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the power & wisdom of God to their salvation? And finally does he feel himself amenable to God for their salvation as he surely is, if so be they go down to Everlasting woe through his neglect? These and similar questions should be pondered as of no small moment by every S.S. teacher who finds that an increasing interest fails to be realized in his class. What an awful account the unfaithful teacher will have to give at the judgement day! Are you a S.S. teacher? I hope you are & I hope too you are a faithful one of which I have no reason to doubt if indeed you are one. If you have a class I would advise as the first thing that you secure, if possible, their confidence, & this you will find easy to do, especially of it be a young class. When this is effective you will find it more easy to make impressions upon their minds which time can never efface. some word of instruction advice, admonition or entreaty may be blessed of God to the saving of their precious, undying souls. And as encouragement just bear in mind "that which converteth a sinner from error of his way shall save a soul from death, & shall hide a multitude of sins." And they that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars for ever & ever? What encouragement there is to the S.S. teacher for indefatigable efforts to win souls to Christ. Should you be made the happy instrument in the hand of God of bringing one to a knowledge of his sins & of turning his feet from the paths of vice to those of righteousness you will save a soul, upon which no "value can be placed," from death, and that mountain of sins, by the impertation of Christ righteousness which otherwise would be held up to the gaze of an assembled universe when God shall summon all to the finall judgement, will be hid. And that soul too, which you thus save, will be as bright luminary in the crown of your rejoicing through the countless ages of Eternity. O then if you have not already, be persuaded to take a class