The Brinkley argus., 1912-09-27
INTERNATIONAL Sl)lllAXSCIlOOL
 LESSON (By E. 0. SELLERS. Director of Evenins Department, The Moody Bible Institute Chicago.)
LESSON FOR SEPT. 29.
 REVIEW.

REVIEW.
 GOLDEN TExT-'sThe words that have spoken unto you are spirit and ara lfe."-John 6:63.
 That Sabbath most dreaded by many ,slperintendents and schools ia the one known as review Sunday. It is indeed test of the ability and skill of the teachers as well az test of the kind of work done during the rast 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 some 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 or come events in contemporaneous his tory and the places Jesus visited dur. ing this time. After such statements it would be wise to have brief state- ment made as to the subject matter of the lessons for the entire quarter, .. E., how many have to dc, with. miras cles, teachings, etc. Also statement of the principal persons whom Jesus met. It 60 happens that during this quarter there 10 no closely connected thread that runs throughout the les sons and one is at a loss to know just what governed tho committee in their selection. It would be we'll therefore to require . written test from the pupils. A set of questions covering the work of the quarter could be prepared and given to the scholars 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 Lsssons 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. It is great illustration of the method whereby Christ is to extend his king. dom and of the various sorts of soil. fhearts) in which the seed is to ger. minute.
 The third lesson is another illus tration Of the propagating process. In 1t we are shown both the iDten.ive and the extensive growth. By the ref crence to the leaven in this lesson we are taught, as also in other rara' bles, that in this Kingdom evil will also be present.
 Lesson four, the lesson of the wheat and the tares, is further teacher along the same line with the added significance of the harvest and the separation incident thereto.
 Lesson i've teaches us something ai regards the value of this new king t.on. Its value was sufficient to com pei heaven to yield its dearest treas ure,
 Lesson six and seven have 10 de with the power of Jesus over wind and e,ave, over the man possessed oi ( mems end over disease and death let us bring out the reason why Jesui t.r.s manifested his power, vix.,. "tha' t,.ey might see the power of God rest ing in him." John 6.se.
 Faith gssentlai.
 Lesson eight has to do with thu great fact that God has Co set fofc4l 1t work in his kingdom as to mako the faith of man an essential rsdui tite in it's advancement among men
 Lesson nine deals with the deatl tf Jchn the Baptist and the eulogy o Jesus as to Johns character and work The implacable hatred of rebuket cyiii the continuation of unbridlet lust; the terror of a stricken con tcieuce and the reward of the faith f-ll are some of the truths suggested in this lesson. Notice that in this les ton there is no record of any word Q tesus.
 Lesson ten, the sending forth of tn disciples and the rules that are t ;srern their conduct is logically fol lowed by the great invitation pro tented in lesson eleven.
 Lcsson twelve deals with the feed ing U the nve thousand. He is th' i'v.ng bread who alone can satisf, t,ie hunger of the countless multitude If mankind. He is the ever-suflicien rnd the all-sufhcient Lord and Savior
 Of ccurse such review will b rapid and perhaps incomplete, but II show that he has sayings for al s1umstances and power over all con C Ions of life. It will show that hi