The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-12-25

y. benson.
Vice President. ]. B. Alfred, Manila.
Secretary and Treasurer. Chas. X. Meyers
penison.
Department secretaries are as follows: HON.
department. Mrs. Pierce. Denson Normal de.
partRent. Prof. E. w. Fellows Denison House
to house. Mrs. Harper. Dow City Primary. Mrs
pspison. Missionary Miss Sadie Medley. Manila
Dec. 90 A Review of the Lessons of
Last Quarter.
Some of the strongest lessons of the
Old Testament are found in the stud
les of the past quarter. The great
truth brought out in most of them.
was the triumph of Faith. St. Paul
says that without faith it is impossi-
BILE to please God. at the beginning of
that remarkable chapter of eleventh
Hebrew. The record bears out his
statement. for the men who have tri
umpAed and "made good" have been
strong in faith. Let us examine Ger.
tain lessons with this thought in view.
The lessons of the quarter begins
with Children Of Israel on the east
bank of the Jordan. Moses having
just died. they are under the leader
ship of Joshua. Mark how faith In
God dominates every action of the new
leader. Although the river is high
he gives orders for the priests to pick
up the Ark and advance into the
stream. and for the people to gather
UP their belongings and move into the
Promised Land. God had told him to
go forward. and he with faith obeyed.
Through the river they all went, and
then came the problem of taking Jeri-
cho. Here faith showed another tri-
umph. for the walls of the city fell by
Obeying Cod commands and marching
around them as directed. Caleb was
brought to notice when he as one of
the spies sent to look at the Promised
Land reported to Moses that the peo-
pie had only to go over and possess it.
because God had told them 1T should
be so. His great faith was rewarded
fQrty-fve years afterward when he
was given the land of his choice in
the possession of Israelites. The
faith of Gideon and his three hundred
is shown when they went out and sur
rounded the armed camp of their enc
mics. armed themselves only with a
trumpet and pitcher covering light.
Ruth showed sublime faith when she
lett her own people to take up with
the God of the Jew. Thus these les
sons urge all to faith in the promises
of God. going forward believing
that God will do just what he has
said.
One of the lessons of the quarter
was that remarkable one on proper
christian living. The rule was laid
down that the true Christian should do
nothing by which some other personpat-
terning after would be led into wrong
doing. This means that it is not good
to do anything whereby ones brother
is offended. made weak and caused to
sin against God or man. This covers
the question of drinking liquor, card
playing, dancing, gambling in any
way. and many other things coming
up for decision daily. In the lesson
on Samuel, parents were taught that
they are held responsible for the lax
nnging up of their children. and
will be punished if the children go
wrong through the negligence of the
parents. This is warning not only
to the parents. but their offsprings
too. The lesson in which Samson is
Inundated. his eyes put out. all be-
cause of going after bad women should
not be overlooked 1t is thus seen
that the Old Testament is tull of prac-
tical lessons. for today.
The studies for the next six months
will be in John. and we ask for them
careful consideration.
HAY BY CAR LOAD.