The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-02

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According TO Professor Beecher the
extent cf the period We have been
studying during the last quarter Is
332 years. from the death Of Joshua
49, G. 1884 TO the reign Of Saul. which
began D. &. IlO?. Though other
cbronolosists may differ slightly, this
10 approximately correct.
We may roughly divide this period
into the republic Of God and tho king.
dom OF man. In the first section We
studied the period Of the Judges.
Iisrsk, Gideon, Samson and Samuel:
one prophecies. Deborah: also the
priest I'll and his sons; Samuel and
Ahiah; and Ruth, who was an snces.
tress Of our great high priest. In
the second section We considered Saul
the king, and u prince. Jonathan,
Saul's son. While the lessons may
thus be- roughly divided. yet We feel
that n general review ~ the charac.
tiers and the principal lesson TO be
learned from each will perhaps be the
most profitable form Of review.
There are four things to be- said
about each character aud his relation
to the events occurring IN Israel: 90
The people had departed FROM God;
there was dIsobediencc and n rcli.
gious decline 90 God permitted on
the par of israels enemies oppression
that finally bccam. unbcarable. 80
There WAS repentance on the part OF
the people and an appeal 10 God for
help ~ God raised NJ u Judge who
saved the people and through this
Judge wonderful acts were performed
showing his power and the favor
which rested upon Israel. The adult
classes eau prohtably discuss such
questions as. Why did the people No
easily fofsakc God?" Why and how
did their repentance 80 quickly lead
TO their d.liyerancc?" How did God
help the people to return unto him"
What we're the methods aud the prin.
,iplcs used IN Gods punishment Of IN.
Peoples sins" Was this form Of
government In ,ogu. u failure
,o,,iny IN ,h,, ..,,nd ..c,,o, many
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advantages and opportunities did Saul.
the first King. have How did his
failure begin What was The ,s.
k.ntipl dIfI,r.uc. between the King.
don, OF Saul and IN. R.public of tod
under the Judges What are tn.
outstanding characteristics OF iona.
than's lie aud character" What
great message for today do these
characters and these two forms OF
government haye?' Doctor Torrey
suggests u profitable form Of review.
VIZ. n doc,rinai review: ~ The
teachings OF the lessons OF the past
quarter about Jehovah and tn. Holy
Spirit: 90 The preyiew, types and
manifestations OF the Lord Jesus
@, The teaching about sin and the
particular sins mentioned: and 40
The teachings about the word Of God.
OF course 10 do all this. or TO follow
any part Of these suggestions vii, de.
mand that much work shall be as
signed In advance and that great care
shall he exercised to make any one
OF these lines connected and inter
esting whole Above all, beware Of
attempting 100 much lest the schol'
ars become confused.
II someone can be- secured who Ii
moderately successful In using the
blackboard an interesting review can
be presented to younger scholars by
making = drawing presenting a hail
OF fame. with panels for Deborah,
Gideon. Ruth, Samuel and Jonathan
Another drawing may. by comparison
be termed the 'rogues' gallery and
may have In It panels for Samson, Eli
Els sons. and Saul. Then tell. as
simply as possible. the salient points
In the history Of each and show how
God approved or disapproyed OF their
lives; which were used, and which
set aside, Any school can have be
fore II on chart or u blackboard III,