Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

This visionary work advocates for the active involvement of young people in the life of the church, arguing that their energy, enthusiasm, and creativity can revitalize religious communities and foster lifelong faith. Drawing on the author's experience as a minister and educator, this book offers practical strategies for engaging young people and nurturing their spiritual growth. This book is an inspiring and timely call to action for anyone committed to the future of the church. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Excerpt from The Children and the Church: And the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, as a Means of Bringing Them Together Some time ago a chance article published in the Congregationalist entitled "How One Church looks after its Young People," describing the methods of the Society of Christian Endeavor, was received with considerable favor, and was republished in various papers in this country and abroad. This article unexpectedly brought to the author many letters asking for further particulars. To these he responded as fully as his time would permit, while he tried to reply to them at greater length by other articles in various religious newspapers. The correspondence, however, soon grew quite beyond his ability to furnish careful replies, and this opened up the whole question of Christian nurture as a practical matter. It became evident that there was, among pastors and other Christian workers, a widespread desire for any light, however feeble, which might be shed on the relation of children to the church. This little book is an attempt to answer the questions thus raised, and to solve the problems suggested, by stating, as clearly as possible, the needs and difficulties in the way of Christian nurture, and by presenting a practical plan to accomplish this end which in many cases has proved successful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.