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    The Children's Six Minutes
    The Children's Six Minutes
    The Children's Six Minutes
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    The Children's Six Minutes

    By Bruce S. (Bruce Simpson) Wright

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Children's Six Minutes - Bruce S. (Bruce Simpson) Wright

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Children's Six Minutes, by Bruce S. Wright

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      Title: The Children's Six Minutes

      Author: Bruce S. Wright

      Release Date: December 21, 2004 [EBook #14411]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES ***

      Produced by Alicia Williams Melissa Er-Raqabi and the PG Online

      Distributed Proofreading Team

      THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES

      BRUCE S. WRIGHT

      THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES

      BY

      BRUCE S. WRIGHT

      NEW YORK

      GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

      COPYRIGHT, 1922,

      BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

      THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES. II

      PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      TO

      HARRIET

      ELIZABETH

      AND

      ROBERT

      INTRODUCTION

      For many years it has been my custom to give, every Sunday morning, a brief sermon to the boys and girls of my congregation. This sermon is never more than six minutes, often only three. As a result there has been a growing attendance of young people at our morning worship. They are thus made to feel that they are wanted, and have a part in the Church which all too often is looked upon as a Church solely for the grownups. No part of my ministry has given me greater delight and satisfaction than the thought that I am helping to establish in the lives of many boys and girls that habit so indispensable to a steady Christian experience, namely—the habit of Sunday morning worship.

      The Memory Texts and Memory Hymns, from the Methodist Episcopal Hymnal, suggested with each sermon are given for the reason that girls and boys gladly do memory work if it is definitely assigned them.

      INTRODUCTION

      CONTENTS

      THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES

      HAPPY NEW YEAR

      GROWTH

      SNOW

      KINDNESS

      GOD'S CALL

      A HAPPY HOME

      SYSTEM

      A BOY FROM THE COUNTRY

      THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE WORLD

      EASTER LIGHT

      APRIL

      HELPING FINGERS

      TWO R'S AND AN A

      CANDLE CHILDREN

      ALAS, THE MARKS

      A BLIND MAN WHO SAW

      CHOOSING A KING

      WORSHIP AND TOIL

      GOD'S CLOCK

      THE HUMAN KODAK

      WATCH LESSONS

      WHAT DID YOU SEE?

      KNIFE LESSONS

      LETTERS

      A UNIQUE PSALM

      THE FATHER'S CARE

      YOKES

      GOOD ADVICE

      IF I WERE A BOY AGAIN

      ONE BY ONE

      COME

      LOVE AND LOYALTY

      KUMMOGOKDONATTOOTTAMMOCTITEAONGANNUNNONASH

      WHAT THE TREES SAID TO ME

      BANKS

      WORK

      THE BIG STORE

      BREAD

      GOD'S MEASURE

      SLEEP

      ON TIME

      DOORS

      CHEAPEST AND BEST

      IN THE DARK

      THE STILL SMALL VOICE

      THANKSGIVING

      MARBLES IN THE POCKET

      THE FIRST MONTH

      HIM AND HYMN

      THE CHRISTMAS TREE

      THE BEST WORD

      LAST BUT NOT LEAST

      THE CHILDREN'S SIX MINUTES

      HAPPY NEW YEAR

      Happy New Year, Juniors!

      The morning of the first day of every year we enter into a contest. We see who will be the first to give that day's greeting. Before I was awake this morning my boy ran into my room shouting, Happy New Year! Happy New Year! He won in the contest.

      Now, however, you are in Church and it is not proper for you to speak out loud, so I am able to get ahead of you. A Happy New Year to you, every one.

      Well, what will make this year a happy year for you? I will tell you. Let us take this word Happy, and instead of writing it across the page let us write it straight up and down.

      H stands for Helpful. You cannot have a happy year unless you are helpful. He who does not try to be helpful is never very happy.

      A for Active. I want your year to be full of activity. I hope you will be able to skate and slide down hill many days this winter, and that you will enter into all the spring and summer sports with zest and joy.

      P for Playful. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. You will want to do something other than play, of course. You will have some home responsibilities, but sandwiched in with the work may there be a good measure of play.

      P for Purposeful. Yes, early hi life you should form a purpose. Two questions will help you gain that purpose. 1st—What is it that I want to do? 2nd—What is it that God wants me to do?

      Y for Youth.

      Helpful

      Active

      Playful

      Purposeful

      Youth.

      MEMORY VERSE, Psalm 19: 14

      Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

      MEMORY HYMN, [572]

      Break, newborn year, on glad eyes break.

      GROWTH

      This second Sunday morning of the New Year I desire to talk to you about growth. The most important holiday afterthought is the thought of growth. You are going to grow every day of this year. Whenever I see a boy on his way to school, or on the field or gymnasium floor, running, romping, playing, I say to myself, Can it be possible that this restless, energetic lad was ever a quiet, helpless little babe in the cradle! Yes, he was, but he has grown, and he is going to keep right on growing.

      It was said of the boy Jesus, He grew. His growth was natural. There was nothing of precociousness in the childhood of Jesus. He grew, just as every boy grows.

      "A simple-hearted child was he,

      And he was nothing more;

      In summer days, like you and me,

      He played about the door,

      Or gathered, where the father toiled,

      The shavings from the floor."

      His growth continued. It did not stop with childhood, but right on through boyhood, youth and manhood he kept growing. Best of all his growth was balanced. He grew physically, mentally and spiritually. He had a sound body. He loved the out-of-doors. He companionshiped much with nature. Most of his graphic illustrations were taken from living, growing things. He talked, almost chiefly, about seeds, grain, harvests, trees, birds and living waters. Boys and girls, strive to grow. Be like your Master who grew inward, outward, and upward; selfward, manward, and Godward. How can I grow? you ask. I will tell you by passing on to you the secret as given by Maltbie Babcock.

      Go

      Right

      On

      Working

      MEMORY VERSE, Luke 2: 40

      And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

      MEMORY HYMN [681]

      Brightly gleams our banner.

      SNOW

      Goody, goody, it's snowing! This is

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