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There was once a very great king who commanded a magnificent army. And the strangest thing about the army was that the king insisted that young children should be admitted to it. His officers sometimes objected, but that did little good. “The children cannot carry muskets,” said they. But the king answered this objection by … Continue reading “JOIN THE ARMY—AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHY CHILDREN SHOULD
JOIN THE CHURCH”

Bess was talking with her Aunt Kate. “O, I wish,” said she, “that I were Lucy Waldron. What a lovely face she has! Every one admires her beauty. And then what superb dresses! and what fine books she has to read!—the very latest story books, in the prettiest bindings. And her father has just given … Continue reading ““O, I WISH ____”—A CONVERSATION TALK ON ENVY”

Two prayers once went up to heaven together. One was a blundering prayer, awkward and poorly shaped. This prayer did not even ask for the right things. If God had granted it just as it was prayed, the one who prayed it would have suffered all manner of evil. But it was an earnest, loving … Continue reading “HALF A DOZEN PRAYERS—ILLUSTRATIONS OF FALSE AND TRUE
WAYS OF PRAYING”

Seven songs once went up to heaven, and on their way they fell to talking with each other. Said the first song, “The one who sung me did not understand a word she was singing, but her heart was full of love and joy, and she sung because she wanted to praise God and tell … Continue reading “THE SONGS THAT WENT TO HEAVEN—A TALK ABOUT THE WAY
TO SING”

[When this talk is used in English lands, substitute Liberal and Conservative for the names of parties, and Member of Parliament for President.] It will help the children to understand how the kingdom of heaven comes if you draw a parallel between that and a presidential election. How do men go to work to bring … Continue reading “THE WAY TO THE PRESIDENCY—A TALK ABOUT “THY KINGDOM
COME””

“What’s the use?” asked a sunbeam, when he saw that a dark corner lay in his way. “I can do no good, falling into this dark corner. Why did not the sun send me somewhere else?” But into the dark corner it went, because it was obliged to go there. Ah! what is this bright … Continue reading “WHAT’S THE USE?—A SERMON-STORY TO TEACH GOOD CHEER”

Here I have a watch-spring in my hands, children. See how strong the steel is, and especially notice how, if I pull out the spring, it flies immediately back again to the same shape that it had before. That is because it is well tempered. Swords have been made whose steel was so well tempered … Continue reading “TEMPER—TEMPERED—TEMPERANCE—A TEMPERANCE OBJECT
LESSON”

I know a girl who is very anxious to have a host of friends. She will wheedle and coax her companions, and make them many presents. She runs after them, and gets up nice parties for them. When she sees a group of them, she presses her way in. She is always asking them to … Continue reading “HOW TO DO IT AND HOW NOT TO DO IT—A SIMPLE LITTLE
TALK ON FRIENDSHIP”

Gain the interest of the children by telling them at the opening of your talk that you are going to give them a spelling lesson, and teach them how to spell the word vacation. It is spelled in the first place with a V, which stands for vigilance. The vacation will be what God wants … Continue reading “HOW TO SPELL IT—A TALK ON VACATIONS”

Once upon a time six children sat down to eat their dinners, and the way they ate their dinners reminded me very much of the different ways people take to study the Bible. In the first place there was Peter Player, who was in such a hurry to get out to his sport, that he … Continue reading “HOW THEY ATE THEIR DINNERS—SOME HINTS ON BIBLE STUDY”