In listening to the conversation of some of the little folks, the idea suggested itself, to visit the children's class of our Sunday School, and ask the children for some of their thoughts. So, with the kind permission of their teacher, I took my seat with them to learn of the allness of God. I asked if they would tell me something of their demonstrations during the week. The time was so short, that I could only jot down a few of their expressions; and trust that all may gain the lesson I did, from those baby lips.
The first was Love. The little girl commenced by saying,— "Well, you must know I don't like to be teased; so I made up my mind that I must demonstrate." I stopped her there, to inquire what was the meaning of the word demonstrate. Her eyes grew very big with surprise, as she looked at me, but her answer convinced me, that she could define the word understandingly. "Why, to demonstrate means that you must find the good around you;—so I just went off by myself, and knew that the boys could not tease me, that everything was of God, so it must be good, and if it was good, why it was showing Love. Then I went back to the boys, and they didn't offer to tease me any more."
The next was self-sacrifice,—a difficult lesson for us all. Elsie began: "I know a little girl who hadn't any dollie, so I took the one I loved the most (to be sure it only had part of one arm, and one leg was broken besides, but that didn't matter when I loved it the best of all, for Mrs. D—tells us that we must always give the best if we can). Well, I dressed the dollie up nice, brushed its hair, and tied a ribbon around its waist, and took it to the little girl; for don't you see, I was doing just as I would want to be done by."
