The Yale expositor., 1918-03-28

Phil 25.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus our example
In helping others
MEMORY vERsE-Follow me.-Matt.
as
EASTER LESSON.
LESSON TEXT Cor. 15:50-5S.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thanks be unto God
who giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christi Cor 1855.
(Read Phil. 2:1-11.)
A great many Sunday schools will
probably omit the review lesson and
devote the day to some special Easter
exercises. This practice we cannot
wholly condemn, but we would urge
every school to devote some time to a
consideration of the lesson text.
Review Sunday is dreaded by many
superintendent, but 1t is a test of
knowledge and skill in teaching, as
we'll as the character of work done dur
ing the past three months.
Some codemn Bible-school teaching
by comparing it dlsparagingly with
that of the day school without taking
into consideration the difference be-
tween paid and volunteer teachers, the
limited time devoted to study, disci-
pllne and other features. 1t is mani
festly unfair to judge the Sunday
school by the same pedagogical stand
ards as are applied to our public
schools. The Sunday school deals with
spiritual realities and not alone with
moral issues. 1t is a wonderful tes-
% hInCCfpor Of God thnf with
such meager equipment, training and
time at our disposal, the results of the
Sunday school are so wonderfully effec-
tive in the Christian development of
our country. With religious education
legislated out of our public-school sys-
TEN, almost entirely neglected in our
homes, and not one family in five or
six connected with the Christian
church, this suggests a condition SAVIOR
ing of cultured paganism. This ought
not TO discourage the Sunday-school
worker, but rather challenge him to
greater concentration and more val
liant endeavor.
If review Is desired, summarize the
lessons by allowing twelve classes or
twelve persons to each bring In brief
digest.
Lesson I gives us the testimony Of
John the Baptist concerning the one
"mightier" than himself, "whose shoes
he was not worthy to unloose." Les
son shows the impeccability of Je-
sus, in that he was tempted in all
points like as we are, yet without sin"
Lesson 8 reveals him as the holy one
of God, with power over unclean spir-
its and other sicknesses. Lesson q
shows us Jesus as Savior who has
power on earth to forgive sins. If he
be not the Son of God the worship OF
Jesus is nothing less than paganism or
idolatry. Lesson 5 shows us Jesus as
Lord of the Sabbath. Lesson 6 as the
Son Of God, not only in his healing
power but in his authority over I'M
clean spirits with power to delegate
that authority to others. Lesson z
shows Jesus as the great teacher who
will bring forth abundant fruit and
eternal life. Lesson shows the mar
velous germinal power of the divine
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Son Of God, whom even the winds and
the sea must obey. Lesson 10 shows
us Jesus as the Son Of God with power
over death. Lesson II shows us Jesus
as not only having authority over I'M
clean spirits, but possessing power to
impart that authority to others, while
Lesson IL shows us his compassion
upon the unshepherded multitude, and
the exercise of his divine creative
power in feeding them.
OF course such a review will be
rapid and perhaps incomplete, but 1t
will show that Jesus meets every stu
alton and that his grace is sufficient
for all the conditions Of life. 1t will
also show that his words communicate
vitality to society but that their eff
fectiveness depends upon the response
which is accorded to them.
II a test is required of the pupils, a
set of questions covering the work of
the quarter should be prepared and
given to them q week In advance,
from which a half dozen might be Sc
lected for written review during the
class hour. This is no theoretical
plan. The writer knows of many Sun
day schools where written reviews are
being successfully conducted.
The Holy Land where Christ lived,
suffered, died and rose again, has re-
Gently been captured from the control
of the Ottoman empire, and current
history indicates the probable early
establishment of Jewish state in this
land of prophecy.