Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-09-24

The subject assigned for this review t
lesson is aptly chosen, for the kingli-
est quality or virtue passed by any
king is to be obedient. The servan,
who truly serves is obedient The |
motto of the king of England is "Ich
1ien"-I serve.
Gen. r. e. Lee once said that for |
him the greatest word in the English |
language is the word obey" We read |
of our master that he learned obedi-
ence by the things he suffered" (Eeb. |
5:S) and he taught that IF ye love
me, keep (obey) my commandments
tJobn 14:15).
The lessons for the past quarter
cover an approximate period of about
l25 years beginning probably B. c.
1924 tBeecher). In them there are pre-
sented nine rulers; David, Solomon
Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Asa, Ahab and
Jezebel from within, and two from
without Israel, the Queen OF Sheba and
Ben-hadad, king of Syria. There are
also five prophets mentioned, Nathan
Ahiah, Azariah, Obed and Elijah. 1t
might be well for teachers to dis
tribute blank pieces of paper and ask
the scholars to write a brief outline
of the outstanding facts regarding
-hese rulers, also of Nathan and Elijah,
though the last will more properly
come later as there are yet several
lessons about that great prophet
L i'm he ~,
and bad, though the greatest of them
all David) suffered a most terrible
fall. From these lessons the great
facts of sin, grace, prayer, the word of
God, faith. salvation and unbelief are
all to be emphasized.
For the older classes most inter
esting study can be made of the de-
velopment of Gods people materially
and the religious development also.
as well as study of the causes for
the division of the kingdom
The tendency in both kingdoms was
downward towards the destruction of
the northern one and the captivity and
impoverishment of the southern.
A good method of review would be
to take up each of the different char
acters and give a summary of his life
and of its effect upon the nation. 1t
will be profitable to answer such ques-
tions as: What do the events of the
past quarter teach us about the char
acter of God? What great teachings
have we had presented on the subject
of prayer? What peculiar manifesto
tions have been seen in the develop
ment of sin? In this quarters lessons
what emphasis has been made relative
to the word of God? What moral du-
ties and obligations have been empha-
sized? If good crayon artist is avail
able prepare on the blackboard 12 cir
cles, five above, five below, and one at
place the Golden Text for the day and
in each of the circles, beginning in the
| upper left hand corner, either a sketch
or some other suggestion of each of
the several lessons. A tree for Absa-
lom's death, a queen in the second, a
man in prayer in the third, a temple
! in the fourth and so on. Do not try to
be too ornate and leave much to the
imagination of the scholars.
Another suggestion for use upon the
blackboard would be Ito draw two
/ panels or columns on either end of the
board and connect the tops by an arch
Divide the arch into five divisions and
in the top, the keystone Of the arch
place the name of good King Asa to
/ the left Absalom and Adonijah, and to
the right Elijah and Ahab On the left
panel write 'sThe Word of God" and
on its capstone David" On the right
panel write, Obedience and on the
capstone Solomon" Then under
! meath the arch and between the panels
first the names of the remaining CHIEF
| characters belonging to Israel. and be
low, but separate, those from without
whose names have been considered
during the past quarter. This arrange
ment of names might be so made as te
call attention to the separated king
! doms of Israel and Judah. using the
arch for the names of the character:
affecting the kingdom before it's di
vision.
Again the board may be ruled into
two columns, one to contain the name:
of the chief persons" and the othel
the chief facts" Divided according
to lessons they will be about as fol
lows: Chief persons l, David, Joab
Abishai, Absalom; 2, David, Bath
sheba, Zadok, Nathan, Solomon, Adoni
soh A Co1
Queen of Sheba; 6, Rehoboam, old an,
young men; 7, Jeroboam; 5, Azariah
Asa; 8. Elijah, Ahab and the widow o
Zarephath; 10, Elijah and prophets O
Baal: IL, Elijah and God; IL, Ben
hadad, Ahab, young men.
Chief Facts-1. failure; 2, anoint
ing; 8. choice; 4. prayer; 5, wisdom
6, division: z, sin; s, reform; 9, prov
dence; 10, testing; II, discourage
ment; 12, defeat Thus by careful an
prayerful preparation review of eac
lesson can briefly but profitably b
presented.
The material for a successful r;
view along any of the lines suggeste
will demand careful preparation o
the part of the teacher. but will b
well worth while in fixing the chic
facts in the pupils mind while it ais
will test the sort of work the teache
has been doing.
Assign much work ahead of time
use much variety in the manner {
presentation; do not try to cover to
much but drive home a few of the ou
standing, great central truths of th
quarters lessons.
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