The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL,,
Lesson XIII. Fourth Quarter,
For Dec. 28, 1913.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text OF the Lesson, Quarterly Review,
Read Josh. ssiv-Golden Text, John
III, ts-commentsry by Rev. D. N.
Stearns.

| Stesrns.
LESSON I.-Moses' Cry For Help,
Mum. xi, 1O1s. "a. %. Golden Text.
Jas. v, 10, The supplication Of n
righteous man availeth much I'm its
working" The continual complaining
OF this rebellious people was enough to
wear any one out and led Moses TO
say, at is too heavy for me-" but he
always took everything to the Lord In
prayer. This was one Of the occa-
sions when he felt unnecessarily bur
dened. as IL he had To do It.
LESSON 1l.-Jealousy and Envy Pun
lshed. Mum. xii Golden Text. I Cor.
xiii. 4. 8, Love envieth not; love vaunt.
eth not itself. is not pulled up. doth not
behave itself unseemly." The devil is
ever Mt work I'm the world and In the
church. but It is sad indeed when he
is allowed to enter Christian house
hold. 1t should be said OF Christians
See how these believers love one an
other"
LESSON rll.-The Report OF the Spies,
Mum. xiii. 10, 1898. Golden Text.
Rom. wifi. 81. "If God is for us. who Is
against usT' To inquire IL what God
says Is true or to question II lie Is
able To do as He has said Is indeed
bad business The shepherds did bet
ter who said. Let usygo and see this
thing which has come to pass" duke H.
| 49, When the Lord is us real to us
| as He was to Caleb and Joshua we will
not consider giant difficulties OF any
kind
LESSON IV.-The Sin of Moses and
Aaron. Mum. Sx. ia. Golden Text.
| Ps xix. II. Let the words OF my
mouth and the meditation Of my heart
be acceptable In thy sight. q Jehovah.
my Rock and my Redeemer." The fail
ure of Moses on the line of meekncss
| after forty years Of victory and inter
cession for such people should hum
Bile us all In the dust before God and
lead us never for one moment to trust
ourselves In any way.
LESSON V.-Balak and Bnlaam. Nun.
xii. &c: xiv. 1919. Golden Text.
Jas. |. s. "a double minded man. un.
stable in all his ways" Every phase
Of human nature is set before us I'm
Scripture. but Balaam Is one of the
strangest. ready 20 do anything for
money. even TO curse the people of
God. and yet afraid to 20 against God
and ready to speak His messages. yet
leader Of the Lords people into sin.
full ways Rev. II. IA
LESSON VI.-Abstinence For the Sake
Of Others. Rom. xiv, 7-21. Golden Text,
Rom. xiv. 81. 1T is good not TO eat
flesh. nor to drink wine, nor TO do any
thing whereby thy brother stumbleth."
Saviour. He should be our only exam
pie. and His approval our only aim.
LESSON VIl.-The Death Of Moses.
Deut xxxiv, 1-12. Golden Text. Ps
cxvi. Is. Precious in the sight OF Je-
hovah is the death Of His saints" In
death and burial on record, as his was
also in some respects the most remark
able life ever lived. No other man who
died and was buried was ever seen on
earth hundreds OF years later and rec
ognized by mortals.
LESSON VIII. Joshua the New
Leader. Josh. 1. 10. Golden Text
Josh. !. o.. BE strong and Of good
courage" Remember the ten times
this exhortation is found ,see notes on
this lesson and associate with II the
five Re of good cheers OF the Lord
Jesus Matt tx, .. 90; xiv. 81: John
xvi. SO: Acts kill. III Make much Of
the assurance II will be with thee:
will not fail thee" verse -. and the
"Be not afraid or of verse
LESSON IX.-Crossing the Jordan.
Josh. iii. III. Golden Text lisa. xii
10. Fear thou not. for am with thee"
Remember the faith OF Rahab and the
story Of the scarlet line: also the prom
inent place Of the ark of the covenant
In chapters Ill and iv. See the object
IN dividing the Red sea and the .Jor-
dan. that the name OF the Lord might
sc ;narnified and that all the people Of
the earth might know the hand OF the
Lord lisa. xiii. l2-1i; Josh. iv. "a.
LESSON X.-The FAN of Jericho. Josh.
vi. Sill. 1920 Golden Text. Mark
tx. 90. "All things are possible to hia
that believeth." Note again the promi-
nence of the ark of the covenant and
the only sound heard. that OF the trun-
pets of rams horns. All victory IL n
the name Of the Lord Jesus and by
virtue of His precious blood. Before
Him all Jerichos fall. all difficulties
vanish.
Lesson XI.-The Sin OF Achan. Josh.
vii, els. Golden Text, Nun. xxi.
%, "Be sure your sin will find you
out" We are assured Of victory and OK
being able to say. Thanks be unto
God. who always causeth us to tri-
umph in Christ" III Cor. II. 14). but II
is on condition OF obedience and of
pleasing, and not grieving the Holy
Spirit
LESSON MI. The Word Made
Flesh. John /. lis Golden Text, John |
I, IA. "And the word became flesh and
dwelt among u.s." The same one who !
created heaven and earth and talked
with Adam and Eve. with Enoch. !
Noah. Abraham. Isaac, Jacob. Moses
and Joshua, became one of us. sin ex-
cepted. by being born Of Mary. He was
unknown on earth except by few: He
a. all