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I. The danger of sin standing in the way of children coming to Christ. Few persons ale aware of the extent to which children, even very young children's minds, are capable of being affected, prejudiced, distorted, by the conversation which they hear. Children cannot balance and dismiss a subject as you do. It has fallen with fearful impression. But some cast obstacles less offensively, but perhaps more dangerously. They render religion repulsive to children. Where is that cheerfulness which a child loves, and in which real religion always consists? What ought to come as a pleasure you force as a duty: you are severe when you ought to be encouraging; abstract when you should be practical.

II. THE DUTY OF BRINGING CHILDREN TO CHRIST. Impressions made in childhood are sure to creep out in after life. Let them feel that at any point of life they have to do with Jesus. Your child has told a lie. Tell him, "Jesus is Truth." This is leading him to Christ.

III. WE OURSELVES MUST BE LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN. Be quite a child, and you will soon be quite a saint.

(J. Vaughan, M. A.)

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KJV: And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

WEB: They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.