The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-09-28
THE JUDGE
REVIEWS
THE LESSON

Golden Text: Therefore let us al
so. seeing we are comprised about by
20 great a cloud of witnesses. lay aside
every weight. and the sin which doth
so easily beset us. and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us"
Hebrews kill.
Il suggest" remarked the Judge in
opening the lesson discussion before
the Brotherhood Class. that you read
that famous passage from the book of
Ecclesiasticus beginning. Let us now
praise famous men, and our fathers
that begat MS. The Lord hath wrought
great glory by them through his great
power from the beginning"
But that book isn't a part OF the
Bible" objected one.
1T is not part Of the King James
version, | know" continued the Judge.
but in my opinion it ought to be. 1t
is included in the sacred canon as
recognized by the Episcopalian and
Roman Catholic churches. but. in gen.
eral. the protestant elements have set
it apart in what is known as the "Ap-
ocrypha.' SO call because these writ
ings are regarded as of doubtful au-
thcnticity. But we can say the same
of one or two books which we have
incorporated in our King James YER
sion. Martin Luther regarded the
epistlc of James as "a letter OF straw"
and thought it ought to be excluded
from the New Testament. Many think
our Old Testament book of Ecclesas-
ties is too pessimistic for the Word
of God, and | think il the latter writ
ing is orthodox no ono could object
to the remarkable wisdom OF Jesus.
the son of Sirach, who wrote 'Ecclesi-
a%sticus.' How many. by the way.
have ever read any part of the social
ed a%pocryphal booksl" The Judge
paused as he noted a response Of but
three among the forty present.
well, well. gentlemen. | am sure
you have missed a lot. For genuine
interest II. G.. Wells isn't in it in
comparison. But our lesson is not on
the 'A~pocrypha.' | merely quoted
from it as a companion ext to go with
the Golden Text from the book of
Hebrews. VIZ are thinking of famous
men and women as these have been
presented to us during the past quar-
tcr's lessons, and today we want to
sum up the outstanding characteristics
of these heroes and heroincs of the
gospel and see if the elements of great
ness we discern in them are much in
evidence among men and women to-
day. This method is a good one to de-
termine whether the world is getting
worse or better"
At this point the discussion began in
earnest, and as the class agreed upon
the salient characteristic of each New
Testament parsonage the result was
on the blackboard by the
Judge. The following table resulted:
John the Baptist, unselhshness.
Mary, mother of Jesus, purity.
Simon Peter. %virility.
John the apostle, gentleness.
Mary M~agdalene, gratcfulness.
Stephen, the martyr. fearlessness.
B~arnabas, -magnanimous.
Paul, integrity.
John Mark, ~helpfulness.
Luke, faithfulness.
Timothy. reliability.
Now | think that is a fairly good
characterization" said the Judge, and
now in order to bring the lesson right
home | should like to make another
comparison and opposite each
Of these characteristics place the name
Of some recent historical parsonage,
who, in the opinion of the class, mea-
sures up to these ideals"
Before the close of the lesson peri
the following classification was
upon:
/. A modern example of unselhsh-
ness, George Washington.
of Purity. our mothers.
OF virility, Theodore Roosevelt.
OF gentleness, John G. Whittier.
or gratefulness, Anzia Yezierska'
OF fearlessness, Stonewall Jackson.
7. OF magnanimity, Abraham Lin
coin.
g. of integrity, Samuel l.. Clemens,
("Mark Twain")
!. or h%elpfulness. Thomas Edison.
10. or faithfulness. Governor Frank
Steunenberg.
u. or reliability, Calvin Coolidge.
See September issue. Literary Di-
yest International Book Review" il
you don't know who she is.
The Judge will discuss each week in
The Tribune. the international Sum
Law School Lesson.