Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-23
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(By REV. p. b. FITZWATER, ID. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
&c, 1921 Western Newspaper Union.J
LESSON FOR JUNE 26
REVIEW: THE SOCIAL TASK OF
THE CHURCH.

GOLDEN TEXT-He shall dwell with
them, and they shall be his people.-Rev.
1:3.
DEVOTIONAL READING-Rev. A:1-l4.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Way Jesus
Wants Us to Live.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Some Things Jesus
Wants Us to Do.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Challenge to Boys and Girls
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Challenge to the Church.
Revelation q lila is the passage
of Scripture selected for devotional
reading. Instead of attempting to re-
view the lessons of the quarter it
would be of great interest and profit
to enter into detailed study of this
Scripture. The following outline may
be helpful. !. The New Heaven and
the New Earth wv l, y II. The New
People wv. 3-8); III. The New Jeru-
salem wv. 9-14).
Another way would be to assign the
Golden Texts to different members Of
the class asking them to give the part
Of the particular lesson which illus
trates the teachings of the text.
Still another way would be to sum-
Marie the different Scripture pass
ages, giving the leading lessons Of
each. The following is given by way
Of suggestion:
I. The believers supreme Obliga-
ton 10 to present himself as q living
sacrifice to Cod. The grand reason
for so doing Is that he has received
the mercles Of God. The one so yield.
ed will love his fellow believer sim
cere1y.
u. The believers body is Gods
property-the temple Of the Holy
Chest; therefore we are under solemn
obligation to use it for His glory.
al. Since God the Father and
Jesus Christ work, 1t is incumbent
upon all to work. and the man whO
will not work should not eat.
w. God hates the greed that moves
men to dishonest methods in order to
get rich. His judgment shall fall upon
such. .n.AAzsss
v. True education viii lead one I'd
Christ. The one only book which tells
about him is the Bible. No one car
call himself educated who is ignsaant
Of the Bible. sa1. =
VI God rested when His work OF
creation was done. On this basis H
has established the law of labor. and
rest. The obligation to cease from In
Dor Is that one may remember God.
| VII. The church Is an organism as
the human body. In order that there
may be real helpful cooperation there
must be membership in that body,
VIII. Jesus should be welcomed as
a guest into every home. He is an *
ample Of an obedient son in the home
TX. The most important question is
not "Who is my neighbor?" but "TO
whom can be a neighbour" Being
a neighbor is seeing those about who
need help and rendering such help In
loving sympathy.
x. The Christian IL a citizen as well
as church member. Intelligent Chris
tians will show proper loyalty to the
state.
XII. When Christ shall reign as
King there shall be peace all over the
world between animals and men. The
supreme business of the believer in
this dispensation is to preach the Cos
pei to all the world as a witness.
XII. Jesus came and preached the
gospel to the poor, but shall come
again to judge the world and reign as
King.
Since the whole of mans duty Is
summed up by Christ in duty to Go
and duty to man (Matt. % 49, 4O), s
would be profitable to go through tn
quarters lesson and set down tn
teachings under
l. Duties to God; II. Duties to MAJ