Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30
for SUNDAY Scbools.
STAR LESSON FOR MARCH 81,
By Rev. ]. E. Gilbert, DID,,
SECRETARY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
FIRST QUARTERLY EXAMINATION.

| EIRSl QCAhi EN-
| OPENING wORDS-The lessons OF
\ the quarter have covered Interesting sec
! lions of sacred history. occupying, accord
| ing to the chronology of Archbishop .Csher'
| twenty-three centuries. or from Adam 10
Jacob. They have all been taken from the
| book of Genesis. There have passed before
our minds these remarkable men-Aoam
Cain, Abel. Noah Lot, Abraham, Isaac ana
Jacob, all patriarchs. 1t has been thougnt
| by some that each stands for great cause
| or truth, a representative of the time in
which he lived. Certain 1t is that one may
obtain much profit by studying each in the
outlines of his character. for which study
the brief glance afforded in our lessons will
| be an excellent preparation.
| FIRST LESSON. January g. God the
! Creator Gen. i:1-25-What is the first
verse in the lesson? When was the begin
| ming? What was the condition of the world
when first formed? What moved on the
/ face of the deep? What was Gods hrsl
\ command? What was the hrst DAY WORK
1 What the second days work. What the
third days work? What the fourth day
! work? What the fifth days work? what
the sixth days work? How long was ea zen
| day of creation? How did God regard his
| own doings? What command did COO give
the animals? What purpose did He assign
| to the lights? What was the armament?
!
| SECOND LESSON. January Ii. Man
made In the image of God, Gen. i:25 10
! ii:3.-What was mans place in creation
| In whose image was he? What authority
J was given to man? How was the race of
men provided for? What was given Tor
1 mans food? What did God do after the
work of the sixth day? In what way alo
| God rest? What did He do concerning the
seventh day? How long was the seventh
I day? What is meant by sanctiHed day? In
| what sense was the earth finished? In what
1 H. hat al1f q =
| appointed between Gods work and his
rest? Wherein did the seventh day dnief
! from any of the preceding DAYS! why
are two words, created and made appifeo
1 to Gods work in this lesson?
| THIRD LESSON. January %. Man s
| sin and Gods promise, Gen, iii:l, +. IL. 10.
Who appears in the lesson as tempter!
| What is known of him? To whom did ne
| approach? What did he say? What was
| the reply? Was that reply truthful and
proper? What did the serpent then say
| What truth was there in that reply? W hat
| falsehood was in 1t? What two considera-
tons finally Influenced the woman? Were
| these praiseworthy motives" What result
| Immediately followed her act? What did
| Adam and Eve do? How did God seek
| them? What question did He put to the
woman? What was her reply to that ques-
| ton? Who was chiefly to blame 1or the
| sin? What judgment was pronounced upon
him? What is meant by the woman
| seed?
| FOURTH LEASSON- January 1 lie
| story of Cain and Abel, Gen, iv:3-1a.-What
| offering did Cain bring TO the Lord? what
| Offering did Abel bring? Why did they
bring any Offering? Why was Abefs offer
| ing preferred? Why was Gains offering
| disapproved? How did Cain afterward re-
| gard his brother? What was the real Sc
| cret of his feelings? How did God remon-
strate with him? What hope did God pre-
sent TO Cain? What is meant 6y SIN lying
| talk together? How did that interview
end? After Abers death what did God
say to Cain? What answer was given?
| What punishment was inflicted?
| FIFTH LESSON. February 3 Moan
saved in the ark. Gen. viiil-1G.-How did
| God remember Noah? How did He remove
! the flood of waters? What is meant by
| the windows of heaven? What is meant
! by the fountains of the deep? Where did
| the ark rest? When were the tops of the
mountains seen? What part of the ark did
Noah open first? What did he send forth
first? What became Of that bird? w hat
did he next send forth? What was the
result? What was the third messenger
| How did this messenger return and when
| What was the fourth messenger? In what
| year We're the waters dried up! NAT
| command did God give to Noah?
| SIXTH LESSON. February TO- AbTam
! called to be a blessing. Gen. xii: Is
What command did God give to Abram
| Where did Abram live? Where was he to
90? What would God do with him? How
| wer other people to be influenced by him?
| What did Abram do? Who went with him?
How old was Abram at that time Nhefc
did he go? What was the name OF
| Abrams wife? Where did they go after
leaving Haran? Through what countries did
! they pass? What promise did God give
| when Abram reached Canaan? What pious
act did Abram perform? To what place did
| Abram then go? What did Abram do on
| arriving there?
SEVENTH LESSON. February IL
| Lots choice, Gen. xiiil-13.-How came
Abram to be in Egypt? Why. did he leave
! Egypt? Where did he go? Had he been
there before? What did he find and do:
! What was Abrams worldly condition at
this time? What was Lots condition
/ What trouble arose in this new home?
What was the cause of that trouble? What
! proposal did Abram make? What choice
did Lot make? What prompted that choice
/ What cities Were in the region selected by
! Lot? What was the character of the people
| in those cities? But what was the charac-
! ter of the land Where did Abram go?
/ EIGHTH LESSON, February 81
Gods covenant with Abram Cen, XVI
5-16-How was Abram encouraged after
| Lots departure? What did God say to
him? What is meant by shield? What by
/ reward? What special promise concern
! ing his posIerity did God give Abram?
| What response did Abram make? How
! was that response considered? How was
the present promise joined to the first call
! What sign was given that the promise
/ should be fulfilled? What was the value
| of that sign and why was it given? What
| misfortune would befall Abrams posterity
How long would that continue? What
! then would occur?
! NINTH LESSON March 3. Abran1
, pleading for Sodom, Gen, Xviii %
| What judgment was impending. Who were
! sent to execute II? What led God to take
| Abram into the secret concerning Sod
ON? What reason did God give for destroy
| ing Sodom? Why did Abram desire to
stay Gods judgment? What number did
| he put as enough to the city? How
| did he reduce this number and to what
| lowest figure? Why did Abram begin with
| larger number and gradually diminish
| What spirit was manifested in all his
pleading? Having finished, where did Abra Il
go?
! TENTH LESSON. March 10 Isaac a
lover of peace. Gen, xXvi:l2-25.-,, nat
l-were the evidences of Isaac's prosperity:
How did the Philistines regard him? Over
what was their contention? Who dug those
| wells in the first place? What did the Phil
| istines do TO the wells? What did the King
| of the PhilIstnes ask of Isaac? What die
Isaac do? What experience was had in the
new home? How did Isaac avoid strife In
! this case? How many times did Isaac re-
| peat this course? With what result in each
case? Where did he got at last for the
| sake of peace? What did he do there;
| What did the Lord do to him?
ELEVENTH LESSON. March IT