SUNDAY SCHOOL

[Original poem in French]

Gertrude I. Steel

What are we giving these little ones
Who come here so confident, so happy,
Their eyes radiant with that sweet trust
The Master loved? For such as these
The feast was spread of old,
When Jesus fed the multitude. And then
He said that all men should be taught of God.

And simply, so that children understand,
We give them truths which we receive from God,
Truths we have learned in some degree
About the Father-Mother and the son,
Reflection of God in light and love,
Sustained forever in the Father's plan;
Our hearts meanwhile aflame with gratitude
That Jesus' words were not for those alone,
Those childlike ones who heard him at that time,
But for all time and all humanity,
That in our day we also may fulfill,
By great accomplishments, his prophecy,
"And they shall be all taught of God."

Gertrude I. Steel

A correction was made in the September 6, 1947 Sentinel: The July 19 issue of this periodical contained a poem entitled "Sunday School," attributed to Eugénie Etter-Lambo. Actually the poem was written by Gertrude I. Steel and appeared in its original form in the Sentinel of July 13, 1935. The poem published on July 19 was translated into English from a manuscript submitted in French, which was presumed to be an original offering.

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