The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights on Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and PupIIs
Edited by Charles x. Meyers.

Lesson for Teachers and Pupils
n Edited by Charles x. Meyers.
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SCHOOL AssoCIATIoN
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President 80. Sears McHenry, Denisor
i. G: Dannatt. Xice-Prestdent; West Side
sec.-Treas. .Chas. K. Meyers, Denisor
4 F. L. Hoffman. Denison; VIM. Lindberg
Kiron: r. l.. VanSlyke, Manila: II. J
! Cook, Denison; Frank Woolston, Deni'
son; E. g. Wigg Ias. DoW City.
- Miss Susie Craft, Dei,ison
Secondary Grade, F. L. Hoffman, Denisor
ADULT DepaFtmfPn Prot: b: j s.,il Manila
. mrs. z. w, Pierce, Deriison
e.:s...s.s Rev.sJ. c. Tourteilot, Denison
Tompstan'e Miss Manetta jorgensen. Vail
Missionary Department ........ -.
........ Mrs. Anna Williams, Denison
March 25-Review of Lessons Of
Last Quarter.
Our lessons this year have been in
the great gospel of John, This desig-
nation is advisedly said. 1t stands
at the head of the four in the estima-
ton of practically all students of the
bible. 1t has special message not
contained in the three preceding. In
presenting the gospel of Jesus in a
new language to people heretofore not
knowing it, John is first given, as con-
tanning the best light on the new re-
Ngion. This being so, it is we'll for
those of this country to give special
attention to it. sos
.ss While the review is the chief topic
for today yet there is given portion
of the gospel which seems to fittingly
climax what has gone before since
January first. The portion is that
wonderful and precious fourteenth
chapter which begins,
Let not your. hearts be troubled,
We believe in God, believe also in
me. In my fathers house are
many mansions; il it were not so
would have told you. I go to
prepare a place for you. III go
and prepare a place for you, will
come again and receive you unto
myself, that where I am, We may
be also.
TO me these verses stand like noun
tain peaks in the bible. l believe that
indeed Jesus has gone before to pre-
pare a place for me and for everyone
who believes on His name, and that
death is but the coming of Jesus to
take me to be with Him forever. In
view of this l want to be preparing
myself from day to day to be ready for
this change and the place which Jesus
has for me. pray and desire that ev-
cry reader may consider this life on
earth as but the place to prepare for
heaven. These notes are written from
week to week as my contribution to
help you to get ready for heaven, be
that where it may. 1t Is q spiritual
existence and thus free from physical
pain and suffering. This means no
cause for tears, heartache, regrets, an
xieties, as we experience them now
from day to day. most earnestly ask
all readers not to miss this condition
for it is within your power to have 1t
for your own. ~ -.a
John boldly sets forth that Jesus
was pre-existent in power before His
coming to this enrth in human form;
that He came as the light of the world.
and only through Him can we obtain
release from darkness and despair,
Our attention in the lessons was next
called to the baptism of Jesus by John
the Baptist, and the choosing out of the
first disciples Andrew, Peter, Philip,
Nathaniel We learned as to the COM
ing of Jesus to the temple at Jerusa-
lem and on finding it the place for the
sale of merchandise, drove out offend
ing ones. L..
The fifth lesson made famous a man
named Nicodemus who came to Jesus
by night and was told that it was need
full to "be born again." to have right
relations to God and His kingdom.
This lesson was in John three; and
the chapter which has Che renowned
verse God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son that Who
soever believeth in Him shall not per-
ish, but have everlasting life" The
visit of Jesus to Samaria and the
declaration to the woman at the we'll
"God is spirit, and they that worship
Him must worship Him in spirit and
in truth" was brought to our attention
with all its important throughts grow
ing out of it.
The remarkable belief and trust In
Jesus shown by the nobleman father
was called to mind, 1t will be recalled
that the father went to Jesus asking
that his boy be cured, and that on be-
ing told that the cure had already
been accomplished, believed that 1t
was so, and went home at leisure with
no thought but that what Jesus had
said was not literally true. Faith like
this was commended. The power of
Jesus to heal was further called to our
attention by the healing at the Pool OF
Bethesda, when the ailing one, help
less to help himself, was told to take
up his bed and walk. :.
The feeding of the five thousand
with leaves and fishes was but the In.
PRODUCTION to the greater thought that
Jesus had the power to feed the spir-
itual side of our beings, and with such
food as would be with us through all
eternity. The lesson Of last Sunday
told of His power to save from sin,
and was made the basis of the temper
ance talk. After considering these
all n1sV In, q