The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-08-22

sides leaving his hearers to decide this
matter for themselves.
The following ia a synopsis OF the
normal class work from the beginning
of the assembly to date. This class is
conducted by the Rev. ]. d. Searles.
The studies are as follows:
Flnsr SrupY-TnE ForR Gosr.i.s.
l. Their Authors.
=. Time and place Of writing.
3. For whom written.
4. Style of writer's.
8. Subject Of discourse.
q. Aspect of Christ, given by esrh writer.
SECOND srtpy-TnE LAND or PALErr1xE.
]. It WAS an oriental land.
:. 1t was Il small land, containing about 12,5D
3. Ii Was a land Of varied natural features.
=. II WAS y land of five provinces.
8. II WAS q populUus land.
9. II was q subject land under Roman Rule.
TnIRD SruDY-TnE PEoeLg UP PALEsriNE.
I. The origin of tho people from the Semitic fam.
-l,. From this race Abraham was called.
:. Their traits as q race.
.. Tn cir mission as o race.
1, The Jews in time of Christ.
3. The language Of Palestine. "a, Hebrew. %,
-Aralnaic. lc) Greek. (d) Latin.
Fovlrm ~SrUDY-TAe LlrE OF CnR,sr.
l.. General Aspect of His life.
!. The events of Christ 8 life arranged In chrome
logical order and grouped in seven periods.
LIST Period, The thirty years If preparation.
.nd The year of Ubscurity.
srd /" The year of popularity.
9Th . The week Of the passion.
9th This day of tho cruciic:ion.
It'll /" The forty days Vt resurrection.
F,rrn SruDY-TmE TnlnrY YEARS %PnxpAnArroN
THE PLACES CONNECTED WITH THIS PERIOD.
I. Nazareth--liis early home.
2. netlisoara, the place Of his baptism.
8. The Wilderness, the place OF his temptation.
=. bethlehem, the place Of his birth.
5. Jerusalem, the place Of the temple.
q. Egypt, tue place Of his refuge.
THE EVENTS OF THIS PEnop.
I. Tit snnuncistion ofhls birth.
9. The birth ut Bethlehem.
3. Tine welcome to the child.
4. The refuge In Egypt.
5. The childhOod at Nazareth.
6. Tho visit to tho temple.
{. The silent years.
q The baptism in Jordan.
.. The temptation in the wilderness.
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THE EXTERNAL CONDITION OF ~c.trusr's lIrY DrR.
ISG THIS PERIOD.
1. The family. The royal line of Joseph and Mary.
.. The houss built of clay; one story; ons rootn
no window; door of earth.
3 Tho fnrniturc-a couch, y lamp, hand mill for
grinding; probably neither chair, tsbls nor
4. observation-disclosures school mot college. Text
bnok-the Old Testament.
5. Religious traininy-iD Parents ut home. t.) The
instruction In the scriptures 1t home. (3)
ways observed. AZ The sabbath rest. l5i The
Worship of the synagcgte. il The great
fcGstS. Passover, Pcnticost, etc. Under these
Influences Jesus grew up to manhood.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SIXTH SruDv-1'nK ScopE AND AIMS OF TnE
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
NOTICE WHAT TllB sUNDAY SCHOOL IA NOT.
I. The sunday School is rot q substitute for the
family.
:. The SUNDAY Schoo Oh is not . substitute for the
8. The Sunday School i. not a snbstitnte for the
other religious meetings Of the church.
II
NOTICE WHAT THE suNDAY SCHOOL Is.
1. Tho Sunday School is q school. 1t liz for the
teaching Father than the preaching Of the
Gospel
1. Tire Sunday School is a department Of the
church of Christ. II is not an Independents.
irresponsible institution.
3. The Sunday School teaches the word of Christ.
to Christ.
3. Tho sunday. School is designed to build up
souls in Christ
DEFINITION OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Tho Sunday School ia that department Of the
church of Christ in which the word of Christ Il
taught for the purpose Of bringing souls to Christ
aud of building up souls In Christ.
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NOTICE THE UNITED OBLIGATIONS OF THE suNpAy
SCHOOL AND THE CHURCH WHICH FOLLOWS
IRON THIS DEFINITION.
!. There IRE three of the church To the Sunday
School: "a The duty Of sympathy. C) Thu
duty of support. (3) The duty Of supervision
2. There nre In turn three duties which :ha Sun
day School owes to the church: () To teach
in harmony with it's standards. (.l TO con
tribute To it's power. (3) To cooperate with
Its several departments.
TIE LIFE OF CHRIST.
Seventh Study-The Year of Obscuritv.
I. Preliminary notes on the period.
II. Places christ visited In the period.
III. The events or this periOd.
Nv. The general traits Of the ministry Of Chris
during this period.
V. The results Of the Savior's ministry.