The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-25
IMPROVED UNlFoRN INTERNATIONAL
SUNANSQ1OOL
LESSON
lBy REV. p. b. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
<Copyrig hit, 1920, Western Newspaper Union ]
LESSON FOR JUNE 27
REVIEW: THE NOBLE LIFE OF
SAMUEL.

SAMUEL.
SELECTION FOR READING Il Sam.
2:1-5, 1925.
GOLDEN TEXT will teach YOU the
good and the right way.-I Sam. l2:223
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Sam i'll
1920. ~.
PRIMARY ToPIC-stories About Sam
uel.
JUNIOR ToPIC-A Boy Who Became
Great Man.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Strong Points in Samuers Character
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Samueis Service to His People.
The method of review must largely
be determined by the teacher and the
grade of the class. For the junior
and intermediate grades a good way.
will be to make it biographical, cen
tering iii Gideon, Eli, Samuel Elis
sons, Saul and David. OF course, the
outstanding personality is Samuel.
For the older classes the following
from Feloubets Select Notes is an in
teresting and profitable iaethed:
This review, suited to older classes
only, will deal with difficult questions
involved in or suggested by the vari-
GUS lessons of the quarter, questions
that you may not have had time to
discuss adequately during the quar-
ter. Assign one of these to each stu
dent, and divide the time evenly
among them, The following list of
topics may prove helpful, but it is
intended to be only suggestive:
Lesson !. How to put religion into
our state and national government.
Lesson II. How to utilize better than
we are doing the power of women.
Lesson III. How to bring together
and use the righteous and brave mi
nority.
Lesson ~. how to single out and
help the deserving poor.
Lesson v. How to develop the re.
Iioious capacities of children.
Lesson vi. How to open the eyes of
parents to their children's faults.
Lesson VII. How to bring to bear
upon public questions the decisive
power of prayer.
Lesson Win. How to select the best
leaders in church and state.
Lessen TX. How to develop individ.
uaI initiative without the loss of dis.
cipline.
Lesson X. How cody men may in
$lVtAnRa fha AF az
Lesson XII. How to inspire children
with lofty ideals.
Lesson XII. How to make our lives
serene and trustful.
plan which can be adapted to all
grades is the gathering of the main
facts of each lesson and then stating
its leading lesson.
The following are suggestions as to
the leading lessons:
Lesson for April a. AS Jesus joined
the disciples on the way to Emmaus,
so he joins all who are jOurneying
life's way in sorrow and says, Tell
me your troubles and pelplexities."
He wants us to confide in him.
Lesson for April II. Deborah's judge
ship shows that woman is capable
under God not only of the administra-
ton of justice, but of leading a nation
forth to victory in time of war.
Lesson for April Is. The secret of
Gideon's victory was his faith. The
ground of his faith was Gods word.
Lesson for April IS. Because Ruth
fOrsook country, friends, and her gods
for the true God. she has been accord
ed place Of honor in the ancestry
of Christ.
Lesson for May 2. Because Samuel
was given in answer to mothers
prayer and was dedicated by her TO
the Lords service, the Lord was able
to use him in a large way.
Lesson for May 9. Parental induI-
gence results in the shame and ruin of
both Eli and his sons.
Lesson for May is. When Gods
people repent of their sins and turn
to him for pardon he will not only
forgive, but will fight their battles and
give victory.
Lesson for May %. When the peo-
pie took their eyes off God, their King,
they desired man as king in con-
formity to the pr:ctice of the heather
round about.
Lesson for May 30. Because iona
than felt the call of God to deliver
his people and waited for Gods sign
for him, he was able 10 go forward
and win victory in such way as
to show that God was with him.
Lesson for June 6. Because Saul
disobeyed the command of God, iuig-
ment from the hand of God fell upon
him.
Lesson for June 10. God lOoketh
not on the outward appearance, but on
the heart; his choices are not arbi-
trary.
Lesson for June 20. "The Lord Is
my shepherd, shall not want"
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