The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights On Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and Puplle
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
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President, Sears McHenry, Denison
First Vice-President, E. G. Dannett,
West Side.
Second Vice-President, E. G. Wig.
gins, Dow City.
Third Vice-President. VIM. Lind
berg, Kiron. At,
Fourth Vice-President, Edward Ly.
on, Charter Oak.
Secretary.Treasurer, Chas. X. Mey
ers, Denison.%
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs.
| Anna Williams, Denison.
Secondary Superintendent, Frank
Woolston, Denison.
Adult and Home Superintendent.
Mrs. E. w. Pierce, Denison.
Educational Superintendent, Miss
Monetta Jorgensen, Vail.
Supervision Superintendent, F. L.
Hoffman, Denison
Dec. 30. Review of the Quarters
Lessons.
The last lesson of the year 1917. One
could we'll take the time for reminis-
cent mood, and write the events in
the history of our country and relig-
iously, in the past year, and maybe
with much interest. However, in this
work ones text is picked out in adj
vance, and 1t is the lesson of the day
and nothing else.
have been glad for the lessons of
the last quarter. They have been in
part OF the bible not read to much of
an extent, except by those who make
practice Of reading the book through
by course The lessons have related
to the history of the Jews in the days
Of the seventy years of captivity in
Babylon. and their return to Jerusa-
lem under the leadership Ezra and
Nehemiah. Most Of us can tell pretty
straight the history OF the Jews up to
the close Of the Nngship of Solomon,
but when the Kingdom is divided and
there is requirement to recollect the
kings Of Israel and Judah for a num-
Der of hundred years, few can claim
more than a general knowledge.
kn mns hst smSs of of the as9rfw
Of Babylon, the losing of the
portion of the two others to Jerusa-
ASA, az "AASA C4L4C VIC CjLS was ISUulll
and no events of great consequence
took place until the coming of Jesus.
Let it be remembered that the cap
tivity came because of disobeying the
commands of God, and the return to
Jerusalem, when there was repentance
and plea for mercy and forgiveness.
The lessons of the past quarter have
brought to our attention two great
~ tho hih1n Yolo ~
Both were among the captives in
Babylon; both were fired with zeal to
see their fellow Jews again in pos
session Of Jerusalem, and to have the
religion Of their fathers, Abraham,
Isaac, Moses, Samuel, David, practiced
undefiled, with the center of all the
temple, made glorious by Solomon. We
have seen in the lesson that they sue
ceeded, and for this success their
names are entitled to honorable men
ton forever. '.-'r
We have reason to believe that the
condition of the Jews at Babylon from
a material point Of view was not bad.
They were given recognition ais
strong race in the empire, were &C.
corded high place in the government,
and about the person of the reigning
mOnarchs. From the selfish point of
view, it would have been just as we'll
to settle down to the new order of
things, work along lines of least re-
sistance, and allow things to drift.
This being the case, it required high
order of devotion to God, for Ezra and
Nehemiah and their associates to cross
the desert beset with wandering bands
Of Arabs; build up the city, surround
ed nv fierce Onnosition IN sot nm the
Hebrew forms and customs, driving
out the practices which had crept In
from daily contact with the Gentiles.
In the history of our country we give
much credit to our New England fore
fathers who left native land, sailed in
small ships across the storm tossed
Atlantic, landed on the bleak un-
friendly shores of Massachusetts, set
up a religion to their liking, founded
schools and colleges, and left an in-
press on the natiop's history never to
be effaced. BY the way. it is about
an anniversary of the date Of their
landing.
AS the brave Pilgrims are to be
hOnored, SO should be the Jews who
left Babylon and again made a place
where pure religion would be prac-
ticed as directed by the bible. It will
be recalled how Ezra obtained the
right to go first, and how having said
that God would be with him, he would
not ask for guard but started out
across country trusting in the protect
ing power of God, and how he was not
disappointed. He looked the situa-
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