Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-12-30


titsF--ylth Comments ~ WIN. n
Fisher Rsvassw
There Is a great deal of wisdom ID
the Following ADVICE, which i froan
I'eleubef's pen
'Vn this the last day lie Tie yrar 1t
may be Well 10 review ourselves It's
well as the class. Tor the SAKE of IFS
iniislenSe An the year e eunae
: 4 Have we been as faithful rs We
might have isecn Note down deiini4e-
II tile particulars wherein We might
do better
''Isr Alexander Nhytc, or Edinbo-
10, la an address before the Free
Church Assembly, in MAY. 1898, spoke
earnest words To ministers that are
equally good counsel for teachers
Take your texts and Your doctrines
out OF Holy Scriptures. and then heat
and salt and season your sermons out
of your own souls, and your enchanf,
ed people will 60 home blessing your
names and saying that they who for
sake such preaching foisake the truest
salvation and the truest joy OF their
own souls"
~ Could we have done better IL
we had had teachers meeting, On
schools where there are none). aud
what can we do toward having enc
of some kind.
20. Have we learned all Ne could
about the best ways OF reviewing, -
as 10 make our review Sundays the
most interesting. attractive. and help
full of all the Sundays Of the quarter
"A. Have | been y good pastor to
my class"
"1'he events and the persons cluster
around two great eities:-1. Shushan
Tor Susa). Note all the transactions
recorded in the lessons which took
place here, with their bearing on the
course OF history. 2. Jerusalem. The
changes that took place In this city.
. Note all the events studied during this
quarter which centered around Jeru-
salem, and their bearing upon the pre-
gress Of the Kingdom Of God" Pelou-
bet
The following Is Il brief review OF
the lessons and the Golden Texts:
Lesson I--s..Joy In Gods House.
Psalm 122 Golden Text: / was glad
when they said unto nue., Let us go in
to the house of the Lord PISA. 1921
LII X otilfIl dititiiCS w many iiOQCt y
occasiosas and expresses the feelings
OF Christians under many circuIn-
tances. The house Of God is as real
to MS as To the ancient Jews. and Jer-
usalem and Zion are household words
in their spiritual meaning. The Psalms
are universal and eternal because they
express feelings. hopes. desires, and
prayers that are universal and eter-
nal =
Lesson II.-"Hamans Plot Against
rhe Jews. Esther Sill. Golden
Text: IF God be for us who can be
against usT' Rom. s:31.
The Golden Text Is the keynote of
the lesson.
'.why should fear though 'gainst
my soul
The host OF helrs arrayed?
III trust in God, the Mighty One,
And never be afraidr
Lesson III.''Issther Pleading For
Her People. - Esther S:3-S, 1911
Golden Text Commit thy way unto
the Lord; trust also in him, and he
shall bring it to pass. Pisa. 37:5
Writing on the success of Esther's
pleading. Bishop Warren says: This
reversal of the kings decree by Ha-
man ". 81. cannot be explained except
on the ground that Esther used a
power greater than that of the king.
What was 1T? She tasted three days.
Lesson IN.-"Ezra's Journey to Jer-
usalein Ezra S:21-s" Golden Text:
.'rhe hand OF our God y Upon all them
for good that seek him Ezra S:22
Ezra was successful in his journey
because he was free from cowardice,
aud instead of looking at difficulties
and distractions in the way, he looked
above. FROM whence he knew his help
must come, and God gave him the vie
tory.
Lesson y-"Psalms or Deliver
ance. Psalms 80 and 126. Golden
Text: "They that sow In tears shall
reap in JOY Fsa. 1865.
Peloubef says 'grhese songs of de-
iiyerance voice the praises OF Gods
people for his wonderful deliverances
from the captivity of sin, into his own
dear Kingdom of righteousness and
love"
Lesson vi. sNehemiah's Prayer
Nehemiah It'll. Golden Text:
prosper, pray thee, thy servant this
day. eh. Ill. 1t has been sng-
eested that we note especially in this
lesson. the conditions that necessarily
precede true reform or revival OF
religion
Lesson WILL Rebuilding the Walls
of Jerusalem" nehemiah Ais.
Golden Text: Watch and Pray
Matt. 26:4l.
In this lesson we have the evidence
OF the effectiveness Of the prayer in
the last lesson.
Lesson VIII--Public Reading OF The
Scriptures. ''--Neh. S:1-12. Golden Text:
'sThe ears of all the people were atten-
tive unto the book OF the law" Neh.
SO.
..The study OF the Bible has wrought
wondrous changes in men and in ma
tions. A vast cloud OF witnesses testi-
fy to its renoyating power" (PeIou-
bet).
lesson Ix.--''Noes Of Intemper-
ance. PROV. 23:29-35. Golden Text:
"Wine Is mocker, strong drink IL
raging; and whatsoever is deceived
thereby Is not wise. Prov. 20:1.
Lesson X.-eI<ceping The Sabbath
Neh 1a,16-a2 Golden Text. aRenlpnl~