The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-09-25

Department secretaries are as follows: Home
department, Mrs. Pierce. Denison. Normal de-
partment. Prof. E. w. Fellows Denison. House
to house Mrs Harper. Dow City. Primary: Mrs.
Hoss. Den,son: temps rance nee. Sears McHenry
Sept. % Review of Lessons of the
Quarter.
Without doubt many will think
that they are tired of this going over
and over the history of Moses and the
Children of Israel. St Paul however
tells US that the history Of the Israel
ties so in detail given. is for an ex-
ample for US in the later days. Many
have likened our journey of life to
that of one going through wilderness
looking for the land of promise. God
has given the most of us healthy
bodies. and good start in the world.
In our youth we were in tuition in
the way we should go to meet the de-
mands of God. Many have actually
tasted the joys of being Gods chill
rden, vet how often there is falling
away after worldly things. Some
begin the worship of Golden Calf
IN the way or loving money. office.
distinction supposed ease and luxury.
rather than life of self sacrifice and
toll. Some became bitten with sin
so that there is nothing before them
but death, unless they look by faith
on Jesus the Lamb of God who came
to bear the sin of the world. Others
like the desert wanderers grumble and
at their lot and wish they had never
started in the right paths, they long
for the flesh pots of Egypt saying that
the spiritual food give by God is but
light bread. not satisfying. So one
could go on drawing lessons from the
history of the Children of Israel.
1t is indeed wonderful how the peo-
pie spoken of in the bible had the
same temptations and failings as we
do now, and therefore their punish
menus and rewards. are of deep in
terest to us. Bishop Goodsell in his
sermon at Council Bluffs Sunday Sept.
18th brought in little suggestion
along the line of the bible characters
being similarly troubled with us. He
told of mother who Was in tribula-
ton over her son wishing to marry a
girl whom she did not approve of She
said here was a trouble which no one
mentioned in the bible had expert
enced He turned to Genesis 27-46
and showed her how Rebekah com
planned that if Jacob married one OF
the daughters of Heth what good
shall my life be to me. y So even
in this regard were the mothers of
the olden time exercised i'm mind as
are those now.
The lessons of the quarter have
told of the giving of the ten COM
mandments of the Children of Israel
and to US; of the turning after the
golden calf. of the atonement made
by the Jewish high priest for the sins
of the people. and of that ceremony
pointing to the death of Jesus for the
sins of us all of the lack Of faith of
the people in not believing that God
was able to help to overcome the
difficulties looming up IN the future
of the look at the brass serpent cur
ing bodily ailments. tSpifying the
look in faith on Jesus which would
save from spiritual uncleanness now !;
and finally the death of Moses. He
could say with Paul that he had fought
a good fight kept the faith and would
have the crown. So let no one claim
that Old Testament history is not OF
value to US of this generation.
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