The Tupelo journal., 1906-06-22

REVIEW
Sunday School Lesson los June 2l,l906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

GOLDEN TEXT OF QUARTER
Never man spake like this man."-John
7:46.
TOPIC OF oUARTER.-The words of
Jesus.
TRUTH OF QUARTER.-Jesus spoke
only words Of help and comfort.
Review of Christ's Life.
It will clarity the minds Of the
scholars to go back to the beginning
and construct a chart showing the
principal events in Christ's life up to
the TRANSPORTATION. This chart the
teacher may form before the class,
tthen cover it, and ask the scholars to
reconstruct It, in writing, on the spot.
In the arrangement Stevens and Bur-
tons Harmony has been followed:
1. Thirty Years of Private Life.
s p. C. to the summer of 26 A. D.
Birth. In Egypt. In the temple.
II. Opening Events Of His Ministry.
Summer, &c A. D., to Passover, spring,
81 A. D. John the Baptist. Baptism.
Temptation. First disciples. First
miracle.
III. Early Judean Ministry. Spring,
81 A. D., to December, q A. D. Tenn
pie cleansed. Nicodemus. At Sychar.
Nv. First Period of the Galilean
Ministry. December, q A. D., to early
summer, % A. D. John in prison. Re
jected at Nazareth. First preaching
tour.
v. Second Period Of the Ga1ilean
| Ministry. Early summer, % A. D.,
to Passover, spring, 20 A. D.
The twelve chosen.
Sermon on the Mount (Lesson ~.
Jesus and the Sabbath (Lesson ID.
Second preaching tour.
Widows son at Main CLesson 1II.).
In. Simon's house (Lesson W..
Parallels by the sea lessons w.,
VII.
Gadarene demoniacs Uesson VIII.
Third, preaching tour.
Twelve sent forth.
John the Baptist killed (Lesson
VIII.
Feeding Of the I'VE thousand (Les-
son Ky.
vi. Third Period Of the Galilean
Ministry. From the Passover, spring.
20 A. D., to November, 20 A. D.
The Syrophenician woman (Lesson
X.).
Four thousand fed.
Peters confession (Lesson XII.
The TRANSPORTATION (Lesson KILL.
The miracles and Parallels" Review.
Most Of our quarters lessons are
either miracles OF parallels. Give
each scholar a copy of the following
list of questions:
1. What was the miracle Cor para
ble)?
2. What does it show Of Christ's
character?
3. What lesson had 1t for Christ's
immediate hearers?
4. What lesson has 1t for us?
Ask the scholars to come prepared
to answer these questions for each
of the nine miracles and parallels we
have studied, and to apply the ques-
lions also to the other three lessons,
so far as they are appropriate.
Books.-From what Gospel were the
largest number of these lessons taken?
Which Gospel reports most fully Je-
sus' Sermon on the Mount? Give
titles OF the lessons that are found In
Luke. Why are w studying three
Gospels at once?
Places.-1. In what province OF
Galilee do we see Jesus in these les
sons? Where did he preach the Ser
mon on the Mount? Lesson l.. Where
did Jesus work his first miracle OF
raising the dead? Lesson 3. 2. From
what pulpit did Jesus deliver a ser
mon made up wholly of parallels?
Lesson 5. 8. From what place was
Jesus urged to depart? Lesson Z.
Where was John the Baptist put to
death? Lesson 8. 4. What distant
regions did Jesus visit? Lessons 10,
II. 5. On what mountain, probably,
was Jesus TRANSPORTED? Lesson IL.
Persons.-6. Who charged Jesus and
his disciples with breaking the Sab
bath? Lesson 2. 7. What Gentiles
showed great faith in Jesus? Les
sons 8, 10. S. Who supplied to Jesus
what the d%iscourteous Simon neglect
ed? Lesson 4. Who were interested
in Jesus parallels SO that they sought
to understand them? Lessons s, 6.
Who. in the country Of the Gadarenes.
was healed by Jesus? Lesson Z.
9. Who slew John the Baptist? Les
son s. Who melted him to do this?
Who made the great confessions of
Christ? Lesson II. 10. Who wit
messed Jesus TRANSPORTATION? Les
son 12.
Teachings.-11. To what have we
paid special attention in this quarters
lessons? Quarters Topic. IL. What
was mems verdict about the words OF
Jesus? Quarters Golden Text.
10. What did Jesus teach by the story
If the Two Foundations? Golden
Text. Lesson 1. IA. What did Jesus
teach about the weekly Sabbath?
Lesson 2. Is. How did Jesus once
state his authority over death?
Golden Text, Lesson 3. Is. With
what words did Jesus comfort a sim
full but penitent woman? Golden
Text, Lesson 4.
Golden Thoughts.
We may drop our buckets into
empty wells but they will cause no
strain on the windlass.
Where no fish are the fisherman
whip the water in vain.
We need an armor for the camp Is
well as for the conflict.
The man who gees through life
with an excuse on his lips will proba-
bly, 90 into eternity with a lie in his