THIS is a striking and attractive way to preach a short object sermon
in the regular church service. Just before the regular sermon, ask all
the children to leave their seats and come forward to the platform in
a happy little group, then hand each a Perry picture all on the same
subject. Then preach to them a short sermon drawing out the point of
the picture, and explain every line of it to them. They will then
understand the picture and the lesson it teaches. After the little
sermon is over, tell them to keep the picture. And send them back to
their seats. It is a beautiful and affecting scene to see the little
people with happy step and smiling face coming down the aisle and
hastening back to their folks and saying "See what he gave me." They
are instructed to put these pictures in a scrap book to keep them
together. You can go through the Life of Jesus this way and the
children will thus have a valuable scrap book to keep for years to
come. Ask your denominational house where these pictures can be
secured. They cost but trifle, but they help you to cause the children
to see a sermon.
=CHAPTER XIII
THE BIG SIX=
_Objects: A Blackboard or Chart_