Introduce the play idea from the beginning. Let
the children arrange the chairs to "drive to
church," as shown in the preceding pictures. If
there are two children who both want to do the
driving, suggest that one can drive to church and
the other can drive when returning from
church--and a third may drive from the house to
the stable when the horses are to be put away.

At the church service let everything be done
reverently, and make it a matter of real worship.
One of the children can act as usher, and if there
is but one child, this one can usher her dolls to
seats; or imaginary people may be shown to seats.
All of this will appeal very strongly to the
child. Select hymns suited to the children's
tastes and such as they can sing. Do not sing too
many verses. Children like variety.

The service ought to be such as is in harmony with
that regularly attended by the parents, and such
as the children are familiar with. It may be as
informal as the Salvation Army, or a greatly
abridged form of the "Episcopal Service" can be
used. The Lord's Prayer may be repeated in unison,
or sentence prayers used, or a brief selection
from the Prayer Book. The preaching by one of the
children should precede the reading of the Object
sermon.

After carrying out the idea of the church service,
the other ideas presented may be introduced, and
after the imaginary drive home some simple
refreshments can be served, as also mentioned in
the chapter of "Suggestions to Parents" on page
17.

[Illustration: Oyster and Shell.]

MY DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS: I want to speak to you to-day about "Having a
good conscience." (I Peter iii: 16.) This is rather a hard subject, but
I desire to make it plain by the use of a familiar object. "What's this
I have in my hand?" I rather expected that you would say an oyster; but,
really it is nothing but an oyster shell. I suppose you have all eaten
stewed oysters, or oyster broth. I remember, when a little boy, that one
day when we had stewed oysters for supper, I found a little yellow
something in my broth. I did not know whether my mother had put it in
purposely, or whether it had fal