by J.C. Ryle, Alexander Fletcher, John Crawshaw, Lyman A. Eddy, and Lowther Barrington
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Subtitled: A Series of Sermons on Systematic Theology for the Young
Contains 33 sermons intended for the instruction of the heart and mind of children within the household and the church, from prominent preachers of past centuries.
Alexander Fletcher (1787-1860) was known as "the Children's Friend" and the man chosen to perform the marriage of Charles Haddon Spurgeon and Susannah Thompson.
John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) was the gifted Bishop of Liverpool and author of numerous books, including his Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, intended to be used for Family Worship.
Although not as well-known, the other authors: Revs. Lowther Barrington, John Crawshaw, and Lyman A. Eddy were also men gifted and faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and especially concerned about the sound instruction of the little lambs of Christ's flock.
Contents:
Introductory Lesson by C.H. Spurgeon:
Childhood and Holy Scripture
* Creation, (Rev. L. Barrington)
* God's Wisdom (Alexander Fletcher)
* God's Omnipresence (Fletcher)
* God's Love (Fletcher)
* God's Justice (Fletcher)
* God's Holiness (Fletcher)
* The Word of God (John Crawshaw)
* The House of God (Crawshaw)
* Children Walking in Truth (J.C. Ryle)
* Little and Wise (Ryle)
* The Transgressor (L.A. Eddy)
* A Hard Way (Eddy)
* The Bad Heart (Eddy)
* The New Heart (Eddy)
* The Cup of Salvation (Fletcher)
* Resurrection and Judgment Day (Fletcher)
* Children in Heaven (Fletcher)
Click on "additional information" (below) for much more about the history of this volume.
The Editor wrote the following in his Preface:
"One important object of the present volume is to furnish practical hints, which may serve to encourage yonng ministers, and others who imagine it a difficult thing to preach to children, to make the attempt more frequently. It will be found that the variety of texts and subjects which may be adapted to children's capacities is almost endless.
The great requisites, in order to interest children, are plainness of speech and fertility of illustration. When these are employed, low and silly expressions are worse than useless, and trifling thoughts and foolish imaginations are a positive offense. It is perfectly practicable to adapt every essential, or strictly important religious topic, not only to the capacity, but even to the tastes of children; yea, to interest them deeply in such suhjects, and at the same time to preserve dignity of expression and purity of thought. How vastly important, therefore, is it for every minister to qualify himself for, and to habituate himself to, preaching the Gospel to children."
Rev. Lowther Barrington, preacher of the opening sermon of the book, was the author of a book by the same title. Of that book we are told, "These are a series of little sermons to children, delivered at a separate service instituted for them. They are, in our opinion, quite perfect in their way: we can hardly lay down the volume. Let all mothers by all means get this little tome, and read it to their children."
