The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-26

According 10 Professor BCcChor tho
extent " the period We have been
stu&ying during the last quarter IL
1872 years. from the death Of Joshua
~ g asa 10 the reign Of saul. which
began ~ & iin2 Though other
cllronulogists may diiIcr slightly. this
is approximately correct.
We may roughly divide this period
into the republic Of Tod and the king
dom uf man. IN the first section We
studied the period of tn" Judges.
Iarak. Gideon samson and samuel
one prophecies. Deborah. also the
priest III aud his sons. Samuel and
hhiah. aud Ruth. who was an anccs.
iross OF our great high priest. In
the second section We considered Saul
the king, and u prince. Jonathan.
Saul's son While III" lessons may
thus be- roughly divided. Yet We feel
that u general review Of III. rharac.
irrs and the principal lesson Ia b"
learned from each viii perhaps b. ia"
most profitable" form OF review.
Their" are four things To b. said
about each character and his relation
iu III" events occurring In Israel ,lI
The people had departed from God
there was dsob"dicnc" ana u rrli
riuuY decline go iod permitted uu
the par at lsrauls enemies oppression
that finally b"cam" uubcarublr go
There Was repentance" ON the part ui
the people aud an appeal to God for
help 90 God raised up q Judge who
saved ~" poopl" and through ihi.
Judge wonderful acts w"r" performed
SHOW ing his power and the favor
which rested upon Israel TIL" adult
classes can pruliiably discuss such
questions rs. Why did the people 30
easily iorsnk" Cod" Why and how
did their r"r'ulanc" ~ quickly lead
10 their d"liy"ranCc9' How did God
help M" people TO return unto him
What we're ia" methods aud the priu
oipl,s us,d IN Gods punishment ur M"
peoples sius %" Was this form eft
government In Nosu" iailur"
Coming 10 a." second section many
question:, sUgr't themselves: Whist
advantages aud opportunities did Snu'
III" first king. lny"- 'iiuw did b..
failure bcgiHF What was the -.
s"utlHl difference between III" king
dom ur saul aud ~" Republic uf God
under ~" Judges What are tn
outstanding characteristics OF JOng
than'H ~" aud character" What
great message for today de- ihcsr
characters aud ihcs" twu forms u'
government havo?' Doctor Torr,s
suggests u pruiitubl" form Of review,
VIZ, u doctrinal review: 81 The
teachings at the lessons uf the past
quarter about jehovah aud the lloly
Spirit. ~ The pruyicw, types aud
manifestations uf the Lord Jesus,
90 The teaching about sin ana III"
particular sins mentioned, aud -
The teachings about III" word Of God
OF course to dc all this, or To follow
any part OF these suggestions will de
mand that much work shall be- ~.
signed In advance aud that great ear"
shail he exercised Ia make any On"
OF these lines connected and inter
osting whole, Above all. beware ot
attempting too much lest the schol'
airs become confused,
II someone can be secured who il
moderately successful in using the
blackboard an Interesting review can
be- presented To younger scholars by
making u drawing presenting u hall
or fame, with panels for Deborah.
Gideon, Ruth. Samuel and Jonathan.
Another drawing may, by comiarison.
be termed the "rogucs' gallery" aud
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 a chart or a blackboard the
following:
The lessons, chief persons. chief
.