The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights On Next Sundays
Lesson fer Teachers and Pupils
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.

May 4-iMan Made in the Image OF
God. Gen. 1, 1928. Hebrews 2, 5-12
Our lessons take us back to the
times Of the creation of the world and
thus into the book of Genesis. There
will come up for discussion in some
Sunday school classes and in the
. minds of many readers the entire sub
ject of the creation of the World as
told about in the first booRrpf THE
bible. Our lesson, however, takes UP
the creation Of man and breathing in
to his nostrils the breath of life,
! whereby he became a living soHl.s < !
The dignity and the worth of man
is thebest line of thought at this time.
/ Many are aware there has been in the
past much discussion over the idea
that man, is the product of an evolu-
ton; that a lower order of animals
was first in existence and that by de-
grees man came as we see him with
the endowments which make him diff
ferent from the strictly animal screa-
ton. While there have been books
upon books written yet conclusive
thoughts, facts and arguments have
never been. Forthcoming, to prove the
theory of evolution satisfactory and
sound.
While there are. certain animals
which from a structural point ofsvieW
are much like that of a man, yet this
gives no proof of there being any con
nection between them, leading to the
conclusion that one came by evolution
from the other 1niaH human records
there has neverbeer such a thingsas
an animal which, lacquired the habits
and thoughts of a. man, and there new
er will be. The difference between
, the progressive, creative men and the
lower creations is well brought out, III
the fact that a writer over 1000 years
ago has left record of the wonderful
way in which the bees make. their hon
ey combs. Investigation, shaws that
the bees today follow oltt thes exact
way as those of the far away time.
In the book of Hebrews it is said
that man was made little lower than
the angels. Alas there has been a
great falling away from this, but then
all know that the possibilities seem
to be in each person to attain to great
heights where there is willingness to
do so. Human history shows that in
the animal world there has never been
an uplift toward better things.
How grand and glorious it is to feel
that we were made but little lower
than the angels and have the posi-
bilities to attaining blessed eternal
life through sthe life and death of the.
blessed Jesus. We have, the, ability
to go forward in intelleGtAaE 4fe land !
in spiritual things. pity the pefsoh
who is not thankful for a clear brain
and the right, to1pse twin iany way de /
,pleases, so this freedom does not in.
jure another, in person or estate.it III
In making plea for clean life
and proper care of the physical body,
by the great Paul, he calls attention
that these bodies of ours are the tenn
pies of the spirit OF the living God and
that to injure SUCH precious hodiea de-
liberately, was wong bsSIs
All Of us have experienced the pleas
with persons WIZ Seen Sun crowned
with intellect, kindliness, right. ambi,
tons in life,t Who seem to- delight i'll
helping others to better things and |
making the lives of those about hap
pier all the time. Such persons we can !,
but love and admire. On the other
hand there comes to mind the dark |
side of the picture, and of those who |
have fallen from purity, whose body |
and mind and soul seem ruined by
dissipation OF animal pleasures and
wrong thoughts.
Created in Gods image there is call
to keep so, to have for our ambitions
in life the desire to be clean in body
nd ind fr>1 ;,,I
character daily and yearly. To be-
come more Godlike in mind there is
but one true guide and that is the
teachings of Jesus as found in the.
New Testament. Given such magnifi-
cent opportunities it is simply awful
to see one selling his birthright for
trivial things which give butt tempor-
airy happiness If weseH d young man 4