The Elbert County tribune., 1912-09-27

That Sabbath most dreaded by
many superintendents and schools is
the one known as review Sunday"
1t is indeed a test of the ability and
skill Of the teachers as well as test
of the kind of work done during the
past three months. Some condemn the
Bible school and compare its work
with that Of the day school. not taking
into consideration the differences of
paid and volunteer teachers. the time
devoted to study, the discipline and
countless other features.
One method OF review is to call out
the lessons, twelve in number, and
make some comment upon each one
or else have come person report upon
the subject matter. the golden text,
etc. This method may be preceded by
having some one tell of that period in
the life Of Christ from which these
lessons are taken; another tell of
some events in contemporaneous his
tory and the places Jesus visited dur
ing this time. After such statements
Il would be wise to have brief state
ment made as to the subject matter of
the lessons for the entire quarter, e.
g., how many have to do with mira
cles. teachings, etc. Also statement
of the principal persons whom Jesus
met. 1t SO happens that during this
quarter there is no closely connected
thread that runs throughout the les
sons and one is at loss to know
Just what governed the committee in
their selection.
It would be we'll therefore to require
a written test from the pupils A set
of questions covering the work of the
quarter could be prepared and given
to the scholars a week in advance and
from this set of questions half
dozen could be selected on the day
of the review and the scholars be re-
quired to write their answers during
the class hour.
What Lessons Teach.
When 1t comes to selecting the main
truths taught in each of the lessons
of course there will be wide variety
of opinions. We may therefore be
pardoned If our suggestions may not
agree with those suggested by others.
Beginning with lesson one 1t seems
as though the Master is seeking to
show us that all manner of sin can
be forgiven except that sin which as
cribes to the devil the work of the
Son of God. This full and complete re-
lection of Christ and his work of re-
demption is what Is known as the un-
pardonable sin.
The second lesson has to do with
the seed. the sower and the soil. 1t
is n great illustration of the method
whereby Christ is to extend his king
dom and of the various sorts of soil.
(hearts) in which the seed is to ger
inmate.
The third lesson is another illus
tration Of the propagating process. In
1t we are shown both the intensive
and the extensive growth. By the ref
erence to the leaven in this lesson
we are taught, as also in other para
bles, that in this kingdom evil will
also be present.
Lesson four, the lesson of the
wheat and the tares, is a further
teacher along the same line with the
added significance of the harvest and
the separation incident thereto.
Lesson five teaches us something as
regards the value of this new king
dom. Its value was sufficient to COM
pei heaven to yield its dedrest treas.
ure.
Lesson six and seven have to do
with the power of Jesus over wind and
: wave, over the man possessed of
demons and over disease and death.
Let us bring out the reason why Jesus
thus manifested his power, viz, that
they might see the power of God rest
ing in him." John 5-36.
Faith Essential.
Lesson eight has to do with the
great fact that God has so set forces
at work in his kingdom as to make
the faith of man an essential requi-
site in its advancement among men.
Lesson nine deals with the death
of John the Baptist and the eulogy of
Jesus as to Johns character and work.
The implacable hatred of rebuked
evil; the elimination of unbridled
lust; the terror of a stricken con-
science and the reward of the faith
full are some of the truths suggested
in this lesson. Notice that in this les
son there is no record of any word of
Jesus.
Lesson ten, the sending forth of the
disciples and the rules that are to
govern their conduct is logically fol-
lowed by the great invitation pre-
sented in lesson eleven.
Lesson twelve deals with the feed
ing of the five thousand. He is the
living bread who alone can satisfy
the hunger of the countless multitudes
of mankind. He is the ever-sufficient
and the all-sufficient Lord and Savior.
or course such a review will be
rapid and perhaps incomplete, but 1t
will show that he has sayings for all
circumstances and power over all con
ditons of life. 1t will show that his