The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-10-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights on Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and Puplls
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
OFFICERS.

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First Vice President, f. G. Dannett
West Side. -
Second president, f. G. Wig
gins, Dow City.
Third Vice-President, VIM. Lind
berg, Kiron.
Fourth Vice-President, Edward Ly
on, Charter Oak.
Secretary-Treasurer, Chas. X. Mey
ers, Denison.
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs
Anna Williams, Denison.
Secondary Superintendent, Franl
Woolston, Denson.
Adult and Home Superintendent
Mrs. E. w. Pierce, DenisOn.
Educational superintendent, Miss
Monetta Jorgensen, Vail.
Supervision Superintendent, +. l.
Hoffman, Denison
The sudden death of two members
Of the Birkhofer family, who had
been a part of the Sunday school al
Paradise center, drives home the i'm
portance of doing ones best for the
children while they are in the classes
1t was 4 tribute to the faithfulness
Of Rev. Calkins, who instituted the
Paradise Center Sabbath school. that
he was called to have charge of the
funeral of the victims of the unfor'
tunate affair of Saturday last.
OF course every Sunday school
teacher and officer is alive to the i'm.
portance of the election on Monday
October 18th. 1t will indeed seem as
if God had left His people to awful
woe if saloons come back to Iowa.
Money, effort, should be poured out
to make Iowa permanently dry.
Lesson for Oct 7-Psalms of De,
liverance. Ps. IS and 1876.
We will have the rare chance to
think about two of the wonderful
psalms Of the bible today. There are
many reasons to convince that the
bible is an inspired book, and one is
the majesty Of the book of Psalms
In vain will one look in the literature
Of the ages to find anything to CON-
pare with them for grandeur of eX-
preston, true knowledge of human
na3lre, lofty aspiration and under
standing of the will of the infinite.
Those who have been in touch with
the lessons of the past two months
will remember that the Jews about
Jerusalem had been taken captive and
remained as such many many years.
They knew full well why that punish
ment had been put upon them, and
felt that it was deserved. They found
however, that while yet under the
lash of punishment, God still loved
them, cared for them in the heather
land, and gave promise of finally Civ
ing them deliverance. There were
gifted-,men.amOng them who gave eX-
preston in songs and prose to the in
nermost feeling of the hearts of the
eXiles. Such will be the lesson of to-
day.
In the beginning of the S5th Psalm
there is recognition that God loves
the Jew and was about to look faV-
orably on his captive conditions. Then
comes the great verse Thou hast for
given the iniquity of thy people thou
hast covered all their sins" There
is not one of US who has not had in
mind such words. AS boys and girls
we have plead for pardon with our
parents and teachers and rejoiced
when our "sins were covered" and
just wrath gave place to words Of
kindness and love.
The succeeding verses told of Gods
mercy and rejoicing that His saliva
tion is nigh to them who fear Him.
1t is told how Righteousness shall
look down from heaven and the Lord
give that which is good. The past
is reviewed with its sin and turning
away from God; the present Affections
are set forth. and then there is the
peal of joy as in the future God has
pity and pours out favOrs on His faith.
full ones.
The words of joy are found special
ly in the 10th Psalm. 1t is declared
that God hath done great things
whereof we are glad" There is not
a christian who has not given utter
ance to these words in the heart and
things indeed have been done and
those who feel the JOY break forth
in songs of praise.
The concluding verse is well known
as it stands forth HE that goeth
forth and weepth, bearing precious
seed, shall come again with rejoic
ing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Here is the promise that those who
with care and painstaking endeavor
set forth to accomplish given worthy
object shall have reward in many
precious sheaves of results. Taken as
a whole the lesson is on which will
grow in esteem as it is given thought.
Its words have many times been used
by those in the depth of despair over
the ills Of life; those who feel they
have been punished for acknowledged
sins; and again by those who cry with
Joy over victories over sins put away
and salvation attained.