The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-12-03
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. Or. linscott For the In.
ternstional Newspaper 6ibls
Study Club.
fCoovriSht 1909. BY Rev. +. 5 Llnsoott DID,
Dec. 18th, 1909.

'coOvrisht 1909 BY Rev T. 5 Llnsoott p.DI
Dec. 18th, 1909.
Copyright 1909. by Rev T. S. Linscott DID
Pauls Last Words-II. Tim. wills
Golden Text-For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain. Phil. i:2f.
Verses 1-2-When a minister in an.
thority gives instructions to a devoted
minister under him, concerning the
work to which he is appointed. are his
words more or less effectual If he
calls God to witness? Why or why
not?
What precisely did Paul mean by
Preach the Word?"
What. if any. reason is there to be
lieye that preaching or it's equivalent
can never be "out Of season.
why is the duty to preach and prac.
tice truth. honesty love. and the pres.
ence of God never out Of season?
Why is every man under vital obi.
CATION to be- always on the Qui vive to
promote the temporal and eternal in
teregts of his fellows2
Verses 3-4-What is the minimum Of
Christian faith necessary for "sound
doctrine" and salvation? (This CUES
tion must be answered in writing by
members of the club
Why is It that burglars. counter
feiiers. gamblers. liars. drinkers and
other bad men. and women. often per
suade themselves that they are right
When men do not believe in the SUI.
pornaural lat is, God prayer ina
mortality. rewards and punlshments
after death. ETC.. give your reason for
your belief whether 81 u.s. or not, a re
suit Of some moral defect in their
lives?
Verse What are the chances OF
success. I'm any calling, for a man who
Will watcr suffer, work and demon
strate his faithfulness?
Verse (Which is the more desir
able time. the day Of ones birth or
the day of ones death, and why?
How did Paul at this time know
that the day Of his departure was at
hand?
Verse What can You say for or
against the theory. that the better the
man the loss he thinks Of himself?
State your views as to whether Paul
was guilty OF boasting here or wheth
er IL was but an honest statement that
he had fought a good fight" and that
be had kent the faith"
Is God hlrd to please, or is it pos
sible for an ordinary, honest Christian
10 please God in all things. and to
have the consciousness that he is Sc
pleasing him?
Verse S-Was the crown Of right
eousness that Paul was going 10 re-
ceiye. a gift Of grace. or a reward for
merit and will It be the same case
with all the faithful?
What will be the nature Of the re-
ward which awaits the Christian after
death?
Verses 9-12-Is it a sign OF weak
ness or strength. and why, when a
Christian Graves human company and
friendship?
What is The moral quality Of a man
who forsskes his friend when he is in
trouble?
Are friendships rare, or plentiful,
which remain steadfast. and true alike
in prosperity and adversely, through
evil and good report. and how do you
characterize such a friendship?
Verse IL Upon which will a nor
NAL right thinker put the emphasis.
on things for the body, mind or spirit,
and why?
Taking Faurs cloak" to represent
things for the body, his books the
mind. his "parchments" the spirit,
please say what proportion of the
thought and energy is spent, by the
community, upon these things
respectively?
Verses 14-15-Is there any reason to
believe that Jesus would have prayed
that a bad man may be rewarded ac-
cording to his works?
What should be the attitude Of a
good man toward those who speak
evil Of him.
Verses l6-1S-What effect ought the
lack of cooperation Of friends, and the
Of enemies, to have upon the
work of a true and determined man?
Lesson for Sunday, Dec. 10th, 1909.
Review
Deafness Cannot BE Cured
BY local applications, as they cannot
each the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way TO cure deafness