The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-24


Quarterly Review.
GOLDEN TErr>-Thy word Is lamp unto m,
teet and . light INTO my path.-PsL ii9:i0A
SUGGESTIONS F0R REvIEwa
A good review is one of the most
dihcul'. but also one of the most profit
ale, effective and interesting lessons
OF the quarter. There has of late been
no small stir about the indcfinitcpcss Of
the knowledge Of the Bible in the minds
OF SUNDAY school scholars. Too much
attcr.ion cannot be called t0 the facts.
whatever they are. but the fastt Is not
| with the International Lessons system.
for In the Quarterly rcriew lesson it
gives special opportunity for definite
knowledge Of the facts. and an earnest
impulse toward learning s4hem. IL is
folly TO ''burn up the barn To get rid Of
the rats" particularly when ia the barn
itself Is the best possible way furnished
for getting rid of them.
The review must be new dew, be-
cause il takes into one view tho whole
period Of history. with its leading facts
and tendencies and the lessons which
these teach rs The study Of Jupiter
or Venus is one thing; the study ofthese
same stars as part of the planetary
system is quite another.
APPLIAScEs.-A good map is essential
TO complete comprehension OF these
lessons, giving the framework by
which the practical truths OF the
history shall best be held in the
memory. Paper and pencils may be :
used with great advantage in the re-
view by Sunday-school classes. A
large chart of the leading events and
dates, whether selected for the lessons
or not. is very great aid. 1t may be
made on blackboard or painted on
cloth. The best thing for this purpose
Is broad window shade on spring
roller secured TO strip Of wood. SO
that il can be hung mp on the wall. and
the chart drawn down when needed. A
map should hang by its side when
possible.
II Is we'll TO have this chart made at
the beginning of the quarter, and fire.
quently referred to. There is no way in
which the course of the history, the
crises, the turning points. the influ-
ences from within and without, can be
80 well as in some such way as
this
HISTORICAL REVIEW.
EXTENT OF TME.-The lessons extend
over more than a century from Il. c.
$50. when the first exiles returned under
to u. c. AT. Nehcmiahs sec
ond visit TO Jerusalem This is about
the same length of time that the United
States have been an independent nation.
PLAcEs.-The lessons center chiefly
about three great cities. Babylon. Jcru-
salem and Susa
EMPIREs.-The short but marvellous
career Of the Babylonian empire closed
about the time Of our first lesson (B. c.
ISL 1t was the destruction Of Ncb-
kingdom and the coming
IN of entirely new rulers with new
principles that made the return possi-
Bile Cyrus was an entirely different
nan from Nebuchadnezzar the Baby
oman He founded the Medic Persian
empire.
The POPULATION of the Medic Persian
empire was about one hundred million
n the time of Xerxes. 1t is calculated
hat at the same time the Jews num-
,ercd about two million.
The CHIEF EVENTS were the return
4 the Jews after seventy years Of exile
we're completed 1885,. The completion
4 the temple l515). The story. Of
esther t4'9-473). The rcturn under
Ezra t45s). Nehemiah and the rebuild
ng of the wall Of Jerusalem ts44). The
eforrns Of Nehemiah txa1). The mis-
ion of three prophets.
PROPHETS and Zechariah at
he beginning Of this period, and NAL
chi at the close
PERSONS Besides the three prophets
we're Zerubbabel. Ezra. Nehemiah,
,sthcr. Haman, Morsiecai. Sanballat,
'obiah. Darius, Cyrus. Darius Hys-
aspes, Xcrxcs. Artaxcrxcs.
PsALMs.-The fifth book Of the
'salms. i07 to $50. belongs to this period.
REVISION OF THE BIBLE.-Ezra did
iuch toward gathering together the
ooks Of the Bible lie probably also
iodernized the Language, inst as we
ave done with Shakespeare and many
lore ancient writers. including the
'ngiish version Of our Bible; for the
ews' language had changed Sd much
hat IL was difficult for them To read the
Id forms, as il is difficult for us to read
haucer or Spenscr. or Tyndale's New
testament
SECULAR HIsToRr.--This was the age
Hcrodotus t4ss-s24), Socrates (476-
~. Plato ts21-34s). Xcnophon (430-357).
uring this time occurred the battles
Marathon t490) and Of Ther1nopylm
nd Salamis (4s0). Xcrxes led his army
five million into Greece. and returned
efcated with only five thousand (lSs-
'o).
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