Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-12-08
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. DR.. Linscott fer the In
ternational Newspaper Bible
Study Club.
Dec. 18TH. 1909.
Copyright 1909 by Rev. is. Linscott D.D.)

Dec. 18th, 1909.
Copyright, 1909, by Rev. T. S. Linscott, dbl
PauPs Last Words-II. Tim. iv:1-18.
Golden Text-For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain. Phil. i:21.
Verses 1-2-When a minister in au-
thority gives instructions to a devoted
minister under him, concerning the
work to which he is appointed, are his
words mere 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-
lieve 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
terests of his fellows?
Verses 3-4-What is the minimum of
Christian faith necessary for "sound
doctrine" and salvation? (This ques-
ton must be answered in writing by
members of the cIub.)
Why is it that burglars, counter
feiters, 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
pernatural, that is, God, prayer, i'm
mortality rewards and punishments
after death, ETC., give your reason for
your belief whether it is, or not a re-
suit of some moral defect in their
lives?
Verse 5-What are the chances of
success, in any calling, for man who
will watch, 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 less he thinks of himself?
State your views as to whether Paul
was guilty of boasting here, or wheth
er it was but an honest statement that
he had fought a good fight" and that
he had kept the faith"
Is God hard to please, or is it pos
sible for an ordinary, honest Christian
to please God in all things, and tc
have the consciousness that he is sc
pleasing him?
Verse S-Was the crown Of right
eousness that Paul was going to re
ceive, a gift of grace, or a reward fol
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 9
Christian Graves human company an6
friendship?
What is the moral quality of a mar
who forsakes his friend when he is il
trouble?
Are friendships rare, or plentiful
which remain steadfast, and true alike
in prosperity and adversely, through
evil and good report, and how do 70,
characterize such friendship?
Verse 13-Upon which will nor
NAL right thinker put the emphasis
on things for the body, mind or spirit
and why?
Taking Paul's cloak" to represen
things for the body, his books tn
mind, his "parchments" the spirit
please say what proportion of tn
thought and energy is spent, by tn
average community, upon these thing
respectively?
Verses 14-15-Is there any reason t
| believe that Jesus would have praye
that bad man may be rewarded az
| cording to his works?
What should be the attitude of
| good man toward those who spea
| evil of him?
Verses 16-18-What effect ought tn
lack of cooperation of friends, and tn
! opposition of enemies, to have upon tn
work of true and determined man?
Lesson for Sunday, Dec. 10Th, 1905
Review.