Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-29
The iii LESSON FOR SUNDAY
Some Of the Teachings Of the Bible
AbOut knowledge.
ONLY GAINED BY STUDY and WORK

People How to Obtain Knowledge
There is no. Royal Road to Learning
. But the Way is Hard land Dark and
Long and Only Those Who Over.
come WEAKNESS May Reach the Goal.
tBy the Teacher). ;:
My Friends:-
A man or a woman who didn't take
advantages of the opportunities at
school that he or she had when boy
or girl, never fully regrets it until ma
turity is reached. feel ashamed OF
myself now and also have keen feelings
of regret from time to time that /
didn't take more advantage Of my op-
portunities and maybe you feel the
same way. Anyway, it is fact.
We will study for Sunday some OF
the teachings of the Bible about edu-
cation. We will only touch the sub
ject in high spots, so to speak. because
that is all that we can do. The value
of education and the necessity of edu-
cation are stressed from the beginning
of the Bible to the very end. Let me
suggest that In talking to your children
about this lesson for Sunday you i'm
press upon their young minds as ,much
as possible the value and necessity Oh
their making the most of. the oppor-
tunity for learning that they are now
enjoying-an opportunity perhaps.
better than you had. :.
Impress upon the young minds with
what they should get out. OF their
school life. Show them how they can
make their school life even more valu-
able and worth while than they are do
ing, Show them their most import
ant study and why. Have them study,
the life of the boy Jesus Encourage
them to talk about their studies ana
the school life, telling what they like
and what they do not like in these.
The Scripture Lesson.
But let us read some of the Bible
teachings about education as found IN
Deut 6:4-9; Proverbs S:13-18; Luxe
1852.
Prov. 3:l3. Happy is the man that hndeth
wisdom,
And the man that getteth understandings
IA For the gaining of it Is better than the
gaining of silver, -,
And the profit thereof than fine gold.
IL. She is more precious than ruhies;
And none Of the things thou canst desire
arc to be compared to her.
ia. Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are riches and honor.
II. Her ways are ways Of peasantness'
And all her paths are peace
1s. She is tree of life to them mat lay
hold upon her: ~,
And happy is every one that retaineth her.
Deut. 6:4 Hear, o Israel: JehoVah OUT
God is one Jehovah r..
s. And thou shalt love. Jehovah tny 9oG
with all thy heart. and with all thy SOUL anu
with all thy might. H..
6. And these words. which conlnahu 'he1
this day, shall be upon thy heart -,
: And thou shalt teach them diligently
unto thy children. and shalt talk Of them
when thou sittest in thy house. and when thou
,valkest nv the way, and when thou liest down.
and when thou risest up.
g. And thou shalt bind them Tor sign
upon thy hand, and they shall be for 'front.'
let's between thine eyes.
9. And thou shalt write them upon the door-
posts of thy house. and upon thy gates.
Luke :52. And Jesus advanced in wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God and men,
Different Types.
You know my friends, that 1t takes
all kinds of people to make a world
know a man who says he has never
worried about what he doesn't know
because what one doesn't know doesn't I
hurt him.
know another man who says mat
when he gets to the place where ne
thinks he knows everything he vans
to die. He is a long way from that
noint vet and he admits that he'll die
long time before he knows it all.
But here is the point l had in NINA:
Had it ever occurred to you that ABOUT
the greatest pleasure that you ma IN
this world is striving to attain some
thing? When the object desired is
reached or accomplished you lose IN
terest and devote your attention 10
something else.
The pleasure is in the doing ana
striving. There is pleasure in seeking
after knowledge and understanding or
wisdom whichever term you want u
use. There is great pleasure in 1t.
And let me say that seeking a1ter
Cod and studying the teachings OF the
ord and Savior Jesus Christ is seek
ing after knowledge and incidentally 1t
leads to the greatest reward that can
II has been suggested that this lesson
for Sunday be divided into three parts
and the suggestion is a good one
Those three parts are:
1. Why to Study.
.. What to Study.
3, How to Study.
The Scripture lesson that IS repro
duced here answers the three divisions
of the lesson in full.
Why to Study.
1ro m,otatiou from Proverbs was
,Sxrittcn by King Solomon, the wisest
man who ever lived. Solomon either
wrote or edited all Of the wonderful
,>oo,,. of Proverbs. He reisned IN