The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-02-15
This lesson is the ore solitary in


MEMORY VERSES-4j, a.
This lesson is the ore solitary in
stance recorded in the strangely seal
ed thirty years of the Masters life
Here is an Illustration of what i
meant by the inspiration OF e!ectio,
-onl! these things that were Of vita
and redemrtive Importance in the Life
CT Jesus are recorded. John says
Many other signs truly did Jesu:
which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye migh'
believe that Jesus is the Christ, the
2c9 Of God; and that believing ye
light have life through his name
i'or this reason, We should value every
word that is written.
The lesser; furnishes model in
character building for the youth
Jesus is tic exaIr,a, and the nolel
boy. Jesus was q real boy. He ate
drank, played. grew, asked Questions
just as other boys DC.
His character, lie al cti:cr char.
acter building, was growth: 'Hc in
creased IN visdo:l and stature" 10
character is irs. .a::!.2aaEeous; it is the
work Of growth aiG C! years, indeed,
OF d lifetime. An ic;clc is formed drop
by crop Character is formed by sin
gle words ard acts. \ mushroom may
gov III night, but surely not the
character Of nan. Just as words
and sentences are formed by means
Of the single letters Of the alphabet,
so words, thoughts. deeds, actions,
LOOKS. ncuves-tEese are the alphabet
from which We spell character. Sow
tioGglr. ard rep word; SOW a
wcrG, and reap aG act; SOW an act,
aGi reap a habit; SOW habit, and
reap character; so:;, character, ard
reap a destiny.
Christ's character was developed in
the home. He lad q Christian home
the greatest gift Of Cod this side Of
heaven. What chance has many a.
Child today to buiid character in a
home where tic parents know rot God,
never read the Bile, never pray, ney-
er go to church! J.: for no other rea-
son, parents should become Christians
fer their childreHs sake. II our chill
dfen are lost, We Parents ere to blame,
unless we have set before them the
example OF Christian life.
AS boy. Christ was obedient to his
parents. This was & manly thing.
Parents are in the place &C Gcd to the
child: Coa Garnet 5e everlwEcre, SO
ie :2.de parents. Ike Tt command
..,cat OF the second ,s5,a is obedience
TO parents, and it is the first coai-
narGment viii : promise. TIE apron
strings Of TIC rictncr may become the
reirs Of government cf the nation. We
must obey before We can command.
The character Of Jesus was develop
eG IN the church also. His parents
were churchgoe:s, and they had cul.
tiy2ted that habit il the child. IL
sre&kirg of JESUS IS a churchgoer,
Luke says siat as his custom was,
he went into the synagogue" WHAT
great thoughts must have cone to TIE
mind o. Christ as lie visited the ten
PIE. Wat dormant r2te2tia!ities were
aroused as he sat and listened to TIE
exposition OF Gods word! Humanly
speaking, Chris. owed great deal in
tl.a Development Of his character to
his attendance at the temple. Can a
symmetrical ct.cracter be produced
outside CT t..e church and religion
We think rot; certainly TIE best char
acter caanot be produced in cGe who
ignores these. IN spite OF all her fail
i!res, tie Church IS the bezt institution
II tle woriG today for tae building Of
character We Go or children great
:,33us when We Gegr.va them Of ths
privileges OF Tie church.
BIT Jes;.s w;as ;s:so a EsmLec CT the
BiJ.o scLooi-tEc tcac:linG part Of tie
church. Gsis IS evident frI.2 tie fact
that 1.e instruction leceivcd v:'s;s il
ans e..:,g :>Gd a@E;.s questions. Nc
4ou,;t r:aay CT tie Scripture rassaGc $
yuoted BY him wcro learned IL tle
JJaa5~i:h E:hlc sc:.o2l.
Tie by J2=.s was al interested
Is wc:: as az Interesting scao:ar il
t.e s2:.cc:. lie VS. - mere yiz:tor
5Ic 1a:::e VII. we'll prepared lesso:,:
:. i Tt !. ;;i;2:&jeL liat he E2d studied
H3e lessen at ,lc.:!c G.Gcr TIC iast.uc
.&.i i h: Vat . lessen 10.
parents today.
!:2;:.a yov, osc1 Considered l:ow ls...=-a
G:'az.tt I'd ::G:sc men iae Sun!
se:ccI CT cuc land have been il.stt:";a
2..a.its,! IN pc2a,.c::::ss::? DID yc,. c.oi
l:.i::!: !.oGT many OF the r.cs: ila;,:a:n
ttic;i l..an oG t:le world toGa:: s;;:e thei:
i.::.:e % ES::;t...y ss.ooi w::k, t;:ec>by
-zca2.,,i,:;:: ;:::,:g t:.o nowcr tfas. t&c:G cE:I
al. tr,,:l:::S II tee S2..&2y schoo
I'd been il t,.c::. lives?
Consider TIE great characters that
L23e l:a.ea usca tie stage c: Amcri
cen history-or the history Of Tx
,1cr.d orer for th&t matter-aud 20;
viii fud that great part, # rot the
greatest Fart CT the credit for tht
splendid characters possessed ay TIES
2au.e !sel and Hcmen is 10 be siver
70 religion and the church.
Fer what are men better than &..ccp 0,
That nourish blind l;fe within The
If knowing God, they 1T rot hands o:
prayer
Bcth fey themselves and these WHO cal
item G.-e!:.-.:.''
4 Wonderful Discovery.