Mexico Missouri message., 1916-06-22


ever things are pure, whatsoever things
are lovely, whatsoever things are Of good
report; If there be any virtue, and IL
there be any praise, think on these things.
Phil. AS.
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 map. If none is available,
take a large sheet of manila paper
and 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. II 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 visible delineation of the lands
involved in this portion Of sacred his
OF fr,o TIM
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
nelius, etc, could also be located
geographically by means of thumb
tacks with tags attached. A most ins
teresting review would be to organ
lie in the school number of travel
clubs. Let each club come prepared
to give "travelogue," or travel talk,
describing some Of the chief events
such as the Damascus journey, a
journey to Joppa, to Cyprus, to Iconi-
um, from Antioch to Jerusalem, etc.
Let the pupils write out their ao-
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
sGn of the event described. This lat
ter will mean to use a 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 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 1t might be well to assign to
different scholars a 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" Uesson Wild
1.-THE Perils of Popularity" (Lessou
XII The conditions of salvation" and
so on. Another interesting plan
would be to have different members
of the class prepare at home a brief
synopsis Of the chief characters Of
the quarters lessons.
Such a use of charts is valuable in
that it appeals to the eye, is a real
test Of knowledge and helps to sys-
tematize our information for future
use.
The facts of the quarter are about
as follows:
Lesson I. The Risen Christ by his
overwhelming glory conquers his bit
ter enemy, Saul.
Lesson II. Men are healed and the
dead raised by the power of the Ris'
en- Christ.
Lesson III. Peter, the Jew, is pre-
pared and Cornelius, the Gentle, is
called to a momentous conference.
Lesson ~. Jew and Gentle alike
receive the gospel and are sealed by
the Holy Spirit.
Lesson v. The Risen Christ by his
angel delivers his servant, Peter.
Lesson vi. The Holy Spirit calls
Barnabas and Saul to world min
istry.
Lesson VII The preaching Of Christ
causes separation.
Lesson WIN. The Power of the Ris.
en- Christ heals the lame and revives
Paul
Lesson TX Christ, who fulfilled the
Jewish law. removes its burden.
Lesson x. Lydia's open-hearted re-
Spouse 10 the gospel.
Lesson XII. The temperance lesson
shows our relations to others IN the