Author: Administrador

One day Anson and his five friends were on their way to play a match game of tennis, when Anson, through carelessness, as they were pushing one another and joking, fell into a half-filled well, whose top was insecurely covered. Then it was that Anson found out what kind of friends he had. One of … Continue reading “ANSON IN THE WELL—A STORY TO TEACH WHAT TRUE
FRIENDSHIP IS”

Peter Willing was traveling along a hot and dusty road. It was uphill, too, and he was carrying a heavy burden. His feet were sore and his head ached, and altogether he was having a hard time of it. He was wondering how he could ever get to his journey’s end, when he came across … Continue reading “THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF PETER WILLING—A
SERMON-STORY ON HELPFULNESS”

[This may easily be changed to a Sunday-school talk.] I will show you what your society ought to be doing for you, and why it may be that you do not get more good from the society than you do get, by telling you the story of six children, each of whom was given a … Continue reading “THE STORY OF THE SIX GARDENS—A TALK ABOUT GETTING
GOOD FROM THE JUNIOR SOCIETY”

I have brought you here, children, four things that will throw some light on our topic for today. The first is a little seed. Here it is. How is it ever going to grow to be a great, strong plant? Well, first it will reach up into the fresh, warm air two little leaflets. Then … Continue reading “HOW TO GROW STRONG—AN OBJECT LESSON”

[If you have an artist friend, get him to draw a picture of this scene, to illustrate your talk.] Once there were two cities that were separated from each other by a very deep ravine, filled at the bottom with a very dangerous river. There was a beautiful bridge over the ravine, and this was … Continue reading “THE BRIDGE—A TALK ABOUT TALK”

Once, boys, and girls, there were two plants that looked like the two I have brought to show you. One of them, you see, is stunted, and withered, and half dead, and has no flowers. The other is fine and large, and see what beautiful blossoms it bears! Well, this is the story of these … Continue reading “THE DREAMER AND THE DOER—AN OBJECT LESSON”

Once there was a crooked young apple tree whom the gardener overheard scolding away to himself. The sky was very cloudy, said the crooked apple-tree, and he wondered why the sun did not shine. The birds kept chattering in his branches so that he could not think, and the gardener had left a heap of … Continue reading “SORRY FOR THE WRONG THINGS—A LESSON ON ANXIETY AND
WHAT IS WORTH IT”

[The reference to Peter may be omitted, at the close, and this may be made a general talk on the necessity of a solid foundation for one’s life.] Peter Headstrong was a very rich man who had a beautiful palace to build. His architect drew all the plans and selected the location for the palace. … Continue reading “PETER HEADSTRONG’S HOUSE—A STUDY OF ST. PETER’S LIFE”

Once there was a noble river, sweeping downward to the sea. It turned many useful mills, it supplied with drinking water many towns, it nourished the roots of many trees, it charmed many eyes with its beauty. But at last this noble river grew very conceited. It thought that it alone was doing all this, … Continue reading “WHAT BECAME OF THE RIVER—A TALK ABOUT THE CHURCH’S
NEED OF THE CHILDREN”

God said to Robert, “Today you must watch over your life, the life-house in which you dwell.” Let this square that I draw on the blackboard stand for Robert’s life, and this straight mark in front of it stand for Robert himself, as he takes up his position, erect, firm, and confident, to keep watch … Continue reading “ROBERT ON GUARD—A STORY TO TEACH WATCHFULNESS
AGAINST SIN”