Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1913-12-24

hEADlNG LESSON-Joshua "a; Hen
I1:2S-31.
GOLDEN TEXT-"For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten
son. that whatsoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlastine
! fe.'-John 3:16.
The lessons for this past quarter.
emitting the temperance lesson, GOV.
er one of the most interesting periods
in the history of Israek In them
there is presented five Of Israel'a
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 1t he surveys Israel's his
tory from the days Of Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan, en-
phasizing that in 1t all God was d.
recttng 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. IL 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
L ftar atnI -.
fealty on their part Joshua, entered
into a covenant with them that they
were to serve Jehovah. The passage
taken from Hebrews ought to begin
at verse thirty.
Moses leads out OF Egypt Ga type
or SIM. through the wilderness ex-
periences, but could not lead them
into the land: Joshua took up the
work where Moses left off and led
them into the promised possession;
but he was not able to lead them into
that perfect rest which only comes
from perfect conformity to the will
of God. The message of the Book
OF Hebrews is that OF the son who
fulfills 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
Recapitulation.
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. 11:10-1S, "a, 25. (1) Complaint
and controversy. Wv. 1915; (2) Com
fort and Counsel. Wv. 1913, "a, 25.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
ished, Mum. ch. ~. G) The Accu.
cusation. Wv. I, 2; (2) The Arrest, Wv.
4. 5; (3) The Arrangement. Wv. 6-s:
CD The Judgment. Wv. 9-10; (5) The
| lntercession. Wv. 11-12.
Lesson III. The Report Of the Spies,
Mum. 1913. 25-33. O The Spies,
Wv. 1-3; (2) The Majority Report. Wv.
25-29; (3) The Minority Report. Wv.
3O-33; (4 The Sequel. ch. IA.
Lesson w. The Sin Of Moses and
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-13. CD The Peo-
pies Petition. Wv. 1-5; (2) Gods Plan.
Wv. 6-S; CD Moses Mistake, Wv. 9-13,.
(a) Deception. (b) Pride. Co Self
glory. (d) Disobedience.
Lesson V. BaIak and Baiaam, Mum.
22:1-6. 24:10-19. G The Call to
Curse. 22:1-6; (2) The Wayside Chai-
lenge. 22:22-35; (3) The Changeless
Message, ch. "a.
Lesson vi. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The Death of Moses,
Deut. 34:1-12. O The Old Leader.
Wv. 1-S; (2) The New Leader, v. 8:
CD A Great Character, Wv. 1912.
u. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh. 1:1-9. d) The Call:
(2) The Charge; CD The Counsel.
(G The Companionship
Lesson TX. Crossing the Jordan,
Josh. 3:7-17. (D The Leader, Wv. z,
g; (2) Those Led. Wv. 9-13; (3) The
Dry Ground. Wv. 14-17.
Lesson X. The Fall of Jericho.
Josh. 6:S-11. 1920. (1) Gods Orders.
Wv. 1-5; (2) Joshua's Instructions, Wv.
6-S; CD The Obedient People, Wv. GIG.
Lesson XI. The Sin Of Achan, Josh
7:6-15. D Joshua's Error, Wv. 90;
Cd The Cause of Defeat, W. 1912:
CD The Victory Of Defeat, Wv. 1915.
Lesson XII. The Division Of the
Land, Josh. 14:1-14. G) Those Left
Behind. Wv 1-5; (2) Caleb's Claim.
Wv. 6-12; CD The Promise Fulfilled.
W. 1915.
The golden text is peculiarly signffi.
cant in its fitness as we close tho
studies for this year. The final 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 Moses
and Joshua did in type and what they
each left not being able to accom-
plish, God in the person OF his great
est gift to men can and does fuI6I