The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights on Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and PuplIs
Edited by Charles X. Meyers.
OFFICERS.

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President, Sears McIienry, DensOn.
First VieePrcsihent, e. G. Dannett,
West Side.
Second Vicc-Prcsident, Z. G. Wig
gins. Dow City.
Third Vice-Presi,lent, VIM. Lind
berg. kiron.
Fourth President Edward Ly
on. Charter Oak.
Sccretary-Trcasurer Chas. X. Mcy-
crS, Dcnison.
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs.
Anna Williams, Denison.
Secondary Superintendent, Frank
Woolston, DenisOn.
Adult and Home Superintendent.
Mrs. j.. w. Pierce, DcnisOn.
Educational Superintendent, Miss
Monetta .IOrscnsen, Vail
Supervision Superintendent, +. l..
Hoffman, Denison
Let the Sunday school remember
Monday. October 18th. is Prohibition
Amendment day.
Oct. A. Returning From Captivity.
Ezra l: LII.
] hope that all readers who have
been following the lessons as spoken
of in these columns from week to
week know who was returning from
captivity" But some may be new
in this matter and so there must be
a little word of explanation. The Old
Testament scriptures in the main tell
Of the history of the Hebrew race.
The lessons of the past two months
have related to Hebrew history in the
days when that people were enslavcd
by the rulers of Babylon and adjacent
country. We have before learned as
to why the captivity had como. 1t was
as punishment to the Jews for going
off into idolatry. Let it be said right
here that the punishment had the de-
sired effect. for when once the tribes
of Judah and Benjamin were back in
their native land. they didn't fail to
keep close to the one true God, and
left off for all time the worship OF
idols.
The words OF the old hymn God
moves in a mysterious way His VOL
ders to perform" applies well to the
thought brought before us in the les
son Of today. The great Cyrus king
of Persia was in the zenith of his pow
er. He was not Jew or believer
in the Hebrew religion. He found
among his people masses Of Jews in
bondage. and the idea took possession
of his mind to do the magnaninOus
thing by them. In pursuance of this
he made Il decree setting forth his
own greatness and ending by saying
he had decided to start the rebuilding
of the temple at Jerusalem. dedicated
to the worship OF the Lord God of
heaven. He urged all Jews to form an
expedition back to that city. but if any
did not want to go. they should turn
over money and valuable to those
who did. SO that the work could be &C
|complished. Those responding to the
|call the best were men belonging to
the tribes of Judah and benjamin,
and the Levitcs or the Priesthood
When it became noised about of the
plan there was a big donation from
the Jews about Babylon. of vessels Of
gold and silver. goods and beasts. The
king brought forth many Of the sec
red vessels and other things which
had been taken from the temple at
Jerusalem and gave them to the de-
parting Jews SO that the temple might
in some degree be furnished as in the
old days. 1t was a great time and
there was much excitement among
the Jews. In due time they were Off
and after many adventures arrived
at the sacred city, and began the work
OF rcconstructing~~~th temple, the