hem.
Tartan shoes are among the most
striking novelties yet evolved.
Feathers play an important part
of the garnitures of the season.
A widow does not have brides•
maids, nor does obs wear a veil.
Any amount of trouble and ex•
pense is still lavished on shoes.
Velvet sleeves will undoubtly re-
main in vogue daring the winter.
All of the underwear of fleshy
persons should be made with yokes.
Pretty fans are of crepe de Chino,
deoerated with little crayon draw -
legs,
Large hats intended for afternoon
receptions are in white or very light-
colored felt.
The coiffure worn with a largo hat
is either looeely knotted of twisted
at the bath.
Pure white is used for all babies—
blue for boys and pink for girls when
color is desired.
If you have a light hat, wear a
blaelt bird on it ; if you have a black
hat, wrar a white bud on it.
Three feathers which form the
crest of the Prince of Wales are used
to trim both largo and small hats,.
Lounging robes in plaided woolens
aro cub in redingotestyle, with seam
across the hips and largo pockets.
The polieso is au old name revived
for the now long cloaks which can
scarcely be distinguiehed from gowns.
Dainty sots for the toilet table are
long, slander trays, little toilet boxes
and candlesticks in Minton and
Dresden china.
An authority on fashion says
"There is no reason why a woman
should look like a mummy when her
heart ie only 20 years ald, even if
sbo lice crowns of gray hair encu.
dreg her head."
Wakes two men two hours to
wind the large clorlr in the steeple
of Trinity church, Now York,
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