OBJECT: A Picture of Verse from an Old Illustrated
Bible Used 100 Years Ago=
A century ago there were but few books for children. Preachers never
thought of a children's sermon, but here is a page which appeared in
a rare old book the children used in that day. It is over a century
old. It illustrates Deuteronomy 5:29. From some picture-book cut out
figures like these to illustrate this Bible verse. Pin them up on
some background which they can see. The journals of the day abound in
interesting pictures. Cut them out and try to teach the children the
Scriptures by pictures they have often seen. It will interest them
greatly as it doubtless did Ye Little Olde Folks. This text is one of
many that has some words in it for which you can substitute a
picture. In fact, the Bible is a picture-book, not simply in the
sense that it tells so many interesting stories about men and women
and children, and tells them in such a taking way, but even where it
is not telling a story, it uses words and sentences that are
pictures, not the less effective because drawn or painted in speech.
This text is such a sentence.
DEUTERONOMY v. 29.
[Illustration: O that there were such an _heart_ in them, that they
would fear me, and keep all my _commandments_ always, that it might
be well with them, and with their _children_ for ever.]
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