The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-12-29
& SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
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Lesson for Teachers and Pupils
Edited BY charIss K. Meyers.

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CRAWFORD COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
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President Sears McHenry, Denison
Sec. Treas, ..Chas. X. Meyers Denison
Executive Committee
L. L. Hoffman, Denison; VIM. LindberG,
Kiron; II. l.. Van Slyke, Manila; II. j.
Cook, Denison; Frank Woolston. Deni-
son; Seth Caldcrwood, West Side.
supsrintsndsnts
Elementary Grades ....... ........
..... Miss Susie Craft, Denison
Secondary Grade ...................
...... Miss Florence johnson, kfron
Adult Department .................
.... Mrs. +. L. Hoffman. Denison
Teacher Training
....... Rev. ~. E. Adams. Dow City
Temperance
...... Miss Minetta Jorgensen, Vail
Missions Mrs. Anna Williams, Denison
Home Department ..................
....... Mrs. L. w. Pierce, Denison
Jan. 2.-The Ascending Lord. Acts
/; LA.
The lessons for the new year are to
he found in the New Testament and
will tell us of the planting of the early
church of our Lord Jesus Christ. There
is inspiration in the study of the New
Testament which does not come from
{. reading Of the Old. AS we read Of
Moses, Elijah, Daniel and jeremiah it
seems as if they lived in a different
world in which we could have no part,
but when it comes to the new it ap~
pears as though we ourselves were di.
rcctly connected and that as christian
workers VIC could be fellow laborers
with Paul and Peter in spreading the
good tidings Of the gospel,
would that the Sunday school
notes for the coming year would in.
spirc and enthuse hundreds OF readers
to do some definite work for the Mas.
ter; that they might be able to point
to some time or place when 1t seemed
to them they did something that no
one else could do in spreading the Cos
pei or leading someone to take deli
mite stand as christian. Ny thought
in this matter can be best illustrated
by speaking Of the experiences of a
friend OF mine at Mason City. who
was union soldier in the Civil war.
He is known as Captain Miller. He
was in the army for some years and
was a member of one of the regiments
which charged up Missionary Ridge in
that eventful battle which broke the
siege Of Chattanooga. Captain Miller,
with the other boys, clambered up the
heights. At one place the man who
bore the cOlors fell, and the history of
the regiment declares that Alba
seized the colors and advanced them.
Miller says that he did not take them
very far, but this does not detract
from the glorious fact that for a time
he advanced the union flag against
tho rebel hosts at the top of the noun
tain. / would that many Of us might
be able to, have. in our life record as
christians that at certain time and
place we seized the colors and did our
best to advance the cause OF the bless
ed Jesus in the world.
Our lesson describes the ascension
of Jesus from earth to heaven IN the
presence of many of His followers;
He had been with them for some for
ty days from His first appearance to
them after the resurrection. The]
Apostle Paul in ] Cor, Is; So sets
forth in some detail the. times of His
appearance to His disciples. He talk.
ed with them and walked with them
so many times that there was no doubt
in their minds that it was truly He.
His ministry on earth in bodily form
was ended. He had come to, earth to-
show by word and example what a
godly life was like. He had died on
the cross for the sins of the world
and had shown the power OF God In
a well authenticated resurrection from.
the tomb. Now He said it was best.
that He. should 80 away, because when
He did a new divine power spirit or.
comforter would come into the hearts
Of His followers. teaching them new
thoughts, firing them with new ambl-
tions, inspiring them with new zeal
to declare with fearlessness HIS Cos
pel among the nations of the world.
The bible record tells us how that
Jesus and His disciples were togetll-
err 3On the mount called Olivet; how
He told them to remain at Jerusalem
until they should receive power after
that the Holy Ghost had come upon
them: and there in their presence q
ClOuO TeCcINCU 11lill OuI W SiOAA oAoAS
Most naturally their eyes were raised
in the direction whence He had gone.
And then there came these remarkable
words of promise from the lips OF two
strange men who stood in their midst
in white apparel: "Yc men OF Galilee.
why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
This same Jesus which is taken up
from you into heaven shall SO come in
like manner as We have seen him 60
into heaven" No one knows the time
or Mace when these words will be full
filled; and it is Of no help in our chris
tan career to speculate over this mat
ter. We all know that death will come
10 eacl, one of us In due time and be-
lieve that II our hearts and lives have
been right that Jesus will come for.
MS. This is all that 1t is necessary for.
us to Know or believe about this mat
ter. The thirteenth verse of our les
son gives the names Of many OF the
disciples and followers who met in an
upper room in house in Jerusalem,
and that these Continued with one ac-
cord in prayer and supplication with
the women and Mary. the mother Of
Jesus, and with His brethgcnp
1t was most fitting that the earthly
life OF ths Sag;our should end In this
way. He adil moi go away at an un-
k,rew,f time asOr place, but with wit.
liessies after irving parting instruc-
tions. fIfaYe - u q speculation