Middletown transcript., 1920-06-26
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
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Teacher Of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute NJ Chicago.)
Copyright. 1890. Western Newspaper Cnion.)
LESSON FOR JUNE q
REVIEW: THE NOBLE LIFE OF
SAMUEL.

SA3Vi6"s b'e TNSSes 80
SAMUEL.
SELECTION FOR READ1NG-1 Sam.
l2:l-5, 1925.
GOLDEN TEXT will teach you the
good and the right way.-I Sam. 12:aa2
ADDITIONAL WATERFALL Sam. III
16:2x
PRIMARY TOPIC-stories About Sam
JUNIOR TOPIC-A Boy Who Became
Great Man.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Strong Points in Samuel's Character.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Samuels 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 good way
will be to make it biographical, cen
tering in Gideon, Eli, Samuel, Ellis
sons, Saul and David. OF course, the
outstanding personality is Samuel
whose life may be viewed as follows:
First, his parentage; second, meaning
of name Samuel-"asked of GOd,'
given i'll answer to prayer; third,
dedicated to the service of God;
fourth, trained in the temple of God.
For the older classes the following
from Peloubet's Select Notes is an in
teresting and profitable method:
'This review, suited to older classes
only, will dea! 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 I. 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 Nv. How to single out and
help the deserving poor.
Lesson v. How to develop the re-
Iigious capacities Of children.
Lesson vi. How to open the eyes Of
parents to their ehiIdren's faults.
Lesson VII. How to bring to bear
upon public questions the decisive
power Of prayer.
Lesson Viii. How to select the best
leaders in church and state.
Lesson TX. How to develop individ.
ual initiative without the loss Of dis.
cipiine.
Lesson X. How godIy men may in.
fluence the progress Of affairs.
Lesson XII. How to inspire children
with lofty ideals.
Lesson XII. How to make our lives
serene and trustfui.
A 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 q. 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 perpleXities."
He wants us to confde 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 nation
forth to victory in time of war.
Lesson for April 18. The secret OF
Gideon's -'ctory was his faith. The
ground of his faith was Gods word.
Lesson for April rs. Because Ruth
forsook country, friends, and her gods
for the true God, she has been accord
ed a place of honor in the ancestry
of Christ.
Lesson for May 2. Because Samue
was given in answer to mothers
prayer and was dedicated by her tt
the Lords service, the Lord was able
to use him in a large way.
Lesson for May 9. Parental indul
gence results in the shame and ruin o,
both Eli and his sons. The father.
love should have been lost in the ligh
and justice of the high priest.
Lesson for May Is. When Gods
people repent Of their sins and turr
to him for pardon he will not only
forgive, but win fight their battles ane
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 practice of the heather
round about.
Lesson for May 80. Because iona
than felt the call of God to deliver
his people and waited for Gods sigr
for him, he was able to go forward
and win a victory in such a way as
to show that God was with him.
Lesson for June 6. Because Saul
disobeyed the command Of God, judg.
ment from the hand of God fell upon
him.
Lesson for June 13. 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
Our Sufficiency Is Of God. !,