Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-01-03


SON. that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish but have everlasting
Hfe"-John Sic.
The lessons for this past quarter,
emitting the temperance lesson, COW
er one of the most interesting periods
in the history of Israel. In them
there is presented five of Israefs
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-
scented the strength and weakness,
victory and defeats, of four, Moses,
Aaron Miriam, and Joshua
IsraePs History.
The first of the scripture passages
presented for the days reading lesson
contains the farewell discourse of
Joshua In it he surveys IsraePs his
tory from the days of Terah to the
moment they possessed Canaan, en-
phasizing that in it all God was di-
recting and operating. He then APP
peals to them to serve Jehovah and
to put away all other Gods. The al
tentative is, that with such evidence
before their eyes, if it 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
were to serve Jehovah. The passage
taken from Hebrews ought to begin
at verse thirty.
Moses leads out of Egypt Ca type
of 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 a perfect conformity to the will
of God. The message of the Book
of Hebrews is that of the son who
fulfiIls 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
rael.
I. Under Moses Leadership.
Lesson 1. Moses Cry for Help,
Mum. 11:1O-1s, "a, Is. ID Complaint
and controversy, w. 1918; CD Com
fort and Counsel, Wv. 1913, "a, 25.
Lesson II. Jealousy and Envy Pun
ished, Mum. ch- r. ID The Accu-
cusation, Wv. 1, 2; (2) The Arrest, W.
4. 5; co The Arrangement, Wv. 6-S;
40 The Judgment, Wv. $40; 60 The
Intercession, Wv. 11-12-
Lesson III. The Report of the Spies,
Mum, 1913. 1888 Cd The Spies.
Wv. 1-3; ca The Majority Report, W.
1929; (3) The Minority Report. w.
1898; (4) The Sequel, CHI. IA.
Lesson ". The Sin of Moses and
Aaron, Mum. 20:1-13. ID The Peo-
pies Petition, Wv. Is; CD Gods Plan,
(a) Deception. Obj Pride. (c) Self
glory. CD Disobedience.
Lesson v. BaIak and Balaam, Mum.
22:1-6, 24:10-19. % The Call to
Curse, 22:1-6; (2) The wayside Chal-
lenge, 22:22-35; CD The Change1ess
Message, CHI. "a.
Lesson VI. Temperance Lesson.
Lesson VII. The Death Of Moses,
Deut. 34:1-12. % The Old Leader,
Wv. 1-s; (2) The New Leader, v. 8;
CD A Great Character, vv~10-12
II. Under Joshua's Leadership.
Lesson VIII. Joshua the New
Leader, Josh 1:1-9. ID The Call;
(2) The Charge; CD The Counsel;
a. The Companionship.
Lesson TX Crossing the Jordan,
JOSH 3:7-17. "a The Leader, Wv. T.,
8; CD Those Led, Wv. 9-13; (3) The
Dry Ground, W. 1417.
Lesson x The Fall of Jericho,
Josh. SSH, 1920. ID Gods Orders,
Wv. Is; (2) Joshua's Instructions, w.
GO; CD The Obedient People. Wv. 9-16.
Lesson XII. The Sin of Aehan, JOSH
7:6-15. Cd Joshua's Error, Wv. SO;
(2) The Cause of Defeat, Wv. 1912;
CD The Victory of Defeat, W. 1915.
Lesson XII The Division of the
Land, Josh. 14:1-14 % Those Left
Behind, w. Is: (2) Caleb's Claim.
w. 6-12; CD The Promise Fulfilled.
w. 1915.
The golden text is peculiarly signid-
cant in its fitness as we close the
studies for this year The final word,
the fruit and flower of this new ne-
ton. is epitonized 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-
| p1ish, God in the person of his great
est gift to men can and does fulfil