Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-06-23
LESSON FOR JUNE rs
REVIEW, SECOND QUARTER.

The lessons for the past three
months extend over a period of per-
haps fifteen years, from A. D. 81 or 40
to A. D. So or 55. 1t is the history
of an ever expanding church and the
ever widening influence of the work
which Jesus began and continued to
do after his resurrection, through the
Holy Spirit. No adequate or proper
review can be conducted without the
aid of a map. If none is available.
take a large sheet of manila paper
Snd let some of the scholars make
an outline map showing the strategic
centers, Jerusalem, Damascus, Anti
och and as far west as Philippi. also
the country involved, the coast line
of the Great Sea-" etc. 1t is a good
idea not to locate the chief cities, but
have pupils attach to the map small.
round, red and white stickers on
which might be printed the name OF
each city. Then other pupils might
trace on the map the course of Pauls
journeys. If all of this work is done
in the presence of the entire school it
will aid greatly in holding attention
as well as placing before the schol-
ars a visible delineation of the lands
involved in this portion of sacred his
tory. The most outstanding incidents
which have been studied during the
past quarter, such as the conversion
of Saul, the healing of Aeneas, the
raising of Dorcas, Peters visit to Cor
N or oil located
geographically by means of thumb
tacks with tags attached. A most in
teresting review would be to organ
ize in the school. a number of travel
clubs. Let each club come prepared
to give a 'travelogue," or travel talk,
describing some of the chief events,
such as the Damascus journey.
journey to Joppa, to Cyprus, to lconi-
um, from Antioch tc Jerusalem, etc.
Let the pupils write out their ac-
counts and as each is written have
some scholar indicate on the map the
places involved, and others hang up
in plain sight of the entire school
piece of cardboard bearing a single
sentence indicative of the leading les
son of the event described. This lat
ter will mean to use sentence or
parts of sentences as: I'VE are men
of like passions as YOU The ele-
ment of contest could be employed by
having all the pupils in a given de-
partment bring such sentences relat-
/ ing to the lessons on cards, and let
that scholar who can bring the great
est number of sentences be declared
the winner. The teacher must of
course help materially in such con-
test by direct suggestion and by en-
couraging the pupils to undertake the
task before them.
For the adult and older teen age
classes it might be well to assign to
! different scholars number of great
! problems which have been treated in
the lessons of the quarter, and let
each come to the class prepared to
read a brief essay or to discuss the
subject assigned, relating it of course
to the work OF the review. Lesson
~ How the Holy Spirit converts
men today" Lesson W How can
the church be aroused to the great
work of missions" Nesson VIID
The Perils Of Popularity" (Lesson
XII 1.-The conditions of salvation" and
so on Another interesting plan
would be to have different members
Of the class prepare at home a briei
synopsis of the chief characters oi
the quarters lessons: Peter. Dorcas
I inc Dar 10
bas, Silas, Timothy, Luke, Lydia, the
Philippian jailor. Of course Paul will,
have to be considered from many diff
feTent viewpoints: I'aul, the perse
cutor; Paul, the missionary, the or
ganizer, the writer, the great Chris
tian hero. Either assign such sub
jects or allow the pupils to select
The entire book of the Acts is found
in miniature in ch 1:S and on the
map above referred to it might be O.
interest to draw a series of concentriC
rings marking each advance. Or OF
plain sheet of paper, ignoring the
map, draw the rings, the center tt
represent Jerusalem, the rest Jude;
or Palestine. the next Syria, the mex
Asia Minor, and the last one Greece
for that is as far as we have gonl
during the past quarter. Each of tht
circles can be filled with brief state
ments or interesting information. |
the circles be placed side by side the,
can be divided into four quarters
In one quarter place the names of tn
chief persons involved, in the secon,
the principal events, in the third tn
places and in the remaining circle O
the dates.
Such a use o. charts is valuable il
: that it appeals to the eye, is a rea
test of knowledge and helps to sys
tematize our information for futur
use.
J The facts of the quarter are abou
! as follows:
Lesson l. The Risen Christ by hi
+ overwhelming glory conquers his bi
ter enemy, Saul.
! Lesson II. Men are healed and tn
dead raised by the power of the Ri
en- Christ.
Lesson Ill. Peter, the Jew, is DR.,
pared and Cornelius, the Gentle,
!. called to a nomentous conference
Lesson ". Jew and Gentle alik
!. receive the gospel and are sealed b
= the Holy Spirit.
Lesson V. The Risen Christ by h
. angel delivers his servant, Peter.
Lesson VI. The Holy Spirit cal
. Barnabas and Saul to a world mi
=. istry.
Lesson VII. The preaching of Chrl
causes separation.
~ Lesson VIII. The Power OF the Ri
en- Christ heals the lame and reviv,
Z Paul.
II Lesson TX Christ, who fulfilled Il
/" Jewish law, removes it's burden.
+ Lesson x. Lydia's open-hearted I
q sponse to the gospel.
e Lesson XI. The temperance lessc
shows our relations to others in Il
Kingdom.