The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-05
The Quarterly
Review
Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 81. 1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

THE REVIEW.-To review the les
som in the truest sense Is not TO go
over all the lessons separately, one
after the other, to repeat titles and
golden texts in order, to select certain
truths which have been learned, II
this is especially true on the lessons
Of the past quarter. Reviewing" a y
Peloubet's, lis looking backward from
some tower or hilltop, over the land
cape through which w have been
travelling. The hills, the valleys, the
titles, the villages, the forests, the fer
Tile fields, we have been seeing In de-
Jail through the quarter we now see
as n broad country, and we d
stand the meaning and power OF the
land as a whole"
With this thought in mind we need
to strive to catch the movement OF the
whole period of the history included in
the lessons, to study it's meaning, to
learn to what 1t is leading, and to
see how each event, each character,
bears upon this end, to help or to him
der. We need to see God in the his
LOi IA W iCdlh thOl lCooOho wv "AO
period teaches.
THE PERIOD.-The time of the les
SON of the quarter covers over 100
years, from'about 53S to 430 B. c. 1t
begins with the hard schooling and dis
cipline of the 20 years of captivity n
then when the nation has sufficiently
learned it's lessons to make it safe for
them to begin over again at home in
Palestine, they are permitted to return,
and in a small way to start anew.
CENTRAL TRUTHS.-The lessons
of the quarter are no very closely con-
nected with one another, and a good
way to spend part of the review hour
will be to try and bring out the CEN
trail teaching of each lesson. Opinions
will differ as to what the central teach
ings are, but the following, offered as
suggestions, are outlined by DR.. Tor
rey:
Lesson I. The folly of lifting ones
self up against the Lord of Heaven,
and not clarifying Him in whose hand
our breath is. and whose are all our
ways.
Lesson II. God is able to deliver the
one who serves Him continually from
every danger, no matter how appall-
ing.
Lesson III. The certainty of every
word of God.
Lesson w. The duty of building for
Jehovah and of separation from the
world.
Lesson V. Victory is of Jehovah, not
by might, not by power, but by the
Spirit of Jehovah.
Lesson vi. AByone in a position OF
influence and power is put there, not
for themselves, but to use their power
and influence for the interests of God
and His people.
Lesson VII. The hand of God is upon
all that seek Him for good, and He
will deliver his trusting servants from
the hand of the enemy, and from such
as lie in wait by the way.
Lesson VIII. The character of true
prayer begins with adoring contempla-
led by confession of sin, is built upon
Gods Word of promise, appeals to the
relation of God to His people, is in
tensely earnest,
Lesson TX, Things which are per-
fectly lawful, still ought not to be
lone if others will be injured thereby.
Lesson X. The inc who works for
God should trust in God, but at the
same time should exercise all prudence
in watching against enemies.
Lesson XII. The Word of God has
power to convince of sin and to bring
Astounding joy.
Lesson XII. Jehovah is coming to
refine and purify His people and to ex-
ecute judgment upon sinners.
Lesson XIII. Jesus Christ is a Won
derful Counsellor. Mighty God, Ever
lasting Father, Prince of Peace, and of
the increase of His government and of
peace there shall be nc end.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION.-The
review of these lessons coming as it
does on the last day of the old year
suggests the need of reviewing our past
lives and the events of the past year.
AS the rover looks backward that he
may go forward, SO we look at our past
in order to make a better future. We
look at our failures that we may learn
the lesson they teach, and then forget
them as God forgives and blots out
forever. We look at what we have
gained, in order that we may stand
upon that past and do better. q
1t is well therefore to see
1. What lessons we can learn for
ourselves from the history we have
been studying.
2. What the history has to teach our
nation.
8. We can take courage from the
fact that even with such imperfect peo-
pie. and such hard times, real and
great progress was made of which we
are now reaping ONE of the results.
A.. Let us see visions of better things
and keep the divine ideals always be-
fore us.
Faith.
Faith is the color-bearer in the army
of the Lord.-United Presbyterian.
The faith that believes in things I'M
seen soon sees the things unknown.
The strength of a mans faith is in
inverse proportion to its singularity.
The least prayer that reaches Gods
throne shakes His footstool.-Ram's
Horn.
II would rather walk in the dark
with God than go alone in the light; I
would rather walk with Him by faith