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LESSON
(By E. o. SELLERS. Director Of Evenini
Department. The Moody Bible Institute
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR SEPT. 29
REVIEW.


GOLDEN TEXT-"The words that ]
have spoken unto you are spirit and are
lfe."-John 6:63.
That Sabbath most dreaded by
many superintendent and schools Is
the one known as review Sunday
It is indeed a test Of the ability and
skill Of the teachers al we'll as a 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 that tend to
make comparisons odlous. Still when
all due allowance Is made there is In
deed too little or else an improper use
made Of the review Sunday.
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 FINN 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
1t would be wise to have a brief state.
ment made as to the subject matter Of
the lessons for the entire quarter, g.
G., how many have to do with mira.
cles, teachings, etc. Also q statement
Of the principal persons whom Jesus
met. It 80 happens that during this
quarter there is nc closely connected
thread that runs throughout the les.
sons and one Is at a loss to know
just what governed the committee In
their selection.
|. It would be well therefore to require
q written test from the pupils. A set
Of questions covering the work Of the
quarter could be prepared and given
to the scholars q week In advance and
from this set Of questions a halt
dozen could be selected on the day
Of the review and the scholars be re
auired to write their answers during
the class hour.
What Lessons Teach
When it comes to selecting the main
truths taught In each Of the lessons
Of course there will be a wide variety
Of opinions. We may therefore be
pardoned II our suggestions may not
agree with those suggested by others,
Beginning with lesson one it 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. For that mar there
remains no other remedy for sin. This
Is different from merely being mis-
understood either by friends or foes;
this Is the limit Of the antagonism OF
the evil one.
The second lesson has. to do with
the seed, the sower and the soil. It
is a 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 as well as a lesson about what
shall be the expected results from
the seed thus sown.
The third lesson Is another illus
tration Of the propagating process. In
it 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. There will be a con
slant danger Of an inward decay. One
has but to study church history OF
ones own Christian experience to
know the truth of this principle.
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 dearest 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 u 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.
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