Notes of Sundsy School Anniversary semen, preached by the Rev. C. E. Darwent of Tientsin, in Union Church, Shanghai, Sunday morning, May 16. Text: Genesis, IV. I. "And she. bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of the Lor You children, and we older children too, love a story, Here then is a fascinating one; the story of the first baby born into the world, so the Book of Genesis tells us. First babies are always interesting; but here is the first of the first. We all know the excitement there is over the new arrival; who it resembles, and so on. But I cannot dwell any longer on that.
I will begin by asking what Eve said al it. That will be a good and natural beginning for us this Anniversary day, She said, have gotten a man by the help of the Lord." Aye; that was the first mother's "greeting to her child. There is something for parents and you children to think about. Her baby was from God, the Father of all, the Eternal God. What a great thinking woman our first mother Eve must have been! There used to be an old song, "Where did you come from, baby dear?" I don't know whether it is sung now. But Eve's answer is the beautiful one, from God."
hat is what makes you children such wonderful and important things. You are from God, "'trailing clouds of glory" with you, as Wordsworth says. And because it is so easy to lose this glory, as so many do. we are glad you are in this Sunday School, to learn of God, from whom you came, Tur Wrote Doty oF Parents.
When Eve said that, she summed up the "whole duty'? parents, to remember that. So many for: get it. There was Mr. Dombey. He wanted a son to carry on the name of the firm. He kept proudly_ repeating, "Dombey & Son," "Dombey & Son." But God had something to say about that, and He took little Paul Dombey back to himself, and there was no "Dombey & Son." Some want a son to inherit an estate; others to get on, and get up higher than their fathers; others to make a name. But the first thing, you parents have to remember is thi: your child has come from God; and if you remember that, will not be much amiss in your rearing of him, I often wonder, as I daze say all who have to do with Sunday Schools wonder, whether all the children, who have gone through this School hare ended where means that Eve saw that wit od. think
as she had had her son from God, she must do her best to have him go back to God. However it may be, it doesn't look as if all, who have passed through this school, have kept that in mind. One cannot hear of them worshipping Him, or talking about Him, or doing anything for Him. He seems to occupy very little of their attention, as far as one can see. Don't you he like that.
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