The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-09-27
THE HISTORICAL REVIEW.

THE HISTORICAL REVIEW.
TIME.-Thirty-one years b. G. to A.
D. 81 inclusive.
THE LAND.-Palestine: Its location
on the map Of the world; its three main
divisions. The chief river; the lake;
the leading towns; the surrounding
countries. Inhabitants, six million.
THE FoRERUNNER.-General facts OF
John the Baptist's life and ministry.
The place Of his preaching. His rela-
tion to the ministry of Jesus.
PRovpENr1AL PREPARATIONS. = See
SECUIAR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cesar,
emperor of Rome when Jesus was born;
Tberius, when he entered upon his
ministry. Lyman's tables give the
population of the Roman empire at the
time of Christ as 100, 1000, 600, of which
60, 600, 900 were slaves, 10000, 900 we're
tributaries and freedmen, and only TO-
O00, 900 were full citizens, or one sixth
of the population. The army num-
bered 100000, and the navy $4,000 men.
Milman gives the population Of the
city Of Rome, by the cehsus Of A. b. 46,
at 6,9s4, 900. It was general time Of
peace; the Roman empire held sway
over most of the known world, thus
opening the way by her conquests for
the greater conquests of the Gospel.
The Roman roads were highway, and
the Roman army guard for those who
carried the Gospel. The Jews were
scattered everywhere, taking with
them the Bible with it's prophecies and
religious ritual, which Christ came to
fulfill, thus preparing the way for the
Gospel.
MATHEMATICAL REVIEW.
Multiply the number Of the Gospels
{ by the age Of Jesus when he con-
versed with the learned men In the
temple J; divide by number Of his
temptations in the wilderness J; null
tiply by the age of Jesus when he be-
gan his ministry { }; divide by the
number Of miles between Jerusalem
and Bethlehem J; add the hour at
which Johns disciples first went to see
Jesus }; add the hour at which Jesus
sat by Jacobs we'll and conversed with
the Samaritan women }; multiply by
the number of Johns disciples who
first went to talk with Jesus }; add
the number Of the apostles( J, and the
result will be the number of cities and
towns in Galilee with more than fifteen
thousand inhabitants at the time of
Christ, according to Josephus.
FIREsIDE TRAVELS.
In "Tom Brown at Oxford" the best
scholar is represented as studying his
Greek history by means of a map and
pins with large heads made Of differ
ently-colored sealing-wax. The red
headed pin represented one army, the
black another. And as the text de-
scribed the movements of the armies,
the pins were moved to the places des-
ignated on the map. During the late
war several of us ministers did the
same thing with the various armies.
When news came of any change we
marked it with the pins. This plan
gives great vividness to the history and
assists the memory. Suppose now that
we have large map on the wall.
Prepare a pin with a large seal.
ing-wax head to represent Jesus.
Smaller pins can represent the dis
ciples and John. Take the initial
letters OF the principal places, printed
on cardboard, SO as to be seen across
the room, and with a pin fasten them
in their proper places on the map as
fast as the journey is made. Some
scholar can tell where the next move
ment is to be made, and all the events
or incidents clustering around eacf
place can be noted or described. Pin,
with fiiers of one color may represent
miracles; another color denotes para
bles. Thus, in brief time, we may
travel over Palestine with Jesus ant
become familiar with His life.
HELPS FOR OUR OWN LIVES.
The coming of the Son Of God to say,
the world; His nature; why He came.
Jesus as a boy, growing, improving
beloved; in the temple, in His home.
Providence, as seen in the life O
Jesus.
How Jesus was prepared TOR His work
Hard work; small beginnings; sloy
progress, but faithful perseverance.
Things to initiate In those who wer
with Jesus.
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