Some boys when at the
age of twelve or fourteen years, think they are too old to receive any
benefit from Sabbath school instruction. Hearing the question of this
little boy, and observing the look of intelligence and sincerity in his
companion, and being desirous of knowing what answer would be given, I
remained within hearing of their conversation, and will try to present
to the scholars in our school, through the medium of "Our Gift," the
good reasons which he gave to his little companion, (who was his younger
brother,) why he went to the Sabbath school.
_Eld. B._ I go because I like to go, and I like to go because I always
enjoy myself there better than I do anywhere else. I find pleasure in
the singing, in the prayer, and in the lessons. The lessons are not hard
to learn when I understand them, and the learning of them is even a
pleasant task; for my teacher has a way of making our lessons
interesting to us, in hearing us recite. He asks us questions about the
subject of the lesson before using the book, and he generally finds some
interesting matter relating to it, and we become so much engaged that
the time is gone before we are aware of it, and we have to stop and wait
for the next session of the school.
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