Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-03

a teacher that is capable of teaching.
The teacherSmay take the course with
the class ana receive diploma. When
you organize send an order to Rev.
William Murphy, of Allerton, the state
normal secretary, for as many books
as you may desire, either of Hamill's
or Hurlburt's.
Who Should Study.
Who should take the course? All
those who have not done so, all young
people who are willing to prepare
themselves for more efficient work, all
others who may be induced to do so.
Well, l must draw nearer my subject.
How to study the Bible. There are
two ways to study the Bible; with the
head and the heart. The best was is
to study with the head and heart
both do not think there is man
who could not rise thirty minutes ear
lier in the morning for the sake OF
getting the Bible into his mind before
anythink else is there. l do not think
tncra is woman here today who could
not rise half an hour earlier to get
Gods promise into her soul before she
gets the cares and perplexities of her
household there. The Bible itself
presents to you the best reasons why
you should study it Systematically.
Study Gods word and study it daily.
Begin the day with Bible study, and
end the week with Bible study. l do
not believe that any one who is old
enough to read and write is too young
to study the Bible. 1t is rather dan
gerous to suggest methods of Bible
study, because what might be success
full to me might be a failure to you,
and a failure might make you discour-
aged in studying Gods word.
Primary Work.
Mrs. NJ B. Mitchell, of Des Moines,
state field worker, who addressed the
convention last evening, made another
address this niornlng, her subject be-
ing, New Methods Of Primary Work"
Her experience is of much value to
primary teachers, pointing out new
ways for them to interest the little
ones in the lessons.
Afternoon Program.
The program this afternoon was car
ried out as planned, and the meeting
is still in progress as the Courier goes
to press. One of the most interesting
numbers on the entire program was
the address given this afternoon by
Harry Putnam, who is known to all
Sunday school workers in the state as
the boy normal worker" Harry is
only thirteen years of age, but his ex-
perience III Bible study has been large
He holds a diploma as a normal grad
uate under the system of the Illinois
state association. He is the son of j.
A. Putnam who resides near Bladens-
burg, and who is county secretary for
the association. The boys subject
was How to Study the Bible" and his
address in part is published herewith:
Mr.. President, Dear, Fellow Laborers
in Sunday School Work and All Who
i Are Interested or Concerned in tie
Study of the Life and Gospel of Our
Dear Lord:
! 1t seems to me that this is one of
the most important questions in Sun
day school work. "How to study the
Bible" First would say, Study it
Systematically, study it under some
direct head Take the normal course
of the Bible, which has the Bible study
fixed Systematically, SO as no one can
help understanding it, being old
enough to read and study. Now we
have many of these normal course text
books. There are Prof H. NJ. Ham
ills Legion of Honor Normal Lessons
and Sunday School Training Lessons
j. L. Hurlburt's Revised Normal Les
sons and Studies on the Four Gospels;
also w. j. Senelroth's Normal Bible
, Lessons and Sunday School Training
Lessons. With all these helps there
is no excuse for any of us not having
a greater knowledge of the Bible than
we now have. Il I'd
In Short Sentences.
: Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman said: "An
Englishman once made the suggestion
along tho line of Bible study in short
sentences. will give them to you
and elaborate them. First, we know
Gods word thoroughly, let us study it
: through; second, let us pray it in;
third, let us put it down; fourth, let us
: work it out; fifth, let us pass it on.
do not believe you can find anything
for yourself as beginner in Bible
study. What did he mean when he
said Let us study it through He
meant. we ought to begin every day
with at least one verse of scripture
thoroughly mastered; that we should
study our Bible until that verse had
Srlpped us, or we mad grlpped it; or
, he meant that we should not begin the
day until we had it thoroughly in our
minds, until we could find our way
through it and work out way back
through it,
An Example.
I remember reading of an old man
who was an ordinary man. He was a
teacher below the average. until sud
denly God put it into his heart to
study the Bible in this way. He
would divide his Sunday school lesson
, into six parts. On Monday he would
take one part on Tuesday another, on
4 Wednesday another, and soon through
the week, and as he went about his af
fairs all day long. he would think OF
these six portions of the Sunday
school lesson, and if any of you have
ever tried starting the morning WIN
one verse of scripture, and heard il
singing it's way through your soul the
|, entire day, you know what came to
him. When he stood before his class
he taught the Bible with the very pow,
or of Cod and hjc c1acs oraw from, n