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 1879 
 
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PEOGRAMME OF EXERCISES 
 
 For the SUNDAY-SCHOOL. 
 
 I. PREPARATION FOR CLASS-WORK— 
 
 1. Silence. 
 
 2. Pkayeb. 
 8. Singing. 
 
 4. Akkangement of classes. 
 
 n. CLASS-WORK— 
 
 1. Study of the lesson. 
 
 m. THE PUBLIC LESSON SERVICE— 
 
 1. Lesson Hymn. 
 
 2. Public review of lesson. 
 
 3. Supplemental Lesson, Memory Verses, Catechism, Church 
 
 Hymns, Missionary Lessons, Temperance Lessons, etc. 
 
 IV. RESPONSIVE SERVICE— 
 
 First Quarter : The Ten Commandments. Exodus 20. 1-17. 
 Second Quarter : The Beatitudes. Matt. 5. 8-lL 
 Third Quarter : The Twenty-third and Hundredth Psalms. 
 Fourth Quarter : First Corinthians, Thirteenth Chapter. 
 
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 V. SINGING. 
 
 VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
 
 VII. DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS AND PAPERS. 
 
 VIII. SINGING. 
 
 IX. PRAYER. 
 
 X. THE APOSTLES' CREEB— 
 
 I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and 
 earth ; and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; who was 
 conceived by the Holy Ghost, bom of the Virgin Mary, 
 Buffered under Pontius Pilate ; was crucified, dead and 
 buried ; the third day he rose from the dead ; he ascended 
 into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the 
 Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the 
 quick and the dead. 
 
 I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic Church ; the 
 communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resur- 
 rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 
 
 XL BENEDICTION ok DISMISSION. 
 
BEREAN QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 FIRST QUARTER. 
 
 fe^tizdies ill the Old. Testament. 
 
 B. C. 536.] 
 
 ZLiESSOI^T I. 
 
 [Jan. S. 
 
 The Second Temple; or, A New Beginning. 
 
 Ezra 3. 1-13. 
 
 Commit to memory versea 10-13. 
 
 1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Is'ra-el 
 were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man 
 to Je-ru'sa-lem. 
 
 2 Then stood up Uesh'u-a the son of Joz'a-dak, and his brethren the 
 priests, and Ze-rub'ba-bel ^the son of ^ She-al'ti-el, and his brethren, 
 and builded the altar of the God of Is'ra-el, to offer burnt-oaerlngs 
 thereon, as it is ■^ written in the law of Mo'ses the man of God. 
 
 3 And thev set the altar upon his bases ; for fear was upon them 
 because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt- 
 offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt ^ offerings morning and 
 evening. 
 
 4 They ^ kept also the feast of tabernacles, as ''it is written, and 
 offered ** the daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the custom, 
 * as the duty of every day required ; 
 
 5 And afterward offered the i° continual burnt-offering, both of the 
 new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, 
 and of every one that willingly offered a free-will offering unto the 
 Lord. 
 
 6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt- 
 offerings unto the Lord. But "the foundation of the temple of the 
 Lord was not yet laid. 
 
 7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the ^^ carpenters; 
 and 13 meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zi'don, and to them of 
 Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Leb'a-non to the sea of '* Jop'pa, ac- 
 cording IS to the grant that they had of Cy'rus king of Per'sia. 
 
 8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at 
 Je-ru'sa-lem, in the second month, began Ze-rub'ba-bel the son of She- 
 al'ti-el, and Jesh'u-a the son of Joz'a-dak, and the remnant of their 
 brethren the priests and the Le'vit*^, and all they that were come out 
 of the captivity unto Je-ru'sa-lem ; i* and appointed the Le'vites, from 
 twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of 
 the Lord. 
 
 » Hasgai 1. 1 ; 
 Hag-gai 2. 3 ; 
 Zech. 3. 1 ; 
 Joshua. 
 
 2 Matt. 1. 12, 
 Zorobabel. 
 
 3 Luke 3. 27, 
 SalathieL 
 
 « Deut. 13. 6. 
 
 ' Num. 28. 3. 
 
 « Neh. 8. 14 ; 
 Zech. 14. 16. 
 
 1 Exod. 23. 16. 
 
 8 Num. 29. 12. 
 
 »The matter 
 of the day 
 in his day. 
 »«Esod. 29. 38; 
 Num. 28. 3, 
 Num. 29. 2. 
 
 11 The temple 
 of the LORD 
 was not yet 
 founded. 
 
 i!»Or, work- 
 men. 
 
 «3i Kings 5. 6; 
 2 Chion- 2. 
 10; 
 Acts 12. 20. 
 
 11 Acts 9. 36. 
 
 1 5 Chap. 6. 3. 
 
 isi Chron. 2S. 
 24, 27. 
 
Bereaii Question Book, 
 
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 L 1870. 
 
 9 Then stood i'' Jesh'u-a vtMh his sons and Ills brethren, Kad'mi-el 
 and his sons, the sons of i^ Ju'dah, " togrether, to set forward the work- 
 men in the house ol God; the soils of Hen'a-dad, with their sons and 
 their brethren the Le'vites. 
 
 10 And when the builders laid the foundation ^oof the temple of the 
 Lord, ^i they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the 
 Le'vites, the sons of A'saph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after 
 the "^"^ ordinance of Da'vid king of Is'ra-el. 
 
 11 And 23 they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks 
 unto the Lord; because he ^^ fe good, ^sfor his mercy endureth for 
 ever toward Is'ra-el. And all the people shouted with a gieat shout, 
 when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of 
 the Lord was laid. 
 
 12 But many of the priests and Le'vites, and chief of the fathers, wlio 
 were ancient men, that had seen the flrst house, when the foundation 
 of this house was laid before theii- eyes, wept with a loud voice ; and 
 many shouted aloud for joy : 
 
 13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy 
 from the noise of the weeping of the people : for the people shouted 
 with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 
 
 iiChap. 2. 40. 
 18 Chap. 2. iO, 
 
 Hocfaviah. 
 i» As one. 
 
 50 Zech. 4. 6-10. 
 ai 1 Chron. 16. 
 
 5. 
 MlCkron.C.Sl. 
 
 «2Exod. ]5. 21; 
 
 2 Chron. 7. 3; 
 
 Neh. 12. 24. 
 a* Psalm 136. 1. 
 asjer. 33. U. 
 
 Notes. — Seventh month — The month Tisrie, corresponding nearly to our Sep- 
 tember. It was to the Jews a most sacred month, containing four eereraonial 
 Sabbaths, the Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles, "besides the 
 Sabbath of the Lord." Lev. 23. 38. Gathered themselves— A'a required by the 
 law. Deut. 16. 16. Builded the altar — Kestored the old altar of burnt-offering, 
 which stood in front of the porch of the Temple. The man of God — This honor- 
 ary title is given to Moses five times in the Bible. Continual— Eyary day, 
 morning and evening. Num. 28. S. i\^ew .woo//«— " The beginning of your 
 months." Num. 28. 11. Free-will offering — To be brought according as God 
 had blessed them. Deut. 16. 10, 17. /Second month — They had been making 
 preparations for six months. In their apparel — See Exod. 31. 10; 39. 27-31. 
 The firat house — The one built by Solomon. The second house was smaller, 
 therefore they wept, but those who had never seen the glories of the former 
 shouted for joy because the sanctuary of their God was again set up. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The second temple. Ezra 3. 1-13. 
 
 Tu. The proclamation Ezra 1. 1-8. 
 
 W. The tabernacle reared Exod. 40. 1-16. 
 
 Tft. The first temple 2 Chr. .^ 1-17, 
 
 F. Love for the temple Psa. 132. 1-18, 
 
 S. Typical of Christ Heb. 8. 1-13. 
 
 S. The heavenly tabernacle Rev. 15. 1-8. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 L.M. 
 
 Abide with us, O Lord, we pray, 
 
 Our stren^h, our comfort, and our light ; 
 Sun of our joy's unclouded day ! 
 
 Star of our sorrow's troubled night 1 
 Grant us to valk in peace and love, 
 
 And find, at last, some humble place 
 In that ^reat temple built above, 
 
 Where dwell thy saints before thy face. 
 
Jan. o.l 
 1879. J 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 A NEW BEGIXNIXG 
 
 1. In sacrifice, v. 1-C, 
 
 2. In service, v. 7-10. 
 
 3. In song. v. 11-13. 
 
 CONSECRATED 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 And all the people shouted 
 with a great shout, when they 
 praised the Lord, because the 
 foundation of the house of the 
 Lord was laid. Ezra 3. 11. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 Last year's lessons on Israel closed with the decree of Cyrus, at the end of the 
 seventy years' captivity. 
 
 How many people came out of captivity at this time ? Ezra 2. 64, 65. Who was their 
 leader? chap. 2. 2. What did they bring with them? ch. 1. 7-11. 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. A new heginning in sacrifice, v. 1-6 ; 
 
 Psa. 51. 17 ; Rom. 12. 1. [bled ? 
 
 "When and where were the people assem- 
 Why? Lev. 23. 27-41 ; Deut. 16. 16. 
 What office had Joshua? Hag. 1. 1. 
 "What was Zerubbabel? Hag. 2. 21. 
 "What altar did they repair? 2 Chron. 4. 1. 
 What sacrifices did they offer thereon ? 
 "What " custom " is referred to? Num. 29. 
 What offerings should we make to God ? 
 When ? [Prov. 23. 26. 
 
 3. A new beginning in service, v. 7-10 ; 
 
 2 Chron. 29. 11 ; Rom. 7. 6. 
 To whom did they give money? 
 For what purpose? [2. 69. 
 
 How much had the people given ? chap. 
 [Ajss: 
 
 Was this little or much for them ? 
 How did they give it ? ch. 2. 68. 
 Who were specially set apart ? 
 What were their duties ? Num. 3. 6-8. 
 3. A new heginning in song, v. 11-13; 
 
 Psa. 40. 3 ; Eph. 5. 19. [Psa. 137. 
 
 Had they sung their songs in Babylon? 
 Why did they now rejoice ? [2. 3. 
 
 "Why did some of them weep ? v. 12; Hag. 
 How did God comfort them ? Hag. 2. 9, 
 What ordinance of David is referred to ? 
 
 1 Chron. 25. 1, 6. 
 "Which Psalm did they probably sing ? 
 
 [ANS: Psa. 136.] 
 Why should we praise the Lord ? 
 When should we make a beginning ? 
 What temple are we to build ? 1 Cor. 3. 16, 
 W^hat is the foundation? Eph. 2. 20-22. 
 
 How much was this In our money 
 About $435,000.] 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 "What do we learn from this lesson about— 
 
 1. The value of united hearts in God's service 1 
 
 2. The eifeot of willing liearts in God's serviced 
 
 3. 'J'he cause of joyous hearts in God's service 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Go regularly to God's house. 
 
 2. Bring offerings to God's house. 
 
 3. Sing praises in God's house. 
 
 I 
 
 O Lord, open thoxA niy lips; and my n:iouth sliall show forth 
 thy praise. Psa. 51. 15. 
 
 HOME VyORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find in Matthew how Zerubbabel was related to Christ — How long did this second 
 temple last? — Find in 1 Corinthians what Paul says about Christ as the founda- 
 tion; and in Ephesians, about the temple built thereon. 
 
 DOCTRINAL SUGGESTION-The pubUc worship of God, 
 
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 The Dedicatiok; or, A Gift to the Lord. 
 
 [Jan. 12. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 19-22. 
 
 14 And 1 the elders of the Je^vs builded, and they prospered 
 through the propliesying of Ha;^'ga-i the prophet and Zech-a- 
 ri'ah the son of Id'do": and they builded, and finished it^ accord- 
 ing to the commandment of the"" God of Is'ra-el, and according to 
 the 2 commandment of 3 Cyprus, and <Da-ri'us, and Ar-tax-erx'es 
 'king of Per'si-a, 
 
 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month 
 A'dar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Da-ri'us the king. 
 
 16 And the children of Is'ra-el, the priests, and the Le'vites, 
 and the rest of « the children of the captivity, kept ' the dedica- 
 tion of this house of God with joy, 
 
 17 And 'offered at the dedication of this house of God an 
 hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ; and 
 for a sin-offering for all Is'ra-el, twelve he-goats, according to 
 the number of the tribes of Is'ra-el. 
 
 18 And they set the priests in their » divisions, and the Le'vites 
 in their lo courses, for the service of God, which is at Je-ru'sa-lem ; 
 11 as it is written in the book of Mo'ses. 
 
 19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover " upon 
 the fourteenth day of the first month. 
 
 20 For the priests and the Le'vites were purified i3 together, all 
 of them were pure, and i* killed the passover for all the children 
 of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for them- 
 selves. 
 
 21 And the children of Is'ra-el, which were come again out of 
 captivity, and all such as had separated is themselves unto them 
 from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the Lord 
 God of Is'ra-el, did eat, 
 
 22 And kept the i« feast of unleavened bread seven dr.ys with 
 joy : for the Lord had made them joyful, and i^ turned the heart 
 of the king of As-syr'i-a unto them, to strengthen their hands in 
 the work of the house of God, the God of Is'ra-el. 
 
 I Chap. 5. 1,3. 
 
 a Decree. 
 » Chap. 1. 1 ; 
 chap. 5. 13. 
 « Chap. 4. 24. 
 » Chap. 7. 1. 
 
 «The sons of 
 the trans- 
 portation. 
 •< 1 Kings 8. 63 ; 
 Neh. 8. 10 ; 
 2 Chron. 7. 6. 
 
 8 Chap. 8. .36. 
 » 1 Chron.24.1. 
 
 ioiChron.23.6. 
 
 11 According 
 to writing; 
 Num. 3. 6. 
 
 ioExodu3l2. «. 
 
 J3 2 Chron. 30. 
 15. 
 
 »♦ 2 Chron. 35. 
 11. 
 
 "Exod. 12.48; 
 Psalm 93. 5. 
 
 tsExod. 12. 16. 
 1 ' Prov. 21. L 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 y[. The dedication Ezra 8. 14-22. 
 
 Tn.. The hinderances Exra 4. 1-34. 
 
 W. The reproof Hac. 1. 1-15. 
 
 7%. The Lord's promise Hag. 2. 1-23. 
 
 V. The work advanced Ezra 6. )-18. 
 
 iS'. The living temple 1 Cor. 3.9-23. 
 
 S. Consecration to God Rom. 13.1-11 
 
 LESSON HYMN. lis 
 
 We rear not a temple, like Judah's of old, 
 Whose portals were marble, whose vaultings 
 
 were gold ; 
 No incense is lighted, no victims are slain, 
 No monarchs kneel praying to hallow the fane, 
 The pomp of Moiiah has long passed away. 
 And soon shall oiir frailer erection decay ; 
 But the souls that are builded in worsliip and 
 
 love 
 Shall be temples to God, everlasting above 
 
Jan. 12," 
 1879. 
 
 Berean Question Book. 
 
 11 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 1, A dedicated house. 
 
 V. 14, 18. 
 2. A dedicated people. 
 
 V. 19-22. 
 
 COiSCCfPfED 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 The glory of this latter house 
 shall be greater than of the 
 foi mer, saith the Lord of hosts : 
 and in this place v/ill 1 give 
 peace, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 Haff. 2. 9. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 After the foundatioa was laid, they were hiudered from building by their enemies, 
 so that it was now twenty-one years since they commenced. Read the intervening 
 chapters. 
 
 What hinderances did they hare? From whom did they refuse help? From whom 
 did they receive help ? 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. AdedtcaUAhouse,Y. 14-18; John 2.16; 
 
 1 Cor. 3. 17. 
 Where was the house of God built? 
 Who built the first temple ? When ? 
 Who built the second temple ? 
 Under what kings? 
 When was it finished ? 
 How long had it been building? 
 How was it dedicated ? 
 What is the meaning of dedication ? 
 How many sacrifices were ofl'ered? 
 How many at the dedication of the first 
 
 temple? 2 Chron. 7. 5, 
 Was one more acceptable to God ? 
 What is his rule of acceptance ? 2 Cor. 
 
 8. 12. 
 
 3. A dedicated vC'rypl"-, v. 19-22 ; Deut. 
 
 7. 6; 1 Pet. 1. 22. 
 Wliat feast did the people keep ? 
 When was it instituted ? E.Kod. 12. 
 Wliat did it commemorate '! 
 What was required of those who partook? 
 
 2 Chron. 30. 17, 18. 
 Who ate this passover? [then?" 
 
 What is meant by " filthiness of the hea- 
 What is unleavened bread ? 
 How did they keep the feast? v. 22. 
 Whj were they joyful ? [1. 7-9. 
 
 How may we become pure ? 1 John 
 Y/hy should we wish to become pure? 
 
 Matt. 5. 8. 
 What should be om* prayer ? Psa. 51. 10. 
 
 ALTAR OF BURNT-OFFERINO. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 What Illustrations have we in this lesson of — 
 
 1. A heart-temple dedicated to God's service ? 
 
 2. A heart-service according to God's law 'i 
 
 3. A heart purified and joyous in God's worship. 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Consecrate yourselves to God. 
 
 2. Keep holy the ordinances of God. 
 
 3. Live pure lives before God. 
 
 ns m [ 
 
 j Unto hin.-i that loved us, and washed us from our si 
 I his own blood. Rev. 1. 5. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find in 2 Chronicles the account of the dedication of the first temple, and how long 
 It was before the dedication of this one ...Find in Exodus the account of the fli'st 
 passover, and in Mark the account of the last passover. 
 
 DOCTKnSTAIj SJaGESTIOlC— Consecration to Qod. 
 
12 
 
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 i_iEisso:isr 
 
 The Mission of Nehemiah; o 
 
 III 
 
 and 
 Now I had not 
 
 B. C. 445.] 
 
 ', A Zealous Spirit. 
 Neh.. 2. 1-8. Commit to memory verses 4-8 
 
 1 And it came to pass in the month Ni'san, in the twentieth 
 year of i Ar-tax-erx'cs the king, that wine was before him 
 « I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king, 
 been leforetime sad in his presence. 
 
 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance 
 sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but 3 sorrow of 
 heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 
 
 3 And said unto the king, * Let the king hve forever: why 
 should not my countenance be sad, when the » city, the place of 
 my fathers' sepulchers, lieth wafte, and the gates thereof are 
 consumed with fire I 
 
 4 Then the king said unto me. For what dost thou make re- 
 quest ? So « I prayed to the God of heaven. 
 
 5 And I said unto the king. If it please the king, and if thy 
 servant have found favor in thy sight, that thou wouldest send 
 me unto Jn Aah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchers, that I 
 may build it. , . . , i . n 
 
 6 And the king said unto me, (the ^ queen also sittmg by him,) 
 For how long shall thy journey be ? and when wilt thou return 1 
 So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him ^a time. 
 
 7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the kiii^, let let- 
 ters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they 
 may convey me over till I come into Ju'dah ; 
 
 8 And a letter unto A'saph the keeper of the king's forest, 
 that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the 
 palace which appertained » to the house, and for the wall of the 
 city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king 
 granted me, " according to the good hand of my God upon me. 
 
 [Jan. 19. 
 
 > Ezra 7. 1 ; 
 That is, of 
 Artaxei-xes 
 Longima- 
 nus. 
 
 2 Ohap. 1. 11. 
 
 3 Prov. 15. 13, 
 
 * 1 Kings 1.31; 
 
 Dan. 2. i ; 
 
 Dan. 5. 10 ; 
 
 Dan. 6. 6. 21. 
 5 Chap. 1. 3 ; 
 
 Prialm 137. 6. 
 
 61 Sam. 1. 13; 
 chap. 1. 11 ; 
 Prov. 3. G. 
 
 iWife; 
 Esther 7. L 
 
 « Chap. 5. U ; 
 chap. 13. 6. 
 
 » Ezra 10. 6, 9; 
 chap. 3. 7 ; 
 That Ls, 
 the temple. 
 10 Ezra 5. 5 ; 
 Ezra 7. 6, 9, 
 
 Notes.— iVwan^The first month of the Jewish year, corresponding with the 
 end of March and beginning of April. Sore a/mii— Dissatisfaction was con- 
 eidered next to treason. Pmyed^-A. mental prayer. Sitting by him — Persian 
 kino-s sometimes took their meals with their wives, but not usually. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 The mission of Nehemiah..Neh. 2. 1-8. 
 The sadness of Nehemiah..Neh. 1. 1-11. 
 
 Restoration promised Jer. 31. SlHlO. 
 
 The seal of Phinehas Num. 2.5. 10-18. 
 
 The zeal of Josiali 2 Kings 23. 3-25. 
 
 The zeal of Jehu 2 Kings 10. 15-28. 
 
 Zeal commanded Rev. 3. 14-22. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 Awake, my soul, stretch evei-y nerve. 
 
 And press with vigor on ; 
 A heavenly race demands thy zeal, 
 
 And an immortal crowu. 
 'Tis God's all-animating voice 
 
 That calls thee from on high ; 
 'Tis his own hand presents the prize 
 
 To thine aspiring eye. 
 
Jan. 19,- 
 1879, 
 
 Berean Question Book. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. Sorrow, v. 1-3. 
 
 2. Supplication, v. 4-7. 
 
 3. Success. V. 8. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 The God of heaven, he will 
 prosper us ; therefore we his 
 servants will arise and build. 
 Neh. 2. 20. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 More than fifty years after the dedication of the second temple another company of 
 Israelites returned from Babylon, under Ezra, and by him important reforms were 
 instituted. Ten years afterward, under Artaxerxes Longimanus, Nehemiah, the king's 
 cup-bearer, went up to rebuild the walls. Read chap. 1, 
 
 How long had Jerusalem lain waste? What part had been rebuilt? 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Sorrowing^ v. 1^; Psa. 137. 1; Lam. 
 
 3.48. 
 Who was Nehemiah ? 
 His office ? To what king ? 
 Why was he sad ? 
 How long had he mourned and prayed ? 
 
 [Ans: Four months, chap. 1. 1.] 
 When and how did the king notice it ? 
 What did he answer the kiig ? 
 Why was Jerusalem dear to him ? 
 "Why should God's house be dear to us ? 
 How should we feel when God's Church 
 
 is not prosperous ? 
 What should we do ? [15, 7. 
 
 2. Supplication, v. 4-7; Phil. 4. 6; John 
 What opportunity was offered by the king ? 
 
 What did Nehemiah do before answering f 
 
 What did he ask of the king ? 
 
 Was it a large or small request? 
 
 How much did it involve? 
 
 What more did he ask ? v. 7. 
 
 What is meant by, "convey me over?" 
 
 What nnally did he ask? v. 8. 
 
 What King has told us to ask of him ? 
 
 How much may we ask? Matt. 21. 22; 
 Psa. &4. 11. 
 
 3. SucccK^, V. 8; Matt. 7. 7, 8. 
 
 What was the result of Nehemlah's re- 
 quest ? 
 
 Why was it granted? Prov. 21. 1. 
 
 What is the surest way to success ? Josh 1.8. 
 
 Are you seeking it in that way ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 How does this lesson teach that— 
 
 1. There is no rest for the Christian while Zion Is desolate 1 
 
 2. God opens a way for anxious workers 1 
 
 3. Wise provision is not inconsistent with confident trust 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Think much of the prosperity of God's house. 
 
 2. Pray much for the prosperity of God's house. 
 
 3. Work earnestly for the prosperity of God's house. 
 ^„ . „ : ^ ^ — 7— 1" 
 
 l: 
 
 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, 
 liancl forget her cunning. 
 
 let my right 
 Psa. 137. 5 
 
 i 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find In Zechariah what is said about boys and girls in the streets 
 Find in Luke where Christ wept over Jerusalem — Find in Revela- 
 tion the description of the New Jerusalem, 
 
 DOGTHIl-rAL, SfjaGE3TI0N— Answer to prayer. 
 
 CUP-BKAKKR 
 
 of Jenisalem. 
 
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 [Jan. 90, 
 1879. 
 
 Ascended. 
 
 2Psalm83. 3. 
 
 3 To make an 
 error to it. 
 
 4 Job 22. 27; 
 Psalm 50. 15; 
 Matt. 26. 41. 
 
 B. C. 445.] XjESSOjST ITT*. [Jan- 26. 
 
 The Builders Interrupted; or, A Persistent Work. 
 
 Neh.. 4. 7-18. Commit to memory verses 12-15. 
 
 7 But it came to pass, fhat when San-baHat, and To-bi'ah,_and 
 the A-ra^bi-ans, and the Am'mon-ites, and the Ash'dod-ites, 
 keard that the walls of Je-ru'sa-lem i were made up, and that the 
 breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth. 
 
 8 And 2 conspired all of them together to come and to fight 
 against Je-ru'sa-lem, and ^to hinder it. 
 
 9 iN^'evertheless < we made our prayer unto OHr God, and set a 
 watch against them day and night, because of them. 
 
 10 And Ju'dah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is 
 decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to 
 build the wall. 
 
 11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, 
 till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause 
 the work to cease. 
 
 12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by 
 them came, they said unto us ten times, ^ From all places whence 
 ye shall return unto us they will be v/po7i you. 
 
 13 Therefore set I ^in the lower places behind the wall, and 
 on the higher places, I even set the people after their families, 
 with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 
 
 14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to 
 the rulers, and to the rest of the people, ''Be not ye afraid of 
 them: remember the Loud, xohich ^is great and terrible, and 
 •fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your 
 wives, and your houses. 
 
 15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was 
 known to us, '<> and God had brought their counsel to nought, 
 that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 
 
 16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of 
 my servants wrought in tlie work, and the otlier half of them 
 held both the spears, the shield.-*, and the bows, and the haber- 
 geons ; and the rulers were behind all the house of Ju'dah. 
 
 17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, 
 with those that laded, every one with ^i one of his hands wrought 
 in the work, and with the other haitd held a weapon. 
 
 18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded 12 by his 
 side, and sto builded : and he that sounded the trumpet was by me. 
 
 »Or, That 
 from all 
 places ye 
 must rfetum 
 to us. 
 
 * From the 
 lower parts 
 of the place, 
 etc. 
 
 ' Num. 14. 9 ; 
 Dcut. 1. 29. 
 
 8 Deut. 10. 17. 
 
 9 2 Sam. 10. 12. 
 
 Job 5. 12 ; 
 Psalm 33. 10. 
 
 1 Cor. 1«. IS ; 
 Eph. 6. 10. 
 
 'On his loins. 
 
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 1879. J 
 
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 HOME READINGS. 
 
 Jlf. The builders interrupted. . . .Neh. 4. 7-18. 
 
 r«. The ruins inspected Neh. 2. 9-20. 
 
 \V. The builders discouraged Neh. 5. 1-19. 
 
 Th. The work completed Neh. 6. 1-16. 
 
 F. The promise of success — Psa. 126. 1-6. 
 ,9. Exhorted to perseverance ..2 Tim. 2.1-19. 
 S. Persererauce commanded. ..Rer. 3. 1-13. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M. 
 
 A charge to keep I have, 
 
 A God to glorify : 
 A never-dying soul to save, 
 
 And fit it for the sky. 
 Help me to watch and pray. 
 
 And on thyself rely. 
 Assured, if I my trust betray, 
 
 I shall forever die. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Praying and. watehi- 
 ing. V. 7-14. 
 
 2. Vi/atehing and work- 
 ing. V. 15-18. 
 
 CONSECRATED 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Nevertheless, we made our 
 
 prayer unto oar God, and set 
 
 a watch against them day and 
 
 night, because of them. Neh.4.9. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 Nehemlah met with enemies, opposition, and scorn, but persevered. By Judicious 
 division of labor, he had raised the walls to one half their designed height. His ene- 
 mies, finding mocking and satire did no good,- conspired to stop him by force. 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Praying and watchiJig, v. 7-14; Mark 
 
 13.33; CoL4. 2. 
 Wbat enemies had Nehemiah ? 
 Who was Sanballat ? [the Ashdodites ? 
 Who were the Ammonites? the Arabians? 
 Why were they wioth ? 
 What did they set out to do? 
 What did the Jews do to prevent It? 
 When God's enemies try to hinder what 
 
 should Christians do ? Psa. 50. 15. 
 Why do we need to watch as well as pray? 
 What other discouragement had they? 
 WMch is harder to bear, the opposition of 
 
 enemies, or the dissuasion of friends ? 
 
 a. Watchi7ig and working, v. 15-18: 
 2 Cor. 6. 5 ; Rev. 16. 15, [pray? 
 
 Wbat did they do besides watch and 
 
 How many of them worked ? 
 
 How did they work ? 
 
 What were the weapons for ? 
 
 Whom should we watch against? 1 Pet. 5. 8. 
 
 What else ? Mark 14. 38. 
 
 Where was he that sounded the trumpet? 
 
 Why was he there ? 
 
 Would it do for him to go to sleep ? 
 
 What is always by us to notify us when 
 God's enemies are near ? 
 
 How shall we keep it awake ? 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 How does this lesson show that— 
 
 1. Zeal for GoA stimulates the world's opposition I 
 3. The world's opposition should stimulate our dilisencel 
 3. True diligence includes watching, praying, and working? 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. " Set a watch." v. 9. 2. " Be not ye afraid." v. 14. 
 
 3. " Every one unto his work." v. 15. 
 
 ^ — .J, 
 
 T Watch and pray. Matt. 26. 41. | 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find how long the wall was in building. . ..Find in 2 Kings 17 
 the origin and character of the Samaritans. 
 
 DOCTK,rN"AL SITG&ESTION— The Divine caro. 
 
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 Feb, 2, 
 879. 
 
 B.C. 445.] 
 
 HLiSssoisr -v. 
 
 [Feb. 2. 
 
 The Reading of the Law; or, The Holy Word. 
 
 Neh. 8. 1-8. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 1-3. 
 
 1 And all 'the people gathered themselves together as one 
 man into the street that was 2 before the water gate ; and they 
 spake unto Ez'ra the 3 scribe to bring the book * of the law of 
 Mo'ses, which the Lobd had commanded to Is'ra-el. 
 
 2 And Ez'ra the priest brought the ^law before the congrega- 
 tion both of «men and women, and all ^that could hear with 
 understanding, ^ upon the first day of the seventh month. 
 
 3 And he read therein before the street that was before the 
 water gate, ^ from the morning until midday, before the men 
 and the women, and those that could understand ; and the ears 
 of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. 
 
 4 And Ez'ra the scribe stood upon a 1° pulpit of wood, which 
 they had made for the purpose ; and beside him stood Mat-ti- 
 thi'ah, and She'ma, and An-a-i'ah, and U-ri'jah, and Hil-ki'ah, 
 and Ma-a-sei'ah, on his right band ; and on his left hand, Ped-a- 
 i'ah, and Mi-sha'el, andMal-chi'ah, and Hash'um, and Hash-bad'- 
 a-na, Zech-a-ri'ah, and Me-shul'lam. 
 
 5 And Ez'ra opened the book in the " sight of all the people ; 
 (for he was above all the people ;) and when he opened it, all the 
 people stood 12 up: 
 
 6 And Ez'ra blessed the Lord, the great God: and all the 
 people 13 answered. Amen, Amen, with " lifting up their hands : 
 and i=they bowed their heads, and worshiped the Lord with 
 their faces to the ground. 
 
 7 Also Jesh'u-a, and Ba'ni, and Sher-e-bi'ah, Ja'min, Ak'kub, 
 Shab-bethVi, Ho-di'jah, Ma-a-sei'ah, Kel'i-ta, Az-a-ri'ab, Joz'a- 
 bad, Ha'nan, Pel-a-i'ah, and the Le'vites, i« caused the people to 
 understand the law : and the people stoodi in their place. 
 
 8 So they read in the booK, in the law of God, 1^ distinctly, 
 and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 
 
 11, 
 
 1 Ezra 3. 1. 
 
 a Chap. 3. 2 
 
 » Ezra 7. 6. 
 
 " Mai. 4. 4. 
 
 sDeat. 31. 
 12. 
 
 61 Peters. 7. 
 
 'That under- 
 stood in 
 hearing. 
 
 « Lev. 23. 24. 
 
 9 From the 
 
 light. 
 10 Tower of 
 wood. 
 
 »a Judges 3. 20; 
 1 Kings 8. 14. 
 
 13 1 Cor. 14. 16. 
 uLam. 3. 11. 
 I'Exod. 4. 31. 
 
 16 Lev. 10. IL 
 i'Hab.8.8. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 3f. The reading of the law Neh. 8, 1-8. 
 
 Tu. The reading commanded . . . .Deut. 31.1-14. 
 
 W. The law read by Moses Exod. 24. 1-8. 
 
 Th. The law read by Joshua Josh. 8.30-35. 
 
 F. The Scriptures read by Jesus.Luke 4.16-30. 
 
 8. The perfection of the law Psa. 19. 1-14. 
 
 S. The Scriptures profitable 2 Tim. 3. 1-17. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 How precious is the book divine, 
 
 By inspiration given ! 
 Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine, 
 
 To guide our souls to heaven. 
 This lamp, through all the tedious night 
 
 Of life, shall guide our way ; 
 Till we behold the clearer light 
 
 Of an eternal day. 
 
Feb. 4,- 
 1879. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. The Book sought, v 
 
 2. The Book brought. 
 
 V. 2-6. 
 
 3. The Book taught, v. 7 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 The entrance of thy words 
 fiiveth light; it giveth under- 
 standing unto the simple. Psa. 
 119. 130. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 "While building th*^ wall, Nehemiah accomplished several reforms— particularly for 
 the relief of poor debtors. After the wall was completed, he met with much trouble 
 from his enemies without and their emissaries within the walls, but he triumphed 
 over them ail simply by watchfulness and implicit I'eliance on God. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 1. The, Book sought, v. 1 ; Ezra 7. 10 ; What day was It? v. 2. [23^ 34. 
 
 For what was that day set apart? Lev. 
 
 How long did Ezra read ? 
 
 How did the people listen ? v. 3. 
 
 How did they show their reverence ? v. 6. 
 
 How should we act when God's book is 
 
 read ? 
 3. The BooUtaurjhU v. 7, 8 ; Psa.110.18,.33. 
 Who tauo-ht the people? 
 How did they cause them to understand ? 
 Why should we try to understand God's 
 
 word ? 
 Which is most important to know, the 
 
 exact words, or the true meaning ? 
 How much better opportunities have we 
 
 thcin these Israelites? 
 How should this affect our lives? 
 
 Psa. 1. 2. 
 Where were the people gathered ? 
 On what occasion? chap. 7. 73; 8. 14. 
 To whom did they speak ? 
 Who was Ezra ? 
 
 Why did they speak to him ? Ezra 7. 6. 
 What book did they seek ? 
 By what other names is this book called? 
 Why is it called the Book of Moses ? 
 Why did they seek it ? Why should we ? 
 What was it to them ? What to us ? 
 2. The Book brought, v. 2-6 ; Jer. 15. 16 ; 
 
 Psa. 119. 111. 
 Who brought it ? To whom ? 
 "Who are included in " all that could hear 
 
 with understanding? " 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 How does this lesson illustrate the following Scripture injunctions— 
 
 1 . " \ot fiirsakiiii; the assembling of ourselves tOj^ether I" Heb. 10. 25. 
 '2. " '•eart-h the Hcriptiires ?" J(jhn 5. 39. 
 
 3. " TIk" *<ervant of the Lord must . . . he . . . apt to teach V 2 Tim. 2. 24. 
 
 4. '• Sseek that ye may excel to the edifying of the Church 1" 1 Cor. 14. 12. 
 
 WORDS VVITH LITTLE FOLKS 
 
 1. Be found among those who study God's word. 
 
 2. Pay attention to those who teach God's word. 
 
 3. Seek to understand the lessons of God's word. 
 
 J, —.J* 
 
 I Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart. I 
 I Jer. 15. 16. I 
 
 HOIViE WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find when and where Joshua read the law to all the people — ^Tio found the book 
 of the law in the time of Hezekiah — When and where Chi-ist, after his resiu-rection, 
 caased his disciples to undei-stand the Scriptures. 
 
 DOCTBrNAL SUGGESTION— Tixe divine authority of Scripture. 
 
 2 
 
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 Ll879. 
 
 B. C. 434.1 
 
 X-iEssoisr -^ri 
 
 [Feb. 9. 
 
 The Keeping op the Sabbath ; or, The Holy Day. 
 
 Neh. 13. 15 22. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 19-22. 
 
 l.T In tho: 
 
 on ' llie sal>l>atl 
 
 al-o wine. irriH" 
 
 e (lays* saw T in .Tu'dali Rome trcadini' %vine-]>ri'sse'' 
 
 atlin^r assL-s ; as 
 
 • 1 \i 
 
 \\'\ l.rin<,'inir in sliuavi 
 
 anil tiir-^, and all Jna/mer of Imnlens, -' whicli 
 thev hroiiiriil iiiU» .le-ru'sa-Iem on the sal>l)ath day: and 1 testi- 
 fie(i agnhist them in llie day wherein they sold vietuals. 
 
 l»i Tliere dwell men o\' Tyre also therein, which l)nMjglit fish, 
 and all manner ot" ware, and sold ou the subbulh uutotlie chihlren 
 of Ju'dab, and in .le-rusa-lem. 
 
 17 Then I contended with the nobles of .Ju'dah, and said unto 
 them, What evil thing is tlii.s that ye do, and profane the sab- 
 bath day i 
 
 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God brino: all 
 this evil ui)on us, and upon this city i yet ye ^ brhig more wrath 
 upon Is'ra-el by profaning the sabbatli. 
 
 19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Je-ru'sa-lcm 
 * began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the 
 gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened 
 till after the sabbath: ^and some of my servants set I at the 
 
 Sates, that there should no burdeu be brought iu on the sabbath 
 
 20 So the merchants, and sellers of all kmd of ware, lodged 
 without Je-ru'sa-lem once or twice. 
 
 21 Then I testilied against them, and said unto them, Why 
 lodge ye « about the wall i if ye do so again, I will lay hands 
 on vou. From that time forth came they no more ou the sab- 
 batli. 
 
 22 And I commanded the Le'vites that 'they should cleanse 
 themselves, and that they sliouhl come and keep the gates, to 
 sanctify the sabbath day. Keniember me, (J my (4(n'., cnn- 
 cerniiig this also, and spare u»e according to the "greatness of 
 tliy mercy. 
 
 > Exod. 20. 10. 
 ^Jei-. !7. 21; 
 chap. 10. 3L 
 
 3 Add fierce 
 
 wrath. 
 
 * Lev. 23. 38. 
 »Jer. 17. 2L 
 
 s Before the 
 walL 
 
 I Chap. 12. 30. 
 
 8 Or. multi- 
 tude. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 M. The keeping of the Sabbath.. Neh. 13. l'i-22. 
 
 Jk. Its holiness Matt. li. 1-l.S. 
 
 W. Its observance Isa. .56. 1-12. 
 
 Th. Its duties Jer. 17. 19-27. 
 
 F. Commanded by God Exod.:?1.12-lS. 
 
 S. A memorial of creation Gen. 1. 2t>-;il ; 
 
 2. 1 3. 
 S. A type of heavenly rest Heb. 4. 1-11. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. CM, 
 
 Blest day of God : most calm, most bright, 
 
 Tlie tlist, the best of days ; 
 The laborer's rest, tlie saint's delight, 
 
 The day of prayer and praise. 
 This day I rnnst with (Jud appear; 
 
 For, Lord, the day is tliine : 
 Help me to si>end it in thy fear, 
 
 And thus to make it thine. 
 
Feb. 11,1 
 1879. J 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 The day profaned. 
 
 V. 15-18. 
 The day sanctified. 
 
 V. 10-22. 
 
 
 
 (3EI 1 
 
 1 1 1 1 I 1 
 
 ^ 
 
 cudsid] 
 
 J2i 
 
 i-J 
 
 r;:|:;t^ 
 
 -^ 
 
 HOLY DAY 1 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Remember the Sabbath day, 
 to keep it holy. Exod. 20. 8. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 After the reading of the law, the people kept the feast of tabernacles, and then 
 
 entered into a solemn covenant to keep all the law of the Lord. Read chapters 9 and 
 
 10. Neheniiah, after a time spent in Babylon, returned to Jerusalem, and found the 
 
 people disobeying God's law. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. T/ie da?/ profaned, v. 15-18; Ezek. 
 22.8; Jer. 17." 21, 22,2.3. 
 
 When and where was the Sabbath insti- 
 tuted'/ Gen. 2. 3. 
 
 What makes it holy ? 
 
 What is the meaning of profaned? 
 
 What is it to profane the Sabbath ? 
 
 Repeat the fourth commandment? [law? 
 
 How had the people of Judah broken this 
 
 What evils had befallen their fathers for 
 profaning the Sabbath ? Jer. 17. 27. 
 
 Is the Sabbath law binding upon us? 
 
 What works only aie proper to be done 
 on the Sabbath? Matt. 12. 12. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 
 Wherein does this lesson teach that— 
 
 1. IVejtIect of God's law brings evil upon usi 
 
 2. Those who neglect God's law ghould be 
 rebuked ? 
 
 3. Go.l reniembers those who sanctify his 
 Sabbath^ 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Avoid the company of Sabbath breakers, 
 
 2. Encourage others in keeping the Sabbath, 
 o. Seek God's blessing on the labors of the 
 
 Sabbath. 
 
 The daif sanctified, v. 19-22 ; Isa. 56. 2 ; 
 58. 13, 14. 
 
 "\Maat is the meaning of sanctified ? 
 
 What did Nehemiah command ? 
 
 What gates ? 
 
 Why shut them at dark before the Sab- 
 bath ? Lev. 2:J. 32. 
 
 What did the merchants do then ? [this ? 
 
 Why did Nehemiah stop them from doing 
 
 What wrong is there in tempting others 
 to do wrong ? 
 
 How should we keep the Sabbath day? 
 
 AVhy did the Levites need cleansing? 
 
 How mav we be cleansed from sin? 
 
 '3-:^ 
 
 
 j?T 
 
 Call the Sabbath a delight, 
 holy of the Lord. Isa. 58. 13. 
 
 
 ■J^-^^^lBi^ HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 fiTv GATi:s. Find In Luke what Chilst's habit was in re- 
 gard to the Sahbvh In Isa. 58, what is the blessedness of kt-eping the Sabbath 
 
 In Exod. 20, what the Sabbath is a memorial of. . . . And in Heb. 4, of what it is a type. 
 DOCTEINAX. SUGGESTION— The sanctity of the Sabbath. 
 
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 PFeb. 16, 
 L 1879. 
 
 B. C. -l-l-l.] HjESSOXT -^ril- [*>b. 16. 
 
 The Way of the Highteous; or, The Holy Life. 
 
 Psalm 1. 1-6. Ccmmit to memory verses 1-6. 
 
 1 Blessed im tlie man that waiketh not in the counsel of the 
 aun.sjodly, nor standoth in the way of sinners, nor sittcth in the 
 seat of the scornful : 
 
 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law 
 doth he meditate day and ni.<;ht. 
 
 3 And he shall he like a tree planted by the rivers of water, 
 that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not 
 3 wither; and whatsoever he docth shall ■» prosper. 
 
 4 Tlie ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff which the 
 ■wind driveth away. 
 
 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor 
 sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 
 
 6 For 5 the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the 
 way of the ungodly shall perish. 
 
 ■ Prov. 4. 14. 
 ■i Or, wicked. 
 
 3 Fade. 
 
 < Gen. 39. 3 ; 
 
 Psalm 128. 3; 
 
 1 Tim. 4. 8. 
 
 Nahum 1. 7 ; 
 John 10. 14 ; 
 2 Tim. 2. 19. 
 
 Notes — The Hebrew name of the Psalms is " The Book of Praise." It is by 
 different authors. The inscriptions to the Psalms, which are very ancient, 
 ascribe sevent^'-three to David, two to Solomon, twelve to Asaph, twelve to 
 the sons of Korah, one to Ethan, one to Moses, and leave forty-nine anony- 
 mous. The first Psalm is sometimes written as a preface to the whole book, 
 and Psalm 2 numbered as first, as in some manuscripts of Acts 13. 33. Its 
 author is unknown. Blessed — Literally, " Oh, the happiness." Ungodly — 
 The impenitently wicked. Tree—T\\Q palm-tree is evergreen, flourishes by 
 living Avaters, and bears fruit, (dates.) Chaff— \n ancient winnowing the wind 
 blew away the chaff, while the wheat remained. Stand — Or, "rise up." They 
 shall be cast down, unable to stand in the presence of their Judge. Judgment 
 — The final judgment of the world ; that great day when the good and the bad 
 shall be separated. Matt. 25. 31, 32 ; also Matt. 13. 49, 50. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 M. The way of the risrhteous.... Psalm 1. 1-6. 
 Th. The duty of the righteous.. .Deut. 6. 1-25. 
 W. The Kro\\-th of the righteous. Heh. 0. 1-20. 
 Th. Comfort for the righteous.. 1 .John 2. 1-17. 
 
 F. Joy for the righteous Jolin 1.5. 1-11. 
 
 S. Blessings for the righteous.. Psalm 12S. 1-6. 
 S. Heaven for the righteous.... He v. 21. 11-27. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 Walk in the light ! so shalt thou know 
 
 That fellowship of love, 
 His Spirit only can bestow 
 
 Who reigns'in light above. 
 Walk in the light ! thy path shall be 
 
 Peaceful, serene, and bright : 
 For God, hy ^race, shall dwell in thee, 
 
 And God himseli is light. 
 
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 1S79. . 
 
 Bcreoji Question Book. 
 
 21 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 The way of the right- 
 eous. V. 1-3. 
 
 The way of the uii- 
 godly. V. 4-G. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 But the path of the just is as 
 l.he shining light, that shinet'n 
 more and more unto the per- 
 fect day. Piov. 4. 18. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 "Who wrote most of the Psalms ? When did he live ? Tell all you can of his history ? 
 What is he called In 2 Sam. 23. 1 ? 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE 
 
 1. TTie waij of the righteous, \. 1-3; Psa. 
 
 15. 1-4; 11.7. 
 What is the meaning? of righteous ? 
 What does the rijrhteous man avoid? 
 What do you understand by " the counsel 
 
 of tlie unj?odly?" 
 Why not walk in their counsel? 
 Where does the sinner stand? 
 Who are meant by the scorofui ? 
 What is the only safe way? 
 In what does the righteous delight? 
 What is it to delight in God's law? 
 Do you so love it? 
 
 To what is the righteous compared? 
 State all the points of likeness. 
 What promise is given the righteous? 
 How mav we attain to righteousness? 
 
 Titus 3. 5-7. 
 
 The ivaii of the unrjodhj, v. 4-6 ; Prov. 
 15. 9 ; 4. 19. 
 What is meant by ungodly? 
 To what are they compared ? 
 How are they like chaiT? [3. 17. 
 
 What shall be done with the chaff ? Luke 
 Where cannot tliey stand ? 
 What is meant by " standing in the judg- 
 ment?" 
 What judgment? 
 
 AVho shalfbe the judge? Acts 17. 31. 
 AMiat congregation ? 
 Where shall it be ? Matt. 2.5. 31, 32. 
 Where shall the wicked go? Matt. 25. 46, 
 What is the summing up? v. 6. 
 Is there an v hope for the wicked ? John 3.1G. 
 What must they do? Acts 2. 38. 
 Is there any other hope ? Acts 4. 12. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 How does this lesson teach that— 
 
 1. The l)e;:iiinin^ of the new life involves the abandonment 
 
 of the old 1 
 
 2. The delight of the new life is in knowing and keeping 
 
 <jiod'.s law 1 
 
 3. Theglory of the new life is in bringing forth much fruit T 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 1. Shun evil companionship. 2. Seek knowledge from God's 
 ■word. 3. Remember that God knows all your ways. 
 
 ^^^ 1 
 
 Even a child, is knovvn by his doings, wheth- 
 er his work be pure, and whether it be 
 right. Prov. 20. 11. 
 
 1 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 ^ Find the name of a king, grandson of David, who walked in 
 iie counsel of the unsodly — Find the name of a king of Judah, 
 ^ a descendant of David, who began to reign at eight years of age, 
 and who walked in the ways of the righteous. 
 DOCTKINAIi SUGGESTION— The reward of righteousness. 
 
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 1879. 
 
 B. c. 1013.] ijEs^onsr "^riii. 
 
 The King in Ziox; or, The Holy Lord. 
 
 [Feb. 23. 
 
 Psalm 2. 1-12. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 1-6. 
 
 1 Why do the heathen ^rage, and the people 2 imagine a vain 
 thiutr? 
 
 2 The kinffs of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take 
 counsel together, against the Lord, and against his ^ Anointed, 
 saying, 
 
 3 Let * us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords 
 from us. 
 
 4 He 5 that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : the Lord shall 
 have them in derision. 
 
 5 Then shall lie speak unto them in his wrath, and «vex them 
 in his sore displeasure. 
 
 6 Yet have I ^ set my King ^ upon my holy hill of Zi'on, 
 
 7 I will declare "the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, 
 1" Thou art my Son : this day have I begotten tliee. 
 
 8 Ask "of me, and I sliall give thee the heathen for thine 
 mheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy pos- 
 session. 
 
 9 Thou 12 shalt break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash 
 them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 
 
 10 Be wise now therefore, ye kings ; be instructed, ye judges 
 of the earth. 
 
 11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 
 
 12 Kiss 13 the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perisli/rom the 
 ■way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.* Blessed ^* are all 
 they that put their trust in him. 
 
 > Or, tumult- 
 uously 
 assemble ; 
 Acts i. 25. 
 
 2 Meditate. 
 
 3 Psalm 45. 7 ; 
 John 1. 41. 
 
 " Luke 19. 14. 
 s Psalm 11. i. 
 
 « Or, trouble. 
 
 ■"Anointed. 
 
 8 Upon Zion. 
 the hill of ■ 
 my holiness. 
 
 9 Or, for a 
 decree. 
 
 ■"Acts 13. 33; 
 
 Heb. 1. .0 ; 
 
 Heb. .5. 5. 
 H Dan. 7. 13,14; 
 
 John 17. 4, 5. 
 » 2 Matt. 21. 44; 
 
 Kev. 12. .5. 
 
 i3.John5. 22. 23. 
 Mjer. 17. 7. 
 
 Notes — Vain thing— That which will come to naught. Set themselves— In 
 defiance, as Goliath, 1 Sam. 17. 16. ^7ioi?ii!ed— Literally, "Messiali," same 
 as " Christ " in Greek. Acts 4. 26. Ibtter^ s vessel — Earthenware. When shiv- 
 ered it cannot be mended. Kiss — Acknowledge his authority. 1 Sam. 10. 1 ; 
 1 Kings 19. 18. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 ^L The King: in Zion. Psalm 2. 1-13. 
 
 Tu. On his throne Acts 2. 14-37. 
 
 W. His frovernnient Heb. 1. 1-14. 
 
 Th. Head of his Church Eph. 1. .V23. 
 
 F. His subjects Luke 19. 12-27. 
 
 S. His reig-n universal Phil. 2.1-11. 
 
 S. King forever Psalm 89. 1.5 37. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. CM. 
 
 Jov to the world ! the L<iid is come ; 
 
 Let earth receive her King: ; 
 Let every heart prepare him room, 
 
 And heaven and nature sing. 
 He niles the woild with ti-uth and grace. 
 
 And makes the nations prove 
 The srlories of his rifirhteuusne.ss, 
 
 Aud wonders of his love. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 His foes. V. 1-5. 
 His friends, v. G-ls; 
 
 HOLY LORD 
 
 GOLOEN TEXT. 
 God hath made that same 
 Jesus, whom ye have crucified, 
 boih Lord and Christ. Acts 
 2. 36. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 When was the first promise of a Saviour? Gen. 3. 15. To whom was the next 
 promise made? Gen. 12. 2. By whom did the nt-xt promise come? Gen. 49. 10. 
 ■\Vhat promise came hv Moses ? Deut. 18. 15. What promise of Christ was given to 
 David? Psa. 89. 1&-29. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Wis foes, V. 1-5; Matt. 12. 30; 1 Cor. 
 
 15. 2.5. 
 What foes of Christ are mentioned? 
 AVhat are tJiey represented as doing ? 
 Why is it a vain thing to fight against 
 
 God ? 
 What is meant hy "set themselves?" 
 
 [a.ns: Placed" as in battle array.] 
 Can you tell why men do so? 
 How may we Ug'ht airainst (iod? 
 Whom does Christ sayaie his foes ? Luke 
 
 11. 2:1 
 In striving to f«st off Christ's rule what 
 
 do men gain? Mark 8. 3t), 37. 
 Why do they deserve derision ? Prov. 
 
 1. 2i, 2.5. 
 What will become of them ? 
 How may they escape? 
 
 3. His friends, v. 6-12; John 15. 14; 
 
 Heb. 2. 11. 
 Who is the King, and where Is his throne ? 
 
 Psa. 24. 10; 48. 1,2. law.] 
 
 TMiat is a decree? LAxs: Unchangeable 
 Who made this decree? 
 Who is (iod's "only begotten Son?" 
 When and where did God acknowledge 
 
 Jesus as his Sou? Luke 3. 22. 
 What is his inheritance? 
 When shall this fully come to pass? Rev. 
 
 11. 15. [9. 10, 
 
 What is the beginning of wisdom ? Prov. 
 Who, then, are only wise? 
 How do tiiey show their wisdom? v. 11. 
 Uov,' does this prove them to be Christ's 
 
 friends? John 15. 14. 
 Who are blessed ? Why ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 How does this lesson show— 
 
 1. The impotence of man's oppo.sitioni 
 
 3. 'I'hi* innJcHty of Grod'M power f 
 
 3. 'J he ble.o!«e(iiie!!*8 ofChrist'-s rei<;ii I 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 1. " Be wise." v. 10. 
 
 2. "Serve the Lord." v. 11. 
 
 3. "Ti-ust in him." v. 12. 
 
 A __ 
 
 \ 1 know th .t my Redeemer liveih. Job 19. 25. 
 
 HOME V ORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 rind la Acts where the disciples quoted the beginning of this I'salm In 
 Find how many times Jesus speaks of his kingdom in the Gospel of Mark. 
 
 DOCTRLNAi SUGGESTION— The divine Sonship of Christ. 
 
 prayer. 
 
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 oHeb. 9. It; 
 
 1 John 1. 7 ; 
 
 Rev. 1. 5. 
 3 Psalm 32. 5. 
 
 The Prayer of the Penitent; or, Humility before God. 
 
 Psalm 51. 1-13. Commit to memory verses 9-13 
 
 1 Have mercy upon me, God, according to thy loving-kind- I „ 
 
 ness ; according unto the multitude of tliy tender mercies ^ blot 
 out mv transgressions. , _ 
 
 2 Wash 2 me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me 
 from my sin. . , . . 
 
 3 For 3 1 acknowledge my transgressions : and my sm is ever 
 before me. . 
 
 4 Against ^thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done tliu evil 
 'in thy sight ; « that thou mightest be justified when thou speak- 
 est, anih be clear when thou judgest. 
 
 5 Behold, ^ I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my mother 
 8 conceive me. 
 
 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts ; and m the 
 hidden j!?a>-i thou .shalt make me to know wisdom. 
 
 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and 
 I shall be whiter than snow. 
 
 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones xnTiich 
 thou hast broken may rejoice. 
 
 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniqui- 
 ties. 
 
 10 Create » in me a clean heart, God ; and reneAV i" a right 
 spirit within me. 
 
 11 Cast me not away " from thy presence ; and take not thy 
 12 Holy Spirit from me. 
 
 12 Restore unto me the joj of thy salvation ; and uphold me 
 witJi thy free i^ Spirit : 
 
 13 Then will 1 teach transgressors thy ways ; and sinners shall 
 be converted unto thee. 
 
 Notes. — Mightest he justified — God's judgment on sin is justified by man's 
 confession. Hyssop — As in cleansing from leprosy. Lev. 14. 4. Than snow — 
 A ^symbol of purity. See Isa. 1. 18; Mark 9. 3 ; Eev. 3. 5. Blot owiJ— Total 
 erasure, as if writing from a tablet. 
 
 * Gen. 39. 9 ; 
 Lev. 5. 19. 
 
 5 Luke 15. 2L 
 
 6 Rom. 3. L 
 1 Job 14. 4 ; 
 
 John 3. 6 : 
 
 Rom. 5. 12 ; 
 
 Ei)!i. 2. 3. 
 
 8 Warm me. 
 
 3 Acts 1.5. 9 ; 
 Eph. 2. 10. 
 
 10 Or, a 
 constant 
 spirit. 
 
 11 Gen. 4. U. 
 laEzck. 36. 27 I 
 
 Roin. 8. 9 ; 
 
 Eph. 4. 30. 
 
 IS 2 Cor. 3. 17. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 M. The prayer of the penitent. .Psalm 51. 1-12. 
 
 Ta. Transient i-epcntanee Exod. 10. 16-29. 
 
 W. Repentance of tlie head Num. 22. 22-35. 
 
 77i. Private repentance 1 Sam. 15.10-31. 
 
 F. After repentance Josh. 7. 10-28. 
 
 .S. Repentance of despaii- Matt. 27. 1-10. 
 
 S. True repentance Luke 15. 11-24. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 With broken heart and contrite sigh 
 
 A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry ; 
 Thy pardoning grace is rich and free : 
 
 O God, be merciful to me. 
 I smite upon my troubled breast. 
 
 With deep and conscious guilt oppressed 
 Christ and his cross my only plea : 
 
 O God, be merciful to me. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Man's sin. v. 1-5. 
 
 2. God's grace, y, 6-13. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 g%^ I Wash me thoroughly from 
 ^^p mine iniquity, and cleanse me 
 'NrA.««j^ I from my sin. Psa. 51. 2. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 Who wrote this Psalm? "What great sin had he committed? Who had reproved 
 him? Read 2 Sam. 12. 1-10. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. 3fa7i's sxriy v. 1-5 ; Rom. 3. 23 ; Gal. 
 
 3. 22. 
 What is sin? 1 John 3. 4 ; 5. 17. 
 Who keeps a record of all our sius ? 
 How may the record be blotted out ? 
 How is sin a defilement ? 
 Who only can wash it out? 
 In what must it be washed ? Rev. 1. 5. 
 What must the sinner do? 
 What is it to repent? 
 Against whom is all sin? 
 Why is it always in his sight? Job 31. 4. 
 To whom must sin be acknowledged ? 
 In acknowledging our sins, how do we 
 
 justify God ? 
 In what attribute of God is the sinner's 
 
 only hope ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 3. GocVs grace, v. 6-13 ; Eph. 2.8 ; 1 Tim. 
 
 1.14. 
 Repeat the first verse. 
 According to what does David ask mercy? 
 Is that much or little ? 
 How clean did he wish to be washed? v. 7. 
 What does whiteness signify ? 
 What kind of a heart did he ask for? 
 Where does Christ say detiling sins come 
 
 from ? Matt. 15. 19. 
 What other five things did David ask for? 
 How were each forfeited by his sin? 
 How would granting it show God's grace ? 
 What results would follow ? 
 What would he teach transgressors ? 
 What ways? [do? 
 
 What should God's grace lead sinners to 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Wherein does this lesson teach that— 
 
 1. Humble penitence leads to confession 1 
 5J. Penitent confession secures for::iveness ? 
 3. Fortciving na^Tcy prompts to purity of lifet 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Confess your sins to God. 
 
 2. Trust in his mercy. 
 
 3. Pray for a clean heart. 
 
 t 
 
 God be nnerciful to me a sinner. Luke 18. 13. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the name of another king of Judah who repented of his sin, and was for- 
 given — Find, toward the latter part of 1 Chronicles, what other sin Satan tempted 
 David to commit, and what came of it. 
 
 DOCTKLNAIi SUGGESTION-Con-viction of sin. 
 
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 The Jot of ForgivkxesS; or, Salvation from God. 
 
 []»Iarch 9. 
 
 Psalm 32. 1-11. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 7-11. 
 
 1 Blessed is he whose Uransgression is forgiven, whose sin is 
 covered. 
 
 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord ^ imputeth not in- 
 iquity, juid =' ill whose spirit there is no guile. 
 
 3 Wlicii I kept silunce, my bones waxed old through my roar- 
 ing all tlie day long : 
 
 4 For day a^id night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moist- 
 ure is turned into tlie drought of summer. Se'lah. 
 
 5 1 aeknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I 
 not hid. 1 * said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Loud ; 
 and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Se'lah. 
 
 6 For » this shall every one that is godly pray « unto thee ^ in a 
 time when thou mayest be found : surely in the floods of great 
 waters they shall not eoiiie nigh unto him. 
 
 7 Thou '*art iny hiding-place ; thou shalt preserve me from 
 trouble: thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 
 Se'lah. ^ 
 
 8 I will 9 instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou 
 shalt go: 1"! will iruide thee with mine eye. 
 
 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no under- 
 Btanding; whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest 
 they come near unto thee. 
 
 10 Many "sorrows shall be to the wicked: hut '^he that trust- 
 eth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 
 
 11 Be glad in the Loun, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout 
 for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 
 
 1 Psalm So. 2 i 
 
 Koin. 4. 6. 
 2!JCor. .0. 19. 
 3Jolinl. 47. 
 
 « Prov. 2.'?. 13 ; 
 
 Isaiah 05. 24 ; 
 
 Luke Ih. 18 ; 
 
 1 John I. 9. 
 6 1 Tim. 1. 16. 
 6 l.saiah .55. 6 ; 
 
 John 7. 34. 
 Tin a time of 
 
 flndinp. 
 
 8 Psalm 9. 9 ; 
 Psalm 27. 5 ; 
 Psalm 31. 20; 
 Psalm 119. 
 114. 
 
 9 Isaiah 48. 17. 
 lul will 
 
 contisi'l 
 thee, mine 
 ej e shall be 
 npou thee. 
 
 1 1 Prov. 13. 21 ; 
 llotn. 2. 9. 
 
 12 Psalm 34. 8; 
 INalni 84. 12 ; 
 Prov. Iti. 20 ; 
 Jer. 17. 7. 
 
 Notes.— Torem/— Out of sight, pardoned. Impnteth—'-'- To charge, to attrib- 
 ute, to set to the account of" ( Wubster.) 6^'/«7e— Duplicity, deceit. Mij 
 hone^ — Sign of great anguish, the effect of awakened conscience. See Psa. 6. 2, 
 and 31. 10, List theij co/zje— Head, "Or it will not come iii<rh thue." Com- 
 /?cw.s— Surround as with a large shield ; a protection from the dai ts of the enemy. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The joy of fortrivenoss Psalm 32. 1-11. 
 
 Tu. Forgiveness promised Isa. 1. lli-ai. 
 
 W. Forgiveness from (iud Maik 2. l-ll. 
 
 Th. Foririveness throu^rh faith. .Aets 1(». 34-4.3. 
 F. Foi-jriveiiess for tlie sinner .Luke 7. 3t;-:)0. 
 
 &. Foiviveness foi- all Rom. 5. 8-21. 
 
 S. Forgiveness complete Psalm 103. 1-12. 
 
 LEbSON HYMN. 7s., 6s. 
 
 Naught, naught 1 eonnt as treasure, 
 
 Conipaied, O Christ, with thee I 
 Thy sorrow witliout measure 
 
 Karneii peace and joy for me. 
 1 love to own. Lord Jesns ! 
 
 Thy claims o'er me and mine : 
 Bouii:ht with thy blood most precious, 
 
 Whose can I be but thme ! 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 ^i 
 
 Q 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Saltatiox— 
 
 1. From sin. v. 1-5. 
 
 1 
 
 
 Blessed is he whose trans- 
 
 2. From danger, v. 6-0. 
 
 illif' 
 
 . 
 
 gression is forgiven whose sin 
 
 3. Froni sorrow, v. 10-11. 
 
 FREE ^ 
 
 ■^ 
 
 is covered, rsa. 3-,\ 1. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 Tbis Psalm was probably \vTitten by David soon after his repentance, as set forth in 
 the last lesson, and celebrates his .joy at forj^iveness. It is one of the seven which 
 Augustine is said to have studird incessantly. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 t. Salvation from s)?!, v. 1-5 ; 1 John 1. 9. Does God keep us from all trouble? 
 Who is blessed ? Whv ? What do.-s lie do ? Rom. 8. 2S. 
 
 What is implied by " forgiven?" —-^ 
 
 What by " covered?" 
 
 What by "Iraputeth not iniquity ?" 
 
 What is guile? 
 
 What is the condition of the sinner before 
 
 forgiveness ? 
 Explain the tlgures used. 
 What is the way to secure forgiveness? 
 How do we know that we shall receive 
 
 it? John 0. 37. 
 2. Sal rat ion from rTn7if7cr, v.G-9: 2 Tim. 
 
 4. 18 ; Isa.' 41. 10. 
 What calamity is refeiTed to in v. fi? 
 What does it symbolize? Psa. 18. 4, 5, 16. 
 What is meant by a hiding-place? 
 How Is God such a refuge to his people? 
 
 What eR'ect does a joyous heart have upon 
 
 trouble? fus from danger? 
 
 How will following God's teaching keep 
 What is the difference between being 
 
 guided by the eye and by the bridle ? 
 If we are guided by God's eye. how only 
 
 can we kecji from going astray? 
 3. S'ilvati<»i from xonnw, v. 10, 11 ; John 
 
 14. 1 ; Isa". '2Ck 3. 
 What sonows have the wicked ? 
 How are those who trust in God saved 
 
 from them? 
 What is it that shall compass them about ? 
 Why shnuld this make tJ:em glad? 
 Why ought Christians to be the happiest 
 
 of men ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THH LESSON. 
 How may we lear-n from this lesson that— 
 
 1. Open coiife-.«io!i U ::<M)d Tor iho soul ? 
 
 2. Ill <if<)d'« hidiitg-phicp tlirre is ampir rj-fii-p 1 v. Ci, 7. 
 
 3. The ijuidiijg look of love is Ix-tter thnn the I ridit* of discipline ? v. 8, 9. 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. If you anifess you will be /oj yt fcn. 
 
 2. If you trust yoii will be kept. 
 
 3. If you olieu you will be li}t\-<srA. 
 
 I 
 
 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and jusl to forgive 
 us our sins. 1 Johu 1. 9. 
 
 t 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find in 1 Kings, and read, Solom'm's prayt^r for r>r'.riveness of tht^ people when 
 
 they should sin — Find and read Datiiel's pfaver of confession, and for forgiveness 
 
 of sins Find, in the latter part of Luke, Christ's prayer fur the forgiveness of hia 
 
 6nemit^s. 
 
 DOCTB,INAL SUGGESTION— The forgiveness of sins. 
 
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 Delight ix God's House; or, Communing witli God 
 
 Psa,lm 84. 1-12. Commit to memory 
 
 1 How 1 amiable are thv tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! 
 
 2 My soul longeth, j^ea, even fainteth for the courts of the 
 Loud; my heart and my llesb crieth out for the living God. 
 
 3 2 Yea, the sparrow liath found a bouse, and the swallow a 
 nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, 
 O Lord of hosts, my King, antl my God. 
 
 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still 
 praising thee. Se'lah. 
 
 5 Blessed is the man whose sti-ength is in thee ; in whose heart 
 are the ways of them. 
 
 6 Who passing through the valley ^ of Ba'ca make it a well ; 
 the rain also ^fllleth the'^pools. 
 
 7 They go ^from strength to strength; every one of them in 
 sZi'on appeareth before God. 
 
 8 Lord God of hosts, bear my prayer: give car, God of 
 Ja'cob. Se'lah. 
 
 9 Behold, ^ God our shield, and look upon the face of thine 
 anointed. 
 
 10 For a day in thy courts i« better than a thousand, s i had 
 rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in 
 the tents of wickedness. 
 
 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give 
 grace and glory ; no good thing will he withhold from them that 
 walk uprightly. 
 
 12 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 
 
 verses 8-12. 
 
 ■2 Or, As the 
 sparrow 
 findeth a 
 liouse, and 
 the sv.aliow 
 a nest for 
 hei'sclf, so 
 findeth my 
 soul thine 
 altars. 
 
 3 Or. of 
 mulberry- 
 truos make 
 liini a well, 
 etc. 
 
 » Covereth. 
 
 ■ Or, from 
 company to 
 company. 
 
 s Dc-ut. 16. 16. 
 
 'Gen. 15. 1. 
 
 8 1 would 
 choose rather 
 to sit at the 
 threshold. 
 
 Notes. — Tabernacles — Dwellings ; the place where God manifests his presence. 
 Ki)i{jf—S>ee Psa. 5. 2. God is a king of kings. The w;a^.s— Probably the ways 
 to God's house. Baca — May also mean " weeping ;" a vale of bitter Avceping 
 becomes to them a sweet fountain. Fools — Kead, " The early rain clothes it 
 with blessings." Zion — The lull where David placed the Tabernacle. Door- 
 keeper — The Korhitcs were door-keepers in the Tabernacle and Temple. See 
 1 Clirou. 2(3. 1, and the inscription to this Psalm. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 .V. Delip-ht in God's house Psalm 84. 1-12. 
 
 ra. The Church formed Matt. 16. 1.3-20. 
 
 W. The design of the Church. .Matt. 5. 1-16. 
 Th. The power of the Church... Matt. 18. 1.5-22. 
 F. The duties of the Church.. .Titus .3. 1-14. 
 
 S. Christ its head Eph. 4.1-10. 
 
 S. De.sire for God's house Psahn 27. 1-14. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M. 
 
 I love thy kintrdom, Lord, 
 
 The house of tliine aV;ode, 
 The Church our blest Redeemer saved 
 
 With his own precious blood. 
 For her my tears shall fall, 
 
 For her ray jirayers ascend ; 
 To l>er mv cares and toils be priven, 
 
 Till toils and cares shall end. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. The place of peace. 
 V. 1-t, 
 
 2. The place of strength. 
 
 V. 5-8. 
 
 3. The place of blessing. 
 
 V. 9-12. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Blessed are they that dwell 
 in thy house : they will be still 
 praising thee. Psa. 84. 4. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 This psalm was either written by or for the sons of Korah, and is one of twelve with 
 this Inscription. If not v\'rittHn by David himself, it was doubtless by one of his at- 
 tendants who was strongly attached to him. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The place nf peace, v. 1-4 ; Psa.119.167; 
 
 Job 22. 21. 
 What is said of the tabernacles of the Lord ? 
 ■\Vliat is the meaning of " amiable ?" [A_NS : 
 
 lovely.] 
 Who is the " Lord of Hosts ?" 
 VvTiat are his tabernacles ? 
 Why are they lovely ? 'Why to be desired? 
 What is said of the sparrow, and the 
 
 swallow ? 
 What does this signify ? 
 Where alone may the troubled and weary 
 
 soul And peace and rest ? Matt. 11.28,29. 
 
 2. The place of strength, v. 5-8; Psa. 
 
 96. 6 ; Isa. 40. 31. [in the Lord ? 
 
 What is said of the man whose strength is 
 Why is he blessed ? John 15. 5. 
 WTiat can such a man do ? Phil. 4. 13. 
 
 What is the result ? v. 7. 
 
 If a man wants to be very strong what 
 does he do ? [strength may grow ? 
 
 How shall we exercise, that our spiritual 
 
 3. The place of hleasinij, v. 9-12; Ezek. 
 34. 26; Eph. 1. 3. 
 
 What is said of a day in God's courts ? 
 
 Than a thousand where ? (See last of verse.) 
 
 Why is this so ? Matt. 16. 26. 
 
 Who were door-keepers in the Temple ? 
 1 Chron. 28. 1, 19. [See title of psalm. 
 
 What connection had they \\-ith tliis psalm? 
 
 What are " the tents of wickedness ?" 
 
 Why is it more blessed to be even a menial 
 "in God's house than to dwell in splen- 
 dor with the wicked ? v. 11. 
 
 What has Christ promised to those who 
 seek first the kingdom of God? Matt.6.33. 
 
 Why, then, is it blessed to trust him ? 
 
 "What" ways " are in his heart? 1 Kings 2. 3, 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 
 How does this lesson show that— 
 
 1. They that love God long for his courts? 
 
 3. They that frequent God's house increase in strength 1 
 
 3. They that abide with God vviil lacli no good thing? 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Make God's house your delight. 
 
 2. Make God's praise your business. 
 
 3. Make God's service your glory. 
 
 I was glad, when they said, unto nne, Let us go into 
 house of the Lord. Psa. 122. 1. 
 
 HOIVIE WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find when and by whom the first tabernacle was built When and by 
 
 first temple was built — When and by whom the second temple was built. . . 
 how long the thii-d temple was building. 
 
 HOClTECmAJL, SUGGESTTON-Growth in grace. 
 
 the 
 
 whom the 
 .In John 2 
 
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 The All-seeixg God; or, Always with God. 
 
 Psalm 139. 1-12. Commit to memory verses 1-6. 
 
 1 () LoKD, 'tliou hast searched me, and Icnowii me 
 
 2 Thou 2kno\VL'st my down-sitting and mine ui)-rising, tliou 
 uuderstandest » my tlio'uiriit afar otf. 
 
 3 Tliou <cnmj)assest my patli uad ray lying down, and art 
 acquainted with all my wnys. 
 
 4 For there u not a'word m my tongue, hut^ lo, Lokd, ^tliou 
 knowcst it altogether. 
 
 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand 
 upon me. 
 
 tj Hnch knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can- 
 not attain unto it. 
 
 7 Wliither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee 
 from thy presence ? 
 
 8 If I ascend ut> into heaven, thou art there: «If I make my 
 bed in hell, beiiold, tliou art there. 
 
 ^If\ take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the utter- 
 most parts of the sea ; 
 
 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand 
 shall hold me. 
 
 11 If I say. Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night 
 shall be ligiit about me. 
 
 ]'2 Yea, the darkness 'hideth not from thee; but the night 
 shineth as the day: ^the darkness and the light are both alike 
 io thee. 
 
 Notes. — Afar off — Before the thought is spoken, or even conceived, GoJ 
 knowest it. See Isa. lio. 24. Comjiasfest — Margin, " wiiinowest ;" dost ex- 
 amine, or " sift," to know what gootl is in it. Hell — " Hades," the deepest 
 recesses of the earth, or the grave. "Language," says Herder, " utterly fails 
 me in the exposition of this Psahn. Let any one read it, and he will see tJiat 
 after tlie fullest explanation of every verse, and of the purport of the whole, 
 tliat Psalm is at each reading new ; each word suggestive perpetually of new 
 thoughts." 
 
 > Jer. 12. .3 ; 
 
 Rev. 2. 23. 
 ■2 2 Kings 19. 27. 
 3 Matt. 9. 4 ; 
 
 John 2. 24. 
 ' Or, wimiow- 
 
 est; 
 
 Job 31. 4. 
 i Heb. 4. 13. 
 
 6 Prov. 15. 11. 
 
 ■iDarkenetli 
 not. 
 
 8 As is the 
 darkness, 
 so is the 
 light. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 -V. The all-seeing God Psalm 139. 1-12. 
 
 Tit. Infinite knowledge Daniel 2. 19-:Ji->. 
 
 \y. IiiHiiite greatness Isa. 40. 12-31. 
 
 77/. In finite mercy Psalm 136. 1-26. 
 
 F. Infinite honor Psalm 96. 1-13. 
 
 .s'. Iniinite condescension Exod. 33. 7-23. 
 
 S. Intiiiite love John 3. 1-17. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7s. 
 
 Thon, whose all-pervading eye 
 
 Naught escapes, without, within, 
 Pardon each intirmity, 
 
 Ojjeii fault, ajid secret sin. 
 Thou, who, sinless, yet hast known 
 
 All of man's inliiniity ; 
 Then, from thine eternal throne, 
 
 Jesus, look with pitying eye. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The all-knowing God. 
 
 V. 1-U. 
 2. The ever-present God. 
 
 V. r-12. 
 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Thou God seest me. 
 
 16, 13. 
 
 Gen. 
 
 INTROO'JCTORY. 
 This psalm is supposed to have becMi written toward the close of David's life. "In 
 none is tliere a moiv perfect developiacat of the no.>lest and most spiritual elements 
 of Uavid's nature." It is the expression of a heart humbled by experience, puriHed 
 by trial, renewed through },n-ace, and couUdent in its acceptance. May we cultivate 
 tile same spirit. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 I. TlicalJ-hnowing God, v. 1-ti ; 2 Kings 
 
 10. :3r; Prov. 1.5.3. [v. 1-."). 
 
 How many things about us does God know? 
 What does he know about our hearts '( v. 1. 
 What about our daily acts? v. 2. 
 What about our thoughts ? v. 2. 
 What about our paths and ways? v. 3. 
 What about our words? v. 4. 
 How, then, should we thiuk,act.and speak? 
 What does Christ say about idle words? 
 
 Matt. 12. So. [Prov. 15. 26. 
 
 Are we responsible for our thoughts? 
 \Vhat should we do with our thoughts? 
 
 2 Cor. 10. 5. 
 If our thoughts are right and pure, what 
 
 will be our actions ? 
 What should be our prayer? Psa. 51. 10. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 IIow does tbis lesson teach that— 
 
 1. <»<»(i's eye behold'^ nil tIrnKs? 
 
 2. <iO<l's wisdiMi) liiio\v« ail ihinssi 
 
 3. Uod'st presence Oils all iliiii^ii { 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 The cvcr-prcsent God, v. 7-12; Jer. 
 
 2:3.21; Eph. 1. 23. 
 What question is asked in verse 7? 
 What is the meaning of whitlicr^ [Axs: 
 
 To what place.) 
 In what place is God? 
 Where is he not? [v. 8. 
 
 What extremes of space are mentioned? 
 What is meant by the "wings of the 
 
 morning?" 
 How fast does light fly? [Axs : 194,000 
 
 miles in a second.] [from (iod? 
 
 If we could fly as fast, could we get away 
 Why cannot darkness hide us from him ? 
 Should this inspire with comfort, or fear ? 
 
 Why ? [with his disciples ? Matt. 2S. 20. 
 What comforting promise did Cliriist leave 
 
 Remember always that— 
 
 1. God knows your thoughts. 
 
 2. (iod hears your words. 
 
 3. God sees your acts. 
 
 His eyes are upon the w^ys of man, and he seeth all his 
 
 goings. Job 34. 21. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find in 2 Chronicles what Hanani the seer said to Asa the king about God's eyes. 
 Find ill 1 Chron.cles what King David said to his son Solomon about what God knows 
 ol: our hearts and thoughts. 
 
 DOCTRINAL SUGGESTIGN— The Pivine omniscience. 
 
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 FIRST QUARTERLY REVIEW. 
 
 HOME READINGS. I ^_,,,s-,„ 
 
 M. The dedication Ezra 6. li-22. ^LV 1 L VY 
 
 Tu. Reading of the law.,Neh 8. 1-8. 
 W. Thekeepin|ofthel j^^gl, 1315_22 I 
 
 Th . Way of the righteousPsa. 1. 1-6. : 
 F. The prayer of tlie > -p^ ^a iv! 
 penitent f-^^^-^^-^ ^"■ 
 S. Joy of forgiveness.. ..Psa. 32. 1-11. 
 S. Joy in God's house. ..Psa. Si. 1-12. 
 
 I LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 O Thou, who hast at thy command 
 jTlie hearts of all men in thy hand, 
 
 Or.r wayward, erring heart.s Lncline 
 jTo have no other will but thine. 
 
 Our wishes, our desires, control ; 
 Mold every purpose of the soul ; 
 
 0\-r all may we '.ictorlous prove 
 [That stands between U3 and thj' 
 I love. 
 
 REVIEW SCHEME. 
 
 I. Recite the Topical Titles, Golden Texts, Outlines, and Doctrinal 
 
 Suggestions, for the quarter, 
 
 II. Review of the six Historical Lessons, showing the restoration of 
 the Jews, and the temple service. 
 
 Tell -what each of the following named persons had to do with the restora- 
 tion of the captive Jews to their own land — 
 
 Cyrus, Artaxerxes, Darius, Ezra, Neherniah, Zerubbabel. 
 "When, and under what circumstances, was the temple restored ? 
 "^^Hien, and under what circumstances, was the daily sacrifice restored? 
 When, and under what circumstances, was the passover restored ? 
 When, and under what circumstances, was the city wall restored? 
 When, and under what circumstances, was the teaching of the law 
 restored ? 
 
 When, and under what circumstances, was the keeping of the Sabbath 
 restored ? 
 in. Review of the six Poetical Lessons, showing the restoration of fallen 
 man to his God. 
 How does the seventh lesson show who stands in need of restoration ? 
 How does the eighth lesson .show the plan of restoration ? 
 How does the ninth lesson show the means of restoration ? 
 How does the tenth lesson show the joy of restoration? 
 How does the eleventh lesson show the result of restoration 1 
 How does the twelfth lesson show the comfort of restoration? 
 
 ^ ^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 He restoreth my soul : he leadeth m& in the 
 
 paths of righteousness for his nanne's 
 
 sake. Psa. 23. 3. 
 
M»rrh 30,1 
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 TEMPERANCE LESSON. 
 
 [To be ased either in connection witii, or in place of, tlie Quarterly Review, at the discretion of 
 
 the Hchool.] 
 
 Tfie Ev'TLS op Ixtemperaxce ; or. Warning against Wine. 
 
 Prov 23. 29-35. Commit to memory verses 29-32. 
 
 29 ^Yho hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? 
 ■who hath wounds withmil t-ause? who hath retlness of eyes ? 
 
 30 They that tarry Ion? at the wine : they that jro to seek mixed wine. 
 
 .31 Look not th(»u ii[ion the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color In the cup, 
 when it inoveth itself ario-ht. 
 82 At the last it hiteth like a serpent, and stinereth like an adder. 
 
 33 Thine eyes shall behold straiijre women, and thine heart shall utter perverse thtn^s. 
 
 34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the uildst of the sea, or as he that 
 lieth upon the top of a mast. 
 
 35 They have stricken me, .s/nt/f tlMm. my, nnd I was not sick; they hare beaten 
 me, (md I felt it not : when shall I awake ? I will seek it yet aorain. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 . 
 
 G'^LDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. ■Woes of 
 
 •^^ 
 
 V.29, 30. Be not drunk with wine, wherein is 
 
 2. NA/arninq against 
 
 
 V.31. excess; but be HUed v/ith the Spirit. 
 v.32-3.o.iEph. 5. 18. 
 
 3. Work of 
 
 = 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1. Ihe, W0C.9 of tWjie, v. 29 ; .Joel 1. .5. 
 What six results of wine drinking are 
 
 named in v. 29? 
 Explain each of these results. 
 What two characteristics of the drunkard 
 
 are named in v. 30 ? 
 What is " mixed wine?" 
 
 [Ans.— Wine mixed with spices and 
 
 drugs to make it stronger.] 
 Is not most of the wine and liquor used 
 
 at the present time thus made strong? 
 Do we see any good effects from drinking 
 
 liquor ? 
 "What evil effects do we find ? 
 What else do we And about strong drink 
 
 ill the book of Proverbs ? Chap. 20. 1 ; 
 
 23.20. [Dan. 1.8. 
 
 2: T//e rranUvg agawi.sf wine, v. 31 ; 
 What command is here uttered ? 
 Does it apply to other liquors besides wine ? 
 Why is this the safest course ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 Repeat the Got, pen Text? 
 
 What is '* total abstinence ?" 
 
 Give instances of total abstinence from 
 
 the Bible. Dan. 1. 8 ; Jer. 35. 6 ; Luke 
 
 1. 13, 15. 
 Is total abstinence acceptable to God ? 
 
 Lev. 10. 8, 9; Prov. 31. 4. 
 3. Tlic H-iirk i)f wine, v. 32-35 ; 1 Kings 
 
 IB. 9. 10. 
 To what is strong drink compared in v. 32? 
 Wherein is it like a serftetit? 
 What effects of liquor are named In v. 33 ? 
 To what is the drunkard compared in 
 
 v. 34 ? 
 What effect of drink is named in v. 35 ? 
 Do drunkards desii'e to go on in theli' 
 
 ways ? 
 How is this stated in the end of v. 35 ? 
 What is said about drunkards in 1 Cor. 
 
 6. 10? 
 How can one be saved from these results? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Hovy are we taught in this lesson— 
 
 1. That drunkenness gives unhnpp'npssi 
 
 2. That drunhctineHS briiisis iijlwfurtuiie J 
 
 3. That total al^tinence brin^ti saiV^ty I 
 DCCTTvIirAI; SCGGI^STrOi^r-ruo inif5?ry of siiif-jlnesa. 
 
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 L 1S79. 
 
 SECOND QUARTER. 
 
 B. C. 1530.] I_j E S S O INT I - 
 
 Sanctified Afplictiox; or, The Lord's Chastening. 
 
 Job 33. 14-30. Commit to memory verses 
 
 14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceivcth it not. 
 
 15 In a dream, in a vision oY the night, when deep sleep falleth 
 upon men, in slumberings upon the bed ; 
 
 1(3 Then ^he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their in- 
 struction. 
 
 17 That he may withdraw man /row Tiis ^pm-pose, and hide 
 pride from man. 
 
 18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life 3 from 
 perisliing by the sword. 
 
 19 He IS •« chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the mul- 
 titude of his bones with strong pain : 
 
 20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul ^ dainty meat. 
 
 21 His flesli is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and 
 •his bones that were not seen stick out. 
 
 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to 
 the destroyers. 
 
 23 If there be a '^ messenger with him, an interpreter, one 
 among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness; 
 
 24 Then he is ^ gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from 
 going down to the' pit; I have found *a ransom. 
 
 25 His flesh shall be fresher i"than a child's: he shall return 
 to the days of his youth: 
 
 26 He shall pray ^unlo God, and he will be favorable unto 
 him ; and he shairsee his face with joy : for he will render unto 
 man his righteousness. 
 
 27 i2He lookcth upon men; and if any say, I have sinned, and 
 perverted thai which was right, and it profited me not ; 
 
 23 i=*He will deliver liis soul from going into the pit, and his 
 life shall see the light. 
 
 29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 
 
 30 To bring back i^his soul from the pit, to be enlightened 
 v/ith the YvAii of the living. 
 
 [April 6. 
 
 23-26. 
 
 He reveal- 
 eth, or, un- 
 covereth. 
 Work. 
 
 From pass- 
 iiigr by the 
 sword. 
 
 Meat of 
 desire. 
 
 ' Rom. 3. 24. 
 
 > Or, an 
 atonement. 
 
 ' Than child- 
 hood. 
 
 1 Psalm 50. 
 U, 15. 
 
 J Or, He shaU 
 look upon 
 men, and 
 say, I have 
 simied. 
 
 > Or, He hath 
 delivered 
 my soul, etc., 
 and my Ute. 
 
 ' Zech. <i. 11. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 M. Sanctified afflictions Jub 33. li-30. 
 
 Ta- ^ o 
 
 ir. 2.^ 
 
 Joseph Gen. io. 1-15. 
 
 The Israelites Deut. 8. 1-20. 
 
 Hezekiah 2 Chron.32.21-33. 
 
 Manasseh 3 Chron. 33. 1-17. 
 
 .Jonah Jonah 2. 1-10. 
 
 Tlie apostles 2 Cor. 6. 1-10. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 Lord, unafflicted, undi;sinay'd. 
 In pleasure's path how long I stray'd : 
 But thou hast made me feel thy rod, 
 And tum'd my soul to thee, my God. 
 I love thy chastenings, O my God, 
 They flx my hopes on thy abode ; 
 Wlierc, in thy presence iuliy blest, 
 Thy strickeii saints forever rest. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. God's loving eare. 
 
 V. 14-18. 
 2. God's chastening 
 
 hand. v. 19-2;^. 
 S.God's saving grace. 
 
 V. 23-30. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 My son, despise not thou the 
 chastening of the Lord, nor faint 
 when thou art rebuked of him. 
 Heb. 12. 5. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 First le-^sons In Job. A rich book— ia Its literary character. In its descriptions and 
 religious applications of nature, in Its account of a wonderful man, in its counsels 
 and warnings and promises. , . „ ^, ^ * v,- i-* 
 
 A\lio was Job? Where and when did he live? State briefly tlie story of his Me. 
 Who was the speaker in this lesson ? 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE 
 
 1. God's loninfl care, V. 14-18; 1 Peter 5.' 
 Wliat is God here said to do ? 
 
 Why does he speak twice ? Isa. 28. 10. 
 
 How is his interest regarded ? Prov. 1.24. 
 
 What more does God do ? 
 
 What is his object in all this ? Heb. 12. 11. 
 
 By what means does God speak to way- 
 ward men in these days ? 
 
 What proofs does Jesus give of this watch- 
 ful care of God in Matt. 6 ? 
 
 2. God's chastening hand, v. 19-22; 
 Heb. 12. G. 
 
 If men still refuse inviutions, what then? 
 Is this kind? Why? Psalm 119. 71. 
 Describe the son'ow of the chastening. 
 AVhere is God when he afflicts? Isa. 03. 9. 
 
 What comes of such suffering ? Psa.119.67. 
 
 Does sorrow ever come to the good ? Isa. 
 53. 4. [good. 
 
 Give two reasons for the afflictions of the 
 
 To what extent onlv does God let afflic- 
 tions come? Luke 22. 31, 32. [10.13. 
 
 .1. God's sari/itj (trace, v. 23-:30 ; 1 Cor. 
 
 AVliatwill God do for his afflicted children? 
 
 Wliat is an interpreter? 2 Peter 16-21. 
 
 What is our duty when the interpreter 
 presents himself ? John 1. 11, 12. 
 
 ^Yho is our ransom? 
 
 What ai-e the duties in verses 26, 27? 
 
 What are the blessings in verses 25, 26, 28? 
 
 Are you doing the duties and receiving 
 the blessings ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where In this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. The helpless weakness of man T 
 S. That <;od is pitiful and kind? 
 
 3. That there is a .'Mediator near ? 
 
 4. That, coming by liiin, we wilt have helpl 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Kememher that God sees the troubles of even a little child. 
 
 2. Go to him in every little trouble, and he will help. 
 
 3. Wait patiently, and he will explain what you cannot understand. 
 ^ __— — — — — 
 
 I All things work together for good to them that love God. Rom. 8. 28, 
 
 I 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Study the lives of Joseph, of Moses, of David, and of Manasseh, and see how they 
 illustrate this lesson. 
 
 DOGTRINAi SUGGESTION— G-od's tender judgment. Eev. 7. 17. 
 
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 [April 13. 
 
 PrvOSperity Restored; or. The Lord's Mercy. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 1-6, 10. 
 
 Job 42. 1 10. 
 
 1 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 
 
 2 I know tliat tliou i canst do every tldrvy^ and tlmt ^ no thought 
 can be withholden from tiiee. 
 
 3 "Who 3 is he that hideth counsel without knowledge ? there- 
 fore have 1 uttered that I understood not; < things too wonderful 
 for me, whicli I knew not. 
 
 4 Hear. I beseech thee, and I will speak : I « will demand of 
 thee, and declare thou unto mo. 
 
 5 T luive 6 heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; but ^now 
 mine eye seeth thee : 
 
 6 Wherefore I abhor 7nysslf^ and repent in dust and ashes. 
 
 7 And it was .sfl, that after tlie Lord had spoken these words 
 unto Job, the Lord said to El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite, My wrath 
 is kindled against thee, and against tliv two friends : for ye have 
 not spoken of me the tiling that is right, as my servant Job 
 hath. 
 
 8 Therefore take unto you ^now seven bullocks and seven 
 rams, and ^go to mv servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a 
 burnt-offering ; and my servant Job shall pray i" for you ; for 
 "him will I accept ; lest I deal with you qfier your folly.in tliat 
 ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my 
 servant Job. 
 
 9 So El'i-phaz the Te'man-ite and Bil'dad the Shu'hite and 
 Zo'phar the Na'a-ma-thite went and did according as the Lord 
 commanded tliem : the Lord also accepted 12 Job. 
 
 10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, Avhen he prayed 
 for his friends : also the Lord '^ gave Job twice ^* as much as he 
 had before. 
 
 ' Gen. 18. 14 ; 
 Matt. 19. 36. 
 
 •2 Oi-, no 
 thougrht of 
 thinn van be 
 hindered. 
 
 - Chap. .38. 2. 
 
 < Psalm 40. 5 ; 
 Psabn 131. 1. 
 
 ■"' Chap. 38. 3. 
 
 « Rom. 10. 17. 
 
 1 Eph. 1. 17, 18. 
 
 s Num 23. 1. 
 9 Matt. 5. 24. 
 !OGen. 20. 17; 
 
 Jauies 5. 16 ; 
 
 1 John 0. 16. 
 1 1 His face, or, 
 
 person. 
 >2The face of 
 
 Job. 
 '3 Added all 
 
 that had 
 
 been to Job 
 
 unto tlie 
 
 double ; 
 
 Zi^ch. 9. 12. 
 1 < Isaiah 40. 2. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. 
 How tender is thy hand, 
 
 M. 
 
 M. Prosperity restored Job 42. 1-10. 
 
 thou most gracious Lord ! 
 
 
 Tn. Praver for prosperity Psa. 90. 1-17. 
 
 Afflictions came at thy command 
 
 
 W. Promise of pi-osp<-iity Zech. S. 1-15. 
 
 And left us at thy word. 
 
 
 Tk. The dangrer of prosperity Eccles.6.1-12. 
 
 F. The prosperity of the wicked.Eec-les.8.1-17. 
 
 Now will we ble.ss the Lord, 
 
 
 
 
 S. The way to prosperity Pi-ov. 3. l-is. 
 
 
 
 S. True prosperity Matt. 6.19-34. 
 
 For there is no-ae beside. 
 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. Penitence, v. 1-6, 
 £2. Prayer, v. 7-9. 
 
 
 Behold, v/s count them happy 
 which endure. James 5. 11. 
 
 3. Prosperity, v. 10. 
 
 
 
 "V-- PLENTY 
 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 T\w lonsr trial of .Toh is past; he proves his fidelity, trusts in God, and Is delivered. 
 \V!io were Job's fritmds? Recall his history. Make three pictures: 1. Job pros- 
 perous ; 2. Job in affliction ; 3. Job restored ; and see what differences are apparent 
 in his character. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINT 
 
 1. Penitence, v. 1-fi; Psalm .'31. 1-4. 
 "Wliat had the Lord said to Job ? 
 
 What ackno\vl^'dJr^u'nt of (Jod did Job 
 itiake? [Axs: I'ow— — •, kn .] 
 
 "What confession did he make? Isa. 6. 5. 
 
 Hov,- do you explain Job's boldness? Heb. 
 4. 16. 
 
 How had he known God before ? 
 
 How does he now know him 'f John 14. 7-9. 
 
 What ha.s this to do with his own view of 
 liimself? Luke 5. 8. [humbly? 
 
 May we come boldly? See plainly? Fall 
 
 2. Pra]jer, v. 7-9 ; Prov. 15. 8. 
 
 What proof have we of Job's acceptance? 
 Whom did God not accept? AVhy? 
 What does this show about the divine 
 character? Psa. 7. 11. 
 
 How were these sinners to come to God? 
 
 Throu'^'-h v.-hom? Why? 
 
 P>y whom do we come ? 1 Tim. 2. 5. 
 
 What do we bring? Psa. 51. 17. 
 
 Have you thus come ? 
 
 :t. Prosperity, v. 10; Mark 10. 29, 30. 
 
 What great change took place in Job's 
 condition ? 
 
 For what reasons? 
 
 At what special time? 
 
 Who was the authoi- of this change ? 1 Sam. 
 2. 7 ; Prov. 22. 4. 
 
 In how much was he better off than be- 
 fore? 
 
 Does God deal thus with his people now? 
 1 Tim. 6. 6. 
 
 Have you proved biir. by a faith LUie Job's ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. Of our sinfulness before God 1 
 
 2. Of thif necessity of a mediator 1 
 
 3. Of Wod's ;;oodn*es3 to them that trust him 1 
 
 WORDS V/ITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Ask God to hold his candle, and show you your sinful heart. 
 
 2. Tlien give him the heart to be made cieanby the blood. 
 
 3. In all trouble trust him, and he will deliver. 
 
 I Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well ^-vith him. I-^a. 3. 10. 
 
 ji, "_ , 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Wliat good young man was brought up from the dungeon to the throne?... What 
 suffering beggar and happy rich man exchanged conditions? — Find ab(nit a barrel 
 of meal and a cruse of oil ; five loaves and two fishes ; six water-pots filled witii 
 water ; and what became of them. 
 
 DOCTK.LN'AL SUGGESTION— God's rewarding mercy. 2 Cliron. 30. 9. 
 
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 [April 20. 
 
 Queen Esthek; or, The Loid's Deliverance. 
 Esther 4. 10-17. Commit to memory verses 13-16. 
 
 10 Asjain E^;'ther spake unto Ila'tacli, and gave him command- 
 ment unto Mor'de-cai ; 
 
 11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's prov- 
 inces, do know, that whosoever, wliether man or woman, shall 
 come unto the king into ^the inner court, who is not called, 
 ^ there is one law of his to put him to death, ^ except such to 
 ■whom the king shull hold out the golden scepter, that he may 
 live : but I have not heen called to come in unto the king these 
 thirty days. 
 
 12 Aiid they told to Mor'de-cai Esther's words. 
 
 13 TJien ]Mor'de-cai commanded to answer Es'ther, Think 
 *not with thyself tluxt thou shalt escape in the king's house more 
 than all the Jews. 
 
 14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then 
 shall there * enlar<rement and ^ deliverance arise to the Jews from 
 another place ; but tlioa and thy father's house shall be destroyed : 
 and Avho knoweth whether '' thou art come to the kingdoni for 
 such a time as this ? 
 
 15 Tlien Es'ther bade them return Mor'de-cai tJds answer ; 
 
 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are ^ present in Shu'- 
 shan, and "fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink lo three days, 
 night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise ; and so 
 will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; 
 and if i perish, "I perish. 
 
 17 So Mor'de-cai ^^ wenthis way, and did according to all that 
 Es'ther had commanded him. 
 
 ! Chap. 5. 1. 
 
 2 Dan. 2. 9. 
 
 3 Chap. 5. 2 ; 
 chap. 8. 4. 
 
 •• Prov. 29. 25. 
 
 5 Respiration: 
 Job 9. 18. 
 
 6 Lev. 2G. 42. 
 laKinerslS.o; 
 
 Psalm 75.5,6; 
 Eceles. 3. 1 ; 
 Isaiah 14. 27 ; 
 Isaiah 41. 1, 
 8,20. 
 
 Isaiah 54. 17 ; 
 Jer. :i0.10,24 ; 
 Dan. 4. 17,35 ; 
 Dan. 0.2(3,37; 
 diatt. 16. 18. 
 
 8 Found. 
 
 9 Joel 1. 14 ; 
 Joel 2. 12 ; 
 Jonah 3. 4. 
 
 10 Chap. 5. 1. 
 
 11 Psalm 34. 15, 
 22; 
 
 Psalm 37. 3, 
 .5. 2S-40 ; 
 Psalm .55.22 ; 
 Psalm 02. 8 : 
 Psalm 115. 9, 
 10, 11 ; 
 Psabu 141. 8, 
 9, 10. 
 Prov. 29. 25. 
 
 '-Passed. 
 
 Notes,— The story of Esther is supposed to come into the Bible history be- 
 tween the sixth and seventh chapters of Ezra. Ahasuerus the king was Xerxes, 
 son of Darius. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 Ji. Oueen Esther Esther 4. 10-17. 
 
 Ta. The royal feast Esther 1. 1-12. 
 
 W. Tlie quoon chosen Esther 2. 1-20. 
 
 Th. The royal decree Esther 3. 1-15. 
 
 ¥. The queen's request Esthers. 1-14. 
 
 S. Hamaii hangred Esther 7. 1-10. 
 
 8. The deliverance Esther 8. 1-17. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 S. M. 
 
 Give to the winds thy fears ; 
 
 Hope, and be undism.iyed ; 
 God hears thy sighs and counts thy tears ; 
 
 God shall lift up thy head. 
 Through waves, and cloud.s, and stonns, 
 
 He gently clears thy way ; 
 Wait thou his time, so shall this night 
 
 Soon end in joyous day. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 ^p^^PRAV^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. The qolden scepter. 
 V. 10-12, 
 
 ^r'X^ 
 
 Commit thy way unto the 
 
 2. Tlie qreat danger. 
 
 ^^^^k *^j| 
 
 Lord ; trust also in him ; and 
 
 V. 13, 14. 
 
 "^^m^ 
 
 he shall bring it to pass. Psa. 
 
 3. TJne good resolve. 
 
 37. 5. 
 
 V. 15-17. 
 
 ^^^ 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 "Who was Esther ? How did she come to be queen ? Who was her cousin ? Who 
 
 was his enemy? Find the place on the map at which these events occunt>d? Study 
 
 the whole story of Esther, " the beautiful queen," and the lessons of a wonderful 
 
 providence which it teaches. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1 . Tlie golden scepter, v. 10-12 ; Psa.89.14. 
 ■\Vlio was nataehV v. 5. [maud? 
 To whom did he take the queen's com- 
 What was the law of the king's court ? 
 Why was there such a law ? [Axs : To 
 
 gratify the king's pride.] 
 What is a scepter? How is it used ? 
 What was Esther's danger? 
 "Who holds the true scepter of authority ? 
 
 Num.24. 17; Heb. 1. 8. 
 Has it been held out to you ? Matt. 11. 28. 
 What comes of answering its call ? Psa. 
 
 16. 11. 
 
 2. The (ireat danger, v. 13, 14 ; 1 Pet. 5. 8. 
 WTiat answer did Mordecai send to Esther? 
 Why was she in danger? 3. 13. 
 
 How could the queen herself have suffered 
 death? 
 
 "VMiat did Mordecai intimate might happen 
 
 if she did nothing ? 
 In what precious doctrine did he seem to 
 
 believe? Prov. 11.21. 
 By what special plea did be try to move 
 
 her to action ? 
 Are we not all set for some special work ? 
 3. The good resolve, v. 15-17 ; Luke 
 
 22. 41, 42. 
 What did Esther determine to do ? 
 Wliat order did she give ? 
 For wliat purpose was this? Matt. 17. 21. 
 Do you think she prayed also ? 
 "^Vhat law did she break ? 
 What spirit did she exhibit ? John 15. 13. 
 \^'hat quality makes bravery ? 
 Who ran a gi-eater risk for our eternal 
 
 salvation? Heb. 7. 25-27. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. The e\1l8 of jenlonay'? 
 
 2. Tiie power of self-denying level 
 
 3. The value of a friend near the throne 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Ask God to hold out his merciful scepter to j'ou. 
 
 2. Rdve your heart burdened with anxiety for a sinful and suffering world. 
 
 3. Be willing even to risk death to help others. 
 
 4.^ 
 
 He ever liveth to make intercession. Heb. 7. 25, 
 
 HOME VJORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find out how the .Jews got into that far east country — Who risked liis life for one 
 of Israel's kings — Find about two brave spies. 
 
 DO 3TilINAL SUGGS3TION— Christ's priest'iood. Heb. 5. 6-9. 
 
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 The ComixG SaviOUE; or, The Lord's Anointed. 
 
 [AprU 27. 
 
 Isa. 42. 1-10. 
 
 CoEunit to memory verses 1-4. 
 
 1 Behold 1 my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom 
 my soul ^deligliteth : 1 ^have put my Spirit upon hiin ; he shall 
 bring forth judgment to the Gen'tiles. 
 
 2 lie shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause Ms voice to be heard 
 in the street. 
 
 8 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the ^ smoking flax 
 shall he not ^ quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto 
 truth. 
 
 4 lie « shall not fiiil nor be ^ discouraged, till he have set judg- 
 ment in the earth : ^and the isles shall wait for his law. 
 
 5 Thus saith God the Loud, » he that created the heavens, and 
 stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that 
 ■which couieth out of it; ^° he that giveth breath unto the people 
 upon it, and spirit to them that walk tliereiu : 
 
 6 I the Loud have called thee in righteousness, and will hold 
 thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of 
 the people, for " a light of the Gen'tiles ; 
 
 7 To open the blind eyes, '^ to bring out the prisoners from 
 the prison, and them that sit in "Jarj^negg out of the prison 
 house. 
 
 8 I i*am the Lokd ; that is my name : and my i^ glory will I 
 not give to another, neither my praise to grav.en images. 
 
 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things 
 do I declare : before they spring forth I tell you of them. 
 
 10 Sing i«unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the 
 end of tiie earth, ye '"that go down to the sea, and ^^all that is 
 therein ; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 
 
 1 Chap. 49.3,6 ; 
 chap. b-i. 13 ; 
 chap. 5:3. 11 ; 
 Matt. 12. 18 ; 
 Phil. 2. 7. 
 
 2 Matt. 3. 17 ; 
 Matt. 17. 5 ; 
 Eph. 1. 6. 
 
 3 Chap. 11. 2; 
 Jolui 3. 34. 
 
 ■• Or, dimly 
 
 burning. 
 ' Quench it. 
 8 Heb. 12. 2. 
 ■> Broken. 
 « Ge:i. 43. 10. 
 •"> Chap. 44. 24 : 
 
 Zech. 12. 1. 
 '0 Acts 17. 25. 
 
 " ' Luke 2. 32 ; 
 Acts 13. 47. 
 
 '■2 Luke 4. 18; 
 
 2 Tim. 2. 26; 
 
 Heb. 2. 14. 
 '3Chap. 9. 2. 
 
 I " E.xodus 3. 14. 
 1 5 Chap. 48. 11. 
 
 '6 Psalm 33. 3; 
 
 Psalm 40. 3 ; 
 
 Psalm 98. 1. 
 1 1 Psalm 107.23. 
 IX The fullness 
 
 thereof. 
 
 HOME RE.ADINGS. 
 
 .Tf. The coming Saviour Isaiah 42. 1-10. 
 
 Ta, His purpose John 3. ]4-i'l. 
 
 W. His piety i.^iah 63. 1-19. 
 
 Th. His power Matt. 2S. 1-18. 
 
 F. His gloiT Ifev. 1. 4-20. 
 
 S. His work Mark 1. ;,':i-:«9. 
 
 S. His baptism Luke 3. 15-22. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 65. 
 
 Thy kiiitrclom come, O God, 
 
 Thv rei^ii, O Christ, begin; 
 Break with thine iroii rod 
 
 The tj-i-anuies of sin. 
 We pray thee. Lord, arise. 
 
 And come in thy great might ; 
 Revive oui- longing nyes, 
 
 Vv'hich languisii for thy sight. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 The Lord's anointed— 
 
 1. His Spirit, v. 1-4, 
 
 2. His work. v. 5-7. 
 
 3. His authority, v. 8-10. 
 
 % 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 This is my beloved Sen, in 
 whom lam well pleased. Matt. 
 3. 17. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 Unri(-r whose remns in the kingdom of Jiidah did Isaiah prophesy? Study a little 
 of bis life, and the gen^'ral subjtH'ts of his prophecy. Imajjine him lookin-r into the 
 future, and seeing, as only one whom God inspires could see, the coming Saviour, 
 the Lord's anointed. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. His Spirit, v. 1-4: Isa. 11. 1-6. 
 
 What does God call him? 
 
 How does he endow him ? Matt. 3. 17. 
 
 For what purpose? Matt. 15. 2.5-28. 
 
 How is his conduct described ? 
 
 AVhy shall he be so patient ? Heb. 12. 3. 
 
 How does he treat the weak and faint? 
 
 What shall he the result of judgment in 
 
 his hand ? Psa. 85. 10. 
 Will he give up b(!foi-e his woi-k is done? 
 How can we get this spirit? 1 Pet. 2. 21-23. 
 3. ]iis ivork, V. .5-7 ; Luke 4. 1(>-19. 
 Who is (iod? Gen. 1. 1. 
 What hath he given to men? Acts 17. 28. 
 AVhat does he call liimself ? 
 Whom has he called in righteousness? 
 For what purpose ? John 3. 1(5. 
 To whom is he sent? Rom. 15. 12. 
 What will he do for them ? 
 
 Are we in prison while the doors are 
 thrown open for our csciipe? 
 
 3. His (WtJxiritu, v. 8-10; Phil. 6. &-11. 
 
 ]lv whom is the Messiah sent ? 
 
 In what is God a jealous God? Exod. 20. 5. 
 
 Whv does (iod demand supreme wo.r.ship? 
 
 What authority does this give to Jesus? 
 Ei)h. 1. 10-23. 
 
 What are the former things ? 
 
 Have any of God's promises ever failed? 
 Hab."3. 17-19. 
 
 What are the new things promised? Isa. 
 4:1 18-21. 
 
 In what Spirit should we receive this new 
 revelation ? 
 
 How far will the Messiah's authority ex- 
 tend ? Psa. 2. 8. 
 
 Have you acknowledged tdm as your 
 Saviour ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. Or<Jod's greatness T 
 
 3. Of <"hrisr8 tendt'rne.^y nnd pity I 
 
 3. Of tJie whole world's opportunily of salvation 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Think of the gentle spirit and the mighty power of Jesus. 
 
 2. Remember that you may be meek and kind, and yet strong and successful. 
 
 1 
 
 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people 
 Israel. Luke 2. 32. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find instances in wlricii Jesus opened blind eyes ; delivered prisoners ; pitied and 
 forgave the sinning ; blessed tiie Gentiles. 
 
 DOCTRrMAIi S CrOG-ESTION— The Divine mercy. 
 
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 The Suffering Saviour; or, The Full Atonement. 
 
 [May 4. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 1-6. 
 
 Isa. 53. 1-12. 
 
 1 Who 1 hath believed our ^ report ? and to whom is ^ the arm of the 
 Lord revealed ? . ^ , . ^ » 
 
 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root 
 out of a dry ground : * he haih no form nor comeliness : and when we 
 shall see him, ihcrt Is no beauty that we should desire him. 
 
 3 He 5 is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorro\vs, « and ac- 
 quainted with grief: and 'we hid as it were our faces from him; he 
 was despised, and « we esteemed him not, 
 
 4 Surely " he hath borne our griefs, and carried om- sorrows : yet we 
 i^did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 
 
 5 But he ivas ^ wounded for our transgressions, lie teas bruised for 
 our iniquities : the chastisement of our peace ivas upon him ; and with 
 his ^2 stripes we are healed. 
 
 6 All we hke sheep have gone astray ; we have turned every one to 
 his own way ; and the Lord hath ^^ laid on him the iniquity of us all. 
 
 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his 
 mouth: ^*he is brought as a i^amb to the slaughter, and as a sheep 
 before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 
 
 8 i«Hewas taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall 
 declare his generation? for I'he was cut off out of the land of the 
 living : for the transgression of my people i* was he stricken. 
 
 And 1" he made his grave with the wicknd, and with the rich in 
 his -0 death ; because he had done no violence, neither iccis any deceit 
 in -1 his mouth. 
 
 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him ; he hath put Mm to grief : 
 22\vheti thou Shalt make his soul ^^an offering for sin, he shall see liis 
 seed, 24 he shall prolong Ida days, and ^s the pleasure of the Lord shall 
 piosper in his hand. 
 
 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied : by 
 26 his knowledge shall ^ 7 niy righteous servant ^^ justify many; for he 
 shall bear their iniquities. 
 
 12 Therefore -^ will I divide him a portion with the great, and he 
 shall divide the spoil with ^o the strong; because he hath poured out his 
 soul unto death : and he was ^^ numbered with the transgressors ; and 
 he bare the sin of many, and ^smade intercession for the trans- 
 gressors. 
 
 2i Or, wlien his soul shall make an offering. "is 2 Cor. 5. 21. "J* Rom. 6. 9.- 
 
 2^ John 17. 3. 2- 1 John 2. 1. 'is Rom. 5. 18. "^^ Phil. 2. 9. 30 Col. 2. 15. = 
 
 3-2 Luke 23. 34. 
 
 » Joliu 12. 38. 
 
 2 Hearing, or, 
 tloc'trine. 
 
 •J 1 Cor. 1. 18. 
 
 1 3Iark 9. 12. 
 
 s P.^alm 22. 6. 
 
 e Heb. i. 15. 
 
 "Asa hiding 
 of faces 
 from him, 
 or, from us ; 
 Or, he hid 
 his face as it 
 were from 
 us. 
 
 8 John 1. 10. 
 
 9 Matt 8. 17. 
 
 10 Matt. 26. 66. 
 
 11 Or, tor- 
 mented. 
 
 > 2 Bruise. 
 
 ' 3 Hath made 
 the iniqui- 
 ties of us all 
 to meet on 
 him. 
 
 i« Acts 8. 82. 
 
 15 1 Peter 1. 19. 
 
 16 Or, He was 
 taken away 
 by distress 
 and judg- 
 ment ; but, 
 etc. 
 
 i-Dan. 9. 26. 
 18 Was the 
 
 stroke upon 
 
 him. 
 ■ sMatt. 27. 57. 
 2" Deaths. 
 21 1 Peter 2. 22. 
 
 -26 Eph 1. 5. 
 
 Mark 15. 28. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The suffering Saviour Isaiah 53. 1-12. 
 
 Tu. Rejected John 1. 1-14. 
 
 W. Despised Jolm 9. 13-30. 
 
 111. Persecuted John 7. 14^:u. 
 
 F. Betrayed Mark 14. 43-52. 
 
 S. Mocked -Mark 15. 1-20. 
 
 S. Forsaken Mark 14. 26-42. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. CM. 
 
 Was it for crimes that I have done, 
 
 He groaned upon the tree » 
 Amazing pity ! grace unkno\vii ! 
 
 And love beyond degree ! 
 Well might the sun in darkness hide, 
 
 And shut his glories in. 
 When Christ, the mighty Maker, died, 
 
 For man the creatui-e's sin. 
 
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 R-_ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. The rejected Saviour. 
 V. 1-3. 
 
 if^|2! 
 
 Who his own self bare our 
 
 2. The dying Saviour. 
 
 V. 4^0. 
 
 3. Tlie interceding Sav- 
 
 
 sins in his own body on the tree. 
 
 (^ 
 
 1 Peter 2. 24. 
 
 iour. V. 10-1)2. 
 
 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 Isaiah Uved over seven hundred years before Christ, yet his writings seem iriOTe 
 like history than prophecy, so AvonderluHy do they correspond with the events wmcn 
 they predict. Ib thiii lesson we Und a vvonderf ul picture of Christ in his huiiiUiation 
 and suUerinsrs. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Tlierejected Saviour, v. 1-3 ; rsa.Gn.8,9. 
 What person is referred to in this proph- 
 ecy ? 
 
 What name is given to him in verse 1? 
 
 "What is said of his origin? 
 
 Hov/ was this true of Jesus ? 
 
 What Ls said of his appearance? 
 
 How is he represented as being received? 
 
 Was tliis prophecy f uUlIled ? Luke 4. 28, 29. 
 
 Do people so treat Jesus now? 
 
 How should we receive such a Saviour? 
 
 2. The dying SavUnir, v.4r-Q; Heb.9.28. 
 What has Christ done for us? y. 4. 
 When and how did he do this? 
 
 How should we feel toward him ? 
 
 How did men regard him? 
 
 For what purpose did he suffer? 
 
 A\'hat is said of man's condition in verse 6? 
 
 Is this true of aU men? 
 
 On whom were our Iniquities laid? 
 How is this stated in the golden Text? 
 What was the conduct of Christ under 
 
 trial? [Matt. 27. 12. 
 
 Where do we And this prophecy fuiailed? 
 What is said of the fate of Jesus? v. 9. 
 "UTio gave him a grave? Matt. 27. 57-GO. 
 3. The interceding Saviour, v. 10-12; 
 
 Heb. 7. 25. 
 Why did Christ thus suffer? 
 For whose sins did he make an offering? 
 What three prophecies are contained in 
 
 verse 10? 
 What four in verse 11? 
 How does Christ "justify many?" 
 V. hat reward is given to Jesus? 
 What service does he still perform for us 
 
 in heaven? Heb. 7. 25. 
 How may we come to him? Heb. 4. 15, 16. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we find— 
 
 1. A prophecy of Christ ns the .sorrowing mani 
 
 2. A prophecy of Christ as bearing our sins 1 
 
 3. A prophecy of Christ saving fronj siii l 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that Jesus suffered all this for you. 
 
 2. Be like him in meekness and patience. 
 
 3. Love Mm for what he has done for you. 
 
 ^ — — 
 
 I Wliile we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom,5.8. 
 
 I 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find an account of Christ's rejection at his own home — Find accounts of 
 Weeping at a grave, and over a city — Read the slory of his trial and death. 
 DOCTKLNAL SUGGESTION— Christ's vicarious sacrifice. 
 
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 The Saviour's Call; or, The Free Salvation. 
 
 Isa. 55. 1-11. Commit to memoiry vers' 
 
 ^ 1 IIo, 1 every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he 
 that hath no money; 2 come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy 
 wine and milk witliout money, and without price. 
 
 2 Vv'lierefore do ye 3. spend money for ihtt which is not bread? 
 and your labor tor that which sati.sfieth not ? hearken diliirently 
 unto ine, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight 
 itself in fatness. 
 
 3 Incline your ear, and < come unto me: hear, and your soul 
 shall live; ^and 1 will make an everlasthig covenant with you, 
 eve/I the ''sure mercies of Da'vid. 
 
 4 Behold, 1 have given h'un for a ^ witness to the people, ^a 
 leader and commander to the people. 
 
 5 Behold, a thou shall call a nation that thou knowest not, and 
 nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the 
 Lord thy God, and for the Iloly One of Is'ra-el ; lofor he hath 
 glorified thee. 
 
 6 Seek ye 11 the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon 
 him while he is near: 
 
 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and 12 the unrighteous man 
 "his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, '^and he will 
 have mercy upon him; and to our God, for ^^ he will abundantly 
 pardon. 
 
 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your 
 ways my ways, saith the Lord. 
 
 y For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways 
 higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 
 
 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, 
 and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it 
 bring forth and bud, that it; may give seed to the sower, and 
 bread to the eater ; 
 
 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of mv mouth: it 
 shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which 
 I please, and it shall prosper in the thing wliereto I sent it. 
 
 [May li. 
 
 ' John 4. 14 ; 
 John 7. 37 ; 
 1 Cor. 1. 22 ; 
 Rev. 21. 6; 
 Rev. 22. 17. 
 « Matt. 13. 44 ; 
 
 Rev. 3. 18. 
 3 Weigh. 
 * Matt. 11. 28. 
 »Chap. 54. 8; 
 chap. 61. 8; 
 Jer. 32. 40. 
 6 2 Sam. 7. 8 ; 
 P.sa!i!i SO. 28 ; 
 Acts U. 34 ; 
 T Mill. 3. : 
 Jolm 18. 37 ; 
 1 Tim. 6. 13; 
 Rev. \. 5. 
 « Jer. 30. 9 ; 
 Ezek. 34. 23 ; 
 Dan. 9. 25; 
 Heb. 2. 10. 
 s Chap. 52. 15 ; 
 Eph. 2. 11, 12. 
 iOActs3. 13. 
 1 Matt. 5. 25 ; 
 
 Hel.. 3. 13. 
 iiThe man of 
 
 miqulty. 
 
 »3Zech. 8. 17. 
 
 '^Jer. 3. 12. 
 
 '■■■Hev-in 
 
 multiply to 
 
 paidoa. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 J/. The Saviour's call 
 
 Tn . To sinners 
 
 W. "No wise cast out"... 
 Th. "All things are ready' 
 
 F. " Hear my voice " 
 
 S. The call urged 
 
 ..Lsaiah55. 1-11. 
 . Luke 5. 18-32. 
 ..John 6. 27-40. 
 ..Luke 14. 15-24. 
 ..Rev. 3. 14 22. 
 Rev. 22.13-21. 
 
 S. The call accepted Josh. 24. 14-28. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 Ho ! every one that thirsts, draw nigh : 
 
 'Tis God invites the fallen race : 
 Mercy and free salvation buy ; 
 
 Buy wine, and milk, and gospel grace. 
 Nothing ye in exchange shall give ; 
 
 Leave all ye have and are behind ; 
 Frankly the gift of (jud receive : 
 
 Pardon and peace in Jesus find. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The invitation, v. 1-6. 
 2. Tiie promise, v. 7-11. 
 
 PSA. 1 1 6-13. 
 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 If any man thirst, let him 
 come unto me, and drink. 
 John 7. 37. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 The prnphPt havin? shown us tjn' Sijviour. now turns our thonehts to the salvation ; 
 thnse who need it, and the conditions upon which it inav be obtained. 
 
 Who wrote this prophecy? Kow long before Christ did he live? In what aspect 
 did he present Christ in the last lesson ''. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1. The. invitation, v. 1-6; Rev. 2-2. 17. 
 To whom is this invitation addressed? 
 How many are included in it ? 
 AVhai is here offered to those who need ? 
 What prire is T'equirnd? 
 IIovv does this represent the blessings of 
 
 the gospel ? 
 For what do many spend money and 
 
 trouble ? 
 Do people find satisfaction in sin ? 
 What does (iod promise to men ? 
 Does snlvation satisfy tiiose who seek it? 
 What is the promise of the Goldkn' Text? 
 What commands and what promises do 
 
 we find in verse 3 ? 
 What is a covenant ? 
 What is the character of this covenant? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 When should we seek God ? v. R. [tion? 
 Whv is youth the best time to seek salva^ 
 "■i. T'ne pn imi.se, v. 7-11 ; Eph. 1. 7. 
 What does God require of the wicked? 
 How is this stated in Ezek. 18. :il? 
 What is (iod's promise to those that turn 
 
 to him? 
 May ue obtain this forgiveness of sins? 
 
 1 Tim. 1. 15. 
 ^Therein does God declare himself to be 
 
 unlike man? 
 How are his thoughts and ways greater 
 
 than ours ? 
 How is God's word illustrated in verse 10 ? 
 Wherein is the resemblance ? 
 What promise does (iod give in verse 11? 
 May we trust in this promise ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we find— 
 
 1. A si;nimons to (he thirsty'? 
 
 2. A s'liiimons to the hungry t 
 
 3. A KiiniiiionH to the .sinliil i 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that you need salvation. 
 
 2. The best time to seek the Lord is in youth. 
 
 3. Turn away from all sin, that 3'ou may find pardon. 
 
 r 
 
 Whosoever will, let him take the water of life 
 freely. Rev. 22. 17. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREAN3. 
 Find Ezekiel's vision of a fountain in the temple — Christ's words to a woman by 
 a well — Christ's proclamation abo\it water at a feast. 
 
 DOCTHn^AL STIO-G-ESTIOT^""— The conditions of p.ardon. 
 
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 The Saviour's Kingdom ; or, The Pr 
 
 of Peace. 
 
 Micah 4. 1-8- 
 
 Commit to memory verses 1-4. 
 
 1 But 1 in tlio last days it shall come to j>ass, ihat the mountain 
 of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the 
 mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills ; and people 
 shall flow unto it. 
 
 2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go 
 ■up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God ot 
 Jacob ; and he ^ will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in 
 his paths : for the law shall go forth of Zi'on, and the word of 
 the Lord from Je-ru'sa-lem. 
 
 3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong 
 nations afar off ; and they shall beat their swords s into plow- 
 shares, and their spears into ^pruning-hooks : nation shall not 
 lift up a sword agamst nation, neither ^ shall they learn war any 
 more. 
 
 4 But «they shall sit every man under his vine and under his 
 fig-tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the 
 Lord of hosts hath spoken it. 
 
 5 For ■^ all people will walk every one in the name of his god, 
 and we ^will walk in the name of the Lord our god for ever and 
 ever. 
 
 6 In that day, saith the Lord, will »I assemble her that halt- 
 eth, and i"! will gather her that is driven out, and her tliat I 
 have afflicted ; 
 
 7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was 
 cast far off a strong nation ; and the Lord shall " reign over them 
 in mount Zi'on from henceforth, even forever. 
 
 8 And thou, tower of i^the flock, the stronghold of the 
 daughter of Zi'on, unto thee shall it come, even the first do- 
 minion : the kingdom shall come to the dausrhter of Je-ru'sa-lem. 
 
 » Isaiah 2. 2 ; 
 Ezek. 17. 22 I 
 Dan. 2. 44. 
 
 3 Joel 3. 10. 
 * Or, scythes. 
 » Psalm 73. 7. 
 
 6 1 Kings 4. 25. 
 Zech. 3. 10. 
 
 iJer. 2. 11. 
 8 Zech. 10. 12. 
 
 9 Ezek. .34. 16 ; 
 Zeph. 3. 19. 
 
 10 Psalm 147. 2; 
 Ezek. 34. 13 ; 
 Ezek. 37. 21. 
 
 1 1 Isaiah 9. 6 ; 
 Isaiah 24. 23; 
 Dan. 7. 14 ; 
 Luke 1. 33 ; 
 Rev. 11. 15. 
 
 12 Or, Erlar ; 
 Gen. 35. 21. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The Saviour's kingdom Micah 4. 1-8. 
 
 ra. To be sought Matt. 6. 24-34. 
 
 W. Its nature John 18. 28-38. 
 
 Th. Its siuiiUtude Matt. 13. 24-26. 
 
 F. Its entrance Matt. 19. 16-30. 
 
 S. Itsrejection Matt. 2:!. 1 14. 
 
 3. Its reward Matt. 20. 1-16. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M. 
 
 I love thy Church. O God ! 
 
 Her walls before thee stand. 
 Dear as the apple of thine eye, 
 
 And graven on thy hand. 
 Sure as thy truth shall last, 
 
 To Zion shall be given 
 The brightest glories earth can yield, 
 
 And brighter blii^s of heaven. 
 
May IR.I 
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 47 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 1. Days of prosperity. 
 V. 1, 2. 
 
 2. Days of peace, v. 3-5. 
 
 3. Days of power, v. 6-8. 
 
 C 
 
 f4f' 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 Come, and let us go up to the 
 mountain of the Lord, and to 
 the house of the God of Jacob. 
 Micah 4. 2. 
 
 rNTRODUCTORY. 
 
 The prophet Micah lived durin? the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings 
 of .Tudah, about seven hundred and flfty years before Christ. The most of his message 
 ■was directed against the sins of his time; but in the present chapter he speaks of the 
 glorious kingdom of the coming Messiah. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Bav^ of prosperitii, v. 1. 2 ; Psa. 72.16. 
 WTiat is meant by " the List days?" 
 
 [Ans : The days of Christ's GospeL] 
 "What shall then come to pass ? 
 To what does the " mountain of the Lord's 
 
 house " refer ? [Ans : To the Christian 
 
 Church.] 
 "What does this promise to the Church ? 
 Wbat desire is spoken in the Golden 
 
 Text? 
 What does this mean ? 
 What -nill God do for those who seek him? 
 How is this stated in John 6. 45 ? 
 
 2. Days of peace, v. 3-5 ; Psa. 72. 7. 
 What is said of Christ in verse 3? 
 How is this expressed in Phil. 2. 10 ? 
 What shall be the result of Christ's reign? 
 What is said of "swords " and "spears?" 
 
 What does this mean ? 
 
 Does peace come as the result of the Gos- 
 pel? 
 
 How is It promised in Isa. 26. 3 ? 
 
 What is promised in verse 4? 
 
 ■UTiat good resolve is found in verse 5 ? 
 
 Will you make this resolve? 
 
 3. Days of pourr, v. 6-8 ; Isa. 35. 3, 4. 
 
 What promise is contained in verse 6? 
 
 To whom is it given ? 
 
 "Where is it said that God shall reign ? 
 
 What does Zion here represent? [Axs : The 
 Church of Christ.] 
 
 What is said of Zion in Rev. 14. 1 ? 
 
 May we stand among these triumphant 
 ones ? 
 
 To whom is promised dominion ? 
 
 Who are members of Christ's kingdom ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That universal interest shall be awakened bv the Gospell 
 
 2. That universal peace shall result from the Gospel 1 
 
 3. That universal triumph shall attend the Gospel 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Attend the worship in God's house. 
 
 2. Learn God's law. 
 
 3. Walk in his paths. 
 
 l: 
 
 Great peace have they ^whieh love thy law. Psa. 119. 165. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find about a " mount of God " in Exodus — Read the account of the buildino- of 
 God's house on Mount Moriah . . .Find the account of David capturing the stronghold 
 of Zion. 
 
 DOCmiNAL SUGGESTION-The universal reign of Clirist. 
 
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 IjEssokt -viin: 
 
 [May 35. 
 
 The IToly Spirit Promised: 
 
 Joel 2. 28-32. 
 
 or, i he Gift o'f Power. 
 Commit to memory verses 23-82. 
 
 28 And ' it shall come to pass afterward, thit I » will pour out 
 my Spirit upon all flesh; 'and your son.s an<l *your daughters 
 shall prophesy, your old men sliull dream dreams, your young 
 men shall see visions : 
 
 23 And also upon ^the servants and upon the handmaids in 
 those days will I pour out my Spirit. 
 
 30 And 8 I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, 
 blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 
 
 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into 
 blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Loud come. 
 
 32 And it shall come to pass, thit ^ whosoever shall call on 
 the name of the Loud shall be delivered: for « in mount Zi'on 
 and in Je-ru'sa lem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, 
 and in » the remnant whom the Lord shall call. 
 
 « Isaiah 44. 3 ; 
 Acts I. 17. 
 
 2 John 7. 39. 
 
 3 Isaiah 5i. IS. 
 * Acts 21. 9. 
 
 5 1 Cor. VI. 13 ; 
 
 Gal. 3. 2« ; 
 
 Col. 3. 11. 
 6 Mark 13. 24. 
 
 ■> Rom. 10. 13. 
 3 Isaiah 46. 13 i 
 
 Oljadiali 17. 
 sisai.ah n. Ui 
 
 Rom. 9. 27 ; 
 
 Rom. 11. 5. 
 
 Notes. — Afterward — How long is not specified, hut a fulfillment took place 
 nearly eight hundred years after, as recorded in Acts 2. 1-4. Tour out — Lnder 
 the old dispensation the Spirit was given in a measure, and to a few ; under 
 the new, it was poured forth abundantly upon all. All flesh — The blessings 
 of tlie new covenant were not to be liniited to the Jewish race, but extended 
 to all nations. Your sons and ]]<mv davghters — The young people and children 
 of the gospel were destined to receive a light of revelation equal to that of the 
 ancient prophets. Servants and handmaids — The lowest rank and station are 
 admitted to the highest privileges of salvation. Wo7ider§ — Referring to the 
 wars, destructions, and disturbances Avhich preceded the coming ot Christ. 
 The sun — Darkness over the earth when Jesus was crucified. Whosoever — A 
 general promise, of which every sinner may avail himself. Delivered — Either 
 from present trouble or from eternal woe. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 -V. Tne Holy Spirit promised .... Joel 2. 28-S2. 
 
 Tu. His personality John 14. 15-26. 
 
 W. Kis divinity IJohn .5. 1-13. 
 
 77i. His office John 1G. l-li. 
 
 F. Promised by Jeeus Act.-^ 1. 1-14. 
 
 ■?. His coming Acts 2. 1-13. 
 
 J. His ))o\ver Acts 2. 37^7. 
 
 LESSON HYWN. CM, 
 
 Reflninp fire, go through my heart ; 
 
 Illuminate my suul ; 
 Scatter thy life through every part, 
 
 And sanctify the whole. 
 O that it now from heaven might fall, 
 
 And all my sins consume ! 
 Come, Holy Ghost, for thee I call ; 
 
 Spiiit of bui-niug, come ! 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 \^^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. Revenling power. 
 V. 28-29. 
 
 2. "Wonder-working 
 
 power. V. 30, 31. 
 
 3. Saving power, v. 32. 
 
 
 i 
 
 But ye shall receive power, 
 after that the Holy Ghost is 
 come upon you. Acts 1. 8. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 The prophet Joel lived about eight centuries before Christ. He here foretells the 
 descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Church after the ascension of the Saviour. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. Revealing power, v. 28, 29; Mark 1.8. 
 "V\7iat promise is here given ? 
 
 To what does this refer ? John 7. 39. 
 Is this promise limited to any one people? 
 ■What various classes of people are here 
 
 named as sharing its blessings ? 
 May we enjoy it ? 
 "When was this prophecy fulfilled? Acts 
 
 2. 1-^. 
 Does the Snirit still remain with the 
 
 Church ?* Rom. 8. 14. 
 How will the Spirit help us ? Rom. 8. 26. 
 
 2. Wonder-worliing power, v. 30, 31; 
 Acts 2. 19, 20. 
 
 "What wonders are here foretold ? 
 "What is said of the sun and the moon ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 How was this prophecy repeated by 
 
 Christ ? Matt. 24. 29. 
 "When was it partly fulfilled ? Matt. 27. 45. 
 "What day is spoken of in v. 31 ? 
 To whom is the day of judgment terrible! 
 How may we be safe on that day ? 
 3. Saviyig power, v. 32; Rom. 10. 13. 
 What precious promise do we find here? 
 "What is the meaning of "whosoever?" 
 Does that include you ? 
 "Where is deliverance promised ? 
 To what does this refer ? [Ans : To the 
 
 Gospel of Christ.] 
 To whom does God call ? 
 "What are the terms of salvation In Acts 
 
 16.31? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 "Where in this lesson do we find— 
 
 1. A promise of f«od's Spirit! 
 3. A propiiecy of strattye events 1 
 3. A pledge of salvation to men { 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that the Spirit is promised to the young as well as to the old. 
 
 2. Try to live and speak under the Spirit's direction. 
 
 3. Call upon God for deliverance from sin. 
 
 Have ye received the Holy Ghost? Acts 19. 2. 
 
 X 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find a promise of the Holy Spirit by John the Baptist — Find a promise by Christ 
 In John's Grospel — Find the account of its fulfillment in Acts. 
 
 DOCraiNAL SUO-GESTION-The baptism of the Holy Ghost. 
 
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 ijiEissonsr t.^^. 
 
 [June 1. 
 
 Prophecy agai:n'st Tyre ; or, Destruction through Sin. 
 
 Ezek, 26. 7-14. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 7, 13, 14. 
 
 7 For thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will bring upon 
 TyVas Neb-u-chad-rez'zar king of Bab'y-lon, a i king of kings, 
 from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horse- 
 men, and companies, and much people. 
 
 8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field ; and 
 he shall ^make'a fort against thee, and ^cast a mound against 
 thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. 
 
 9 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with 
 his axes he shall break down thy towers. 
 
 10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall 
 cover thee : thy Avails shall shake at the noise of the horse- 
 men, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall 
 enter into thy gates, * as men enter into a city wherein is made a 
 breach. 
 
 11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy 
 streets : he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong 
 garrisons shall go down to the ground. 
 
 12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey 
 of thy merchandise ; and they shall break down thy walls, and 
 destroy ^thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and 
 thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. 
 
 13 And « I will cause the noise of thy '' songs to cease ; and the 
 sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. 
 
 14 And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be 
 a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I 
 the Lord have spoken it., saith the Lord God. 
 
 1 Ezra 7. 12 ; 
 Dan. 2. 37. 
 
 2 Chap. 21. 28, 
 
 3 Or, pour out 
 the engine 
 
 ' Accordiry? to 
 the enteiinjjs 
 of a city 
 broken np. 
 
 5 Honses of 
 thy desire. 
 
 8 Isaiah 14. 11. 
 1 Isaiah 23. 16. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Prophecy against Tj-re Ezek. 36. 7-14. 
 
 \Tu. Threats to the wicked Ucut. 28. 15-29. 
 
 W. Retribution foreshown.... .Psalm 37. 1-20. 
 
 \Th. The wicked unpitied Ezek. 7. 1-37. 
 
 \F. Tlie truth of the word Luke 21. 25-38. 
 
 \S. The endurance of the word. Isaiah 18. 1-8. 
 'S. The vraraiiig of the word.... 3 Thess. 2. 1-13. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 L. M. 
 
 Unchan§:eable, all-perfect Lord, 
 
 Essential life's unbounded sea, 
 Wliat lives and moves, lives by thy word ; 
 
 It lives, and moves, and is fro«i thee. 
 Hig-h is thy power above all height ; 
 
 Whate'er thy will decrees is done ; 
 Tliy wisdom, equal to thy mig-ht, 
 
 Only to thee. U God, is KJ3ov,n. 
 
1879. J 
 
 JBerean Question Book. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The city attacked. 
 
 V. r-9. 
 2. The city destroyed. 
 
 V. la-u. 
 
 m 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Heaven and earth shail pass 
 away, but my words shall not 
 pass away. Matt. 24. 35. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 The Prophet Ezekiel lived amonff the Jewish captives in Ghaldea, durinjr the rei^n of 
 Nebuchadnezzar, six hundred years before Christ. He warned his people against the 
 result of their sins, and threatened woe upon the surrounding nations. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1 . T]\c city attacked, v. 7-0 ; Psa. 37. 9, 10. 
 From whom wius this message sent? 
 Has (;od any message for us? 
 What two cities are mentioned ? 
 Where were they located ? 
 For wtiat was the city of Tyre famed ? 
 
 Ezek. -27. 8. 
 W!iat great king is named ? 
 Wliat other facts can you tell concerning 
 
 him V 
 Who Were to come with him? 
 What was to be the fate of the daughters 
 
 of Tyre * 
 How was the city to be attacked ? 
 Why was the city attacked ? Ezek. 26. 2, 3. 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 How does God treat the scomer ? Prov. 3.34. 
 2. The citydcstnn/cd, v. 10-14 ; Psa. 46.8. 
 What were the horses to do ? 
 What should become of the houses? 
 Like what was tlie city to become? 
 For what should its place be used? 
 On whose vvoid did this prophecy rest ? 
 Has it been fuilllled •' 
 
 [Ans: It has, in every particular.] 
 May we not then believe what (iod says ? 
 Wliat is the leacliing of the (iOLDKN Tkxt ? 
 How may destruction be averted from a 
 
 nation? Joniih 3. 10. 
 What will save us from the penalty of our 
 
 sins ? Acts 3. 19. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That the kin^is of earth are in the hands of God? 
 
 2. That the events of the future are known to God I 
 
 8. That earthly greatness becomea noihiujj before ttodl 
 
 WORDS VyiTH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be thankful for a land of peac«. 
 
 2. Remember that prosperity Ls God's gift, 
 
 3. See the truth of Scripture in its fulQllraent. 
 ^ — 
 
 The judgnients of the Lord are true and righteous 
 altogether. Psa. 19. 9. 
 
 I 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find about a king of Tyi-e who helped to build the Temple. ...Find about King 
 Nebuchadnezzar's dreams — His loss of reason for seven years. 
 
 DOCTKINAIj suggestion— The foreknowledge of God. 
 
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 [June 8. 
 
 The Talley of Dry Bones; or, Life by the Spirit. 
 
 Ezek. 37. 1-10. Commit to memory verses 7-10 
 
 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out Mn 
 the Spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the 
 valley which was full of bones, 
 
 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, be- 
 hold, there were very many in the open " valley ; and, lo, fhey 
 were very dry. 
 
 3 And he said unto me. Son of man, can these bones live? 
 And I answered, Lord God, s thou knowcst. 
 
 4 Again he said unto me, * Propliesy upon these bones, and 
 say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of tlie Lord. 
 
 5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones. Behold, I will 
 'cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 
 
 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh 
 upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and 
 ye shall live; and «ye shall know that I am the Lord. 
 
 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded : and as 1 prophesied, 
 there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came 
 together, bone to his bone. 
 
 8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up 
 upon them, and the skin covered them above, but there was no 
 breath in tiiem. 
 
 9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the » wind, prophesy, 
 son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God ; 
 Come 8 from the four winds, breath, and breathe upon these 
 slain, that they may live. 
 
 10 So I prophesied, as he commanded me, and "the breath 
 came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, 
 an exceeding great army. 
 
 Chap. 3. u 1 
 Luke i, 1. 
 
 ■J Champaign. 
 
 3 Deut. 32. 39 ; 
 
 1 Sam. 2. 6 ; 
 John 5. 21 ; 
 Rom. 4. 17; 
 
 2 Cor. I. 9. 
 « l«.-\lali 55. H ; 
 
 Jif.tii. 10. 17. 
 > Pftolra 104. 30. 
 
 « Chap. 6. 7 ; 
 Chan. 35. U 
 Joel 2. 27 ; 
 Joel 3, 17. 
 
 1 Or, breath ; 
 
 Acts 2. 2. 
 * Psalm 104. 30. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The valley of dry boues Ezek. 37. 1-10. 
 
 Til. Tlie vision explained Ezek. 37.11-19. 
 
 W. Deadinsin Kom. 7. 4-25. 
 
 Th. Quickened by the Spirit Koin. 8. 1-34. 
 
 F. The new birth John 3. 1-15. 
 
 S. The new life Hum. 6. 1-23. 
 
 S. The new creature Eph. 4. 17-32. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 C. M. 
 
 Enthroned on high, Almighty Lord, 
 
 The Holy Ghost send down; 
 Fulfill in us thy faitliful word, 
 
 And all thy mercies crown. 
 Spirit of life, and light, and love, 
 
 Tiiv heavenly intluence give ; 
 Quicken our souls, our guilt remove, 
 
 That we in Chi'ist may live. 
 
June 8,1 
 1879. J 
 
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 58 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The valley of death. 
 V. 1, 2, 
 
 2. The word of the Lord. 
 
 V. 3-8. 
 
 3. The breath of life. v. 9.10. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 It is the spirit that quicken- 
 eth ; the flesh profiteth noth- 
 ing : the words that 1 speak 
 unto you, they are spirit, and 
 they are life. John 0. 63. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Thevalleiinf death,rA,2; Rom.5.12. 
 Upon whom was the hand of the Lord ? 
 What is meant by " the hand of the Lord ?" 
 To what place was the prophet carried ? 
 What were in the valley ? 
 
 What did these dry bones represent ? v. 11. 
 How did they represent Israel at that time? 
 Of what besides were they a symbol? 
 
 Eph. 2. 1. 
 Wherein does sin resemble death ? 
 
 2. Tlie icord of the Lord, v. 3-8 ; Heb. 4.12. 
 What question was asked of the prophet? 
 What answer did he give? 
 
 What was he commanded to do ? 
 What is here meant by "prophesy?" 
 
 [Ans : To speak in the name of the 
 
 Lord.] 
 Who are now God's messengers to men ? 
 
 What was he commanded to say? 
 
 What promise was given ? 
 
 What did the prophet do? 
 
 What was the result ? 
 
 Were these bodies now living ? 
 
 What did they need to give them life? 
 
 Gen. 2. 7. 
 Who alone can give life? 
 3. The breath of life, v. 9, 10 ; John 20. 22. 
 What was the prophet next commanded 
 
 to do ? And to say ? 
 Did the prophet obey these commands ? 
 What effect did it have ? 
 How does this vision illustrate the Golden 
 
 Text? 
 Are all men dead in sin ? Rom. 5. 12. 
 By whom can life be given? Rom. 5. 17. 
 How are men to receive life ? John 5. 34. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where In this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That (iod can do what seemn impossible'? 
 
 work is gradual and progressive 1 
 
 3. That God' 
 
 3. That God uses men as his 
 
 ;;ents 1 
 
 T 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that sin Is a state of death. 
 
 2. Remember that God's word has power. 
 
 3. Remember that God's Spirit gives life. 
 
 Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead 
 Eph. 5. 14. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 I 
 
 Find when and where Ezeklel lived — To whom he prophesied — Find some other 
 visions which he saw. 
 
 DOCTaiNAIi SITGaESTTON— The quickening power of the Holy Ghost. 
 
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 B.C. 513.] 
 
 IjEISSOIbT I^CI. 
 
 [Jane 15. 
 
 The Need op God's Spirit; or, Power by the Spirit. 
 
 Zech. 4. 1-14. 
 
 Commit to m.emory verses 4-*; 
 
 1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, 
 * as a man that is wakened out of bis sleep. 
 
 2 And said unto me, What seest thoii ? And I said, I have looked, 
 and, behold, ^ a candlestick all of gold, ^ with a bowl upon the top of 
 it, and ^ his seven lamps thereon, and * seven pipes to the seven lamps, 
 which are, upon the top thereof : 
 
 3 And * two olive-trees by it. one upon the right mle of the l}owl, 
 and the other upon the left Hide, thereof. 
 
 4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, 
 What are, these, ray lord? 
 
 5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, 
 Knowest thou not what these be ? And I said. No, my lord. 
 
 6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying. This is the word of 
 the Lord unto Ze-rub'ba-bel, saying. Not by ^ might, nor by power, 
 but by ray Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 7 Who ort thou, "O great mountain? before Ze-rub'ba-bel \hou 
 slinlt hecome a plain : and he shall bring forth » the head-stone thereof 
 ^° ivUh shoutings, criiuuj, Grace, grace unto it I 
 
 8 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 
 
 9 The hands of Ze-rub'bn-bel have laid the foundation of this house ; 
 his hands shall '^also Qnish it; and thou i^shalt know that the Lord 
 of hosts hath sent me unto you. 
 
 10 For who hath despised the day of small ^^ things? ^^ for they shall 
 rejoice, and shall see the ^^ plummet in the hand of Ze-rub'ba-be'l with 
 those seven; '* they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro 
 through the whole earth. 
 
 11 Then answered 1, and said unto him. What are these two olive- 
 trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left .ride 
 thereof ? 
 
 12 And I answered again, and said unto him. What he these two 
 olive branches which i' through the two golden pipes ^'^ empty i*the 
 golden oi7 out of themselves ? 
 
 13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these he? 
 And I said, No, my lord. 
 
 14 Then said he, These are the two "o anointed ones, that stand by 
 the Lord of the whole earth. 
 
 1 Dan. 8. 18. 
 
 2 p:xodiis 25. 
 31. 
 
 Rev. 1. 13. 
 8 With her 
 
 bowl. 
 * Exodus 25. 
 
 37; 
 
 Rev. i. 5. 
 ' Or, seven 
 
 several 
 
 pipes to the 
 
 lamps, etc. 
 « Rev. 11. 4. 
 1 Or, army, 
 »Matt. 21. 21* 
 » Psalm 118.22. 
 >oEzra3. U. 
 11 Ezra 6. 15. 
 '■ilCor. 2. 4; 
 
 IThess. 1.5. 
 13 Haggai 2. 3. 
 n Or, since 
 
 the seven 
 
 eyes of the 
 
 Lord shall 
 
 rejoice. 
 16 stone of tin. 
 16 2 Chron. 16. 
 
 9; 
 
 Prov. 15, S. 
 iiBytheliand. 
 1' Or, empty 
 
 out of 
 
 themselves 
 
 oil into tho 
 
 gold. 
 19 The gold. 
 20 Sons of oil. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The need of God's Spirit Zech. 4. 1-14. 
 
 Til. The Spirit promised John 16. 1-16. 
 
 W. Tiie workings of the Spirit.,.! Cor, 2. 1-16. 
 
 Th. The fruits of the Spirit Gal. 5. 16-30. 
 
 F. Tho gilts of the Soirit 1 Cor. 12.1-13. 
 
 S. The Spirit wickedly sought ..Acts 8. 9-21. 
 S. The baptism of the Spirit . . . . Acts 19. 1-12. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S.M. 
 
 Lord God, the Holy Ghost ! 
 
 In this accepted hour, 
 As on the day of Pentecost, 
 
 Descend in all thy power. 
 The young, the old. inspire 
 
 With wisdom from above ; 
 And give us hearts and tongues of fire, 
 
 To pray, and praise, and love. 
 
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 Bcj-ean Question Book. 
 
 65 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 1. A beautiful vision. 
 
 V. 1-5. 
 2. A comforting lesson, j 
 
 V. &-14. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Kot by might, nor by power, 
 out by my Spirit, saith the Loid 
 i\ hosts. Zech. 4. 6. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 The Prophet Zechariah was one of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem after tlie 
 
 decree of Cyrus, B. C. 536. He encouraged his people to rebuild tlieir ruined temple. 
 
 and gave glorious promises of coming prosperity to tlie little company of anxious 
 
 Jews, who, in poverty and difficulty, were re-establishing their nation. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1 . A henntifxiJ vmnn, v. 1-5; Heb. 1. 1. 
 
 "Who had talked with the prophet ? 
 
 What did the angel now do ? 
 
 "What did the prophet see? 
 
 How many lamps were on the candlestick ? 
 
 How many pipes led to tiie lamps ? 
 
 From what did the pipes proceed ? 
 
 [Axs : From the golden bowl.] 
 What stood beside the candlestick ? 
 Did the prophet understand the vision? 
 Where else do we find mention of the 
 
 golden candlestick? Exod. 40. 24, 25. 
 Where was this golden candlestick placed ? 
 "Who afterward saw in a vision the golden 
 
 candlesticks ? Rev. 1. 12, 13. 
 
 A comforting lesson, v. 6-14; John 
 14. -2?. 
 
 What did the angel say, in the Golden 
 Text? 
 
 What does this mean ? 
 
 How is it explained by 1 Cor. 1. 27, 28? 
 
 Who was Zerubbabel? 
 
 [Ans : The governor of the Jews.] 
 
 In what work was he engaged? v. 9; 
 Ezra 5. 2. 
 
 To what are the obstacles before him com- 
 pared? V. 7. 
 
 Wiiat promise was given him ? 
 
 What promise is given in Isa. 40. 4, 5? 
 
 What house is here me^ant ? 
 [Axs : Tlie second temple.] 
 
 Wliat were on each side of the candlestick? 
 
 "\Miat was their use ? 
 
 What did they represent ? v. 14. 
 
 What did these represent? Rev. 1. 20. 
 Why does the candlestick represent the 
 
 Clmrch ? [Ans : Because it bears the 
 
 light for the world.] 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where In this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That obstacles are nothina; in (Jod's wayl 
 
 2. That the weak are niiirhty by God's aidi 
 
 3. That success is sure to God's cause 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS 
 
 1. Remember that, though little, you may be precious to the Lord. 
 
 2. Fear nothing when you are in the way of duty. 
 
 3. Remember God's eyes are In every place. 
 
 t- 
 
 The weakness of God is stronger than men. 1 Cor. 1. 25. 
 
 ^ HOiVlE WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find when Zechariah lived and prophesied Find another prophet of the 
 
 name, and his fate — A priest of the same name in the New Testament. 
 DOCTBINAIj SUGGSSTION— TTie trJMmph of the Church. 
 
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 COXSECEATIOX TO GOD ; or, Acceptance in Service. 
 
 [Jane 23. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 16-18. 
 
 Malachi 3. 8-18. 
 
 8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, 
 Wherein have we robbed thee, In ^ tithes and oflferings. 
 
 9 Ye are cursed with a «urse: for ye have robbed nie, even this 
 whole nation. 
 
 10 Bring ^ ye all the tithes 'into the storehouse, that there may 
 be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the 
 Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows *of heaven, 
 and 5 pour you out a blessing, that there shall not he room enough 
 to receive it. 
 
 11 And I will rebuke «the devourer for your sakes, and he 
 ehall not ^ destrov the finiits of your ground : neither shall your 
 vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of 
 hosts. 
 
 12 And all nations shall call you blessed : for ye shall be « a 
 delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. 
 
 13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord : 
 yet ye say. What have we spoken so much against thee ? 
 
 14 Ye '» nave said. It is vain to serve God : and what profit u it 
 that we have kept ^° his ordinance, and that we hav<j walked 
 *i mournfully before the Lord of hosts ? 
 
 15 And now " we call the proud happy ; yea, tliey that work 
 wickedness " are set up ; yea, they that tempt >* God are even 
 delivered. 
 
 16 Then they "that feared the Lord spake "often one to an- 
 other: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it^ and a book of re- 
 membrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, 
 and that thought upon his name. 
 
 17 And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that 
 day when I make up my i^ jewels; and I wiU spare them, as a 
 man .spareth his own son that servcth him. 
 
 18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous 
 and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that 
 serveth him not. 
 
 Neh. 13. 10. 
 
 aProv. 3. 9. 
 3 1Chron. 26. 
 20. 
 
 * Gen. 7. 11. 
 ' Empty out ; 
 
 2 Chion. 31. 
 
 10. 
 « Amos 4. 9. 
 ■I Corrupt. 
 
 9 Zeph. 1. 12. 
 10 His 
 
 observation. 
 "In black. 
 liPsalm 73.12. 
 '3 Are built. 
 ' « Psalm 95. 9. 
 15 Psalm 66. 16. 
 i« Heb. 3. 13. 
 
 ' Or, special 
 treatiui-e. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Consecration to God Mai. 3. 8-18. 
 
 rw.Why? lPeter2.1-25. 
 
 jr. What? Matt. 22. l»-22. 
 
 rfe.When! lChron.--d8.l-lO. 
 
 F. ^Vllom» John 21. 15-22. 
 
 S. How! Luke.5. 1-11. 
 
 S. For what! Rev. 21. 1-7. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7s. 
 
 Thine forever :— God of love, 
 
 Hear us from thy throne above ; 
 
 Thine forever may we be. 
 
 Here and in eternity. 
 
 Thine forever :— thou our ^Ide, 
 
 All our wants by thee supplied, 
 
 All our sins by thee forgiven. 
 
 Lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. A serious charge. 
 
 V. 8, 9. 
 2. A gracious offer. 
 
 V. 10-1.5. 
 8. A precious promise. 
 V. 16-18. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 And they shall be mine, saith 
 the Lord of hosts, in that day 
 when I nmake up my jewels. 
 Mai. 3. 17. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 MalachI, the last of the Old Testament prophets, lived about four hundred years 
 before Christ, In an age when formal service was fulflUed by the people, though in 
 heart they were still worldly. He rebukes their sins, and proclaims their duty. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. A serious charge, v. 8, 9 ; Prov. 3. 9, 10. 
 \Yliat charge is made against the sinner ? 
 What is meant by robbing God ? 
 
 How did they rob God ? 
 
 How cau we rob God ? 
 
 What is meant by tithes and offerings ? 
 
 Lev. 27. 30. 
 What is due to God from us ? 
 
 2. A gracimis offer, v. 10-15 ; Deut. 28. 12. 
 What command is given by God ? 
 
 What gracious offer is made by the Lord? 
 
 Whom will the Lord rebuke ? 
 
 And why ? 
 
 How will the nations treat those who 
 
 honor God ? 
 How had the people spoken against God ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 "What did they say concerning God's serv- 
 ice? 
 
 What change has come upon the proud ? 
 And the wicked?* And the tempter? 
 
 3. A precious promii>e, v. 16-18; Ezek. 
 36. 27, 28. 
 
 What did they who feared the Lord do ? 
 
 What should all do who fear God ? 
 
 \Mio heard and remembered their words? 
 
 What precious promise is given in the 
 Golden Text? 
 
 "What further promise is given them ? 
 
 Is this promise to us as well as to them? 
 Heb. 6. 12. 
 
 What knowledge is given to those who 
 fear God ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That robbery of God brings a curse"! 
 
 3. That consecration to God brinies a blessing 1 
 
 3. Tliat tlie service of God has a reward 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Give liberally to God's cause. 
 
 2. Talk often with those that fear God. 
 
 3. Be among God's precious jewels. 
 
 4« j« 
 
 I Thou Shalt also be a crown of glory in the handj 
 I of the Lord. Isaiah 62. 3. | 
 
 4. . — _ — ^ 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find when Abraham paid tithes — When Jacob promised God a tenth The law 
 
 of the tithes in Leviticus. 
 
 POCTBpf Ali SUO-GESTION'— The acceptable sacrifice. 
 
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 SECOND QUARTERLY REVIEW. 
 
 [Jtine 89, 
 1878, 
 
 HOME READiNGS. 
 n. Sanctified affliction Job 33. 14-30. 
 
 r-f. Queen Esther Esther!. 10-17. 
 
 W. The despised and ; , .--! i lo 
 
 suffering Saviour i ^^- •'^- ^ ^^■ 
 Th. Tl)e Saviour's call.-Isa. 55. 1-11. 
 F. Vision of the val- \ -rr„c,\- 07 1 ^c\ 
 
 lev of dry bones 1 ^^^''^- "^^ ^-^^■ 
 S. Thf> absolute need '7 J, , , ,, 
 
 of God'.s Spirit <, '^^'^^- *• ^ ^*- 
 S. Consecration to GodMal. .3. 8-l.S. 
 
 LESSON HYMR. C. M. 
 Jehovah, God, thy gracious power 
 
 On every hand we see ; 
 O may tlic blessings of each hour 
 
 Lead all our thoughts to thee. 
 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, 
 
 And reaches to the skies ; 
 Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, 
 
 Thy goodness never dies. 
 
 REVIEW SCHEME. 
 
 I. State the Topical Titles, Golden Texts, and Outlines of the Quarter's 
 
 lessons. [The initial letters may be given on the slate or blackboard.] 
 
 II. State the Doctrinal Suggestion of each lesson, and show its application. 
 
 III. Name the eight books of the Bible in which the lessons of the quarter are 
 found, and give a fact concerning each book or its writer. [J., Es,, I., 
 Mi., Jo., Ez., Z., Ma.] 
 
 IV. What Facts do the lessons contain about each of the following persons ? 
 
 Job, Eliphaz, Esther, Mordecai, 
 
 Nebuchadnezzar, Zerubbabel* 
 
 V. Where do we find in the lessons of the first month — 
 
 1. The benefits of trouble ? I 8. An example of faith? 
 
 2. The power of prayer? I 4. A promise of Christ? 
 
 VI. How are we taught in the lessons of the second month — 
 
 1. That the Saviour was a man of sorrows? ^ 
 
 2. That salvation is oflered freely ? 
 
 3. That the Gospel shall be prospered ? 
 4. , That the Spirit shall be poured forth ? 
 
 VII. Wliat pr.'xctical truths do we learn in the third month's lessons — 
 
 1. From the fate of a wicked city ? 
 
 2. From a prophet's vision in the valley? 
 
 3. From tlie golden candlestick in the Temple? 
 
 4. From the book of remembrance before the Lord ? 
 
 r 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 Thy word have I hid in mine hes 
 
 rt. Psa. 119. 11. 
 
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 MISSIONARY LESSON. 
 
 The Great CoMiiissiox 
 
 Mark 16. 15-20. 
 
 The Call to Teach the World. 
 
 Commit to mem.ory verses 15, 16. 
 
 15 And he said unto tbem, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel 
 to every creature. 
 
 Iti lie that belie veth and is baptized shall be saved ; but he that belie vetii 
 not shall be damned. 
 
 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe : In my name shall the}' 
 cast out devils; they shall speak with new tong-ues ; 
 
 18 They sliall take up serpents ; and if they "drink any deadly thing, it shall 
 not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and tli^ey shall recover. 
 
 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken unto tliem, he was received up into 
 heaven, and sat on the riglit liaud of God. 
 
 20 And they went fortli, and preached eveiy-where, the Lord working with 
 tliem^ and contirming the word with signs following. Amen. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 1. The Saviovir's charge, v. 15, 16. 
 2. The believer's privileges. 
 
 V. 17. 18. 
 8. The apostles' work. v. 19, 20. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, 
 
 Matt. 2«. 19. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. r/ie SaxAour's charge, v. 15, 16; John 
 
 20. 21. [given ? 
 
 To whom, and by whom, was this charge 
 Does it apply to any besides the twelve 
 
 apostles ? [Rev. 22. 17. 
 
 Are we also to extend the glad tidings ? 
 What is the charge ? 
 How extensive is it? 
 
 Are all nations included in it ? Acts 10. 35. 
 Are any people beyond the power of the 
 
 Gospel ? 2 Peter 3. 9. 
 What are the conditions of salvation ? 
 On whom are we to believe ? Acts 16. 31. 
 What Is the fate of those who believe not ? 
 
 2. Tlie believer's privileue, v. 17, 18; 
 
 Luke 10. 19, 20. 
 Wliat five privileges are here mentioned? 
 Whei'e do we find the first illustrated? 
 
 Luke 10. 17. 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 When was tiie second promise fulfilled ? 
 
 Acts 2. 4. [28. 5. 
 
 Who was protected from a serpent ? Acts 
 What apostle restored the sick ? Acts 9. 34. 
 By whose power were these miracles 
 
 wrought ? 
 Will Christ assist us when we need him? 
 3. The apostles' work, v. 19, 20. 
 What became of Jesus after this charge? 
 Who were witnesses of his ascension ? 
 
 Luke 24. 50, 51. 
 What did he leave with his diselples ? 
 
 Acts 1. 8. 
 What was their work ? 
 Where did they begin ? Luke ^1. 47. 
 What is the need of preaching the gospel 
 
 to the world ? Rom. 10. 11. 
 Who works with his disciples ? 
 What is the command in the Golden Text? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we find— 
 
 1. That the world needs the Gospel ? 
 
 2. That every person should hear the Sospel 1 
 
 3. That Christ gives power to the Gospel { 
 
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 L 1879. 
 
 THIRD QUARTER. 
 
 A. D. 60.] 
 
 XjEssonsr i 
 
 [July 6. 
 
 Peace with God; or, A Present Salvation. 
 Homans 5. 1-10. Commit to memory verses 6-10, 
 
 peace with God 
 
 1 Therefore being justified by faith, vre have 
 tlirough our Lord Je'sus Christ : 
 
 2 By 2 whom also we have access by faith into this grace 
 8 wherein we stand, -"and rejoice in hope of tlie glory of God. 
 
 3 And not only so, but ^ we glory in tribulations also : knowing 
 that tribulation worketh patience ; 
 
 4 And patience, experience ; and experience, hope : 
 
 5 And "hope maketh not ashamed; because ^ the love of God 
 is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given 
 unto us. 
 
 6 For when we were yet without strength, ^ in due time Christ 
 died tor the ungodly. 
 
 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die : yet perad- 
 venture for a good man some would even dare to die. 
 
 8 But » God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we 
 were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 
 
 9 Much more then, being now justified by i^his blood, we shall 
 be saved "from wrath through him. 
 
 10 For if, when we were enemies, we "were reconciled to 
 God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we 
 shall be saved ^^ by his life. 
 
 1 Isaiah 32.17 ; 
 JohnlH. 33; 
 Eph. 2. U ; 
 Col. 1. 20. 
 
 2 John 10. 9 ; 
 John 14. 8 : 
 Epli. 3. 12; 
 Heb. 10. 19. 
 
 3 1 Cor. 15. 1. 
 * Heb. 3. 6. 
 'Matt. 5. 11; 
 Phil. 2. 17. 
 « Phil. 1. 20. 
 '2Cor. 1. 22; 
 Gal. 4. 6 ; 
 Ejih. 1. 13. 
 » Or, accord- 
 ing to the 
 time. 
 » John 15. 13 ; 
 1 Peter 3. 18. 
 10 1 John I. 7. 
 "IThess.l, 10. 
 113 Cor. 6. 18. 
 
 »3 John 14. 19. 
 
 Notes. — Tlierefore—T\\\% marks the conclusion and sequence of the argument 
 in the previous chapter. Peace— Iso longer enemies, and having occasion to 
 fear. We hive access — The best authorities suggest the translation, " we have 
 had." Tribulatioiu — All kinds of trouble, except those that may proceed from 
 our own sins. Patience — Patience is not learned without adversity. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Peace with God Rom . 6. 1-10. 
 
 Tn. Peace promised Isa. 64. 1-17. 
 
 W. Peace from God John 16. 24-33. 
 
 77i. Peace bequeathed by Christ John 14. 25-31. 
 
 F. No peace to the wcked Isa. 57. 13-21. 
 
 8. Christ fruidea to peace Luke 1. 67-79. 
 
 S. iPeace sibounding CoL 3. 1-X7. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 Lord, how secure and bleat are they 
 
 Who feel the joys of pardoned sin ! 
 Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, 
 
 Their minds have heaven and peace within. 
 How oft they look to the heavenlj* hills, 
 
 Where groves of living pleasure grow ; 
 And longing hopes, and cheerful smiles, 
 
 Sit undisturbed upon their brow 1 
 
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 61 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 Peace through Christ. 
 
 V. l-:i. 
 Hope in Christ, v. 4, 5. 
 Saved by Christ, V.&-10. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Therefore being justified by 
 faith, we have peace with God 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 Rom. 5. 1. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1 . Peace thrmigh OirisU v.l-S ; John 14.27. 
 What is it to be justified? [Axs: For- 
 given and accepted by God.] 
 
 How may we be justified y 
 
 VtlvAl do we have as the result? [16. 33. 
 
 Throujrh whom do we have peace? John 
 
 How is Cluist our peace? Eph. 2. 14. 
 
 What other blessin<|s are promised in v. 2? 
 
 In what do we rejoice ? [4. 4. 
 
 Should Christians be always happy? Phil. 
 
 In what may we glory ? 
 
 What are tribulations? [Ans: Trials and 
 
 troubles.! 
 Why should we glory In them? 
 
 2. Hope in Chfi.^L v. 4, 5; Col. 1. 5. 
 What does patience work? 
 
 What does this mean ? [Ans : That pa- 
 tience under trial brings a sense o/ 
 God's approval.] 
 
 How is this illustrated in Psa. 119. 67? 
 
 What is the result of experience ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 How is this shown in Psa. 42. 11 ? 
 
 What is the character of a Christian hope? 
 
 2 Thess. 2. 16. 
 What is the result of hope? 
 How is this stated in Phil. 1. 20? 
 What is shed abroad in us? And how? 
 May we receive the Holy (ihost? John 20.22. 
 3. Saved hi/ Christ, v. iJ-W; 1 Thess. 1.10. 
 In what condition did Christ And us? v. 6. 
 What did he do for us ? 
 For whom did Christ die? 
 Would one man die for another? 
 How does God show his love for us? 
 By what are we justified ? 
 How is this stated in 1 Peter 1. 18, 19? 
 From what will lie save us hereafter? 
 Into what relation with God does Chiist's 
 
 death bring us? 
 What will his life do for us? 
 How should we feel and act toward such 
 
 a Saviour? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Wliere in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That faith briniis peace? 
 
 2. That trouble brings patience 1 
 
 3. That the Holy Ghust brings level 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Find iieace with God, 
 
 2. Be rejoicing Christians, 
 
 3. Love Chiist for what he has done for you. 
 
 Peace I leave with you. John 
 
 14^1 
 
 HOIVIE WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the account in the Bible of how trouble proved a blessing to Joseph. 
 David — To Daniel — To Peter. 
 
 DOCTfiXN"AIj SUGGESTION— Christ's redeeming sacrifice. 
 
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 XjEssoin- it 
 
 [July 13. 
 
 The Security of Believers; or, A Sure Salvation. 
 
 i 8. 28-39. Commit to memory verses 35-39. 
 
 28 And we know that ^ all things •work totrether for good to 
 them that love God, to them 2 who are the called according to his 
 purpose. 
 
 20 For whom ^lie did foreknow, he <also did predestinate ^to 
 ie conformod to the image of his Son, that « he might be the first- 
 born among many brethren. 
 
 30 Moreover w'hom he did predestinate, them he ''also called ; 
 and wlioni he called, them lie also justified; ^and whom he 
 justified, them he also glorified. 
 
 31 What sliall we then say to these things? If God be for us, 
 who ca?i, be against us ? 
 
 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for 
 us all. Jiow sliall he not witli him also freely give us all things? 
 
 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? ^ Jt 
 is God that justitioth ; 
 
 34 Wlio i^ he that condemneth ? It is Christ that died, yea 
 rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, 
 wlio "^ also makc'th intercession for us. 
 
 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribu- 
 lation, or distress, or persecution, or famme, or nakedness, or 
 peril, or sword ? 
 
 3(5 As it is written, 11 For thy sake we are killed all the day 
 long ; v.'e are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 
 
 37 Nay, 1- in all these things Ave arc more than conquerors, 
 through him that loved us. 
 
 38 For 1 am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, 
 nor 1^ principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things 
 to come, 
 
 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall i*be 
 •le to separate us from tlic wve of God, which is iu C 
 
 able 
 
 cm- Lord.' 
 
 Christ Je'sus 
 
 i Gen. 50. 20 ; 
 
 Prov. 12. 21 ; 
 
 2 Cor. i. 17. 
 22 Tim. 1. 9. 
 3 Exod. S3. 12 ; 
 
 Psalm 1. C ; 
 
 Jer. 1. 5 ; 
 
 Matt. 7. 23 ; 
 
 2 Tim. 2. 19. 
 * Eph. 1. 5. 
 i John 17. 22. 
 6 Col. 1. IS. 
 nCor. 1.24; 
 
 Eph. 4. 4 ; 
 
 Heb. 9. 15, 
 8 1 Cor. fi. 11. 
 s Isaiah 50. 8. 
 
 11 Psalm ii.ZL 
 'ilJohn5. 4. 
 
 13 Col. 1, 16 ; 
 1 Peter 3. 22. 
 
 1 John 10. 28; 
 Col. 3. 3. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The secuHty of beUevers — Rom. 8. 28-39. 
 
 Tit. The believer's refuge Psa. 91. 1-16. 
 
 W. The believer's ileliverer Isa. 1,3. 1-13. 
 
 Th. The believer's confidence P^a. 23. 1 6. 
 
 F. The beiisver'.s guide Num. 8. 1.5-23. 
 
 S. The believer's relationship.. .Horn. 8. 14-2S. 
 3. The believers inheritance.. ..Jolin 5. 17-29. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 C. M. 
 
 O God, our help in ages past, 
 
 Our hope for years to come, 
 Our sheite]- from tlie stormy blaat, 
 
 And our eternal nome ! 
 Under the shadow of thy throne 
 
 iitiil nmy we dwell secure ; 
 Sufticitnt is tiiine ar^n alone, 
 
 A],d uur d^'lV-iite i^ sure. 
 
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 1879. J 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1, The believer called. 
 V. 2ft-30. 
 
 2. The believerjustified. 
 
 V. 31-34. 
 
 3. The believer kept. 
 
 V. 3.>-39. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 If God be for us, who can 
 against us ? Rom, 3. 31. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1. r?ie bdfercr ca7?e<i, V. 1^8-30 ; Eph.4.4. 
 What does the apostle say "we know ?" 
 To whom Is this promise p:iven ? 
 Is it true of afflictions? 2 Cor. 4. 17. 
 How may we enjoy it ? Psa. 37. 5. 
 What is said of God's foreknowledge ? v. 20. 
 What does •'predestinate " mean ? [Ans : 
 
 "Determine before."] [John 5. 40. 
 Does God overnile man's will in salvation? 
 What is it to be conformed to the image 
 
 of Christ? Eph. 1.4. 
 Is Christ our brother? 
 How is his brotherhood stated in Heb. 2. 1 1 ? 
 What sliall be the privilege of the justified? 
 
 V. 30. 
 3 . The, hcJ kverjmtlfied, v. 31-34 ; Isa.50.8. 
 What question is asked in the Golden 
 
 TEXT? 
 
 May we have God for us ? 
 
 What has God done for us ? I 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 How Is this stated in John 3. 18? 
 
 What will God give us with his Son ? 
 
 Who are God's elect? [Ans : Those who 
 have believed on Christ.] 
 
 Where is Christ now ? 
 
 Who saw him there ? Acts 7. 55, 56. 
 
 What is his work in heaven ? 
 
 What is an intercession? 
 
 Does Christ intercede for us? 
 
 3. The believer kept, V.S5-S9; 1 John 5. 4. 
 
 What is said of the love of Christ ? 
 
 What are some things that tend to sepa- 
 rate us from his love ? 
 
 Have they power to separate us ? 
 
 Have we victory over these things? 
 
 Who gives us this victory ? 
 
 Of what may we be persuaded ? v. 38, 39. 
 
 Should we not,then, seek to enjoy this love? 
 
 Is there any excuse for those who do not 
 possess it? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn — 
 
 1. That nothing can harm those who love God I 
 
 2. That nothing is too ;;reat for those who belong to God I 
 
 3. I'hat nothing can separate u§ frosn God I 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. At all times trust In God. 
 
 2. Try to copy the character of Christ. 
 
 3. Remember that the Saviour intercedes for you. 
 
 Psa. 48. 11. T 
 
 The God of Jacob is our refuae. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find a command in Deuteronomy to "love the Lord thy God"... Find Christ's 
 summary of the ten commandments.... Find the mention of Christ's interceiysioa in 
 Hebrews. 
 
 COCTBIlTAIi SUG-C-ESTION-The foreknowledge of God. 
 
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 IjElSSOINr III, 
 
 [July 20. 
 
 Christian Love: or, A Full Salvation. 
 
 1 Cor, IS. 1-13. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 4-8. 
 
 1 Though I speiik with the tongues of men and of angels, and 
 have not ^ charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling 
 cymbal. 
 
 2 And though I have fhe gift 2 o/* prophecy, and understand 
 all mysteries, and all knowleclge ; and though I have all faith, 
 s so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am 
 nothing. 
 
 3 And 4 though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor^ and 
 though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it 
 profiteth me notJiing. 
 
 4 Charity ^ suffcreth long, and is kind ; charity envieth not ; 
 charity « vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 
 
 5 Doth not behave itself ^ unseemly, seeketh » not her own, is 
 not easily provoked, thiiiketh no evil ; 
 
 6 Rejoiceth » not in iniquity, ^''but rejoiceth "in the truth ; 
 
 Y Benretli ^'^ all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, 
 endureth all things. 
 
 8 Charity never faileth : but whether there be prophecies, they 
 shall fail ; whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whether 
 there he knowledge, it shall vanish away. 
 
 9 For 1^ we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 
 
 10 But " when that which is perfect is come, then that which 
 is in part shall be done away. 
 
 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a 
 child, I 15 thought as a child ; but when I became a man, I put 
 away childish things. 
 
 12 For 10 now we see through a glass, "darkly; but then 
 "face to face : now I know in part; but then shall I know even 
 as also I am known. 
 
 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but 
 " the greatest of these is charity. 
 
 1 Romans 14 j 
 1 Tim. 1. 5. 
 
 2Matt. 7. 22. 
 ' Luke 17. 6. 
 ' Matt. 6. 1, 2. 
 
 > 1 Peter 4. 8r 
 s Or, is not 
 
 rash. 
 - Phil. L 8. 
 8 Phil. 2. L 
 » Psalm 10, S: 
 
 Rom. 1. 32. 
 '0 2 John 4. 
 ' 1 Or. with the 
 
 truth. 
 iiGal. 6. 2. 
 '3 Chap. 8. 2. 
 14 Isaiah 60. 19; 
 Jer. 31. 3i. 
 
 I iOr,reasoned. 
 i«2Cor. 3. 18; 
 
 2 Oor. 5. 7 ; 
 
 Phil. 3. 12. 
 1 "I In a riddle. 
 18 Matt. 18. 10; 
 
 1 John 3. 2. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Christian love 1 Cor. 1. 13. 
 
 Th. The great commandment Matt.22.34-40. 
 
 W. Illu.-;trated Luke 10.2.T-37. 
 
 Th. Evidenced 1 John 3.10-24. 
 
 F. Conmiauded 1 John*. 7-21. 
 
 S. Rewarded Matt.25.31-46. 
 
 S. Taught by Christ Luke 6. 27-36. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 Our God is love ; and all liis saints 
 
 His imagre bear below : 
 The heart with love to God inspired. 
 
 With love to man wiU glow. 
 Heirs of the same immortal bliss, 
 
 Our hopes and fears the same, 
 With bonds of love our hearts unite, 
 
 With mutual love inflame. 
 
July 20, 
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 65 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 1. The need of charity. 
 V. 1-3. 
 
 2. The work of charity. 
 
 V. 4-7. 
 
 3. The worth of charity. 
 
 V. 8-13. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 And now abideth faith, hope, 
 
 charity, these three ; but the 
 
 greatest of these is charity. 
 
 1 Cor. 13. 13. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. The need nf charity, vA-^; 1 Tim. 1.5. 
 Wbat is charity, as named in this lesson? 
 
 [Axs: Love.] 
 What is compared with it in v. 1 ? 
 "What was the gift of tongues? [Ans: 
 
 Power to speak other languages.] 
 Why is it of less value than love? v. 8. 
 What are mentioned la comparison with 
 
 charity in v. 2 ? 
 Are these desirable ? 
 Why is love more to be dasired ? 
 What are compared with it in v. 3 ? 
 What encouragement to liberal giving do 
 
 we find in Isa. 58. 7 ? 
 Can there be giving without true charity? 
 In what spirit should we give to others? 
 
 2. Thexvorkof chariUi, v. 4-7; 1 John 3.18. 
 What five things are said of charity in v. 4? 
 What does each one mean ? 
 
 What four statements are made in v. 5? 
 What is the command in Phil. 4. 8? 
 In what does true charity rejoice? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 What cause of rejoicing Is named in 
 
 2 John 4 ? 
 What is said of charity in relation to " all 
 
 things?" 
 Who can bestow this love upon us ? 
 How may we obtain it? [3. 1, 2. 
 
 3. The worth of charity, v. 8-13 ; 1 John 
 What fact in verse 8 shows the worth of 
 
 charity ? 
 Have " tongues " and " prophecies" passed 
 
 away from the Church? 
 What difference between the partial and 
 
 the perfect is given in verse 10 ? 
 What difference between childhood and 
 
 manhood in verse 11? 
 Should we grow in mind and character, 
 
 as well as in body ? 
 What is said of the present state in v. 12? 
 How is this stated in 2 Cor. 5. 7 ? 
 What shall be our state hereafter? 
 What three graces are abiding? 
 Which of these is greatest? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we see— 
 
 1. Love the all-important grace 1 
 
 2. Love the enduring grace 1 
 
 3. Love the crowning grace 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS 
 
 1. Try to be patient. 
 
 2. Try to think no evil of others. 
 
 3. Try to have true charity toward all. 
 
 t- 
 
 Love is the fulfilling of the law. Rom. 13. 10. 
 
 :| 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find in the Acts about " speaking with tongues "... Find in Luke's Gospel account 
 
 of a ceutuilon's faith Find in John's Gospel an instance of a woman's love to Christ. 
 
 DOCTEXNAIj SXTGGI-ESTION-Iiove to God and man. 
 
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 A. D. 69.1 XjESSOlSr I^VT. 
 
 YlCTORY OYER DEA.TH ; or, A Final Salvation. 
 
 [July 27. 
 
 1 Cor. 15. 50-58. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 54-57, 
 
 50 Now this I say, brethren, that i flesh and blood cannot in- 
 herit the kingdom" of God; neither doth corruption inherit in- 
 corruption. 
 
 51 Behold, I show you a mystery; We = shall not all sleep, 
 'but we shall all be changed, 
 
 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump : 
 for ■» the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incor- 
 ruptible, and we shall be changed. 
 
 53 For this corruptible must put on incoiruption, and ^this 
 mortal mnU put on mimortality. 
 
 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incoiTuption, 
 and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be 
 brought to pass the saymg that is written, Death «is swallowed 
 up in victory. 
 
 '55 7 death, where is thy sting? O "grave, where is thy 
 victory I 
 
 56 The sting of death is sin ; and the » strength of sin is the 
 law. 
 
 57 But ^"thanks le to God, which giveth us "the victory 
 through our Lord Je'sus Christ. 
 
 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, ^' be ye steadfast, unraov- 
 able, always abounding in the work of tlie Lord, forasmuch as 
 ye know that "your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 
 
 Notes. — Flesli and Hood — A phrase, meaning man in the physical state. Can- 
 not inlierit — The physical cannot fully receive the power of the spiritual. 
 We — Not the particular believers living in Paul's day, but the whole Church 
 of all the ages, ever regarded as one. Not all sleep — A reference to those who 
 may be living on earth at the hour of the Lord's coming. Be changed — The 
 soul may remain in the body, but the body will be changed from natural to 
 spiritual. TwinJding of a7i eye — A popular phrase, expressive of instantaneous 
 action. 
 
 Jlatt. 16. 17 i 
 John 3. 3, 5. 
 
 1 1 Thes3. 4. 15. 
 3 Phil. 3. 21, 
 
 * Matt. 24. SL 
 6 2 Cor. 5.4. 
 
 6 Isaiah 25. 8 , 
 Rev. 20. 14. 
 
 1 Hosea 13. 14. 
 «> Or, heU. 
 9 Rom. 4. 15. 
 
 1 Rom. 7. 23. 
 1 1 1 John 5. 4. 
 i^2Chron.l5.7. 
 
 13 Isaiah 3. 10; 
 Rev. 22. 12. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 M Victory over death i for is !ift-S8 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7s. 
 Lives again our glorious King ; 
 Where, Death, is now thy sting ! 
 Once he died our souls to save ; 
 Where's thy victory, boasting Grave t 
 Soar we now wliere Christ has led, 
 Follow our exalted Head ; 
 Made like him, like him we rise : 
 Ours the cross, the gj-ave, the skies. 
 
 Tu. Christ's resurrection 
 
 W. Christ at Nain 
 
 ....John 20. 1-18. 
 ....I,i)ke7. n-18. 
 
 F. Chri Pt at the grave 
 
 ....John 11. 37-46 
 
 S. Christ the first-fruits .... 
 S. The first resurrection.. . . 
 
 ...ICor. 15. 1-28. 
 ....Rev. 20. 1-1.5. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 ^^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 
 Jesus said unto her, I am the 
 
 1, The change, v. 50-53. 
 
 
 resurrection, and the life: he 
 
 2. The conquest, v. 54-57. 
 
 ^.^ 
 
 that believeth in me, though 
 
 3. The command, v. 58. 
 
 he were dead, yet shall he live. 
 
 
 FINAL 1^ 
 
 John 11. 25. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 I. T/Je change,, v. 50-53 ; Phil. 3. 21. 
 What is here meant by flesh and blood ? 
 
 [Ans : Our human bodies.] 
 "What is said of them ? 
 Why is it so ? John 3. 6. 
 Of what mystery does the apostle speak? 
 What " sleep " is here referred to ? 
 Who are they that shall not thus sleep? 
 
 1 Thess, 4. 16, 17. 
 What of us is corruptible ? 
 What is incorruptible ? 
 How shall we be chanj?ed? 
 Should we, then, be afraid to die ? 
 a. r/ie c<jnque.-<t, v. 54-57; 1 Cor. 15. 26. 
 What saying shall then be brought to pass ? 
 Where is it found in the Old Testament ? 
 
 Isa. 25. 8. 
 WhQn shall death be conquered ? Rev.20.14. 
 Why do people fear death ? 
 
 What is the sting of death ? 
 
 What is the strength of sin? 
 
 Why is it 'i Rom. 4. 15. 
 
 Shall we have victory over death and the 
 
 grave ? 
 Who gives us this victory ? 
 How does he give it ? 1 Cor. 15. 20. 
 What promise of our resurrection does he 
 
 give in the Golden Text ? 
 3. The command, v. 58 ; Rev. 22. 12. 
 What three things are included in the 
 
 command ? 
 What is it to be steadfast ? 
 What is it to be unmovable ? 
 What exhortation do we And in Col. 1. 23. 
 What reason for the command is given ? 
 How is this stated in Isa. 3. 10 ? 
 When shall we receive the reward of our 
 
 labor ? 1 Pet. 5. 4. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn — 
 
 1. That earthly bodies cannot enter lieaven 1 
 
 2. Tliat death is the gate to life i 
 
 3. That Christ gives victory over the gravel 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Do not be afraid to die. 
 
 2. Live in view of eternity. 
 
 3. Look for a glorious resurrection. 
 
 I will ransom them from the power of the grave. Hos. 13. 14. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find the account of the death of Jacob — Of Moses — Of Stephen. 
 
 Find the ao- 
 
 couut of two persons who went to heaven without dying. 
 
 DOCTBXNAL SUGGESTION— The resurrection of the dead. 
 
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 [Aug. 3. 
 
 The Ministry of Reconciliation; or, The Christian's Ministry. 
 
 2 Cor. 5. 14^21. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 18-21. 
 
 14 For the love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus 
 judge, that if » one died for all, then were all dead : 
 
 15 And tliat he died for all, ^that they which live should not 
 henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for 
 them, and rose again. 
 
 16 Wherefore » henceforth know we no man after the flesh : 
 vea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet * now 
 henceforth know we Tiim no more. 
 
 17 Therefore, if any man he in Christ, ^Tie is a new creature : 
 old things are passed away ; behold, all things are become 
 new. 
 
 IS And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to him- 
 self by Je'sus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of recon- 
 ciliation ; 
 
 19 To wit, that '' God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto 
 himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them ; and hath 
 8 committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 
 
 20 Now then we are » embassadors for Christ, as though God 
 did beseech you by us : we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye 
 reconciled to God. 
 
 21 For 10 he hath made him to le sin for us, who "knew no 
 sin ; that we might be made 12 the righteousness of God in him. 
 
 1 Rom. 5. 15. 
 a 1 Peter 4. 2. 
 
 a aiatt. 12. 50. 
 ■• John 6. 63. 
 
 5 Or, let >iim 
 be. 
 
 6 Isaiah 65. 17 J 
 Rev. 21. 5. 
 
 1 Isaiah 43. 25 ; 
 RoJO. 3. at 
 
 8 Put in U8. 
 
 9 Mak 2. 7 ; 
 EpR. 6. 20. 
 
 10 Isaiah 53.6,9; 
 
 Gal. 3. 13. 
 
 1 Peter 2. 22. 
 iiHeb. 7. 26. 
 i2Jer. 23.6; 
 
 Daniel 9. 24; 
 
 Rom. 1.17; 
 
 Phil. 3. 9. 
 
 Notes. — TTie love of Christ — First, his love toward us, and, secondly, our love 
 in return toward him. Then were all dead — Their death was accomplished in 
 Christ's. He died as the representative of sinners. Knoio we no man after the 
 flesh — ''Our estimate of men is formed by other views than according to the 
 flesh." Know Christ after the flesh— Ex^Qct^d. a temporal prince and Messiah. 
 Henceforth — After the clearer revelations of the new dispensation. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The ministry of reconciliation 2 Cor.5.14-21. 
 
 Tu. The love of Christ John 10. 1-18. 
 
 W. The life in Christ Eph. 4.1-24. 
 
 TA. The labor for Christ Gal. 1. 1-24. 
 
 F. The hope through Christ 2 Cor. 5. 1-13. 
 
 S. Embassadors for Christ Rom. 1.1-17. 
 
 S. Reconciled to God 1 Gor.1.17-31. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 8s & 7s. 
 
 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, 
 
 All our sins on thee were laid : 
 By almighty love anointed. 
 
 Thou hast full atonement made. 
 All thy people are forgiven, 
 
 Through the virtue of thy blood ; 
 Opened Is the gate of heaven ; 
 
 Peace is made 'twixt mft-u. and God. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. The love of Christ. 
 
 pE^ci^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 V. 14, 15. 
 2. The life in Christ. 
 V. 16, 17. 
 
 "^^N. 
 
 We pray you in Christ's stead, 
 be ye reconciled to God. 2 Cor. 
 
 3. The labor for Christ. 
 V. l&-ai. 
 
 %!y^ 
 
 5.20. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. The love of Christ, v. 14, 15 ; Eph. 3. 
 
 17-19. 
 How has Christ shown his love for us ? 
 What is the highest proof of his love ? 
 
 John 15. 13. 
 "What power does his love exert over us ? 
 To what should Christ's love constrain us? 
 
 1 John 4. 19. [14. 15. 
 
 How can we show our love to him ? John 
 For how many did Christ die ? 
 How, then, should all live ? 
 How is this stated in Rom. 14. 8 ? 
 How may we live unto Christ ? Col. 3. 17. 
 
 2. Tlie life in ChTist, v. 16, 17 ; 1 Thess. 
 
 5. 10. 
 What is it to know men " after the flesh?" 
 
 [Ans: To esteem them according to 
 
 worldly opinions.] 
 How had Paul known Christ after the 
 
 flesh? Acts 26. &-11. 
 How did Paul afterward know Christ ? 
 
 1 Tim. 1. 12. 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 AVhat is it to be in Christ? 
 
 What is said of such ? 
 
 What prayer for a new nature Is In Psa» 
 
 51. 10? 
 What things are passed away? 
 What are some of these things ? Col. 3. 8. 
 What should we put on ? Col. 3. 12, 13. 
 Who will help us to lead such a life ? 
 3. The labor for Chriiit, v. 18. 21. 
 "WTiat has God done for us In relation to 
 
 himself ? 
 What is it to be reconciled? 
 By whom has he reconciled us ? 
 How has Christ reconciled us? Eph. 2. 
 Are you thus reconciled to God? 
 What ministry has God given to us ? 
 What is an embassador? 
 Fiom whom, and to whom, should every 
 
 Christian be an embassador? 
 What should be our message to sinners? 
 What was Christ made for us ? 
 What are we made through him? 
 
 16. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we And— 
 
 1. The power of love to constrain 1 
 
 2. The power of love to transform 1 
 
 3. The power of love to plead 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Think how much Christ loves you. 
 
 2. Show your love to him by your new life in him. 
 
 3. Try to win others to his service. 
 
 We were reeoneiledtoGodbythedeathof hisSon. Rom.5.10. J 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find at what time Paul saw and heard Jesus — Find Christ's call to Andrew, 
 Peter, Jameij, and Matthew — Find Christ's charge to his apostles. 
 
 DOCTRINAIi SUGQESTION-Man reconciled to God. 
 
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 ijEssoiixr -vi- [Aug. 10. 
 
 The Fruit of the Spirit; or, The Christian's Life. 
 
 Gal. 5. 22-26; 6. 1-9. Commit to memory verses 22 26, 
 
 22 But 1 the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffer- 
 ing, 2 gentleness, goodness, ^ faith, 
 
 23 Meekness, temperance : against such there is no law. 
 
 24 And they that are Christ's have * crucified the flesh with 
 the 5 affections and lusts, 
 
 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit, 
 
 26 Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, 
 envying one another, 
 
 1 Brethren, • if a man be overtaken m a fault, ye '^ which are 
 spiritual restore such an one in the « spirit of meekness ; consid- 
 ering thyself, 9 lest thou also be tempted. 
 
 2 Bear i"ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil "the law of 
 Christ, 
 
 3 For J2 if a man think himself to be something, when he i^is 
 nothing, he deceiveth himself, 
 
 4 But "let every man prove his own work, and then shall he 
 have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in ^^ another. 
 
 5 For i» every man shall bear his own burden, 
 
 6 Let 1^ him that is taught in the word communicate unto him 
 that teacheth in all good things. 
 
 7 Be I'not deceived ; i» God is not mocked : for ao whatsoever 
 a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 
 
 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap cor- 
 ruption ; but he that soweth to the ^i Spirit shall of the Spirit 
 reap life everlasting, 
 
 9 And 22 let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season 
 we shall reap, 2^ if we faint not. 
 
 » John 15. 8, 
 
 2 James 3. 17. 
 
 3 1 Cor. 13. 7. 
 
 * Col. 8. 9, 
 » Or.passions. 
 
 «0r, al- 
 though ; 
 James 5. 19 ; 
 1 John 5. 16, 
 
 ■> 1 Cor. 2. 15. 
 
 8 % Thess. 8.15, 
 
 » 1 Cor. 7. 5. 
 JO Rom. 15. 1. 
 1' John 13. 14, 
 '2 Rom. 12.3, 
 ■32 Cor. 3.5. 
 M2 Cor. 13.5. 
 1 s Luke 18. 11, 
 '«Rom. 2. 6. 
 I ■'Rom. 15. 27, 
 
 »»lCor. 6. 9, 
 »sJobl3. 9. 
 »o Luke 16. 2J. 
 
 ai James 8. 18, 
 
 22 2 Thess. 3. 13, 
 
 23 Matt. 2i. Vi. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 Jf, The fnut of the Spirit GaL 5.22-26; 
 
 6.1-9. 
 Tn. Tlie source of character — John 15. 1-11. 
 W. The formation of character.Jas. 1. 1-25. 
 
 Ta. The test of character Matt. 7. 15-23. 
 
 F. The endurance of character. Psa. 93. 1-15. 
 
 S. The result of character Matt. 13. 21-43. 
 
 S. The blessedness of character Matt. 5. 1-12. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 Make it my liiKhest bliss 
 
 S,M. 
 
 Thy blessed fruits to know ; 
 Thy joy, and peace, and gentleness, 
 
 Goodness and faith, to show. 
 Be it my greatest fear 
 
 Thy holiness to grieve ; 
 Walk in the Spirit even here, 
 
 And in the Spirit Uve. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The source of charac- 
 
 ter. V. 22-2G. 
 
 2. The test of character. 
 
 V. 1-6. 
 
 3. The result of charac- 
 
 ter. V. 7-9. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 Be not deceived; God is not 
 mocked: for whatsoever a man 
 soweth, that shall he also reap. 
 Gal. 6. 7. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. Tlie, smirce of cliaracter, v. 22-26; 
 
 John 15. 5. 
 What nine fruits are here named ? 
 From what do they proceed ? 
 What Is said of the Spirit in Rom. 8. 9? 
 "What is said of those that are Christ's? 
 What Is It to crucify the flesh ? [Ans : To 
 
 resist our passions and tempers.] 
 May we have power to do this ? 
 How should those walk who live In the 
 
 Spirit ? 
 Kow is this stated in 1 Peter 1. 22 ? 
 What three things are forbidden in v, 26? 
 It. The test of character, v. 1-6. 
 What is it to be "overtaken in a fault?" 
 Are good people ever thus overtaken ? 
 What should be done to such? 
 "What is said in James 5. 19, 20? 
 In what spirit should we treat such ? 
 What should lead us to kindness toward 
 
 those that have done v.Tong ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 What command is given in vei-se 2? 
 
 What law of Christ is in John 13. S4? 
 
 What danger is mentioned in verse 3 ? 
 
 What is required in v. 4 ? 
 
 What truth is stated in verse 5 ? 
 
 How is this explained by Rom. 2. 6? 
 
 3. Tiie result of character, v. 7-9 ; Psa. 
 
 126. 5, 6. 
 What warning is given in verse 7? 
 Wherein is every sinner a mocker of God? 
 What great truth is stated in the Golden 
 
 Text ? 
 What does this mean ? 
 What is it to sow to the flesh? 
 
 [Ans : To live a wicked or worldly life.] 
 What is the result of such a life ? 
 How is this stated in Hosea S. 7 ? 
 What is it to sow to the Spirit? 
 What are the rewards ? 
 What is the conclusion in verse 9 ? 
 When shall we reap the reward ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 "V\Tiere in this lesson do we And— 
 
 1. The fruits of the spiritual lifeT 
 
 3. The helpfulness of the spiritual life t 
 
 3. The rewards of the spiritual life \ 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Show your religion in your life. 
 
 2. Be patient and kind toward the faults of others. 
 
 3. Don't grow tired of doing good. 
 
 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Matt, 7. 16. 
 
 :l 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find a sum In addition in 1 Peter — Find a parable of Christ about sowing, 
 other parable, about tares and wheat. 
 
 DOCTKINAL SUGG-iSSTION— Rewards and punislixnents. 
 
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 i_iE!ssonsr ttii. 
 
 [Aug. 17. 
 
 The Christian Armor; or, The Christian Warfare. 
 
 Eph.. e. 10-20. Commit to memory verses 14-17, 
 
 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the 
 power of his might. 
 
 11 Put 1 on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to 
 stand against the wUes of the devil. 
 
 12 For we wrestle not against 2 flesh and blood, but against 
 ' principalities, against powers, against the •* rulers of the dark- 
 ness of this world, against ^ spiritual wickedness in « high places. 
 
 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye 
 may be able to withstand in the evil day, and ^ having done all, 
 to stand. 
 
 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, 
 and having » on the breastplate of righteousness ; 
 
 15 And » your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of 
 peace ; 
 
 16 Above all, taking 10 the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall 
 bo able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 
 
 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the ^^ sword of the 
 Spirit, which is the word of God : 
 
 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the 
 Spiritj and watching thereunto with all perseverance and " sup- 
 plication for all saints ; 
 
 19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I 
 may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the 
 Gospel, 
 
 20 For which I am an embassador i« in bonds ; that ** therein 
 »» 1 may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 
 
 « Rom. 13. 18 ; 
 
 2 Cor. 6. 7 ; 
 
 1 Thess. 5. 8. 
 11 Blood and 
 
 flesh ; 
 
 1 Cor. 15. 50. 
 » Rom. 8. 38 ; 
 
 Col. 2. 15. 
 « John 12. 31 ; 
 
 Col. 1. 13. 
 « Or, ^vicked 
 
 spirits. 
 6 Or, heaven- 
 ly; as 
 
 chap. 1. 3. 
 1 Or, having 
 
 overcome 
 
 all. 
 » Isaiah 59. 17. 
 9 Isaiah 52. 7. 
 ioiJohn5. 4. 
 iiHeb. 4.12; 
 
 Rev. 1. 16. 
 
 i»Or, Jna 
 
 chain; 
 
 Acts 28. 20. 
 »« Or, thereof. 
 «n Thess. 2. 2. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The Christian's armor Eph. 6. 10-20. 
 
 Tu. The Christian's warfare. . .2 Cor. 10. 1-18. 
 
 W. The Christian's leader Heb. 2. 1-10. 
 
 Th. The Christian's strength . . Heb. 11. 3tJ-40. 
 
 F. The Christian's prayer Psa. 35. 1-9, 
 
 S. The Christian's song 2 Sam. Zi. 31-51. 
 
 S. The Christian's victoi-y 2 Tim. 4. 1-8. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M. 
 
 Soldiers of Christ arise. 
 
 And put your armor on. 
 Strong in the strength wlilch God supplie 
 
 Through his eternal Son ; 
 Strong in the Loi'd of hosts, 
 
 And in his mighty power. 
 Who in the strength of Jesus trusts 
 
 Is more than conqueror. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The warfare, v. 10-12. 
 
 2. The './veapons. v. 13-17. 
 
 3. The warrior, v. 18, 19. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Put on the whole armor of 
 God, that ye may be able to 
 stand against the wiles of the 
 devil. Eph. 6. 11. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The, ivarfare, v. 10-12; 1 Cor. 9. 25. 
 
 Wherein are we bidden to be strong? 
 
 What is It to be strong in the Lord ? 
 
 What are we exhorted to put on ? 
 
 What is this armor called in Rom. 13. 12? 
 
 Who Is our enemy ? 
 
 What is his character ? 1 Peter 5. 8. 
 
 Whatissaidofourfoeslnv. 12? [them? 
 
 Can we alone successfully contend against 
 
 Who will help us, and how? 1 Cor. 10. 13. 
 
 3. The weapons., v. 13-17. 
 
 What Is our duty during the evil day ? 
 
 What shall be our duty at the end ? 
 
 What shall we have girt about us? 
 
 How Is this stated in 2 Cor. 6. 7? 
 
 What is our breastplate ? 
 
 How Is it mentioned in Isa. 15. 17? 
 
 What should we wear on our feet? 
 How is this illustrated by Isa. 52. 7? 
 What Is our shield? And its use? 
 What should be on our head ? 
 What is our sword ? 
 3. The warrior, v. 18. 
 What is the first duty named? 
 Wbat does this show ? 
 
 [Ans : Our need of divine help.] 
 How should we pray? 
 For whom should we pray? 
 What other duty is named ? 
 Against what must a soldier watch? 
 How should we watch ? 
 What is Christ's command ? Matt. 24. 42. 
 What is Paul's exhortation, and its reason? 
 
 1 Thess. 5. 5, 6. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where In this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That there is an evil spirit? 
 
 3. That we need protection against his wiles 1 
 
 3. That we can have power to withstand liimi 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be strong In the Lord. 
 
 2. Be bold against temptation. 
 
 3. Pray to God for help. 
 
 Fight the good fight of faith. 1 Tim. 6. 12, 
 
 1 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find account of a king who clothed a young shepherd in his armor — A king who 
 said, " Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast as he that putteth it off " — 
 An apostle who wrote, " I have fought a good fight." 
 
 DOCTBINAIj STJQG-ESTION— The existence of evil spirits. 
 
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 XjESS03>T -VIII 
 
 [Aug. 24. 
 
 The Mind of Christ; or, The Christian's Model. 
 
 Pliil. 2. 1-13. Commit to memory verses 5-11. 
 
 1 If Utere he therefore any consolation in Clirist, if any comfort 
 
 of love, if ^any fcllovvsliip of the Spirit, if any bowels and 
 mercies, 
 
 2 Fulfill 'ye my joy, ^that ye be like-minded, having the same 
 love, being of one accord, of one mind. 
 
 3 Let * nothing Jg done through strife or vain-glory ; but ^ in 
 lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 
 
 4 Look « not every man on his own things, but every man also 
 on the things of others. 
 
 5 Let ' this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Je'sus : 
 
 6 Who, 8 being in the form of God, thought » it not robbery to 
 be equal with God ; 
 
 7 But 1" made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the 
 form "of a servant, and 12 was made in the i^ likeness of men : 
 
 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, 
 and became " obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 
 
 9 Wherefore God also 1° hath highly exalted him, and i« given 
 him a name which is above every name : 
 
 10 That " at the name Je'sus every knee should bow, of things 
 in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; 
 
 11 And 18 that every tongue should confess that Je'sus Christ 
 18 liOrd, to the glory of God the Father. 
 
 12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as 
 in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work 
 out your own salvation with fear and trembling : 
 
 13 For i» it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do 
 of hU good pleasure. 
 
 1 2 Cor. 13. 14. 
 
 2 John 3. 29. 
 
 3 1 Peter 3. 8. 
 
 * James 3. U. 
 ' 1 Peter 5. 5. 
 siCor. 10. 21. 
 1 John 13. 15. 
 
 • Isaiah 9. 6 ; 
 Zech. 13. 7 ; 
 John 1. 1, 2 ; 
 John 17. 5 ; 
 
 2 Cor. 4. 4 ; 
 Col. 1. 15 ; 
 1 Tim. 3. 16 ; 
 Heb. 1. 3. 
 » John 5. 18 ; 
 John 10. 33. 
 
 10 Psahn 22. 6 ; 
 Isaiah 53. 3 ; 
 Daniel 9. 26. 
 
 11 Isaiah 42. 1; 
 Isaiah 5.3. 11; 
 Ezek. 34. 23 ; 
 Zech. 3. 8 ; 
 Matt. 20. 28. 
 
 12 John 1.14; 
 Gal. 4. 4. 
 
 13 Or, habit. 
 I'Heb. 12. 2. 
 1' John 17. 1. 
 »6Heb. 1. 4. 
 
 n Isaiah 45. 23 
 
 Rev. 6. 13. 
 18 John 13. 13. 
 18 Heb. 13.21. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The mind of Christ Phil. 8. 1-13. 
 
 Tu. The compassionate Christ.. Luke 7. 11-17. 
 
 W. The patient Christ Isa. 53. 1-12. 
 
 77i. The self-denying Christ 2 Cor. 8. 1-9. 
 
 F. The humble Christ John 1.3. 1-17. 
 
 S. The forgiving Christ Luke 7. 36-50. 
 
 S. The loving Christ John 15. 9-17. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7s. 
 
 Ever patient, gentle, meek. 
 
 Holy Saviour ! was thy mind ; 
 Vainly in myself I seek. 
 
 Likeness to my Lord to find ; 
 Yet that mind which was in thee 
 May be, must be, formed in me. 
 When my pain is most intense. 
 
 Let thy cross ray lesson prove ; 
 Let me hear thee, e'en from thence, 
 
 Breathing words of peace and love : 
 Saviour ! let thy grace in me 
 Form that mind which was in thee. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 \ H / 
 C \/^R 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. The loving mind. 
 
 
 
 V. 1, 2. 
 
 i/L. _1,T 
 
 Let this mind be in you, which 
 
 2. The lowly nrund. 
 V. 3-8. 
 
 V^"^ 
 
 was also in Christ Jesus. Phil. 
 
 8. The loyal mind. 
 
 //oJA\ 
 
 2.5. 
 
 V. 9-13. 
 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. T\\e. loving mind, v. 1-2; 1 John 
 3. 14. 
 
 ^Vliat four motives to love are named In 
 
 verse 1? 
 What do " bowels and mercies " mean ? 
 
 [ANS: Tender feelings and compas- 
 sions.] 
 What does Paul ask them concerning his 
 
 joy ? [ANS : That it maj' be made full, 
 
 or complete.] 
 What is it to be like-minded ? 
 How is this stated in Rom. 12. 16? 
 What is it to have the same love ? 
 Why should Christians be united in 
 
 heart? 
 Should those who love Christ love each 
 
 other? 
 
 2. The hndy mind, v. 3-8 ; Isa. 53. 3. 
 What does the apostle forbid in verse 3? 
 What does he urge? 
 
 What is recommended in verse 4 ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 How is this to be construed ? 
 
 What mind of Christ is recommended ? 
 
 In what " form," or station, was Christ? 
 
 How is this stated in John 1.1? 
 
 What is the meaning of v. 6, last clause? 
 
 [Axs : That Christ's equality with 
 
 God was no act of robbery or selfish 
 
 claim.] 
 How did Christ humble himself ? 
 In whose likeness was he found? 
 To what death did he submit ? [3. 18. 
 
 For what purpose was this death ? 1 Peter 
 3. The loyal mind, v. 9-13 ; Rev. 5. 13? 
 What honor has God given to Christ ? 
 What honor is due to the name of Jesus? 
 What should every tongue confess ? 
 What does Paul say of the past obedience 
 
 of the Philippians? 
 What does he urge them to do ? 
 What fear should we have ? 
 What work is God doing in us? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON 
 Where in this lesson do we find— 
 
 1. That iove brings joy 1 
 
 2. Ttmt humility obtain^* honor"} 
 3 That Christ is Lord of »li 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be gentle. 
 
 2. Be humble. 
 
 3. Be like Christ. 
 
 Learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart. Matt. 11. 29, 
 
 I 
 
 4- 
 
 I 
 
 Ju ■ 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Show Instances of humility in the life of Christ. . . .Find in the Book of Revelation 
 of the honor paid to Christ. 
 
 DOCTKINAIi STJGGrESTION— Th.e divine natvire of Olirist. 
 
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 A.D. 64.] I_iESSOZSr 1:2^. [Aug. 31. 
 
 Practical Religion; or, The Christian's Conduct. 
 
 Col. 8. 16-25. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 16-20. 
 
 16 Let ^ the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom ; 
 teaching and admonishing one anotherin psalms and hymns and 
 spiritual songs, 2 gjoging with grace ^in your hearts to the 
 Lord. 
 
 17 And * whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name 
 of the Lord Je'sus, giving ^ thanks to God and the Father by 
 him. 
 
 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is 
 fit in the Lord. 
 
 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against 
 Ihem. 
 
 20 Children, obey your « parents in all things : for this is well- 
 pleasing unto the Lord. 
 
 21 Fathers, ' provoke not your children to anger., lest they be 
 discouraged. 
 
 22 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the 
 flesh ; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers ; but in singleness 
 of heart, fearing God : 
 
 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and 
 not unto men ; 
 
 24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of 
 the inheritance : for ye serve the Lord Christ. 
 
 25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which 
 he hath done : and there is no respect of persons. 
 
 Notes. — Another — After this word a comma should be inserted, making the 
 rest of the verse read, " In psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing 
 with grace in your hearts to tlie Lord." 
 
 ' Jer. 15. 16 ; 
 
 2 Timothy 3. 
 
 15-17. 
 ^Eph. 5. 19. 
 3 Chap. 4.6. 
 « 1 Cor. 10. 31. 
 s Romans 1. 8 ; 
 
 Eph. 5. 20 ; 
 
 Chap. 2. 7 ; 
 
 1 Thess. 5. 18 j 
 
 Heb. 13. 15. 
 
 « Eph. 6. 
 
 ■ Eph. 6. 4. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Practical reli^on Col. 3.16-25. 
 
 Txi. The good husband 1 Peter 3. 7-22. 
 
 W. The good wnt'e Prov. 31.10-31. 
 
 Th. The good son Prov. 4. 1-27. 
 
 F. The good servant 1 Peter 2. 18-25. 
 
 S. The good master Col. 4. 1-6. 
 
 S. The good friend Prov. 27. 1-10. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 God -will sni)poi-t our hearts 
 
 With might before unknown ; 
 The work to be performed is ours, 
 
 The strength 13 all his own. 
 'Tis he that works to -will, 
 
 'Tis he that works to do ; 
 Hi.s is the power by which we act, 
 
 His be the glory too. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 Church life. y. 16, 17. 
 Home life. v. 18-25. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 And v/hatsoever ye do, do it 
 heartily, as to the Lord, and 
 not unto men. CoL 3. 23. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Chxirc}^ life, v. 16, 17; 1 Cor. 14. 15. 
 "WTiat Is the word of Christ? 
 
 How may that word dwell In us ? 
 
 What good man had known that word 
 
 from childhood ? 2 Tim. 3. 15. 
 WTiat is said in Psa. 119. 11 ? 
 What is said of singing in verse 16? 
 How is this recommended in Eph. 5. 19? 
 WTiat is the command of the Golden 
 
 Text? 
 How is this stated in 1 Cor. 10. 31. 
 How should we give thanks ? 
 In what things should we give thanks ? 
 
 1 Thess. 5. 18. 
 
 2. Home life, v. 18-25 ; Eph. 5. 15, 16. 
 What direction is given to wives ? 
 
 What direction to husbands? 
 
 What is said to children ? 
 
 Which of the ten commandments speaks 
 
 of this duty ? 
 What reason is given for obedience to 
 
 parents ? 
 What warning is given in Deut. 27. 16 ? 
 What advice is given to fathers? 
 What direction is given to servants? 
 What is eye service ? [Axs : Work done 
 
 only when under the eyes of a master.] 
 What good ad\ice do we find in verse 23? 
 Who shall reward faithful service? 
 Whom do we serve? 
 What shall the wrong-doer receive ? 
 How Is this declared in Isa. 3. 10, 11? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 
 WTiat do we learn in this lesson about— 
 
 1. How to sing I 
 
 2. How to speak 1 
 
 3. How to act! 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Sing with praise In your heart. 
 
 2. Be thankful to God for his mercies. 
 
 3. Be obedient to your parents. 
 
 : 
 
 "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord. Col. 3. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the account of a good mother in 1 Samuel — An obedient son in Luke's Gos- 
 pel — A faithful servant in Genesis. 
 
 DOC5TBXNAIi SUO-O-ESTION-The impartiaUiy of God. 
 
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 31jEss on>T :2^ 
 
 [Sept. 7. 
 
 The Coming of the Lord; or, Looking for the Son of God, 
 
 1 ThesB. 4. 13-18. Commit to memoiTr versea 13-18 
 
 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concern 
 
 in.ir them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even ^ as otners 
 which have jio hope. 
 
 14 For 2 if we believe that Je'sus died and rose again, even so 
 them also which sleep in Je'sus will God bring with him. 
 
 15 For this we say unto you ^ by the word of the Lord, that 
 we which are alive anc? remain unto the coming of the Lord shall 
 not prevent them which are asleep. 
 
 in For < the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a 
 shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of 
 God : and the dead in Christ shall rise first : 
 
 17 Then we which are alive a^id remain shall be caught up 
 together with them * in tlie clouds, to meet the Lord in the air : 
 and so * shall we ever be with the Lord. 
 
 18 Wherefore ^ comfort one anotlier with these words. 
 
 1 Lev. 19. 28 ; 
 Deut. U. 1. 2 ; 
 2 Sam. 12. 20. 
 
 31 Cor. 15. 13. 
 
 s 1 Kings 13.17. 
 
 « Matt. 24. 30 ; 
 
 Act? 1. 11 ; 
 
 2 Thess. 1. 7. 
 »Actsl. 9; 
 
 Rev. 11. 12. 
 
 6 John 12 26; 
 
 John li. 3 : 
 
 John 17. 24; 
 
 Rev. 21. 3, 4; 
 
 Rev. 22. 3-5. 
 1 Or, exhort. 
 
 Notes. — TheTTi which are asleep— A term generally used in the New Testament 
 to express the condition of those who die in the Lord. Sorrow not, even as 
 Oi!^er«— The heathen world, which had no definite ground of liope in a future 
 •world. If we believe— BeWcP in Christ's resurrection can-ies with it the belief 
 in the resurrection of his disciples. JBring with him — " The redeemed are so 
 united with Christ that they shall share the same destiny with him." By the 
 loord of the Lord — By the command or on the authority of the Lord. We — 
 Tliis word suggests the unity of the Church in all ages. Which are alive — 
 Those of the Church who may be living on the earth at the time of Christ's 
 second coming. Shall not prevent — Shall not anticipate, or enter heaven in 
 advance. With a shout — A cry, not from the Lord, but from the multitude 
 accojnpanying him. Voice of t}ce archangel — The chief among the angelic 
 order. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The coming of the Lord..l Thess. 4. 15-18. 
 
 Tu. Its certainty 1 Thess. 5. 1-10. 
 
 W. Its signs Matt. 24. 27-.35. 
 
 77i. Its time uiilcnown Matt. 24. 36-.51. 
 
 F. Its suddenness Matt. 2.5. 1-1.3. 
 
 S. Its impoi-tance Matt. 25. 14-30. 
 
 8. Its purpose Matt. 25. 31-46. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7s, 6s. 
 Our hope and expectation, 
 
 O Jesus, now appear ; 
 Arise, thou Sun so longed for, 
 
 O'er this benighted sphere ! 
 With hearts and hands uplifted, 
 
 We plead, O Lord, to see 
 The day of earth's redemption. 
 
 And ever be with thee. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 1. The coming Lord. 
 
 V. 13, 14. 
 2. Meeting the Lord. 
 
 V. 15, 16. 
 8. Ever -vvith the Lord. 
 
 V. 17, 18. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 And so shall we be ever with 
 the Lord. 1 Thess. 4. 17. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. 27iccomi?if7-Lord,v. 13,14. [asleep?" 
 What is meant by " them which are 
 Of whom is this expression used? Acts 7.G0. 
 How does Paul say that we siiould feel 
 
 concerning such ? 
 Why do people sorrow for the dead ? 
 Who have no hope in death? 
 What does Christ say concerning the dead ? 
 
 John 11. 25. 
 What happened to Chilst after his death ? 
 Of what is the resuirection of Christ a 
 
 pledge? 
 How may we then feel concerning death ? 
 
 1 Cor. 15. 57. 
 
 2. 3Icctmg the Lord, v. 15-17 ; Rev. 11. 12. 
 By what authority did Paul speak ? 
 What did he say by the word of the Lord? 
 Who are meant by ''we which are alive?" 
 What is said concerning such? 
 
 What is meant by "shall not prevent?" 
 [Ans: Shall not anticipate, or enjoy 
 higher privilege.] 
 
 When will the Lord come? Matt. 24. 30. 
 
 How should we look for it ? Matt. 24. 42. 
 
 What will occur when the Lord comes? 
 
 Where is the promise of his retui-u ? Acts 
 1. 11. 
 
 What sounds shall accompany it? 
 
 Who shall be the flrst to rise? 
 
 What is said concerning these? Rev. 20.6. 
 
 What shall happen to those then living ? 
 
 3, Ever v>ith the Lord, v. 17, 18. 
 
 What precious promise do we find here ? 
 
 How is this expressed in John 14. 3 ? 
 
 For what did Christ pray in John 17. 24? 
 
 What exhortation do we And in verse 18 ? 
 
 AVhy is this truth a comfort to believers ? 
 
 What is said in 1 John 3. 2 ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That dead snint' sleep in Christ! 
 
 2. Tliat they who are deid shall live again? 
 
 3. That tijose who are Christ's shall life foreverl 
 
 t 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Do not sorrow over the dead. 
 
 2. Comfoit those who are in trouble. 
 
 3. Be ready at all times to meet Christ. 
 
 Where I am, there ye i-nay be also. John 14. 3. 
 
 X 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find what Christ said to the Sadducees about the resurrection ...What the angel 
 said to the disciples at the ascoision about Christ's return. 
 
 DOCTRINAIj SXrO-a-ESTION-The second coming of Clirist. 
 
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 XjEssoi>t ::^^i. 
 
 [Sept. 14. 
 
 The Christian in the "World; or, Living as a Man of God. 
 
 1 Tim. 6. 6-16. Commit to memory verses 9-lS, 
 
 6 But 1 godline.ss with contentment is great gain. 
 
 7 For 2 we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we 
 can carry nothing out. 
 
 8 And shaving food and raiment let us be therewith content. 
 
 9 But 4 they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, 
 and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in 
 destruction and perdition. 
 
 10 For 6 the love of money is the root of all evil ; which while 
 some coveted after, they have « erred from the faith, and pierced 
 themselves through with many sorrows. 
 
 11 But thou, 'O man of God, flee these things; and follow 
 after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 
 
 12 Fight 8 the good fight of faith, lay hold on "eternal life, 
 whereunto thou art also called, i^and hast professed a good pro- 
 fession before many witnesses. 
 
 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who " quicken eth 
 all things, and before Christ Jesus, "who before Pontius Pilate 
 witnessed a good " confession, 
 
 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebuk- 
 able, until "the appearing of our Lord Je'sus Christ: 
 
 15 Which in his time he shall show, icTto is i^the blessed and 
 only Potentate, i« the King of kings, and Lord of lords ; 
 
 16 "Who 17 only hath immortality, dwelling in is the light which 
 no man can approach unto ; i^whom no man hath seen, nor can 
 see: ^oto whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen. 
 
 1 Psalm 37. 16. 
 ajobl. 21; 
 Eccles. 5. 15. 
 
 3 Gen. 28. 20 ; 
 Heb. 13. 5. 
 
 iExod. 23. 8. 
 6 Or, been 
 seduced. 
 
 iDeut. 33. 1. 
 » 2 Tim. 4. 7. 
 sPhil. 3. 12. 
 
 10 Heb. 13. 23. 
 
 11 Johns. 21. 
 
 12 Rev. 1.5. 
 
 13 Or, pro- 
 fession. 
 
 iilThess.3. 13. 
 liChap. 1. 11. 
 16 Rev. 17. 14- 
 njohn 5. 20. 
 i8 2Cliron.5.14. 
 • sExod. 33. 20; 
 
 Deut. 4. 12 ; 
 
 John 1. 18 ; 
 
 Jolin 6. 46. 
 ^oEph. 3. 21; 
 
 Phil. 4. 20 ; 
 
 Jude 25 : 
 
 Rev. 7. 12. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 M. The Christian in the world.. .1 Tim. 6. 6-16. 
 
 Tu. The riches of the world Mark 10.17-26. 
 
 W. Alliances with the world Deut. 7. 1-11. 
 
 Th. The vanity of the world Eccles. 2. 1-11. 
 
 F. The wickedness of the world. Psa. 14. 1-17. 
 
 S. The hatred of the world John 17. 6-14. 
 
 S. ITie Christian not onhe j _ ^ j^j^^ ^^ ^^^S. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go, 
 
 My daily labor to pursue ; 
 Thee, only thee, resolved to know, 
 
 In all I think, or speak, or do. 
 Thee will I set at ray right hand, 
 
 Whose eyes my inmost substance see ; 
 And labor on at thy command. 
 
 And offer all my works to thee. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. AA^-hat to flee, v, 6-10. 
 2. What to follow. V. 11-16, 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 They are not of the world, 
 
 even as I am not of the world. 
 
 John 17. 16. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 This epistle was written by the Apostle Paul from prison at Rome to Timothy, 
 whom he had appointed in charge of the Church at Ephesus, and in whom he felt a 
 deep interest. Read Acts 16. 1-4, 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. What to Jlee, v. 6-10 ; James 4. 7. 
 What does Paul say is great gain? 
 What reason for contentment is given? 
 What reason is stated in Heb. 13. 5 ? 
 With what should we be content ? 
 What dangers are found by those that will 
 
 be rich? 
 How does Christ state this? Matt, 13, 23, 
 What is the root of all evil? 
 How is it so? 
 
 What results of covetousness are named ? 
 What Is our duty concerning these things ? 
 
 verse 11. 
 How is this expressed In the Golden 
 
 TEXT? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 2. IFTiflt to foUow, V. 11-16. [v. 11 ? 
 
 What six objects to follow are named in 
 Define each one of them ? 
 What flght are we bidden to engage In ? 
 What diu Paul afterward say of this fight? 
 
 2 Tim. 4. 7. 
 On what should we lay hold ? 
 What profession is here mentioned ? 
 What charge does the Apostle give? 
 Before whom was the charge made? 
 How should this commandment be kept ? 
 What event Is spoken of In verse 14? 
 What names are given to Christ? 
 What is said of his dwelling-place? 
 May we hope to dwell with him ? John 17.24. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where la this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That contentment brings gnin ? 
 
 2. That covetousness brings trouble 1 
 
 3. That laith requires warfare 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be contented with what God gives you. 
 
 2. Do not desire to be rich. 
 
 3. Be bold in confessing Christ. 
 
 ■I: 
 
 Set your affection on things above. Col, 3. 
 
 : 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find a parable of Christ about a rich man — The account in the Book of Numbers 
 of a prophet who was covetous — One of the twelve apostles who was covetous. 
 DOCTRINAX SITGOEgTIOK— The eternal. axJBt en ce xif Ciirist. . 
 
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 ng for the Good of Men. 
 
 Commit to memoiy verses 1-5. 
 
 A. D. 65.] xjEssonsr 1:2^11. 
 
 The Christian Citizen; or, L 
 Titu3 3.1-9. 
 
 1 Put them in mind to be subject to priacipalities and powers, 
 to obey magistrates, i to be ready to every good work, 
 
 2 To = speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, hut gentle, 
 showing all meekness unto all men. 
 
 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, 
 deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and 
 envy, hateful, and hating one another. 
 
 4 But after that the kindness and 3 love of God our Saviour to- 
 ward man appeared, 
 
 5 Not 4 by works of righteousness which we have done, but 
 according to his mercy he saved us, ^by the washing of regenera- 
 tion, and renewing of" the Holy Ghost ; 
 
 6 Which 8 he shed on us ^ abundantly through Je'sus Christ 
 our Saviour; 
 
 7 That, being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs 
 according to the hope of eternal life. 
 
 8 This is a ftuthful saving, and these things I will that thou 
 affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God miglit 
 be careful to niaintain good works. These things are good and 
 profitable unto men. 
 
 9 But 8 avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and conten- 
 tions, and strivmgs about the law ; for they are unprofitable and 
 vain. 
 
 [Sept. 31. 
 
 3Exod. 20.16, 
 Eph. 4.31. 
 
 3 Or, pit J. 
 
 * Romans 3. 20 ; 
 
 Gal. 2. 16. 
 1 John 3. 3, 5 ; 
 
 1 Peter 3. 21. 
 s Ezek. 36. 25 ; 
 
 Joel 3. 28 ; 
 
 John 1. 16. 
 ■> Richly. 
 
 ' 1 Tim. 1. 4 : 
 2 Tim. 2. 23. 
 
 Notes. — Put them in mind—ThQ Cretans, among whom Titus preached, were 
 riotous and insubordinate in their tendency. Principalities and powers — 
 Literally, " magistracies and authorities." 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The Christian citizen.... Titus 3. 19. 
 
 Tu. The rii^hteous king 2 Chron. 17. 1-13. 
 
 W. Therigliteoustent-inaker Acts 18. 1-11. 
 Th. The righteous shepherd...! Sam. 17. 12-2S. 
 F. The righteous steward — 1 Kings 18. 1-16. 
 S. The righteous centurion.. Acts 10. 1-S. 
 8. The righteous captive Daniel 1. 8-21. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 7S, 
 
 Sing vre, then, in Jesus' name. 
 Now as yesterday the same ; 
 One in every time and place, 
 Full for all of tr\ith and grace : 
 We for Christ, our Mastei\ staud, 
 Lights in a benighted land : 
 We our dying Lord confess ; 
 We are Jesus' witnesses. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Loyal. V. 1. 
 
 2. Gentle, v. %-l. 
 
 3. Useful. V. 8, 9. 
 
 ^\iST >J/v^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Render therefore unto Cesar 
 the things which are Cesar's ; 
 and unto God the things that 
 are God's. Matt. 22. 21. 
 
 INTRODUCTORY. 
 
 The Apostle Paul having appointed Titus to take charge of the Churches on the 
 islaxd of Crete, in the Mediterranean Sea, wrote to him from hia prison a letter of 
 advice, In which is found our lesson. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1 . Loyal, V. 1 ; Rom. 18. 1. 
 To whom should we be subject? 
 How is this stated in the Golden Text? 
 ^Tiom should we obey ? 
 What is said in 1 Peter 3. 18, 14 ? 
 For what should we be ready? 
 What is said about doing good in Gal. 6.10 ? 
 3. Gentle, v. 2-7 ; Col. 3. 12. 
 What sins of the tongue should we avoid ? 
 
 verse 2. 
 How Is this urged in Eph. 4. 31 ? 
 What is said of gentleness ? 
 What sins are named in verse 3? 
 What should lead us to forsake sin? v. 4. 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 Are we saved by our own good works ? 
 
 How, then, are we saved ? 
 
 Through whom Is the Holy Ghost given to 
 
 us? 
 Of what are we heirs ? 
 What is said in Rom. 8. 16, 17? 
 3. Useful. V. 8, 9; Titus 2. 14. 
 What "faithful saying " is here given? 
 What are good works? 
 Can our good works save us? Gal. 2. 16. 
 What should they accompany ? James 2. 17. 
 What command is given in 1 Cor. 15. 58? 
 What should we avoid? 
 Why should we avoid them ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in thLs lesson do we learn— 
 
 1, That we are not saved by our good worksl 
 3. That we should maintain good works I 
 3. That we are heirs of eternal lifel 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Speak evil of none. 
 
 2. Show meekness toward all. 
 8. Be active in doing good. 
 
 Let us do good unto all men. Gal. 6. 10. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find an account of David's loyalty to his king — Find account in Acts of a v;oman 
 
 fun of good works What James says about salvation by works. 
 
 DOCTBINAIi StJGKa-ESTION— The profltableneea of good worko. 
 
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 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Peace with God .... Rom. 5. 1-10. 
 
 Txi. Christian love 1 Cor. 13. 1-13. 
 
 W. Victory over death. 1 Cor.l5..50-5S. 
 
 Th. Fruit of the Spirit | ^^^ e^jf l'^^ ' 
 F. Practical religion.. Col. 3. 16-25. 
 ^- ^?L?o'rw""^}lTi-.6.6-16. 
 ^- ''^§^^^S°'|TituB3.1-9. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. CM. 
 
 Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee, 
 And pray to" be forgiven, 
 
 So let thy life our pattern be, 
 And form our souls for heaven. 
 
 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, 
 
 Forgiving' and foifriven, 
 O may we lead the pilgrims' life, 
 
 And follow thee to heaven 1 
 
 REVIEW SCHEME. 
 I. The lessons for July : — 
 
 1. Eepeat the Titles, Topics, Golden Texts, and Outlines. 
 
 2. State the Doctrinal Suggestions, and show how each is found in the 
 lesson. 
 
 8. Find in the lessons the following Teachings— 
 Lesson 1 : That Christ died for sinners. 
 Lesson 2 : That Christ intercedes for believers. 
 Lesson 3 : That love shall never fail. 
 Lesson 4 : That we shall live hereafter. 
 
 II. The lessons for August : — 
 
 1. State the Titles, Topics, Golden Texts, and Outlines. 
 
 2. State and point out in the lessons the Dooteinal Suggestions. 
 
 3. Find in the lessons the following Duties — 
 Lesson 5 : Reconciliation to God. 
 
 Lesson 6 : Patience in well-doing. 
 Lesson 7 : Resistance to temptation. 
 Lesson 8 : Lowliness of mind. 
 Lesson 9: Obedience to parents. 
 
 III. The lessons for September : — 
 
 1. State the Titles, Topics, Golden Texts, and Outlinbs. 
 
 2. State and explain the Doctrinal Suggestions. 
 
 3. Find in the lessons the following Promises — 
 Lesson 10 : The promise of eternal life with Christ. 
 Lesson 11 : The promise of Christ's appearing. 
 Lesson 12 : The promise of inheritance hereafter. 
 
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 The Gospel against Intennperance. 
 mitted to memory. 
 
 Five Precepts of Paul ; or 
 
 All to be cor.iiM.i.^^ ^- ,■ 
 
 I T et us walk nonestlv, as in the day ; not in rioting and dninkonness ; not In c ham. 
 
 hPrin^ am wantonness, not in strife and euv>ang: but put ye on the Lord 
 jSis Christrand make not provision for the flesh to /ui/iH the lusts i)mxof. 
 
 II Rrgood neJth'er to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother 
 
 lY. Bfnold'^rtkwXwVe^herein is excess; h^vtbefll^^^^^^^ 
 V. GOLDEN TEXT.-Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1 Thess. 5. U. 
 QUESTIONS 
 
 1. Repeat the Fikst Precept, Rom. 13. 
 
 13; 14 ; Prov. 2:i. 20, 21. 
 What does the word " walk " liere mean i 
 What is it to walk honestly ? 
 What six sins are here forbidden i 
 What are rioting and drunkenness? 
 Why is intemperance a sin ? 
 What are we here commanded to do i 
 What is it to put on Christ? 
 Will those who sincerely put on Christ 
 
 become drunkards? 
 
 2. Repeat the Second Precept, Rom. 
 
 14. 21 ; Luke 9. 33. 
 What are we here urged not to do / 
 What kind of flesh is here spoken of i" 
 
 [Ans.— Meat offered to idols, which 
 might encourage idolatry.] 
 Wliy were the early Christians advised not 
 
 to eat such meat ? 
 Should we be careful of our influence over 
 
 others? ^ ^^^T^^l 
 
 What influence does one exert who drinks 
 How does he lead others to drinking ? 
 Ought we to deny ourselves for the sake 
 
 of others ? ^ ^^^ 
 
 3. Repeat the Third Precept, 1 Cor. 
 6. 10 ; Prov. 23. 32. . , ^ 
 
 What is here meant by the kingdom of 
 
 Wlio are members of that kingdom? 
 
 it a privilege to belong to Christ's 
 
 kingdom ? 
 Who cannot inherit that kingdom? 
 Why cannot a drunkard be saved in his 
 
 sins? ^ ^ ^,. , o 
 
 How can he be saved from his sins i 
 
 4. Repeat the Fourth Precept, Eph. 5. 
 
 18 ; Deut. 32. 33. 
 
 TMiat is here forbidden ? 
 
 For what reason ? , „ , 
 
 Why Is there danger of excess In all in- 
 toxicating liquor ? 
 
 Wbat is excessive use of liquor ? 
 
 What Is true temperance ? 
 [Ans.— Total abstinence.] 
 
 In vv^hat mentioned here is there no dan- 
 ger of excess ? 
 
 How may we obtain the Spirit ? [22, 23. 
 
 What are the fruits of the Spirit? Gal. 5. 
 
 5. Repeat the Fifth Precept, 1 Thess. 
 
 5. 22 ; Isa. 33. 15. 
 What is it to abstain ? 
 From what should we abstain ? 
 Why does all drinking come under this 
 
 precept? ^ ^ 
 
 Should we give any encouragement to 
 
 sin in others? 
 What harm would be done to others by 
 
 our drinking a little occasionally ? 
 What danger to ourselves by such a course? 
 
 TEACHINGS F THE LESSON. 
 Wbere do we fitjd-^ ^rinkins is injurious to others as well as the drinker 1 
 
 2. That no drunkard can enter heaven \ 
 
 3. That all liquor has dan;;er of excess 1 
 
 DOCTBXNAIi SUGGESTION— The power of example. 
 
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 OUR G-REAT HiGH-PRTEST: or, The One Mediator. 
 
 [Oct. 5. 
 
 Heb. 4. 14-16 ; 6. 1-6. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 14-16. 
 
 14 Seeing then that we have a great Hi^h-priest, that is passed 
 into the heavens, Je'sus the Son of God, let us hold fast our pro- 
 fession. 
 
 15 For 1 we have not an High-priest which cannot be touched 
 •with the feeling of our infirmities ; but ' was in all points tempted 
 like as we are, ^ yet without sin. 
 
 IG Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that 
 we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 
 
 1 For every high -priest taken from among men is ordained 
 for men in t]i\x\g%'][)ertaining to God, ■• that he may offer both gifts 
 and sacrifices for sins : 
 
 2 Who 5 can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them 
 that are out of the way ; for that he himself also is compassed 
 with infirmity. 
 
 3 And 6 by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also 
 for himself, to ofi'er for sins. 
 
 4 And 7 no man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is 
 called of God, as was « Aa'ron. 
 
 5 So 9 also Christ glorified not himself to be made an High- 
 priest ; but he that said mxto him, " Thou art my Son, to-day 
 nave I begotten thee. 
 
 6 As he saith also in another jo?ac«, " Thou ar^ a Priest for- 
 ever, after the order of Mel-chis'e-dek. 
 
 i Isaiah 53. 3. 
 
 aLuke23. 28. 
 3 Daniel 9. 34 ; 
 
 2 Cor. 5. 21 ; 
 
 1 Peter 2. 22. 
 
 1 John 3. 6. 
 
 > Chap. 8. 8, i. 
 
 «Or, can 
 reasonably 
 bear with. 
 
 n Sam. IS. 9; 
 
 2 Sam. «. 6 ; 
 
 John 3. 27. 
 « Exod. 28. 1 ; 
 
 Num. 1€. 5,i0 
 •Johns. 54; 
 
 Acts 13. 33 ; 
 
 Romans 8. S. 
 'f Psalm 2. 7. 
 n Psalm 110. 4. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Our great High-priest. . ..Heb.4.14-16 ; 5.1-6. 
 Tu. Typified in Melchisedek..Gen. 14. 14-24. 
 
 W. Typified in Aaron Exod. 28. 1-18. 
 
 Th. Our true High-priest Heb. 7. 1-14. 
 
 F. Our eternal High-priest.. .Heb. 7. 15-38. 
 8. Our glorified High-priest. Heb. 8. 1-10. 
 S. The one Mediator Heb. 10. 12-^. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. H. M. 
 
 He ever lives above, 
 
 For me to intercede ; 
 His all-redeeming love, 
 His precious blood, to plead ; 
 His blood atoned for all our race. 
 And sprinkles now the throne of grrace. 
 The Father hears him pray, 
 
 His dear anointed One : 
 
 He cannot turn away 
 
 The presence of his Son : 
 
 His Spirit answers to the blood, 
 
 And tells me I am bom of God. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. His sympathy. 
 5. 3. 
 
 4. 14: 
 2. His authority. 5. 1-6. 
 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Seeing he ever liveth to make 
 
 intercession for them. Heb.7.25. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Jffe sympatfui, 4. 14; 5. 3; Heb. 3. 1. 
 
 V.tiat does the lesson say that we have ? 
 
 What is the duty of a priest ? v. 1. 
 
 Who is our high-priest ? 
 
 Where is he ? 
 
 How is this stated in Heb. 9. 24? 
 
 What is his work in heaven, as stated in 
 
 the GoLDKX Text ? 
 What duty is suggested in verse 14 ? 
 What characteristic of Christ is mentioned 
 
 in verse 15 ? 
 When did Jesus show his sympathy? 
 
 John 11. 3:3-35. 
 On what other occasion? Luke 19. 41. 
 What fact Is stated about Christ in v. 15? 
 What was the temptation of Christ ? Matt. 
 
 4. 1-4. 
 What was the result of Ms temptation? 
 
 1 Pet. 2. 22, 
 
 How does his temptation benefit us ? Heb. 
 2. 18. 
 
 What privileges and duties are stated in 
 verse 16 ? 
 
 Wiiy sh.ould earthly priests have compas- 
 sion? 5. 2. 
 
 For whom do they need to offer sacrifice? 
 
 3. Jf/s authoiity, v. 4, 6. 
 
 Who alone had a right to be priest ? 
 
 What king was punished for trying to act 
 as a priest ? 2 Chron. 26. 19. 
 
 Did Christ belong to the priestly family ? 
 Heb. 7. 14. 
 
 How, then, was he a priest ? 
 
 Who was Melchisedek? Gen. 14. 18. 
 
 Who appointed Christ a priest ? v. 5. 
 
 May we coine to him ? 
 
 How may we use his intercessions? John 
 14. 13. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lessen do we learn— 
 
 1. That our Saviour feels for ns 1 
 
 2. That our Saviour was tempted like usi 
 2. That our Saviour pleads lor us ? 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that Jesus lives in heaven. 
 
 2. Come boldly to him in prayer. 
 
 t 
 
 3. Tell him freely all your needs. 
 
 We have a great high-priest. Heb. 4. 14. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find about Melchisedek in Genesis and in tiebrews — Find about the consecration 
 of the first high-priest — Find about a high-priest who aided in the death of Christ. 
 DOCTRrrTAI. SITGGESTIOM"— The intercession of Christ. 
 
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 [Oct. 12. 
 
 The Types Explained; or, 
 
 Heb. 9. 1-12. 
 1 Then verily the first covenant had also ' 
 
 The One Offering. 
 Commit to memory verses &-12 
 
 ordinances of divine 
 
 service, and 2 a worldly sanctuary 
 
 2 For * there was a tabernacle made ; the first, wherein was the 
 candlestick, and the stable, and the showbread; which is called 
 <* the Sanctuary. 
 
 3 And « after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the 
 Holiest ©f all ; 
 
 4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant 
 overlaid round about with gold, wherein was ' the golden pot that 
 had manna, » and Aa'ron's rod that budded, and "the tables of 
 the covenant ; 
 
 5 And 10 over it the cherubim of glory shadowing the mercy- 
 seat ; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 
 
 6 Now when these things were thus ordained, " the priests went 
 always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service q/" (?0(f/ 
 
 7 But into the second went the hign-priest alone " once eveiy 
 year, not without blood, which he oftered for himself, and/or the 
 errors of the people: 
 
 8 The " Holy Ghost this signifying, that the " way into the 
 holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the lirst taber- 
 nacle was yet standing: 
 
 9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were 
 offered both gifts and sacrifices, ^^ that could not make him that 
 did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience ; 
 
 10 Which stood oniy in "meats and drinks, and 1^ divers wash- 
 ings, 18 and carnal i* ordinances, imposed on them until the time 
 of reformation. 
 
 11 But Christ being come an hi^h-priest of "good things to 
 come, 21 by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with 
 hands, that is to say, not of this buUding ; 
 
 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but ''by his own 
 blood he entered in 23 once into the holy place, having '* obtained 
 eternal redemption for us. 
 
 > Or, cere- 
 monies. 
 aExod. 25. 8. 
 sExod. 26.1. 
 * Lev. 24. 6. 
 s Or, holy. 
 6Exod.40. 3. 
 
 ' Exod. 16. 33. 
 
 « Num. 17. 10. 
 
 » Exod . 25. 16 ; 
 
 Deut.lO. 2,5; 
 
 2 Chr. 5. 10. 
 
 •"Lev. 16. 2. 
 
 11 Num. 28. 3; 
 
 Daniel 8. 11. 
 
 i^»Exod. 30. 10. 
 
 13 Chap. 10. 19. 
 MJohnli. 6. 
 
 1 5 Gal. 3.21. 
 '6 Rom. U. 17. 
 '-Num.19. 7. 
 '8Eph. a. 15. 
 ' 9 Or, rites, or, 
 ceremonies, 
 20 Chap. 10. 1. 
 'Ji Chap. 8. 2. 
 
 22 Rev. 1. 5. 
 
 23 Zech. 3. 9. 
 9.24. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 The types explained — Heb. 9. 1-12. 
 
 The peace-offering Lev. 3. 1-17. 
 
 The sin-offering. Lev. 4. 27-35. 
 
 The burnt-offering Lev. 1. 1-17. 
 
 The trespass-offering Lev. 6. 1-13. 
 
 The scapegoat Lev. 16. 1-10. 
 
 The paschal lamb Exod. 12. 1-23. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M. 
 
 Not all the blood of beasts, 
 
 On Jewish altars slain, 
 Could give the guilty conscience peace. 
 
 Or wash away the stain. 
 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 
 
 Takes all our sins away— 
 A sacrifice of nobler name. 
 
 And richer blood, than they. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The holy sanctuary. 
 V. 1-5. 
 
 2. The holy service. 7.6-10. 
 
 3. The holy Saviour. 
 
 V. 11-12. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 For by one offering he hath 
 perfected forever them that are 
 sanctified. Heb. 10. 14. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. T7!e Ixolxf sanctuaru, v. 1-5 ; Exod. 25. 8. 
 WTiat did the first covenant have ? 
 Wbat does "worldly " here mean? 
 
 [Axs: In the present world, on the 
 
 earth.] 
 What other sanctuary is named In verses 
 
 11 and 24 ? 
 What does the word "sanctuary " mean ? 
 
 [ANs: The holy place.] 
 What did the sanctuary contain ? [31, 32. 
 Describe the candlestick from Exod. 25. 
 What was the use of the table ? Lev. 24. 5-7. 
 What was within the veil ? 
 What did it contain ? 
 
 [For explanation see Lev. 16. 12, 13 ; 
 
 Exod. 16. 3:3, 34; Num. 17. 6-10; 
 
 1 Kings 8. 9.] 
 What was over the ark ? 
 
 2. The holy se7nyice,v.&-W; Heb. 10.19, 20. 
 Into which place went the priests daily? 
 What took place within the holiest of all ? 
 How often did the high-priest enter it ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 \Vhat did he take with him? and for 
 
 what purpose ? 
 What better sacrifice do we possess ? v. 14 ? 
 What way was not yet opened ? 
 Who is our Way to heaven ? John 14. 6. 
 What is he called in Heb. 10. 19, 20? 
 What could not these sacrifices do ? 
 What is sai':'. in Psa. 51. 16, 17. 
 Mav we offer this sacrifice ? 
 3. The holif Saviour, v. 11, 12 ; Heb. 8. 1, 2. 
 What is Christ here called ? 
 What is said of him in Heb. 8. 1 ? 
 What tabernacle is mentioned in 2 Cor. 
 
 5. 1? 
 With what blood did Christ enter, and 
 
 where ? 
 What did he obtain, and for whom ? 
 Repeat the Golden Text. 
 What is said in 1 Pet. 1. 18, 19? 
 What is the song of the redeemed ? Rev. 
 
 5. 9. 
 May we join in this song ? 
 
 TEACHrNGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That sacriflces cannot take away sinl 
 
 2. That the Saviour has redeemed from shi T 
 
 3. That the Saviour has entered into heaven t 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that only Christ's blood can wash away sin. 
 
 2. Remember that he has died for you. 
 
 3. Prepare to meet him in heaven. 
 
 ^_ . 
 
 I We have redemption through his blood. Eph. 1. 7 
 
 t 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find the account of the tabernacle and its courts .... "Uliere it was set up in Pales- 
 tine — By whom 'the ark was taken captive By whom it was carried to Jerusalem. 
 
 DOCTKINAl. SUGGESTION— The atoning blood. 
 
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 [Oct. 19. 
 
 The Triumphs of Faith; or, The One Condition. 
 
 Heb. 11. 1-10. Commit to memory 
 
 1 Now faith is the ^ substance of things hoped for, the evidence 
 2 of things not seen. 
 
 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 
 
 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds « were framed 
 by the word of God ; so that things which are seen were not 
 made of things which do appear. 
 
 4 By faith < A'bel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice 
 than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, 
 God testiiying of his gifts: and by it he, b«ing dead, ^yet 
 speaketh. 
 
 5 By faith « E'noch was translated that he should not see death ; 
 and was not found, because God had translated him : for before 
 his translation he nad this testimony, that he pleased God. 
 
 6 But T without ftiith it is impossible to please him : for he that 
 coraeth to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder 
 of them that diligently seek him. 
 
 7 By faith ^No'ah, being warned of God of things not seen as 
 yet, * moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house ; 
 by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of lothe 
 righteousness which is by faith. 
 
 8 By faith AHjra-ham, when he was called to go out into a 
 place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed ; 
 and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 
 
 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange 
 country, dwelling in ^i tabernacles with I'saac and Ja'cob, the 
 heirs with him ot the same promise : 
 
 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, " whose 
 builder and maker is God. 
 
 verses 1-6. 
 
 I Or, ground, 
 or. confi- 
 dence. 
 
 1 Romans 8.24. 
 
 3 John 1. 3. 
 
 * Genesis L, A. 
 
 s Or, is yet 
 spoken of : 
 Statt. 23. 3o, 
 
 i Genesis 5. 22. 
 
 1 John 3.18, 38. 
 
 > Genesis 6. 13. 
 9 Or, being 
 
 wary. 
 10 Romans 3.22; 
 
 Phil. 3. 9. 
 
 I Genesis 12. 8. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 Jf. The triumphs of faith Heb. 11. 1-10. 
 
 Tu. Abraham's faith Gen. 22. 1-19. 
 
 W. David's faith Psa. 71. l-2i. 
 
 Th. The Hebrew children's faith.. Dan. 3. 8-38. 
 
 F. Daniel's faith Dan. 6.10-2:5. 
 
 S. Nat'aaiiael's faith John 1. 43-51. 
 
 S. The Etliiopiaii's faith Acts 8. 27-iO. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 By faith I to the fountain fly. 
 
 Opened for all mankind and me, 
 To pwi«e ray sins of deepest dye,— 
 
 My Irfe and heart's impurity. 
 Fi-om Christ, the smitten Rock, it flows, 
 
 Tlie purple and the crystal stream ; 
 Pardon and holiness bestows, 
 
 And both I gain through faith in hisn. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. t^aith defined, v. 1. 
 2. Faith illustrated, v. 2-10. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 For he endured, as seeing him 
 who is invisible. Heh. 11.27. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Faiih define<l, v. 1 ; 2 Cor. 4. 18. 
 What do we mean hy faith ? 
 What is it here said to be ? 
 
 What word might better express the 
 
 meaning than " substance ?" [Aks : 
 
 Ground^ or foundation ?] 
 Why is faith the foundation of our hope? 
 
 (See Rom. 8. 24.) 
 By what do we walk? 2 Cor. 5, 7. 
 Can we have faith in that which we do 
 
 not see? 1 Peter 1. 8, 9. 
 For what should we trust God ? 
 What result of faith is named in Acts 16. 31 ? 
 
 2. Faith illustrated, v. 2-10, 39, 40. 
 What result of faith is given in verse 2? 
 What fact do we understand by faith ? 
 How is this stated in the first verse of the 
 
 Bible? 
 How did Abel show his faith ? 
 
 Wherein was his sacrifice better than 
 
 Cain's ? Gen. 4. 4. 
 TiTiat result now comes from his faith? 
 How did Enoch show his faith ? Gen. 5. 22. 
 What was the reward of his faith ? 
 What testimony did he receive ? 
 May we receive the same? How? 
 Why can we not please God without faith? 
 What showed Noah's faith ? 
 How long did he show his faith ? 
 
 [Ans : 120 years.] 
 What was his reward ? 
 Wherein was Abraham's faith exhibited? 
 How was his faith shov.'n in the land of 
 
 promise ? 
 In what did he dwell? 
 For what did he look? 
 May we look for the same? 2 Cor. 5. 1. 
 Who has promised a place to us? John 14. ;-. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. Th.Tt faith gives eridencie of unseen things I 
 
 2. Thiit faith is jieoessary ia coiwin;; to God 1 
 
 3. That faith wiH result in obedience ^ 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Believe in God. 
 
 2. Believe God's word. 
 
 3. Follow its noble examples. 
 
 We v^/alk by faith, not by sight. 2 Cor. 5. 7. 
 
 4, 
 
 I 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find and read the account of Abel. . . .Of Enoch. . . .Of Noah. . . .Of Abraham. 
 the city of God in Revelation. 
 
 DOCTEINAL STJO-GESTION— Faith the condition of salvation. 
 
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 [Oct. 26. 
 
 Faith and Works ; or, The One Test. 
 
 James 2. 14-28. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 14-18. 
 
 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath 
 faith, and have not works ? can faith save him 1 
 
 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 
 
 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye 
 -wanned and filled ; notwithstanding ye give them not those things 
 which are needful to the body ; what doth it profit? 
 
 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being i alone. 
 
 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works : 
 show me thy faith 2 without thy works, and I will show thee my 
 faith by my works. 
 
 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well : the 
 8 devils also believe, and tremble. 
 
 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith * without works 
 is dead? 
 
 21 Was not A'bra-ham our father justified by works, ^when 
 he had ofi'ered Tsaac his son upon the altar 1 
 
 22 « Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works 
 was faith made perfect ? 
 
 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith. ''A'bra-ham 
 believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness : 
 and he was called » the Friend of God. 
 
 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not 
 by faith only. 
 
 25 Likewise also, • was not Ka^ab the harlot justified by works, 
 when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out 
 another way ? 
 
 26 For as the body without the i" spirit is dead, so faith with- 
 out works is dead also. 
 
 By itself. 
 
 » Some copies 
 read, by tky 
 works. 
 
 sMatt. 8. 29; 
 
 Mark 1. 24; 
 
 Mark 5. 7 ; 
 
 Luke 4. 34 ; 
 
 Acts 16, 17 ; 
 
 Acts 19. 15. 
 « GaL 5. C. 
 s Gen. 22. 9. 
 6 Or, Thou 
 
 seest. 
 ■"Genesis 1.5. 6; 
 
 Romans 4. 3 ; 
 
 Gal. 3. 6. 
 * 2 Chron.20.7; 
 
 Isaiah 41. 8. 
 
 » Joshua 2. 1 ; 
 Heb. 11. 31. 
 
 ' Or, breath. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. Faith and works .Tames 2. 14-26. 
 
 Tn. Faith essential Matt. 17. 14-21. 
 
 W. Faith commended Luke 7. I-IO. 
 
 Th. Faith honored John 4. 43-54. 
 
 F. Works essential Luke 6. 27-3C. 
 
 S. Works commended Luke 6. 43-^9. 
 
 S. Works prorttable Titus 3. 1-8. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 L. M. 
 
 Save us by errace, through faith alone, 
 
 .A. faith thou must thyself impart ; 
 A faith that would by works be sho^v^l, 
 
 A faith that purifies the heart. 
 A faith that doth the mountains move, 
 
 A faith that shows our sins forgiven, 
 A faith that sweetly works by love, 
 
 And ascertains oui- claim to heaven. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Faitln dead. v. 14-20. 
 
 2. Faith living, v. 21-26. 
 
 '^•i'y?)IWi|s^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 For as the body without the 
 spirit is dead, so faith without 
 works is dead also. James 2. 26. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Faith dead, v. 1^20 ; Matt. 7. 16-18. 
 
 What questions are asked in verse 14? 
 
 What is the meaning of *' works ?" [A.vs : 
 Deeds or actions suitable to a Chris- 
 tian life.] 
 
 What is said of faith and works In Eph. 
 2. 8-10? 
 
 What illustration Is given in verse 15? 
 
 When is faith dead ? 
 
 Can there be true faith without works ? 
 
 What does Christ say in Matt. 7. 20? 
 
 How may a true faith be shown? 
 
 To what degree may even devils believe ? 
 
 Did evil spirits ever bear witness to Christ ? 
 Matt. 8. 28, 29. 
 
 Was theirs a true faith ? 
 
 To wliat VFlll Living faith lead us ? 
 
 2. Faith living, v. 21-26 ; 1 John 2. 5, 
 How did Abraham show his faith ? 
 AVhat led Abraham to offer up his son? 
 
 Heb. 11. 17. 
 What promise did he receive? Gen.22.16,17. 
 How was his faith made perfect ? 
 What name was given to Abraham ? And 
 
 why ? 
 How may we be friends of Christ ? John 
 
 15. 14. 
 What other example of faith and works 
 
 is given ? 
 What faith did she show ? 
 How dfd she show it ? Josh. 2. 21. 
 What is said of her in Heb. 11. 31 ? 
 To what is faith without works likened ? 
 How may we have true life ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 
 Where In this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That words ore of no avail without acts 1 
 
 2. That faith without works is dead T 
 
 3. That one may believe and yet be lost! 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Have faith in Christ. 
 
 2. Show your faith by your actions. 
 
 3. Be among the friends of God. 
 
 By their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find about Rahab and the spies. . . 
 
 Find about Abraham's offering of Isaac 
 where Paul writes about faith and works. 
 
 Find 
 
 DOCTB-INAIi STjaG-ESTION-Tlie value of good worka. 
 
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 [IVov. 3. 
 
 The Perfect Pattern ; or, Christ without Sin. 
 
 1 Peter 2. 19-25. Commit to memory verses 19-25 
 
 19 For this i^ i thankwortliy, if a man for conscience toward 
 God endure grief, sufltering wrongfully. 
 
 20 For what glory is it^ if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, 
 ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer /or 
 it^ ye take it patiently, this is ^ acceptable with God. 
 
 21 For even hereunto were ye called; because Christ also 
 suffered 3 for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his 
 steps : 
 
 22 Who * did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth : 
 
 23 Who, 5 when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he 
 suffered, he threatened not ; but « committed himself to him that 
 judgeth righteously : 
 
 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body ^ on the 
 tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness : 
 8 by whose stripes ye were healed. 
 
 25 For Bye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned 
 '0 unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 
 
 1 Or, thank ; 
 Luke C. 32. 
 
 !> Or, thank. 
 
 3 Some read, 
 
 for you. 
 « Isaiah 53. 9; 
 
 John 8. 46. 
 t Isaiah 53. 7; 
 
 John 8. 48. 
 6 Or, com- 
 mitted his 
 
 cause. 
 ' Or, to. 
 s Isaiah 53. 5. 
 B Psa. 119. 176 ; 
 
 Ezekiel 34. 6. 
 iDEzck. 34. 23; 
 
 Ezek. 37. 24 ; 
 
 John 10. 11 ; 
 
 Heb. 13. 20. 
 
 Notes. — ThmihwortTiy — Acceptable to God. For conscience toward God — In 
 tlie conscientious discharge of his duty toward God. Endure ^>-*V/— That 
 which gives suffering. Suffering wronafuUi/ — Suffering unjustly. Buffeted — 
 Punished. When ye do well and sriffer—Vihan one suffers without just cause, 
 and bears it patiently, trusting in God for comfort. Acceptable — Pleasing to 
 God. Neither was guile found— l^o deceit, hypocrisy, or insincerity, was in 
 Jesus while on the earth. Committed himself— B.Q left the justice of his cause 
 in the hands of a just God. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 ^T. The perfect pattern 1 Pe*. 3. l{^-25- 
 
 Tn. The pattern of lowliness..... Matt. 20.20-29. 
 W. The pattern of compassion. .Matt. 9. 32-38. 
 
 77i. The pattern of suffering Isa. 53. 1-12. 
 
 F. The pattern of purity Heb. 4. 9-16. 
 
 S. The pattern of love John 15. 9-16. 
 
 S. The pattern of self-sacrifice.. Matt. 27.39-54. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. L. M. 
 
 How beauteous were the marks divine. 
 That in thy meekness used to shine. 
 That lit thy lonely pathway, trod 
 In wondrous love, O Son of Gqd ! 
 O wondrous Lord, my soul would be 
 Still more and more conformed to thee. 
 And learn of thee, the lowly One, 
 And like thee, all my journey run. 
 
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 Berean Question Book. 
 
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 1. 
 
 3. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 "Suffered." v. 19-21, 
 " Did no sin." v. 22, 23. 
 " Bare our sin." v.24,25. 
 
 % 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Who did no sin, neither was 
 guile found in his mouth. 1 Pet. 
 2.22. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. " Suffered," v. 19-21 ; Heb. 12. 1, 2. 
 AATio is here said to have suffered ? 
 What was his suffering ? 
 
 For whom did he suffer 7 
 How is this stated iu Isa. 53. 5 ? 
 What has Christ left us ? v. 21. 
 Wherein should we follow him ? 
 What should we endiu-e ? v. 19. 
 What is acceptable to God ? 
 What does Christ say in Matt. 5. 10? 
 
 2. ''Did no si7i," v. 22, 2.3; 8 Cor. 5. 21. 
 What is said in the Golden Text ? 
 
 Of whom is tills said ? 
 What prophecy do we find in Isa. 53. 9 ? 
 What fact in John 18. 38 ? 
 How did he treat his revllers ? 
 How should we treat our enemies ? Matt. 
 5.44. 
 
 How did Jesus pray on the cross ? Lu. 23, 34. 
 To whom did Christ commit himself ? 
 What honor did he receive from God ? 
 
 Phil. 2. 9-11. 
 How should we act when made to suffer ? 
 3. "JSare om^ sai," v. 2i, 25 ; Titus 2. 14. 
 Of whom Is this stated? 
 When did he bear our sins ? 
 How did he bear them ? 
 To what, then, ai-e we dead ? 
 How is this stated in Rom. 6. 11 ?' 
 To what should we live ? 
 What were we once ? 
 How is this stated in Psa. 119. 176? 
 To whom have we returned ? 
 Have you come to Christ ? 
 How does Christ receive those who return 
 
 to him ? Luke 15. 22. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That Christ is our ex-implel 
 
 2. That Christ is our redeemer! 
 
 3. That Christ is our restorer! 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be patient under wrong and suffering. 
 
 2. Be Innocent of sinful act. 
 
 3. Follow the grood Shepherd. 
 
 ^ 
 
 Clirist was once offered to bear the sins of many. Heb. 9. 28 
 
 HOIViE WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find a prophecy in Isaiah of Christ suffering for us — Find the account of Christ's 
 meekness and silence under persecution — Find a parable about the lost sheep. 
 
 DOCTRINAL STJGG-ESlTON— Christ omt example. 
 
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 [IVov. 9. 
 
 The Perfect Saviour; or, Christ Cleansing from Sin. 
 
 1 John 1. 1-10. Commit to memory verses 5-9 
 
 1 That 1 which was from the beginning, which we have heard, 
 which we have seen with our eyes, a which we have looked upon, 
 and our ' hands have bandied, of the * Word of life ; 
 
 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen ii, and bear 
 witness, and show unto you that eternal life which was with the 
 Father, ^and was manifested unto us ;) 
 
 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, 
 that ye also may have fellowship with us : and « truly our fellow- 
 ship is with the Father, and with his Son Je'sus Christ. 
 
 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be 
 full. 
 
 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and 
 declare unto you, that God "< is light, and in him is no darkness 
 at all. 
 
 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in 
 darkness, we lie, and do not the truth : 
 
 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have 
 fellowship one with another, and the blood of Je'sus Christ his 
 Son cleanseth us from all sin. 
 
 8 If 8 we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and 
 the truth is not in us. 
 
 9 If » we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us 
 our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 
 
 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and 
 his word is not in us. 
 
 « Micah 5. 2. 
 «2 Peter 1. W. 
 3 Luke 24. .SO. 
 « Rev. 19. 13. 
 
 t John 1. 1, 2, 
 
 6 John 1.5. 4: 
 John 17. 21 1 
 1 Cor. 1. 9. 
 
 iJohn 1.9; 
 John 8. 12 ; 
 John 9. 5 ; 
 John 12. 35; 
 Rev. 1. 5. 
 
 * 1 Kings 8, 4« i 
 Eccles. 7. 20 ; 
 James 3. 2. 
 
 s Psalm 32. 6 ; 
 Prov. 28. 13. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The perfect Saviour 1 John 1. 1-10. 
 
 r«. "The life was manifested "..John 1. 1-14. 
 
 W. " Declare -we unto you " Acts 17. 22-34. 
 
 Th. " Fellowship with him " 1 Cor. 1. 1-9. 
 
 F. " Walk in the light " 2 John. 
 
 S. " Fellowship one ) o t/^Ht, 
 
 with another" ] 3 John. 
 
 S. "Bloodof Je8a8...eleanseth"Ueb. 9. 11-28. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. CM. 
 
 My dying Saviour and iny God, 
 
 Fountain for gnilt aud sin ! 
 Sprinkle me ever with thy blood, 
 
 And cleanse and keep me clean. 
 Wash me, and make me thus thine own ; 
 
 Wash me, and mine thou art ; 
 Wa,sh me, but not my feet alone— 
 
 My hands, my head, my heart. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 1. The Word of life. v. 1-5. 
 
 fife 
 
 The blood of Jesus Christ his 
 
 2. The cleansing blood. 
 
 f^sjr^'^^S 
 
 Son cleanseth us from all sin. 
 
 V. 6-10. 
 
 1^^ 
 
 1 John 1. 7. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. The, word of life., v. 1-5; John 1. 14. 
 
 Who is referred to by the Word of Life ? 
 
 "What is he called in John 1,1? 
 
 How long has the Sou of God existed? 
 
 What personal experience does John men- 
 tion in verse 1 ? 
 
 May we have personal knowledge of 
 Christ ? 
 
 What Is Christ called in verse 3, and why ? 
 
 What two kinds of fellowship are named 
 in veree 3 ? 
 
 What is fellowship with one another ? 
 
 What is it to have fellowship with God ? 
 
 What was the apostle's pm-pose in writing ? 
 
 How did Christ express the same desire ? 
 John 15. 11. 
 
 How may our joy be made full ? John 1G.34. 
 
 What message is here given concerning 
 God? [8. 12? 
 
 What does Christ say of himself in John 
 
 How, then, may we walk in the light? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 2. The clmnsing hlood, v. 6-10 ; 1 Cor. 6.11. 
 What is it to walk in darkness ? 
 What is here said of those who walk in 
 
 darkness ? 
 What is said in Eph. 5. 8-11 ? 
 "What is it to walk in the light ? 
 What is the privilege of those who walk in 
 
 the Ught ? 
 What is said in the golden Text? 
 WTaen did Christ shed his blood lor us ? 
 V,Tiat is said of Christ's blood in Eph. 1. 7? 
 What is said in Rev. 1.5? 
 Can we truly say that we have never 
 
 sinned ? 
 "WTiat is the statement of Eccles. 7. 20 ? 
 "What is our duty, as given in verse 9 ? 
 What blessings shall we then receive ? 
 What warning and promise do we find In 
 
 Prov. 28. 13 ? 
 How do some try to make Grod a liar? 
 What confession do we And in Psa. 51. 3, 4 ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That the Son of (Jod has always existed 1 
 
 2. That the Son of God appeared among men I 
 S. That the Son of God cleanses from sin I 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Walk in the light. 
 
 2. Confess yoiu- sins to God. 
 
 3. Be cleansed by the blood of Christ. 
 
 ti 
 
 e is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. 1 John 1. 9. 
 
 t 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 Find account of one whom Christ told to place his hand in his side ... Find account 
 of a disciple resting on Jesus' bosom — Find where Christ called himself the light of 
 the world. 
 
 DOCTEXNAL SUGGESTION— The pre-exifltenoe of Christ. 
 
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 [I¥ov. 16. 
 
 The Love of the Father; or, Christ Revealing God's Love. 
 1 John 4. 7-16. Commit to memory verses 7-11. 
 
 7 Beloved, let us love one another : for love is of God ; and 
 
 every one that loveth ia born of God, and knoweth God 
 
 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God ; for i God is love. 
 
 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because 
 that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might 
 live through him. 
 
 10 Herein is love, ^not that we loved God, but that ho loved 
 us, and sent his Son to he the propitiation for our sins. 
 
 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one 
 another. 
 
 12 No sman hath seen God at any time. If we love one 
 another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 
 
 13 Hereby * know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, be- 
 cause he hath given us of his Spirit. 
 
 14 And 6 we have seen and do testify that the "Father sent the 
 Son to he the Saviour of the world. 
 
 15 "Whosoever ^ shall confess that Je'sus is the Son of God, 
 God dwelleth in him, and lie in God. 
 
 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath 
 to us. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in 
 God, and God in him. 
 
 Notes. — Every one that loveth — That is, every one who has true brotlierly love 
 toward others. In this was manifested — Not as its only evidence, but as its 
 highest and greatest, of God's love. No man has seeii Ood — " We cannot be- 
 come acquainted with him by sight, but we can by love." We have seen — A 
 reference to the personal knowledg« and testimony of the original apostles. 
 Confess — That is, confess from the heart as well as with the lips. 
 
 Exod. U. 6, 7 ; 
 llicah 7. 18. 
 
 ».Tohnl5. 16; 
 Titus 3. 4. 
 
 sExod. 33.20; 
 
 John I. 18 ; 
 
 1 Tim. 6. 16. 
 « John U. 20. 
 
 ■John 1.14. 
 ■' John 3. 17. 
 
 I Roinana 10. 9. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The love of the Father 1 John 4. 7-16. 
 
 Tn. Creating love Psa. 8. 1-9. 
 
 W. Preservuig love Psa. 23. 1-6. 
 
 Th. Unfailing love Isa. 43. 1-13. 
 
 F. Redeeming love John 3. 1-17. 
 
 S. Sanctifying love John 17. 17-26. 
 
 S. Everlasting love Jer. 31. 1-14. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. C. M. 
 
 Our God i.s love ; and all his saints 
 
 His image bear below : 
 The heart wath love to God inspired, 
 
 AVith love to man will glow. 
 None who are truly born of God 
 
 Can live in enmity ; 
 Then may we love each other, Lord, 
 
 As we are loved by thee. 
 
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 1879. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. His love. V. 7-10. 
 2. Our love. v. 11-16, 
 
 "F"^ 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 We love him, because he first 
 loved us. 1 John 4, 19. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1 His 7ove, v. 7-10 ; Rom. 5. 8. 
 Why should we love one another? v. 7. 
 What Is said of him that loveth not? 
 What is God ? 
 
 How is this stated in Exod. 34. 6, 7? 
 How did God show his lova for us ? 
 How is this stated in John 3. 16? 
 What were we when God loved us? Rom. 
 
 5. 8. [5. 10. 
 
 What are we made by Christ's love ? Rom. 
 ■\Vhose love came Qrst, God's or ours ? 
 What does Christ say in John 15. 16 ? 
 For what pui-pose did God send his Son ? 
 What is "a propitiation?" 
 
 [ Axs : A sacrifice which obtains favor.] 
 How was Christ our propitiation ? 
 How may we receive the benefit of his 
 
 salvation ? 
 3. Our love, v. 11-16 ; Eph. 5. 2. 
 Whom should we love? And why ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 What is Christ's commandment? John 
 
 15. 12, 13. 
 Wliat is said in Eph. 4. 32? 
 Has anv one ever seen God ? 
 What did God say to Moses ? Exod. 33. 20. 
 In whom may we see God? John 14. 9. 
 What privilege may we possass ? verse 12. 
 How may we have God dwelling in us ? 
 How may we know this ? v. 13. 
 For what purpose did God send his Son ? 
 How is this declared in John 3. 17? 
 May this Saviour of the world be our 
 
 Saviour also ? 
 What confession is spoken of in verse 15? 
 What do we need besides this confession ? 
 
 Rom. 10. 9. 
 What may every Christian be? Eph. 2. 22. 
 What personal knowledge is mentioned in 
 
 V. 16 ? 
 How may we possess it ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn — 
 
 1. Thut God loves unl 
 
 2. 'ihat Go:l has redeemed us? 
 
 3. That we should love each other I 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Never forget God's love to you. 
 
 2. Love him in return, with all your heart. 
 
 3. Have God dwelling within you. 
 
 4- 
 
 God is love, 1 John 4. 16. 
 
 t 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find a passage which speaks of "■ God's great love "... .A passage where Paul says 
 
 of Christ, " who loved me " A passage where Christ is spoken of as a "propitiation." 
 
 DOCTKIITAL STTGGESTION— God's indwelling presence. 
 
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 The G-lorified Saviour; or, Christ Abiding with His Church. 
 Bev. 1. 10-20. Commit to memory verses 12-18. 
 
 10 I iwas in the Spirit on ^the Lord's day, and heard behind 
 ine a ^reat voice, aa of a trumpet, 
 
 11 Saying, I am AFpha and 0-me'ga. the first and the last : and, 
 What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven 
 churches which are in A'si-a; unto Eph'e-sus, and unto Smyr'na, 
 and unto Per'ga-mos, and unto Thy-a-ti^ra, and unto Sar'dis, and 
 unto Phil-a-del'phi-a, and unto La-od'i-ce'a. 
 
 12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And 
 being turned s I saw seven golden candlesticks ; 
 
 13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks ^oiie like unto 
 the Son of man, clothed ^with a garment down to the foot, and 
 girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 
 
 14 His head and ^his hairs were white like wool, as white as 
 Bnow ; and ^his eyes were as a flame of fire ; 
 
 15 And Shis feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a 
 furnace, • and his voice as the sound of many waters. 
 
 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars ; and " out of his 
 mouth went a sharp two-edged sword ; and i* his countenance 
 •wcis as the sun shineth in his strength. 
 
 17 And " when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And " he 
 laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not ; " I am 
 the first and the last: 
 
 18 I ^^am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am 
 alive for evermore. Amen ; and ^^ have the keys of hell and of 
 death. 
 
 19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things 
 which are, and the things which shall be hereafter ; 
 
 20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my 
 fight hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars 
 are " the angels of the seven churches ; and the " seven candle- 
 sticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. 
 
 ■ Acts 10. 10. 
 a John 20. 36; 
 
 Acts 20. 7 ; 
 
 1 Cor. 16. 2. 
 
 3 Exod. 25. 37 ; 
 
 Zech. i. 2. 
 
 < Daniel 7. 15. 
 
 s Daniel 10. 5. 
 
 « Daniel 7. 9. 
 
 1 Chap. 2. 18. 
 
 sEzekiell. 7. 
 
 s Ezekiel 43. 2. 
 
 lO Isaiah 49. 2; 
 
 Eph. 6. 17 ; 
 
 Hob. 4. 12. 
 
 ' 1 Acta 26. 13. 
 
 nEzekiell.28. 
 
 '3 Daniel 8. 18. 
 
 M Isaiah 41. 4; 
 
 Isaiah 44. 6 ; 
 
 Isaiah 48. 12. 
 
 15 Romans 6. 9. 
 
 16 Psalm 68. 20; 
 chap. SO. 1. 
 
 ; Malachi 2. 7. 
 I Zeeh. 4. 2 ; 
 
 Matt. 6. 15; 
 
 Phil. 2. 15. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 .V. The (jlorifled Saviour Rev. 1. 10-20. 
 
 Tn. Isaiah's vision Isa. 6. 1-13. 
 
 W. Ezekiel's vision Ezek. 1. 1-28. 
 
 Th. Zechariah's vision Zech. 6. l-l.i. 
 
 F. The ascending Saviour Luke 24. 36-53. 
 
 S. The enthroned Saviour Rev. 4. 1-11. 
 
 S. The transfigured Saviour.... Matt. 17. 1-13. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 
 
 8, 7. 
 
 Always with ns, always with us, 
 
 Words of cheer and words of love ; 
 Thus the risen Saviour whi.spers 
 
 From his dwelling-place above. 
 With us in the lonely valley, 
 
 When we cross the chilling- stream ; 
 Liphting up the steps to glory 
 
 VVith salvation's radinrit beam. 
 
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 \ ^H^'R' 
 
 fff 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
 
 I am Alpha and Omega, the 
 
 1. The voice, v. 10, 11, 
 
 ^^ 
 
 m 
 
 beginning and the ending, saith 
 the Lord, which is and which 
 
 2. The vision, v. 12-20. 
 
 ^^^ . 
 
 
 was, and which is to come, the 
 
 
 iml 
 
 
 Almighty. Rev. 1. 8. 
 
 
 '- fiCi 
 
 fcw^ 
 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1 . rh€ voice, V. 10, 11 ; Psa. 68. 33. 
 
 On what day did these events take place ? 
 Who heard the voice t [Ans : John the 
 
 apostle.] 
 Under what influence was he ? 
 What Spirit is here referred to? 2 Pet.l. 21. 
 Like what did the voice sound ? 
 At what other time did God thus speak to 
 
 men ? Exod. 19. 16-19. 
 When will such a voice be heard again ? 
 
 1 Thess. 4. 16. 
 What did the Lord say he was ? 
 Wbat does this mean ? See Golden Text. 
 What command did he giv% ? 
 To whom was John to send the message ? 
 "What country is here meant by Asia ? 
 
 [Ans : Asia Minor.] 
 Has God any message to us ? 
 Where do we read it ? 
 
 2. The, vision, v. 12-20; Acts 7. 56. 
 What did John first see ? 
 
 Who had seen this vision before? Zech. 4.2. 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 What did the candlesticks represent ? v. 20. 
 Why is the Church like a candlestick ? 
 
 Matt. 5. 14 ; Phil. 2. 15. 
 Who stood In the midst of the candlesticks ? 
 Who is meant by the Son of Man ? Matt. 
 
 16. 13. 
 What was his clothing ? 
 Who wore a girdle of gold ? [Ans : The 
 
 high-priest. Exod. 39. 5.] 
 "WTiat was Christ's appearance ? 
 What were in his hand ? 
 What did these represent ? v. 20. 
 Who were the " angels of the Churches?" 
 
 [Ans : The messengers or ministers.] 
 What went out of his mouth ? 
 What did this represent ? Heb. 4. 12. 
 What was the effect of the vision on the 
 
 apostle ? 
 How does this compare with Exod. 3. 6 
 
 and Isa. 6. 5? 
 What did Christ say to him ? 
 What command did he give ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That Christ is living, now and forever 1 
 
 2. Thot Christ walks among his people 1 
 
 3. That Christ holds the keys to eternal life I 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that you have a living Saviour. 
 
 2. Remember that you have a glorious Saviour. 
 
 3. Remember that you have a present Saviour. 
 
 I 
 
 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, to-day, and forever. Heb. 13.8. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the account of Moses' sight of God Of Elijah's meeting with God. 
 
 Isaiah's vision in the Temple — Of Daniel's vision by the river. 
 
 DOCTBIKAIj SirGGESTIGN— Christ's present existence. 
 
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 [\OT. 30. 
 
 Christ Exhorting His Church. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 1-5. 
 
 These things 
 
 The Message to the Churches; or, 
 
 Rev. 3. 1-13. 
 
 1 And unto the angel of the church in Sar'dis write : 
 saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I 
 know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, ' and art dead. 
 
 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are 
 ready to die : for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 
 
 3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard ; and hold 
 fast, and repent. '^ If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on 
 thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 
 
 4 Thou hast ^ a few names even in Sar'dis which have not * defiled 
 their garments ; and they shall walk with me ^ in white : for they are 
 worthy. 
 
 5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed In white raiment ; 
 and I will * not blot out his name out of the book ^ of life, but * I will 
 confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 
 
 6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
 churches. 
 
 7 And to the angel of the church In Phil-a-del'phi-a ^\Tite ; These 
 things saith he ^ that is holy, i" he that is true, he that bath '^ the key 
 of Da'vid, i^^e that openeth, and no man shutteth; i^ and shutteth, 
 and no man openeth ; 
 
 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee ^*an open door, 
 and no man can shut it : for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept 
 mv word, and hast not denied my name. 
 
 9 Behold, I ^111 make them of the synagogue of Sa'tan, which say 
 they are Jews, and are not, but do lie ; l:*hold, ^^ I will make them to 
 come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 
 
 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience. '^I also will 
 keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the 
 world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 
 
 11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no 
 man take thy crown. 
 
 12 Him that overcometh will I make ^^ a pillar In the temple of my 
 God, and he shall go no more out : and '*! will write upon him the name 
 of my God, and the name of the city of my God, uhich i.s new i* Je-ru'- 
 sa-lem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God ; ''"and I will 
 rorite itpon him my new name. 
 
 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the 
 churches. 
 
 Eph. 2. L 
 
 «Lukel2. 39. 
 
 3 Acts 1. 15. 
 
 * Jnde 23. 
 
 » Chap. 7. «.13. 
 
 6 Exod. 32. 32 ; 
 
 Psalm «9. 28. 
 1 Phil. 4. 3 ; 
 
 chap. 21. 27. 
 
 8 Matt. 10. 32. 
 
 9 Isaiah 6. 3 ; 
 Acts 3. U ; 
 Heb. 7. 26. 
 
 'OJohnU. 6; 
 
 1 John 5. 20. 
 iiI?Aiah22.22; 
 
 Luke 1. 32 ; 
 
 chap. 1. 18. 
 '■iMatt. 16. 19. 
 '3 Job 12. U. 
 »<2 Cor. 2.12. 
 1 5 Isaiah 49. 23 ; 
 
 Isaiah 60. 14. 
 ts 2 Peter 2. 9. 
 
 J -I Gal. 2.9. 
 > 8 Chap. 14. 1. 
 IP Gal. 4.26; 
 
 Heb. 12. 22 ; 
 
 chap. 21. 
 v> Chap. 22. 4. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The message to Sardis Rev. 3. 1-13. 
 
 Tu. The message to Ephesus Rev. 2. 1-7. 
 
 TT. The message to Smyrna Rev. 2. 8-11. 
 
 Th. The message to Pergamos Rev. 2. 12-17. 
 
 F. The message to Thyatira Rev. 2. 18-29. 
 
 S. The message to Laodieea Rev. 3. 14-22. 
 
 S. The message to all Isa, 55. 1-13. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M. 
 
 " Courage !" your Captain cries, 
 
 Who all your toil foreknew ; 
 " Toil ye stall have, yet all despise ; 
 
 I have o'ereome for you." 
 See there the stan-j- crown, 
 
 That glitters through the skies : 
 Satan, the world, and sin, tread down, 
 
 And take the glorious prize. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. A message of warn- 
 ing. V. 1-6. 
 
 2. A message of en- 
 couragement. v.7-13. 
 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 Hold fast that which thou 
 hast, that no man take thy 
 crown. Rev. 3. 11. 
 
 Heb. 
 
 1. A message of warning, v. 
 
 10. 38. 
 To what Church is this addressed ? 
 Where was Sardis ? [Ans : In the western 
 
 part of Asia Minor, not far from the 
 
 ^gean Sea.] 
 Fi'om whom does the message come ? 
 What does he say of the Church's condi- 
 tion? 
 How is this state expressed in 2 Tim. 3. 4? 
 What two commands, and the reason for 
 
 them, are given in verse 2? 
 WTiat should be the Christian's works? 
 
 Matt. 5. 48. 
 What are the three commands in verse 3 ? 
 What warning is also given? 
 How is this stated in Matt. 24. 42, and 
 
 1 Thess. 5. 2 ? 
 WTiat good was to be found even in Sardis ? 
 What promise was given to them ? 
 How is this explained by Rev. 19. 8 ? 
 What are the promises to him that over- 
 
 cometh ? 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 What is the command in verse 6 .-' 
 Is this a message to us? [.^ohn 14. 21. 
 
 3. A message of encouragement, v. 7-13 ; 
 To whom was this message sent 5- 
 Where is this city situated ? [Ans : 
 
 About twenty-live miles south-east of 
 
 Sardis. [self in verse 7? 
 
 What nve things does Christ say of him- 
 What had Christ set before this Church? 
 What did this Church possess ? 
 What is said in 2 Cor. 12. 9 ? 
 What had this Church done ? 
 What does Christ say in John 14. 21 ? 
 What class of people are named in verse 9 ? 
 What is said of such in Rom. 2. 28, 29 ? 
 What were these destined to do ? 
 How is this illustrated by Isa. t>0. 14? 
 What had this Church kept ? 
 What is said in Luke 21. 19? 
 What promise was given to this Church ? 
 What is the exhortation of the Goldkn 
 
 Text? 
 How many promises are given in verse 12, 
 
 and what are they ? 
 
 How may we overcome ? 1 John 5. 4. 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we leara— 
 
 1. That some supposed to be living are dead 1 
 
 2. That some, even in unholy places, may yet be holy ? 
 
 3. That some who have crowns may lose them { 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Remember that Christ knows your works. 
 
 2. Be watchful against temptation. 
 
 3. Be ready to confess Christ. 
 
 t 
 
 I have set before thee an open door. Rev. 3. 8. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the promises to "him that overcometh" in the Book of Revelation. ...What 
 Isaiah says about " the key of David " .... An account in Revelation of a company In 
 
 wtiite garments. ^_ ,_ ^ 
 
 DOCTBINAL SXTGOESTIGN- 
 
 ■Th.e danger of backsliding. 
 
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 XjEissoznt i::?^ 
 
 [Dec. r. 
 
 The Heavenly Song; or, The Saviour's Praise. 
 
 Hev. 5. 1-14. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 9-12. 
 
 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat oh the throne ^ a book 
 written within and on the back side, sealed with - seven seals. 
 
 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaimiag with a loud voice, Who is 
 worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof ? 
 
 3 And 3 no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, 
 was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 
 
 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and 
 to read the book, neither to look thereon. 
 
 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not : behold, < the Lion 
 of the tribe of Ju'da, ^ the Root of Da'vid, hath * prevailed to open the 
 book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 
 
 6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four 
 beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a " Lamb as it had been 
 slain, having seven horns and seven * eyes, which are ® the seven 
 Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 
 
 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that 
 sat upon the throne. 
 
 8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and 
 twenty elders fell d'wn before the Lamb, bavins: every one of '"them 
 harps, and golden vials full of ^ ' odors, ^ -which are the prayers of saints. 
 
 9 And '3 they sung a new song, sajing, i^Thou art worthy to take 
 the book, and to open the seals thereof : for thou wast slain, and ha.st 
 1^ redeemed us to God by thy blood I'out of every kindred, and tongue, 
 and people, and nation ; 
 
 10 And 1" hast made us unto our God kings and priests : and we shall 
 reign on the earth. 
 
 11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about 
 the throne and the beasts and the elders : and the numbf r of them 
 was ^^ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 
 
 12 Saying with a loud voice, Woithy is the Lamb that was slain to 
 receive power, and rivhes, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and 
 glory, and blessing. 
 
 13' And 1* every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and 
 under the earth,' and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, 
 heard I saying, ^o Blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, be unto hira 
 that sitteth upon the tlnone, ^^ and unto the Lamb, for ever and ever. 
 
 14 And the four beasts said. Amen. And the four and twenty elders 
 fell down and worshiped him that liveth for ever and ever. 
 
 ' Ezekiel 2. 9. 
 a Isa. 29. 11 ; 
 
 Dauici 12. 4. 
 3Johnl. 18. 
 * Genesis 49. 
 
 9. 10; 
 
 Hcb. 7. 14. 
 »Isa. U; 
 
 Rom. 5. 12; 
 
 chap. 22. 16. 
 6 Heb. 2. 10 ; 
 
 Heb. r. 2.5. 
 - Isa. M. 7 ; 
 
 John 1. 29; 
 
 1 Peter 1. 19 ; 
 chap. 13. 8. 
 
 8 Zech. 3. 9 ; 
 Zech. 4. 10. 
 
 9 Chap. 4. 5. 
 
 ■ "Chap. 14. 2; 
 
 chap. 15. .2. 
 ' ' Or, incense. 
 >3psalmU-..2; 
 
 chap. S. 3, 4. 
 > 3 Psalm 40. 3; 
 
 chap. 14. 3; 
 
 chap. 1.1. 3. 
 '«Chap. 4. 11. 
 isHeb. 9. 12; 
 
 2 Peter 2. 1 ; 
 1 John 1. 7. 
 
 IK Daniel 4. 1 ; 
 
 Daniel 6. 2.5. 
 ' -Exod. 19. 6. 
 ' 8 Psfilm 68. 17 ; 
 
 Daniel 7. 10 ; 
 
 Heb. 12. 22. 
 '9 Phil. 2. 10. 
 ■ioEph. 3. 21. 
 ai Johji 5. 38. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The heavenly song Kev. .5. 1-14. 
 
 7^. The song of Moses Exod. 15. 1-19. 
 
 W. The song of Deborah Judges 5. 1-23. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7, 6. 
 
 They stand, those halls of Zlon, 
 
 All jubilant with song. 
 And bright with many an angel, 
 
 And all the martyr throng. 
 There is the throne of David ; 
 
 And there, from care released, 
 The song of them that triumph, 
 
 The shout of them that fea.it. 
 
 ¥ The song of Mary 
 
 ..Lnke 1. 4S-.t6. 
 
 S. The song in the prison. 
 S. The song of Moses 1 
 
 and the Lamb t ' ' 
 
 ..Acts 16.22-34. 
 . . Rev. 15. 1-8. 
 
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 OUTLINE. 
 
 1. The book. v. 1-4. 
 
 2. The Lamb. v. 5-8. 
 
 3. The song. v. 9-14. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 Worthy is the Lamb that was 
 slain to receive pov/er, and 
 riches, and wisdom, and 
 Istrength, and honor, and glory, 
 'and blessing. Rev. 5. 12. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 1 . Tfte hook, v. 1-4 ; Isa. 29. 11. 
 
 Who held the book ? 
 
 Who was this ? chap. 4. 10, 11. 
 
 How was the book written and sealed ? 
 
 What was proclaimed, and by whom ? 
 
 Was there any response to the call ? 
 
 What is said in Rev. 3. 7? 
 
 What was written by the prophet in Isa. 
 
 63.5? 
 What was the feeling of the apostle ? 
 T\Tiy did he weep ? 
 What prophet was troubled in a like 
 
 manner ? Dan. 7. 15, 16. 
 2. T'ht Lamb, v. 5-8: Prov. 23. 11. 
 How did one of the elders comfort the 
 
 apostle ? 
 Who did he say had prevailed ? 
 Who was " the root of David ?" Rev. 22. 16. 
 Who stood in the midst of the throne ? 
 What did John the Baptist call Christ? 
 
 John 1. 29. 
 
 To what was Christ compared by the 
 
 prophet ? Isa. 53. 7. 
 What did he possess ? 
 What did the horns and eyes represent? 
 
 [Ans : His power and his knowledge.] 
 What did the Lamb do ? And the elders ? 
 3. The song, v. 9-14; Psa. 40. 3. 
 Why is Christ worthy ? 
 How have we been redeemed ? 1 Peter 
 
 1. 18, 19. 
 What is it to be redeemed ? 
 How manv nations have been redeemed ? 
 What is said in John 11. 51, 52? 
 What has Christ made his disciples ? 
 How is this promised in Rev. 3. 21 ? In 
 
 1 Peter 2. 9? 
 What voices did the apostle hear? 
 What did they sing ? 
 What responses were given throughout 
 
 the universe? 
 May we join in this song? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in tliis lesson do we learn — 
 
 1. That Christ has power above all creatures! 
 3. That Christ has honor above all kin::sl 
 3. That Christ has salvation Tor all mankind I 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be sure that you have your name written in the Lamb's book of lif 
 
 2. Praise the Saviour for what he has done for you. 
 
 3. Prepare to join the new song in heaven. 
 
 T He hath put a new song in my mouth. Psalm 40. 3. 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the account of Ezekiel's vision of a roll of a book — Find when 
 
 said, "God will provide himself a lamb" Where Paul says, "At the 
 
 Jesus every knee should bow." 
 
 DOCTKINAIi STT&GESTION— laedemption Christ's blood. 
 
 J 
 
 Abraham 
 name of 
 
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 HjESSOIsT i^^i 
 
 [Dec. 14. 
 
 The Heayen^LY City; or, The Saviour's Home. 
 Bev. 21. 21-27 ; 22. 1-5. Commit to memory v 
 
 21 And the twelve gates -j^er^ twelve pearls ; every several gate 
 was of one pearl : i and the street of the city was pure gold, as it 
 were transparent glass. 
 
 22 And 2 1 saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty 
 and the. Lamb are the temple of it. 
 
 23 And 3 the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, 
 to shine in it : for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb 
 w the light thereof. 
 
 24 And *the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the 
 light of it : and the kings of the earth do. bring their glory and 
 honor into it. 
 
 25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for 
 6 there shall be no night there. 
 
 26 And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 
 
 27 And « there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that de- 
 fileth, neitlier whatsoevtr worketli abomination or malctth a lie ; 
 but they which are written in the Lamb's book '^of life. 
 
 1 And he showed me ^ a pure river of water of life, clear as 
 crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 
 
 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the 
 river, was there the * tree of life, which bare twelve manner of 
 fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the 
 tree lotre i" for the healing of the nations. 
 
 3 And " there shall be no more curse : but the 12 throne of God 
 and of the Lamb shall be in it ; and his servants shall serve him : 
 
 4 And " they shall see his face ; and his name shaXl he in their 
 foreheads. 
 
 5 And there shall be no night there ; and they need no candle, 
 neither light of the sun ; for i* the Lord God giveth them light ; 
 and they ^^ shall reign for ever and ever. 
 
 « Chap. 22. 2. 
 
 ^Johni. 23; 
 
 1 Cor. 13. 12 ; 
 
 1 Cor. 15. %%. 
 3 Isaiah 24. 23. 
 
 I Isaiah 60. 3 ; 
 Isaiah 66. 12. 
 
 * Isaiah 60. 20. 
 « laiiah 35. 8 ; 
 
 Ii.:aiah 52. 1 ; 
 
 Joel 3. 17. 
 1 Psalm 69. 28; 
 
 Dan. 12. 1 ; 
 
 Phil. 4. 3 ; 
 
 chap. 3. 5 ; 
 
 chap. 13. 8 ; 
 
 chap. 20. 12. 
 « Psalm 36. 8 ; 
 
 Ezekielir. 1; 
 
 Zech. U. 8 ; 
 
 John 7. 38,39. 
 9 Genesis 2. 9 ; 
 
 chap. 2. 7. 
 10 Chap. 21. 24. 
 ■ iZech. 14. 11. 
 »3Ezek. 48. 35. 
 i^Matt. 5. 8; 
 
 1 Cor. 13. 12 ; 
 
 1 John 3. 2. 
 «« Psalm 36. 9; 
 
 Psalm 84. 11. 
 
 IS Daniel 7. 27; 
 
 Rom. 6. 17 ; 
 
 2 Tim. 2. 12. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 M. The heavenly city Rev.21.21-29;22.1-5. 
 
 Til. The new heaven and I r>„„ „, , q 
 new earth \ ^^^- ^^- ^-^• 
 
 W. The new Jerusalem Rev. 21. 10-20. 
 
 77i.Itsking Rev. 4. 1-11. 
 
 F. Its people Rev. 7. 9-17. 
 
 S. Its preparation John 14. 1-10. 
 
 S. Marriage of the Lamb... Rev. 19. 4-17. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. 7, 6. 
 
 With jasper glow thy bulwarks, 
 
 Tliy streets with emerald blaze ; 
 The sardius and the topaz 
 
 Unite in thee their rays ; 
 Thine ageless walls are bonded 
 
 With amethyst unpriced ; 
 Thy saints build up its fabiic, 
 
 And the comer-stone is Christ. 
 
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 OUTLINE, 
 
 1. Its glory, v. 21-23. 
 
 2. Its people, v. 24-27. 
 
 3. Its river, v. 1, 2. 
 
 4. Its throne, v. 3-5. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 For he looked for a city which 
 hath foundations, whose builder 
 and maker is God. Heb. 11. 10. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON THE OUTLINE. 
 
 1. Its rjlonu V. 21-23; Isa. 60. 1. 
 
 What is said of the gates to the heavenly 
 
 city? 
 What is said of Its streets ? 
 Why is there no temple in It? 
 What is said in Acts 17. 24? 
 Why is there no need of the sun in heaven ? 
 To what is God compared in Psalm 84. 11 ? 
 What does Christ say in John 8. 12? 
 ». Jfs xx^oplf^, V. 24-27 ; Isa. 66. 18. 
 WTio walk in the light of heaven? 
 How may we be saved? Acts 16. 31. 
 What glory and honor are brought to it? 
 Shall its gates be ever closed? 
 Who are shut out from it ? 
 Who are permitted to enter It ? 
 What is said in Rev. 3. 5? 
 3. m, river, v. 1, 2 ; Paa. 46. 4. 
 
 What is this river called ? 
 
 Where was it prophesied? Ezek. 47. 1, 9. 
 
 Whence does the river flow? 
 
 What is Christ's promise in John 4. 14? 
 
 What stands beside the river? 
 
 What is said of this tree in Gen. 2. 9? 
 
 What in Rev. 2. 7 ? 
 
 4. Its throne, v. 3-5: Heb. 1. 3. 
 
 What throne is in heaven ? 
 
 Who are before that throne ? Rev. 7. 
 
 14, 15. 
 What three facts are given concerning 
 
 God's servants? 
 What is said in John 3. 2 ? 
 What light shall they po.ssess ? 
 What is said of God's light in 1 John 1.5? 
 What shall be their privilege forever ? 
 How is this stated in Daniel 7. 18? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where in this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That heaven is infinitely beautiful 1 
 
 2. That heaven is inflnitelv briglit t 
 
 3. That heaven is infinitely holy 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Think often of the glories of heaven. 
 
 2. Think who makes it glorious. 
 
 3. Think of it as your home. 
 
 I go to prepare a place for you. John 14. 2. 
 
 t 
 
 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find the account of Ezeklel's vision of the waters What the Psalmist says of 
 
 the river in the city of our God What Christ said on the last great day of the feast. 
 
 DOCTRINAIj SUGrQESTION— The glories of heaven. 
 
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 iLiEissonsr Z^^ZI 
 
 [Deo. 21. 
 
 The Last Words : or, The Sc 
 
 Rev. 22. 10-21. 
 
 Commit to memory verses 16-21. 
 
 10 And 1 he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy 
 of this book ; for the time is at hand. 
 
 11 He - that is unjust, let him be unjust still : and he which is 
 liltliy, let him be filthy still : and he that is righteous, let him be 
 righteous still : and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 
 
 12 And, behold, I come quickly ; and my reward ^is with me, 
 to give every man according as his work shall be. 
 
 13 1^ am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the 
 first and the last. 
 
 14 Blessed ^are they that do his commandments, that they 
 may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the 
 gates into the city. 
 
 15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, 
 and mm'derers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh 
 a lie. 
 
 16 I * Jesus have sent mine angel to testifv unto you these 
 things in the churches. I am i the root and the ottspring of 
 David, and » the bright and morning star. 
 
 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him 
 that heareth say. Come. «And let liim that is athirst come. 
 And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 
 
 18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the 
 prophecy of this book, If i^any man siiall add unto these thinsfs, 
 God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book : 
 
 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book 
 of this prophecy, God " shall take away his part '^ out of the 
 book of life, and out of the holy city, and //cm the things which 
 are written in this book. 
 
 20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely " I come 
 quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Je'sus. 
 
 21 T^he grace of our Lord Je'sus Christ he with you all. Amen. 
 
 » Daniel 8. 26 ; 
 
 Daniel 12.4,9. 
 2 Ezek. 3. 27 ; 
 
 2 Tim. 3.13. 
 
 3 Isa. 40. 10. 
 < lea. 44. 6. 
 s Daniel 12. 12. 
 
 6 1 Peter 3. 22. 
 -Isa. 11. 1; 
 Jer. 23. 5, 6. 
 
 8 Num. 24. 17 ; 
 Zech. 6. 12. 
 
 9 Isa. 55. 1 ; 
 John 7. 37. 
 
 'ODeut. 4. 2; 
 Deut. 12.32; 
 Prov. 30. 6. 
 
 ' ' Exod. 32. 33. 
 
 12 Or, from the 
 
 tree of life. 
 
 HOME READINGS. 
 
 -V. The last words of the Bible.Rev. 22. 10-21, 
 Tn. The last words of Jacob — Gren. 49. 1-33. 
 
 ir. The last words of Moses Deut. 33. 1-29. 
 
 Th. The last -words of David ... .1 Kings 2. 1-11, 
 F. The last words of Stephen. .Acts 7. 37-60. 
 
 -S. The last words of Paul 2 Tim. 4. 1-22. 
 
 S. The last words of Jesus, Matt. 2S. 1-20. 
 
 LESSON HYMN. S. M, 
 
 The Spirit, in our hearts, 
 
 Is whispering, " Sinner, come :" 
 The bride, the Church of Christ, pi-oclalms 
 
 To aU his children, " Come 1" 
 Tes, whosoever will. 
 
 O let hira freely come, 
 And freely drink the stream of life ; 
 
 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 
 
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 ODTLINE. 
 The final destiny. 
 
 V. 10-15. 
 The final invitation. 
 
 V. 16, 17. 
 The finished, book. 
 
 V. 18-20. 
 
 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ be with yeu all. Amen. 
 Rev. 28. 21. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 
 1. The final destiny, v. 10-15:Eccle8.11.3. 
 What did the angel say to John concern- 
 ing his prophecy ? 
 
 What is said concerning It In Rev. 1. 3? 
 
 What four flnal destinies are named ? 
 
 When Is the time to find salvation ? 2 Cor, 
 6. 2. 
 
 Is there any salvation beyond the grave ? 
 
 What reward will Christ bring at his com- 
 ing ? 
 
 How is this stated in Job 34. 11 ? 
 
 What does Christ call himself, and why ? 
 
 What blessing is here pronounced ? 
 
 Who are not permitted to enter heaven? 
 
 2. The final invitation, v. 16, 17 ; Psalm 
 42. 1, 2. 
 
 From whom does this Invitation come? 
 By whom is it sent ? 
 "VMio are those that say "Come?" 
 What is meant by "the bride?" 
 [ANS : The Church of Christ. Rev. 21. 2.] 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 How does the Spirit Invite to Christ ? 
 How does the Church invite to Christ? 
 What is the duty of those who hear ? 
 How may we bring others to Christ ? 
 Who is Invited to come ? 
 What is the privilege of all who will ? 
 3. The finished book, v. 18-20; Gal. 1. 
 
 8,9. 
 What is the warning against adding to 
 
 this message ? 
 What Is forbidden In Deut. 4. 2 ? 
 Against what the second warning ? 
 What three penalties are here named ? 
 What is the fate of those not written in 
 
 the book of life? Rev. 20. 15. 
 What does Christ say concerning his 
 
 coming ? 
 What is the promise of Heb. 9. 28? 
 What is the answer in v. 20 ? 
 What is the flnal benediction ? 
 How may we obtain that grace? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
 Where In this lesson do we learn— 
 
 1. That character may be fixed forever 1 
 
 2. That the ungodly can never enter heaven 1 
 
 3. That all who will may find salvation 1 
 
 WORDS WITH LITTLE FOLKS. 
 
 1. Be holy now, that you may be holy forever. 
 
 2. Do Christ's commandments. 
 
 3. Take of the water of life. 
 
 Let him. that heareth say, Conne. Rev. 22. 
 
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 HOME WORK FOR YOUTHFUL BEREANS. 
 
 Find how many times Christ calls himself "Alpha and Omega" — Find the first 
 mention in the Bible of " the tree of life" . . . . Find about a king who cut with a pen- 
 knife God's message to him. 
 
 DOCTKCNAIj suggestion— The eternal permanence of character. 
 
Dec. 28, 
 
 110 Berean Question Book. L isva. 
 
 FOURTH QUARTERLY REVIEW. 
 
 HOME READINGS. | , , . I LESSON HYMN. 8, 7. 
 
 M. Our great mgh-priest.Heb.4.14-16 ; \ \ | // Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, 
 
 „ „. ^ . ^ ,^ .^^^^.-^f-^ ,„ 1^--'^^ - -^^3^ i Which before the cross I spend ; 
 Til. The triumphs of faith.Heb. 11.1-10... -^--^ - ^i=^ Life, and health, and peace possess- 
 TF. The perfect pattern.... lPet.2.19-2.5. i^Ji ' ing , v v 
 
 77i. The love of the Father.. lJno.4.7-16.1 , ^ .^s! From the sinner's dying Friend. 
 
 ^' ''^^he"chS®es*° \ "■■ ^^^- 3- 1-12. ! S^Ml' tf^^ Lord, in ceaseless contemplation 
 S. ThTh^^^S^ong Rer.5.l-14.l^»^i^ Fix my thankful heart on thee, 
 
 3. Thehe^ve:ll^ySitr:::::Rev: 21, 21^1^"^^^- Till I taste thy full salv^^^^^^^ 
 
 29; 22.1-5. 
 
 Aid thine unveil'd glory see. 
 
 REVIEW SCHEME. 
 
 I. The lessons for October — (1-4.) 
 
 1. Kepcat the Titles, Topics, Golden Texts, Outlines, and Doctbinal 
 
 Suggestions. 
 
 2. How do these lessons show Christ — 1.) As Son of God? 2.) As our 
 
 Saviour? 3.) As intercessor? 4.) As High-priest? 
 
 3. How do these lessons illustrate Faith — 1.) In Abel? 2.) In Enoch? 
 
 3.) In Noah. 4.) In Abraham? 
 
 4. How do these lessons show the duty of Works, as well as Faith ? 
 
 II. The Lessons for November — (5-9.) 
 
 1. Eepeat the Titles, Topics, Golden Texts, Outlines, and Doctrinal 
 
 Suggestions. 
 
 2. How do these lessons present Christ — 1.) As our, example ? 2.) As 
 
 cleansing us from sin? 3.) As showing God's love? 4.) As walking 
 among his people ? 
 
 3. Where do these lessons teach our Duty — 1.) To endure suffering? 
 
 2.) To confess sin ? 3.) To love each other ? 4.) To overcome evil? 
 
 III. The lessons for December— (10-12.) 
 
 1. Eepeat the Titles, Topics, Golden Texts, Outlines, and Doctrinal 
 
 Suggestions. 
 
 2. How do these lessons proclaim Christ — 1.) As the Lamb ? 2.) As the 
 
 Light? 3.) As the Star? 
 
 3. How do these lessons exhibit Heaven — 1.) As a place of song ? 2.) As 
 
 a place of beauty? 3.) As a place of holiness? 4.) As a place of 
 glory ? 
 
 4. How do these lessons give Warning — 1.) Against lying? 2.) Against 
 
 defilement? 3.) Against altering God's word? 
 
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 MISSIONARY LESSON. 
 
 The Duty of Liberality; or, The Grace of Giving. 
 
 2 Cor. 9. 6-15. Commit to memory verses 6-8. 
 
 6 But this I say. He which sowcth sparingly shall reap also sparingly ; and 
 he wliich soweth DountifuUy shall reap also bountifully. 
 
 7 Everyman according as he purposeth in his \\(twc\,^ m let Tiiin give ; not 
 grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver. 
 
 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you ; that ye, always 
 having all sufficiency in all thiiigs^ may abound to every good work : 
 
 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: 
 his righteousness remaineth forever. 
 
 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower, both minister bread for your 
 food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 
 
 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through 
 us thanksgiving to God. 
 
 12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the 
 saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God. 
 
 13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your 
 professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution 
 unto them, and unto all meyi ; 
 
 14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding 
 grace of God in you. 
 
 15 Thanks le unto God for his unspeakable gift. 
 
 OUTLINE. 
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 GOLDEN TEXT. 
 God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. 9. 7. 
 
 QUESTIONS ON 
 1. Our gifts, v. 6-11; Exod. 2.5. 2. 
 TVhattwo kinds of sowing are here named? 
 What is tiie result of each kind ? 
 How is this true of our gifts to God's cause ? 
 How should people not give ? 
 How should they give? And why? 
 Repeat the Goldkx Text. 
 What is here said of God's ability? 
 How is this stated in Phil. 4. 19? 
 To what should God's grace lead us? 
 What is said in 1 Peter 4. 10 ? 
 What quotation from the Old Testament is 
 here given ? 
 
 THE OUTLINE. 
 
 What blessing is given In verse 10 ? 
 2. God's GTi/f.s', v. 11-15; Rom. 6. 2.3. 
 Forwhat should we render thanks? v. 11. 
 What benefits of giving are named in v.l2 ? 
 For what do those who receive praise God ? 
 What kind of a distribution is mentioned ? 
 What is said in Matt. 5. 14? 
 \Miat kind of prayeris mentioned in v. 14? 
 Whose gift is unspeakable? 
 What is that gift? John 3. 16. 
 To whom is it given ? 
 "\Miy should God's gift encourage us to giv« 
 to others ? 
 
 TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. 
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 1. The giving which receives reward T 2. The giver whom God loves 1 
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 DESOEIPTIYE IlsTDEX, 
 
 Aa'ron— ^ teacTier. (Fourth Quarter, Lessons I, II.) 
 
 The son of Amram and elder brother of Moses ; was called by God to be 
 the hi^h-priest of the Israelites. He was born 1574 B. C, and died at 
 Mount Hor, aged 123 years. The Aaronitea, his descendants, constituted an 
 important family in the subsequent history of Israel. 
 
 A^bel — Breathy vapor. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 The second son of Adam, and brother of Cain, by whom he was murdered, 
 (Gen. 4. 8.) The account of his life is contained in the fourth chapter of 
 Genesis. 
 
 A'hxa.-Yieim.~-Fat7ier of a multitude. (Fourth Quarter, Lessons III, IV.) 
 The son of Terah, born in Ur of Chaldea 1996 B. C. He was conspicuous 
 for .strong faith and prompt obedience, (Heb. 11. 8-19.) The founder of 
 the Hebrew nation. His original name, Abraji, High father^ was changed 
 by Jehovah when he gave hnn the promise, (Gen. 17.) 
 
 A'dar — Emiyient. (First Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 The twelfth month of the cccle.siastical, and the sixth month of the civil, year 
 among the Jews. It contains but twenty-nine days, and answers to our 
 February, sometimes entering into March, according to the course of the 
 moon, by which they regulated their seasons. 
 
 A^'linh— Supplanter. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One who assisted Ezra in the public exposition of the law. 
 
 Am'sion-ites — Kindred. (First Quarter, Lesson IV.) 
 The descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot. Thev occupied that part of 
 Palestine east of the river Jordan, were an idolatrous nation, and fre- 
 quently invaded the temtory of Israel. 
 
 A.n'a.'ni'ah,— The cloud of the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of Ezra's assistants in the public reading of the law. 
 
 A-ra'bi-ans— (First Quarter, Lesson IV.) 
 The inhabitants of the country lying between Palestine and the Red Sea, 
 known as the peninsula of Mount Sinai. They lived a roving life, dwell- 
 ing in tents, and were constantly committing depradatlona upon their 
 neighbors. 
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 Ar-tax-erx'es — Great warrior. (First Quarter, Lessons 11, TIL) 
 King of Persia, under whom both Ezra and Nehemiah carried on their work. 
 In 457 B. C. he sent Ezra to Jerusalem ; when after thirteen years it was 
 found necessary to have a civil head as well as an ecclesiastical, in 444 B. C, 
 lie allowed Nehcmiah to go up and act in that capacity. 
 
 h.'^2i^\\— Gatherer. 1. (First Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 The keeper of the royal forests of Artaxerxes, (Neh. 2, 8.) 
 2. (First Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 
 A Levite, son of Berecheah, one of the leaders of David's choir. The 
 office appears either to have remained hereditary in Asaph's family, or he 
 was the founder of a school of poets and musicians who were callea "the 
 sons of Asaph." 
 
 Ash'dod-ites — Effusion. (Firet Quarter, Lesson IV.) 
 The inhabitants of Ashdod, a city of the Philistines, assigned to the tribe 
 of Judah, (Josh. 15. 47,) but never subdued by the Israelites. 
 
 A'si-a — Muddy., hoggy. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson VIII.) 
 
 Used in the New Testament for the western portion of the peninsula of Asia 
 Minor, embracing the provinces of Caria, Lydia, and Mysia, of which Eph- 
 esus was the capital. It is never used for the whole continent, as now. 
 
 As-syr'i-a— (5;?6 tliat is happy. (First Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 
 A great and powerful country, lying on the Tigris, (Gen. 2. 14;) its capital 
 was Nincven, (Gen. 10. 11.) It derived its name from. Asshur, son of Shedi. 
 
 Az'a-ri'ah— 2e that hears the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 A Levite, who caused the people to understand the law which Ezra read to 
 them. 
 
 Ba'ca. Valley of— Churning. (First Quarter, Lesson XL) 
 A valley somewhere in Palestine, through which the exiled psalmist sees in 
 vision the pilgrims passing in their march toward the sanctuary of Jehovah, 
 at Zion, (Psa. 84. 6.) 
 
 Ba'ni— (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 A Levite of the time of Ezra, who expounded the law to the people. 
 
 'RiVAa.d.— Son of contention. (Second Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 
 The second of Job's three friends. A descendant of Shuah> the son of 
 Abraham and Keturah. ' In his discussions Bildad betrays tne ardor and 
 confidence of youth. 
 
 Cain — Possession. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 
 The eldest son of Adam and Eve. In a fit of jealous anger, roused by the 
 rejection of his sacrifice, and the acceptance of his brother Abel's, he slew 
 his brother, for which he led the life of an exile, (Gen. 4.) 
 
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 Christ — Anointed. (Third Quarter, Lessons I, II, V, IX, X ; Fourth Quarter, 
 Lessons I, 11, V. See Jesus Clirist. 
 
 Cy'riis— TAe nun. (First Quarter, Lessons I, II.) 
 The founder of the Persian eitipirc, son of Cainbyses, Kinnr of Persia, and Man- 
 dane, dau^diter of the kinur of Media: born about <JUO B. C, and died at 
 tlie ay:e of seventy, after reigning tiiirty years. He was mentioned by name, 
 and iiis conquests foretold, by Isaiah a century before his birth. 
 
 Da-ri'us -The holder., restrniner. (First Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 Son of Hystaspes, and King of Persia from 521 to 485 B. C. The policy of 
 this monarch was favorable to the Jews. lie confirmed the edict of Cyrus, 
 and permitted the rebuilding of the Temple, so that the work, which 
 had been stopped under Cambyses, w^is resumed in the second year of 
 Darius, and the house of God was completed and dedicated in the si.xth 
 year of his reign. 
 
 "Dsi'viA - Befored. (First Quarter, Lesson I; Second Quarter, Lesson VI; 
 Fourth Quarter, Lessons IX, X, XIL) 
 The sweet psalmist and King of Israel. lie was the youngest son of Jesse, born 
 at Bethlehem, B. C. luS5. He succeeded Saul as king, reigned seven and a 
 half years at Hebron, over Judah ; and thirty-three years at Jerusalem, 
 over "all Israel. He died at Jerusalem at the age of seventy, (1 Chron. 
 20. 26-28; 2 Sam. 5. 4.) 
 
 E'den — Phasure, delight. (Second Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 
 The original home of Adam and Eve, from which they were expelled by 
 God, on account of their disobedience. It is supposed by the description 
 of its boundaries, as given in Gen. 2, 10, that it was situated in the higher 
 regions of Armenia, where the rivers Tiicris and Euphrates have tlieir 
 source ; but its particuhir site remains unknown. Some recent travelers 
 are of opinion that it was situated at the junction of the Euphrates and 
 Tigris rivers. 
 
 E'li-phaz— TA'' endeavor of Ood. (Second Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 
 The leading one of the three friends who came to condole \vith Job in his 
 affliction. He is called the " Temanite ;" hence it is inferred he was a 
 native of the region known as Teman, in Idumea. 
 
 Wnoch— Dedicated. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 The son of Jared and father of Methuselah. He is eminent as a type of 
 perfected humanity, and passed from the world without death at the age of 
 3(55, (Gen. 5. 24.) 
 
 Eph'e-sus— i>^s'ra6Ze. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson VIII.) 
 A celebrated city, the metropolis of Ionia, and of proconsular Asia under tho 
 Eomaos. The city was famed for its magnificent temple of Diana, aad for 
 
116 Berean Question Book. [1879. 
 
 tlie constant use of those arts which pretended to reveal the secrets of na- 
 ture. One of the epistles of Paul is written to the Church at this place. 
 The Apostle John was Bishop of Ephesus, and it was one of the seven 
 Churches of Asia, to whom Christ sent his message. 
 
 'E.^'Wv^x— Hidden. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 The Persian name of Hadassah. wife of King Ahasuerus, King of Persia. She 
 was a Jewess of the tribe of Benjamin, an orphan brought up under the 
 care of Mordecai, a distinguished Jew, under whose counsel she acted 
 throughout the trying and difficult situation so graphically desci'ibed in the 
 book which bears her name. 
 
 Ez'ra— fle?p. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 A celebrated scribe and priest who lived in the fifth century before Christ, 
 in the reign of Artaxerxes, King of Persia, He was a great reformer, and 
 has been styled, "the second founder of the Jewish people." He twice 
 visited Judea under authority of the Persian monarch, and renewed many 
 ancient customs, and brought the people back to the law of Moses. He 
 wrote the book bearing his name, and is believed to have instituted the 
 great synagogue, and to have edited and arranged the Old Testament 
 Scriptures. His tomb is still shown near the junction of the Tigris and 
 Euphrates. 
 
 Gen'tiles— Peoj9?^. (Second Quarter, Lesson IV.) 
 
 The name by which the Jews distinguished all the rest of the world from 
 themselves. All who were not Jews, and circumcised, they regarded as 
 Gentiles, or heathen. 
 
 Jl.'Hi^'^'AmX—FeUive. (First Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 
 The tenth in order of the minor prophets, and the first of those who proph- 
 esied after the captivity. He returned from the captivity with Zerub- 
 babel, and aroused the people from their selfish indiflTerenee to the work of 
 rebuilding the temple. With regard to his tribe and parentage both 
 history and tradition are silent. 
 
 'H.a.'nan— Full of grace. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. 
 
 Jia.sh'-'bad'a.''iia.— Co7mderate Judge. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of those who stood on the left hand of Ezra while he read the law to 
 the people in Jerusalem. 
 
 Ua'shum— Silence. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 One of those who stood on the left hand of Ezra while he read the law to 
 the people. 
 
 Ha'tach— -Se thai striles. (Second Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 A eunuch La the court of Ahaauorus, in unmodiate attendeuce on Queen 
 Esther. 
 
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 Hen'a-dad — Grace of the beloved. (First Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 The liuad of a family of Lcvites who took a proniinent part ia the rebuilding 
 of the Temple. 
 
 Hil-ki'ah — JeJiovali s portion. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 A Levite who stood on the right hand of Ezra while he read the law to the 
 people. 
 
 Ho-di'jah — The pi'aise of the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. 
 
 Id 'do — Timely. (First Quarter, Lesson 11.) 
 
 The grandfather of the Prophet Zcchariah, (Zech. 1. 1, 7.) Iddo returned 
 from Babylon with Zerubbabel, (Neh. 12. 4.) 
 
 I'saac — Latighter. (Fourth Quarter, Lessons III, IV.) 
 
 The son given, according to promise, (Gen. 17. 19,) to Abraham and Sarah, 
 when they were both " old and well stricken with age." The otlcring of 
 Isaac upon the altar was made the test of Abraham's ftiith. " The longest 
 lived, the least migratory, the least prolific, and the least favored with ex- 
 traordinary divinerevelations, of the three patriarchs." 
 
 Is'ra-el— i>i»ce of God. (First Quarter, Lessons Tj II, V, VII.) 
 Anamegivenby God to Jacob, (Gen. 32. 2S,) from him tohis descendants, and 
 now standing for the people of God every-where. The kingdom of Israel 
 was distinguished from the kingdom of Judah after the death of Solomon. 
 
 Ja'cob — Svpplanter. (First Quarter, Lesson XI; Second Quarter, Lesson 
 VII ; Fourth Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 The second son of Isaac and Eebekah. His history is related in the latter 
 half of the book of Genesis. His name was changed to Israel when he was 
 blessed by God at Bethel, (Gen. 35. 10.) He died at the age of one hundred 
 and forty-seven years. 
 
 Ja'min — Right hand. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. 
 
 Je«ru^sa=lem — Possession of peace. (First Quarter, Lessons I, II, V, VI; 
 Second Quarter, Lessons VII, VIII.) 
 The ancient capital of the Holy Land, situated in Judea, directly west of the 
 north end of the Dead Sea. It is two thousand and five hundred feet 
 above the level of the Mediterranean Sea, and three thousand six hundred 
 feet above the Jordan valley. First mentioned as Salem, (Gen. 14. 18;) 
 afterward as Jebus, the city 'of the Jebusites. It was captured by David, 
 and made his capital. It is also called Zion, and the City of David. Its 
 modern Arabic name is El-KJtuds^ (the holy.) 
 
 Je-ru'$a-Iem, (The new.) (Fourth Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 
 A name used in the Book of Eevclation for the abode of the glorified. 
 
118 Berean Question Book. 1879. 
 
 Jesh'n-a — Deliverer. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. 
 
 Je'sus Christ— .Sat'iowr, ayiointol. (Third Quarter, Lessons I, II, IV, V. VI, 
 VIII, XI, XII ; Fourth Quarter, Lessons I, VI, VII, XII.) 
 The proper name of our Redeemer, so called because lie saves his people from 
 their sins, (Matt. 1. 21.) He was the Messiah promised of God, pruphesied 
 by the prophets, the Son of God, "coiiceived by the Holy Ghost, born of 
 the Virgin Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and 
 buried ; he descended into hell, the third day he rose from the dead ; he 
 ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 
 Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead." 
 The life, the person, and the work of our Lord occupy the whole of the 
 New Testament. 
 
 Jews— (From Jcdah.) (First Quarter, Lessons II, IV; Second Quarter, 
 Lssson III ; Fourth Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 A name lirst given to the tribe or kingdom of Judah. It was, after the 
 captivity, applied indiscriminatelv to all Israelites. First used in 2 Kings 
 16. 6. 
 
 Job — Persecuted. (Second Quarter, Lesson IT.) 
 
 An eminent patriarch, who lived in the laud of Uz. The story of his life is 
 found iti that book of the Bible that bears his name. When he lived, and 
 when or by whom the book was written, is unknown. 
 
 3 o-^' ^9.— Beauty. (First Quarter. Lesson I.) 
 A seaport of Palestine, about seventy miles north-west of Jerusalem. Here 
 all the materials from Tyre for Solomon's temple were brought. From 
 this place Jonah embarked for Tarshish, and hervi St. Peter raised Dorcas 
 from the dead. It is now called Jaffa. 
 
 Joz'a-bad — Having a dowry. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 A Levite who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. 
 
 Joz'a-dak — God is nrfhteous. (First Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 
 Or Jehozadak ; was the son of the high-priest Seraiah,(l Chron. fi. 14. 15,) in 
 the reign of Zedekiah. ^yhen his father was slain at Kiblah he was led 
 away captive to Babylon, where he, doubtless, spent the remainder of his 
 days. He never attained the high-priesthood, the temple being burned to 
 the ground, and he remaining a captive all his life. He was the father of 
 Jeshua, the high-priest, who, with Zerubbabel, headed the return from the 
 captivity. 
 
 Ju'dah — Celebrated. (First Quarter, Lessons I, III, IV, VI; Fourth Quarter, 
 Lesson X.) 
 The fourth son of Jacob and Leah. The tribe of Judah was the largest of 
 the twelve, and at tlie division of the kingdom, with Benjamin and part of 
 Simeon, founded the kingdom of Judah. Jacob's prophecy concernuig 
 Judah (Gen. 49. 10) was fulfilled in Christ. 
 
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 Kad'mi-el — Ood of antiquity. (Pirst Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 A Levite appointed by Zerubbabel to superintend the workmen in the re- 
 building of the temple. He and his sons otiieiated in the thankss^iving 
 service, when the foundation was laid, and also took a prominent part in 
 the confession of the people on the day of huniilitation, (Neh. y. 4. 5.) 
 
 Kei'i=ta— 2^e voice of the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 A Levite, who returned from the captivity with Ezra, and who assisted him in 
 the public exposition of the law. He was one of those who entered into a 
 solemn league to follow the law of God, (Neh. 10. 10.) 
 
 La-od'i-ce'a — Just people. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson VIIL) 
 
 A noted city of proconsular Asia, situated on the river Lycus. It was first 
 called Diospolis, then Khoas, and was named Laodicea by Antioclius II., 
 King of Syria, after his wife Laodicea. It was famous for the wools grown 
 in the regions round about. C>ue of the apocalyptic letters was addressed 
 to the Church in this place. 
 
 Ijeb'a-iion — White. (First Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 
 A double range of mountains in the north of Palestine, and called Lebanon, 
 or white, ft-om the brilliancy of its snowy peaks. Mount Hermon, the 
 highest peak, is a conspicuous object from all parts of Palestine. 
 
 Jjp/xites—Ft'om Levi, wreathed. (First Quarter, Lessons I, II, V, VI.) 
 Pescendants of Levi, who were consecrated to the temple service. They 
 were tlie priests of the people, and received no inheritance when the land 
 was divided, except forty-eight cities scattered among the other tribes. 
 
 M?^'?i-He'i9.lL—TheworhoftheLord. 1. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of those who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to 
 
 the people. 
 2. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 A Levite who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. 
 
 IHal-chi'ah — The Lord my counselor. — (First Quarter, Lesson Y.) 
 
 One of the priests who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law 
 to the people in the street before the water-gate. 
 
 Mat'ti-thi'ah— TAg ffift of the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 A priest who stood at the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the 
 people. 
 
 31el-cliiz'e-dek — King of righteousne/^s. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 A remarkable contemporary of Abraham, King of Salem and priest of the 
 most high God, whose name was significant of his personal character. 
 His history is wrapped in mystery, but the little told of him shows him to 
 be one who knew and worBhiped the true God, and honored those who had 
 a similar faith. 
 
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 Me-shunam— P<?ac(ea5k (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of those who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the hiw to tho 
 people. 
 
 Mish'a-el— D^^tVe^f. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of those who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the 
 people. 
 
 Mor'de-cai— ^t*«^'. (Second Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 The son of Jair, of the race of Saul, and a chief of the tribe of Benjamin. 
 He was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, with Jehoi'achin, 
 King of Judah. The Book of Esther gives the whole history of Mordecai's 
 elevation, the punishment of Haman,"and the wonderful deliverance of the 
 Jews, in clear and regular narrative. 
 
 'Slo' 9,^9,— Saved from tTie water. (First Quarter, Lesson I, II, V.) 
 
 The illustrious prophet and lawgiver of the Jewish nation. He was the son 
 of Amram and Jochebed, and was born about 1571 B. C. The first forty 
 jears of his life wore passed at the court of Pharaoh ; the next forty years 
 m the land of Midian. Here he was called by God (Exod. 3. 1-10) to be 
 the deliverer of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. He led the people, 
 through their forty years of wandering, to the borders of the Promised 
 Land, which, on account of sin, he was not allowed to enter, (Deut. 
 82. 51, 52.) He died on Mount Pisgah, at the age of one hundred and twenty, 
 (Deut. 34. 1-7.) He is supposed "to have written the first five books of tiie 
 Bible. 
 
 Ne'he-mi'ah— Ca«so?<xi5;o7t. (First Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 
 Of the tribe of Judah ; was probably born at Babylon during the captivity. 
 He was selected by the King of Persia to the office of cup-bearer, a position 
 of great honor and emolument. He was made governor of Judea by Ar- 
 taxerxes Longimanus, and his book, which in the Hebrew Canon was 
 joined to that of Ezra, gives an account of his administration tJirough 
 nearly thirty-six years. 
 
 Nissan— J/*mc?e. (First Quarter, Lesson III.) 
 The seventh month of the civil year of the Jews, answering to our March. By 
 Moses it is called Abib. Th'e name Nisan was introduced only after the 
 time of Ezra and the return from the captivity. 
 
 No'ah— 7?&9^. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson IH.) 
 The son of Lamech. Amid the general corruption of the human race Noah 
 only was found righteous. He, therefore, " found grace in the sight of the 
 Lord," and he and his family were the ones who were saved when the 
 deluge threatened by God came upon the world. He lived 950 years — 600 
 years before, and 350 years after, the deluge. 
 
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 Pe-da'iah— i?66?emf)i!Jo?i ofiTie Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson Y.) 
 One of those who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to 
 the people. 
 
 Pel'a-i'ah — 'Entreating the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 A Levite who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. He after- 
 ward sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, (Neh. 10. 10.) 
 
 Per'ga-mos— ^f^i-a/wn. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson VIIL) 
 An ancient city of Mysia, more commonly called Perj^amum, nituated on the 
 river Caicus. It became the official capital of the Koman province of Asia, 
 and was famous for its magnificent library and temple of ^.sculapius. To 
 the Church at Pergamos one of the apocalyptic epistles was addressed. It 
 is still a city of considerable size, called Bergamah. 
 
 Per'si-a— ^ors^, or Jiorseman. (First Quarter, Lessons I, II.) 
 
 An ancient kingdom of Asia, bounded on the north by Media, on the west 
 by Susiana, on the east by Carmania, and on the south by the Persian 
 Gulf. The northern provinces are remarkable for their beauty and fertil- 
 ity, the southern for their sterility. 
 
 VhiV9.'Aey^\vi'a.—Brotherhj love. (Fourth Quarter, Lessons VIII, IX.) 
 A city of Lydia, on the con'tines of Phrygia, built by Attains Philadelphua, 
 King of Pergamus. It has several times been nearly destroyed by earth- 
 quakes. It is now a considerable town named Allahshat, containing ruins 
 of its ancient wall and churches. To the Church at this place one of the 
 apocalyptic letters was addi-essed. 
 
 Pon'ti-us Pi'late— (Third Quarter, Lesson XT.) 
 The Roman procurator, or resident governor, of Judea during the period of 
 Christ's public ministry and death. He succeeded Valerius Gratuis about 
 26 A. D., and held the appointment for ten years. He was unscrupulous 
 and tyrannical in his character and behavior. 
 
 'Rn'hah— Large, extended. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson IV.) 
 
 A celebrated woman of .Jericho, who received the spies sent by Joshua to 
 spy out the land, hid them in her house from the pursuit of her country- 
 men, was saved with all her family when the Israelites sacked the city, 
 and became the wife of Salmon, and the ancestress of the Messiah. 
 
 Sanmha]'lat— Secret enemy. (First Quarter, Lesson IV.) 
 
 A iSIoabite of lloronaim, who held an official appointment in Samaria under 
 the Persian monarchy. He endeavored, with others, to obstruct the work 
 which Nehemiah had come to accomplish in behalf of Jerusalem. Not- 
 withstanding his strategy and evil influence, the work of building the 
 •wall was accomplished. 
 
122 Berean Question Book, [18V9. 
 
 Sar'dis— J^^'n^e of joy. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 
 The ancient capital of Lydia, situated on the river Pactolus. In the reign 
 of Tiberius it was destroyed by an earthquake, but restored by that em- 
 peror. In tlie eleventh century it fell into the hands of the Turks, and in 
 the thirteenth it was destroyed by Tamerlane. Only a village, called Hart., 
 now remains. To the Church at this place one of "the apocalyptic letters 
 was addressed. 
 
 Sa'taii — Advermry. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 The great adversary of human souls ; also called the devil, (Eph. 6. IL) A 
 naien angel, (Lul^e 10. 19.) 
 
 Shab-beth'a-i — My rest. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 A Levite who assisted Ezra in the public exposition of the law ; he also 
 assisted Ezra in investigating the marriages with foreigners which had 
 taken place among the people, (Ezra 10. 15.) 
 
 She-al'ti-el — Ashed of God. (First Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 
 The father of Zerubbabel, under whom the Jews returned from captivity. 
 
 She'ma — Obedient. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 One of those who stood at Ezra's right hand when he read the law to the 
 people. 
 
 Sher'e-bi'ah — Singing witli the Lord. (First Quarter, Lesson Y.) 
 
 A Levite of the family of Mahli, (Ezra 8. 18, 24.) He was one of the first of 
 the ministers of the temple to join Ezra on the return from the captivity, 
 and with eleven others had charge of the vessels and gifts which the 
 Persian King has contributed for the temple service. He assisted Ezra in 
 the public exposition of the law ; he took part in the singing at the solemn 
 fast after the Feast of Tabernacles, (Neh. 9. 4. 5,) and signed the covenant 
 with Nehemiah. 
 
 Smyr'na— J/yn-A. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson VIII.) 
 
 A famous commercial city of Ionia, on the bay named after and at the mouth 
 of the river Meles. It'^vas a very ancient city, and 400 years after its de- 
 struction by the Lydians was rebuilt about two miles from old Smyrna, and 
 rose to be one of the most populous cities in Asia. To the Church at this 
 place one of the apocalyptic letters was addressed. Modern Smyrna, now 
 called Ismir, is a large city of 120,000 inhabitants. 
 
 Thy'a-ti'ra — Perfume. (Fourth Quarter, Lesson VIII.) 
 
 A town of Lydia, situated on the river Lycus, founded by Seleucus Nicator. 
 Its chief trade was the dyeing of purple. One of the apocalyptic letters 
 is addressed to the Christian Churcii at this place. It is BtUl a consider- 
 able town, with many ruins, and is called Ak uUar. 
 
1879.] Berean Question Book. 123 
 
 To-bi^ah— TAe Lord is good. (First Quai-ter, Lesson IV.) 
 All Ammonite, who joined with Sanballat and otlicr enemies of the Jews in 
 obstructing Nehemiah's purpose of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. 
 
 Tyre — Strength. (First Quarter, Lessons I, VI ; Second Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 A celebrated commercial city of Phenicia situated on the eastern shore of 
 the Mediterranean Sea. It.was founded 2750 B. C, but became prominent 
 in Bible history daring the reign of David. It is first mentioned in the 
 Bible in Joshua 10. 20. It is now a small place, of three thousand people, 
 and the prophecy of Ezekiel has been fulfilled, (Ezek. 27. 32.) 
 
 Ty'ius — Same as Tyre. (Second Quarter, Lesson IX.) 
 The name of Tyre as used by the Prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, 
 and Zechariah. 
 
 U-ri'jah — The Lord my llglit. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 One of the priests who stood at Ezra's right hand when he read the law to 
 the people. 
 
 Zech'a-ri'ah — Jehovah remembered. 1. (First Quarter, Lesson II.) 
 
 The eleventh in order of the twelve minor prophets, was the son of Bara- 
 chiah, and the grandson of Iddo. He was born during the captivity, and 
 came to Jerusalem when the Jews were permitted to return by Cyrus. He 
 ■was contemporary with Haggai, and used his prophetic power two years 
 in encouraging Zerubbabel in tlie rebuilding of the Temple. Ho is the 
 author of the book which bears his name. 
 2. (First Quarter, Lesson V.) 
 
 One of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the 
 river Ahava, before the second caravan returned from Babylon, (Ezra 
 8. 16.) He stood at Ezra's left hand when he expounded the law to the 
 people. 
 
 Ze-rub'ba-bel — Begotten, in Babylon. (First Quarter, Lesson I ; Second 
 Quarter, Lesson TX.) 
 An eminent descendant of the royal line of David, born in Babylon during 
 the captivity. He was the leader of the Jews who returned to Jerusalem 
 under the decree of Cyrus. He also led the people in the work of re- 
 building the Temple, and appears to have been provincial governor of 
 Judea under the Persian rule. 
 
 Zi'don — Fixliin^. (First Quarter, Lesson I.) 
 A celebrated city and port of Phenicia. and one of the most ancient cities in 
 the world, supposed to have been founded by Sidon, the eldest son of 
 Canaan. It became a city of great wealth and niagiiifieence, and its artisans 
 were famous for their workmanship. Zidon, (or Sidon,) now called Saida, 
 has a population of about 5,000, but it has forever lost its former greatness. 
 
124 B ere an Question Book. [1879. 
 
 Xi' on— Monument. (First Quarter, Lessons YIII, XI ; Seeond Quarter, 
 Lessons VII, VTII.) 
 A mount on the south of old Jerusalem, and higher than that on which the an- 
 cient city stood. On this mount the Jebusites built their citadel, which 
 was captured by David, who transferred his court thither fiom Hebron, 
 and brought the'^ark of the Lord, and set it in a tabernacle prepared for it. 
 It is on this account that this mount is so frequently styled in the Psalms 
 the "holy hill ;" and, by way of excellence, is used in the poetical Ijin- 
 guage of Scripture to denote the whole city of Jerusalem. 
 
 Zo'phar — Crown. (Second Quarter, Lesson 11.) 
 One of the three friends of Job. 
 
B ere an Question Book, 125 
 
 CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE CATECHISM. 
 
 By Julia Colman. 
 
 The Law of Temperance. 
 What is temperance ? 
 Tbe proper control of the appetites. 
 
 What does it demand? 
 
 The moderate use of good things, and total abstinence from poisons. 
 
 May we not eat and drink as we please ? 
 
 We belong to Grod, and we must glorify him with our bodies as well as our spirits. 
 1 Cor. 6. 20. 
 
 What was the first law given to Adam and Eve ? 
 
 That they should not indulge their appetites in forbidden things. 
 
 Did they keep this law ? 
 
 They disobeyed, and were turned out of Paradise. 
 
 What lesson shotdd men learn from this? 
 
 That their greatest temptations would come through their appetites. 
 
 Did men go on indidging their appetites? 
 Intemperance has been the common sin of men in all ages. 
 
 Do ice suffer from iniemperance at the present time? 
 We suffer more from this than from all other forms of sin. 
 
 In what ivays do we suffer ? 
 
 It is the cause of three fourths of all the disease and poverty and sorrow and crime 
 in our land. 
 
 Wliat do men use in causing this mischief? 
 
 Many poisons, such as alcohol, tobacco, hashish, and opium. 
 
 Alcoholic poison. 
 
 WJiat is the cause of tlie most intemperance in this country? 
 The use of alcohol. 
 
 What is alcohol? 
 A liquid poison. 
 
 How is it obtained ? 
 
 Men make it by causing sweet liquids to decay. 
 
 What sweet liquids are so used? 
 
 The juices of fmits, such as grapes and apples. 
 
 What dHnks are made from them f 
 
 Wine Is made out of grape juice, and cider out of apple juice. 
 
126 Berean Question Book. 
 
 Is there alcohol in the apples or grapes? 
 There is not. 
 
 H')iv do ice laiow? 
 
 Because eating apples and grapes does not make us tipsy. 
 
 Where does the alcohol coinefr(rm ? 
 
 The suzar in the fruit juice decays, and is changed into alcohol by fermentation. 
 
 Ik it ever found in nature? 
 
 It does not seem to be found in any thing that God has made. 
 
 ulience comes the, alcohol in heer? 
 
 The starch in grain is changed into sugar by sprouting, and then washed out and 
 changed into alcohol by fermentation or decay. 
 
 How mnch alcohol is there in beer and wineaf 
 From five to fifteen per cent, 
 
 Hoiv can stronger drinlts be made ? 
 
 By heating beer and wines so that the alcohol will go ofl In a vapor and be condensed. 
 
 What is tills process called f 
 Distillation. 
 
 niiat a>mm(ni drinks are obtained by distillation? 
 Brandy, gin, rum, and whisky. 
 
 How much alcohol do they contain 1 
 From thiity-flve to sixty per cent. 
 
 Effects op Alcohol. 
 Arc all these drinhs hurtfxd f 
 They are hurtful just in proportion to the alcohol they contain. 
 
 What Jtarm dnes thU alcohol do f 
 
 It injures the stomach, crazes the brain, and deranges the circulation of the blood. 
 
 Does it cause dl'^easef 
 
 More than forty kinds of disease are caused by the use of alcoholic drinks. 
 
 Why do not people avoid alcohol as they do other pt^isons ? 
 
 Because it deceives them by deranging the action of the nerves and brain, so that 
 they cannot tell by their feelings how much it hurts them. 
 
 Is any thing said ahmit this in the Bible f 
 
 Solomon says, "Wine is a mocker, — and whosoever is deceived thereby is not 
 \\1se." Prov. 20. 1. 
 
 What are its xnsiltle effects? 
 
 It squanders the property, wastes the time, deflles the body, and ruins the soul of 
 those who dnnk it. 
 
 Do alcoholic drinks cost much? 
 
 We pay out for them in this country about six hundred millions of dollars every year. 
 
 What else do they cost 1 
 
 The time that is spent in drinking and drunkenness, and the expense of the conse- 
 quent sickness and death and crime and accitteutSy sucli as Ores and Biupwrock« 
 and colllbloas. 
 
B ere an Question Book. 127 
 
 Alcoholic Defilement. 
 Tlovo does alcohol deUle the Jjody ? 
 
 It makes the drinker impure in his appetites, gross, coarse, selfish, and often rsLZsed 
 and filthy. ^^ 
 
 Is all this wrong ? 
 
 It Is a wrong to other men and a sin against God. 
 What does God require of us? 
 
 That we present our bodies, a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable in his sight. 
 Romans 12. 1. 
 
 What does he say of our bodies f 
 
 That they are temples of God for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor. 3. 16. 
 
 What is the punishment of those who sin in this respect? 
 
 Whoso deflleth the temple of God, him shall God destroy. 1 Cor. 3. 17. 
 
 Temperance Purity. 
 
 WJiat does Christ promise those who love him and keep his commandments? 
 He says, " My Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode 
 with him." John 14. 23. 
 
 JMiat shoidd we do to welcome snch guests? 
 
 "VVe should keep ourselves pure in both soul and body. 
 
 Are there any examples in the Bible of those who did so? 
 There are many. 
 
 Mention one. 
 
 Samuel was a Nazarite, and never tasted intoxicating liquors. 1 Sam. 1 ; Num. 6. 
 
 What favor did God show him? 
 
 He made him his prophet in youth, and guided and talked with him all his long life 
 as with a friend. 
 
 Mention a case in tlie New Testament. 
 
 John the Baptist, the forerunner of Chilst, drank neither wine nor strong drink. 
 Luke 1. 15. 
 
 What was PavVs rule of life 1 
 
 He kept his body under, and brought it into subjection. 1 Cor. 9. 27. 
 
 What shall we sau of Christ ? 
 
 That he was " holy, harmless, and undefiled;" and this he could not be if he drank, 
 or if he gave to others, so foul a poison. 
 
 Is he not sometimes accused of making and using alcholic wine? 
 He is; but the accusation has never been proven. 
 
 THE Bible Rule. 
 
 Is temperance plainly taught in the Bible? 
 
 It is plainly commanded, and Intemperance is forbidden in a very large number of 
 passages. 
 
 What is the Bihle rule ahout inioxicnting drinks ? 
 
 "ioo/f iwt thou upon the wine when it la red,.... when It moveth itself aright." 
 Prorv. 23. 31. 
 
128 Berean Question Book. 
 
 Why should we helieve that this means alcoholic loine ? 
 Because it speaks of moving itself, as wine does in fermentation. 
 
 Does this command cover as much ground as our jilcdges at the present day ? 
 It covers much more, because it forbids us even to look upon it wishfully. 
 What is the effect of intemperance upon the soul ? 
 It destroys every good and holy purpose, and leads to all kinds of wickedness. 
 
 What is the future prospect of the dininkard ? 
 
 "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, shall inherit the kingdom of God." 
 
 1 Cor. 6. 10 ; Gal. 5. 21. 
 
 What is the Bible view of temperance ? 
 
 " The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
 meekness, temperance." Gal. 5. 22, 23. 
 
 Our Temperance Work. 
 
 What shotdd we learn from such Scripture texts 1 
 That temperance is a part of the Christian religion. 
 
 What other proof is there of this ? 
 
 Temperance societies flourish only in Christian nations. 
 
 Who started the temperance reformation in this country? 
 Christian people, led by Christian ministers. 
 
 What are its present jyrospects 7 
 
 It shows its greatest vitality, and attains its greatest triumphs, when it uses religious 
 methods. 
 
 Wliat shoidd we do to secure its benefits for ourselves ? 
 
 We should use that self-denial which keeps our bodies pure and in the best condition 
 for serving God. 
 
 How can we work successfully against intemperance ? 
 
 By learning and by showing others how the use of intoxicants ruins soul and body. 
 
 Why need we study the nature and effects of intoxicants? 
 
 So that we may not be deceived by them, for they are deceitful. 
 
 Do we need help in this work ? 
 
 We cannot do it as we ought without the aid of the Holy Spirit. 
 
 What, then, is the general plan for successful temperance work? 
 Christianity and intelligence must work together in order to make temperance 
 spread and prevail. 
 
Berean Question Book. 129 
 
 MISSIONARY CATECHISM. 
 
 Question. For what purpose was the Christian Church appointed and 
 
 organized 1 
 Answer. To bring the whole world to the knowledge of Jesus Christ. 
 Q. What was the last command of Jesus to his disciples, as given by Matthew ? 
 A. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the 
 
 Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matt. 28. 19. 
 Q. What similar command is given in Mark's Gospel ? 
 A. Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to everv creature. Mark 
 
 16. 15. 
 
 Q. What part of the world's population have received the gospel and become 
 
 nominally Christian ? 
 A. About one fourth ; or three hundred and thirty million people. 
 Q. How much of the world yet remains without Christianity ? 
 A. Three fourths ; or nine hundred and thirty million people. 
 Q. Into what religions are these unchristianized peoples divided ? 
 A. Heathens, or idol-worshipers, eight hundred and seventeen millions ; 
 
 Mohammedans, or believers in the false prophet, one hundred and seven 
 
 millions ; Jews, six millions. 
 
 Q. What is the condition of those lands which are without the Gospel ? 
 A. They are in deep ignorance, and accustomed to the practice of the vilest 
 crimes. 
 
 Q. What crimes are most prevalent in the heathen lands ? 
 A. The worship of idols, the murder of little children, falsehood, and Ucen- 
 tiousness. 
 9 
 
130 Berean Questioji Book. 
 
 Q. What is the duty of the Church toward these nations ? 
 A. To send them the Gospel. 
 
 Q. How is this declared in the New Testament? 
 
 A. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed ? and 
 
 how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard ? and how 
 
 shall they hear without a preacher ? Kom. 10. 14. 
 
 Q. What is the duty of every Christian toward thase people ? 
 A. Either himself to go to them with the Gospel, or to help in sending some 
 one who can teach them. 
 
 Q. What motive should impell all to aid in sending the Go.«ipel to the world. 
 A. The motive of gratitude to God, in that we ourselves have received it, and 
 should desire to extend its blessings to others. 
 
 Q. When did the modern missionary movement begin in England? 
 A. In 1793, with William Carey, who went as a missionary to India. 
 
 Q. When did the missionary movement begin in America? 
 A. In 1810, when Adoniram Judson and four other missionaries embarked for 
 Asia. 
 
 Q. How many missionaries of all Churches are now engaged in the foreign 
 
 missionary work ? 
 A. About five thousand; besides twelve thousand native Christian teachers 
 
 who assist them. 
 
 Q. How many people have professed to become Christians from the mission- 
 ary field? 
 
 A. More than a million and a quarter, of whom five hundred thousand are 
 now members of Christian Churches. 
 
 Q. What has been the success of the Gospel in the islands of the Pacific 
 
 Ocean ? 
 A. Sixty years ago there was not a single native Christian in Polynesia, now 
 
 three hundred islands have entirely abandoned idolatry. 
 
 Q. How is this success illustrated in one of these groups of islands ? 
 
 A. In the Fiji islands, forty years ago, the people fed on human flesh; now 
 they contain thirty thousand native Christians, contributing fifteen 
 thousand dollars a year to religious objects, and have forty thousand of 
 their children in Sunday-schools. 
 
Berean Question Book. 131 
 
 Q, What has been the success of the Gospel in the Island of Madagascar ? 
 A. Notwithstanding bitter persecution for many years, it now contains two 
 hundred thousand native Christians. 
 
 Q. How has the work of missions progressed in China ? 
 
 A. Missions have been established in forty large cities and in three hundred 
 and sixty villages. 
 
 Q. What has been the success of the Gospel in India ? 
 
 A. In seventy years after the first baptism of a native convert, there were 
 seventy-three thousand native Christian communicants, and a nominal 
 Christian population of over three hundred thousand. 
 
 Q. What was the earliest associatioia in America for the promotion of missions ? 
 A. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, instituted in 
 the year 1810. 
 
 Q. What associations for this purpose followed it ? 
 
 A. The Baptist Missionary Union, in 1814; the Methodist Episcopal Mission- 
 ary Society, in 1819, and the Presbyterian Board in 1832. 
 
 Q. Who was the first foreign missionary under the auspices of the Methodist 
 
 Episcopal Church ? 
 A. The Eev. Melville B. Cox, who established the first mission in Liberia on 
 
 the western coast of Africa, in 1832. 
 
 Q. What was the fate of this young missionary ? 
 
 A. He died six months after landing in Africa, uttering, as his last words, 
 " Let a thousand fall, but let Africa be redeemed !" 
 
 Q. How many missionaries are now sustained by the Methodist Episcopal 
 Missionary Society ? 
 
 A. Two hundred and seventy-eight missionaries ; one hundred and seventy- 
 three assistants, and two hundred and ninety native preachers. 
 
 Q. How many members are connected with Methodist Episcopal Missionary 
 Churches in foreign lands ? 
 
 A. Over twenty-three thousand members, besides more than eighty-five hun- 
 dred probationers. 
 
 Q. In what foreign countrie."5 are these missions established? 
 A. In Mexico, South America, Northern and Central Europe, Italy, Bulgaria, 
 India, China, Japan, and Africa. 
 
132 
 
 Berean Question Book. 
 
 Q. What Methodist missions are also maintained in the United States ? 
 A. Those among the Indians, Chinese, Germans, and Scandinavians. 
 
 Q. What was the amount of money received by the Methodist Episcopal 
 
 Missionary Society dm-ing its first year, 1819 ? 
 A. Eight hundred and twenty-three dollars and four cents. 
 
 Q. What was the largest annual collection ever received by it ? 
 A. The collection of 1866, which was more than six hundred and eighty-two 
 thousand dollars, 
 
 Q. What should be our motto in relation to gifts to the missionary cause 1 
 A. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not 
 grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver. 2 Cor. 9. 7. 
 

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