The Red Cloud chief., 1913-12-25

should not perish but have everlasting
| life."-John 3:l6.
! The lessons for this past quarter
omitting the temperance lesson. GOV.
er one Of the most interesting periods
| In the history OF Israel. In them
there is presented five of lsrael's
greatest characters. Moses. Aaron.
Miriam. Joshua and Caleb; one of the
strangest characters in all history
Baalim: and the typical troubler Of
the nation. Achan. We have pre-
sented the strength and weakness,
victory and defeats. OF four. Moses
| Aaron, Miriam. and Joshua.
israei's History.
The first OF the scripture passages
presented for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse OF
Joshua. In II he surveys Israels his.
tory from the days Of Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan, en-.
phasizng that in II all God was di.
recting and operating. He then ap-
peals to them to serve Jehovah and
to put away all other Gods. The al.
tentative is. that with such evidence
before their eyes. II 1t seemed evil to
serve Jehovah. they had choice be.
! tween the gods their fathers aban.
| dOned beyond the river and those they
had found in the land. As for him.
self his choice was made, "as for me
and my house. we will serve the
Lord" After repeated declarations OF
fealty on their part Joshua. entered
into a covenant with them that they
we're to serve Jehovah. The passage
taken from Hebrews ought to begin
at verse thirty.
Moses leads out OF Egypt "a type
Of SIM. through the wilderness ex.
periences. but could not lead them
into the land; Joshua took up the
work where Moses left of and led
but he was not able to lead them into
that perfect rest which only comes
from a perfect conformity to the will
Of God. The message Of the Book
Of Hebrews is that OF the son who
iulfills all that these great leaders Of
the past failed to do. He leads from
bondage into possession and on to the
final rest which remains for the peo.
pie OF God,
Recapituiation.
Omitting the temperance lesson
NOV. 81 six Of these lessons deal
with Moses as the leader. and in five
we have Joshua as the leader Of Is.
rael.
!. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson I. Moses Cry for Help.
Mum. 11:10-18. "a, 25. O Complaint
and controversy, Wv. 1915; (2) Com.
fort and Counsel. Wv. 1918, "a. 25.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun.
ished, NUN. ch. ~. (D The Accu
cusation, Wv. 1. 2; (2) The Arrest. w.
I. s; (3 The Arrangement. w. 6-s:
(D The Judgment, w. 9.10; (6 The
Intercession. w. 11-12.
Lesson III. The Report Of the Spies,
Mum, 1918. 25.33. ~ The Spies.
w. 1.3; (O The Majority Report. w.
$500; (3 The Minority Report, w
1898: (4) The Sequel. ch. II.
Lesson Nv. The Sin Of Moses and
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-13. (1) The Peo
Pies Petition. w. 1.5: (2) Gods Plan.
w. 6-8; (3) Moses Mistake. w. 9.13.
(a Deception. (b) Pride. (c) Self.
glory. (d) Disobedience.
Lesson v. eaIak and BaIaan, Mum
22:1-6. 24:10-19. ~ The Call to
Curse. 22:1-6: (2) The Wayside Chal
lenge. 22:22-35: (3) The Changeless
Message. ch. ~.
Lesson vi. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The Death Of Moses
Deut. 34:1-12. (1) The Old Leader.
w. IS: (O The New Leader. v. 8:
(1 A Great Character. w. 1912.
u. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1919. az The Call;
(0 The Charge; (3) The Counsel:
(D The Companionship.
Lesson TX. Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7.17. O The Leader. Wv. z,
8; (2) Those Led, Wv. 9.13; (3) The
Dry Ground, Wv. 14-17.
Lesson X. The Fall Of Jericho.
Josh. 6:S-11. 1920. (D Gods Orders,
Wv. 1-5; (2) Joshua's Instructions, w.
6-s; ca The Obedient People. Wv. 9.16.
Lesson XII. Tn. Sin Of Achan, Josh.
7:6.15. O Joshua's Error. Wv. 60;
(0 The Cause Of Defeat. Wv. 1912;
(3 The. Victory Of Defeat, Wv. 1916.
Lesson XII. The Division Of tho
Land, Josh. 14;1.14. CD Those Left
Behind, Wv. 1.5; t2) Caleb's Claim.
w. s-12; 90 The Promise Fulfilled.
w. 1915.
The golden text is peculiarly signifi.
cant in its fitness as we close the
studies for this year. The Anal word.
the fruit and flower of this new ma
tion, is epitomized In this the sim,
plest, yet the most sublime language
OF the New Testament. What hoses
and Joshua did In type and whay they
each left not being able to accom-
plish. God in the person OF his great.
est gift to men can and does fulfil
In abundant measure. The widest
stretch of human imagination cannot