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THE 
 
 CHILD'S BIBLE 
 
 QUESTION BOOK, 
 
 
 BOSTON: 
 
 MASSACHUSETTS SABBATH SCHOOL SOCIETY. 
 Depository, No. 13 Cornhill 
 
CONTENTS. I 
 
 1. ABOUT GOD. 
 
 2. THE CREATION. 
 
 S. CREATION, (continued). 
 
 4. THE FIRST MAN AND WOUAN. 
 
 5. THE FAIX. 
 
 6. THE CURSE. 
 
 7. THE CURSE EXPOSED AI.L TO RUW. 
 
 8. tB« SOUL AND SPIRIT. 
 
 9. OUR DUTIES TO GOD. 
 
 10. DUTIES OF CHILDREN TO EACH OTHER. 
 
 11. GOD HAS TAUGHT US OUR DUTIES IN THE BIBLB. 
 
 12. GOD HAS TAUGHT US OUR DUTIES IN THE BIBLE, 
 
 (continued). 
 
 13 REVIEW OF THE TWELVE PRECEDING LESSONS 
 
 14 REVIEW OP THE TWELVE PRECEDING LESSONg, 
 
 (continued). 
 
 .5. CAIN AND ABEL. 
 
 16. CAIN AND ABEL, (continued). 
 
 17. THE FLOOD. 
 
 18. THE FLOOD, (continued). 
 
 19. NOAH AFTER THE FLOOD, AND STRONG DBINK 
 
 20. BABEL. PEOPLE SCATTERED 
 
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« - CONTENTS. 
 
 21. THE COMMANDMENTS, AND HOW GIVEH. 
 
 22. IDOLATRY AND PRAYER. 
 
 23. IDOLATRY AND HEATHENISM. ^ 
 
 24. ABOUT SWEARING. 
 
 25. HOW TO KEEP THE SABBATH. 
 
 26. OBEDIENCE TO PARENTS. 
 
 27. LYING AND STEALING. 
 
 28. LYING, (continued). 
 
 29. WHAT IS IT TO BREAK THE COMMANDMENTS 7 
 80. REVIEW. 
 
 31. REVIEW, (continued). 
 
 32. THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. 
 
 33. THE INFANT JESUS. 
 
 34. CHRIST'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 
 
 85. CHRIST'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT, (continued). 
 
 36. THE lord's prayer; CHRIST HEALS THE CEN- 
 
 TURION'S SERVANT. 
 
 37. THE widow's SON RAISED FROM THE DEAD. 
 
 38. THE WIND AND SEA OBEY CHRIST. 
 
 39. MORE ABOUT JESUS CHRIST. 
 
 40. CHRIST TRANSFIGURED. 
 
 41. CHRIST'S AGONY IN THE GARDEN OF GETH&EM 
 
 ANE. 
 
 42. the trial of jesus christ. 
 
 43. incidents prior to the crucifixion. 
 
 44. the crucifixion. 
 
 45. Christ's burial and resurrection. 
 
 iS. I'HE ASCENSION. 
 
 i7. WHERE IS JESUS, AND WHAT IS HE DOING FOB 
 
 US? 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 4a HOW CAN WE GO AND LIVE WITH JESUS ? 
 
 49. DESCRIBE THE DESTINY OF THE LOST- 
 
 50. DESCRIBE HEAVEN. 
 
 51. REVIEW THE LAST SEVENTEEIT LESSONS. 
 
 52. REVIEW, (continuedV 
 
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TO TEACHERS. 
 
 It is hoped that no one will undertake to become tho 
 teacher of an infant class, thinking it bat a light and easj 
 task, and one that incnrs but little responsibility. If such be 
 the views and feelings of an individual that undertakes the 
 training of the infant mind, she will fail of success, and be 
 nearly useless, if not really injurious, to the little flock in- 
 trusted to her care. The infant class teacher can be assured 
 of an hour of sweet toil as the Sabbath approaches, if she 
 feels an interest in the exercises of the class, and, what is far 
 more important, the inculcating and development of pure 
 moral principles and intellectual power. To be useful in this 
 department of the Sabbath School, one should love the call- 
 ing, and place a due estimate upon its importance. 
 
 It is pleasing to see youth and old age studying the in- 
 spired volume, and seeking, by the aid of books and the in- 
 structions of teachers, for a knowledge of the truths therein 
 revealed. But it is far more beautiful to see the opening 
 mind grasping after, and fixing upon, principles, that will 
 mould the whole being after the similitude of God. maq 
 youth of our Sabbath schools demand teachers capable of 
 debating disputed questions, and of leading the mind along 
 through the dark and misty labyrinths into which they may 
 Uave been drawn by the many isTns of the age. But the 
 teacher of the Infant class should so understand her work as 
 lo direct the minds of h-jr pupils, so that they may, in a mea» 
 
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B TO TBACHERS. 
 
 ore, be protected from the baneful influecees that surround 
 them, thus inducing them to lives of purity and holiness. Nc 
 person of reflection will dispute the assertion, that infency 
 and childhocd is tlie time to make the impression on the mind. 
 The sainted Olin once said, the mind of the child should be 
 ^preoccupied with right principles. 
 
 It is tme that the minds of youth and old age receive im- 
 pressions, but far more faint and imperfect ; therefore tha 
 neoL-isity for a teacher of the infant department that is well 
 acquainted with the principles of our holy religion, and can 
 clearly illustrate them. 
 
 The teacher of an infant department should not depend 
 nainly upon a text-book or manual to interest the class, as 
 >;hildren are much more interested in the words ^nd gestures 
 of their teacher, as they see her eyes fixed on them, and hear 
 the story of their lesson in her own words. It is therefore 
 suggested, that the teacher read over the lesson previous to 
 coming before the class, and be prepared to repeat it to the 
 class in the form of a story or glowing scene passing before 
 them, and then begin with the questions as they occur in tiae 
 lesson, never leaving the first question till thoroughly com- 
 mitted. Let the pupils in concert repeat both the question 
 and answer after the teacher, till they can readily answer tht 
 question when put by the teacher. The teacher should then 
 proceed to the second question, and pursue the same method. 
 When that is learned, also let her propose the first and sec- 
 ond questions in succession, and by no means pass to xht 
 third until these*are both answered consecutively, without 
 hesitation. She may thus proceed with one question at a 
 time, constantly repeating the previous ones until the whole 
 !esson is faithfully committed by the class. 
 
 " The questions all learned and understoofl, the teacher 
 may proceed to the verses appended to each lessou." These 
 
TO TEACHERS 9 
 
 form a P'art of the lesson ; and it will be found in experience, 
 that the learning of them will be looked upon rather as a 
 recreation than a task, especially if some such method as the 
 followftig be adopted : — 
 
 " I-et the teacher recite one line, and require its repetitioi 
 in concert until the class can recite it without aid. Pursue 
 the same course with the second line, and then require the 
 repetition of the two lines together ; then of three, until the 
 verse is learned. 
 
 "The teacher should be in no haste to get through the 
 book. It is best to make the children thorough as far as tliey 
 go, even if they are a whole month learning one lesson. 
 
 "In pursuing this method, the intelligent teacher will of 
 course introduce explanatory remarks, appropriate stories, 
 etc., illustrating the lesson. This will both please and profit 
 the class." 
 
 In most instances, the poetry preceding the lesson should 
 be learned before the questions. It will be seen, that occa- 
 sionally the same questions are repeated in different lessons ; 
 but they are such as are calculated to impress the mind 
 with a moral truth, and may not be considered out of place, 
 when we remember the saying of the wise man : " Give line 
 upon line, precept upon precept, here a httle and there a 
 Uttle." , 
 
 One suggestion further respecting the manner in which the 
 lessons are to be committed, namely : great pains should be 
 taken, at the commencement, to make the voices of all har- 
 monize. This vnll cost some pains and trouble at first, but 
 will soon be overcome ; and the sweet harmony of infant 
 voices will charm the ear. To gain this point, great pain a 
 should be taken to observe the pauses, and give the various 
 inflections to the voice, wliich different portions of the lessona 
 iemand. A*" children naturally love order, this wii) be no 
 
10 TO TEACHERS. 
 
 hard matter to secure ; and in securing this, we gain the at 
 tention of the class. 
 
 Let no teacher be discouraged if for a time she sees but 
 little interest; for perseverance and ingenuity will succeed 
 ■fter a time, and the teacher will receive a doable rewazd 
 for ail her labors 
 
OHlLD't^ BIBLE QUESTION BOOK 
 
 LE S SON I. 
 
 ABOUT GOD. 
 
 Ques Cliildren, can you tell me who made the clear bh»€ 
 liky, ihfe Bun, moon, and stars, that shine 80 brightly ? 
 Ans, 
 
 « The Almighty God that rules on hig>i ; 
 He built the Earth and made the eky ; 
 And fashioned in their various forms, 
 Men, beasts, birds, and worms." 
 
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 Ques. What is God ? 
 
 Ans. A spirit. 
 
 Ques. Can you see spirits ? 
 
 Ans. We cannot. ^ 
 
 Qztes. Can God see you ? 
 
 Ans. He can. 
 
 Ques. "Where is God ? 
 
 Ans. Everywhere. 
 
 " The Lord, the high and holy on*, 
 Is present everywhere ; 
 Go to the regions of the sun, 
 And thou wilt find him there. 
 
 " Go to the secret ocean caves, 
 Where man hath never trod, 
 And there, beneath the flashing waw, 
 WiU be thy Maker, God." 
 
 Ques. What can God do ? 
 
 Ans. Whatever he will. 
 
 Ques. What does God knoir ? 
 
 Ans. All things. 
 
 Ques. Does he know your thoughts f 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 Ques. Does he know all we do and say ? 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 " Asleep, awake, by night, by day, 
 When at my lessons or my play ; 
 Although the Lord I cannot see. 
 His eye is always fixed on me." 
 
 Ques. How long has God lived ? 
 Ans. Always. 
 
 Ques How long will he live ? 
 Ans. Forever. 
 
 Ques. Because God always has lived and alwayi mi 
 -ve, what do we say of him ? 
 Ans. That he is eternal. ^ 
 
 Ques. AMiat more can you say of God ' 
 Ans. That he is good, and does good- 
 Ques. What- does God hate ? 
 Ans. Sin. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. It 
 
 Ques. What will he do to those that sin ? 
 
 Ans. He will punish them. 
 
 Ques. Whj will God punish them ? 
 
 Ans. Because he cannot look upon sin with the least 
 degree of allowance. 
 
 Ques. Does God ever change ? 
 
 Ans. He does not 
 
 Ques. Because God never changes, what do we say 
 of him ? 
 
 Ans. We say he is unchangeable. 
 
 BRIEF EECAPrrUIiATION. 
 
 Ques What can you say of God ? 
 
 Ans. He IS a spirit — past finding out — always pres- 
 ent — can do all things good — is always nght and true 
 — neyer changes — is without begmnmg or ending oi 
 dajB. 
 
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 CHILD S BIBLE 
 
 i 
 
 LESSON II, 
 
 THE CREATIOX. 
 
 Qties. In the first lesson you told me that God made 
 the sun, moon, and clear blue sky. Did he make any 
 thing besides ? 
 
 Arts. Yes. He made every living creature. 
 
 Ques. Will you mention some other things that Grod 
 made ? 
 
 Ans. He made stones, shells, and flowers, and CTeij 
 Jhing that grows. 
 
 ^es. •What did he make first ? 
 • Ans. The heavens and earth. 
 
 Ques. 'What next ? 
 
 Ans. Light. 
 
 Ques. W^'hat did he call the light ? 
 
 Atts^ Day. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. If 
 
 Ques, What did he call the darkness ? 
 
 Ans. Night 
 
 Ques. What did he say of the light ? 
 
 Ans. That it was good. 
 
 Ques. What was made next ? 
 
 Ans. The clear blue sky and air. 
 
 Ques, How do we use the air ? 
 
 Ans. We breathe it. 
 
 Ques. What is air put in motion ? 
 
 Ans. Wind. 
 
 Ques., Is wind useful ? 
 
 Ans. It is; for it blows ships over the ocean, froa 
 one country to another. 
 
 Ques. What do we see in the sky in the eyening ? 
 
 Ans. Moon and stars. 
 
 Ques. What m the daytime ? 
 
 Ans. The sun. 
 
 Ques. What did God make next ? 
 
 Ans. The dry land and sea. 
 
 Ques. What grows upon the land ? 
 
 Ans. Trees, flowers, grain, and grass. 
 
 Ques. What was made on the fourth day ? 
 
 Ans. Sun, moon, and stars. 
 ^^Ques. What are they for ? 
 
 Ans, To warm and light the earth. 
 
 Ques. What was made next ? 
 
 Ans. Whales and fishes to live in the water, and 
 fowls and birds to live on the land and fly in iha 
 'tir. 
 
 Ques. TVTiat was made on the sixth day ? 
 
 Ans. Animals and creeping things. 
 
 Ques. Can you name some of them ? 
 
 Ans. Dogs, sheep, cows, horses, and elephants. 
 
 Ques. Name some of the creeping things? 
 
 Ans. Snakes and worms. 
 
 Ques. What did the Lord say of all these thingi ? 
 
 Ans. That they were good. 
 
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 Ques. Whcic more did God make on the sixth day ? 
 
 Am. Man. 
 
 " Come, child, look upward to the sky. 
 Behold the sun and moon, 
 The expanse of stars that sparkle high, 
 To che«r the midnight gloom. 
 
 " Come, child, and now behold the earth%k 
 
 In varied beauty stand ; ^ 
 
 The product view of six days' birth, 
 How wond'rous and how grand ! ' 
 
 * Come, then, behold them all and say, 
 
 How came these things to be ? 
 That stand before which every way -' 
 
 I turn myself to see. 
 
 » T was Grod who made the earth and SMB. 
 To whom the angels bow ; 
 ^ was God who made both yoa actf ae. 
 IkfS God who SMS w oow" 
 
 QT^ / 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 ai 
 
 LESSON III 
 
 THK CREATION — CONTINUED. 
 
 Ques. You have told me some tlungs about the cro*- 
 Kon. Can you tell me who created alTthings ? 
 
 Ans. God did. 
 
 Ques. Did he make all things ? , 
 
 Ans. He did not. 
 
 Ques. Name some things he did not make ? 
 
 Ans. Books, tables, chairs. 
 
 Ques. Who did make them ? 
 
 Ans. Men did. 
 
 Ques. What are they made of? 
 
 Ans. Books are made of paper, and tables and chain 
 •re made of wood. 
 
 Ques. Who made the wood grow ? 
 
 Ans. God did. 
 
 Ques. What is paper made of? 
 
 Ant. Cotton and linen rafjs. 
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t8 child's bible 
 
 Ques. Who made the cotton and linen groTr ? 
 Ans. Grod. 
 
 " There 's not a plant or flower below, 
 But makes his glories known. " 
 
 Ques. Well, children, you see a great many thinga 
 that man made ; did you ever see any thing that Las life 
 that man made ? 
 
 Ans. We did not. 
 
 Ques. Can man make a tree or flower grow ? 
 
 Ans. Man may plant them and take care of them, 
 but he cannot give them life. 
 
 Ques. Have trees and plants life ? 
 
 Ans. They have. 
 
 Ques. What kind of life ? 
 
 A71S. Vegetable life. 
 
 Ques. What kind of life have animalfl ? 
 
 Ans. Animal life. 
 
 Ques. What kind of life have we ? 
 
 Ans. Animal and spiritual life. 
 
 Ques. Will animal life die ? 
 
 Ans. It will, when the body dies. 
 
 Ques. Will vegetable life die ? ^^ 
 
 Ajis. It will, when trees and plants die. 
 
 Ques. Does spiritual life die ? 
 
 Ans» It does not ; it will live for ever. 
 
 Ques. What do we mean by — to make ? 
 
 Ans. To form one thing from another. 
 
 Ques. What is it to create ? 
 
 Ans. To make out of nothing. 
 
 Ques. What can man do ? 
 
 Ans. He can make one thing from another. 
 
 Ques. WTiat can God do ? 
 
 Ans. He can create that out of which all things are 
 made. \j- 
 
 Ques. Men make clothes out of cloth ; but could men 
 make cloth if God did not make the cotton or wool oi 
 which cloth is made ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK It 
 
 Ans. He could not 
 
 No, little children, men could not make houses, ships, 
 tables, books, or any thing, if God had not first created 
 something to make them of. Neither could your mothers 
 get you a single dinner if God had not provided some- 
 thin" for food. Your fathers may sow grass and grain, 
 but it would not grow if G^d did not give it vegetable 
 life. 
 
 Ques. What should this teach us ? 
 
 Ans. That we cannot have any thing nnless Grod 
 help us to it. 
 
 Ques. Should we not thank and praise God for hit 
 goodnew? 
 
 Ans. We should. 
 
 " Pndee to thee, Lord, forerw ; 
 Gladly now we all unite ; 
 PniM to thee, Ood ! the cf^nr, 
 Lordof UihtMdUiBl^ 
 
CHILD'S BIBLB 
 
 LESSON lY. 
 
 THE FIRST MAN AND WOMAN. 
 
 Ques. Tn onr last lesson you told me that God made 
 every thing that you see. Can you tell me who made 
 you? 
 
 Ans. Grod. 
 
 *' The great, the ererlasting God, 
 He made you and me and exery thing." 
 
 Ques. What was the name of the first man ? 
 Ans. Adam. 
 
 Ques. Of what was he made ? 
 Ans. Of the dust of the ground. 
 Ques. What is man ? 
 
 Ans. Soul and spirit, with a body for his 
 Bv« in. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. tl 
 
 Ques. Was all of man made of the dust of the ground 7 
 
 Ans. No, his body only. 
 
 Ques. How did man become a living soul ? 
 
 Ans. God breathed into his nostrils the breath of hfi 
 and he became a hving soul. 
 
 Ques. What was the name of the first woman ? 
 
 Ans. Eve. 
 
 Ques. Of what was Eve made ? 
 
 Ans. One of Adam's ribs. 
 
 Ques. Where are our ribs ? 
 
 Ans. In our sides. 
 
 Ques. Did it hurt Adam when his rib was taken out ? 
 
 Ans. It did not 
 
 Ques. Why not ? 
 
 Ans. Because the Lord God caused a deep sleep to 
 fall upon him. 
 
 Ques. What did Adam say when Eve was brought to 
 him? 
 
 Ans. This is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh. 
 
 Ques. What did he call her ? 
 
 Ans. Woman. 
 
 Ques. Where did God put the man and woman that 
 he had made ? 
 
 Ans. In the garden of Eden. 
 
 Ques. What was in this garden ? 
 
 Ans. Beautiful trees, flowers, and nice fruit 
 
 Ques. What ran through the midst of the garden ? 
 
 Ans. A beautiful stream of water. 
 
 Ques. W^at did Adam and Eve eat ? 
 
 Ans. Herbs, seeds, and fruit 
 
 Ques. JNIight they eat of the fruit of all the trees ? 
 
 Ans. All but the tree of knowledge. 
 
 Ques. Were Adam and Eve good or bad when Qo^ 
 made them ? 
 
 Ans. Good. 
 
 Ques. Why do you think they were good ? 
 
 Ans. Because they were made like God. 
 
S3 CHILD'S BIBLE 
 
 Ques. K children are good, will they always obey GoU 
 and their parents ? 
 Atis, They will. 
 
 " Lord, I would be a child of thine, 
 And thy blest image ever bare ; 
 Deeply impress this heart of mine 
 With glories which I wish to share 
 
 " But where can I resemble thee, 
 And in thy godlike natare share ? 
 Thy humble follower let me be. 
 Thy blessed likeixess let me bear. 
 
 " Pure may I be, averse to sin, 
 Just, holy, mercifol, and tme ; 
 And let thy image formed wlthia, 
 - - oBt in aU I ipMik ui4 «i.» 
 
qLESnON BOOK. 
 
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 LESSON V. 
 
 THE FALL. 
 
 Ques. Children, you told me that a beautiftil stream 
 <rf water ran thrfngh the garden. Can you tell me what 
 ■tood in the midst of the garden ? 
 
 Ans. The tree of life and the tree of knowledge. 
 
 Ques. Which of these trees were they forbidden to 
 eat of ? 
 
 Ans. The tree of knowledge of good and evil. 
 
 Ques. How did God say he would punish them if they 
 did eat of the fruit of it ? 
 
 Ans. That they should surely die. 
 
 Ques. Did Adam and Eve obey God ? 
 
 Ans. They did not. 
 
 Ques. What made them disobey God ? 
 
 Ans. Because the wicked spirit told them an nntrntht 
 And they believed him. 
 
 Ques. Should children believe what others tell theniy 
 and disobey their parents ? 
 
14 child's bible 
 
 Ans, They should not. 
 
 Ques. Did Adam and Eve disobey God because theif 
 rfpirits were wicked ? 
 
 Atis. They^id not, for they were made good like 
 God. 
 
 Ques. When did their spirits become wicked ? 
 
 Ans. When they- beheved the wicked spirit more 
 than God. 
 
 Ques. How did the wicked spirit come to them ? 
 
 Ati4. He came to Eve in tne form of a serpent. 
 
 Qu^A. What did he say to her ? 
 
 Ans. Yea, and hath God said ye shall not eat <^ every 
 tree of the garden ? 
 
 Ques. What did Eve say ? 
 
 Ans, We may eat of all but one. 
 
 Ques. What, then, did the serpent say ? 
 
 Ans. Ye shall not surely die. 
 
 Ques. What did he say they should become if they 
 would only eat of the forbidden fruit ? 
 
 ^715. Ye shall be like gods. 
 
 Ques. When the serpent told her this, what did she 
 do? . • 
 
 Ans. She reached out her hand, and took the fruit, 
 and ate it. 
 
 Ques. Did Eve then know good from evil ? 
 
 Ans. She did. 
 
 Ques. Was she happy after she knew evil? 
 
 Ans. She was not. 
 
 Q'^s. What next did she do ? 
 
 Ans. She gave some of the fruit to her husband. 
 
 Ques. Did he eat of it ? 
 
 Ans. He did. 
 
 Then, children, the beautiful flowers faded aik^ 
 drooped ; all looked sad and miserable to them ; for God 
 did not anile on tharn now, and they began to sigh and 
 feel unkappy 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 S6 
 
 LESSON VI. 
 
 THE CURSE. 
 
 Ques. In our last lesson, we heard how Adam and Eve 
 kistened to the story of the serpent, and believed him, 
 H,iid disobeyed God. You have learned, too, that God 
 tiade Adam and Eve good, and did not wish them to 
 know evil ; but they, like a great many children who 
 disobey their parents and get hurt, learned the difference 
 between sorrow and gladness. They could now no 
 longer live in the beautiful garden where all was nice 
 fruit and pretty flowers, for God, who sees and knows 
 every thing, came and spoke to them, and said, AdauL 
 where art thou ? Can you tell what Adam did -wfeen he 
 heard the voice of the Lord God ? 
 
 Ans. He hid himself. 
 
 Ques. Why did he hide himself? 
 
 Ans. Because he was afraid. 
 
/6 child's bible 
 
 Quest. What Jid God then ask him ? 
 
 Ans. Hast thou eaten of the tree whereoi ^ (om- 
 manded thee that thou shouldst not eat ? 
 
 Ques. What did the man, say ? 
 
 Ans. The woman gave to me, and I did eat 
 
 Ques. What did the Lord say to the woman ? 
 
 Ans. What is this that thou hast done. 
 
 Ques. What did the woman say ? 
 
 Ans. The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 
 
 Qu£s. What did the Lord say to the serpent ? 
 
 Ans. He cursed him, and told him that he should eat 
 oust 
 
 Ques. What did he say to the woman ? 
 
 Ans. I will greatly multiply thy sorrow. 
 
 Ques. What did he say to Adam ? 
 
 Ans. Cursed is the ground for thy sake. 
 
 Ques. What more did he say to Adam ? 
 
 Ans. In sorrow shalt thou eat of it. 
 
 Ques. What did he say the ground should bring forth'' 
 
 Ans. Thorns and thistles. 
 
 Ques. And what more did he say to him ? 
 
 Ans. Dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return. 
 
 Ques. What did God then do to Adam and Eve ? 
 
 Ans. He drove them out of the garden. 
 
 Ques. Could they go into the garden again ? 
 
 Ans. They could not, for God set cherubim with i 
 ftaming sword to keep them out. 
 
 " Our father ate forbidden fruit, 
 
 And from hia glory fell ; 
 And we, his children, thus are brought 
 
 To death, and near to hell. 
 
 ** But there 'b a voice of sovereign grac« 
 Sounds from the sacred word ; 
 Bo ! ye despairing sinners, come 
 Aiid trust a faithful Lord " 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 LESSON VII. ^ 
 
 THE CURSE EXPOSED ALL TO RUIN. 
 
 " Soon as we draw cur infant breath, 
 The seeds of sin grow up for death ; 
 Thy law demands a perfect heart, 
 But we 're defiled in every part." 
 
 Ques. Did Adam and Eve die as God had told them ? 
 Ans. They did, for the image of God died in them. 
 Ques. Is this what God meant when he said, Thou 
 •halt surely die ? 
 Ans. It is ; for, 
 
 '* Plunged in a gulf of dark despair. 
 We wretched sinners lay, 
 Without one cheering beam of hope, 
 Or Bpark of glimmering day." 
 
 Ques. Did he not mean more than this ? 
 
 Ans. He meant that their bodies should become sickly 
 and die too. 
 
 Ques. Which is to be lamented most, that our bodief 
 die, or that we have lost God's image on our souls ? 
 
 Ans. That we have lost God's image on our souls. 
 
 Ques. What is it to have his image on our souls ? 
 
 Ans. To be good like God. 
 
 Ques. Can we go to heaven if we have not his image ? 
 
 Ans. We cannot. 
 
 Ques. Could Adam and Eve have gone to heaven if 
 God had left them after they had disobeyed him ? 
 
 Ans. They could not 
 
 Ques. Do you not think that they were afraid that 
 they would be left to the wicked spirit ? 
 
 Ans. We do. 
 
 Ques. Does God pity wicked people, and try to mak« 
 them good and happy ? 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
M child's bible 
 
 " with pitying eyes the Prince of 
 Beheld our helpless grief; 
 * He saw, and (0 amazing love !) 
 
 He ran to our relief." 
 
 Ques. What did he do for Adam and Eve ? 
 Ans. He gave them a promise of mercy. 
 Ques. AVhat was this promise ? 
 Ans. That his own Son would come into the world 
 Ques. VThy should he come into the world ? 
 Ans. To break the power of the wicked spirit. 
 Ques. What more was he to do ? 
 Ans. Save the world from sin. 
 Ques. Are we edl sinners ? 
 
 A ns. We have all sinned, and come short of the glory 
 of God. 
 
 Ques. How could Adam and Eve be.saved ? 
 Ans. In believing God's promise. 
 Ques. How are we to be saved ? 
 Ans. In believing on the Son of God. 
 
 '•^ .Ajigels, assist our mighty joys ; 
 Strike all your harps of gold ; 
 But when ycu raise your highest notH, 
 Hii lore emu n«'«r be told < >' 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 LESSON VIII. 
 
 THE SOUL AND SPIRIT. 
 
 " A charge to keep I haye, 
 A God to glorify ; 
 A never-dying soul to save, 
 And fit it for the sky." 
 
 tlufis. How many senses have you ? 
 
 Ans. Five. 
 
 Ques. What are they ? 
 
 Ans. Hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. 
 
 Ques. Should you have these senses if you had at 
 ipirit? 
 
 ^715. We should not 
 
 Ques. Did you ever see a dead boy or girl ? 
 
 Ans. Yes. 
 
 Ques. Well, they had eyes, ears, and hands, had they 
 act? 
 
 Ans. Yes; but they could not see with their eyes, oi 
 hear with their ears, nor move their hands or feet 
 
 Ques. Why not ? 
 
 Ans. Because their souls had left their bodies. 
 
 Ques. AVhat is your soul ? 
 
 Ans. Something within me, that makes me love and 
 wlah and think. 
 
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 Ques. What will become of your bodies when yjam 
 Bouls leave thdm ? 
 
 Ans. They will die, and moulder in the ground 
 Ques. Must all men die V 
 Ans. Yes. 
 
 ♦' Death enters, and there 's no defence ; 
 His time there 's none can tell ; 
 He '11 in a moment call thee hence, 
 To heaven, or down to hell." 
 
 Ques. How long will your souls live ? 
 Ans. Forever : as long as God shall live. 
 Ques. What will become of your soul when your body 
 dies? 
 
 Ans. It will go to God, who gave it 
 Ques. Why will it go to God ? 
 Ans. To be judged. 
 Ques. Do little children die ? 
 Ans. Yes. 
 
 " Millions of infant souls compose 
 The family above." 
 
 Ques. Where will your spirits live if you have been 
 good? 
 
 Ans. In a happy place. 
 
 Ques. If you are wicked and bad, where will Aey 
 live? 
 
 Ans. In a place of dreadful misery. 
 
 Ques. Does God know if we have been good or bad ? 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 " How careful, then, ought I to live ! 
 "With what religious fear, 
 Who such a strict account must give 
 For my behavior here ! " 
 
 Ques. Why do you think he will know if you have 
 been good or bad ? 
 
 Ans. He knows all things. 
 
 Ques. Shall we know as much as we do now when onf 
 ipirits have left our bodies ? 
 
 Ans. We "shalL 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 Si 
 
 Qu€& Shall we feel as happy as we now do, if we AaT« 
 oeen good ? 
 Ans. O yes I 
 
 Ans 
 
 If I shall reach that happy plac«, 
 
 And be forever bless'd, 
 Then I shall see my Father's face, 
 
 And in his bosom rest." 
 
 And shall we be sad if we have be« "» bad ? 
 Yes. 
 
 " Infinite j)5y or endless woe 
 Attends on every breath , 
 And yet how unconcerned we go 
 Upon the briak of death ! " 
 
 LESSON IX. 
 
 Ans. 
 
 OUR DWTIES TO GOD. 
 
 Little children, who has done very much for 
 
 " His name Is God : He gave me birth, 
 And every living thing on earth :, 
 And every tree and every plant that grows. 
 To the same hand its bf^^ng owm." 
 
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 Ques How should we feel towards God ? 
 
 Ans, Feel thankful to him, and love him. 
 
 Ques. Why should we love him ? 
 
 Ans. Because he has told us to love him. 
 
 Ques. What has he commanded us to give him ? 
 
 Ans. Our hearts. 
 
 Ques. How can we give our hearts to him ? 
 
 Ans. We can tell him that we will obey him and lo^ 
 him, and ask him to take our wicked hearts. 
 
 Ques. Will he take our wicked Ifearts ? 
 
 Ans. He will, and give us better ones. 
 
 Ques. "What does he say of those that love him ? 
 
 Ans. I lov« those that love me. 
 
 Ques. What ot those that seek him early ? 
 
 Ans. They shall find me. 
 
 Ques. What do we owe to God besides Iovo«? 
 
 Ans. Obedience and fear. 
 
 Ques. Why should we fear God ? 
 
 Ans. Because he is pleased with those that fear him. 
 
 Ques. Can you fear and love God too ? 
 
 Ans. We can; for if we love him we shall fear to 
 displease him. 
 
 Ques. If you love God, how will you act with reference 
 tc him ? • 
 
 Ans. We shall obey him. 
 
 Ques. What is the beginning of wisdom ? 
 
 Ans. The fear of the Lord. 
 
 Ques. If you knew a man that could hurt you, and 
 would hurt you if you did not obey him, how should you 
 regard him ? 
 
 Ans. With fear. 
 
 Ques. Well, if he was very Sind, and gave you even'- 
 thing to make you happy, how should you regard him r 
 
 A ns. With love. 
 
 Ques. Then you would both V»ve and fear him, ithould 
 you not ? 
 
 Ans. We should 
 
<lUESTION BOOK. 8t 
 
 Ques. Little children, God has given you all your 
 j good things, and he ca-a destroy you and make you un- 
 happy forever. Then how should you feel towards bim ? 
 
 Ans. We should love, and fear him too. 
 
 Ques. What is the whole duty of man ? 
 
 A?is. To fear God, and keep his commandments. 
 ! Ques. For what did God make man ? 
 I Ans. To love and obey him, and be happy forever. 
 
 Ques. If we are not finally happy, will it be becaiw 
 I God haa not loved us ? 
 
 Ans. It will not. 
 
 " When I look up to yonder sky, 
 So pure, so bright, bo wondrous high, 
 I think of one I camnot see, 
 But one who sees, a»d cares for me. 
 
 " 'T is he my daily food firorides, 
 And all that I requifts besides ; 
 And when I close rajy vumbering eyoft, 
 I sleep in peace, for ill is nigh 
 
 "Then surely I should er^^T lore 
 This gracious God who ivigna above; 
 Vor Tery kind Indeed b X^, 
 ^ k>T9 a Uttl« child lito£ ie»." 
 
LESSON X. 
 
 DUTIE8 OF CHILDREN TO EACH OTHER. 
 
 Ques. You have told me some of our duties to (5od i 
 oow can you tell me some of your duties to each other ? 
 Ans. 
 
 " Deal with another, as you 'd have 
 Another deal with you ; 
 What you 're unwilling to receive, 
 Be sure you never do." 
 
 Ques. If a little boy should be unkind to you and hate 
 you, should you try to make him unhappy ? 
 
 Ans. We should be kind to him, and try to make him 
 love us. 
 
 Ques. Should you be offended with naughty children 
 when they try to vex and teaze you ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 «' I '11 not wittingly offend, 
 Nor be easily offended ; _. 
 What 's amiss I "11 strive to mend. 
 Aa^ and'iri "vhat can't be mended.' 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 89 
 
 Ques. What are we not to do -when we are called oy 
 I hard names ? 
 
 Ans. AVe must not call hard names in return. 
 
 Ques. If your little playmates call you hard names, 
 I' what should you do ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 ' " If I meet with railing tonnes, 
 
 I Why should I retura them railing T 
 
 i Since I best revenge my wrongs, 
 
 By my patience never falling." 
 
 Ques. What is your duty to the poor ? 
 
 Ans. Help them if I can. 
 
 Ques. How should you feel for them if you cannot 
 ! lielp them ? 
 
 Ans. Pity them. 
 
 Ques. If you see little boys and girls that have on 
 ] poor clothes, should you laugh at them and be proud of 
 ; yours ? 
 
 Ans. We should not, for — 
 
 " The art of dress did ne'er begin 
 Till Eve, our mother, learned to sin." 
 
 [ Ques. There are a great many children that have no 
 
 ! home, no father and mother, or any one to care for them ; 
 and their clothos get ragged, and they are taught to 
 steal and beg their food. None speaks kindly to them 
 and they feel that every one dislikes them ; and some- 
 times, when they meet little children that are dressed well 
 
 I they feel ashamed. Do you think that good boys ani 
 
 ; jrirls wiU laugh at them ? 
 Ans. They would not. 
 
 \ Ques. Sometimes naughty children do laugh, at these 
 poor children, and that makes them angry, and then 
 they speak wicked words, and try to quarrel with them ; 
 but if these poor children were taught better, they would 
 not do so, though they would feel very bad to be laughed 
 
 . at Now can you (h any thing to help these pooi chil* 
 
 • dren? 
 
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 All's. We can give our pennies to the missionary, and 
 he will teach them better. 
 
 Ques. Can he not do more than this ? 
 
 Ans, Yes ; he can get homes for them, and some one 
 to take care of them. 
 
 Ques. Then is it not your dutj to give your pennies to 
 the missionary, instead of bupng candy with them ? 
 
 Ans. It is. 
 
 '*■ Children, work and lead the blind, 
 By a careful hand and kind, 
 Guide them from the ills of earth, 
 To the joys of heavenly birth. 
 
 " Children, love, and gentle prove ; 
 Let no tongue in anger move ; 
 Let no hands in anger strike ; • 
 
 To your lovely Lord be like. 
 
 ~*' Children, think ; and on life's past 
 Muse, to fit you for its last ; 
 And when death for you shall come, 
 Heaven shall be your happy home " 
 
 LESSON XI. 
 
 . GOD HAS TAUGHT U^ OUR DUTIES IN THE BIBLK. 
 
 Little children, you have learned some of your dutiei 
 k) God and each other. 
 
 Ques. What book teaches us these things ? 
 Ans. The Bible. 
 
 Ques. Does the Bible teach us the truth ? 
 Ans. I* does, for it is God's own words to us. 
 Ques "\\Tiat can you say of the Bible ? 
 Ans It is a precious book indeed. 
 
 " It is a precious book indeed,^ 
 Happy the child that loves to read ; 
 'T is God's ovra word that he has given. 
 To show our souls the way to heaven." 
 
QUESTION BOOK. SI 
 
 Ques. Who wrote th^ Bible ? 
 
 Ans. Good men. 
 
 Ques.. Who told them what to write ? 
 ^ Ans. God. 
 
 Ques. How did he make them understand what to 
 write? 
 
 Ans. By his Holy Spirit. 
 
 Ques. Can you tell me the names of some of the 
 ^ood men that wrote the Bible V 
 
 A}is. Moses and Joshua. 
 
 Ques. Did they not write except God told them ? 
 
 Ans. They did not. 
 
 Ques. The Bible is divided into two parts ; what axe 
 ihey called ? 
 
 Ans. Old and New Testaments. 
 
 Ques. How many books in the Old Testament ? 
 
 Ans. Thirty-nine. 
 
 Ques. What does the Old Testament teach us ? 
 
 Ans. 1st. That God created all things. 2d. That he 
 made all things good. 3d. That God loves goodness, and 
 hates sin. 4th. That he cares for good people. 5th. That 
 he will punish the wicked. 6th. It teaches our duty to 
 God and man. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote the book that contains the com- 
 mandments ? 
 
 A ns. Moses. 
 
 Ques. Whom do we suppose wrote the history of the 
 kings in Israel V 
 
 Ahs. Ezra the scribe. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote psalms of praise to God ? 
 
 Ans. David, the pious king. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote wise sayings ? 
 
 Ans. Solomon, the king and wisest man. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote of the visions they saw, and told 
 Wxiat was to take place in the world ? 
 
 Ans. Daniel, Jeremiah, and many more. 
 
 Ques. What can vou say of Daniel ? 
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 Ans. He was tlirown into a den of wild lion*. 
 Ques. What can you say of Jeremiah '? 
 Ans. He was thrown into a prison. 
 QUes. Why was Daniel thrown into the den of bons7 
 A ns. Because he prayed to God. 
 Ques. A^Tiy was Jeremiah thrown into prison V 
 Ans. Because he spoke as God told him to. 
 Ques. What were these men called ? 
 Ans. Prophets. 
 Ques. "What is a prophet ? 
 Ans. One that tells what is to take place. 
 Ques. Should you not like to be good like these mes 
 that talked with God and knew his will ? 
 Ans. O yes. 
 
 " Daniel's wisdom may we know, 
 Job's submission may we show, 
 Moses' meekness, Joshua's zeal, 
 Peter's fervent spirit feel. 
 
 " Most of all, may I pursue 
 The example Jesus drew ; 
 In my life and conduct show 
 Bow he lired and waUMd 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 LESSON XII. 
 
 QOD «A8 TAUGHT US OUR DUTIES IN THE BIBLE — 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 Qi i's. You have told me something about the Old Tes- 
 tament. Can you tell me how many books in the New 
 Tes<:ament ? 
 
 A ns. Twenty-seven. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote the four first books ? 
 
 Am. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 
 
 Qties. What did they write abo-ut? 
 
 Ans. About Jesus Christ, and what he did and taught* 
 
 Ques. Did they know him ? 
 
 Ans. They did, for they learned of him. 
 
 Ques. Does the Old Testament apeak of Jesus Christ V 
 
 Ans. It does. It tells of his coming into the world to 
 bave it from sin. 
 
 Ques "What does the prophet Isaiah call him ? 
 
 Ans. The Prince of ueace. 
 
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 Ques. Did Isaiah write in the Old o.' New Testament f 
 
 Ans. In the Old Testament. 
 
 Ques. Did the prophets tell of any one besides Christ 
 that should come ? 
 
 Ans. They wrote of John the Baptist 
 
 Ques. Who was John the Baptist ? 
 
 Ans. The man that prepared the way for Jesus 
 Christ 
 
 Ques. What more does the New Testament teach us ? 
 
 Ans. It tells us of the apostles and the end of the 
 world. 
 
 Ques. WTiat else does the New Testament contain ? 
 
 .4 ns. Many letters to good people. 
 
 Ques. WTio wrote a great many of the letters ? 
 
 Ans. St PauL 
 
 Ques. Who was St Paul ? 
 
 Ans. He was a very wise and good man. 
 
 Ques. What was he before he saw Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. A very wicked man. 
 
 Ques. WTiat did he become afterwards ? 
 
 .4 ns. A preacher. 
 
 Ques. WTiat does the New Testament teach ? 
 
 Ans. 1st That Christ came into the world. 2d. Waa 
 ciucified for the sins of the world. 3d. That because 
 Christ suffered we may be happy forever. 4th. That we 
 must obey his teachings if we would be happy. 6th- 
 If we do not obey him, we shall be -lost 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible tell us ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " It tells us how the vrorld was made, 
 And how good men the Lord obeyed ; 
 It points to heaven, where angels dwell, 
 And warns us to escape from hell." 
 
 Ques. Could any but good men have written tb*^ 
 6Me? 
 
 Ans. They could not 
 
 Qu£s. What does (Tod say he ^vill do to those thai 
 cake any thing fi-om the Bible V 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 4« 
 
 Ans. That he will take their names from the oook of 
 fife. 
 
 Ques. And what has he said he would do to those that 
 •hould write more than he has told them to write ? 
 
 Ans. That he would add to them the plagues that are 
 ^tten about in the Bible. 
 
 " The Bible! the Bible ! more precious than gold 
 The hopes and the glories its pages unfold ; 
 It speaks of salvation — wide opens the door: 
 Its offers are free to the rich and the poor. 
 
 " The Bible 1 the Bible ! blest volume of truth, 
 How sweetly it smiles on the season of youth ; • 
 
 It bids us seek early the pearl of great price, 
 Ere the heart is enslaved in the bondage of vice. 
 
 " The Bible ! the Bible ! the valleys shall ring, 
 And hill-tops re-echo the notes that we sing : 
 Our banners, inscribed with its precepts and rales. 
 Shall long wave in triumph, the joy of our schools." 
 
 LESSON XIII. 
 
 REVIEW OF THE TWELVE PRECEDING LESSONS. 
 
 Qiies. What can you say of God ? 
 
 Ans. He is a spirit — past finding out; can do all 
 things good ; is always right and true ; never changes ; 
 b without beginning or ending of days. 
 
 Ques. Name some things that God has made ? 
 
 Ans. The sun and moon and stars, besides every liv* 
 ing creature. 
 
 Ques. How long was God in making all things ? 
 
 Ans. Six days. 
 
 Q'xes. What was made first V 
 
 Ans. The heavens and the earth. 
 
 Ques. What was made last ? 
 
 Ans. Man. 
 
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 Ques. Of what did he make him ? 
 
 Ans. Of the dust of the earth. 
 
 Ques. What do we breathe ? 
 
 Ans. The air. 
 
 Ques. What is air put in motion ? 
 
 Ans. Wind. 
 
 Ques. What if the air should be taken away ? 
 
 Ans. Then we could not breathe. 
 
 Ques. What is it to create ? 
 
 A ns. To make out of nothing. 
 
 Ones. What has God done ? 
 
 Ans. He created that of which every thing is made. 
 
 Ques. What can man do ? 
 
 Ans. He can make one thing of another. 
 
 Ques. What was the name of the first man ? 
 
 Ans. Adam. v 
 
 Ques. Name of the first woman ? 
 
 Ans. Eve. 
 
 Ques. Where were they placed ? 
 
 Ans. In the garden of Eden. 
 
 Ques. AYhat was given to them for food ? 
 
 Ans. Herbs, seeds, and fruit 
 
 Ques. What did they do ? 
 
 Ans. They disobeyed God. 
 'Ques. How were they punished ? 
 
 Ans. God cursed them, and drove them from the gar 
 den. 
 
 Ques. Did they die as the Lord had \old them ? 
 
 .4 7is. They did — their bodies became sickly and died 
 and the image of God died in them. 
 
 Qu>ss. Plow did Adam and Eve feel after they baO 
 broken God s commands ? 
 
 Ans. They were ashamed, and hid themselves, 
 
 Ques. What were they exposed to ? 
 
 Ans. Eternal death. 
 
 Ques. Does the Lord pity *he wicked? 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 4t 
 
 Qu€S. What is his language to sinners ? 
 Ans. 
 
 " Sinners, turn, why will ye die? 
 God, your Malaer, asks you why ? 
 God, who did your being give, 
 Made you with himself to live." 
 
 Ques. What did he do for Adam and Eve V 
 
 Ans. He gave them a promise of mercy. 
 
 Ques How could they be saved ? 
 
 Ans. By faith in the promised seed. 
 
 Ques. What was they to believe ? 
 
 A*is. That Christ was to come into the world to 
 it from sin. 
 
 Ques. How can we be saved ? 
 
 Ans. In believing on Christ 
 
 " Jesus, while thou wast below, 
 Thou to all thy love didst show ; 
 And didst say to such as we, 
 Suffer them to come to me. 
 
 " Wilt thou not pronounce us blest T 
 Let on us thj' blessing rest ; 
 Grant that we may be of those 
 Who thy kingdom shall compose." 
 
 LESSON XIV. 
 
 REVIEW — CONTINUED. 
 
 Ques. What is your soul ? 
 
 A ns. Something within me that makes me love and 
 Irish and breathe. 
 
 Ques. How long will your soul live ? 
 
 Ans. Forever. 
 
 Ques. What will become of your body when your soul 
 »nd spirit leave it V 
 
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 Ans, It will moulder in the earth. 
 
 " Corruption, earth, and worms 
 Shall but refine this flesh, 
 Till my triumphant spirit comes 
 To put it on afresh." 
 
 Ques. What is your body ? 
 
 Ans. A cage for my soul. 
 
 Ques. "Will your bodies ever be made alive ? 
 
 Ans. They will at the last day. 
 
 Ques. Who will raise our bodies ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus Christ. 
 
 Ques. What kind of bodies shall we have ? 
 
 Ans. Glorious bodies. 
 
 "■ Arrayed in glorious grace 
 
 Shall these vile bodies shine ; 
 And every shape and every face 
 Be heavenly and divine." 
 
 Ques. Where will your soul go when you die ? 
 
 Ans. To God. 
 
 Ques. What will he do with them ? 
 
 Ans. If we have been good, he -rail take them to 
 heaven ; if we have been wicked, he will send them to a 
 place of punishment. 
 
 Ques. Does God like to punish the wicked ? 
 
 Ans. O no ! 
 
 " He cannot bear to see 
 A wretched sinner die." 
 
 Ques. From whom do we receive all our good things ? 
 
 Ans. From God. 
 
 Ques. What are our duties to him V 
 
 Ans. 1st. Obey him ; because he made us, and keeps us. 
 2d. Love him ; because he has done so muc^ for ua. 
 8d. Trust him ; because he will never fail us. 4 th. Fear 
 him ; because he is holy, and will punish sinners. 5th 
 Pray to him ; for he alone can give us eternal life. 
 
 Ques. What is the whole duty of man ? 
 
 Ans. Fear God, and keep his commandments 
 
QUESTrON BOOK. 45 
 
 Ques. Name some duties we owe to each otiier ? 
 
 Ans. 1st. Be kind to all. 2d. Offend none. 3d. Pity 
 the poor. 4th. Give our pennies to the missionary hi 
 the poor children. 
 
 Ques. How should we regard the faults of our t-om- 
 panions ? 
 
 «' Be to their faults a little blind. 
 Be to their virtues very kind." 
 
 Ques. Where has God taught us our duties ? 
 
 Ans. In the Bible. 
 
 Ques. How is the Bible divided ? 
 
 Ans. Into the Old and New Testaments. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote the Bible ? 
 
 Ans. Good men. 
 
 Ques. Who taught them what to write ? 
 
 Ans. God did, by his Holy Spirit. 
 
 Ques. What did the prophets write ? 
 
 Ans. Of things to come. 
 
 Ques. Of what does the New Testament tell us ? 
 
 Ans. Of Jesus Christ and heaven. 
 
 Ques. Will you read the Bible when leamt how ? 
 
 " Holy Bible, book divine ; 
 Precious treasure ! thou art mine ; 
 Mine to tell me whence I came, 
 Mine to teach me what I am. 
 Mine to comfort in distress. 
 If the Holy Spirit bless ; 
 Mine to show of living feith 
 Man c«n triumph over dcAi&u'^ 
 
CHILD'S BIBLE 
 
 LESSON XY. 
 
 CAIN AXD ABEL. 
 
 Little children, vou have learned that God created aB 
 thing^s, and that all that he made was sood. You have 
 learned how Adam and Eve disobeyed God, and brought 
 sin and death into the world, and that while they were 
 in this sad condition, God made them a promise of 
 mercy ; and told them how they might be saved. You 
 have heard how the Bible was given to us to teach u? our 
 duties to God and man ; and now I wish you would t^II 
 me something about Adam's children. 
 
 Ques. Were Adam's children wicked ? 
 
 Ans. They were. 
 
 ' Lord, we are vile, conceived in sin, 
 And born unholy and unclean : 
 Sprung from the man -w-hose guilty fall 
 Corrupts his race and taints us all." 
 
 Ques. Can you name some of his children ? 
 
 Ans. Cain and Abel. 
 
 Ques. Can you tell me any thinij^ about Coin ? 
 
» QUESTION BOOK. H 
 
 Ans, He ploughed and planted the ground. 
 Ques. What did Abel do ? 
 Arts. He took care of sheep and lambs. 
 Qves. What did they do on Sunday ? 
 Ans. They worshipped God. 
 Ques. How did they worship him ? 
 Ans. They brought, of the fruit of the ground, an erf- 
 *iering to the Lord. 
 
 Ques. What was this offering made of ? 
 
 Ans. Fine flour and sweet oil. 
 
 Ques. Why did they bring this ? 
 
 Ans. To show that they thanked him for his care. 
 
 Ques. Should they have done more than this ? 
 
 Am. They should have confessed their sins, 
 
 " may my broken , contrite heart. 
 Timely my sins lament, 
 And early, vrith repentant tears, 
 Eternal woe preyent." 
 
 Ques. What should they have done after confessing 
 Itheir sins ? 
 
 Atis. They should have asked God to have forgiven 
 ;them. 
 
 Ques. Should we confess to God that we are sinners- 
 i»nd ask his forgiveness ? 
 
 Ans. We must if we wish to be saved. 
 
 Ques. Did Cain and Abel do so ? 
 
 Ans. Abel did, but Cain did not. 
 
 Qxies. Was God pleased with Abel ? 
 
 Ans. He was, and he smiled on him. 
 
 Ques. How did he look on Cain ? 
 
 Ans. He frowned on him. 
 
 Ques. AMiat did Abel bring to God to show that h« 
 maa sinful, and wished to be forLnven ? 
 
 Ans. A lamb, the firstling of tlie flock 
 
 " Behold, for me the victim bleeds- 
 Ilis wounds ai-e open wide ; 
 For me the blood of spvinkliag pl«asd, 
 And speaks me justified." 
 
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 Ques. WTiat is the firstling of the flock ? 
 
 Ans. The oldest lamb. 
 
 Ques. Would God have loved Cain if he had brought 8 
 limb as Abel did ? 
 
 Ans. He would. 
 
 Ques. How did Cain feel when he saw that God loveci 
 Abel more than he did him ? 
 
 Ans. He was angry with Abel. 
 
 Ques. What did he do to Abel ? 
 
 Ans. He rose up one day, when he was in the fieldf 
 and killed him. 
 
 Ques. If Cain had gone to the Lord, and told him that 
 his spirit was wicked, and asked him for a good spirit, do 
 you think he would have killed his brother '? 
 
 Ans. We do not 
 
 LESSON XVI. 
 
 CALN AND ABEL — CONTINUED. 
 
 In the last lesson, we learned that Cain did not worship 
 God as he ought, and that the Lord was displeased with 
 him ; but Abel worshipped God, and was loved by him, 
 which caused Cain to rise up and kill his brother AbeL 
 
 Ques. What should this teach us ? 
 Ans. To worship God sincerely. 
 Ques. What shall we call Cain ? 
 Ans. The first murderer. 
 Ques. What shall we call Abel ? 
 Ans. The first martyr. 
 Ques. Why shall we call him a martyr ? 
 Ans. Because he was killed for his love to God. 
 Ques. Have any, since Abel, been killed for loving an»l 
 iervingj God ? 
 
QUEBTION ROOK 49 
 
 Ans. Yes, very many; Stephen was stoned to death. 
 
 Qucs. What did the Lord say to Cain after he had 
 killed liis brother '? 
 
 Ans. Where is Abel, thy brother ? 
 
 Ques. What was Cain's reply ? 
 
 Ans. I know not. Am I my brother's keeper ? 
 
 Ques. What did the Lord then say V 
 
 Ans. What hast thou done. 
 
 Ques. What cried to the Lord from the ground ? 
 
 Ans. The blood of Abel. 
 
 Ques. How did the Lord punish Cain ? 
 
 Ans. He drove him away from his friends. 
 
 Ques. What did he say Cain should be ? 
 
 Ans. A vagabond and a fugitive in the earth. 
 
 Ques. What did he mean by this '? 
 
 Ans. That he should not liv€ in peace with his friendsi 
 or be loved by God. 
 
 Ques. How did he feel ? 
 
 Ans. Very bad indeed. 
 
 Ques. "VVTiat did he say ? 
 
 Ans. I\Iy punishment is greater than I can bear. 
 
 Ques. What was Cain afraid of? 
 
 Ans. That he should be killed. 
 
 Ques. Why was Cain afraid of being killed ? 
 
 Ans. Because it was known that he killed AbeL 
 
 Ques. Do wicked people do many things that they 
 would not do if they knew they should be found out ? 
 
 Ans, They do ; but God always sees them. 
 
 Teacher. Yes, my little children, God always see« 
 you, and knows when you are doing something that yon 
 Would not do if you knew some one saw you. 
 
 Ques. Where did Cain go ? 
 Ans. He went out from the east of Eden. 
 Ques. What did he become ? 
 A?is. A vagabond. 
 Ques. Do you think Cain was happy ? 
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 Ans. We do not, for he was not loved. 
 
 Ques. What will make us loved ? 
 
 Ans, Good behavior. 
 
 Ques. Was Cain guilty of any other sins but murder 1 
 
 Ans. He was. r? 
 
 Ques Name them. 
 
 Ans. 1st He did not worship God as he should. 
 2d. He hated Abel because he was good. 3d. After h@ 
 had killed him, he told a wicked he to hide his sin. 
 
 Ques. Do wicked children ever tell a he to hide theis 
 fflns ? 
 
 Ans, They do. 
 
 Ques. Who is the father of lies ? 
 
 Ans. The wicked spirit that told an untruth to Eve 
 
 Ques. You see that Eve's son was a murderer and a 
 Bar ; was God's image on his soul ? 
 
 Ans. It; was not. 
 
 " By envious Cain we 're taught 
 How murder may begia , 
 And how one angry, jeaJ.ou3 thought 
 May lead to greata*- sin. 
 
 " Our evil actions spring 
 
 From smaU and hidden seeds ; 
 At first we think some wicked thing, 
 Then practise wicked deeds. 
 
 « Cain once, perhaps, might start 
 At what he soon would be ; 
 Bat they that trust an eril hoas^ 
 May proTe m ^lle a« he." 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
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 LESSON XVII. 
 
 THE FLOOD. 
 
 Qu€s. Little children, you have learned that the 
 world became wicked. Did it grow any better after a 
 gieat many years ? 
 
 Ans. It did not. 
 
 Ques. When the Lord saw the wickedness of men, 
 how did he feel ? 
 
 Ans. It grieved him. • 
 
 Ques. What did he resolve to do ? 
 
 Ans. To drown the world. 
 
 Ques. What is it to drown ? 
 
 Ans. To cover all over with water. 
 
 Ques. If the world was drowned, what was to become 
 of the people ? 
 
 Ans. They would all die. 
 
 Ques. Did any one know that Grod was going to drown 
 the world ? 
 
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 Ans. fle told a good man, named Noah. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say about him ? 
 
 Ans. That he -was a just and perfect man. 
 
 Ques. How many sons had he ? 
 
 Ans. Three. 
 
 Ques. What are their names ? 
 
 Ans. Ham, Shem, and Japhet. 
 
 Ques. What -did the Lord say to Noah after he had 
 told him that he would drown the world ? 
 
 Ans. Make thee an ark. 
 
 Ques. ^Xhsit was the ark like ? 
 
 Ans. Like a large ship with a roof on it 
 
 Ques. Did Noah know how to make an ark ? 
 
 Ans. He did not, but God told him how. 
 
 Ques. What did the Lord say to Noah after the ark 
 was made ? 
 
 Ans. Thou shalt come into the ark. 
 
 Ques. Who did he command him to take into the ark 
 with him ? 
 
 Ans. His three sons and their wives. 
 
 Ques. What were they to bring into the ark with 
 tibem ? 
 
 Ans. Cattle, fowls, and creeping things. 
 
 Ques. How many ? 
 
 Ans. Two of a kind. 
 
 Ques. Why were they to take them into the ark ? 
 
 Ans. Tc^eep them alive. 
 
 Ques. How many persons were saved in the ark ? 
 
 Ans. Eight. 
 
 Ques. Who were they ? 
 
 Ans. Noah and his wife, his sons and their wivea 
 
 Ques, Who shut them into the ark ? 
 
 A ns. God. 
 
 ' When the great and mighty flood 
 Came upon a -world of sin, 
 
 Noah made an ark of -wood, 
 
 God -was pleased to shut him in ** 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 5t 
 
 Ques. How long did It rain ? 
 
 Ans. Forty days and forty nigbts. 
 
 Ques. How long did the water cover the earth ? 
 
 Ans. One hundred and fifty days. 
 
 Ques. How long before the ground was dry enough 
 for Noah to till it V 
 
 Ans. Three hundred and sixty-five days. 
 
 Qves. How much does that make ? 
 
 ^715. One spring and summer, one fall and winter. 
 
 Ques. What does that make ? 
 
 Ans. One year. 
 
 Ques. What had become of all the wicked people, and 
 cattle ? 
 
 Ans. They were all dead. 
 
 Ques. Could not some of them have climbed up on 
 tome high mountain and been kept alive ? 
 
 Ans. They could not ; for every high hill and moun- 
 .tain was covered. 
 
 ** When the dark and heavy cloud 
 
 Lifts on high its a-n-ful form, 
 And above us, pealing loud, 
 
 Rolls the thunder of the storm, 
 Do not fear the lightning's flash, 
 
 God directs it where to fall ; 
 Do not fear the thunder's crash, 
 
 For your Saviour rules them all." 
 
 LESSON XVIII. 
 
 THE FLOOD — CONTINUED, 
 
 Ques. The world was drowned because of wickedncsa 
 \ What should this teach us ? 
 
 Ans. That God will destroy sinners. 
 
 Ques. Noah was a good man, and God saved bun jn 
 Uie ark. What should this teach us ? 
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 Ans. That God cares for good people. 
 
 Ques. Did the ark float along upon the watei as ship* 
 do? 
 
 Ans. It did. 
 
 " There was a lonely ark, 
 That sailed o'er waters dark ; 
 
 And, wide around, 
 Not one tall tree was seen, 
 Nor flower, nor leaf of green : 
 
 All, all were drowned." 
 
 Ques. Where did it rest, when the water began to go 
 down? 
 
 Ans. On a mountain. 
 
 Ques. What is a mountain ? 
 
 Ans. A very high hill. 
 
 Ques. What was the name of the mountain upon which 
 the ark rested ? 
 
 Ans. Ararat. 
 
 Ques. When Noah saw the waters drying up, what did 
 he do ? 
 
 Ans. He sent out a raven. 
 
 Ques. What is a raven ? 
 
 Ans. A large blackbird. / 
 
 Ques. Was the raven taken into the ark again ? 
 
 Ans. It was not 
 
 Ques. What other bird did he send out seven days 
 after? 
 
 ^715. A dove. 
 
 " Then a soft wing was spread, 
 And o'er the billows dread 
 
 A meek dore flew ; 
 But on that shoreless tide 
 No living thing she spied, 
 
 To cheer her view." ' 
 
 Ques. What did the dove do ? 
 
 Ans. It came back to the ark ; for the water covered 
 ^ earth. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 53) 
 
 Ques. How long did Noah wait before lie again sent 
 ihe dove to see if the water had dried up ? 
 
 Ans. Seven days. 
 
 Ques. What did the dove do ? 
 
 Ans. It came back to the ark with an ohve leaf in ita 
 
 nouth. 
 
 *' So to the ark she fled, 
 With weary, drooping head, 
 
 To seek for rest : 
 Christ is THY ark, my love, 
 I Thou art the timid dove — 
 
 Fly to his breast." 
 
 Ques. After seven other days, Noah sent out the dove 
 ^ain, and it did not come back ; then he knew that the 
 water was gone from the earth. What did he do ? 
 
 Ans. He took the covering off the ark. 
 
 Ques. Who spoke to him, and told him to go out from 
 the ark ? 
 
 Ans. God. 
 
 Ques. How long had he been in the ark ? 
 
 Ans. One year. 
 
 Ques. What did Noah do soon after he left the ark? 
 
 Ans. He built an altar, and offered burnt sacrifice. 
 
 Ques. What is a burnt-offering ? 
 
 Ans. A lamb, or any clean beast, entirely burnt aa a 
 I sacrifice to God. 
 
 Ques. What did a burnt sacrifice show ? 
 
 Ans. That their hves could have been justly taken, 
 iand their souls deserved eternal fire. 
 
 Ques. Was God pleased with Noah when he sacrificed 
 fto him? 
 
 Ans. He was, and said, I will not again curse the 
 J ground, for man's sake. 
 
 Ques. What did he say of seed-time and harvest? 
 
 Ans. They shall never cease. 
 
 Ques. What of summer and winter, and of day and 
 .ought? 
 
 Ans. They shaU never stop. 
 
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 Ques. What did he make with Noah and his sons ? 
 A71S. A promise that he would never more drown tL& 
 world. 
 
 Ques. What did he crive him for a sign ? 
 Ans. He set the beautiful rainbow in the sky» 
 
 i^ESSON XIX. 
 
 NOAH AFTER THE FLOOD, AND STRONG DRINK. 
 
 Ques. How long did Noah live after the flood ? 
 
 Ans. Three hundred and fift}'- years. 
 
 Ques. How long did he hve before the flood? 
 
 Ans. Six hundred years. 
 
 Ques. Noah was a very old man ; do you know of (ma 
 Sk at lived more years than Noah ? 
 
 Ans. Methuselah did. 
 
 Ques. How old was Methuselah ? 
 
 Ans. Nine hundred and sixty-nine. 
 
 Ques. Pid he live before or after the flood ? 
 
 Ans. Before the flood. 
 
 Ques. Did Noah live in a house as we do ? 
 
 Ans. He did not ; he lived in a tent. 
 
 Ques. What did he do after he made his tent? 
 
 Ans. He went to farming. 
 
 Ques. What did he plant ? 
 
 Ans. A viaeyard. 
 
 Ques. What grew in a vineyard ? 
 
 Ans. Grapes. 
 
 Ques. What is made of grapes ? 
 
 Ans. Wine. 
 
 Ques. What wiU wine mak;e of people who drink toi 
 fiiuch of it ? 
 
 Ans. Drunkards. 
 
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 Ques. Did Noah drink wine ? 
 
 Am. He did. 
 
 Ques. What did it do to nim ? 
 
 Ans. It made him drunken. 
 
 Ques. Is it probable that Noah knew that it would 
 make him drunken ? 
 
 Ans. It is not. 
 
 Ques. Will good men drink wine and strong' drink ? 
 
 Ans. They will not. 
 
 Q*xes. What does the Bible say of wine ? 
 
 .4715. Wine is a mocker. 
 
 Ques. What of strong drink ? 
 
 Ans. Strong drink is raging. 
 
 Ques. What is strong drink ? 
 
 .4715. Brandy, rum, gir , wine, cider, and strong beer. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say of those that are de- 
 ceived by it ? 
 
 Ans. They are not wise. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say of drunkards ? 
 
 Ans. No drunkard shall enter the kingdom of 
 ,heaven. 
 
 Ques. What do they have that tarry long at the ^nne ? 
 
 .4 ns. Woe, sorrow quarrellings, vain talk, and red 
 •^yes. 
 
 Ques. What does the wisest man say it biteth like ? 
 
 A ns. It biteth like a serpent. 
 
 Ques. What is a serpent ? 
 
 .4ns. A large snake. 
 
 Ques. How do th* y bite ? 
 ' Ans. Very slily. 
 
 Ques. What is said of the sting of wine? 
 
 Ans. It stingeth like an adder. 
 
 Ques. What is an adder ? 
 
 .4ns. A very poisonoug snake. 
 
 Ques. Then if wine and strong drink biteth and 
 rtingeth like a sncike, what should it teach us? 
 
 Ans. To let it alone, and never taste it 
 
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 '* I seek for blessings more divine 
 Than corn or oil or richest wine ; 
 If these are sent, I -ll praise my G-oi ; 
 Withheld, still sound his praise abroad. 
 
 " One thing I a^k, and wilt thou hear, 
 And grant my soul a gift =o dear ? 
 Wisdom descending from above ; 
 The choicest token of thy love. 
 
 " Wisdom, betimes to know the Lord ^ 
 To fear his name, and keep his word ; 
 To lead my feet in paths of truth. 
 And guide and guard my wandering youth." 
 
 LESSON XX. 
 
 BABEL, AJ^D THE PEOPLE SCATTERED. 
 
 After a number of hundred years there was a great 
 ftumber of people upon the earth, and they lived to« 
 gether on a plain called Shinar. 
 
 Ques. On what plain did they live ? 
 
 Ans. The plain of Shinar. 
 
 Ques. What kind of country is a plain ? 
 
 Ans. A level country with no hills. 
 
 Ques. "What did they say one to another ? 
 
 Ans. Let us make bricks, and build a city and a tower 
 
 Ques. "What is a tower ? 
 
 Am. A very high house. 
 
 Ques. VThj did they wish to build this city ? 
 
 Ans. So as to hve together, and have one ruler. 
 
 Ques. "WTiat is a ruler ? 
 
 ^4 ns. In some countries, kings, and others, president! 
 
 Ques. Which do we have ? 
 
 A ns. Presidents. 
 
 Ques. Of what were they going to build tlie city ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 59 
 
 Ans. Of bricks and slime. 
 
 Ques. How high did they propose to build the tower ? 
 
 Ans. As high as the heavens. 
 
 Ques. Did this please the Lord ? 
 
 A ns. It did not, for he did not like to have them all 
 ive in one place. 
 
 Qiies. What did he do ? 
 
 Ans. He confused them. 
 
 Ques. How did he confuse them ? 
 
 A ns. He caused them to speak in different language* 
 
 (2ues. Had they all talked alike before this ? 
 
 A71S. They had. 
 
 Ques. What did they do when they could not under- 
 hand each other ? 
 
 Ans. They stopped building the tower, and some 
 vent to one place and others went to other places. 
 
 Ques. Do people all speak alike now ? 
 
 Ans. They do not. 
 
 Ques. WTiat is the place called where God confounded 
 md scattered the people ? 
 
 Ans. Babel. 
 
 Ques. Do all people worship the same God now ? 
 
 Ans. They do not. Some worship idols. 
 
 Ques. What are idols that some worship ? 
 
 Ans. Images made of wood and stones. 
 
 Ques. What do others worship ? 
 
 Ans. Sun, moon, and stars. 
 
 1 shall not ask you any thing more about tliose that do 
 lofr worship the God of heaven now, as I intend to hero- 
 ikfter. 
 
 Ques. Will you tell me if the people who built Babel 
 lad a Bible to tell them what was God's will ? 
 
 Ans. They had not. 
 
 Ques. How, then, did they know his will ? 
 
 Ans. He talked with good men and told them what 
 jhey must do, and they told all the people. 
 
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 Ques. What do some think the people were going it 
 
 do in the tower of Babel ? 
 Ans. Worship idols. 
 
 " I thank the goodness and the grace 
 Which on my birth have smiled, 
 And made me, in these ChristiaD. days, 
 A free and happy ?hlli. 
 
 " I was not born, as thousands are, 
 Where God was never known ; 
 And taught to pray a useless prayer 
 To blocks of wood and stone. 
 
 " I was not born without a home, 
 Or in some broken shed, 
 A gipsy baby taught to roam, 
 And steal my daily bread. 
 
 " My God, I thank thee, who hast planned 
 A better lot for me, 
 And placed me in this happy land, 
 Where I may hear of the«." 
 
 LESSON XXI. 
 
 THE COMMANDMENTS, AND HOW GIVEN. 
 
 We have learned how God scattered the people, ^ 
 that they lived all over a great many countries. Now 1 
 wish to tell you that there were some people, called Israel- 
 ites, that God loved more than he did the rest, and he 
 called them his people, and wished to have them obey 
 him ; so he chose the meekest man to be their luler; and 
 he used to talk with him and tell him how to govern thia 
 ^eat nation. 
 
 Ques. What was this people called ? 
 
 Ans. Israelites. 
 
 Que^. What was the name of their Kuler ? 
 
QUESTION BODK. 6\ 
 
 Arts. Moses. 
 
 Ques. What is Moses called ? 
 
 Ans. The meekest man. 
 
 Ques. What did the Lord say to Moses one day as he 
 'Went up Mount Sinai ? 
 
 Ans. If this people will obey me, then shall they be 
 my people. 
 
 Ques. What did they say when Moses told them this ? 
 
 Ans. We will do all the Lord hath spoken. 
 
 Ques. What was heard three days after this ? 
 
 Ans. Thunders, and the sound of a trumpet. 
 
 Ques. What was on the mountain ? 
 
 Ans. A black cloud, and lightnings. 
 
 Ques. How did all the people feel when they beard 
 Itbe thunders and the trumpet, and saw the lightning and 
 idark clouds ? 
 
 Ans. They trembled and were afraid. 
 
 Ques. What did Moses do ? 
 
 Ans. He led the people to'*the foot of the mountain 
 to meet God. 
 
 Ques. What was then done ? 
 
 Ans. The Lord came down upon the mountain, and 
 iMoses went up to him. 
 
 Ques. How long did Moses stay upon the mountain ? 
 
 Ans. Forty days. 
 
 Ques. What did the Lord give to him ? 
 
 Ans. Two tables of stone. 
 
 Ques. What was wi-itten on them ? 
 
 Ans. Ten commandments. 
 
 Ques. Who gave the commandments to Moses V 
 
 Ans. The Lord God. 
 
 Ques. The commandments are very long, but I hav^ 
 Itbem in verse Will you repeat the first two, and so on 
 
 Ans. 
 
 Ist. Thou no gods shalt have but me ; 
 2d. Before no idol bow thy knee ; • 
 
 3d. Take not th<' iiauio of God in vain ; 
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 ith. Dare not the Sabbath da}' profane. 
 5th. Give both thy parents honor due ; 
 6th. Take heed that thou no murder do ; 
 Tth. Abstain from words and deeds unclean ; 
 8th. Steal not, though thou be poor and mean , 
 9th. Make not a wilful lie, nor Icve it ; 
 lOth. ^Yhat is thy neighbor's dare not ooyet. 
 
 Qu8s. Should we obey these command.s ? 
 Ans. We must, and then God will be pleased with lUk 
 Ques. What if we do not obey them? 
 Ans. He will be angry with us. 
 Ques. When were they written ? 
 Ans. A great many hundred years ago. 
 Ques. In view of keeping the commands, what should 
 be our prayer ? 
 Ans 
 
 «* Jesus, high in glory. 
 Lend a listening ear ; 
 When we bow before thee, 
 Infant praises hear. 
 
 " "We are littlp children. 
 Weak, and apt to stray ; 
 Saviour, guide and keep oi 
 In the heavenly way. 
 
 " Keep us, Lord, from sinning, 
 Watch us day by day ; 
 Help us now to lore thee, 
 Take our sins away. 
 
 " Then, when Jesus callfi Oi 
 To our heavenly home, 
 We will gladly answer, 
 (fesioui. Lord, I ooae^^ 
 
QUESTI0I7 BOOK. 69 
 
 !^* LESSON XXII. 
 
 I IDOLATRY AND PRAYER. 
 
 Qu€8. Little children, if I should love and think more 
 I about you than any thing besides, what should I be 
 caUed? 
 
 Ans. An idolater. 
 
 Ques. If you love your doll or rov;king-horse more 
 I tJaan God, what shall we call you ? 
 
 Ans. An idolater. 
 
 Qices. What is an idolater ? 
 
 Ans. It is one who loves some object or thing mor« 
 I than God. 
 
 Ques. We should love and obey our parents and 
 I teachers, but who should we love more ? 
 
 Ans. God. 
 
 Ques. To whom should we pray ? 
 
 Ans. To God. 
 
 " God is in heayen ; and can he hear 
 A feeble prayer like mine ? 
 Yes, little child, thou need'st not fear, 
 He listens now to thine." 
 
 Ques. What is prayer ? 
 Ans. 
 
 " Prayer is the simplest form of speech 
 That infant lips can try ; 
 Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach 
 ■ The majesty on high. 
 
 " Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, 
 The Christian's native air ; 
 His watchword at the gates of death. 
 He enters heaven with prayer." 
 
 Ques. Some little children kneel and pray to picturea 
 I and images^ Is this right ? 
 Ans. It is not. 
 
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 Ques. Wliat does the Bible say about it ? 
 
 Ans. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor mnrt 
 them. 
 
 Ques. Some pray to good people that havfi died 
 do you think that they can bless them V 
 
 Ans. We do not. 
 
 Qties. Why not ? 
 
 Ans. Because they cannot bless themselves. 
 
 Ques. Who can bless every one ? 
 
 A ns. God. 
 
 Ques. To whom does the Bible say we should pray? 
 
 Ans. To our father in heaven, who seeth in secret 
 
 Ques. Why should we pray to him ? 
 
 Ans. Because he has said, Ask, and ye shall receive 
 
 Ques What does St. Paul say ? 
 
 Ans. Pray without ceasing. 
 
 " What is an idol ? Every breast 
 Has idols of its own ; 
 Sometimes of gold and silver bright, 
 Sometimes of wood and stone. 
 
 " And these are idols — sins, I mean — 
 TThich young and old adore ; 
 0, God of mercy I in thy love 
 Destroy them evermore. 
 
 " If there be aught the world contains 
 Which I love more than thee, 
 That sinful love within my heart 
 Idolatry must be. 
 
 " Then take that sinful love away. 
 And place thy love within ; 
 And break down every image there, 
 That bears the shape of sin 
 
 ** Deeply inscribed on my heart. 
 Let thy commandments be ; 
 That there may live within my br«ae 
 None other God but thee."' 
 
QUESI^ON BOOK. 
 
 LESSON XXIII. 
 
 IDOLATRY AND HEATHENISM. 
 
 Ques. There are a great many people and children 
 ftat buve images of the sun and moon, and of crocodiles 
 fcnd other creatures, which they worship as God. "What 
 ac we call them ? 
 
 Ans. Heathen. 
 
 Ques. Are the heathens afraid of their gods ? 
 
 Ans. They are. 
 
 Ques. Why are they ? 
 
 Ans. Because they think they make them sick and 
 die. . 
 
 Ques. What do they do to make peace with their 
 gods ? 
 
 Ans. They make presents to them 
 
 Ques. Can you tell me the narr^ of a river that th«» 
 Hindoos worship V 
 
 Ans. Ganges. 
 
 Ques. What live in this river ? 
 
 Ans Crocodiles. 
 
 Que'i. What are crocodiles ? 
 
 Ans. A large animal that has great teeth, and could 
 bite us in two with them. 
 
 Ques. What do the Hindoos think of them V 
 
 Ans. That they are gods. 
 
 Ques. What do they throw to these dreadful creatures ? 
 
 A ns. Little children. 
 
 Ques. "What do we call these poor, ignorant people ? 
 
 Ans. Heathens. 
 
 Ques. Why do they give their little children to theM 
 dreadful creatures ? 
 
 Ans. Because they think it will please them. 
 
 Ques. Are the heathen idolateiB then ? 
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 Ans They are, but they do not know about the true 
 God. 
 
 Ques. Are the idolaters you told me about in your last 
 lesson, heathen ? 
 
 A ns. They are not, because they knew about the true 
 
 (rod. 
 
 Ques. Vn^nch do you think are the worst, idolaters in 
 hciithen countries or idolaters in Christian countries ? 
 
 Afis. Those in Christian countries. 
 
 Ques. Is ours a Christian country ? 
 
 A ns. It is, for we have the Bible, and ministers t« 
 preach to us. 
 
 Ques. How should we feel towards the heathen ? 
 
 Aris. We should pity and pray for them. 
 
 Ques. Have we heathen in our town ? 
 
 Ans. We have not. 
 
 Ques. Have we idolaters in the town? 
 
 Ans. We think we have. 
 
 Ques. 'Describe some that you think are idolaters ? 
 
 Ans. 1st. All that think more of fine clothes than of 
 God. Also, 2d. Those that think more of money than 
 of God. 3d. All that think more of fine rides than of 
 G^>d. 4th. All that think more of themselves than of 
 God. 
 
 Ques. Where are heathen to be found ? 
 
 Ans. In countries where they have no Bible ^ read. 
 
 Ques. Where are idolaters to be found ? 
 
 Ans. In all countries. 
 
 " Poor little heathen boy, 
 
 How sad I feel for thee ; 
 
 Your ears hare never heard 
 
 "VThat mother tells to me. 
 
 " She t«ll3 me of a God, 
 
 That made both you and me , 
 To -whom we oft should bow 
 Upon the bended knee. 
 
 * He is both great and wise ; 
 He gives us all our food ; 
 
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 And loves us when we try 
 To serTB him, and be good. 
 
 " When I am older grown. 
 I then will tell you more, 
 For mother bids me go 
 To your benighted shore ; 
 
 " And tell you all about 
 
 The Saviour and his love, 
 That you may love hun too, 
 And dwell with him above." 
 
 ESSON XXIV 
 
 ABOUT SWEARING. 
 
 Little children, you have heard much about God'f 
 holiness and greatness and goodness. 
 
 Ques. How should we speak of him ? 
 
 Ans. Very carefully. 
 
 Qufis. Should we call upon his name when we are 
 playing and laughing ? 
 
 Ans. We should not, nor when we are angry. 
 
 Ques. Should we ever call upon his name ? 
 
 Ans. We should. 
 
 Ques. Why should we call upon his name ? 
 
 Ans. 1st. To thank him for his goodness. 2 A To 
 praise him for his mercies. 3d. To ask him to reheve un 
 in the day of trouble. 4th. To £isk him to forgive got 
 »>s. 
 
 Ques. What is it to swear ? 
 
 Ans. To use the name of God in a wicked manner 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say about it ? 
 
 Ans. Take not the name of God in vain. 
 
 Ques. What is it to take his name in vain ? 
 
 Ans. To call it in a careless manner 
 
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 Ques. How should you feel If you should hear naughty 
 children and wicked men calling your father's name for 
 gpoii;, or to threaten some one ? 
 
 Ans. We should feel very bad. 
 
 Yes, my little children, you would feel bad if you 
 knew tLc^ Tricked men and boys used your father's name 
 in a rude and careless manner. How much more should 
 we feel sorry to hear them proraning our heavenly 
 Father's name. 
 
 Ques. To what are swearers exposed ? 
 
 Ans To God's wrath. 
 
 Ques. Should we be afraid of an angry God ? 
 
 Ans. Yesl 
 
 " How will they stand 'berfore his face, 
 Who treated him with such disdain, 
 "While he -shall doom them to the pla«e 
 Of everlasting fire and pain ? " 
 
 Ques. What does Jesus Christ say about swearing ? 
 Ans. Swear nx)t at all. 
 
 Ques. Do you ever think that you will swear ? 
 Ans. We think not. 
 
 Ques. It is wicked to swear. Do you think it is right 
 to call each other names ? 
 Ans. 
 
 " Cross names and angry words require 
 To be chastised at school ; 
 And he 's in danger of hell-fire 
 That calls his brother, fool." 
 
 Ques. I have heard men and children say, " God 
 knows." What may this be called ? 
 Ans. One kind of swearing. 
 Ques. Should we not be careful of all our words ? 
 Ans, We should, for — 
 
 " God is in heaven, and men below ; 
 
 Be short our tunes, our words be few : 
 A solemn reverence checks our songs, 
 And praise sits silent on our tongues." 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 69 
 
 Ques. Is it best for children to play with thoee tksi 
 n»ear, and use bad language ? 
 Ans. It is not. 
 
 '* "VlrTiy should T join with those in play, 
 In whom I 've no delight ; 
 Who curse and swear, but never pray ; 
 Who call ill names, and fight. 
 
 " Away from such I '11 turn my eye«, 
 Nor with the seollers go ; 
 I would be walking with the wise, 
 That wiser I might grow " 
 
 LESSON XXV. 
 
 now TO KEEP THE SABBATH. 
 
 fou must not play on Sunday, on Sunday ; 
 
 But you may play on Monday, on Tuesday ; 
 
 YcfVi may play on Wednesday, on Thursday, on Fridav 
 
 You may play on Saturday till Sund^ comes again.'' 
 
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 Ques. How many names have days ? 
 
 Ans. Seven. 
 
 Ques. ^Vliat are they ? 
 
 Ans. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thun* 
 day, Friday, and Saturday. 
 
 Ques. How many of these days are ours, to work in or 
 play, just as we please ? 
 
 Ans. Six. 
 
 Ques. Which day has God reserved for us to. worship 
 in, and rest from our work ? 
 
 Ans. Sunday. 
 
 Ques. What should we do on Sunday ? 
 
 Ans. We must worship God. 
 
 Ques. How do people worship God ? 
 
 Ans. In thinking of him and praying to him, and 
 Banging praises to his name. 
 
 Ques. Is it right to do any thing more on Sunday ? 
 
 Ans. We should learn about God and heaven. 
 
 Ques. Where do we go to hear about God ? 
 
 Ans. To church and Sabbath school. 
 
 Ques. Then, if we learn about God in church and Sab- 
 bath school, should we stay away from the church and 
 school ? 
 
 Ans. We must not. 
 
 Ques. If we stay away from church, what are w* 
 likely to do? 
 
 Ans. To think and talk about vain things. 
 
 Ques. Whose day is the Sabbath ? 
 
 Ans. God's day. 
 
 Ques. How does he say we must keep it 7 
 
 Ans. Keep it holy. 
 
 Ques. Mention some things that httle children do that 
 jreak the Sabbath ? 
 
 Ans. Play with kittens, look at their toys, and play 
 with each other. 
 
 Ques. TeU me some things that 't is wrong to do on 
 Sunday ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 7% 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " We must not work, we must not play, 
 Upon Qod's holy Sabbath day." 
 
 Ques. Can you name something that men do who 
 t»i-eak the Sabbath ? 
 
 A ns. Walk about, and ride out for pleasure. 
 
 Qii(.'.<i. Shall I tell you a story about a man that broke 
 the Sabbath when Moses ruled the people Israel ? 
 
 A great many hundred years ago, when Moses ruled 
 Israel, he told the people that they must not gather wood, 
 etc., on Sunday, so they used to prepare their food and 
 wood on Saturday. But there was a wicked man who 
 saw some nice sticks of wood, and he thought what a nice 
 6 re they would make, aud as he was alone he took them 
 in his arms, and was carrying them home, when some 
 men saw him, a»d made hinv throw down his wood, and 
 took him to prison, and kept him there till Moses w«-nt 
 and asked the Lord what they should do with this man 
 for breaking the Sabbath. 
 
 Ques. And what do you think he told them ? 
 Ans. To stone him till he died. 
 
 Yes, they took him out of prison and threw stonei 
 upon him tiU he died. 
 
 Ques. K God commanded them to stone that man to 
 death for getting wood on Sunday, do you not think ha 
 will punish us if we break the Sabbath ? 
 
 4hs. We do. 
 
 ** This day belongs to God alone, 
 This day he chooses for his own, 
 And we must neitht r work nor play, 
 Because it is God's holy day. 
 
 ' We ought, to-day, to learn and seek 
 What we may thin^ of all the week, 
 And be the better every day 
 For what we hear our 'teachers say." 
 
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 child's bible 
 
 LESSON XXVI. 
 
 OBEDIENCE TO PARENTS. 
 
 Ques. 
 Aiis. 
 Ques. 
 Ans. 
 
 Ques. 
 
 How should you feel towards your parents ? 
 Love them. 
 
 If you love them, how will you behave to them / 
 Obey them, and try to please them. 
 Suppose you want something very much, which 
 rour parents think you should not have ; how will yoa 
 behave then ? 
 
 A?is. We shall say, " I should like it ; but if j<^ 
 wish me not to have it, I will go without it." 
 
 Ques. But if children are naughty, and do not love 
 their parents as they should, how will they behave wbea 
 they are toUj not to touch any thing? 
 Ans. They will cry, and try to gel it 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 7S 
 
 Ques. Did }0u e7er see a boy or girl do so ? 
 
 Teach. If' you did, you saw a naughty child. 
 
 Q{(es. If you love your' parents, you will obey them ; 
 » but I have seen some children obey their parents, and look 
 ferv soui about it. Did they obey because they loved 
 ^ '/ 
 
 Ans. We should think not. 
 
 Ques. What do you think made them obey V 
 
 Ans. They were afraid of being punished. 
 
 Ques. If children love their parents, wiU they C».ar 
 ' them '? 
 
 Ans. They will fear to make them unhappy. 
 
 Ques. How will good childi-en feel when they make 
 I thsir parents unhappy ? 
 
 Ans. They will be sorry, and ask them to forgivf 
 them. 
 
 Ques. Should children ever speak an angry woid, or 
 look ugly to their parents ? 
 
 Ans. He that curseth or smiteth his father or mother 
 ^hall be put to death. 
 
 Ques. What is it to smite ? 
 
 Ans. To strike. 
 
 Ques. AV^hat is it to curse ? 
 
 Ans. To speak wicked and angry words. 
 
 Ques. Should parents punish a bad child ? 
 
 Ans. They should not spare the rod for his mmb 
 I crying. 
 
 Ques. What does the Pible say will ipoil a child ? 
 
 Ans. To spare the rod. 
 
 Ques. Will a good parent neglect to punish a child 
 when It has done wvong'^ 
 
 Ans. We think not ; for the Bible *"ommands hun tc 
 I correct those that obey not. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say to children about obey- 
 1 ing their parents ? 
 
 Ans. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, fof 
 I this is right 
 
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 Ques. What is promised to good and obedient chfl- 
 dren ? 
 
 Ans. Long and happy lives. 
 
 Ques. What kind of words should you give to yooj 
 parents ? 
 
 Ans. Pleasant words. 
 
 Ques. K your parents are wicked, what is your dutj 
 lo them ? 
 
 Am. Love them, respect them, obey them. 
 
 " that it were my chief delight 
 To do the things I ought 1 
 Then let me try with all my might 
 To mind what I am taught. 
 
 " Whenever T am told to go, 
 i '11 cheerfully obey ; 
 Nor will I mind it much, although 
 I leave a pretty play. 
 
 " When I am bid I '11 freely bring 
 Whatever I have got, 
 And never touch a pretty thing. 
 If mother teUs me not. 
 
 " When she permits me, I may tell 
 About my Uttle toys ; 
 But if she 'b busy or unwell, 
 I muft not make a noise. 
 
 *< And when I learn my hymns to asf 
 And work and read and epQli, 
 2 will not think about ia-» fls^^ 
 Bat try to do it i?sU.»' 
 
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 LESSON XXVII, 
 
 LYINQ AND 8TEALINQ. 
 
 lEepeat in concert — 
 
 " Make not a vrilful lie, nor love It ; 
 What is thy neighbor's, dare uot covwi. 
 
 Ques. Where is this written ? 
 
 Ans. In the commandments. 
 
 Ques. What is it to tell a lie ? 
 
 Ans. To tell something that is not true. 
 
 Ques. How are liars regarded ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " Abhorred of men the liar shall be 5 
 None can a liur trust ; 
 His name is stained with infamy, 
 And trampled iu the dust " 
 
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 Now suppose your mother has forbidden you to tcfich 
 the fruit that is in the dish, and you take an apple. She 
 sees it is gone, and says, " Have you taken an apple from 
 the dish?" and you should say "No." 
 
 Ques. Would this be telling the truth ? 
 Ans. It would not ; it would be telling a he. 
 
 Once a little sick girl had a p<-/iny, which she wanted 
 ter brother to take and buy some lemon drops for her 
 He went and purchased them, and going home he 
 thought how nice they were, and wished they were his ; 
 so he opened the paper, and began to eat them; and 
 they were so good he ate them up, and told his sister 
 that he had dropped the penny, and so she went without 
 any lemon drops. 
 
 Ques. What did this boy do ? 
 
 Ans. He made a lie, and told it 
 
 Ques. Of what was the boy guiltv before telling the 
 Ue? 
 
 Ans. Of wishing for something that did not belong to 
 him. 
 
 Ques. What is that called ? 
 
 Ans. Coveting. 
 
 Ques. Is thdt forbidden ? 
 
 Ans. Thou shalt not covet, is a command 
 
 Ques. Was the boy guilty of something besides covet- 
 ing and lying ? 
 
 Ans^ He took and ate something that did not belong 
 to him. 
 
 Ques. WTiat is taking what does not belong to yo"!3 
 r.alled ? 
 
 Ans. Stealing. 
 
 Ques. Is this forbidden too ? 
 
 Ans Thou shalt not steal, is one of the commanci' 
 
 QiCntS. 
 
QUESTION BOOR. 7f 
 
 Ques What did a good man say about stealing ? 
 Ans. 
 
 " It is a sin 
 To steal a pin ; 
 Much more to steal 
 A greater thing." 
 
 Que3. When any one steals, do they expect to be seen? 
 
 Ans. They do not 
 
 Qties. Who (Joes see them ? 
 
 Ans. The all-seeing God. 
 
 Ques. If no one sees them will they be punished ? 
 
 Ans. They will when they die, unless they repont 
 And ask to be forgiven. 
 
 Ques. Will they be punished here if they are foood 
 •ut? 
 
 Ans. Most certainly. • 
 
 " Great God ! and since thy piercing ej9 
 
 My inmost heart can see, 
 Teach me from every sin to fly. 
 And turn my heart to thee " 
 
 Ques. How many things was this boy guilty otf 
 Atifi. Coveting, stealing, and lying. 
 
 " The Lord abhors a lying tongue. 
 Addicted to defame ; 
 He sees the base deceit and wrong, 
 And brings the wretch to ell 
 
 " He will the guilty liar shake, 
 In his most dreadful ire ; 
 And fix his portion in the Jaka 
 Of ererlasting fire." 
 
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 LESSON XXVIII 
 
 LTLNG — CONTINUED. 
 
 " I must DO* lie, 
 I must ciot feign, 
 I must not take , 
 
 God's name in vaiu." 
 
 Ques. Now, little boys and girls, you liave often been 
 told that it is wicked to tell a He. But I am afraid tha\ 
 many children deny the truth. Sometimes because thej 
 have done some mischief, and wish to escape punishment ; 
 po they say they did not do it. Do they speak the 
 truth ? 
 
 Ans. That is denying the truth. 
 
 Ques. Is that right ? 
 
 Ans. It is not ; it is just as wicked as teUing a lie. 
 
 Ques. What is it to deny the truth ? 
 
 An<'. One way of lying. 
 
 Ques. What is it to teU a story that we kp'^w ia 
 not true, because we have heard some one else teU the 
 story ? 
 
 Ans. It is reporting a lie. 
 
 Ques. What is it to make a story and tell it ? 
 
 Ans. It is making a he. 
 
 Ques. 1 wish you to learn what the Lord say? about 
 lying. 
 
 Ans. 1st. Put away lying. 2d. Speak everr man 
 feTith with his neighbor. 3d. Lie not one to ap )theT 
 
 Ques. ^Vhat does the Lord hate ? 
 
 Ans. A proud look and a lying tongue. 
 
 Q^es. What is an abomination to the Lord ? . 
 
 Ans» L}dng hps. 
 
 *' Have we not kno-wn nor heard nor read, 
 How God abhors decei*. and nroag ? " 
 
QUESTION BOOK- 79 
 
 ^ues. Children, can you tell me who was struck dead 
 ivt lying? 
 
 Ans. A man named Ananias, and his wife Sapphira^. 
 
 Ques. What should this teach us ? 
 
 Ans. To be careful, and speak the truth. 
 
 Ques. Why do wicked people lie ? 
 
 Ans. To hide their faults. 
 
 Ques. If we have done wrong, which is best, to coBc 
 fe«s our wrong, or to hide it with a lie ? 
 
 Ans. To confess our wrongs. 
 
 " God made our eyes, and can discern 
 Whichever way we think to turn : 
 la every place, by night or day, 
 He watches all we do or say." 
 
 Ques. What will become of liars ? 
 
 Ans. All liars shall have their part in the lake thai 
 bumeth with fire and brimstone. 
 
 Ques. Should any of you like to have a part in ths) 
 lake? 
 
 Ans. Oh no ! It would be dreadful indeed. 
 
 Ques. How long will the fire burn in the lake ? 
 
 Ans. Forever and ever. 
 
 Ques. How should good boys and girls alAvays act? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " Cksod boys and girls should always try 
 To w;t as ehall not need a lie ; 
 But cheerful, innocent, and gay, 
 As passes by the smiling day, 
 You '11 never have to turn aside 
 from any one, your faults to iu(i*." « 
 
CHILD S BIBLE 
 
 LESSON XXIX. 
 
 WHAT 19 IT TO BREAK THE COMMANDMENTS? 
 
 " There is a land above, 
 
 All Leautiful and bright ; 
 
 And those that love the Lord 
 
 hiee to that world of light 
 
 " There sin is known no more, 
 Nor t ears nor want nor care ; 
 There good and happy spirits dwell, 
 And all are holy there." 
 
 Ques. Do you think that anj one who breaks the com 
 mandments will go to the happy land that we have jusi 
 sung about ? / " 
 
 Ans. "We do not ; for ' , 
 
 " God requires a strict account 
 Of all the works they d»." 
 
 Ques. What is it to break the first command ? 
 
 Ans. To love something or some one more than Clod 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 81 
 
 Ques, What is that called? 
 
 Ans. Idolatry. 
 
 Ques. How i-s the second command broken ? 
 
 Ans. In kneelin-g and praying to idols and sainta 
 
 Ques. What is it to break the third command ? 
 
 Ans. To speak of God carelessly. 
 
 Ques. What is that called ? 
 
 Ans. Swearing. 
 
 Ques. What is it to break the fourth command ? 
 
 Ans. To play or work on Sunday. 
 
 Ques. What are those called that break the Sabbath I 
 
 Ans. Sabbath-breakers. 
 
 Ques. How is the fifth command broken ? 
 
 An-<i. By being unkind, and disobeying parents, 
 
 Ques. How is the sixth command broken ? 
 
 Atis. By getting angry, and wishing some one dead. 
 
 I have heard very wicked children say, " I wish you 
 was dead," to their little mates. Now this was very 
 wicked indeed ; and if these children do not reform, I am 
 adraid they will kill some one when they get older. 
 
 Ques. If they should, what would they be called ? 
 
 A ns. Murderers. 
 
 Ques. What is said of murderers ? 
 
 Ans. No murderer can enter heaven 
 
 Ques. How is the seventh command broken.? 
 
 Ans. By using vulgar and bad words. 
 
 Ques. How is the eighth command broken ? 
 
 Ans. In slyly taking something that is not youra. 
 
 Ques. "^Vhat is that called V 
 
 * *Ans. Stealing. 
 
 Qu?s. How is the ninth command broken ? 
 
 * Ans. In telling or making a he ; in deceiving, and ia 
 denying the truth. 
 
 Ques. How is the ninth command broken ? 
 
 Ans. ^ By wishing very much tor something that is an* 
 : ©ther's. 
 
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 Ques. "What is this called ? 
 Ans. Coveting. 
 
 [In the order above, T have numbered the comins»nd- 
 
 wents as they are in verse, omitting the last one in th« 
 text.] 
 
 Ques. What rests upon those that break the com- 
 mandments ? 
 
 Ans. God's curse. 
 
 Ques. What rests upon those that keep them ? 
 
 Ans. His blessing. 
 
 Ques. What is said of those that keep the command- 
 ments ? 
 
 Ans. They shall fear no evil. 
 
 Ques. Who will love us if we are good ? 
 
 Ans. God, and the angels, and good people. 
 
 Ques. How shall we feel to have God and angela lort 
 
 88? 
 
 Ans. Very happy. 
 
 " Make me to walk in thy commands, 
 'T is a delightful road ; 
 Nor let my head nor heart nor hands 
 Offend against my God." 
 
 LESSON XXX. 
 
 REVIEW. 
 
 Ques. Name of the first man ? 
 
 Ans. Adam. 
 
 Ques. Name of the first woman V 
 
 Ans. Eve. 
 
 Ques. Who was the first murderer f 
 
 Ans. Cain. 
 
QUEemON BOOK. 8t 
 
 Ques . Name the first martyr V 
 
 Am. Abei. 
 
 Ques. What is a martj'r ? 
 
 ^ns. One that is killed because he loves God. 
 
 Qiies. How was Cain punished for killing his brother ? 
 
 Ans. He was driven from his friends. 
 
 Ques. What did Cain do after he killed his brother ? 
 
 Ans. He told a wicked lie to cover his sin. 
 
 Ques. Who is the father of lies ? 
 
 Ans. The old serpent that lied to Eve. 
 
 Teacher. 
 
 Lo, Gk)d is in heaTen, and would he know 
 If I should teU a lie ? » 
 
 Yes. if thou said it CTer so low, 
 
 He ^d hear it in the sky. 
 
 Ques. Can you tell me who was saved in the ark when 
 the world was drowned ? 
 
 Ans. Noah and his wife, his three sons and their 
 wives. 
 
 Ques. Why was the world drowned ? 
 
 Ans. Because it was so wicked. 
 
 Ques. Was Noah a good man ? 
 
 Ans. He was. 
 
 Ques. ^\Tiat was saved in the ark with Noah and his 
 family ? 
 
 Ans. Cattle and beasts and birds, two of every kind. 
 
 Ques. How long did it rain ? 
 
 Ans. Forty days and forty nights. 
 
 Ques. How long was Noah in the ark ? 
 
 Ans. One year. 
 
 Ques. When the ark stopped floating, where did it 
 rest? 
 
 Ans. Mount Ararat. 
 
 Ques. What did Noah send out of the ark to see if 
 the water was gone oft' the ground ? 
 
 Ans. A raven, and, after seven days, a littlft dove. 
 
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 Ques. VThen the dove did not return ts tifc 4rk, ^haf 
 did Noah think V 
 
 ^7(5. That the -waters had gone off the ground. 
 
 Ques. "What did he then do V 
 
 Ans. He, and all that were with him, -went out of tne 
 ark. 
 
 Qu£S. What did Xoah do when he was come out of 
 the ark ? 
 
 Ans. He built an altar, and worshipped God. 
 
 Ques. "What did he do after he had built an house to 
 live in ? 
 
 Ans. He tilled the ground. 
 
 Ques. "What do we call a tiller of the ground ? 
 
 Ans. A farmer. 
 
 Ques. Was God pleased with Noah ? 
 
 Ans. He was, because he built an altar and gav6 
 . thanks to God. 
 
 Ques. "\Miat should this teach us ? 
 
 Ans. To conmience the dav and New Year with 
 prayer and praise. 
 
 Ques. What did God make with Noah and his sons ? 
 
 Ans. A covenant. 
 
 Ques. What was the covenant ? 
 
 Ans. That he would never drown the world again. 
 
 Ques. What sign did he give him ? 
 
 Ans. The rainbow. 
 
 Ques. How long did Noah live after the flood ? 
 
 Ajis. Three hundred and fiftv years. 
 
 Ques. By this time there were a gi-eat many people 
 ^n the earth, but they were not scattered all abroad as 
 they are now. and did not wish to be. ^\Tiat did thej 
 resolve to build "? 
 
 Ans. A great citv', with a high tower in it 
 
 Ques. Did this please the Lord ? 
 
 Ans. It did not. 
 
 Ques, What did he do ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 8* 
 
 Jns. He confounded their language, so that they 
 could not understand eacli other. 
 
 Ques. Did they finish the tower ? 
 
 Ans. They did not, they were scattered all abroad. 
 
 Ques. Do people live all over the earth now ? 
 
 Ans. They do. 
 
 Ques. Do all worship the same God ? 
 
 Ans. They do not. Some worship idols. 
 
 LESSON XXXI. 
 
 REVIEW. 
 
 Ques. How many commandments are there ? 
 
 Ans. Ten. 
 
 Ques. Upon what were they written ? 
 
 Ans. Upon tables of stone. 
 
 Ques. Who wrote them ? • 
 
 Ans. God. 
 
 Ques. Can you repeat the commandments in poetry f 
 Bee 21st lesson. 
 
 Ques. Where did Moses go for the commandments ? 
 
 Ans. ]\Iount Sinai. 
 
 Ques. What was the appearance of the mountain ? 
 
 Ans. It trembloJ, and smoke went up from all 
 around it. 
 
 Ques. What was heard upon the mountain ? 
 
 Ans. The sound of a trumpet. 
 
 Qties. When the sound became louder and louder, 
 what did IMoses do ? 
 
 Ans. He spoke, and God answered him by a voice. 
 
 Ques. How did the people feel ? 
 
 Ans. They were afraid, and trembled. 
 
 Ques. Did any go up on the mount but Moses ? 
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86 child's bible 
 
 Ans. They did not, for God commanded that th^ 
 should not touch it. 
 
 Ques. How should we regard the commands ? 
 
 Ans. With sacred awe. 
 
 Ques. Should we dare to disobey them ? 
 
 Ans. We should not. 
 
 Ques. Who are idolaters ? 
 
 Alls. Those who love some other object more thaa 
 God. 
 
 Ques. Is it wicked to pray to images and saints ? 
 
 Ans. It is, for it breaks the second commandment 
 
 Ques. Describe an idolater ? 
 
 Ans. One who thinks more of fine clothes, nice rides, 
 parties, money, and of themselves, than God. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say about using the name 
 of God? 
 
 Ar,s. Take not his name in vain. 
 
 Ques. What is it to take his name in vain ? 
 
 Ans. Tause it in a laughing, careless manner. 
 
 Ques. How should we speak of God ? 
 
 Ans. With respect. 
 
 Ques. Is it right to say " God knows," when we are 
 talking ? 
 
 Ans. It is not ; it is a kind of swearing. 
 
 QueSi Where do we hear the most about God ? 
 
 Ans. In church and Sunday school. 
 
 Ques. Will you tell me some things that it is wrong to 
 do on Sunday ? 
 
 A71S. We must not work or play on Sunday. 
 
 Ques. How can we keep the day holy "? 
 
 Ans. By praying, reading good books, and going lo 
 •jhurch and Sunday school. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say about Sabbath day ? 
 
 Ans. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say about obeying your 
 parents ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 87 
 
 Ans. Cliildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for thia 
 ts right. 
 
 Ques. What is promised to good and obedient chil- 
 dren ? 
 
 Ans. Long and happy lives. 
 
 Ques. What is it to covet ? 
 
 Ans. To wish for something which belongs to tome 
 one else. 
 
 Ques. What does the Bible say about coveting ? 
 
 Ans. Thou shalt not covet. 
 
 Ques. What is it to steal ? 
 
 Ans. To take that which is not yours. 
 
 Ques. What is said about steaHng in the Bible ? 
 
 Ans. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 Ques. When any one steals, do they expect to be 
 seen ? 
 
 Ans. They do not. 
 
 Ques. Will you repeat the little verse about stealing ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " It is a sin 
 To ateai a pin, 
 Hach more to steal 
 A greater thing." 
 
 Ques. WiU you say the one about lying ? 
 Ans. 
 
 " I must not tell a lie, 
 I must not feign, 
 I must not take 
 / God's name in Tain." 
 
 Ques. Tell me what God says about lying. 
 Ans. Put away l^'iug; speak every man tlie troth 
 with his neighbor. 
 
 Ques. What is an abomination to the Lord ? 
 Ans Lying lips. 
 
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 LESSON XXXII. 
 
 THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST. 
 
 " Hail thou blest morn, when the great Mediatoj 
 Down from the regions of glory descend 
 Shepherds, go worship the babe in th€ manger ', 
 Lo, for his guide the bright angels attend. 
 
 " Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, 
 Shine on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; 
 Star in the east, the horizon adorning. 
 
 Guide where our infant Redeemer was laid." 
 
 Some time ago I told rou that sin came into the work} 
 through disobedience, and that God gave a promise oi" 
 mercy. 
 
 Ques. Can any of you tell what this promise was ? 
 
 A?is. That his son should come into the world and 
 save it from sin. 
 
 Teacher. Yes. God promised that his son Jesus Christ 
 should leave his home in bright glory, and come into this 
 sinful world and be put to death, that we might live m 
 glory. 
 
 Ques. Can you tell me where he was to be bom ? 
 
 Ans. In Bethlehem of Judea. 
 
 Ques. Where did they lay him '? 
 
 Am In a manger. 
 
 Ques. "What is a manger ? 
 
 Ans. A stable where cattle feed. 
 
 Ques. Why did they lay him there ? 
 
 Ans. Because there was no room in the house, 
 
 Ques. "What was his mother's name ? 
 
 Ans. Mary. 
 
 Ques AVhat was her husband's name ? 
 
 Ans. Joseph. 
 
 Ques. Who were in the country watching sheep ? 
 
 Ans Men called shepherds. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 89 
 
 Ques. Who came to these shepherds in the night m 
 ihey were -watching their sheep V 
 
 Ans. An angel of the Lord. 
 
 Ques. How did the shepherds feel ? 
 
 Ans. They were afraid. 
 
 Ques. What did the angel say to them ? 
 
 Ans. Fear not. 
 
 Ques. What did they bring to them ? 
 
 Ans. Good tidings. 
 
 Ques. What was the good news ? 
 
 Ans. That a Saviour was born. 
 
 Ques. What did they call hkn ? 
 
 Ans. Christ, the Lord. 
 
 Ques. A\'here did the angels say they should find bim? 
 
 Ans. In a manger. 
 
 Ques. What did the shepherds hear while the angej 
 were talking ? 
 
 -fins A great many angels praising God. 
 
 Que:,. What did the angels say ? 
 
 A ns. Glory to God in the highest ; on earth peace ; 
 good- will towards men. 
 
 Ques. What did the shepherds do when the angela 
 were gone ? 
 
 ' Ans. They went to Bethlehem to find the infant Sav- 
 iour. 
 
 Ques. Did they find him ? 
 
 Atis. They did. 
 
 Ques. What did they do when they had found him? 
 
 Ans. They worshipped him. 
 
 Ques. Did they tell what they had heard and seen ? 
 
 Ans. They told Mary and others. 
 
 Ques. After the shepherds had seen the Saviour, whal 
 did they do ? 
 
 Ans. They went back praising God. 
 
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 CHILD 8 BIBLE 
 
 LESSON XXXIII. 
 
 THE IXFAXT JESUS. 
 
 " Glory to God, that reigns aboye, 
 That pitied us forlorn ; 
 We join to sing our Maker's love, 
 For there 's a Sariour born." 
 
 Ques. Who told Mary what to call her son ? 
 
 Ans. An angel. 
 
 Ques. How old was he when a name was given him ? 
 
 Ans. Elsht days old. 
 
 Ques. What did they call him ? v 
 
 Ans. Jesus. 
 
 Ques. Why was he called Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. Because he was to save his people from theii 
 Bins. 
 
 Ques. Where did his parents take him when he wai 
 fbrtj days old ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 91 
 
 I dns. Into the temple. 
 f' Ques. What is a temple ? 
 
 -4 715. A place of worship. 
 
 Ques, Who was in the temple when they ^ent m with 
 lim? 
 
 Ans. A good man, called Simeon. 
 
 Ques. What did he do to the child ? 
 
 Ans. He took him in his arms, and blessed him. 
 
 Ques. What did he say that Jesus should be 'to the 
 Gentiles ? 
 
 Ans. A light. 
 
 Ques. And what should he be to his people Israel ? 
 
 Ans. Their glory. 
 
 Ques. How did Simeon know this ? 
 
 Ans. The Holy Spirit had told him so. 
 
 Ques. Who was in the temple with Simeon ? 
 
 Ans. Anne, a prophetess. 
 
 Ques. What did they say of Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. That he was to be the Saviour of the world. 
 
 Ques. Were all the people rejoiced because Christ h9d 
 come ? 
 
 Ans. Herod the king was not. 
 
 Que9. Why was he not pleased ? 
 
 Ans. He was afraid that the people would have Jesui 
 for their king. 
 
 Ques. What did he command some wicked men to do ? 
 ., Ans. To kill all the little children. 
 I Ques. Why did he kill all the children ? 
 
 Ans. He thought that Jesus would be among them, 
 and be killed too. 
 
 Ques. Where wa^ Jesus V 
 
 A71S. In Egypt. 
 
 Ques. Why Avaa hi there ? 
 
 Ans. God Lad told his parents what Herod would do, 
 »nd told them to go there. 
 
 Ques. When did they go ? 
 
 Ans. In the same niitht that God bid them. 
 
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 Ques. What should this teacli us ? 
 
 Ans. To obey as soon as we are cormnandedi 
 
 Ques. How long did they stay there ? 
 
 Ans. Till Herod died. 
 
 Ques. How old was Jesus at that time ? 
 
 Ans. A httle more than two years. 
 
 Ques. Where did they hve after Herod died ? 
 
 Am. In Nazareth. 
 
 Ques. Who told them to live there ? 
 
 .ins. God told them, when they slept and dreamed 
 
 Ques. Why did they dwell in Nazareth ? 
 
 Ans. That Jesus might be called a Nazarene. 
 
 Ques. Who had said he should be called a Nazarone ? 
 
 Ans. A prophet of the Lord. 
 
 Ques When did he say this ? 
 
 Ans. A great many hundred years befort 
 
 " Hosanna to the Son 
 Of Darid and of God, 
 Who brought the new« of pwdcn 
 A&i. boKgtt it with his bls^i." 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 LESSON XXXIV, 
 
 SERMON ON THE MOUNT. 
 
 Ques. How old was Jesus when he began to preach ? 
 A71S. About thirty years. 
 
 Ques. Did he preach in one place all the time ? ' 
 Ans. He did not; he went from place to place. 
 Ques. Who went with him ? 
 Ans. Some men, called disciples. 
 Ques. Why were they called disciples ? 
 Ans. Because they learned of Christ. 
 Ques. How many disciples did he have ? 
 Ans. Twelve. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do besides preach ? 
 Ans. He cured the sick. 
 Ques. \\ ho followed him besides disciples? 
 Ans. A great many people. 
 Ques. Why did they follow hira ? 
 Ans To hear him preach, and to get him to cure Uw 
 «ck. 
 
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 Ques. Where did he go one day when he saw a gresi 
 Diany people follow him ? 
 
 Ans. He went up on a mountain. 
 
 Ques. What is a mountaiii ? 
 
 A /IS. A very high hill. 
 
 Ques. What did he do there ? 
 
 Ans. He sat down, and taught his disciples. 
 
 Ques. What did he say of the poor in spirit? 
 
 Ans. They should have the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Ques. Who are the poor in spirit ? 
 
 Ans. Those that feel themselves sinners. 
 
 Ques. How are such blessed ? 
 
 Ans. In their spirits. 
 
 Ques. What did he say of those that are sorry for their 
 gins ? 
 
 Ans. They shall be happy. 
 
 Ques. Why will those that are sorry for their sins bo 
 happy ? 
 
 Ans. Because Christ will pardon them. 
 
 Ques. What did he say of the meek ? 
 
 Ans. They shall inherit the earth. 
 
 Ques. Who are the meek ? 
 
 Ans. Those that are humble, gentle, and pleasant. 
 
 Ques. What verv meek man do we read of in the 
 Bible ? 
 
 Ans. Moses. 
 
 Ques. Whom do we call humble ? 
 
 Ans. Those that are not proud. 
 
 Ques. If a boy gets angry at httle things, do you think 
 hft is meek ? 
 
 Ans. We do not. 
 
 Ques. When you see a little boy or girl proud of nice 
 things, do you think they are meek ? 
 
 Ans. We do not. 
 
 Ques. Which is the happiest, the quiet and pleasant 
 boy, or the fretful one ? 
 
 Ans. The quiet boy, because everybody loves him. 
 
QUESTION BOOK »f 
 
 Ques. Which, will be most likely to go to heaven ? 
 
 Ans. The quiet and pleasant boy. 
 
 Ques. Some good boys and girls wish to be good like 
 Jesus ; what is said of sueh ? 
 
 Ans. They shall be filled with joy and peace. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus say of those that pity, and try 
 to help, the poor ? 
 
 Ans. They shall obtain mercy. 
 
 Ques. What did he mean by this ? 
 
 Ans. That if they become poor and in distress they 
 ihall be pitied and helped. 
 
 Ques. At whose hand do we all want mercy ? 
 
 Ans. At God's hand. 
 
 " Oh! how my childhood runs to waste ; 
 My sins, how great their sum ; 
 Lord, give me pardon for the past, 
 And strength for days to come." 
 
 LESSON XXXV. 
 
 SERMON ON THE MOUNT — CONTINUED. 
 
 You have told me, that Jesus Christ taught his dis* 
 fiples that those that are sorry because they are sinners 
 are blessed, and shall go to heaven ; and that the meek 
 shall hve lonw on the earth ; and that those that wish to 
 be good shall be full of joy and peace ; and that the 
 merciful shaU obtain mercy. 
 
 Ques. Can you tell me what he says of the pure m 
 heart? 
 
 Ans. They shall see God. 
 
 Ques. Who are the pure in heart ? 
 
 Ans Thase that love God with all the heart 
 
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 Ques. Will those whose hearts are pure think about 
 wicked things, and say bad and angry words ? 
 
 Ans. They will not; for out of the fulness of the. 
 heart the mouth speaketh. 
 
 Ques. What will you say if your hearts are pure ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " I '11 leave my sport to read and pray, 
 And so prepare for heaven " 
 
 Ques. Can any but those that have pure hearts see 
 God V 
 
 A ns. They cannot, for God commands us to purify 
 our hearts. 
 
 Ques. How can we purify our hearts ? 
 
 Ans. In believing on Christ, and obeying him. 
 
 Ques. Should we pray for pure hearts ? 
 
 A?is. We should pray as David, the pious king, did, 
 " Create in me a dean heart." 
 
 Ques. Who are called the Tihildren of God ? 
 
 Ans. Peacemakers. 
 
 Ques. If two little children are quarrelling, and a lit- 
 tle boy steps forward and tries to stop them and make 
 tliem happy, what should he-be called ? 
 
 A71S. A peacemaker. 
 
 Ques. If a Httle boy or girl tries to dispute with you, 
 and you should pleasantly speak to him, instead of dis- 
 puting, what should we call you ? 
 
 Ans. A peacemaker. 
 
 Ques. I have known little boys laugh at good boys 
 that prayed, and tried to be good ; were they wicked ? 
 
 Ans. They were very wicked. 
 
 Ques. What does Christ say of those that are laughed 
 at because they pray ? 
 
 A ns. They shall have the kingdom of heaven. 
 
 Ques. What does he tell those to do who are laughed 
 ftt for praying ? 
 
 Ans. Rejoice. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 9t 
 
 • U,iies. Why should they rejoice ? 
 
 A as Because their names are written in the book o^ 
 •teraal life. 
 
 »• Let lore through all our actions run, 
 And all our words be mild ; 
 Live like our heavenly Father's son. 
 That s-weet and lovely child. 
 
 ** Now. Lord of all, he reigns above, 
 Aid from his heavenly throne, 
 H« mee what children Owell in k^ 
 Aad nuurks them fotr kis ovb." 
 
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 child's bible 
 
 LESSON XXXVI. 
 
 THE lord's prayer. — CHRIST HEALS THE CENTU 
 
 rion's servant. 
 
 Qucs. Good people pray in clmrch, and with theis 
 families, both morning and evening ; where else should 
 (they pray ? 
 
 A71S. In the closet. 
 
 Ques. Who has commanded us to pray in our closet, m 
 in some place by ourselves ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus Christ. 
 
 Ques. To whom should we pray ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 8t 
 
 Ans. To OUT Father, wMch seeth in secret 
 
 \. Ques. What is promised to those that pray by themr 
 ji lelves ? 
 
 j[ Ans. God shall reward them openly. 
 
 ; Repeat the prayer that Jesus Christ told us to say : — 
 
 Our Father which art in heaven : hallowed be thy 
 name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth 
 as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread ; 
 and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors ; and 
 lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from eviL 
 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, 
 forever. Amen. 
 
 Ques. What does the Lord say he will do if we forgive 
 those that wrong us ? 
 
 Ans. That he will forgive us. 
 
 Ques. And if we do not forgive them, what does h 
 lay? 
 
 Ans. That he will not forgive us. 
 
 Ques. After Jesus had taught his disciples this prayer, 
 besides many other things, he came down from the 
 mountain. Can you tell who met him and asked him to 
 cure a sick man ? 
 
 Ans. The elders of the Jews. 
 
 Ques. Who was the sick man that they wanted cured ? 
 
 Ans. A servant of a rich officer. 
 
 Ques. What was this officer called ? 
 
 Ans. Centurion. 
 
 Ques Why were the eldei's anxieus to have Jesus curt 
 Ihis servant ? 
 
 A ns. Because his master loved the Jews. 
 
 Ques. What had he built for them ? 
 
 A ns. A house of worship. 
 
 Ques. How did the officer regard Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. As a man of great power. 
 
 Ques. How did he feel about his coming to his house IP 
 
 Am. He felt unworthy to have him come. 
 
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 Qu€&, What did he do ? 
 
 Ans. He sent a servant to say to him, "Tarn not 
 
 Vforthy; only speak, and my servant shall be healedc" 
 
 Clues. What did Jesus say of this man's faith ? 
 
 Ans. I have not seeii such faith in IsraeL 
 
 Ques. AVhat is it to have faith ? 
 
 Ans. To believe. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do ? 
 
 Ans. He spake to the servant, and said the sick man 
 was cured. 
 
 Ques. ^Vhat did he command the servant? 
 
 Ans. To go back and tell the centurion that it should 
 be j Jst as he beheved. 
 
 Ques. How was the sick man when the servant got 
 home ? 
 
 Ans. He was welL 
 
 Ques. How was he cured ? 
 
 A71S. Jesus spake, and he was cured. 
 
 Gtues. Can a physician cure the sick by speaking ? 
 
 Ans. He cannot. 
 
 Ques. Who can heal the sick, raise the dead in a in> 
 auent ? 
 
 Ans, 
 
 " The Almighty Maker, God, 
 How glorious is liis name ! 
 His wonders hoyy liffused abroad, 
 lliroBighout creation's fhsase ! ^ 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 LESSON XXXVII. 
 
 S- THE widow's son RAISED FROM THE DEAD. 
 
 ,f " Come, children, tune your Toices 
 
 Unto a joyful lay ; 
 Lo ! heaven and earth rejoices 
 On this most happy day." 
 
 When Christ healed the rich man's servant that "wj 
 • told you about in the last lesson, he was in Capernaum. 
 
 Ques. '\Miere did he go the next day ? 
 
 Ans. To a town called Nain. 
 
 Ques. Who went with him ? 
 
 Ans. His disciples, and many people. 
 
 Ques. What did they see as they opened the gate is 
 go into the town ? 
 
 4ns. A great many people coming. 
 
 Ques. What were some men carrying ? 
 
 Ans. The dead son of a widow. 
 
 Ques. What is a widow ? 
 
 Ans. A woman whose husband is dead. 
 
 Qiies. How did the poor widow feel ? 
 
 Ans. Very bad, for her only son was dead. 
 
 Ques. How did Jesus feel for the poor woman whca 
 *^e saw her weeping ? 
 
 .4/^*^. He pitied her, and said, Weep not. 
 
 Ques. ^Vhat did ihe men do when Jesus came up to 
 Lhem ? 
 
 Ans. They stopped. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do ? 
 
 Ans. He spoke to the dead man. 
 
 Ques. AVhat did he say to him ? 
 
 Ans. Rise up alive. 
 
 Ques. Did the dead man hear him ? 
 
 Ans. He did, and he rose up and spoke. 
 
 Ques. How did the people te*-l ? 
 
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 Ans. They were afraid. 
 
 Ques. What did they call Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. A prophet. 
 
 Ques. What did some say God had fulfilled to them ? 
 
 A ns. His promise of mercy. 
 
 Q,ues. To whom was this promise made ? 
 
 Ans. To Adam and Eve. 
 
 In the last lesson we learned that Christ healed the 
 servant of a rich man, and in this lesson we hear of hii 
 raising to life the son of a poor widow. 
 
 Ques. What should this teach us ? 
 Ans. That we should do good both to the rich and 
 the poor. 
 
 Q'ues. How do some people treat the poor ? 
 
 Ans. With scorn. 
 
 Ques. How do these same ones treat the rich ? 
 
 Ans. Very politely. 
 
 Ques. Are such persons Christlike ? 
 
 Ans. They are not. 
 
 Qiies. How does God respect both the rich and poor ? 
 
 Ans. Alike. 
 
 " Hosanna '!?e the children's song, 
 To Christ, the children's king; 
 His praise, to whom our soula belong, 
 Let all the children sing. 
 
 *' Hosanna, sound from hill to hill, 
 And spread from plain to plain. 
 While louder, sweeter, clearer stUl, 
 Woods echo to the strain. 
 
 " Hosanna, then, our songs sliaM te { 
 Hosanna to our king : 
 This is the children's jubilee, 
 Let all the children sin<r." 
 
LESSON XXXVIII, 
 
 THE WIND AND SEA OBEY CHRIST. 
 
 " Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, 
 Look upon a little child ; 
 Pity my ,sinipli(.it\% 
 Suffer me to come to thee. 
 
 " Fain I would to thee be brought, 
 Gracious Lord, fovbid it not ; 
 Give a little child a place 
 In the kinjidom of thy grace. 
 
 " I shall then show forth thy praisa 
 Serve thee all uiy happy days ; 
 Then the world shall always see 
 Christ, thy holy child, in me." 
 
 i^ues. Where did Jesus go one evening with hia disc 
 pies, in order to get away from the multitude V 
 J ns. They sailed over a lake. 
 Ques. What is the name of the lake ? 
 4??,?. (Tennesait!r!i. 
 iiues. What is a lake V 
 
OHTLUS BIB£i:E 
 
 Ans. A body of water almost surrounded with land. 
 
 Ques, What did Jesus do when he had got into he 
 boat? 
 
 Ans. He leaned his head upon a seat and wem M 
 lleep. 
 
 Quj3, Why did he do this ? 
 
 Ans. Because he was tired. 
 
 Ques. What had he been doing all day ? 
 
 Ans. Preaching, and teaching the people. 
 
 Ques. Do you think good men ever get tired wDnO 
 they are teaching us how to be good ? 
 
 Ans. We do. 
 
 Ques. What happened soon after Jesus went to sleep ^ 
 
 Ans. A furious gale of wind blew over the lake. 
 
 Ques. What harm does the wind do to boats on the 
 water ? 
 
 Ans. It frequently sinks them. 
 
 Ques. How did the disciples feel when they saw the 
 wind blow so hard that the boat began to sink ? 
 
 A?is. They were afraid, and called Jesus. 
 
 Ques. What did they say to him ? 
 
 Ans. Lord, save, or we perish. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do ? 
 
 Ans. He arose and said to the wind, Be still 
 
 Ques. What did he say to the water ? 
 
 Ans. Cease. 
 
 Ques. Did the wind and water obey him ? 
 
 Ans. They did; the wind stopped blowing and ^« 
 waves ceased to roll, and all was still. 
 
 Ques How did those with Jesus feel ? 
 
 Ans. They feared and wondered. 
 
 Ques. Do the wind and water obey man whei i., 
 speaks to them ? 
 
 Ans. They do not. 
 
 Ques Did the wind and waves "hear Christ speak 
 
 Ans. They did not; but he restrained them b 
 pcwer 
 
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QUESTION BOOK 
 
 lOft 
 
 ** Lord, teach a simple thild to pray, 
 And then accept my prayer ; 
 For thou canst bear the words I say 
 For thou art ever j' where. 
 
 •* Teach me to do the thiug that's right, 
 Aud when I sia, forgive ; 
 And make it still my chief delight, 
 To serve thee while I live." 
 
 
 LESSON XXXIX. 
 
 MORE ABOUT .JP:SUS CHRIST. 
 
 Ques What dir! Josns say of little children ? 
 
 Ans. Suffer little children to come unto me. 
 
 Ques. AVhy shculd they let them come to hiu. » 
 
 An* For cfsuch is the kingdom of heaven. 
 
10* OHIIiD'S BIBL><; * 
 
 Ques. If he wanted little children to come unto hia 
 when on earth, does he now in heaven ? 
 Ans, He does. 
 
 " Christ is in heaven, and can I go 
 To thank him for his care ? " 
 
 I'eacher. 
 
 "Not yet, but lore him here below, 
 And thou shalt praise him there." 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do to the little children that weri 
 brought to bim ? 
 
 Ans. He took them in his arms and blessed them, 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do for a blind man ? 
 
 Ans. He opened his eyes so that he could see. 
 
 Ques. What did he do for people that could no\ 
 speak ? 
 
 Ans. He cured them, so they could speak. 
 
 " Ilear him, ye deep ; his praise, ye dumb, 
 Your loosened tongues employ ; 
 Ye blind, behold your Saviour come ; 
 And leap, ye lame, with joy." 
 
 Ques. What did he do for a man who had a withered 
 hand ? 
 
 Ans. He made it whole, like the other. 
 
 Ques. What is a withered hand ? 
 
 Ans. One that is dried up. 
 
 Qves. How long did it take Jesus to heal the ack and 
 open the eyes of the blind ? 
 
 Ans. Only a moment. 
 
 Ques. How did he do these things ? 
 
 Ans. He spake, and it was done. 
 
 Ques, Who fed five thousand people in the desert ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus. 
 
 Ques. What did he do before he gave the food tf 
 them ? 
 
 Ans. Ho looked up to heaven, and blessed it. 
 
 Qiies. VYliat should this teach us ? 
 
QUESTION BOOK iOt 
 
 Ans. To ask God's blessing on our food. 
 Ques. ^Vho did the woman of Samaria say had told 
 ler all that she had ever done ? 
 Ans. The Saviour. 
 Ques. Whom did she think he was ? 
 4ns. The Messiah. 
 
 " Poor and needy though I be, 
 God, Diy Milker, cares for nie ; 
 Gives me shelter, clothing, food- 
 Gives me all I have of good. 
 
 " He will hsten when I pray, 
 lie is with me night and day ; 
 When I sleep, and when I wake, 
 Keep me safe for Jesus' sake. 
 
 *' He who reigns above the sky 
 Once became as poor as I ; 
 He whose blood for us was ahed 
 Had not where to lay his head." 
 
 LESSON XL. 
 
 CHRIST TRA2JSFIGURED. 
 
 " His glory shines with beams so bright, 
 No mortal eye can bear the sight." 
 
 Qt»es. Whom did Jesus take with him when ha we» 
 9,pou a mountain to pray ? 
 Ans. Peter, James, and John. 
 Ques. How did his face look as he prayed ? 
 Ans. It did shine like the sun. 
 Ques. What was the appearance of his clothes ? 
 Ans. They were white as the light. 
 Ques Who came and talked with Jesus? 
 Ans. Moses and Elias. 
 Ques. What did they talk about ? 
 
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 Ans. About Jesus being put to death. 
 
 Ques. ^Nliat were Peter and James and John domg 
 while Jesus was prating V 
 
 Ans. They were sleeping. 
 
 Ques. "What did they see when they awoke ? • 
 
 A ns. They saw his glory, and the two men that were 
 with him. 
 
 Ques. What did Peter say to Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. It is good for us to be here. , 
 
 Ques. Why did he say this V 
 
 Ans. Because he was so happy. 
 
 Ques. What did he wish to make ? 
 
 Ans. Three tents to hve in. 
 
 Ques. "Who did he wish to make them for? 
 
 Ans. One for I\loses, and one for Ehas, and one fin 
 Jesus. 
 
 Ques. Who was Moses ? 
 
 Ans. The man that led Israel, and with whom Grod 
 talked when on Mount Sinai. 
 
 Ques. AVho was Elias ? 
 
 Ans. The prophet that we^t to heaA'en in a chariot 
 of fire. 
 
 Ques. How long had Moses and Elias been dead and 
 in heaven V 
 
 Ans. Many hundred years. 
 
 Ques. What appeared while Peter was talkmg ? 
 
 Ans. A bright cloud passed over them. 
 
 Ques. What was heai'd coming from the cloud ? 
 
 A ns. A voice. 
 
 Ques What did it say ? 
 
 Ans. This is my beloved son, hear him. 
 
 Ques. What did Peter and James and John do whec 
 they heard this voice ? 
 
 Ans. They fell on their faces, because they wer€ 
 afraid. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus say when the voice was past ? 
 i.ns. Arise, and be not afraid. 
 
QUiS&TION «OOK. 101 
 
 (£ues. Did they see any one when they looked up ? 
 
 Ans. They did not. 
 ' Ques. Whose voice was it that said, " This is my bo* 
 ioved Son ? " 
 
 Ans. The voice of God the Father. 
 
 Ques. Was this voice ever heard before, saying, " Thia 
 a my beloved Son ? " 
 
 Ans. It wa^ heard when Jesus, was baptized. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus say to his disciples as he came 
 iown from the mountain ? 
 
 Ans. " Tell no man of the vision until I be risen from 
 ithe dead." 
 
 Ques. How did the disciples feel when they learned 
 ithat Jesus was to be put to death ? 
 
 Ans. They were sad. 
 
 Ques. Who should we try to be like ? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 I '* I would be like Jesus, 
 
 So frequently in prayer ; 
 Alone upon the mountain top, 
 He met his Father there. 
 
 •* I want to be like Jesua, 
 Engaged in doing good ; 
 j So that it might be said of me, 
 
 That I 've done what I could. 
 
 " Alas ! I 'm not like Jestis, 
 But I will pray to be ; 
 Kind Saviour, take my sinfbl hcesl^ 
 ^ nd make me more like thM i '' 
 
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110 child's BIBLS 
 
 LESSON XLI. 
 Christ's ago^^y in the garden of gethsemane. 
 
 " While passing a garden, I paused to liear 
 A voice faint and plaintive, from one that was near; 
 The voice of the sufTrer affected my heart, 
 While pleading in anguish the poor sinner's part 
 
 " I listened a moment, then turned me to see 
 What man of compassion this stranger might be ! 
 I saw him. low kneeling upon the cold ground, 
 The loveliest being that ever was found. 
 
 " So deep were his sorrows, so fervent his prayers, 
 That down o'er his bosom roUe • sweat, blood, and tran 
 I wept to behold him. — I asKed .Mm his name, 
 He answered, ' "T is Jesus '. Zuin. heaven I came ! ' 
 
 ** ' I am thy Redeemer I for thee I must die ; 
 The cup is most bitter, but canaot pass by ; 
 Thy sins, like a mountain, are laid Upon me ; 
 And all this deep anguish I suffer for thee.' " 
 
 Qnes. How lon^ did Christ go about preaching and 
 healing the sick, etc. r 
 
 Ans, About three years and a half. 
 
 Qtifis. Who hated him, and wished to kill him 7 
 
 Afis. A great many of the Jews. 
 
 Ques. Why did they hate him ? 
 
 Ans. Because he told them of their sins. 
 
 Ques. Did they hate him for any thing else ? 
 
 Ans. He was humble, and went with the poor. 
 
 Ques. Do you think that made them hate him ? 
 
 Ans, We do, for they were proud, and went with tJw 
 nch. 
 
 Ques. Whose company should we seek ? 
 
 Ans. The society of the good, whether they are rich 
 or poor. 
 
 Ques. What should we do wban we are told of oa 
 
 «^t8? 
 
QUESTION BOOK. * 111 
 
 Ans. We should be sorry, and ask God to make ui 
 better. 
 
 Ques. Did Jesus know that the Jews wLshed to kill 
 him? 
 
 Ans. He did, for he knows all tieai^ts. 
 
 Ques. Where did he go the evening before he was to 
 &e crucified ? 
 
 Ans. Into a grove "of olive trees. 
 
 Ques. Where was this grove or garden ? 
 
 Ans. In Gethsemane. 
 
 Ques. \Vhy did he go there ? 
 
 Ans. To pray. 
 
 Ques. How did he feel when he kneeled there to 
 pray ? 
 
 A ns. He was in an agony of spirit. 
 
 Ques. Why was his spirit pained ? 
 
 A71S. Because he felt the sins of the world, and knew 
 liO must die for them, or it would be lost 
 
 Ques. What did he ask of his Father ? 
 
 Ans. Spare me from this hour. 
 
 Ques. Did he not wish his Father to do as he pleased ? 
 
 A71S. He said, " Not my will, but thine, be done." 
 
 Ques. What came through the skin and fell to the 
 ground because of liis distress ? 
 
 Ans. Great drops of blood and water. 
 
 My little children, you have seen people sweat great 
 drops of sweat when they have been to work hard, but 
 vour Saviour sweat great drops of blood for us. Oh, 
 how should we love him ! 
 
 Ques. Who saw his agony, and came to comfort him 7 
 
 Ans. An angel. 
 
 Ques. Little children, did Christ suffer this for you ? 
 
 Ans. He did. 
 
 Quei^. Where were Christ's disciples all this time ? 
 
 Ans. A httle distance from him in th-e garden. 
 
 Qt^es. Were all of tbcm there '? 
 
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 A 7is. Judas was not ; he had gone with those tha^ 
 hated Jesus. 
 
 Ques. What did he do ? 
 
 Ans. He told them where they could find Jesus, and 
 went with them, and kissed Jesus, so they might know 
 him from the rest 
 
 LESSON XLII. 
 
 THE TRIAL OF JESUS CHRIST. 
 
 " Te that ;asg by, behold the man ! 
 
 The rudu of grief, condemned for you. 
 The Lamb of God, for sinners slain, 
 Weeping, to Calvary pursue ! 
 
 Ques. As Judas led along the murderous band, and 
 came into the garden where Jesus and his disciples were, 
 how did he make them know which was Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. He kissed hiju. 
 
 Ques. Did Jesus know that Judas did not kiss him 
 because he loved him ? 
 
 Ans. He did, arid he said, Betrayest thou me with a 
 kiss? 
 
 Ques. What did the disciples say when they saw so 
 many people come with swords to take Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. Shall we strike with our swords. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus say ? 
 
 Ans. No, suffer ye thus fai , 
 
 Ques. Before Jesus had replit*!, what had one of the 
 disciples done ? 
 
 Ans. Struck the servant of the higli priest, and en* 
 off his ear. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus then do ? 
 
 '^ns. He healed him. 
 
Ques. If Jesus had had a wicked heart, would he hav« 
 heal^id him when he had come to take Jesus and have 
 him killed ? 
 
 Ans. He would not. 
 
 Ques. What should ibis teach us V 
 
 Ans. To bless those that hurt us and wrong us. 
 
 Ques. Where did they lead Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. To the house of the high-pnest. 
 
 Ques. Which of his disciples fol-lowed him there. 
 
 Ans. Peter and John. 
 
 Ques. Which of them was afraid, and said that he wa« 
 not Jesus' disciple ? 
 
 Ans. Peter, 
 
 Ques. How many times did he say that he was not a 
 disciple ? 
 
 Ans. Three times. 
 
 Ques. Did Jesus know that Peter denied him ? 
 
 Ans. He did ; he had told hun that he woidd do sa 
 
 Ques. What did Peter do after he had denied being a 
 disciple ? 
 
 Ans. He went out, and wept bitterly. 
 
 Ques. 'WTiat had he done in saying that he was not a 
 diaci-ple ? 
 
 Ans. He had denied the truth. 
 
 Ques. What do we suppose made him deny the truth ? 
 
 A ns. He was afraid of being hurt or killed. 
 
 Ques. What was done to Jesus in the house of the 
 high-priest ? 
 
 Ans. He was blindfolded and mocked, and some 
 Btruck him. 
 
 Ques. What did they say to him ? 
 
 Ans. If thou be the Son of God, tell ua who smoto 
 thee. 
 
 Ques. What did the priests say to him ? 
 
 Ans. Art thou the Son of God. 
 
 Ques. Wliat did Jesus answer ? 
 
 Ans. Ye say that I am. 
 
Ques. What did they then ? 
 
 Ans. They put irons on his hands, and led him to tiM 
 governor. 
 
 Ques. Who -was the frovemor ? 
 
 Ans. Pilate. 
 
 Ques. What did he do with him ? 
 
 Ans. He sent him to Herod. 
 
 LESvSON XLIII. 
 
 INCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE CRUCIFIXIOH', 
 
 " Extended on a cursed tree, 
 
 Besmeared with dust and sweat and blood, — 
 See there the King of Glory, see, 
 
 Sinks, and expires, the Son of God ! " 
 
 Ques. What did Herod do with Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. He mocked him. 
 
 Ques. Who was this Herod ? 
 
 Ans. The son of the wicked Herod that wished to kiD 
 Christ when he was an infant. 
 
 Ques. "Why did they send Christ to him ? 
 
 Ans. Because he was ruler over Galilee, where Chriat 
 Hved when at home. 
 
 Ques. How did Herod treat Christ ? 
 
 Ans. He made sport of him. 
 
 Ques. What did Herod then do V 
 
 Ans. Sent him back to Pilate, the governor of Judca ? 
 
 Ques. What did Pilate say to the Jews who wer« 
 "♦aoionn^ for the blood of Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. Neither I nor Herod finds guilt in thif nan. 
 
 Ques. What did he wish to do V 
 
 Ans. Let him go. 
 
 Ques. What did the Jews sav ? 
 
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 Ans. They cried, crucify him ! 
 
 Ques. What is it to crucify ? 
 
 Ans. To hang upon a cross or tree. 
 
 Ques. Did Pilate consent to crucify Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. He washed his hands, and said, Do as yoi 
 please, I lind no fault in him. 
 
 Ques. What did the Jews say ? 
 
 Ans. We will bear the blame. 
 
 Ques. What was done then with Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. They led him into a large hall, and took off hii 
 garments, and put on a scarlet robe. 
 
 Ques. What did they put on his head ? 
 
 Ans. A crown of thorns. 
 
 " See, from his' head, his hands, his feet, 
 Sorrow and love flow mingled down ; 
 Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, 
 Or thorns compose so rich a crown ? " 
 
 Ques. What was put in his hand ? 
 
 Ans. A cane, made of reed. 
 
 Ques. Why did they put on a scarlet cloak and crown 
 of thorns ? 
 
 Ans. To mock him because some said he was king of 
 tihe Jews. 
 
 Ques. Did kings wear scarlet cloaks, and crowns on 
 their heads ? 
 
 Ans. They did, and earned sceptres in their handi 
 
 Ques. What did they say to him ? 
 
 Ans. Long hve the King of the Jews 1 
 
 Ques. How did they say this V 
 
 Ans. Mockingly. 
 
 Ques. What other indignity did they offer to him ? 
 
 Ans. They spit upon him, and struck him upon hif 
 head with a reed. 
 
 Ques. Where did they then lead him ? 
 
 A?is. To the hill Calvary. 
 
 Ques. Who followed him there ? 
 
 Aaa. Some people, crying. 
 
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 * See his temples crovmed -with thoma, 
 His bleeding hands extended wide ; 
 His streamiug feet transfixed and tora^ 
 The fountain gushing from, his side. 
 
 " Beneath my '"-iid he faints and dies, 
 I filU'd !ii- -iHsi wirh \<:iuz> unknown, 
 I caused thuse mortal groans and cries 
 I killed the father's only Sou," 
 
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 LESSON XLIV. 
 
 THE CRUCIFIXION. 
 
 " Lo ! at noon "t \s sudden night , 
 Darkness coTers all the day ; 
 Rock? are rending at the sight ; 
 Children, can you tell me why 
 
 ^ Jesus condescends to rlie ? " 
 
 Ques Wlio folloTved Jesus up Calvary's hill ? 
 Ans. A jrrcat company, weeping for him. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. llf 
 
 Qnes What did J esus say to them ? 
 
 Ans. Weep not for me, but for yourselves and clul« 
 dren. 
 
 Ques. Why did 1 b tell them to weep for lhemsehe« 
 and children ? 
 
 Atis. Because d the trouble that was to come upon 
 them. • 
 
 Ques. Who wert to be troubled ? 
 
 Ans. The Jews. 
 
 Ques. Why were ^hey to be troubled ? 
 
 Ans. Because thQf «iid not believe in Chiist, but put 
 him to death. 
 
 Ques. Upon what wx^ Jesus crucified ? 
 
 Ans. Upon a cross. 
 
 Ques. Who was crutLVd each side of him ? 
 
 Ans. A thief. 
 
 Ques. What is a thief? 
 
 Ans. A person that ste%V- 
 
 Ques. What did they give ^wkls to drink ? 
 
 Ajis. Vinegar and gall. 
 
 Ques. How does gall taste ? 
 
 A71S. Very bitten 
 
 Ques. Did he drink it ? 
 
 Ans. He only tasted it. 
 
 Dear children, your Saviour -r^ ciot allowed a drink 
 of cold water, when he was fainting a^^d thirsting ; but 
 ■when he called for drink, they only offered him sour vin- 
 egar and bitter gall, which he could not dr^nk, and then 
 they drove nails through his hands and feet to nail him 
 to the cross. 
 
 Qxies. How did he feel towards those that wer^ B^iUng 
 him to the cross ? 
 
 Ans. He forgave them, and prayed for |hem. 
 
 Ques. What should this teach us ? 
 
 Ans. To forgive, and pray for those that injure us. 
 
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 Ques. What happened after Jesus had hung upon th« 
 cross about three hours ? 
 
 Ans. Darkness came over all the country. 
 
 Ques. How long was it dark? 
 
 Ans. Three hours. 
 
 Ques. How dark was it ? 
 
 Ans. So dark that they could not see the sun. 
 
 Ques. What time in the day was it dark ? 
 
 Ans. From twelve o'clock at noon till three o'clock 
 la the afternoon. 
 
 Ques. What shook the earth when he bowed his head 
 and died ? 
 
 Ans. An earthquake. 
 
 Ques. What did it do ? 
 
 Ans. It split the rocks, and opened the graves. 
 
 Ques. What happened to the dead in the graves ? 
 
 Ans, They were made alive and walked. 
 
 Ques. What was done to the beautiful Temple ? 
 
 Ans. Its vail was torn open. 
 
 Ques. AVhat was the vail of the temple ? 
 
 Ans. A beautiful covering over the holy place. 
 
 Ques. How did those feel that had put Jesus to de<ith, 
 when they saw the darkness and earthquake, and tht 
 dead made alive and walking about ? 
 
 Ans. They were afraid, and smote their breasts. 
 
 Ques. What did they say ? 
 
 Ans. Truly, this was the Son of God. 
 
 " Was it for crimes that I have done, 
 He groaned upon the tree ? 
 Amazing pity 1 Grace unknown ' 
 And love beyond degree. 
 
 "Well might the sun in darkness hide, 
 And shut its glories in, 
 iT-feO 7brist the mighty Maker died 
 for man the creature's sin .' " 
 
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 LESSON XLV. 
 
 CHRIST'S BURIAL AND RESURRECTION. 
 
 Qties. As it was drawing near evening, and the next 
 ■ dav was the Jewish Sabbath, what did the Jews wish to 
 io'? 
 
 Ans. To bury Jesus and the two thieves. 
 
 Ques. What did the soldiers do to those that were hungi 
 to make them die ? 
 
 Ans. They broke their legs. 
 
 Ques. Did they break Jesus' bones ? 
 
 Ans. They did not, for he was dead. 
 
 Ques. What did a wicked soldier do to Jesus? 
 
 Ans. He pierced his side with a spear. 
 
 Ques. What run from his pierced side ? 
 
 Ans. Blood and water. 
 
 Children, this was all done for our sake, because d 
 our sins, that we may live in glory. 
 
 Ques. How should we feel towards Jesus Christ, who 
 Buffered so much for us V 
 
 Ans. We should love him with all our hearts. 
 
 Ques. Who went to Pilate, and asked for the dead body 
 of Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. A good man, named Joseph. 
 
 Ques. What did he wish to do with it ? 
 
 Ans. To put it in a nice new tomb. 
 
 Ques. Who went to the tomb to see him bury Jesus ? 
 
 A7u^. Some women, and a man named Nicodemus. 
 
 Ques. What did they place before the door of the tomb 
 ftfter they had put the body in it ? 
 
 Ans. A large stone. 
 
 Ques. What did the Jews do ? 
 
 Ans. They sent some soldiers to watch it 
 
 Ques Why did they watch it ? 
 
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 Ans. For fear that the friends of Christ would steal 
 !us body, and then say that Christ was risen from the 
 dead. 
 
 Ques. How many nights did Christ lay in the tomb ? 
 
 Ans. Friday and Saturday nights. 
 
 Ques. What did the soldiers see on Sunday morning 
 as they were watching the tomb ? 
 
 Ans. An angel gliding down from the sky. 
 
 Ques, What did he do ? 
 
 Ans. He rolled away the large stone that waa before 
 the tomb. 
 
 Ques. What did he do then ? 
 
 Ans. He sat down upon the stone. 
 
 Ques. What was seen in the tomb ? 
 
 .4ns. The dead body came to life. 
 
 Ques. How were the soldiei's affected? 
 
 Ans. They fell down with fear. 
 
 Ques. Who came to the tomb soon after Jesus had 
 risen from the dead ? 
 
 An3. Two women. 
 
 Ques. How did they feel when they saw the tomb 
 empty ? 
 
 Ans. They were afraid the soldiers had carried away 
 the dead body. 
 
 Ques. As they looked around, what did they see ? 
 
 Ans. The angel, with long, shining robes. 
 
 Ques. W^at did he say to them '? 
 
 Ans. Be not afraid, for Jesus is risen from the dead. 
 
 Ques. What did the an-gel tell the women to do V 
 
 Ajis. To go and tell the disciples that Jesus was aliv© 
 
 Ques. Did they go ? 
 
 Ans. They went with joy and fear. 
 
 Ques. Who met them as they were going ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus met them, and said, All hail ! 
 
 Ques. What did they see in his hands and feet ? 
 
 Ans. The marks that the nails made when he wa« 
 bailed to the cross. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. " ISA 
 
 " Never love nor sorrow was 
 
 Like that my Jesus showed ; 
 gee him stretched on yonder cross, 
 And crushed beneath our load ! '^ 
 
 LESSON XLVI-_ 
 
 THE ASCENSION. 
 
 " Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies. 
 The floor of his abode ; 
 Or Teil in shades your thousand eyes, 
 Before your brighter God." 
 
 Ques. How long did Christ staj apon earth after ht 
 rose from the dead '? 
 
 Ans. Forty days. 
 
 Ques. YVh&t did he do during this time ? 
 
 Ans. He told the disciples what they must do. 
 
 Ques. What did he say they must do ? 
 
 Ans. Preach the gospel to every creature, and bap- 
 uze. 
 
 Ques. In whose name were they to be baptized ? 
 
 Ans. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and 
 the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Ques. Who were they to baptize ? 
 
 Ans. Those that repented of their sins and believed on 
 the Saviour. 
 
 Ques. With what did he tell his disciples that they 
 ihould be baptized ? 
 
 Ans. With the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Ques. Who did he say should go v/ith them ? 
 
 Ans. He said, "Lo, I am with you." 
 
 Ques. Ho\V long wiE he be with those that preach his 
 word? 
 
 Ans, Even unto the end of the world. 
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 Ques. After Jesus had toid his disciples these thingp 
 Inhere did be go with them ? 
 
 A71S. To the Mount of Olives. 
 
 Ques, "Where is the Mount of OHves ? 
 
 Ans. South of Jerusalem. 
 
 Ques. Kear to what place did he go ? 
 
 Ans. Bethany. 
 
 Ques. As he came near to Bethany what did he do? 
 
 Ans. He hfted up his hands and blessed them. 
 
 Ques. What became of the Saviour after he blessed 
 them? 
 
 A ns. He went up into heaven. 
 
 Ques. What did the disciples see as they stood gazing 
 up into the skies ? 
 
 A71S. Two angels. 
 
 Ques. What did the angels have on ? 
 
 Ans. White, shining robes. 
 
 Ques. What did they ask the disciples ? 
 
 Ans. AVhy stand ye gazing up into heaven. 
 
 Ques. What did the angels tell them ? 
 
 Ans. This same Jesus shall come again. 
 
 Ques. W^hen shall Jesus come again ? 
 
 Ans. At the end of the world. 
 
 Ques. W'hat will he do ? 
 
 Ans. He wiU take the good to heaven, but he iriU 
 punish the wicked. 
 
 Ques. Shall you and I see him ? 
 
 Ans. We shall, tor every eye shall see him. 
 
 Ques. Will he judge us ? 
 
 Ans. He will, lor all we think, do, and say. 
 
 " say, shall I be there. 
 To see the dreadful glare, 
 * The dreadful sound to hear. 
 
 The dreadful heat to beai, 
 Of falling crags, and rocks, of roaring 8eaS| 
 Of smoking hills and tianiing skies t 
 
 " yes ! we all shall be there ; 
 The grayes shall open be : 
 
QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 AH Bhall the trumpet li*iar, 
 
 The Judge's face shall see ; 
 
 In Tain shall some upon the mountains cail 
 
 To hide their heads from him who judges all.*' 
 
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 LESSON XLVII. 
 
 fWUBRE 18 JESUS, AND WHAT IS HE DOING FOR D8 i 
 
 •' When I see thee hanginf^, bleeding, 
 Djing on the cruel tree ; 
 Pale in woe, yet interceding 
 
 For the men that murdered thee ; 
 How can I refrain from giving 
 , Life and soul, and all away, 
 
 On thy prom.ise ever liring. 
 Thee adoring night and day 1 
 
 •' When I see thee upward breaking, 
 From the grave, on high to stand, 
 
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 And thy rightful empire taking. 
 
 At the Fathur's blest right hand, 
 Can I longer doubt thj- favor, 
 
 Or thy williijguess to bless? 
 No, my interceding SaTiour, 
 
 Words can ne'er my hopes express. 
 
 Ques. Where is Jesus now ? 
 
 Ans. Sitting at the right hand of God the FatheP. 
 
 Ques. What is he now doing for us? 
 
 Ans. 
 
 " Now every suppliant's cry he heeds, 
 And for the sinner intercedes." 
 
 Ques. Where does he plead for us ? 
 Ans. When we have sinned. 
 Ques. With whom does he plead ? 
 Ans. God the Father. 
 
 Ques. K the Saviour did not plead in our betoalf, wliat 
 would become of us ? 
 
 Ans. We should die in our sins. 
 
 " Dear Saviour, when I languish, 
 And lay me down to die, 
 0, send a shining angel ' 
 
 To take me to the sky." 
 
 Ques. If we are sorry for our sins, what does he say 
 
 for us ? 
 
 Ans. Father, forgive them. 
 
 Ques. Does God "the Father do as the Saviour askf 
 him? ! 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 " The Father, satisfied, forgives ; 
 The soul, repentant, hears and lives." 
 
 Ques. "V\Tiat has Christ sent into the world ? 
 Ans. The Holy Spirit. 
 
 Ques. Why has he sent his spirit into the world 'i* 
 A?is. To reprove the world of riifhteousness and of 
 judgment to come- 
 
QUESTION BOOK 
 
 Ques. What is it that makes 'us feel that we have 
 
 Binned ? 
 
 Ans, The Holy Spirit. 
 
 Ques. And who pleads with God for our forgiveness ? 
 
 A as. Jesus Christ. 
 
 Ques. Could we ever be saved if there was no Christ ? 
 
 Ans. We cculd not. 
 
 Ques, Who gave the Saviour to die for sinners ? 
 
 Ans. God the Father. 
 
 Ques. Did not Jesus give himself? 
 
 ; Ans. He did. 
 
 " He laid his glory by ; 
 
 Forsook his d'n'elling in the sky, 
 And by a mean and humble birth, 
 Became a stranger here on earth." 
 
 Ques. How should we feel towards him, who has dons 
 
 K) much for us ? 
 
 Ans. We should love and obey him. 
 
 Ques. What does he delight to have us do ? 
 
 Ans. Ask for clean hearts and right spirits. 
 
 Ques. What does he say of those that ask ? 
 
 Ans. Ye shall receive. 
 
 *' Ask but his grace, and lo ! 't is given ; 
 B . Ask, and he turns your hell to heayen ! 
 
 Though sin and sorrow wound my eoisl; 
 thy balm will make it whoJc." 
 
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 HOW CAN WE GO AND LIVE WITH JESUS? 
 
 " Cleanse me from sin, my heart renew, 
 0, make me wholly thiue ; 
 Distil thy spirit, Lord, like dew, 
 Upon this heart of mine, 
 
 " Then shall I early know thy grace, 
 Obey thy holy will, 
 And be prepared to see thy face, 
 On yonder Zion's hill." 
 
 Quss. Little children, if you wish to go and live wili 
 Jesug in the bright world above, what kind of Hkearti 
 must you have? 
 
 Ans. Clean hearts. 
 
 Qiies. What will make our hearts clean ? 
 
 Ans. The blood of Jesus Christ. 
 
 Ques. What must we do, in order to have the blood ol 
 Christ cleanse our hearts ? 
 
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 Ans. Ask Mm for clean hearts. 
 
 Ques. How must we ask for clean hearts ? 
 
 Ans. Believing that he will give them to us. 
 
 Ques. If we have clean hearts, how shall we alwayi 
 sonduct ourselves ? 
 
 Ans. "With mildness and love. 
 
 Ques. Shall we indulge in idleness and mischief if we 
 have clean hearts ? 
 
 Ans. O no. 
 
 " Idle boys and men are found, 
 Standing on the devil's ground." 
 
 Ques. If our hearts are clean what shall we hats ? 
 
 Ans. Sin. 
 
 Ques. What is sin ? 
 
 Ans. Disobedience to God. 
 
 Ques. Can we, of ourselves, love God and hate an ? 
 
 Ans. O no. 
 
 " So hard our hearts have been, 
 They love not Christ, nor grieve for Bin." 
 
 Ques. TeU me some things you must not do if yoa 
 I mean to go to heaven ? 
 
 Ans. 1st. We must not deceive. 2d. We must not 
 
 tell a lie. 3d. We must not quarrel. 4th. We must 
 
 }i not get angry. 5th. We must not disobey our parents. 
 
 < 6th. We must not be idle. 
 Ques. What must you do if you wish to get to heaven ? 
 Ans. 1st. We must speak the truth. 2d. Be kind to 
 
 k every one. 3d. Keep the commandments. 4th. Pray 
 
 < for a clean heart. 5th. Believe we have what we pray 
 (ex. 
 
 (ijies. When should we seek for clean hearts ? 
 Ans. When we are young. 
 Q^cs. Why should we seek him while young ? 
 Ans. Because God has commanded it 
 
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 ** 'T is easier -work, if we begin 
 To fear the Lord betimed 
 While pinners, that grow olu in sin, 
 Are hardened in their crimes. 
 
 u 5^ will pare us from a thousand snares, 
 To mind religion young ; 
 Grace will reserve our following years, 
 And make our virtue strong." 
 
 LESSON XLIX. 
 
 DESCRIBE THE DESTINY OF THE LOST 
 
 " Hear the sinner now lamenting 
 At the. sight of fiercer pain ; 
 Cries and tears he now is venting, 
 But he weeps and cries in vain, 
 
 Greatly mourning 
 That he ne'er was horn again." 
 
 Quits. Little 'children, you have learned what jou murt 
 do if you would get to heaven. Now tell me what wili 
 become of the impenitent ? 
 
 Ans. They -syill be shut out of heaven. 
 
 Ques. Will they have the'compacy of good people' 
 
 Ans. They will not. 
 
 " There I see my godly neighbors, 
 AVho were once despised by me ; 
 Now they 're clad in dazzUng splendor. 
 Waiting my sad fate to see. 
 
 Farewell, neighbors ! 
 Dismal gulf, I 'm bound for thee." 
 
 Qnes. What kind of company will they have ? 
 
 Ans. The company of liars, thieves, and murdeiei* 
 
 Ques. Where will God turn the itdcked ? 
 
 Ans. Into hell. 
 
 Ques. What will he rain upon them ? 
 
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 Ans. Fire and brimstone. 
 Ques. What will they do in that dreadfiil place f 
 Ans. They will weep, and gnash their teelL 
 Ques Why will they gnash their teeth ? 
 • Ans. Because of their pain. 
 
 " Hail ! ye ghosts that dwell in darkness, 
 Qroaning, rattling qf your chains ! 
 Christ has now pronounced my sentence, 
 I 'm to dwell in endless pain ; 
 i • Down I 'm rolling, 
 
 ! Never to return again." 
 
 Ques. How long will the wicked remain in thia dread- 
 al place ? 
 Ans, Forever. 
 Ques. Do we read in the Bible of any that ever went 
 
 this place ? 
 
 Ans. We do ; of a rich man named Dives. 
 
 Ques. Whom did Dives see when he was in the place 
 }i torment ? 
 
 Ans. Lazarus, in Abraham's bosom. 
 
 Ques. Who was Lazarus ? 
 
 Ans. A poor man that laid at the rich man's gate, and 
 ite his crumbs ; and he died and went to heaven, but the 
 ich man died and went to hell. 
 
 Ques. Who was Abraham ? 
 
 Ans. A good man that God loved- 
 
 Ques. What is he called ? 
 
 Ans. The father of the faithful. 
 
 Ques. What did the rich man ask of Abraham ? 
 
 'Ans. To send Lazarus to him with a drop of ooU 
 Iwater. 
 
 Ques. Why did he wish for water ? 
 
 Ans. To cool his tongue, for he was in flames of fire. 
 
 Ques. Did Abraham send Lazarus ? 
 
 A71S. He could not, because there was a great gulf 
 :i etween them. 
 
 Ques. How long win the wicked be tormented ? 
 
 Am Night and day, fo'^ver. 
 
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 " There is a dreadful hell, 
 And everlasting pains ; 
 There sinners must with devil* dlS9S2» 
 In darkness, fire, and chains, 
 
 " Can such a Ttretch as I 
 Escape this cursed end? 
 And may I hope, whene'er I die, 
 I shall to heaven ascend ? 
 
 __" Then I for grace will pray, 
 
 "While I have life and breath j 
 Lest I should be cut off to-day. 
 And sent to eternal death." 
 
 LESSON L. 
 
 DESCRIBE HEAVEN. 
 
 " There is, beyond the sky, 
 A heaven of joy and love ; 
 And holy children, when they d!©, 
 Go to that world above." 
 
 Ques. What sort of place is heaven ? 
 
 Ans. A very bright and beautiful place. 
 
 Ques. What will make it bright ? 
 
 Ans. The glory of God. 
 
 Ques. What sort of people will be there ? 
 
 Ans. Holy people. 
 
 Ques. What is heaven sometimes called ? 
 
 Ans. A place of rest. 
 
 Ques. Whom shall the people delight to see there i 
 
 Ans. God ; and his name shall be on their foreheadf. 
 
 Ques. What will he give to his people ? 
 
 Ans. An eternal weight of glory. 
 
 Ques. Will there be night in heaven ? 
 
 jlns. There will be to night thef / »either candhji 
 aeither light of the sui' 
 
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 Ques, What shall light the place ? 
 
 Ans.* The glory of the Lamb. 
 
 Ques. Who besides God and holy people are in hea^ 
 en? 
 . Ans. Shining angels. 
 
 Ques. How will the people be clothed? 
 
 A ns. In white robes, and crowns on their heada. 
 
 Qnes. What will they do in heaven ? 
 
 Ans, Praise God, and sing songs. 
 
 Ques. What will they have in their hands ? 
 
 A ns. Harps of gold. 
 
 Ques. What songs will be sung in heayen ? 
 
 Ans Songs of redeeming love. 
 
 Ques. To whom will they sing songs ? 
 
 Ans. To God and the Lamb. 
 
 Ques. Who is meant by the Lamb ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus Christ. 
 
 Ques. WiU the people ever be sad in heaven, and 
 weep ? 
 
 Ans. No ; for God shall wipe all tears from their eyes. 
 
 Ques. Will people die there ? 
 
 Ans. No ; thfere will be no more pain nor death there. 
 
 " God's own soft hand shall -wipe the tears 
 From every weeping eye, 
 And pains and groans and griefi and fears, 
 And death itself shall die. 
 
 Ques. How long shall these happy people live in heav- 
 en? 
 
 Ans. For ever. 
 
 Yes, dear children, those that are so happy as to go lo 
 heaven will never again be sad or sorrowful, will never 
 be sick and die, but will always be well and happy. Oh, 
 how much we should praise God for what he has don-* 
 for us 1 
 
 Ques. Children, do you think it is an easy matte? to 
 get to heaven ? 
 
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 Ans. We do not, for Clirist says, Strive to enter in. 
 
 Ques. What did lie mean by tlie word strive ? « 
 
 Ans. Try hard. 
 
 Ques How must we try ? 
 
 Ans. Pray, and watch against evil as long as we liT« 
 
 *' No chilling winds nor pois'nous breath. 
 Can reach that healthful shore ; 
 Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, 
 Are felt and feared no more. 
 
 " There, on those high and flowery pMnf , 
 Our spirits ne'er shall tire ; 
 But in perpetual, joyful strains, 
 Kedeeming love admire." 
 
 LESSON LI. 
 
 REVIEW THE LAST SEVENTEEN LESSONS. 
 
 Ques* Who is Jesus Christ ? » 
 
 Ans. The Son of God. 
 
 Ques. What was his mother's name ? 
 
 Ans. Mary. 
 
 Ques. Where was he bom ? 
 
 Ans. In Bethlehem of Judea. 
 
 Ques. Who wished to kill him ? 
 
 Ans. Herod the King. 
 
 Ques. "Who named him ? 
 
 Ans. An angel. 
 
 Ques. What was Jesus Christ to be ? 
 
 A ns. A light to the world. 
 
 Ques. How old was Jesus when he began to preach > 
 
 AnS'. About thirty years old. 
 
 Ques. How many disciples did he choose ? 
 
 A ns. Twelve. 
 
QUESTION BOOK. ISS 
 
 Ques, What did he teach them when he went upon a 
 
 paountaln to preach to the multitude V 
 
 Ans. 1st. To be humble. 2d. To be sorry for their 
 sins. 3d. To be mild and pleasant. 4th. To wish to te 
 like God. 5th. To be kind to the poor. 6th. To be pure 
 in heart. 7th. To be at peace with everybody. 8th, 
 To be patient when spoken evil of. 
 
 Ques. Who have pure hearts ? 
 
 Ans. Those that have been cleansed with the blood 
 ©f Christ, and do as he requires. 
 
 Ques. Who shall see God ? 
 
 Ans, Those that have pure hearts. 
 
 Ques. Describe the peacemaker ? 
 
 Ans. One that will not dispute or quarrel, and tries to 
 persuade others not to do so. 
 
 Ques. What is said of the peacemakers ? 
 
 Ans. They shall be called the children of God. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus do besides preaching ? 
 
 Ans. He cured the sick, opened the eyes of the bhnd, 
 anstopped the ears of the deaf, and raised the dead. 
 
 Ques. How long did he preach, and do these wonderful 
 things ? 
 
 A71S. About three years and a half. 
 
 Ques. Whose servant did Jesus heal as he came down 
 from the mountain ? 
 
 Ans. The centurion's seivant. 
 
 Ques. What is said of him ? 
 
 Ans. He loved the Jews. 
 
 Ques. What had he built for them ? 
 
 A71S. A house to worship in. 
 
 Ques. WTiat did he say when he saw Jesus commg> 
 
 Ans. I am not worthy that he should come into mj 
 louse. 
 
 Ques^. How did Jesus cure his servant ? 
 
 Ans. He spake, and he was healed. 
 
 Ques. What did Jesus say of the centurion 
 
 Ans. That he was a man of great faith 
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 Ques. Should we not beKeve all tliat Jesus Las said ? 
 
 Ans. We should. 
 
 Ques. Kame some that Jesus raised from the dead ? 
 
 Ans. The son of a widow, and Lazarus. 
 
 Ques. "What did Jesus say of little children ? 
 
 Ans. Suffer httle children to come unto me. 
 
 *' To him let little children come, 
 For he has said they may ; 
 His bosom then shall be their home. 
 Their tears he '11 wipe away." 
 
 LESSON LII. 
 
 REVIEW CONTINUED. 
 
 Ques Who disliked Jesus V 
 Ans. The rulers of the Jews. 
 Ques. Why did they hate him ? 
 Ans. Because he told them of their faults. 
 Ques. Should we dislike those who tell us of our faults ? 
 Ans. We should not 
 
 Qiies. Did Jesus know that many of the Jews hated 
 turn, and wanted to kill him ? 
 
 Ans. He did ; he knew all their thoughts. 
 Ques. Where did he go to pray one evening "* 
 Ans. Into a garden of olive trees. 
 
 " garden of Oliret, thou dear, honored spot, 
 The fame of thy Tronder shall ne'er be forgot j 
 The theme most transporting to seraphs above, 
 The triumph of sorrow, the triumph of love." 
 
 Yes, my dear children, the evening before Christ was 
 crucified, he went away under some olive trees, and there 
 he groaned and wept because of the sin that is in the 
 
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 world, and he knew that uiJesg he died and suffered for 
 us, we should De miserable for ever ; and as he prayed, 
 he sweat gvi at drops of blood, which ran down hia 
 face and fell to the ground. All this was for us, dcai 
 children. On, how much we should love him 1 
 
 Ques. Whde he was prapng, who came to take him? 
 
 Ans. The rulers of the Jews. 
 
 Ques, Whc told them where Jesus could be found ? 
 
 Ans. Juda'j, one of Christ's disciples. 
 
 Ques. Where did they take him ? 
 
 Ans. To the housf of the high priest. 
 
 Ques. What did tl ij do with him there ? 
 
 Ans. They mocked him, and struck hum, and spit upon 
 him. 
 
 Ques. What did they say of him ? 
 
 Ans- He speaketh profanely. 
 
 Ques. Where did they take him in the morning? 
 
 Ans. To Pilate. 
 
 Ques. Why did they take him to Pilate ? 
 
 Ans. To have him crucify Jesus, because lie was gov- 
 ernor. 
 
 Ques. What is it to crucify ? 
 
 Ans. To hang. 
 
 Ques. What did Pilate say of him ? 
 
 Ans. I find no fault in him. 
 
 Ques. What did Pilate consent to ? 
 
 Ajis. Tc let the Jews crucify Jesus. 
 
 Ques. What did the Jews to mock Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. They put on him a scarlet robe, and a crown of 
 thorns upon liis head. 
 
 Ques. What did they put in his hand ? 
 
 Ans. A reed cane. 
 
 Ques. Why did they do this ? 
 
 Ans. Because this was the manner of dressing fcrngiV 
 and they dressed him so to mock him. 
 
 Ques. What did they say to him ? 
 Ans. Hail, King of the Jews . 
 
136 CHILD 8 BIBLE QUESTION BOOK. 
 
 Ques. What shook the earth when Jesos died ^ 
 
 Ans. An earthquake. 
 
 Ques. What was done to the beautiful temple ? 
 
 Ans. Its covering was torn open. 
 
 Ques. What was seen in the grave-yards ? 
 
 Ans. The graves were opened, and the dead came Is 
 l/fe and walked. 
 
 Ques. Who buried Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. A man named Joseph. 
 
 Ques. When was he buried ? 
 
 Ans. Friday evening. 
 
 Ques. When did he rise from the dead ? 
 
 Ans. Sunday morning. 
 
 Ques. How long did he stay on the earth after he row "^ 
 from the dead ? 
 
 Ans. Fort}^ days. 
 
 Ques. T^Tiere did he then go ? 
 
 Ans. To heaven. 
 
 Ques. What is he doing there ? - 
 
 Ans. Pleading for us. 
 
 Ques. Will he come to earth again ? 
 
 Ans. He will come to judge the world. 
 
 Ques. What will he do with those that disobey him ? 
 
 Ans. Cast them into hell. 
 
 Ques. What will he say to those that have loved and 
 obeyed him ? 
 ' Ans, Come, ye blessed, enter into joys. 
 
 '■•* Hark, my soul, it is the Lord ! 
 'T is thy Saviour ; hear his word ! 
 Jesus speaks ; he speaks to thee . 
 ' Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? 
 
 •< Thou Shalt see my glory soon, 
 When the work of farith is dene, 
 Partner of thy throne shai* be ; 
 * gay, poor sinner, lov'st thou me ? 
 
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