Historical information

This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century. Religion played a significant part in daily life at the time.

Significance

This postcard is in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century and, as such, indicate the popularity of collecting postcards in Australia which reached a height in the early 1900s until around 1920.

Physical description

This postcard depicts the scene of Mark 10: 13-16 from the bible, where Christ meetings a group of children.

Inscriptions & markings

On front, printed under image: 'Christ Blessing Little Children / St. Mark 10: 13-16'
On back, printed above line: 'Christ Blessing Little Children'
On back, printed below line: 'THEY brought young children to / Jesus, that He should touch them: / and His disciples rebuked those that / brought them. / But when Jesus saw it, He was much / displeased, and said unto them, "Suffer / the little children to come unto me, and / forbid them not; for of such is the / kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, / Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom / of God as a little child, he shall not enter / therein." / And He took them up in His arms, / put His hands on them, and blessed / them. / So that day the mother helped the / disciples to learn about Jesus. The dis- / ciples thought the children would be a / trouble, but the mothers knew that Jesus / loved the little and helpless ones, and / would bless them, for one day He had / said, " All who seek to enter the kingdom / of heaven must become like little chil- / dren." So they were not afraid to draw / near.'