4 THE CANADA LUTHERAN. share in 'building and piling up the sand in such a way that when the lesson is over and the little ones step back to review their work they will be able to see the story in the scene which lies before them. Do not try to make this a scene of beauty; it may be ever so crude, but, if the children do it themselves it will seem all the more beautiful and interesting to them. The highest grade will take in the child between the ages of eight and ten years. He is now beginning to appreciate a nice picture, and thus the large picture charts should be used with this grade, as he will grasp the idea of the picture almost immediately, and thus the lesson will be fixed upon his mind. Do not have more than six or seven children in each class, but divide each grade into several classes if necessary, with an assistant teacher over each class and a primary superintendent to plan the work and oversee the whole department. Another advantage in this way, each teacher gets in close touch with each child's life and knows if the child has had Christian training at home; for the child who has been brought up in a home of indifference to spiritual things must be taught and won in a different manner to the one who has had a good home training. The primary teachers greatest art is story telling; do not waste time but keep the attention of the child from the minute of opening to the close. She should use short and simple words and always come before her class with the lesson story and the lesson picture well impressed upon her own mind, or she can not hope to impress the slippery minds of the little ones. Tell the story over and over in different ways. It is not enough to say that Abraham determined to offer Isaac as a sacrifice; you must tell of the patriarch's sleepless nights, about his getting up and going over to the bed of his boy as he was peacefully sleeping, of his weeping when no one was watching him, and how his heart overflowed for this, his beautiful son. Just here the sand table can be used to very great advantage, illustrating the lesson in such a way that the child gets the whole picture so impressed on his mind that he cannot easily forget it. Music is a great aid in this department. The little minds do not easily forget the story of Jesus' love told to them in song, if the meaning of these little hymns is well explained to the child before they are sung. Then, perhaps the most important part of all, find out from the child if he or she has been taught to pray at home. In some cases you may have to teach them a simple little prayer and the meaning of it. Many time the thoughtless and careless parents are first awakened to realize their responsibility in connection with the spiritual welfare of their child as they hear the childish lips repeating the simple prayer that his Sunday School teacher has taught him, and the thought of their own wasted life is brought home to them, as they hear the lips of that little child repeat: "God bless papa and mamma." Encourage them to tell their little troubles to the loving Father and to ask Him for what they want. In this way they first learn that the Great God of all the universe, Who guides the stars, and Who can say to the waves, "Be still," is not too busy to look after the needs of their little lives. The simple faith of the child is so quick to grasp this truth, their little hearts are filled with admiration and love for this wonderful God, and thus their lives are early fortified for the hard battles that come in after life. Surely, this is a good foundation for the other teachers to build upon, as the child is promoted from the primary department to the higher classes. I would say to all primary teachers, in conclusion: LOVE YOUR PUPILS. I cannot better sum up the entire matter than in those two words, "Love Them." Love them and you will have no trouble to keep order for they will soon learn to love you and will gladly obey you. Love them and you will work hard for them and will not mind the hardships. Love them and your love will teach you how to will their hearts and the God of Love Who loves and takes care of His little children will give you week by week the fullness of His joy. MY DUTY TO THE CHURCH OF WHICH I AM A MEMBER. By Rev. M. Rhodes, D.D. The Church is not an invention of men, but an ordination of God. Jesus Christ is its Head and Chief Corner Stone. It is the organized embodiment of the truth--the pillar and ground of it. As a distinct denomination the community to which you belong is part of that body, of which all believers are members in particular.