The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-26

love for Mother? The pictures can be
used illustrating the disciples choice.
talking to God. obeying Him, the Sam
aritan, etc. Let them take the cards
as gifts reminding them of our own
love and of Christ's. Close with
prayer for all of US showing our friend
ship to Him.
JUNIOR TOPIC: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
A FOLLOWER OF JESUS
Viyidness is the prime requirement
and there is no person that may be fol-
lowed through the course. But there
are a number of devises that may cover
the lesson material helpfully. One is
the soldier figure and the lessons give
the enlistment, the manual of rules,
keeping in communication with head
quarters, obeying orders. improving
under drill, standing by ones COM
rades, doing the work of squad or camp,
wearing the uniform in all places, in
vestlng in the war loans, fighting brave
ly until our principles conquer the world
and what will happen when he comes
home. Or an an auto trip may be plan
ned. Take in blue book or road map
as suggestion and then map out the
course that the party will follow. The
first lesson will be the seeing that
everything needed is in the car. You
will pass wayside Calvary in the Sec
ond, meet the traffic policeman in the
third, reckon your mileage in the fourth.
Then comes an accident, the repair
shop. comparison of cars, the sharing
of a meal, the stop at cantonment,
the hilltop view and then home and
what we have gained by the trip. On a
blackboard or pad tree may be drawn
with its roots running deep into the
soil. Acceptance of Jesus, Bible,
prayer and obedience will be picked out
IN the discussion as the roots of the
Christian life. Growth may be placed
upon the trunk. A church fence may
be drawn about it for protection. Then
as the branches stretch far beyond the
fence the various fruits may be indicat-
ed upon them. Your purpose is the
completing of the picture out of the
elements that have been studied in
dividually and making the presentation
of the Christian life so appealing that
their acceptance of 1t will be the goal
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC. Is 1T WORTH
WHILE?
The reading lesson may be used.
Golden Texts or Topics may be run
over to clear the material. The lessons
may be assigned to twelve persons to
report, why is important in the
Christian life" A written review is
good. Or we may step entirely aside
from the material and ask each one to
tell of the finest character they have
found in their reading and what it is
that makes them think so; many char
acteristics studied thru the quarter will
appear. A picture of a real Christian
issour purpose whatever the means.
Ask the Christian members each to
write statement OF, why think the
Christian life is worth while" Read
these in class and urge those who are
not to accept Christ.
ADULT TOPIC: THE COSTS AND THE
CONSEQUENCES.
Is our idea of a Christian different
from what our Fathers held? Is a new
appraisment needed for the DAYS just
ahead? How may we make Christians
out of our young folk equal to the new
tasks? A modern question review may
be used. Should our requirements
for church membership be changed?
2-Is the Bible losing its old place IN
life? 3-Should we pray to God to stop
the war? 4-Have we left too much
law out of our Gospel? 5-Does a man
ever stop growing? 6-Should Moslem
acting like the good Samaritan be
reckoned as Christian? Cant a
man be Just as good and accomplish as
much outside the churches as in it?
SIS the testimony of the hand as con-
vincing as that of the lips? 9-ls there
a measure for our giving? l0-Has the
church any right to go into politics?
1l-Can democracy endure in an IN
christian world? 12-Was Chen Huang
Chang, Phi. D. Columbia University
right when he said, Americans are
not of a higher moral than our own
young men reared under our ancestral
faith?"