Robert Raikes, a Christian Hero
Over at my other blog, I’ve been talking about Sunday school quite a bit this week. I love teaching and always develop a special affection for the children who are in my class. Do your children like to go to Sunday school? If you’re in a church which, for whatever reason, has decided not to have one, that’s certainly not a sin. Nowhere in Scriptures are we commanded to do so. But many Christians feel that it does bring a wealth of benefits to the young, and so do I.
Many folks don’t know how or where or when the first Sunday school came into existence. It’s quite a story, born in the heart of a man named Robert Raikes, who was concerned about poor ragged children in his native England. At first, these children were taught to read and write as well as the things of God., because it was the only school these particular children attended. When others heard of the success of this school held on Sundays, many more such schools cropped up all over England and the eventual spread throughout the world is history.
Read more about Mr. Raikes at Glimpses for Kids on the CHI site. Tell your sons and daughters about this man who believed that the world marches forth on the feet of little children. I agree with him.
Maxine, a/k/a Nanna
