The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-10
FOR BIBLE STUDY.
An Interesting Suggestion From BErs.
NIenninger.

This morning while putting up a
crate Of berries for the winter. a
thought came to me.
In making some calls, found Mrs
A concerned in a trip to Catalina
island. Mrs. had worked herself al
most sick in trying to get Off for the
nils OF Old New England. Mrs. c
had not been outside the house for
long time, but she had herself and
Two children ready for a summer on
the Beach. Mrs. D would soon be of
70 Colorado; the heat Of Monday and
tuesday had just Frustrated her. Mrs.
Z was going to New Mexico in August
out her heart and hands were full of
preparation for it Others were go
ing Tor only a day or week or two,
| Just for change" yet even they
were so busy getting everything in
shape to leave"
This morning this bit of interesting
active life passed through my mind,
ana 1 thought how full and beautiful
me was Tor US all. and how happy
ana thankful We ought to be! We all
we are obliged to do-and we may all
have his greatest privilege-dofng
something we like to do.
/ While pondered over the good
time the folks who were going away
| would have, there came creeping in
/ the thought, how few A, B, and C's
! there are-people who can go away
and 'be something and do something
compared with the x, ana rs
| who must stay at home, either through
lack of means, or nclination-perhap s
| both-cOncerning whom nobody knows
/ or cares; and I said to the jars was
Killing, Il believe there are lots of US
who would like to do something
through the summer, that would help
make the warm days seem less long
and 1t is a. fact, the thermomet never
4 rrnfG a { hloi1 while ic a.
| thing, as it does at resting time-if
somebody would only make the sug-
! gestion," and then there seemed to
speak to me that Monitor, which L
often hear, sometimes willingly, some
times unwillingly, why don't you
make 1t and find out?"
My answer was, eff Mr.. MacLennan
will let me offer it through the Jour
nal, I'll try" His answer was, on
may have as much space as you need"
I offer the following:
Let everyone buy a book for her
own, and read through the sweet old
story Of 1.-THE life of Jesus Christ. .
Let US read it in nine sections, or
parts-one for each week. For ex-
ample. let us read:
| Private Life.
second week@The Opening Events
of Christ's Ministry.
Third week-The Early Judean
Ministry.
Galilean Ministry.
Fifth week-second Period of the
Galilean Ministry.
Sixth week-Third Period of the
Galilean Ministry.
Seventh week-The Perean Ministry.
Eighth week-The Passion Week.
Ninth week-The Forty Days.
For the people who anticipate tax
ing up the study this winter this
| would be a great preparation; it
would be delightful to those who haze
just gone over the text; it would be
helpful to anyone. I would read one
of the standard MISUNDERSTANDING
| Geike, Farrar. We're you even to take
up Edershein. unabridge d-longest of
them all-it would mean only little
over one hundred pages a week. The
abridged, and smaller books would not
be more than thirty or fifty pages.
If your time is too full to read for
information and yet you would live
the story through, the best book to
get is 1.-The Story Of Jesus Christ" by
| Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. The next
best, and least expensive, THAT Sweet
Story of Old" by Margaret Sangster
It is going to be warn-it always
has been-but even on warm days 1t
is pleasant inside the walls of our
Now, if you like my suggestion of
/ giving yourself something to think
about through the summer, it would
give me pleasure to have you tell me
that they will read this story thought
fully. systematically, according to out
line, I will take my Lantern to the
First Presbyterian church every Tues
day afternoon from $3.50 to 4:30, and
show the pictures covering the sub
ject matter read.
This invitation is for everyone who
loves this story. There will be no ex-
pense whatever to it, but I would
make one restriction, do not want
anybody who will not read; my pur-
pose is not entertainment, and to get
| something you must give something
God helps those who help them
selves" If we take up the pictures we
must read the story. Call me up by
telephone, or write me a line, or call
to see rne-Thursdays only-no mat
ter whether you know me or not
The Christ story has no creed, and
we meet in the First Presbyterian
/ church because it has been fitted up
with the necessary electrical apparatus
to help to better tell the story of
Christ Do not deny yourself any OPP
portunity to improve because it doesn' {
| happen to hang out its colors over
your tag Do you want to do that
| which is right because it is right and
because you want to be a Christian?
Let me hear from you if you are
Interested by Thursday evening, that
/ may announce through the State
Journal of next Saturday just what we
viii do. Yours for Something that
will help US meet the petty trials of
MRS. c. F. MENNINGER.
Topeka. Kan, 1851 Topeka avenue