The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-09-29
Sunday School Notes

O'unday School Notes
S.lellEhts ON Next Sundays Lesson fol
Tcasa,ers and Scholars. Edited BY c
X. Meyers.
October 8. Birth Of the Christ Child
Matthew 2, 1-12.
am happy to say that the lessons
for the coming three months will be In
the New Testament They might have
been a continuation of the history OF
the Jewish people after a division which
occurred after the death of Solomon. II
II q portion Of ting bible. history which
good application to our everyday life,
and therefore is a satisfaction that the
Sunday school world can consider the
hi0tOry8Of JesiS--the Christ.
To write upon this subject at the be.
ginning of the quarter seems like dwell
ing upon the Christmas lesson out of
d1te, hut ! presume when it comes to
Christmas we will have a topic timely
and appropriate. The two gospels
which give special history Of the birth
Of Jesus are Matthew and Luke. 1t is
in Lukeitis told of the shepherd watch
ing in the field by night, of the song of
the angel choir which said Glory to
God in the highest" and the following
OF the star to the humble manager. 1t
is in Luke we have the Wonderful words
OF Mary, the mother Of Jesus. and Eliz-
abeth, the mother of John the. Baptist.
Our lesson in Matthew relates Of the
coming Of the wise men in search of
the Christ child, having followed the
star: of their inquiry at Jerusalem as
to where the child was born; the gath
ering of the Sanhedrin or Jewish coun.
Gil; the finding of that body that the
prophecy had been that in Bethlehem
the Messiah should be born. In cOnnec-.
ton with this lesson should hope that
any who have not read the wonderful
account of the gathering Of the wise
men as set forth in the book Ben Hur,
would find it Mt this time, for there a
presentation is made which is very In
teresting and weaves in all the scrip
tnre accounts Of the wonderful event
We are talking about. X 4.
The birth of Jesus-trilly one Of the
greatest events Of the history Of the
world. 1t is so great that it marks the
division of our time, and events are
placed in history as having occurred SO
many years before or after the birth of
Christ. "A consideration of the history
OF the world In the days just before
Christ was born, show all too plainly
euc -8Fcdt llc6O THAT IIlcIc SIlOulSt sIIlSc
a man whose teachings We're capable Of
cisilizing and softening the hearts and
habits of men, Most horrible in the hui
nanity OF man to man, corruption in
public affairs, no morality as we con.
slider that word now, We're prevalent
Roman civilization had
proved a failure to uplift and utter
darkness seemed the future for the peo-
pie Of the earth. 10, the Son Of Right
sousness appeared and from that time
onward progress was made toward prin-
siples Of love and not force being the
highest ideals Of living.
The character and life of Jesus Christ
las borne the most serious observation
ltd criticism, but they have stood spot
esS all these years. Coming with gen
ieness and tenderness, with love as the |
'nling passion; His words and works
nave made steady progress in the world |
Until millions upon millions Of people
ire lead in their lives by the teachings |
# the bible religion which He set forth.
81 has been a long struggle to obtain
Sinction to love ones enemies, do good
70 those who despitefully use them;
hat ALI men are brothers with com
mon father-God, have been things |
which ran counter to human nature
and II has been necessary for people to
be born. again in spirit to become true
followers of the Lord Jesus.
One has but to have knowledge of the
of affairs in the world where
he light of the gospel has not been felt |
q appreciate what the religion of Jesus |
las done. India with its fearful caste
system, unspeakable immoralities, in |
Inference to human suffering; China
With its awful superstitions. horrible |
i1thiness, Indifference to childhood and
Africa with brutality which !
We cannot describe, well show the con-
lition of the people where the teachings |
4 Jesus are unknown, or if known no
lttempt is made to follow
II is literally true that no peoples
Who have not been taught as to the |
,irth Of the Christ Child have made any
progress in. living in ten thousa nds of |
rears. 1t is only where the bible is
thown and practiced there exists that
fital energy which gives men inventive3
senius, a desire to do differently from
heir forefathers, which takes the goal I
II ambition from the dreary past to the
hopeful future and gives a people those
things which we class as the comforts |
of modern civilization. This thought be
ing practically literally true 1t presents
2 most Convincing argument in favor
of the divinity of the bible religion and
reasons why everyone who knows about
It should embrace it and follow it's d. |
rection. 1t is plain that the birth of |
Jesus viewed from this point opens up |
4 iimitlcss opportunity for discussion
and presentation of the history Of the
world. l therefore but call attention to
the great debt which we owe to Jesus
and hope that the discussion of this les
son throughout the Sunday school
world will be productive of great good.
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