The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-23
Sunday School Notes
SIDELIGHTS ON NEXT SUNDAYS
Lesson for Teachers and Pupils.
Edited by CHARLES X. MEYERS

| June 17-RevieW Lesson
Another lesson quarter has come, ant
with it the consciousness that one.hai1
| the year has gone and the days VIII pe
gin growing shorter to the Chrlstn Id
/ time.
| Our lessons for the quarter have peer
most interesting, having to do with the
history Of the Hebrews in the days MOI
Hong after their arrival in the Promlsec
Land. ending their wandering IN the
wilderness. This most naturally brousnl
1.-The character of Joshua to the ffont. II
was he who was full of faith When the
preater number of his fellows We're
weak and respondent. He it was who
was ready to go up into the land OF
promise DESPITE the obstacles to human
| ave RELYING on the promise OF Goa tha'
al would be WELL He it was who or
dered the priests to move forward lntC
the raging Jordan, having faith that
God having told him to move onward
there would be a way provided.
Joshua was the great heroic person
of the passing over Jordan and the SUD
dining of the people who inhabited the
Promised Land. Not only by his great
faith but by his stand toward GOD mas
he made himself famous in our day. ne
called the people before him and SAD
"Chose We this day whom We Will serve
Cod or Baal." He then proclaimed AS
for me and for my house we Will serve
the Lord" You and ! ought not TO &c
drifting along through life without =
determined stand as to following goa.
There should come a time OF aei,hi 1e
choice, a determination 10 lnueeu pe
true 10 the cause of Jesus, and the Dido ,
religion. ,,,
There was a great woman told abou
in the lessons, and she was Ruth. Sh'
II was who made the wise choice
her religion after experience with VIVA
heathenism had to offer. She was read!
to leave her girlhood home and serv'
the Jehovah of the Hebrews after VIVA
she had seen in her relations with ne
mother.in.law The history OF Ruth !
hea,,tiful She was a true woman Il
TYNE. and who does not love ana admir-
The great figure which came before
ia in the recent lessons was that
Samuel. We had called to our atten
ton the dedication Of his life to COO,
work before his birth, and the faithful
ness with which his mother Hannas
fulfilled her vow. The mother love wa
beautiful to see when she parted WI
her boy. She came to see him once
wear and then to bring him garment
made by her loving hands We saw tn
lad grow into a man of God in ever.
way and a leader to his people, both
q religious advisor and a military gen
eral.
There was the lesson to parents a
to the way to bring up their children
regards religious things. We learn
boy trade or give him an educatlol
that he may make his way in the world
by good use of the hand or the skilled
brain. We teach the girls houseWork
to do dressmaking, and give them al
education, all because our experlencs
has shown that with these our beloved
children can earn money, be useful, sci
The parent who neglect:
to do this is deservedly blamed. lGx
perience has shown likewise that maj
or woman who is a christian leads tn
best life of any in the community. The.
are free from habits which all say ar
harmful, they are kind, loving, respect
full Of the wishes and welfare of others
and stand at the front as respected cit
liens. 1t can thus be asked why an!
hesitate to train their boy o.
girl to be christians. 1t is not right t.
turn them upon the world to make
choice, as to belief or non belief, in the
bible. 1t is no dwarfing of their mind
to make definite effort to have then
from the beginning love God. and plal
for a life guided by the principles
the christian religion.
n
We recall that Saul started out well a.
a humble follower of God, but ended
his career in defeat and gloom because
he failed to hold fast to the God of hi
youth. Power, fame, high position
turned his head. We noted that W.
could calf to mind many persons in on
range of acquaintance who have haf
a similar career. 1t takes will power
firrnness of purpose for a man or wo
man to go through life ever faithful tt
the high ideals of youth.
The Old Testament is full OF goot
things and the history there writer
was for our guidance and instruction
The men and women there were human
just like us, the nations were made W
of people much like those Of today. W.
can learn to avoid their mistakes. W.
often think how foolish they were bu'
constantly do just as foolish thing:
ourselves. l am hoping that the les
sons of the next quarter will be o
much interest and be of great benefit
to us all.
What thic country nee1, is fewer