Judge of this District, another by an old hotel-keeper, and I must tell you something of this good man. He kept a hotel and boarding-house for lumbermen, and one of the rules of the house was, that there should be no profane swearing. This was a hard rule for lumbermen, but he kept such a good house and set such a good table that the rule was generally observed. But a few who had been discarded, resolved to select a bully from their number and provide him a horse and send him there as a traveller. He came to the hotel, tied his horse, went in, and the moment he entered commenced with the most shocking oaths a man could utter. With oaths he told Mr. Lyman to take care of his horse. other school in the place, and but one other Do you ever contribute libraries to feeble For The Sunday-School World. For The Sunday-School World. EARLY IMPRESSIONS. low His steps-who when He was reviled, re"Leaving us an example that we should folviled not again." One quiet Sabbath afternoon, a teacher in a county mission-school, had gathered around her a little flock of infants to be trained for the love and service of Jesus. They were indeed the lambs of the fold, mere babes, but yet, as the following incipressed by the example of the Saviour. Mr. Lyman quietly went out, but said to THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL TEACHER'S dent will prove, not too young to be imhim, You must go with me and see to your own horse, and see that it is all right." They went together, Mr. L. all the time he was taking care of the horse, (which he took especial pains to do right well,) was trying to show him how wickedly and foolishly he was acting. After all was done for the horse, the man started for the house. Mr. L. said, "Stop! You cannot go one step into my house. You have made yourself lower than the brute. You are not a fit companion for men. You must stay with your horse and take his fare. You-a man created in the image of your God, so to degrade yourself! You cannot hope to be received into the society of honest men, So, my dear lost brother, you must stay here to-night in the home with your most noble horse." The man, broken in spirit and ashamed, asked for his horse, said he guessed he had better leave, and did leave, and the unhappy man found no peace until he found it in believing in Christ, whom he had so dishonoured. home. For The Sunday-School World. PSALM. One of the exercises was repeating hymns,-a lesson in which children always take pleasure. Little, had selected that sweet verse, which so truly expresses the desire of every Christian heart: "I want to be like Jesus, They ever heard him speak." was As there are providential circumstances in life suited to the development of various types of Christian character, so there are passages of Holy Scripture which seem specially designed for the strengthening and guidance of the Christian, in his peculiar work and its attendant trials. An eminent preacher has called the twentythird the "nightingale of the Psalms," and there is no Christian heart to which A few passing remarks were made on its sweet song of comfort and protection it, but nothing occurred to lead her teacher may not come with healing and consola- to suppose that more than ordinary feeltion. But I think that the one hundred ing had been excited. and twenty-sixth may well be claimed, by A short time after, as this teacher was those who labour for the souls of the chil-working in her garden, she noticed a group dren and youth, as the Sunday-school of children in the lane. Little Teachers' Psalm. Though descriptive one of them. Very soon angry words were mainly of the joy of the Israelites at their heard, then one of the other children raised deliverance from captivity, its closing her hand to strike who immediverses seem as if penned expressly for ately left the group; her passions were such as inculcate the lessons of the Bible excited; she would no longer play with in youthful hearts-amid many discour them, but would go home and tell her agements, yet hoping and trusting for re- mother. After walking a few yards she ward. To how many a teacher, toiling sat down on the fence and sobbed bitterly; amid hopes of success and fears of failure, -presently her feelings seemed to become have these sweet words of the Psalmist softened, and she commenced repeating come, as from angel lips, and with sounds the hymn, learned the previous Sunday: of heavenly cheer. "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." "For no one knew an angry word, That ever heard him speak." This profane man is now an itinerant minister, labouring and doing great good among the lumbermen of the pioneers of the North-west. Mr. L. has passed through much persecution, but to-day he lives on These lines were repeated several times, his farm retired and peaceful, his head amid sobs and tears, until they almost died almost white, yet ready to buckle on his armour in his Master's cause, ready to Then first work for the good of the children, who all Convention, these promises to the "weep-near, either hearing a noise, or seeing some During the sessions of our recent State away in a faint whisper. appearing to be aware that any one was love and respect him; ready also to departing sower" were repeatedly referred to, and be at rest when God shall call him while many a faithful teacher attested one moving in the garden, she called out, their truthfulness in his own experience. in the affirmative she said, "Teacher is that you?" On being answered "I know my Frequently the seed of truth had scarce hymn now," been watered with their tears, ere the springing blade had witnessed, that in "For no one knew an angry word; That ever heard him speak." many a pupil's heart, the sheaves of Christian hope and love were yet to be garnered. Then, without any suggestion from the Though our work, like every department the teacher, calling to the children, “I'll of Christian effort, is to be one of self-play with you again," she ran away, all denial, of toil, oft-times of trial and of feelings of anger having completely distears; yet we know that the time of re appeared. joicing shall come to us, if not while we labour, it shall be at the coming of the last great day. I have somewhere met these lines, which so well accord with the subject of this article, that I transcribe them for the encouragement of my fellow teachers. Let us imbibe their spirit and press onward in our work. CARSON CITY, Orm-by Co., Nevada Territory, We have been struggling for many months to sustain a Sabbath-school in our youthful city. For about a year we have had neither library, papers nor Bibles. We have had many discouragements, and it is possible we may fail in our enterprise, but we are determined to continue the effort. We have by a great effort collected twelve dollars for papers. I enclose what, according to your advertised terms, will entitle us to fifty copies of the Child's World," postage pre-paid, for one year. We should be pleased to order one of your beautiful libraries for our school, but we are positively unable to do so now. We have forty pupils in our school. There is no "Toil on, teacher, toil on nobly, Had not these simple lines of a hymn, made a permanent impression on that child's heart, and may we not hope, that she, who has so early commenced to follow the example of the "meek and lowly Jesus," may, under the influence of his Spirit, go on in the way she has begun, walking in his footsteps until that glorious day, when she "shall be made like Him?" 66 Shall not we all learn a lesson from that little child, and shall we not pray more earnestly that we may become more like those little children of whom the Saviour has said, "Of such is the kingdom of Heaven?" NOTHING TO DO. Mothers make a great mistake when they expect their children to be "good" without employment-in other words, without something to play with. Very small things are great pleasures to such little people. They have lively fancies as well as active limbs. The whole filling up of a long wet day's amusement may be found in a few dozen bits of pine board cut into squares by their father at night; or in a few broken bits of coloured earthenware, and a few small bits of stick to "make believe" fires with ; or in a few clean, and, if possible, bright or white pieces of stone or pebbles; common shells, even cockle or mussel shells, are an excellent addition. These I have seen made into houses, and little household fancies wrought out with them for hours by groups of quiet, happy children. Such things cost nothing; and if for a great treat, and where it can be afforded, a box of ninepins is added, or a small Noah's ark, a “family” is at once provided for the mimic house. Even a few empty cotton bobbins are valuable inmates for such an establishment. The advantage of such simple kind of toys is, that they never tire, but are returned to, day after day, with new pleasure, because the fancy has been employed in them. Each time they are used brings out some new idea in the little minds of the owners. And owners they must be. Their worthless wealth must not be thrown away-not called rubbish. To them it becomes great riches; for it represents ideas found only in the active mind of childhood. Let there be a permitted corner for such outlay, and a bag or old box to put the treasure into when done with, and it will come out fresh another day. How much better for the busy mother thus to provide for the harmless amusement of her children, than to leave off work every now and then to slap or scold them for getting into mischief. To be busy is an instinct of our nature. It is well to guide it, but worse than useless to fight against it. The happiest children are not those who have the most costly toys. I believe none is happier than the poor man's child, wisely and kindly treated, whose simple toys, costing almost nothing, are such as I have named, and are felt to be his own. PRESENT DUTIES TO BE DONE FIRST. Never judge by appearances as to the relative importance of duties. What seems the least important may be all-important. Had the widow not given her mite the day she did to the treasury, but delayed it for another week, how much would she herself, and the whole Christian Church, have lost by the delay! Our only safe rule is, "Whatsoever our hand findeth to do, to do it with all our might." Let it be a subject of daily prayer, as well as an object of daily endeavour, to do our right work at the right time. God, in his providence, will never leave you at a loss as to what to do, and when to do it: but will lead you, if you will only be led by him. Oh, when will we learn the lesson so essential to our peace to live well the one hour, and do well the one work which God in that hour gives us! And thus, by attending to each short step, we shall reach the end of our journey, though the far-off horizon may be veiled in clouds! For The Sunday-School World. CHANGE OF FIELD.-CONNECTICUT TO NORTH CAROLINA. It is somewhat more than four years since, on the request of our State Association, I was commissioned by the American Sunday-School Union, as its missionary for Connecticut. In the period that has intervened, I have been enabled, in the good providence of God, to secure in this and adjoining States, the organization of some 75 new Sabbath-schools, and the enlargement of many others. In doing this work I have made upwards of 1,000 visits to more than 500 Sabbath-schools; have written on the subject nearly 6,000 letters, and delivered upwards of 1,000 addresses, I have travelled in the line of my mission some 47,000 miles. The work has been most delightful to me, bringing much of pleasure, little of trial or undesirable duty. My wish has been to continue in it to the day of my death. But for more than eighteen months the demands of civil war have been upon loyal citizens to do their utmost in defence of our God-given government, and, one after another, hundreds of superintendents and teachers, and thousands of scholars have gone out from Connecticut Sabbathschools into the army of the Union. A portion of these Sabbath-school soldiers have requested me to continue my missionary labours among them in their new field of toil and strife. The circumstances under which the call comes to me, SUNDAY-SCHOOL LIBRARIES. leave no doubt as to the path of duty. I The library is a part, so to speak, of the have, therefore, decided to go, for a season, It is a instrumentality of the school. from the pleasant scene of my labours teacher or rather a collection of teachers. hitherto, to act as Chaplain of the Tenth It ought not to be a mere pile of books for Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, now the amusement and information of chil- stationed at Newbern, N. C. dren, but a Sunday-school library, having for its primary object the promotion of the same end as the school itself; namely, the religious culture of the young. This truth is, perhaps, too much neglected. The State Association gives me leave of absence for my new work, and the Managers of the American Sunday-School Union not only consent to my change of location, but deem me still in their service, detailed for special duty among the Sabbath-school The ancients dreaded death; the Chris-boys in camp and hospital. I am, theretian can only fear dying. fore, to retain my connection with the schools among which I have moved, hoping to return to them by and by, if my life is spared, with new zeal and richer experience, for fresh effort in their behalf. It is my intention to write regularly of my work to The Sunday-School World, that my friends and the friends of the cause I love may be advised of my movements, and I hope to continue correspondence, more or less regularly, with the County Secretaries and other workers throughout the State. Nelson Kingsbury, Esq., of Hartford, Chairman of the Central Committee of our State Association, and a Manager of the American Sunday-School Union, has kindly volunteered to act in my absence for the good of the schools of my field. He is already known widely as one who works efficiently and talks acceptably for the children's cause. He stands ready to visit from place to place, as opportunity offers and he may find leisure, and will doubtless do much to maintain and increase the interest in Sabbath-school effort in our Commonwealth. He will be glad to hear from those who desire his assistance or advice. And now, as I go to my new field, may I not hope for a place in the prayers of those with whom and for whom I have laboured in the Lord? Let the children have needed strength and wisdom, and and their friends ask of God that I may above all, grace for my important duties among the brave soldiers, who have and deserve so large a share of our present sympathy and attention. I shall thus be made stronger and enabled to work with a until I am permitted to return or called to lighter heart and a more cheerful hope, rest. Hartford, Oct. 1, 1862. H. C. TRUMBULL, SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION. A report in one of our late foreign periodicals contains the following passage: Nowhere is the need of week-evening Bible classes for teachers, careful preparation of lessons and methodical instruction more manifest than in the mode of teaching the Scriptures which prevails in the majority of our Sunday-schools. Repeatedly as the evil has been pointed out of what I can best describe as "the unme. thodical method" of imparting Biblical knowledge to the children, none who have not a widely-extended acquaintance with these schools can have the least idea of its amount. The general, and (considering the views entertained by most Christians even of the educated classes of society) not unnatural conception of the Bible amongst our teachers is that of one book, any portion of which, from Genesis to Revelations, may be opened at hazard and read with the scholars, no matter what their age nor what their capacity. With scarcely an exception, this is the case in at least some classes in the various schools; and in by far the greater number of schools it is the case with all but one or two classes. I have ascertained, by careful observation and inquiry, that out of the whole number of scholars attending our schools in this district, scarcely more than one in seven receives any kind of intelligent and systematic religious instruction, though nearly one in two is professedly taught the Scriptures. I should say decidedly not one in ten, in the generality of our schools, when we take into account the proportion supplied by some half-dozen of the best organized. Is it to be wondered at that the scholars so often betray a lamentable ignorance of the simplest scriptural principles and facts? I have been told, in three or four schools, and that by elder scholars, that Moses was an apostle of Jesus Christ; in more than one, no scholar of the class I examined could give me the name of a single apostle, the title or contents of any one of the Gospels, or any idea or incident connected with Christ than that "He was good." These statements may appear incredible, yet they are the simple truth. For the Sunday-School World. "CHEERFUL GIVERS." In the early part of last year, a class in a certain Congregational Sabbath-school, by name "Cheerful Givers," sent through the American Sunday School Union, ten dollars as their contribution to aid in establish.ng Sabbath-schools at the West. It was sent by the Union to Mr. Abbe, one of their missionaries in Illinois, who used it in his field of labor, and in a letter gave the class an account of its appropriation. He mentioned that in one place, where there had never been any public religious services, he had gathered together the children and their parents, to establish a Sabbath-school. They were willing and glad to do so, but were very poor. He told them that they must try and help themselves, and that the remainder necessary to establish the school, and supply it with suitable books and papers, kind friends had placed in his hands to assist them. One little girl gave a peck of hazel nuts, which she had laid by for winter, and there was but one thing more that she had-it was a pair of broken ear rings, which she had long treasured up, that she might buy with them for herself a finger ring. But, although she had set her heart upon having the ring, she yielded and cheerfully gave the ear rings for the school. The class of "Cheerful Givers," were so interested in this incident, and the selfdenial of the little girl, that they purchased a gold ring and sent it to her through the Union and Mr. Abbe. Very recently they heard from the latter, that he received the ring and presented it to the little girl. She, in reply, writes a beautiful letter, a part of which follows: "MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS.-I thank you for your ring and kind letter. I did not expect, when I gave up my ear rings, ever to hear from them in this way.* **** I had saved my ear rings a long time so as to get a finger ring with them. I loved them more than anything else I had, and could not give them up for awhile, but I loved the Sunday-school more, and finally joyfully gave them and my hazel nuts for the school. I have felt happier since than I would with a thousand rings. We thank God for the Sunday-school, and the blessed Bible which tells of Jesus who died for **** The American Sunday-school Union, and you and Brother, Abbe, have us. helped us, and we hope God will help us to help others. I want to live to do good. I hope you love the Saviour, and all Christians ought to love to do good.**** I thank you many times for your beautiful present, and I shall keep it, if God is willing, as long as I live. I am very happy in receiving it, but you are the happier, for the Bible says, "Tis more blessed to give than to receive.' I hope God will bless you all. Your Western friend, "EMMA JANE WHITE." This simple, child-like language goes right to the heart, and all the members of that Sunday-school class have thus early learned the blessedness of giving. MANY STREAMS FROM ONE FOUNTAIN. Another incident is mentioned by Mr. Abbe, which shows how much good is done by the contributions given to the Union. With a part of the above mentioned contribution, he organized a school at a place called "The Devil's Half-acre." He writes, "Several have been converted there. There is now a new church' there, not for the service of the evil one, but for the service of the Lord our God. Our school here now numbers about one hundred members, and yesterday we had a meeting there. The church was so crowded that they could not all get in. Some sat on the stove, some on the floor, and some even on the steps out of doors. Now too, they begin to feel your Christ-like missionary spirit, and have pledged enough aid to organize two new schools, which we shall have in operation shortly. From this small beginning we hope will flow great rivers of mercy to make glad many an ungodly family or destitute neighbourhood." When the part of ten dollars, by the blessing of God, is the means of doing so much good, the future results of which in the salvation of immortal souls are incalculable, how ought the contributions to the Union to be increased, even to ten fold, for here, unlike some benevolent objects to which we give, we have the real, tangible evidence that our alms do much great good, rising up before us like a flood." A SUPERINTENDENT. THE BORDER INDIAN MISSIONARIESTHE SUNDAY-SCHOOL MISSIONARY IN A NEW SPHERE OF DUTY-FEARS FOR THE LIFE OF THE "LITTLE PET LAMB"-INTERESTING DETAILS. The following letter is from our laborious missionary in Minnesota-Rev. M. B. LEWIS, dated Red Wing, September 20. The labour of the last month has been one of constant alarm and great peril. I entered upon my duties in Dodge County, after writing you August 20th. The country was filled with painful rumors of Indian massacres on the frontier. Refugees were coming in from the border with many sad tales. I had started to look after the interest of the children in the vicinity of my "little Pet Lamb" the girl of which you perhaps read an account in the SundaySchool World for March, 1862, when I was told by a refugee that the Indians were making sad havoc there among the set tlers. The little town where I stopped, was aroused. A company of mounted men was rapidly formed, numbering about fifty. These were joined by a company of thirty from Red Wing, led by the superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday-school. Several of his teachers were with him. With provisions for four days rolled in our blankets and tied to our saddles; we started in pursuit of a party of Indians who had taken prisoners the family of our guide. We followed the retreating savages, passing continually the ruins of what had been the homes of the hardy pioneers; following the course of their train by the devastations they had committed on all sides. Soon we saw the rear guard to a long train. Their numbers were greatly superior to ours. In loaded with stolen property, there were, this train, made up of stolen teams and prisoners. We saw at once it would not we were told, about one hundred and fifty them, for if we were successful, they would do for us to get near enough to fire upon murder every woman and child in their possession. We at once dispatched a courier to Col. Selby, who was at St. Peters, thirty miles off, with the information we had gained, and started at once in a southerly direction, to protect any settlers who might be hiding or trying to escape. It was well we did; for we found as we were passing rapidly over the prairie, towards a settlement, a woman and her little babe both wounded and nearly exhausted. Her husband had been shot before her eyes in trying to defend his home, and when she saw him fall, she ran from the house with her babe, and was shot through the shoulder, the bullet cutting off three fingers of the little babe, as its hand was over its mother's shoulder! She told us the Indians were near by. We all dismounted and tied our horses in a little oak grove, and then went back some distance, scattering ourselves through the high grass to watch. We were lying quiet and looking in every direction, and could see nothing, when suddenly a report of many rifles, startled us. All was breathless silence. We concluded they were shooting our horses, which was the fact, but we dare not show rise to move on. ourselves, until we could see or hear them hour, we saw the tall grass wave near the After waiting about an direction of the grove, where we had tied our horses; every one levelled at once to the spot. The click of our leader's gun was to be our signal. We all fired as they emerged out of the grass. O the piercing, Savage yell of that band was terrible! The fire was returned, but none of our number were killed. They at once fled, carrying their dead and wounded with them. More than half our horses were killed. The firing drew many of the settlers from their hiding places. We soon had the satisfaction of rescuing many women and children. Among these we divided our rations, and commenced preparations for removing the sick and wounded. were placed upon our remaining horses. My little white pony had escaped unhurt. He being hardy and tough, we placed upon his back a delicate woman and her little babe but one week old. Behind her we sat a poor wounded boy shot through These the arm. more. Methinks I see them group'd in seemly show, And robes that touching, as adown they flow, O part them never! If Hope prostrate lie, Yet haply there will come a weary day, GOD'S LIGHT. This young mother does not know where Distinctly blend, like snow emboss'd in snow. her husband is, but thinks he is dead, as she saw the Indians coming from the field where he had gone to work. She saw her little home burned and all they possessed. I brought these three home with me, followed by about fifty others in two wagons, and on foot, a distance of sixty miles or Our good people are doing all they can for them, and others who are continually coming in. None stand back, all seem ready to divide even to the half of their clothing. Besides helping those that are with us, we have sent three boxes of second hand clothing to the city of St. Paul, to be divided among the refugees there. Those who have room, receive small families into their own homes. Two large buildings standing empty, have been opened free to the refugees. One is filled. Each family being provided with enough to make them comfortable. They will remain with us all winter, except those whose families have been broken up by these Indians, and they will go among relatives east, or stay with their new made friends. The force now in the field under General Pope, will soon drive every savage from our border. This state of things, and I have told nothing like the worst of it, will interrupt our work upon the border, but we as missionaries and Christians though but a small number, find our hands more than full. Thousands who have thus been thrown upon the charity of our people, will be the subjects of missionary labour. May God help us to execute this labour faithfully. GENERAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL CON- We have full reports of the proceedings of the general Sunday-School Convention in London, September 1, and shall pre "It will never be dark in heaven," And I thought how those words so simple, As sometimes, 'midst gloom and darkness, earth's night and shadows have passed away. And the teacher-he too may reckon And stands in its brilliancy; To his wondering heart and eye unveiled, Oh, should not these prospects gladden Till, rejoicing, we there shall enter, By faith now led onward, in hope we wait, Book. THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION have published the incomparable biography of Whitinsville, Estate of Dea Ezra Fletcher..... 100 00 Bridgeport, Help Along Society. Derby, Congregational Sunday-school.. East Windsor Hill, Chapel Sunday-school,.. Mt. Carmel, Congregational Church.. Norfolk, Cong. Sunday-school, Norwalk, 1st Cong Ch. and Society,. Southington, Congregational Sunday-school.. Windsor Locks, Cong. Church and Society,... NEW YORK. Albany, 3rd Pres. S. S. $25; 2nd Pres. 8. S. Athens, Union S. S. $5; A Friend, $1. Geneva, T. C. Maxwell & Brothers.. Pen Yan, Presbyterian Church.. Utica, C. C. Kingsley. Whitehall, Presbyterian Ch. Sunday-school. NEW JERSEY. Bergen, 1st Pres. Church Sunday-school...... Harrisburg, Rudolph F. Kelker... Geo. C. Babcock, Co. F 6th Vermont Vol. $1 MARYLAND. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE DAIRYMAN'S DAUGHTER for nearly forty years, and have often contemplated the issuing of a popular edition in superior type and well illustrated. This they have Cincinnati, West End Pres. Ch. $5;3 Ladies OHIO. pare a brief abstract for our next paper. New and superior Edition of a Favourite Philadelphia, Samuel Tolmau, $30; Sergeant Separate papers were read, reviewing the history of Sunday-schools in England, Scotland and Ireland. Rev. Dr. URWICK stated that the first school in Ireland was established in 1770, and that the rewards given for diligence, were shoe-buckles to boys, and ribbons to girls. The public meeting at Exeter Hall on the evening of September 4, was attended by at least 3,500 persons, and was addressed by various persons, among whom were, Rev. Mr. BOLTON, of New York, Rev. Dr. MCCLINTOCK, now of Paris, and Mr. WOOD RUFF, of Brooklyn. THE TEACHER TAUGHT. O'er wayward children wouldst thou hold firm And sun thee in the light of happy faces: And in thine own heart let them first keep school! now done, and the new and beautiful volume many who might not welcome it in a less attrac- JUST PUBLISHED. CHOICE HYMNS, a companion to "The Silent Comforter" and "Green Pastures." For use THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, $150.. 25.00 5 00 500 9 42 38.00 45.00 1550 10 00 8.00 10.00 28.50 1 50 37 54 2.00 12.00 12.00 54 65 22 42 350 00 6 00 122 90 6 00 39 70 17.00 24 44 100 00 39 70 8 26 509 51 17 00 20.00 25.00 10.00 10.00 10 00 3 00 18.00 20 00 30 00 31 00 45 00 60 00 15.00 6 50 670 23 00 5.00 18.00 23.00 2.00 30 00 24 55 1.00 56 00 58 25.00 50.00 10.00 THE Sunday-School World. VOL. II.-No. 11.] THE AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION. AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, New York, 599 Broadway. JOHN A. BROWN, President. LEVI KNOWLES, Treasurer. GEORGE S. SCOFIELD, Superintendent of De- CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER. ..165 MR. CHIIDLAW IN THE HOSPITALS AND IN THE TRENCHES. Since the 1st of June, I have circulated ......167 The future of the Sunday-school in our Country....179 .166 ..167 The Aged Disciple, or What is Remembered when other Things are Forgotten.. Fifteen Years Experience.. New Duties Incident to New Times. 168 169 ..170 ..172 ..177 ...178 Getting at the Parents through their Children......178 PRACTICAL. (FOR SUPERINTENDENTS (See Original Communications.) ......180 I found this poor cripple a brother in Christ. He loved the word of God, and for a long time had not been able to read. But now as he said, "I can read for myself, and t'will do my soul good." [NOVEMBER, 1862. do. Now riding out gathering provisions and blankets; then in the trench with my shovel, but most of my time I was caring for the sick and holding Divine Service almost every night. And on the Sabbath we unfurled the Banner of the Cross, and these noble men who had left their homes to stand between ours and danger were much interested, and I hope profited by our religious services. I rejoice that the American Sunday-School Union is able to do so much in the work of aiding to develope and cultivate the religious element in the army. We shall be thankful for the continuance of your aid in this great work. LITTLE LIGHTS. Jesus bids us shine Jesus bids us shine, First of all, for him: He looks down from heaven Jesus bids us shine Then for all around; The Little American. TION. We have looked over, with much interest, such reports of the London Sunday-School Convention of superintendents and teach ers as have come to us, but still wait for In a hospital at St. Louis, where I had LONDON SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENsuspended some 24 copies, a dying man said to me," I can't speak much, but I want you to talk to me about Jesus Christ and to 169 pray for me." What a privilege to speak of an Almighty Saviour, and Eternal Life, to a poor soldier in life's last hour, and to 173 kneel at his cot, pleading the gracious promises in the name of Him who came into the world to save sinners! O that salvation might fill the soul of every soldier on the field and in the hospital. Let us do all we can to press the cup of Mercy to .170 the lips of all our noble soldiers. .175 ..169 ....169 ..172 ..173 During September, we were alarmed by the threatened raid of guerrillas from Ken..174 tucky. The Ohio River was so low, that 176 it could be forded by horsemen, two miles 177 from my home. We the people, en-masse, .178 turned out, and at the ford we had some ..177 179 2000 men with shot-guns and rifles, ready for duty. I was among them day and 18 night for two weeks. I found plenty to ....165 the volume which will doubtless contain more of the pith and marrow of the proceedings than the transient reports in the newspapers. The order of proceeding was much like that usually pursued at similar meetings in our country. Practical subjects were discussed, such as the topics and modes of instruction appropriate to the Sundayschool room; how far religious or pertaining to the heart, and how far intellectual or pertaining to the mind; classification or grades in the organization of |