,,education 8,that our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth2 that our daughters may be as corner-stones1 polished after the similitude of a palace0 ,illustration ,education ,,by ,,ellen ,g4 ,,white 8,the knowledge of the ,holy is understanding0 ,pacific ,press ,publishing ,company ,,oakland1 ,,california ,,new ,,york ,,san ,,francisco ,,london ,entered ,according to ,act of ,congress in the year #aijc by ,,mrs4 ,e4 ,g4 ,,white ,in the ,office of the ,librarian of ,congress1 ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 ,all ,rights ,reserved ,entered at ,stationers' ,hall1 ,london1 ,england ,illustration ,,to ,,parents1 ,,teachers1 ,,and ,,students1 all pupils in earth's preparatory school1 this book is dedicated4 ,may it aid them in securing life's greatest benefits1 development and joy in service here1 and thus a fitness for that wider service1 the 8higher course0 open to every human being in the school of the hereafter4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,contents ,page ,,first ,,principles ,source and ,aim of ,true ,education #ac ,the ,eden ,school #bj ,the ,knowledge of ,good and ,evil #bc ,relation of ,education to ,redemption #bh ,,illustrations ,the ,education of ,israel #cc ,the ,schools of the ,prophets #de ,lives of ,great ,men #ea ,,the ,,master ,,teacher ,the ,teacher ,sent from ,god #gc ,an ,illustration of ,his ,methods #hd ,,nature ,,teaching ,god in ,nature #ii ,lessons of ,life #ajb ,other ,object ,lessons #aac ,,the ,,bible ,,as ,,an ,,educator ,mental and ,spiritual ,culture #abc ,science and the ,bible #abh ,business ,principles and ,methods #ace ,bible ,biographies #adf ,poetry and ,song #aei ,mysteries of the ,bible #afi ,history and ,prophecy #agc ,bible ,teaching and ,study #ahe ,,physical ,,culture ,study of ,physiology #aie ,temperance and ,dietetics #bjb ,recreation #bjg ,manual ,training #bad ,,character-,,building ,education and ,character #bbe ,methods of ,teaching #bcj ,deportment #bdj ,relation of ,dress to ,education #bdf ,the ,sabbath #bej ,faith and ,prayer #bec ,the ,life-,work #bfb ,,the ,,under-,,teacher ,preparation #bge ,co-operation #bhc ,discipline #bhg ,,the ,,higher ,,course ,the ,school of the ,hereafter #cja ,,scriptural ,,index #caa ,,general ,,index #cae ,,first ,,principles 8,we1 reflecting as a mirror the glory of the ,lord1 are transformed into the same image from glory to glory0 ,source and ,aim of ,true ,education 8,,the ,,knowledge ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,is ,,understanding20 8,,acquaint ,,now ,,thyself ,,with ,,him0 ,sidenote3 ,what ,is ,education8 ,our ideas of education take too narrow and too low a range4 ,there is need of a broader scope1 a higher aim4 ,true education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study4 ,it means more than a preparation for the life that now is4 ,it has to do with the whole being1 and with the whole period of existence possible to man4 ,it is the harmonious development of the physical1 the mental1 and the spiritual powers4 ,it prepares the student for the joy of service in this world1 and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to come4 ,sidenote3 ,its ,source ,the source of such an education is brought to view in these words of ,holy ,writ1 pointing to the ,infinite ,one3 ,in ,him 8are hid all the treasures of wisdom40#a 8,he hath counsel and understanding40#b ,the world has had its great teachers1 men of giant intellect and extensive research1 men whose utterances have stimulated thought1 and opened to view vast fields of knowledge2 and these men have been honored as guides and benefactors of their race2 but there is ,one who stands higher than they4 ,we can trace the line of the world's teachers as far back as human records extend2 but the ,light was before them4 ,as the moon and the stars of our solar system shine by the reflected light of the sun1 so1 as far as their teaching is true1 do the world's great thinkers reflect the rays of the ,sun of ,righteousness4 ,every gleam of thought1 every flash of the intellect1 is from the ,light of the world4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,true 8,higher ,education0 ,in these days much is said concerning the nature and importance of 8higher education40 ,the true 8higher education0 is that imparted by ,him with whom 8is wisdom and strength20#c out of whose mouth 8cometh knowledge and understanding40#d ,in a knowledge of ,god1 all true knowledge and real development have their source4 ,wherever we turn1 in the physical1 the mental1 or the spiritual realm2 in whatever we behold1 apart from the blight of sin1 this knowledge is revealed4 ,whatever line of investigation we pursue1 with a sincere purpose to arrive at truth1 we are brought in touch with the unseen1 mighty ,intelligence that is working in and through all4 ,the mind of man is brought into communion with the mind of ,god1 the finite with the ,infinite4 ,the effect of such communion on body and mind and soul is beyond estimate4 ,sidenote3 ,education in ,eden ,in this communion is found the highest education4 ,it is ,god's own method of development4 8,acquaint now thyself with ,him10#e is ,his message to mankind4 ,the method outlined in these words was the method followed in the education of the father of our race4 ,when in the glory of sinless manhood ,adam stood in holy ,eden1 it was thus that ,god instructed him4 ,in order to understand what is comprehended in the work of education1 we need to consider both the nature of man and the purpose of ,god in creating him4 ,we need to consider also the change in man's condition through the coming in of a knowledge of evil1 and ,god's plan for still fulfilling ,his glorious purpose in the education of the human race4 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,purpose for ,man ,when ,adam came from the ,creator's hand1 he bore1 in his physical1 mental1 and spiritual nature1 a likeness to his ,maker4 8,god created man in ,his own image10#f and it was ,his purpose that the longer man lived1 the more fully he should reveal this image1--the more fully reflect the glory of the ,creator4 ,all his faculties were capable of development2 their capacity and vigor were continually to increase4 ,vast was the scope offered for their exercise2 glorious the field opened to their research4 ,the mysteries of the visible universe--the 8wondrous works of ,him who is perfect in knowledge0#g--;invited man's study4 ,face-to-face1 heart-to-heart communion with his ,maker was his high privilege4 ,had he remained loyal to ,god1 all this would have been his forever4 ,throughout eternal ages he would have continued to gain new treasures of knowledge1 to discover fresh springs of happiness1 and to obtain clearer and yet clearer conceptions of the wisdom1 the power1 and the love of ,god4 ,more and more fully would he have fulfilled the object of his creation1 more and more fully have reflected the ,creator's glory4 ,sidenote3 ,marred and ,restored ,but by disobedience this was forfeited4 ,through sin the divine likeness was marred1 and well-nigh obliterated4 ,man's physical powers were weakened1 his mental capacity was lessened1 his spiritual vision dimmed4 ,he had become subject to death4 ,yet the race was not left without hope4 ,by infinite love and mercy the plan of salvation had been devised1 and a life of probation was granted4 ,to restore in man the image of his ,maker1 to bring him back to the perfection in which he was created1 to promote the development of body1 mind1 and soul1 that the divine purpose in his creation might be realized1--this was to be the work of redemption4 ,this is the object of education1 the great object of life4 ,sidenote3 ,love the ,basis of ,education ,love1 the basis of creation and of redemption1 is the basis of true education4 ,this is made plain in the law that ,god has given as the guide of life4 ,the first and great commandment is1 8,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 and with all thy soul1 and with all thy strength1 and with all thy mind40#h ,to love ,him1 the infinite1 the omniscient ,one1 with the whole strength1 and mind1 and heart1 means the highest development of every power4 ,it means that in the whole being--the body1 the mind1 as well as the soul--the image of ,god is to be restored4 ,like the first is the second commandment1--8,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself40#i ,the law of love calls for the devotion of body1 mind1 and soul to the service of ,god and our fellow-men4 ,and this service1 while making us a blessing to others1 brings the greatest blessing to ourselves4 ,unselfishness underlies all true development4 ,through unselfish service we receive the highest culture of every faculty4 ,more and more fully do we become partakers of the divine nature4 ,we are fitted for heaven2 for we receive heaven into our hearts4 ,sidenote3 ,revelation of ,god ,sidenote3 ,nature's ,teaching ,insufficient ,since ,god is the source of all true knowledge1 it is1 as we have seen1 the first object of education to direct our minds to ,his own revelation of ,himself4 ,adam and ,eve received knowledge through direct communion with ,god2 and they learned of ,him through ,his works4 ,all created things1 in their original perfection1 were an expression of the thought of ,god4 ,to ,adam and ,eve nature was teeming with divine wisdom4 ,but by transgression man was cut off from learning of ,god through direct communion1 and1 to a great degree1 through ,his works4 ,the earth1 marred and defiled by sin1 reflects but dimly the ,creator's glory4 ,it is true that ,his object-lessons are not obliterated4 ,upon every page of the great volume of ,his created works may still be traced ,his handwriting4 ,nature still speaks of her ,creator4 ,yet these revelations are partial and imperfect4 ,and in our fallen state1 with weakened powers and restricted vision1 we are incapable of interpreting aright4 ,we need the fuller revelation of ,himself that ,god has given in ,his written word4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,standard of ,truth ,the ,holy ,scriptures are the perfect standard of truth1 and as such should be given the highest place in education4 ,to obtain an education worthy of the name1 we must receive a knowledge of ,god1 the ,creator1 and of ,christ1 the ,redeemer1 as they are revealed in the sacred word4 ,sidenote3 ,individuality ,every human being1 created in the image of ,god1 is endowed with a power akin to that of the ,creator1--individuality1 power to think and to do4 ,the men in whom this power is developed are the men who bear responsibilities1 who are leaders in enterprise1 and who influence character4 ,it is the work of true education to develop this power2 to train the youth to be thinkers1 and not mere reflectors of other men's thought4 ,instead of confining their study to that which men have said or written1 let students be directed to the sources of truth1 to the vast fields opened for research in nature and revelation4 ,let them contemplate the great facts of duty and destiny1 and the mind will expand and strengthen4 ,instead of educated weaklings1 institutions of learning may send forth men strong to think and to act1 men who are masters and not slaves of circumstances1 men who possess breadth of mind1 clearness of thought1 and the courage of their convictions4 ,sidenote3 ,character ,such an education provides more than mental discipline2 it provides more than physical training4 ,it strengthens the character1 so that truth and uprightness are not sacrificed to selfish desire or worldly ambition4 ,it fortifies the mind against evil4 ,instead of some master passion becoming a power to destroy1 every motive and desire are brought into conformity to the great principles of right4 ,as the perfection of ,his character is dwelt upon1 the mind is renewed1 and the soul is re-created in the image of ,god4 ,what education can be higher than this8 ,what can equal it in value8 8,it can not be gotten for gold1 ,neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof4 ,it can not be valued with the gold of ,ophir1 ,with the precious onyx1 or the sapphire4 ,the gold and the crystal can not equal it2 ,and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold4 ,no mention shall be made of coral1 or of pearls2 ,for the price of wisdom is above rubies40#aj ,sidenote3 ,the ,highest ,ideal ,higher than the highest human thought can reach is ,god's ideal for ,his children4 ,godliness--godlikeness--is the goal to be reached4 ,before the student there is opened a path of continual progress4 ,he has an object to achieve1 a standard to attain1 that includes everything good1 and pure1 and noble4 ,he will advance as fast and as far as possible in every branch of true knowledge4 ,but his efforts will be directed to objects as much higher than mere selfish and temporal interests as the heavens are higher than the earth4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,preparatory ,school ,he who co-operates with the divine purpose in imparting to the youth a knowledge of ,god1 and moulding the character into harmony with ,his1 does a high and noble work4 ,as he awakens a desire to reach ,god's ideal1 he presents an education that is as high as heaven and as broad as the universe2 an education that can not be completed in his life1 but that will be continued in the life to come2 an education that secures to the successful student his passport from the preparatory school of earth to the higher grade1 the school above4 ,the ,eden ,school 8,,happy ,,is ,,the ,,man ,,that ,,findeth ,,wisdom0 ,sidenote3 ,a ,model ,school ,the system of education instituted at the beginning of the world1 was to be a model for man throughout all after-time4 ,as an illustration of its principles a model school was established in ,eden1 the home of our first parents4 ,the garden of ,eden was the schoolroom1 nature was the lesson-book1 the ,creator ,himself was the instructor1 and the parents of the human family were the students4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,students ,created to be 8the image and glory of ,god10 ,adam and ,eve had received endowments not unworthy of their high destiny4 ,graceful and symmetrical in form1 regular and beautiful in feature1 their countenances glowing with the tint of health and the light of joy and hope1 they bore in outward resemblance the likeness of their ,maker4 ,nor was this likeness manifest in the physical nature only4 ,every faculty of mind and soul reflected the ,creator's glory4 ,endowed with high mental and spiritual gifts1 ,adam and ,eve were made but 8little lower than the angels10#aa that they might not only discern the wonders of the visible universe1 but comprehend moral responsibilities and obligations4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,schoolroom 8,the ,lord ,god planted a garden eastward in ,eden2 and there ,he put the man whom ,he had formed4 ,and out of the ground made the ,lord ,god to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight1 and good for food2 the tree of life also in the midst of the garden40#ab ,here1 amidst the beautiful scenes of nature untouched by sin1 our first parents were to receive their education4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,teacher ,in ,his interest for ,his children1 our heavenly ,father personally directed their education4 ,often they were visited by ,his messengers1 the holy angels1 and from them received counsel and instruction4 ,often as they walked in the garden in the cool of the day they heard the voice of ,god1 and face to face held communion with the ,eternal4 ,his thoughts toward them were 8thoughts of peace1 and not of evil40#ac ,his every purpose was their highest good4 ,sidenote3 ,course of ,study ,to ,adam and ,eve was committed the care of the garden1 8to dress it and to keep it40#ad ,though rich in all that the ,owner of the universe could supply1 they were not to be idle4 ,useful occupation was appointed them as a blessing1 to strengthen the body1 to expand the mind1 and to develop the character4 ,sidenote3 ,original ,research ,the book of nature1 which spread its living lessons before them1 afforded an exhaustless source of instruction and delight4 ,on every leaf of the forest and stone of the mountains1 in every shining star1 in earth and sea and sky1 ,god's name was written4 ,with both the animate and the inanimate creation1--with leaf and flower and tree1 and with every living creature1 from the leviathan of the waters to the mote in the sunbeam1--the dwellers in ,eden held converse1 gathering from each the secrets of its life4 ,god's glory in the heavens1 the innumerable worlds in their orderly revolutions1 8the balancings of the clouds10#ae the mysteries of light and sound1 of day and night1--all were objects of study by the pupils of earth's first school4 ,the laws and operations of nature1 and the great principles of truth that govern the spiritual universe1 were opened to their minds by the infinite ,author of all4 ,in 8the light of the knowledge of the glory of ,god10#af their mental and spiritual powers developed1 and they realized the highest pleasures of their holy existence4 ,sidenote3 ,other ,schools ,sidenote3 ,purpose of ,training ,as it came from the ,creator's hand1 not only the garden of ,eden but the whole earth was exceedingly beautiful4 ,no taint of sin1 or shadow of death1 marred the fair creation4 ,god's glory 8covered the heavens1 and the earth was full of ,his praise40 8,the morning stars sang together1 and all the sons of ,god shouted for joy40#ag ,thus was the earth a fit emblem of ,him who is 8abundant in goodness and truth20#ah a fit study for those who were made in ,his image4 ,the garden of ,eden was a representation of what ,god desired the whole earth to become1 and it was ,his purpose that1 as the human family increased in numbers1 they should establish other homes and schools like the one ,he had given4 ,thus in course of time the whole earth might be occupied with homes and schools where the words and the works of ,god should be studied1 and where the students should thus be fitted more and more fully to reflect1 throughout endless ages1 the light of the knowledge of ,his glory4 ,the ,knowledge of ,good and ,evil 8,,as ,,they ,,refused ,,to ,,have ,,god ,,in ,,their ,,knowledge1 ,,their ,,senseless ,,heart ,,was ,,darkened0 ,sidenote3 ,a ,test of ,loyalty ,though created innocent and holy1 our first parents were not placed beyond the possibility of wrong-doing4 ,god might have created them without the power to transgress ,his requirements2 but in that case there could have been no development of character2 their service would not have been voluntary1 but forced4 ,therefore ,he gave them the power of choice--the power to yield or to withhold obedience4 ,and before they could receive in fulness the blessings ,he desired to impart1 their love and loyalty must be tested4 ,sidenote3 ,only ,evil ,withheld ,in the garden of ,eden was the 8tree of knowledge of good and evil4444 ,and the ,lord ,god commanded the man1 saying1 ,of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat2 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil1 thou shalt not eat40#ai ,it was the will of ,god that ,adam and ,eve should not know evil4 ,the knowledge of good had been freely given them2 but the knowledge of evil1--of sin and its results1 of wearing toil1 of anxious care1 of disappointment and grief1 of pain and death1--this was in love withheld4 ,sidenote3 ,insinuation of ,distrust ,while ,god was seeking man's good1 ,satan was seeking his ruin4 ,when ,eve1 disregarding the ,lord's admonition concerning the forbidden tree1 ventured to approach it1 she came in contact with her foe4 ,her interest and curiosity having been awakened1 ,satan proceeded to deny ,god's word1 and to insinuate distrust of ,his wisdom and goodness4 ,to the woman's statement concerning the tree of knowledge1 8,god hath said1 ,ye shall not eat of it1 neither shall ye touch it1 lest ye die10 the tempter made answer1 8,ye shall not surely die2 for ,god doth know that in the day ye eat thereof1 then your eyes shall be opened1 and ye shall be as gods1 knowing good and evil40#bj ,sidenote3 ,reason versus ,faith ,satan desired to make it appear that this knowledge of good mingled with evil would be a blessing1 and that in forbidding them to take of the fruit of the tree1 ,god was withholding great good4 ,he urged that it was because of its wonderful properties for imparting wisdom and power that ,god had forbidden them to taste it2 that ,he was thus seeking to prevent them from reaching a nobler development and finding greater happiness4 ,he declared that he himself had eaten of the forbidden fruit1 and as a result had acquired the power of speech2 and that if they also would eat of it1 they would attain to a more exalted sphere of existence1 and enter a broader field of knowledge4 ,while ,satan claimed to have received great good by eating of the forbidden tree1 he did not let it appear that by transgression he had become an outcast from heaven4 ,here was falsehood1 so concealed under a covering of apparent truth that ,eve1 infatuated1 flattered1 beguiled1 did not discern the deception4 ,she coveted what ,god had forbidden2 she distrusted ,his wisdom4 ,she cast away faith1 the key of knowledge4 ,sidenote3 ,sight versus ,god's ,word ,when ,eve saw 8that the tree was good for food1 and that it was pleasant to the eyes1 and a tree to be desired to make one wise1 she took of the fruit thereof1 and did eat40 ,it was grateful to the taste1 and1 as she ate1 she seemed to feel a vivifying power1 and imagined herself entering upon a higher state of existence4 ,having herself transgressed1 she became a tempter to her husband1 8and he did eat40#ba 8,your eyes shall be opened10 the enemy had said2 8ye shall be as gods1 knowing good and evil40#bb ,their eyes were indeed opened2 but how sad the opening6 ,the knowledge of evil1 the curse of sin1 was all that the transgressors gained4 ,there was nothing poisonous in the fruit itself1 and the sin was not merely in yielding to appetite4 ,it was distrust of ,god's goodness1 disbelief of ,his word1 and rejection of ,his authority1 that made our first parents transgressors1 and that brought into the world a knowledge of evil4 ,it was this that opened the door to every species of falsehood and error4 ,man lost all because he chose to listen to the deceiver rather than to ,him who is ,truth1 who alone has understanding4 ,by the mingling of evil with good1 his mind had become confused1 his mental and spiritual powers benumbed4 ,no longer could he appreciate the good that ,god had so freely bestowed4 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,sin ,adam and ,eve had chosen the knowledge of evil2 and if they ever regained the position they had lost1 they must regain it under the unfavorable conditions they had brought upon themselves4 ,no longer were they to dwell in ,eden2 for in its perfection it could not teach them the lessons which it was now essential for them to learn4 ,in unutterable sadness they bade farewell to their beautiful surroundings1 and went forth to dwell upon the earth1 where rested the curse of sin4 ,to ,adam ,god had said3 8,because thou hast harkened unto the voice of thy wife1 and hast eaten of the tree1 of which ,i commanded thee1 saying1 ,thou shalt not eat of it2 cursed is the ground for thy sake2 in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life4 ,thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee2 and thou shalt eat the herb of the field4 ,in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread1 till thou return unto the ground2 for out of it wast thou taken2 for dust thou art1 and unto dust shalt thou return40#bc ,sidenote3 ,results ,manifest in ,nature ,although the earth was blighted with the curse1 nature was still to be man's lesson-book4 ,it could not now represent goodness only2 for evil was everywhere present1 marring earth and sea and air with its defiling touch4 ,where once was written only the character of ,god1 the knowledge of good1 was now written also the character of ,satan1 the knowledge of evil4 ,from nature1 which now revealed the knowledge of good and evil1 man was continually to receive warning as to the results of sin4 ,in drooping flower and falling leaf ,adam and his companion witnessed the first signs of decay4 ,vividly was brought to their minds the stern fact that every living thing must die4 ,even the air1 upon which their life depended1 bore the seeds of death4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,lost ,kingship ,continually they were reminded also of their lost dominion4 ,among the lower creatures ,adam had stood as king1 and so long as he remained loyal to ,god1 all nature acknowledged his rule2 but when he transgressed1 this dominion was forfeited4 ,the spirit of rebellion1 to which he himself had given entrance1 extended throughout the animal creation4 ,thus not only the life of man1 but the nature of the beasts1 the trees of the forest1 the grass of the field1 the very air he breathed1 all told the sad lesson of the knowledge of evil4 ,sidenote3 ,restoration through ,christ ,but man was not abandoned to the results of the evil he had chosen4 ,in the sentence pronounced upon ,satan was given an intimation of redemption4 8,i will put enmity between thee and the woman10 ,god said1 8and between thy seed and her seed2 it shall bruise thy head1 and thou shalt bruise his heel40#bd ,this sentence1 spoken in the hearing of our first parents1 was to them a promise4 ,before they heard of the thorn and the thistle1 of the toil and sorrow that must be their portion1 or of the dust to which they must return1 they listened to words that could not fail of giving them hope4 ,all that had been lost by yielding to ,satan could be regained through ,christ4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,gospel in ,nature ,this intimation also nature repeats to us4 ,though marred by sin1 it speaks not only of creation but of redemption4 ,though the earth bears testimony to the curse in the evident signs of decay1 it is still rich and beautiful in the tokens of life-giving power4 ,the trees cast off their leaves1 only to be robed with fresher verdure2 the flowers die1 to spring forth in new beauty2 and in every manifestation of creative power is held out the assurance that we may be created anew in 8righteousness and holiness of truth40#be ,thus the very objects and operations of nature that bring so vividly to mind our great loss become to us the messengers of hope4 ,as far as evil extends1 the voice of our ,father is heard1 bidding ,his children see in its results the nature of sin1 warning them to forsake the evil1 and inviting them to receive the good4 ,relation of ,education to ,redemption 8,,the ,,light ,,of ,,the ,,knowledge ,,of ,,the ,,glory ,,of ,,god ,,in ,,the ,,face ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ0 ,sidenote3 ,communion with ,god ,by sin man was shut out from ,god4 ,except for the plan of redemption1 eternal separation from ,god1 the darkness of unending night1 would have been his4 ,through the ,saviour's sacrifice1 communion with ,god is again made possible4 ,we may not in person approach into ,his presence2 in our sin we may not look upon ,his face2 but we can behold ,him and commune with ,him in ,jesus1 the ,saviour4 8,the light of the knowledge of the glory of ,god0 is revealed 8in the face of ,jesus ,christ40 ,god is 8in ,christ1 reconciling the world unto ,himself40#bf ,sidenote3 ,the ,highest ,revelation 8,the ,word became flesh1 and dwelt among us1 444 full of grace and truth40 8,in ,him was life2 and the life was the light of men40#bg ,the life and the death of ,christ1 the price of our redemption1 are not only to us the promise and pledge of life1 not only the means of opening again to us the treasures of wisdom3 they are a broader1 higher revelation of ,his character than even the holy ones of ,eden knew4 ,sidenote3 ,power through the ,gospel ,and while ,christ opens heaven to man1 the life which ,he imparts opens the heart of man to heaven4 ,sin not only shuts us away from ,god1 but destroys in the human soul both the desire and the capacity for knowing ,him4 ,all this work of evil it is ,christ's mission to undo4 ,the faculties of the soul1 paralyzed by sin1 the darkened mind1 the perverted will1 ,he has power to invigorate and to restore4 ,he opens to us the riches of the universe1 and by ,him the power to discern and to appropriate these treasures is imparted4 ,sidenote3 ,co-operation with ,christ ,christ is the 8,light1 which lighteth every man that cometh into the world40#bh ,as through ,christ every human being has life1 so also through ,him every soul receives some ray of divine light4 ,not only intellectual but spiritual power1 a perception of right1 a desire for goodness1 exists in every heart4 ,but against these principles there is struggling an antagonistic power4 ,the result of the eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil is manifest in every man's experience4 ,there is in his nature a bent to evil1 a force which1 unaided1 he can not resist4 ,to withstand this force1 to attain that ideal which in his inmost soul he accepts as alone worthy1 he can find help in but one power4 ,that power is ,christ4 ,co-operation with that power is man's greatest need4 ,in all educational effort should not this co-operation be the highest aim8 ,the true teacher is not satisfied with second-rate work4 ,he is not satisfied with directing his students to a standard lower than the highest which it is possible for them to attain4 ,he can not be content with imparting to them only technical knowledge1 with making them merely clever accountants1 skilful artisans1 successful tradesmen4 ,it is his ambition to inspire them with principles of truth1 obedience1 honor1 integrity1 and purity1--principles that will make them a positive force for the stability and uplifting of society4 ,he desires them1 above all else1 to learn life's great lesson of unselfish service4 ,these principles become a living power to shape the character1 through the acquaintance of the soul with ,christ2 through an acceptance of ,his wisdom as the guide1 ,his power as the strength1 of heart and life4 ,this union formed1 the student has found the ,source of wisdom4 ,he has within his reach the power to realize in himself his noblest ideals4 ,the opportunities of the highest education for life in his world are his4 ,and in the training here gained1 he is entering upon that course which embraces eternity4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,one ,foundation ,in the highest sense1 the work of education and the work of redemption are one2 for in education1 as in redemption1 8other foundation can no man lay than that is laid1 which is ,jesus ,christ40 8,it was the good pleasure of the ,father that in ,him should all the fulness dwell40#bi ,under changed conditions1 true education is still conformed to the ,creator's plan1 the plan of the ,eden school4 ,adam and ,eve received instruction through direct communion with ,god2 we behold 8the light of the knowledge of ,his glory0 in the face of ,christ4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,teacher's ,aim ,the great principles of education are unchanged4 8,they stand fast forever and ever20#cj for they are the principles of the character of ,god4 ,to aid the student in comprehending these principles1 and in entering into that relation with ,christ which will make them a controlling power in the life1 should be the teacher's first effort and his constant aim4 ,the teacher who accepts this aim is in truth a co-worker with ,christ1 a laborer together with ,god4 ,,illustrations 8,whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning0 ,the ,education of ,israel 8,,the ,,lord ,,alone ,,did ,,lead ,,him2 ,,he ,,instructed ,,him1 ,,he ,,kept ,,him ,,as ,,the ,,apple ,,of ,,his ,,eye0 ,the system of education established in ,eden centered in the family4 ,adam was 8the son of ,god10#ca and it was from their ,father that the children of the ,highest received instruction4 ,theirs1 in the truest sense1 was a family school4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,family ,school ,in the divine plan of education as adapted to man's condition after the fall1 ,christ stands as the representative of the ,father1 the connecting link between ,god and man2 ,he is the great teacher of mankind4 ,and ,he ordained that men and women should be ,his representatives4 ,the family was the school1 and the parents were the teachers4 ,sidenote3 ,conditions ,the education centering in the family was that which prevailed in the days of the patriarchs4 ,for the schools thus established1 ,god provided the conditions most favorable for the development of character4 ,the people who were under ,his direction still pursued the plan of life that ,he had appointed in the beginning4 ,those who departed from ,god built for themselves cities1 and1 congregating in them1 gloried in the splendor1 the luxury1 and the vice that make the cities of to-day the world's pride and its curse4 ,but the men who held fast ,god's principles of life dwelt among the fields and hills4 ,they were tillers of the soil1 and keepers of flocks and herds2 and in this free1 independent life1 with its opportunities for labor and study and meditation1 they learned of ,god1 and taught their children of ,his works and ways4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,training in the ,wilderness ,this was the method of education that ,god desired to establish in ,israel4 ,but when brought out of ,egypt there were among the ,israelites few prepared to be workers together with ,him in the training of their children4 ,the parents themselves needed instruction and discipline4 ,victims of lifelong slavery1 they were ignorant1 untrained1 degraded4 ,they had little knowledge of ,god1 and little faith in ,him4 ,they were confused by false teaching1 and corrupted by their long contact with heathenism4 ,god desired to lift them to a higher moral level2 and to this end ,he sought to give them a knowledge of ,himself4 ,sidenote3 ,to ,encourage ,faith ,in ,his dealings with the wanderers in the desert1 in all their marchings to and fro1 in their exposure to hunger1 thirst1 and weariness1 in their peril from heathen foes1 and in the manifestation of ,his providence for their relief1 ,god was seeking to strengthen their faith by revealing to them the power that was continually working for their good4 ,and having taught them to trust in ,his love and power1 it was ,his purpose to set before them1 in the precepts of ,his law1 the standard of character to which1 through ,his grace1 ,he desired them to attain4 ,sidenote3 ,surroundings at ,sinai ,sidenote3 8,the ,strength of the ,hills ,is ,his0 ,precious were the lessons taught to ,israel during their sojourn at ,sinai4 ,this was a period of special training for the inheritance of ,canaan4 ,and their surroundings here were favorable for the accomplishing of ,god's purpose4 ,on the summit of ,sinai1 overshadowing the plain where the people spread their tents1 rested the pillar of cloud which had been the guide of their journey4 ,a pillar of fire by night1 it assured them of the divine protection2 and while they were locked in slumber1 the bread of heaven fell gently upon the encampment4 ,on every hand1 vast1 rugged heights1 in their solemn grandeur1 spoke of eternal endurance and majesty4 ,man was made to feel his ignorance and weakness in the presence of ,him who hath 8weighed the mountains in scales1 and the hills in a balance40#cb ,here1 by the manifestation of ,his glory1 ,god sought to impress ,israel with the holiness of ,his character and requirements1 and the exceeding guilt of transgression4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,symbol of ,god's ,presence ,but the people were slow to learn the lesson4 ,accustomed as they had been in ,egypt to material representations of the ,deity1 and these of the most degrading nature1 it was difficult for them to conceive of the existence or the character of the ,unseen ,one4 ,in pity for their weakness1 ,god gave them a symbol of ,his presence4 8,let them make ,me a sanctuary10 ,he said2 8that ,i may dwell among them40#cc ,in the building of the sanctuary as a dwelling-place for ,god1 ,moses was directed to make all things according to the pattern of things in the heavens4 ,god called him into the mount1 and revealed to him the heavenly things1 and in their similitude the tabernacle1 with all that pertained to it1 was fashioned4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,pattern in the ,mount ,so to ,israel1 whom ,he desired to make ,his dwelling-place1 ,he revealed ,his glorious ideal of character4 ,the pattern was shown them in the mount when the law was given from ,sinai1 and when ,god passed by before ,moses and proclaimed1 8,the ,lord1 ,the ,lord ,god1 merciful and gracious1 long-suffering1 and abundant in goodness and truth40#cd ,but this ideal they were1 in themselves1 powerless to attain4 ,the revelation at ,sinai could only impress them with their need and helplessness4 ,another lesson the tabernacle1 through its service of sacrifice1 was to teach1--the lesson of pardon of sin1 and power through the ,saviour for obedience unto life4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,gospel in the ,tabernacle ,through ,christ was to be fulfilled the purpose of which the tabernacle was a symbol1--that glorious building1 its walls of glistening gold reflecting in rainbow hues the curtains inwrought with cherubim1 the fragrance of ever-burning incense pervading all1 the priests robed in spotless white1 and in the deep mystery of the inner place1 above the mercy-seat1 between the figures of the bowed1 worshiping angels1 the glory of the ,holiest4 ,in all1 ,god desired ,his people to read ,his purpose for the human soul4 ,it was the same purpose long afterward set forth by the apostle ,paul1 speaking by the ,holy ,spirit3-- ,sidenote3 ,the ,human ,temple 8,know ye not that ye are the temple of ,god1 and that the ,spirit of ,god dwelleth in you8 ,if any man defile the temple of ,god1 him shall ,god destroy2 for the temple of ,god is holy1 which temple ye are40#ce ,sidenote3 ,building the ,sanctuary ,great was the privilege and honor granted ,israel in the preparation of the sanctuary2 and great was also the responsibility4 ,a structure of surpassing splendor1 demanding for its construction the most costly material and the highest artistic skill1 was to be erected in the wilderness1 by a people just escaped from slavery4 ,it seemed a stupendous task4 ,but ,he who had given the plan of the building stood pledged to co-operate with the builders4 8,the ,lord spake unto ,moses1 saying1 ,see1 ,i have called by name ,bezaleel1 the son of ,uri1 the son of ,hur1 of the tribe of ,judah2 and ,i have filled him with the ,spirit of ,god1 in wisdom1 and in understanding1 and in knowledge1 and in all manner of workmanship4444 ,and ,i1 behold1 ,i have given with him ,aholiab1 the son of ,ahisamach1 of the tribe of ,dan2 and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted ,i have put wisdom1 that they may make all that ,i have commanded thee40#cf ,sidenote3 ,an ,industrial ,school ,what an industrial school was that in the wilderness1 having for its instructors ,christ and ,his angels6 ,in the preparation of the sanctuary and in its furnishing1 all the people were to co-operate4 ,there was labor for brain and hand4 ,a great variety of material was required1 and all were invited to contribute as their own hearts prompted4 ,thus in labor and in giving they were taught to co-operate with ,god and with one another4 ,and they were to co-operate also in the preparation of the spiritual building--,god's temple in the soul4 ,sidenote3 ,organization ,from the outset of the journey from ,egypt1 lessons had been given for their training and discipline4 ,even before they left ,egypt a temporary organization had been effected1 and the people were arranged in companies1 under appointed leaders4 ,at ,sinai the arrangements for organization were completed4 ,the order so strikingly displayed in all the works of ,god was manifest in the ,hebrew economy4 ,god was the center of authority and government4 ,moses1 as ,his representative1 was to administer the laws in ,his name4 ,then came the council of seventy1 then the priests and the princes1 under these 8captains over thousands1 and captains over hundreds1 and captains over fifties1 and captains over tens10#cg and1 lastly1 officers appointed for special duties4 ,the camp was arranged in exact order1 the tabernacle1 the abiding-place of ,god1 in the midst1 and around it the tents of the priests and the ,levites4 ,outside of these1 each tribe encamped beside its own standard4 ,sidenote3 ,sanitary ,regulations ,thorough-going sanitary regulations were enforced4 ,these were enjoined on the people1 not only as necessary to health1 but as the condition of retaining among them the presence of the ,holy ,one4 ,by divine authority ,moses declared to them1 8,the ,lord thy ,god walketh in the midst of thy camp1 to deliver thee2 444 therefore shall thy camp be holy40#ch ,sidenote3 ,diet ,the education of the ,israelites included all their habits of life4 ,everything that concerned their well-being was the subject of divine solicitude1 and came within the province of divine law4 ,even in providing their food1 ,god sought their highest good4 ,the manna with which ,he fed them in the wilderness was of a nature to promote physical1 mental1 and moral strength4 ,though so many of them rebelled against the restriction of their diet1 and longed to return to the days when1 they said1 8,we sat by the flesh-pots1 and when we did eat bread to the full10#ci yet the wisdom of ,god's choice for them was vindicated in a manner they could not gainsay4 ,notwithstanding the hardships of their wilderness life1 there was not a feeble one in all their tribes4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,divine ,guiding ,in all their journeyings the ark containing the law of ,god was to lead the way4 ,the place of their encampment was indicated by the descent of the pillar of cloud4 ,as long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle1 they remained in camp4 ,when it lifted1 they pursued their journey4 ,both the halt and the departure were marked by a solemn invocation4 8,it came to pass1 when the ark set forward1 that ,moses said1 ,rise up1 ,lord1 and let ,thine enemies be scattered4444 ,and when it rested1 he said1 ,return1 ,o ,lord1 unto the many thousands of ,israel40#dj ,sidenote3 ,music and ,song ,as the people journeyed through the wilderness1 many precious lessons were fixed in their minds by means of song4 ,at their deliverance from ,pharaoh's army the whole host of ,israel had joined in the song of triumph4 ,far over desert and sea rang the joyous refrain1 and the mountains re-echoed the accents of praise1 8,sing ye to ,jehovah1 for ,he hath triumphed gloriously40#da ,often on the journey was this song repeated1 cheering the hearts and kindling the faith of the pilgrim travelers4 ,the commandments as given from ,sinai1 with promises of ,god's favor and records of ,his wonderful works for their deliverance1 were by divine direction expressed in song1 and were chanted to the sound of instrumental music1 the people keeping step as their voices united in praise4 ,thus their thoughts were uplifted from the trials and difficulties of the way1 the restless1 turbulent spirit was soothed and calmed1 the principles of truth were implanted in the memory1 and faith was strengthened4 ,concert of action taught order and unity1 and the people were brought into closer touch with ,god and with one another4 ,sidenote3 ,purpose of ,god's ,discipline ,of the dealing of ,god with ,israel during the forty years of wilderness wandering1 ,moses declared3 8,as a man chasteneth his son1 so the ,lord thy ,god chasteneth thee20 8to humble thee1 and to prove thee1 to know what was in thine heart1 whether thou wouldst keep ,his commandments1 or no40#db 8,he found him in a desert land1 and in the waste howling wilderness2 ,he led him about1 ,he instructed him1 ,he kept him as the apple of ,his eye4 ,as an eagle stirreth up her nest1 fluttereth over her young1 spreadeth abroad her wings1 taketh them1 beareth them on her wings2 so the ,lord alone did lead him1 and there was no strange god with him40#dc 8,he remembered ,his holy promise1 and ,abraham ,his servant4 ,and ,he brought forth ,his people with joy1 and ,his chosen with gladness2 and gave them the lands of the heathen2 and they inherited the labor of the people2 that they might observe ,his statutes1 and keep ,his laws40#dd ,sidenote3 ,facilities in ,canaan ,god surrounded ,israel with every facility1 gave them every privilege1 that would make them an honor to ,his name and a blessing to surrounding nations4 ,if they would walk in the ways of obedience1 ,he promised to make them 8high above all nations which ,he hath made1 in praise1 and in name1 and in honor40 8,all people of the earth10 ,he said1 8shall hear that thou art called by the name of ,jehovah2 and they shall be afraid of thee40 ,the nations which shall hear all these statutes shall say1 8,surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people40#de ,sidenote3 ,god's ,law ,taught ,in the laws committed to ,israel1 explicit instruction was given concerning education4 ,to ,moses at ,sinai ,god had revealed ,himself as 8merciful and gracious1 long-suffering1 and abundant in goodness and truth40#df ,these principles1 embodied in ,his law1 the fathers and mothers in ,israel were to teach their children4 ,moses by divine direction declared to them3 8,these words1 which ,i command thee this day1 shall be in thine heart2 and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children1 and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house1 and when thou walkest by the way1 and when thou liest down1 and when thou risest up40#dg ,not as a dry theory were these things to be taught4 ,those who would impart truth must themselves practise its principles4 ,only by reflecting the character of ,god in the uprightness1 nobility1 and unselfishness of their own lives can they impress others4 ,sidenote3 ,object ,lessons ,true education is not the forcing of instruction on an unready and unreceptive mind4 ,the mental powers must be awakened1 the interest aroused4 ,for this1 ,god's method of teaching provided4 ,he who created the mind and ordained its laws1 provided for its development in accordance with them4 ,in the home and the sanctuary1 through the things of nature and of art1 in labor and in festivity1 in sacred building and memorial stone1 by methods and rites and symbols unnumbered1 ,god gave to ,israel lessons illustrating ,his principles1 and preserving the memory of ,his wonderful works4 ,then1 as inquiry was made1 the instruction given impressed mind and heart4 ,in the arrangements for the education of the chosen people it is made manifest that a life centered in ,god is a life of completeness4 ,every want ,he has implanted1 ,he provides to satisfy2 every faculty imparted1 ,he seeks to develop4 ,the ,author of all beauty1 ,himself a lover of the beautiful1 ,god provided to gratify in ,his children the love of beauty4 ,he made provision also for their social needs1 for the kindly and helpful associations that do so much to cultivate sympathy and to brighten and sweeten life4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,annual ,feasts ,as a means of education1 an important place was filled by the feasts of ,israel4 ,in ordinary life the family was both a school and a church1 the parents being the instructors in secular and in religious lines4 ,but three times a year seasons were appointed for social intercourse and worship4 ,first at ,shiloh1 and afterward at ,jerusalem1 these gatherings were held4 ,only the fathers and sons were required to be present2 but none desired to forego the opportunities of the feasts1 and1 so far as possible1 all the household were in attendance2 and with them1 as sharers of their hospitality1 were the stranger1 the ,levite1 and the poor4 ,sidenote3 ,journey to ,jerusalem ,the journey to ,jerusalem1 in the simple1 patriarchal style1 amidst the beauty of the spring-time1 the richness of midsummer1 or the ripened glory of autumn1 was a delight4 ,with offerings of gratitude they came1 from the man of white hairs to the little child1 to meet with ,god in ,his holy habitation4 ,as they journeyed1 the experiences of the past1 the stories that both old and young still love so well1 were recounted to the ,hebrew children4 ,the songs that had cheered the wilderness wandering were sung4 ,god's commandments were chanted1 and1 bound up with the blessed influences of nature and of kindly human association1 they were forever fixed in the memory of many a child and youth4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,paschal ,service ,the ceremonies witnessed at ,jerusalem in connection with the paschal service1--the night assembly1 the men with their girded loins1 shoes on feet1 and staff in hand1 the hasty meal1 the lamb1 the unleavened bread1 and the bitter herbs1 and in the solemn silence the rehearsal of the story of the sprinkled blood1 the death-dealing angel1 and the grand march from the land of bondage1--all were of a nature to stir the imagination and impress the heart4 ,sidenote3 ,feast of ,ingathering ,the ,feast of ,tabernacles1 or harvest-festival1 with its offerings from orchard and field1 its week's encampment in the leafy booths1 its social reunions1 the sacred memorial service1 and the generous hospitality to ,god's workers1 the ,levites of the sanctuary1 and to ,his children1 the strangers and the poor1 uplifted all minds in gratitude to ,him who had 8crowned the year with ,his goodness10 and whose 8paths dropped fatness40 ,by the devout in ,israel1 fully a month of every year was occupied in this way4 ,it was a period free from care and labor1 and almost wholly devoted1 in the truest sense1 to purposes of education4 ,sidenote3 ,ownership of ,land ,in apportioning the inheritance of ,his people1 it was ,god's purpose to teach them1 and through them the people of after-generations1 correct principles concerning the ownership of the land4 ,the land of ,canaan was divided among the whole people1 the ,levites only1 as ministers of the sanctuary1 being excepted4 ,though one might for a season dispose of his possession1 he could not barter away the inheritance of his children4 ,when able to do so1 he was at liberty at any time to redeem it2 debts were remitted every seventh year1 and in the fiftieth1 or year of jubilee1 all landed property reverted to the original owner4 ,thus every family was secured in its possession1 and a safeguard was afforded against the extremes either of wealth or of poverty4 ,sidenote3 ,special ,provision for ,education ,by the distribution of the land among the people1 ,god provided for them1 as for the dwellers in ,eden1 the occupation most favorable to development1--the care of plants and animals4 ,a further provision for education was the suspension of agricultural labor every seventh year1 the land lying fallow1 and its spontaneous products being left to the poor4 ,thus was given opportunity for more extended study1 for social intercourse and worship1 and for the exercise of benevolence1 so often crowded out by life's cares and labors4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,key to ,present-,day ,problems ,were the principles of ,god's laws regarding the distribution of property carried out in the world to-day1 how different would be the condition of the people6 ,an observance of these principles would prevent the terrible evils that in all ages have resulted from the oppression of the poor by the rich and the hatred of the rich by the poor4 ,while it might hinder the amassing of great wealth1 it would tend to prevent the ignorance and degradation of tens of thousands whose ill-paid servitude is required for the building up of these colossal fortunes4 ,it would aid in bringing a peaceful solution of problems that now threaten to fill the world with anarchy and bloodshed4 ,sidenote3 ,recognition of ,god's ,ownership ,the consecration to ,god of a tithe of all increase1 whether of the orchard and harvest-field1 the flocks and herds1 or the labor of brain or hand2 the devotion of a second tithe for the relief of the poor and other benevolent uses1 tended to keep fresh before the people the truth of ,god's ownership of all1 and of their opportunity to be channels of ,his blessings4 ,it was a training adapted to kill out all narrowing selfishness1 and to cultivate breadth and nobility of character4 ,a knowledge of ,god1 fellowship with ,him in study and in labor1 likeness to ,him in character1 were to be the source1 the means1 and the aim of ,israel's education1--the education imparted by ,god to the parents1 and by them to be given to their children4 ,the ,schools of the ,prophets 8,,they ,,sat ,,down ,,at ,,thy ,,feet2 ,,every ,,one ,,shall ,,receive ,,of ,,thy ,,words0 ,sidenote3 ,perils from ,heathenism ,wherever in ,israel ,god's plan of education was carried into effect1 its results testified of its ,author4 ,but in very many households the training appointed by ,heaven1 and the characters thus developed1 were alike rare4 ,god's plan was but partially and imperfectly fulfilled4 ,by unbelief and by disregard of the ,lord's directions1 the ,israelites surrounded themselves with temptations that few had power to resist4 ,at their settlement in ,canaan 8they did not destroy the nations1 concerning whom the ,lord commanded them2 but were mingled among the heathen1 and learned their works4 ,and they served their idols1 which were a snare unto them40 ,their heart was not right with ,god1 8neither were they steadfast in ,his covenant4 ,but ,he1 being full of compassion1 forgave their iniquity1 and destroyed them not2 yea1 many a time turned ,he ,his anger away4444 ,for ,he remembered that they were but flesh2 a wind that passeth away1 and cometh not again40#dh ,sidenote3 ,parental ,indifference ,fathers and mothers in ,israel became indifferent to their obligation to ,god1 indifferent to their obligation to their children4 ,through unfaithfulness in the home1 and idolatrous influences without1 many of the ,hebrew youth received an education differing widely from that which ,god had planned for them4 ,they learned the ways of the heathen4 ,sidenote3 ,schools as a ,safeguard ,to meet this growing evil1 ,god provided other agencies as an aid to parents in the work of education4 ,from the earliest times1 prophets had been recognized as teachers divinely appointed4 ,in the highest sense the prophet was one who spoke by direct inspiration1 communicating to the people the messages he had received from ,god4 ,but the name was given also to those who1 though not so directly inspired1 were divinely called to instruct the people in the works and ways of ,god4 ,for the training of such a class of teachers1 ,samuel1 by the ,lord's direction1 established the schools of the prophets4 ,sidenote3 ,teachers and ,students ,these schools were intended to serve as a barrier against the wide-spreading corruption1 to provide for the mental and spiritual welfare of the youth1 and to promote the prosperity of the nation by furnishing it with men qualified to act in the fear of ,god as leaders and counselors4 ,to this end1 ,samuel gathered companies of young men who were pious1 intelligent1 and studious4 ,these were called the sons of the prophets4 ,as they studied the word and the works of ,god1 ,his life-giving power quickened the energies of mind and soul1 and the students received wisdom from above4 ,the instructors were not only versed in divine truth1 but had themselves enjoyed communion with ,god1 and had received the special endowment of ,his ,spirit4 ,they had the respect and confidence of the people1 both for learning and for piety4 ,in ,samuel's day there were two of these schools1--one at ,ramah1 the home of the prophet1 and the other at ,kirjath-jearim4 ,in later times others were established4 ,sidenote3 ,industrial ,training ,the pupils of these schools sustained themselves by their own labor in tilling the soil1 or in some mechanical employment4 ,in ,israel this was not thought strange or degrading2 indeed1 it was regarded as a sin to allow children to grow up in ignorance of useful labor4 ,every youth1 whether his parents were rich or poor1 was taught some trade4 ,even though he was to be educated for holy office1 a knowledge of practical life was regarded as essential to the greatest usefulness4 ,many also of the teachers supported themselves by manual labor4 ,sidenote3 ,course of ,study ,in both the school and the home much of the teaching was oral2 but the youth also learned to read the ,hebrew writings1 and the parchment rolls of the ,old ,testament ,scriptures were open to their study4 ,the chief subjects of study in these schools were the law of ,god1 with the instruction given to ,moses1 sacred history1 sacred music1 and poetry4 ,in the records of sacred history were traced the footsteps of ,jehovah4 ,the great truths set forth by the types in the service of the sanctuary were brought to view1 and faith grasped the central object of all that system1--the ,lamb of ,god1 that was to take away the sin of the world4 ,a spirit of devotion was cherished4 ,not only were the students taught the duty of prayer1 but they were taught how to pray1 how to approach their ,creator1 how to exercise faith in ,him1 and how to understand and obey the teachings of ,his ,spirit4 ,sanctified intellect brought forth from the treasure-house of ,god things new and old1 and the ,spirit of ,god was manifested in prophecy and sacred song4 ,sidenote3 ,results ,these schools proved to be one of the means most effective in promoting that righteousness which 8exalteth a nation40#di ,in not small degree they aided in laying the foundation of that marvelous prosperity which distinguished the reigns of ,david and ,solomon4 ,sidenote3 ,david and ,solomon ,the principles taught in the schools of the prophets were the same that moulded ,david's character and shaped his life4 ,the word of ,god was his instructor4 8,through ,thy precepts10 he said1 8,i get understanding4444 ,i have inclined mine heart to perform ,thy statutes40#ej ,it was this that caused the ,lord to pronounce ,david1 when in his youth ,he called him to the throne1 8a man after ,mine own heart40#ea ,in the early life of ,solomon also are seen the results of ,god's method of education4 ,solomon in his youth made ,david's choice his own4 ,above every earthly good he asked of ,god a wise and understanding heart4 ,and the ,lord gave him not only that which he sought1 but that also for which he had not sought1--both riches and honor4 ,the power of his understanding1 the extent of his knowledge1 the glory of his reign1 became the wonder of the world4 ,sidenote3 ,greatness of ,israel ,in the reigns of ,david and ,solomon1 ,israel reached the height of her greatness4 ,the promise given to ,abraham and repeated through ,moses was fulfilled3 8,if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which ,i command you1 to do them1 to love the ,lord your ,god1 to walk in all ,his ways1 and to cleave unto ,him2 then will the ,lord drive out all these nations from before you1 and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves4 ,every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours3 from the wilderness and ,lebanon1 from the river1 the river ,euphrates1 even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be4 ,there shall no man be able to stand before you40#eb ,sidenote3 ,intermingling with ,idolaters ,sidenote3 ,apostasy ,but in the midst of prosperity lurked danger4 ,the sin of ,david's later years1 though sincerely repented of and sorely punished1 emboldened the people in transgression of ,god's commandments4 ,and ,solomon's life1 after a morning of so great promise1 was darkened with apostasy4 ,desire for political power and self-aggrandizement led to alliance with heathen nations4 ,the silver of ,tarshish and the gold of ,ophir were procured by the sacrifice of integrity1 the betrayal of sacred trusts4 ,association with idolaters1 marriage with heathen wives1 corrupted his faith4 ,the barriers that ,god had erected for the safety of ,his people were thus broken down1 and ,solomon gave himself up to the worship of false gods4 ,on the summit of the ,mount of ,olives1 confronting the temple of ,jehovah1 were erected gigantic images and altars for the service of heathen deities4 ,as he cast off his allegiance to ,god1 ,solomon lost the mastery of himself4 ,his fine sensibilities became blunted4 ,the conscientious1 considerate spirit of his early reign was changed4 ,pride1 ambition1 prodigality1 and indulgence bore fruit in cruelty and exaction4 ,he who had been a just1 compassionate1 and ,god-fearing ruler1 became tyrannical and oppressive4 ,he who at the dedication of the temple had prayed for his people that their hearts might be undividedly given to the ,lord1 became their seducer4 ,solomon dishonored himself1 dishonored ,israel1 and dishonored ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,national ,overthrow ,the nation1 of which he had been the pride1 followed his leading4 ,though he afterward repented1 his repentance did not prevent the fruition of the evil he had sown4 ,the discipline and training that ,god appointed for ,israel would cause them1 in all their ways of life1 to differ from the people of other nations4 ,this peculiarity1 which should have been regarded as a special privilege and blessing1 was to them unwelcome4 ,the simplicity and self-restraint essential to the highest development they sought to exchange for the pomp and self-indulgence of heathen peoples4 ,to be 8like all the nations0#ec was their ambition4 ,god's plan of education was set aside1 ,his authority disowned4 ,in the rejection of the ways of ,god for the ways of men1 the downfall of ,israel began4 ,thus also it continued1 until the ,jewish people became a prey to the very nations whose practises they had chosen to follow4 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,plan ,unchanged ,as a nation the children of ,israel failed of receiving the benefits that ,god desired to give them4 ,they did not appreciate ,his purpose or co-operate in its execution4 ,but though individuals and peoples may thus separate themselves from ,him1 ,his purpose for those who trust ,him is unchanged4 8,whatsoever ,god doeth1 it shall be forever40#ed ,while there are different degrees of development and different manifestations of ,his power to meet the wants of men in the different ages1 ,god's work in all time is the same4 ,the ,teacher is the same4 ,god's character and ,his plan are the same4 ,with ,him 8is not variableness1 neither shadow of turning40#ee ,sidenote3 8,for ,our ,admonition0 ,the experiences of ,israel were recorded for our instruction4 8,all those things happened unto them for ensamples1 and they are written for our admonition1 upon whom the ends of the world are come40#ef ,with us1 as with ,israel of old1 success in education depends on fidelity in carrying out the ,creator's plan4 ,adherence to the principles of ,god's word will bring as great blessings to us as it would have brought to the ,hebrew people4 ,lives of ,great ,men 8,,the ,,fruit ,,of ,,the ,,righteous ,,is ,a ,,tree ,,of ,,life0 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,true ,education ,sacred history presents many illustrations of the results of true education4 ,it presents many noble examples of men whose characters were formed under divine direction2 men whose lives were a blessing to their fellow-men1 and who stood in the world as representatives of ,god4 ,among these are ,joseph and ,daniel1 ,moses1 ,elisha1 and ,paul1--the greatest statesmen1 the wisest legislator1 one of the most faithful of reformers1 and1 except ,him who spoke as never man spake1 the most illustrious teacher that his world has known4 ,sidenote3 ,joseph ,in early life1 just as they were passing from youth to manhood1 ,joseph and ,daniel were separated from their homes1 and carried as captives to heathen lands4 ,especially was ,joseph subject to the temptations that attend great changes of fortune4 ,in his father's home a tenderly cherished child2 in the house of ,potiphar a slave1 then a confidant and companion2 a man of affairs1 educated by study1 observation1 contact with men2 in ,pharaoh's dungeon a prisoner of state1 condemned unjustly1 without hope of vindication or prospect of release2 called at a great crisis to the leadership of the nation1--what enabled him to preserve his integrity8 ,sidenote3 ,perils of ,prosperity ,no one can stand upon a lofty height without danger4 ,as the tempest that leaves unharmed the flower of the valley uproots the tree upon the mountaintop1 so do fierce temptations that leave untouched the lowly in life assail those who stand in the world's high places of success and honor4 ,but ,joseph bore alike the test of adversity and of prosperity4 ,the same fidelity was manifest in the palace of the ,pharaohs as in the prisoner's cell4 ,sidenote3 ,joseph's ,early ,years ,in his childhood1 ,joseph had been taught the love and fear of ,god4 ,often in his father's tent1 under the ,syrian stars1 he had been told the story of the night vision at ,bethel1 of the ladder from heaven to earth1 and the descending and ascending angels1 and of ,him who from the throne above revealed ,himself to ,jacob4 ,he had been told the story of the conflict beside the ,jabbok1 when1 renouncing cherished sins1 ,jacob stood conqueror1 and received the title of a prince with ,god4 ,a shepherd boy1 tending his father's flocks1 ,joseph's pure and simple life had favored the development of both physical and mental power4 ,by communion with ,god through nature and the study of the great truths handed down as a sacred trust from father to son1 he had gained strength of mind1 and firmness of principle4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,crisis ,in the crisis of his life1 when making that terrible journey from his childhood's home in ,canaan to the bondage which awaited him in ,egypt1 looking for the last time on the hills that hid the tents of his kindred1 ,joseph remembered his father's ,god4 ,he remembered the lessons of his childhood1 and his soul thrilled with the resolve to prove himself true1--ever to act as became a subject of the ,king of heaven4 ,sidenote3 ,training for ,service ,in the bitter life of a stranger and a slave1 amidst the sights and sounds of vice and the allurements of heathen worship1 a worship surrounded with all the attractions of wealth and culture and the pomp of royalty1 ,joseph was steadfast4 ,he had learned the lesson of obedience to duty4 ,faithfulness in every station1 from the most lowly to the most exalted1 trained every power for highest service4 ,at the time when he was called to the court of ,pharaoh1 ,egypt was the greatest of nations4 ,in civilization1 art1 learning1 she was unequaled4 ,through a period of utmost difficulty and danger1 ,joseph administered the affairs of the kingdom2 and this he did in a manner that won the confidence of the king and the people4 ,pharaoh made him 8lord of his house1 and ruler of all his substance2 to bind his princes at his pleasure1 and teach his senators wisdom40#eg ,sidenote3 ,secret of ,joseph's ,greatness ,the secret of ,joseph's life ,inspiration has set before us4 ,in words of divine power and beauty1 ,jacob1 in the blessing pronounced upon his children1 spoke thus of his best-loved son3-- 8,joseph is a fruitful bough1 ,even a fruitful bough by a well2 ,whose branches run over the wall2 ,the archers have sorely grieved him1 ,and shot at him1 and hated him2 ,but his bow abode in strength1 ,and the arms of his hands were made strong ,by the hands of the mighty ,god of ,jacob2 444 ,even by the ,god of thy father1 who shall help thee2 ,and by the ,almighty1 who shall bless thee ,with blessings of heaven above1 ,blessings of the deep that lieth under2 444 ,the blessings of thy father have prevailed ,above the blessings of my progenitors ,unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills2 ,they shall be on the head of ,joseph1 ,and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren40#eh ,loyalty to ,god1 faith in the ,unseen1 was ,joseph's anchor4 ,in this lay the hiding of his power4 8,the arms of his hands were made strong ,by the hands of the mighty ,god of ,jacob40 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,daniel ,sidenote3 ,perils in ,babylon ,daniel and his companions in ,babylon were1 in their youth1 apparently more favored of fortune than was ,joseph in the earlier years of his life in ,egypt2 yet they were subjected to tests of character scarcely less severe4 ,from the comparative simplicity of their ,judean home these youth of royal line were transported to the most magnificent of cities1 to the court of its greatest monarch1 and were singled out to be trained for the king's special service4 ,strong were the temptations surrounding them in that corrupt and luxurious court4 ,the fact that they1 the worshipers of ,jehovah1 were captives to ,babylon2 that the vessels of ,god's house had been placed in the temple of the gods of ,babylon2 that the king of ,israel was himself a prisoner in the hands of the ,babylonians1 was boastfully cited by the victors as evidence that their religion and customs were superior to the religion and customs of the ,hebrews4 ,under such circumstances1 through the very humiliations that ,israel's departure from ,his commandments had invited1 ,god gave to ,babylon evidence of ,his supremacy1 of the holiness of ,his requirements1 and of the sure result of obedience4 ,and this testimony ,he gave1 as alone it could be given1 through those who still held fast their loyalty4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,test of ,character ,to ,daniel and his companions1 at the very outset of their career1 there came a decisive test4 ,the direction that their food should be supplied from the royal table was an expression both of the king's favor and of his solicitude for their welfare4 ,but a portion having been offered to idols1 the food from the king's table was consecrated to idolatry2 and in partaking of the king's bounty these youth would be regarded as uniting in his homage to false gods4 ,in such homage loyalty to ,jehovah forbade them to participate4 ,nor dared they risk the enervating effect of luxury and dissipation on physical1 mental1 and spiritual development4 ,daniel and his companions had been faithfully instructed in the principles of the word of ,god4 ,they had learned to sacrifice the earthly to the spiritual1 to seek the highest good4 ,and they reaped the reward4 ,their habits of temperance and their sense of responsibility as representatives of ,god called to noblest development the powers of body1 mind1 and soul4 ,at the end of their training1 in their examination with other candidates for the honors of the kingdom1 there was 8found none like ,daniel1 ,hananiah1 ,mishael1 and ,azariah40#ei ,sidenote3 ,foremost among ,students ,at the court of ,babylon were gathered representatives from all lands1 men of the choicest talents1 men the most richly endowed with natural gifts1 and possessed of the highest culture this world could bestow2 yet amidst them all1 the ,hebrew captives were without a peer4 ,in physical strength and beauty1 in mental vigor and literary attainment1 they stood unrivaled4 8,in all matters of wisdom and understanding1 that the king inquired of them1 he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm40#fj ,sidenote3 ,the ,unrivaled ,statesman ,unwavering in allegiance to ,god1 unyielding in the mastery of himself1 ,daniel's noble dignity and courteous deference won for him in his youth the 8favor and tender love0 of the heathen officer in whose charge he was4 ,the same characteristics marked his life4 ,speedily he rose to the position of prime minister of the kingdom4 ,throughout the reign of successive monarchs1 the downfall of the nation1 and the establishment of a rival kingdom1 such were his wisdom and statesmanship1 so perfect his tact1 his courtesy1 and his genuine goodness of heart1 combined with fidelity to principle1 that even his enemies were forced to the confession that 8they could find none occasion nor fault2 forasmuch as he was faithful40#fa ,sidenote3 ,heaven's ,ambassador ,while ,daniel clung to ,god with unwavering trust1 the spirit of prophetic power came upon him4 ,while honored by men with the responsibilities of the court and the secrets of the kingdom1 he was honored by ,god as ,his ambassador1 and taught to read the mysteries of ages to come4 ,heathen monarchs1 through association with ,heaven's representative1 were constrained to acknowledge the ,god of ,daniel4 8,of a truth it is10 declared ,nebuchadnezzar1 8that your ,god is a ,god of gods1 and a ,lord of kings1 and a revealer of secrets40 ,and ,darius1 in his proclamation 8unto all people1 nations1 and languages1 that dwell in all the earth10 exalted the 8,god of ,daniel0 as 8the living ,god1 and steadfast forever1 and ,his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed20 who 8delivereth and rescueth1 and 444 worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth40#fb 99 99 99 99 99 ,by their wisdom and justice1 by the purity and benevolence of their daily life1 by their devotion to the interests of the people1--and they1 idolaters1--,joseph and ,daniel proved themselves true to the principles of their early training1 true to ,him whose representatives they were4 ,these men1 both in ,egypt and in ,babylon1 the whole nation honored2 and in them a heathen people1 and all the nations with which they were connected1 beheld an illustration of the goodness and beneficence of ,god1 an illustration of the love of ,christ4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,noble ,life-,work ,what a life-work was that of these noble ,hebrews6 ,as they bade farewell to their childhood's home1 how little did they dream of their high destiny6 ,faithful and steadfast1 they yielded themselves to the divine guiding1 so that through them ,god could fulfil ,his purpose4 ,the same mighty truths that were revealed through these men1 ,god desires to reveal through the youth and the children of to-day4 ,the history of ,joseph and ,daniel is an illustration of what ,he will do for those who yield themselves to ,him1 and with the whole heart seek to accomplish ,his purpose4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,world's ,greatest ,need ,the greatest want of the world is the want of men1--men who will not be bought or sold2 men who in their inmost souls are true and honest2 men who do not fear to call sin by its right name2 men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole2 men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall4 ,sidenote3 ,self-,discipline ,but such a character is not the result of accident2 it is not due to special favors or endowments of ,providence4 ,a noble character is the result of self-discipline1 of the subjection of the lower to the higher nature1--the surrender of self for the service of love to ,god and man4 ,the youth need to be impressed with the truth that their endowments are not their own4 ,strength1 time1 intellect1 are but lent treasures4 ,they belong to ,god1 and it should be the resolve of every youth to put them to the highest use4 ,he is a branch1 from which ,god expects fruit2 a steward1 whose capital must yield increase2 a light1 to illuminate the world's darkness4 ,every youth1 every child1 has a work to do for the honor of ,god and the uplifting of humanity4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,elisha ,the early years of the prophet ,elisha were passed in the quietude of country life1 under the teaching of ,god and nature and the discipline of useful work4 ,in a time of almost universal apostasy1 his father's household were among the number who had not bowed the knee to ,baal4 ,theirs was a home where ,god was honored1 and where faithfulness to duty was the rule of daily life4 ,the son of a wealthy farmer1 ,elisha had taken up the work that lay nearest4 ,while possessing the capabilities of a leader among men1 he received a training in life's common duties4 ,in order to direct wisely1 he must learn to obey4 ,by faithfulness in little things1 he was prepared for weightier trusts4 ,sidenote3 ,faithfulness in ,little ,things ,of a meek and gentle spirit1 ,elisha possessed also energy and steadfastness4 ,he cherished the love and fear of ,god1 and in the humble round of daily toil he gained strength of purpose and nobleness of character1 growing in divine grace and knowledge4 ,while co-operating with his father in the home duties1 he was learning to co-operate with ,god4 ,the prophetic call came to ,elisha while with his father's servants he was plowing in the field4 ,as ,elijah1 divinely directed in seeking a successor1 cast his mantle upon the young man's shoulders1 ,elisha recognized and obeyed the summons4 ,he 8went after ,elijah1 and ministered unto him40#fc ,it was no great work that was at first required of ,elisha2 commonplace duties still constituted his discipline4 ,he is spoken of as pouring water on the hands of ,elijah1 his master4 ,as the prophet's personal attendant1 he continued to prove faithful in little things1 while with daily strengthening purpose he devoted himself to the mission appointed him by ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,singleness of ,purpose ,when he was first summoned1 his resolution had been tested4 ,as he turned to follow ,elijah1 he was bidden by the prophet to return home4 ,he must count the cost1--decide for himself to accept or reject the call4 ,but ,elisha understood the value of his opportunity4 ,not for any worldly advantage would he forego the possibility of becoming ,god's messenger1 or sacrifice the privilege of association with ,his servant4 ,sidenote3 ,test of ,faith ,as time passed1 and ,elijah was prepared for translation1 so ,elisha was prepared to become his successor4 ,and again his faith and resolution were tested4 ,accompanying ,elijah in his round of service1 knowing the change soon to come1 he was at each place invited by the prophet to turn back4 8,tarry here1 ,i pray thee10 ,elijah said2 8for the ,lord hath sent me to ,bethel40 ,but in his early labor of guiding the plow1 ,elisha had learned not to fail or to become discouraged2 and now that he had set his hand to the plow in another line of duty1 he would not be diverted from his purpose4 ,as often as the invitation to turn back was given1 his answer was1 8,as the ,lord liveth1 and as thy soul liveth1 ,i will not leave thee40#fd ,sidenote3 ,the ,supreme ,gift 8,and they two went on4444 ,and they two stood by ,jordan4 ,and ,elijah took his mantle1 and wrapped it together1 and smote the waters1 and they were divided hither and thither1 so that they two went over on dry ground4 ,and it came to pass1 when they were gone over1 that ,elijah said unto ,elisha1 ,ask what ,i shall do for thee1 before ,i be taken away from thee4 ,and ,elisha said1 ,i pray thee1 let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me4 ,and he said1 ,thou hast asked a hard thing2 nevertheless1 if thou see me when ,i am taken from thee1 it shall be so unto thee2 but if not1 it shall not be so4 ,and it came to pass1 as they still went on1 and talked1 that1 behold1 there appeared a chariot of fire1 and horses of fire1 and parted them both asunder2 and ,elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven4 8,and ,elisha saw it1 and he cried1 ,my father1 my father1 the chariot of ,israel1 and the horsemen thereof6 ,and he saw him no more2 and he took hold of his own clothes1 and rent them in two pieces4 ,he took up also the mantle of ,elijah that fell from him1 and went back1 and stood by the bank of ,jordan2 and he took the mantle of ,elijah that fell from him1 and smote the waters1 and said1 ,where is the ,lord ,god of ,elijah8 ,and when he also had smitten the waters1 they parted hither and thither2 and ,elisha went over4 ,and when the sons of the prophets which were to view at ,jericho saw him1 they said1 ,the spirit of ,elijah doth rest on ,elisha4 ,and they came to meet him1 and bowed themselves to the ground before him40#fe ,henceforth ,elisha stood in ,elijah's place4 ,and he who had been faithful in that which was least1 proved himself faithful also in much4 ,sidenote3 ,fruits of ,practical ,training ,elijah1 the man of power1 had been ,god's instrument for the overthrow of gigantic evils4 ,idolatry1 which1 supported by ,ahab and the heathen ,jezebel1 had seduced the nation1 had been cast down4 ,baal's prophets had been slain4 ,the whole people of ,israel had been deeply stirred1 and many were returning to the worship of ,god4 ,as successor to ,elijah was needed one who by careful1 patient instruction could guide ,israel in safe paths4 ,for this work ,elisha's early training under ,god's direction had prepared him4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,lesson for ,all ,the lesson is for all4 ,none can know what may be ,god's purpose in ,his discipline2 but all may be certain that faithfulness in little things is the evidence of fitness for greater responsibilities4 ,every act of life is a revelation of character1 and he only who in small duties proves himself 8a workman that needeth not to be ashamed10#ff will be honored by ,god with weightier trusts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,moses ,younger than ,joseph or ,daniel was ,moses when removed from the sheltering care of his childhood's home2 yet already the same agencies that shaped their lives had moulded his4 ,only twelve years did he spend with his ,hebrew kindred2 but during these years was laid the foundation of his greatness2 it was laid by the hand of one little known to fame4 ,sidenote3 ,his ,mother's ,teaching ,jochebed was a woman and a slave4 ,her lot in life was humble1 her burden heavy4 ,but through no other woman1 save ,mary of ,nazareth1 has the world received greater blessing4 ,knowing that her child must soon pass beyond her care1 to the guardianship of those who knew not ,god1 she the more earnestly endeavored to link his soul with heaven4 ,she sought to implant in his heart love and loyalty to ,god4 ,and faithfully was the work accomplished4 ,those principles of truth that were the burden of his mother's teaching and the lesson of her life1 no after-influence could induce ,moses to renounce4 ,sidenote3 ,in the ,schools of ,egypt ,from the humble home in ,goshen1 the son of ,jochebed passed to the palace of the ,pharaohs1 to the ,egyptian princess1 by her to be welcomed as a loved and cherished son4 ,in the schools of ,egypt1 ,moses received the highest civil and military training4 ,of great personal attractions1 noble in form and stature1 of cultivated mind and princely bearing1 and renowned as a military leader1 he became the nation's pride4 ,the king of ,egypt was also a member of the priesthood3 and ,moses1 though refusing to participate in the heathen worship1 was initiated into all the mysteries of the ,egyptian religion4 ,egypt at this time being still the most powerful and most highly civilized of nations1 ,moses1 as its prospective sovereign1 was heir to the highest honors this world could bestow4 ,but his was a nobler choice4 ,for the honor of ,god and the deliverance of ,his downtrodden people1 ,moses sacrificed the honors of ,egypt4 ,then1 in a special sense1 ,god undertook his training4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,lesson of ,defeat ,not yet was ,moses prepared for his life-work4 ,he had yet to learn the lesson of dependence upon divine power4 ,he had mistaken ,god's purpose4 ,it was his hope to deliver ,israel by force of arms4 ,for this he risked all1 and failed4 ,in defeat and disappointment he became a fugitive and exile in a strange land4 ,sidenote3 ,training for ,leadership ,in the wilds of ,midian1 ,moses spent forty years as a keeper of sheep4 ,apparently cut off forever from his life's mission1 he was receiving the discipline essential for its fulfilment4 ,wisdom to govern an ignorant and undisciplined multitude must be gained through self-mastery4 ,in the care of the sheep and the tender lambs he must obtain the experience that would make him a faithful1 long-suffering shepherd to ,israel4 ,that he might become a representative of ,god1 he must learn of ,him4 ,the influences that had surrounded him in ,egypt1 the affection of his foster-mother1 his own position as the grandson of the king1 the luxury and vice that allured in ten thousand forms1 the refinement1 the subtlety1 and the mysticism of a false religion1 had made an impression on his mind and character4 ,in the stern simplicity of the wilderness1 all this disappeared4 ,sidenote3 ,alone with ,god ,amidst the solemn majesty of the mountain solitudes1 ,moses was alone with ,god4 ,everywhere the ,creator's name was written4 ,moses seemed to stand in ,his presence1 and to be overshadowed by ,his power4 ,here his self-sufficiency was swept away4 ,in the presence of the ,infinite ,one he realized how weak1 how inefficient1 how short-sighted1 is man4 ,here ,moses gained that which went with him throughout the years of his toilsome and care-burdened life1--a sense of the personal presence of the ,divine ,one4 ,not merely did he look down the ages for ,christ to be made manifest in the flesh2 he saw ,christ accompanying the host of ,israel in all their travels4 ,when misunderstood and misrepresented1 when called to bear reproach and insult1 to face danger and death1 he was able to endure 8as seeing ,him who is invisible40#fg ,moses did not merely think of ,god2 he saw ,him4 ,god was the constant vision before him4 ,never did he lose sight of ,his face4 ,sidenote3 ,power through ,faith ,to ,moses faith was no guesswork2 it was a reality4 ,he believed that ,god ruled his life in particular2 and in all its details he acknowledged ,him4 ,for strength to withstand every temptation1 he trusted in ,him4 ,the great work assigned him he desired to make in the highest degree successful1 and he placed his whole dependence upon divine power4 ,he felt his need of help1 asked for it1 by faith grasped it1 and in the assurance of sustaining strength went forward4 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,his ,training ,such was the experience that ,moses gained by his forty years of training in the desert4 ,to impart such an experience1 ,infinite ,wisdom counted not the period too long or the price too great4 ,the results of that training1 of the lessons there taught1 are bound up1 not only with the history of ,israel1 but with all which from that day to this has told for the world's progress4 ,the highest testimony to the greatness of ,moses1 the judgment passed upon his life by ,inspiration1 is1 8,there arose not a prophet since in ,israel like unto ,moses1 whom ,jehovah knew face to face40#fh 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,paul ,sidenote3 8,an ,hebrew of the ,hebrews0 ,with the faith and experience of the ,galilean disciples who had companied with ,jesus were united1 in the work of the gospel1 the fiery vigor and intellectual power of a rabbi of ,jerusalem4 ,a ,roman citizen1 born in a ,gentile city2 a ,jew1 not only by descent but by lifelong training1 patriotic devotion1 and religious faith2 educated in ,jerusalem by the most eminent of the rabbis1 and instructed in all the laws and traditions of the fathers1 ,saul of ,tarsus shared to the fullest extent the pride and the prejudices of his nation4 ,while still a young man1 he became an honored member of the ,sanhedrin4 ,he was looked upon as a man of promise1 a zealous defender of the ancient faith4 ,in the theological schools of ,judea1 the word of ,god had been set aside for human speculations2 it was robbed of its power by the interpretations and traditions of the rabbis4 ,self-aggrandizement1 love of domination1 jealous exclusiveness1 bigotry and contemptuous pride1 were the ruling principles and motives of these teachers4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,leader in ,persecution ,the rabbis gloried in their superiority1 not only to the people of other nations1 but to the masses of their own4 ,with their fierce hatred of their ,roman oppressors1 they cherished the determination to recover by force of arms their national supremacy4 ,the followers of ,jesus1 whose message of peace was so contrary to their schemes of ambition1 they hated and put to death4 ,in this persecution1 ,saul was one of the most bitter and relentless actors4 ,in the military schools of ,egypt1 ,moses was taught the law of force1 and so strong a hold did this teaching have upon his character that it required forty years of quiet and communion with ,god and nature to fit him for the leadership of ,israel by the law of love4 ,the same lesson ,paul had to learn4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,vision of the ,crucified ,at the gate of ,damascus the vision of the ,crucified ,one changed the whole current of his life4 ,the persecutor became a disciple1 the teacher a learner4 ,the days of darkness spent in solitude at ,damascus were as years in his experience4 ,the ,old ,testament ,scriptures stored in his memory were his study1 and ,christ his teacher4 ,to him also nature's solitudes became a school4 ,to the desert of ,arabia he went1 there to study the ,scriptures and to learn of ,god4 ,he emptied his soul of the prejudices and traditions that had shaped his life1 and received instruction from the ,source of truth4 ,his after-life was inspired by the one principle of self-sacrifice1 the ministry of love4 8,i am debtor10 he said1 8both to the ,greeks1 and to the barbarians2 both to the wise1 and to the unwise40 8,the love of ,christ constraineth us40#fi ,sidenote3 ,craftsman1 ,preacher1 ,missionary ,the greatest of human teachers1 ,paul accepted the lowliest as well as the highest duties4 ,he recognized the necessity of labor for the hand as well as for the mind1 and he wrought at a handicraft for his own support4 ,his trade of tent-making he pursued while daily preaching the gospel in the great centers of civilization4 8,these hands10 he said1 at parting with the elders of ,ephesus1 8have ministered unto my necessities1 and to them that were with me40#gj ,sidenote3 ,sympathy and ,insight ,while he possessed high intellectual endowments1 the life of ,paul revealed the power of a rarer wisdom4 ,principles of deepest import1 principles concerning which the greatest minds of his time were ignorant1 are unfolded in his teachings and exemplified in his life4 ,he had that greatest of all wisdom1 which gives quickness of insight and sympathy of heart1 which brings man in touch with men1 and enables him to arouse their better nature and inspire them to a higher life4 ,listen to his words before the heathen ,lystrians1 as he points them to ,god revealed in nature1 the ,source of all good1 who 8gave us rain from heaven1 and fruitful seasons1 filling our hearts with food and gladness40#ga ,sidenote3 ,mastership ,see him in the dungeon at ,philippi1 where1 despite his pain-racked body1 his song of praise breaks the silence of midnight4 ,after the earthquake has opened the prison doors1 his voice is again heard1 in words of cheer to the heathen jailer1 8,do thyself no harm2 for we are all here10#gb--;every man in his place1 restrained by the presence of one fellow-prisoner4 ,and the jailer1 convicted of the reality of that faith which sustains ,paul1 inquires the way of salvation1 and with his whole household unites with the persecuted band of ,christ's disciples4 ,sidenote3 ,in ,advance of ,his ,age ,see ,paul at ,athens before the council of the ,areopagus1 as he meets science with science1 logic with logic1 and philosophy with philosophy4 ,mark how1 with the tact born of divine love1 he points to ,jehovah as the 8,unknown ,god10 whom his hearers have ignorantly worshiped2 and in words quoted from a poet of their own he pictures ,him as a ,father whose children they are4 ,hear him1 in that age of caste1 when the rights of man as man were wholly unrecognized1 as he sets forth the great truth of human brotherhood1 declaring that ,god 8hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth40 ,then he shows how1 through all the dealings of ,god with man1 runs like a thread of gold ,his purpose of grace and mercy4 ,he 8hath determined the times before appointed1 and the bounds of their habitation2 that they should seek the ,lord1 if haply they might feel after ,him1 and find ,him1 though ,he be not far from every one of us40#gc ,hear him in the court of ,festus1 when ,king ,agrippa1 convicted of the truth of the gospel1 exclaims1 8,almost thou persuadest me to be a ,christian40 ,with what gentle courtesy does ,paul1 pointing to his own chain1 make answer1 8,i would to ,god1 that not only thou1 but also all that hear me this day1 were both almost and altogether such as ,i am1 except these bonds40#gd ,sidenote3 ,a ,strenuous ,life ,thus passed his life1 as described in his own words1 8in journeyings often1 in perils of waters1 in perils of robbers1 in perils by mine own countrymen1 in perils by the heathen1 in perils in the city1 in perils in the wilderness1 in perils in the sea1 in perils among false brethren2 in weariness and painfulness1 in watchings often1 in hunger and thirst1 in fastings often1 in cold and nakedness40#ge ,sidenote3 ,the ,joy of ,service 8,being reviled10 he said1 8we bless2 being persecuted1 we suffer it2 being defamed1 we entreat20 8as sorrowful1 yet alway rejoicing2 as poor1 yet making many rich2 as having nothing1 and yet possessing all things40#gf ,in service he found his joy2 and at the close of his life of toil1 looking back on its struggles and triumphs1 he could say1 8,i have fought a good fight40#gg 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,satisfied with ,their ,choice ,these histories are of vital interest4 ,to none are they of deeper importance than to the youth4 ,moses renounced a prospective kingdom1 ,paul the advantages of wealth and honor among his people1 for a life of burden-bearing in ,god's service4 ,to many the life of these men appears one of renunciation and sacrifice4 ,was it really so8 ,moses counted the reproach of ,christ greater riches than the treasures in ,egypt4 ,he counted it so because it was so4 ,paul declared3 8,what things were gain to me1 these have ,i counted loss for ,christ4 ,yea verily1 and ,i count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of ,christ ,jesus my ,lord2 for whom ,i suffered the loss of all things1 and do count them but refuse that ,i may gain ,christ40#gh ,he was satisfied with his choice4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,abiding ,greatness ,moses was offered the palace of the ,pharaohs and the monarch's throne2 but the sinful pleasures that make men forget ,god were in those lordly courts1 and he chose instead the 8durable riches and righteousness40#gi ,instead of linking himself with the greatness of ,egypt1 he chose to bind up his life with ,god's purpose4 ,instead of giving laws to ,egypt1 he by divine direction enacted laws for the world4 ,he became ,god's instrument in giving to men those principles that are the safeguard alike of the home and of society1 that are the corner-stone of the prosperity of nations1--principles recognized to-day by the world's greatest men as the foundation of all that is best in human governments4 ,the greatness of ,egypt is in the dust4 ,its power and civilization have passed away4 ,but the work of ,moses can never perish4 ,the great principles of righteousness which he lived to establish are eternal4 ,sidenote3 ,with ,christ ,moses' life of toil and heart-burdening care was irradiated with the presence of ,him who is 8the chiefest among ten thousand10 and the ,one 8altogether lovely40#hj ,with ,christ in the wilderness wandering1 with ,christ on the mount of transfiguration1 with ,christ in the heavenly courts1--his was a life on earth blessing and blessed1 and in heaven honored4 ,paul also in his manifold labors was upheld by the sustaining power of ,his presence4 8,i can do all things10 he said1 8through ,christ which strengtheneth me40 8,who shall separate us from the love of ,christ8 shall tribulation1 or distress1 or persecution1 or famine1 or nakedness1 or peril1 or sword8444 ,nay1 in all these things we are more than conquerors through ,him that loved us4 ,for ,i am persuaded1 that neither death1 nor life1 nor angels1 nor principalities1 nor powers1 nor things present1 nor things to come1 nor height1 nor depth1 nor any other created thing1#ha shall be able to separate us from the love of ,god1 which is in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord40#hb ,sidenote3 ,life's ,recompense ,yet there is a future joy to which ,paul looked forward as the recompense of his labors1--the same joy for the sake of which ,christ endured the cross and despised the shame1--the joy of seeing the fruition of his work4 8,what is our hope1 or joy1 or crown of rejoicing80 he wrote to the ,thessalonian converts4 8,are not even ye in the presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at ,his coming8 ,for ye are our glory and joy40#hc ,who can measure the results to the world of ,paul's life-work8 ,of all those beneficent influences that alleviate suffering1 that comfort sorrow1 that restrain evil1 that uplift life from the selfish and the sensual1 and glorify it with the hope of immortality1 how much is due to the labors of ,paul and his fellow-workers1 as with the gospel of the ,son of ,god they made their unnoticed journey from ,asia to the shores of ,europe8 ,what is it worth to any life to have been ,god's instrument in setting in motion such influences of blessing8 ,what will it be worth in eternity to witness the results of such a life-work8 ,,the ,,master ,,teacher 8,never man spake like this ,man40 ,the ,teacher ,sent from ,god 8,,consider ,,him0 8,his name shall be called ,wonderful1 ,counselor1 the mighty ,god1 the everlasting ,father1 the ,prince of peace40#hd ,sidenote3 ,heaven's ,best and ,greatest ,in the ,teacher sent from ,god1 heaven gave to men its best and greatest4 ,he who had stood in the councils of the ,most ,high1 who had dwelt in the innermost sanctuary of the ,eternal1 was the ,one chosen to reveal in person to humanity the knowledge of ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,perfect ,ideal ,through ,christ had been communicated every ray of divine light that had ever reached our fallen world4 ,it was ,he who had spoken through every one that throughout the ages had declared ,god's word to man4 ,of ,him all the excellences manifest in the earth's greatest and noblest souls were reflections4 ,the purity and beneficence of ,joseph1 the faith and meekness and long-suffering of ,moses1 the steadfastness of ,elisha1 the noble integrity and firmness of ,daniel1 the ardor and self-sacrifice of ,paul1 the mental and spiritual power manifest in all these men1 and in all others who had ever dwelt on the earth1 were but gleams from the shining of ,his glory4 ,in ,him was found the perfect ideal4 ,to reveal this ideal as the only true standard for attainment2 to show what every human being might become2 what1 through the indwelling of humanity by divinity1 all who received ,him would become1--for this1 ,christ came to the world4 ,he came to show how men are to be trained as befits the sons of ,god2 how on earth they are to practise the principles and to live the life of heaven4 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,false ,teaching ,god's greatest gift was bestowed to meet man's greatest need4 ,the ,light appeared when the world's darkness was deepest4 ,through false teaching1 the minds of men had long been turned away from ,god4 ,in the prevailing systems of education1 human philosophy had taken the place of divine revelation4 ,instead of the heaven-given standard of truth1 men had accepted a standard of their own devising4 ,from the ,light of life they had turned aside to walk in the sparks of the fire which they had kindled4 ,sidenote3 ,pretense for ,reality ,having separated from ,god1 their only dependence being the power of humanity1 their strength was but weakness4 ,even the standard set up by themselves they were incapable of reaching4 ,the want of true excellence was supplied by appearance and profession4 ,semblance took the place of reality4 ,from time to time1 teachers arose who pointed men to the ,source of truth4 ,right principles were enunciated1 and human lives witnessed to their power4 ,but these efforts made no lasting impression4 ,there was a brief check in the current of evil1 but its downward course was not stayed4 ,the reformers were as lights that shone in the darkness2 but they could not dispel it4 ,the world 8loved darkness rather than light40#he ,sidenote3 ,formalism2 ,materialism ,when ,christ came to the earth1 humanity seemed to be fast reaching its lowest point4 ,the very foundations of society were undermined4 ,life had become false and artificial4 ,the ,jews1 destitute of the power of ,god's word1 gave to the world mind-benumbing1 soul-deadening traditions and speculations4 ,the worship of ,god 8in ,spirit and in truth10 had been supplanted by the glorification of men in an endless round of man-made ceremonies4 ,throughout the world1 all systems of religion were losing their hold on mind and soul4 ,disgusted with fable and falsehood1 seeking to drown thought1 men turned to infidelity and materialism4 ,leaving eternity out of their reckoning1 they lived for the present4 ,sidenote3 ,human ,rights ,disregarded ,as they ceased to recognize the ,divine1 they ceased to regard the human4 ,truth1 honor1 integrity1 confidence1 compassion1 were departing from the earth4 ,relentless greed and absorbing ambition gave birth to universal distrust4 ,the idea of duty1 of the obligation of strength to weakness1 of human dignity and human rights1 was cast aside as a dream or a fable4 ,the common people were regarded as beasts of burden or as the tools and the stepping-stones for ambition4 ,wealth and power1 ease and self-indulgence1 were sought as the highest good4 ,physical degeneracy1 mental stupor1 spiritual death1 characterized the age4 ,sidenote3 ,misconception of ,god ,sidenote3 ,evil ,unrestrained ,as the evil passions and purposes of men banished ,god from their thoughts1 so forgetfulness of ,him inclined them more strongly to evil4 ,the heart in love with sin clothed ,him with its own attributes1 and this conception strengthened the power of sin4 ,bent on self-pleasing1 men came to regard ,god as such a one as themselves1--a ,being whose aim was self-glory1 whose requirements were suited to ,his own pleasure2 a ,being by whom men were lifted up or cast down according as they helped or hindered ,his selfish purpose4 ,the lower classes regarded the ,supreme ,being as one scarcely differing from their oppressors1 save by exceeding them in power4 ,by these ideas every form of religion was moulded4 ,each was a system of exaction4 ,by gifts and ceremonies1 the worshipers sought to propitiate the ,deity1 in order to secure ,his favor for their own ends4 ,such religion1 having no power upon the heart or the conscience1 could be but a round of forms1 of which men wearied1 and from which1 except for such gain as it might offer1 they longed to be free4 ,so evil1 unrestrained1 grew stronger1 while the appreciation and desire for good diminished4 ,men lost the image of ,god1 and received the impress of the demoniacal power by which they were controlled4 ,the whole world was becoming a sink of corruption4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,power of a ,new ,life ,there was but one hope for the human race1--that into this mass of discordant and corrupting elements might be cast a new leaven2 that there might be brought to mankind the power of a new life2 that the knowledge of ,god might be restored to the world4 ,christ came to restore this knowledge4 ,he came to set aside the false teaching by which those who claimed to know ,god had misrepresented ,him4 ,he came to manifest the nature of ,his law1 to reveal in ,his own character the beauty of holiness4 ,sidenote3 ,with the ,love of ,eternity ,christ came to the world with the accumulated love of eternity4 ,sweeping away the exactions which had encumbered the law of ,god1 ,he showed that the law is a law of love1 an expression of the ,divine ,goodness4 ,he showed that in obedience to its principles is involved the happiness of mankind1 and with it the stability1 the very foundation and framework1 of human society4 ,so far from making arbitrary requirements1 ,god's law is given to men as a hedge1 a shield4 ,whoever accepts its principles is preserved from evil4 ,fidelity to ,god involves fidelity to man4 ,thus the law guards the rights1 the individuality1 of every human being4 ,it restrains the superior from oppression1 and the subordinate from disobedience4 ,it insures man's well-being1 both for this world and for the world to come4 ,to the obedient it is the pledge of eternal life2 for it expresses the principles that endure forever4 ,sidenote3 ,demonstration of ,true ,principles ,christ came to demonstrate the value of the divine principles by revealing their power for the regeneration of humanity4 ,he came to teach how these principles are to be developed and applied4 ,sidenote3 ,simplicity ,with the people of that age1 the value of all things was determined by outward show4 ,as religion had declined in power1 it had increased in pomp4 ,the educators of the time sought to command respect by display and ostentation4 ,to all this the life of ,jesus presented a marked contrast4 ,his life demonstrated the worthlessness of those things that men regarded as life's great essentials4 ,born amidst surroundings the rudest1 sharing a peasant's home1 a peasant's fare1 a craftsman's occupation1 living a life of obscurity1 identifying ,himself with the world's unknown toilers1--amidst these conditions and surroundings1--,jesus followed the divine plan of education4 ,the schools of ,his time1 with their magnifying of things small and their belittling of things great1 ,he did not seek4 ,his education was gained directly from the ,heaven-appointed sources2 from useful work1 from the study of the ,scriptures and of nature1 and from the experiences of life1--,god's lesson-books1 full of instruction to all who bring to them the willing hand1 the seeing eye1 and the understanding heart4 8,the ,child grew1 and waxed strong in spirit1 filled with wisdom2 and the grace of ,god was upon ,him40#hf ,thus prepared1 ,he went forth to ,his mission1 in every moment of ,his contact with men exerting upon them an influence to bless1 a power to transform1 such as the world had never witnessed4 ,sidenote3 ,sympathy ,he who seeks to transform humanity must himself understand humanity4 ,only through sympathy1 faith1 and love can men be reached and uplifted4 ,here ,christ stands revealed as the master teacher2 of all that ever dwelt on the earth1 ,he alone has perfect understanding of the human soul4 8,we have not a high priest0--master teacher1 for the priests were teachers--8we have not a high priest that can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities2 but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are40#hg ,sidenote3 8,he ,suffered ,being ,tempted0 8,in that ,he ,himself hath suffered being tempted1 ,he is able to succor them that are tempted40#hh ,christ alone had experience in all the sorrows and temptations that befall human beings4 ,never another of woman born was so fiercely beset by temptation2 never another bore so heavy a burden of the world's sin and pain4 ,never was there another whose sympathies were so broad or so tender4 ,a sharer in all the experiences of humanity1 ,he could feel not only for1 but with1 every burdened and tempted and struggling one4 ,sidenote3 ,what ,he ,taught1 ,he ,was ,what ,he taught1 ,he lived4 8,i have given you an example10 ,he said to ,his disciples2 8that ye should do as ,i have done40 8,i have kept ,my ,father's commandments40#hi ,thus in ,his life1 ,christ's words had perfect illustration and support4 ,and more than this2 what ,he taught1 ,he was4 ,his words were the expression1 not only of ,his own life-experience1 but of ,his own character4 ,not only did ,he teach the truth1 but ,he was the truth4 ,it was this that gave ,his teaching power4 ,sidenote3 ,power to ,win ,hearts ,christ was a faithful reprover4 ,never lived there another who so hated evil2 never another whose denunciation of it was so fearless4 ,to all things untrue and base ,his very presence was a rebuke4 ,in the light of ,his purity1 men saw themselves unclean1 their life's aims mean and false4 ,yet ,he drew them4 ,he who had created man1 understood the value of humanity4 ,evil ,he denounced as the foe of those whom ,he was seeking to bless and to save4 ,in every human being1 however fallen1 ,he beheld a son of ,god1 one who might be restored to the privilege of his divine relationship4 8,god sent not ,his ,son into the world to condemn the world2 but that the world through ,him might be saved40#ij ,looking upon men in their suffering and degradation1 ,christ perceived ground for hope where appeared only despair and ruin4 ,wherever there existed a sense of need1 there ,he saw opportunity for uplifting4 ,souls tempted1 defeated1 feeling themselves lost1 ready to perish1 ,he met1 not with denunciation1 but with blessing4 ,sidenote3 ,salutation of ,blessing ,the beatitudes were ,his greeting to the whole human family4 ,looking upon the vast throng gathered to listen to the sermon on the mount1 ,he seemed for the moment to have forgotten that ,he was not in heaven1 and ,he used the familiar salutation of the world of light4 ,from ,his lips flowed blessings as the gushing forth of a long-sealed fountain4 ,turning from the ambitious1 self-satisfied favorites of this world1 ,he declared that those were blessed who1 however great their need1 would receive ,his light and love4 ,to the poor in spirit1 the sorrowing1 the persecuted1 ,he stretched out ,his arms1 saying1 8,come unto ,me4444 ,i will give you rest40#ia ,sidenote3 ,perception of ,man's ,possibilities ,in every human being ,he discerned infinite possibilities4 ,he saw men as they might be1 transfigured by ,his grace1--in 8the beauty of the ,lord our ,god40#ib ,looking upon them with hope1 ,he inspired hope4 ,meeting them with confidence1 ,he inspired trust4 ,revealing in ,himself man's true ideal1 ,he awakened1 for its attainment1 both desire and faith4 ,in ,his presence souls despised and fallen realized that they still were men1 and they longed to prove themselves worthy of ,his regard4 ,in many a heart that seemed dead to all things holy were awakened new impulses4 ,to many a despairing one there opened the possibility of a new life4 ,christ bound men to ,his heart by the ties of love and devotion2 and by the same ties ,he bound them to their fellow-men4 ,with ,him love was life1 and life was service4 8,freely ye have received10 ,he said1 8freely give40#ic ,sidenote3 ,in the ,secret ,place of ,power ,it was not on the cross only that ,christ sacrificed ,himself for humanity4 ,as 8,he went about doing good10#id every-day's experience was an outpouring of ,his life4 ,in one way only could such a life be sustained4 ,jesus lived in dependence upon ,god and communion with ,him4 ,to the secret place of the ,most ,high1 under the shadow of the ,almighty1 men now and then repair2 they abide for a season1 and the result is manifest in noble deeds2 then their faith fails1 the communion is interrupted1 and the life-work marred4 ,but the life of ,jesus was a life of constant trust1 sustained by continual communion2 and ,his service for heaven and earth was without failure or faltering4 ,as a man ,he supplicated the throne of ,god1 till ,his humanity was charged with a heavenly current that connected humanity with divinity4 ,receiving life from ,god1 ,he imparted life to men4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,scope of ,his ,teaching 8,never man spake like this ,man40#ie ,this would have been true of ,christ had ,he taught only in the realm of the physical and the intellectual1 or in matters of theory and speculation solely4 ,he might have unlocked mysteries that have required centuries of toil and study to penetrate4 ,he might have made suggestions in scientific lines that1 till the close of time1 would have afforded food for thought and stimulus for invention4 ,but ,he did not do this4 ,he said nothing to gratify curiosity or to stimulate selfish ambition4 ,he did not deal in abstract theories1 but in that which is essential to the development of character2 that which will enlarge man's capacity for knowing ,god1 and increase his power to do good4 ,he spoke of those truths that relate to the conduct of life1 and that unite man with eternity4 ,instead of directing the people to study men's theories about ,god1 ,his word1 or ,his works1 ,he taught them to behold ,him1 as manifested in ,his works1 in ,his word1 and by ,his providences4 ,he brought their minds in contact with the mind of the ,infinite4 ,the people 8were astonished at ,his teaching2#if for ,his word was with power40#ig ,never before spoke one who had such power to awaken thought1 to kindle aspiration1 to arouse every capability of body1 mind1 and soul4 ,sidenote3 ,for ,all ,men and ,all ,ages ,christ's teaching1 like ,his sympathies1 embraced the world4 ,never can there be a circumstance of life1 a crisis in human experience1 which has not been anticipated in ,his teaching1 and for which its principles have not a lesson4 ,the ,prince of teachers1 ,his words will be found a guide to ,his co-workers till the end of time4 ,to ,him the present and the future1 the near and the far1 were one4 ,he had in view the needs of all mankind4 ,before ,his mind's eye was outspread every scene of human effort and achievement1 of temptation and conflict1 of perplexity and peril4 ,all hearts1 all homes1 all pleasures and joys and aspirations1 were known to ,him4 ,he spoke not only for1 but to1 all mankind4 ,to the little child1 in the gladness of life's morning2 to the eager1 restless heart of youth2 to men in the strength of their years1 bearing the burden of responsibility and care2 to the aged in their weakness and weariness1--to all1 ,his message was spoken1--to every child of humanity1 in every land and in every age4 ,sidenote3 ,life's ,true ,valuation ,in ,his teaching were embraced the things of time and the things of eternity1--things seen1 in their relation to things unseen1 the passing incidents of common life and the solemn issues of the life to come4 ,the things of this life ,he placed in their true relation1 as subordinate to those of eternal interest2 but ,he did not ignore their importance4 ,he taught that heaven and earth are linked together1 and that a knowledge of divine truth prepares man better to perform the duties of daily life4 ,to ,him nothing was without purpose4 ,the sports of the child1 the toils of the man1 life's pleasures and cares and pains1 all were means to the one end1--the revelation of ,god for the uplifting of humanity4 ,sidenote3 8,god with ,us0 ,from ,his lips the word of ,god came home to men's hearts with new power and new meaning4 ,his teaching caused the things of creation to stand out in new light4 ,upon the face of nature once more rested gleamings of that brightness which sin had banished4 ,in all the facts and experiences of life were revealed a divine lesson and the possibility of divine companionship4 ,again ,god dwelt on earth2 human hearts became conscious of ,his presence2 the world was encompassed with ,his love4 ,heaven came down to men4 ,in ,christ their hearts acknowledged ,him who had opened to them the science of eternity1-- 8,immanuel1 ,god with us40 99 99 99 99 99 ,in the ,teacher sent from ,god1 all true educational work finds its center4 ,of this work to-day as verily as of the work ,he established eighteen hundred years ago1 the ,saviour speaks in the words1-- ,sidenote3 8,the ,first and the ,last0 8,i am the first and the last1 and the ,living ,one40 8,i am the ,alpha and the ,omega1 the beginning and the end40#ih ,in the presence of such a ,teacher1 of such opportunity for divine education1 what worse than folly is it to seek an education apart from ,him1--to seek to be wise apart from ,wisdom2 to be true while rejecting ,truth2 to seek illumination apart from the ,light1 and existence without the ,life2 to turn from the ,fountain of living waters1 and hew out broken cisterns1 that can hold no water4 ,behold1 ,he is still inviting3 8,if any man thirst1 let him come unto ,me1 and drink4 ,he that believeth on ,me1 as the ,scripture hath said10 out of him 8shall flow rivers of living water40 8,the water that ,i shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life40#ii ,an ,illustration of ,his ,methods 8,,unto ,,the ,,men ,,whom ,,thou ,,gavest ,,me1 ,i ,,have ,,manifested ,,thy ,,name0 ,sidenote3 ,training of the ,twelve ,the most complete illustration of ,christ's methods as a teacher is found in ,his training of the twelve first disciples4 ,upon these men were to rest weighty responsibilities4 ,he had chosen them as men whom ,he could imbue with ,his ,spirit1 and who could be fitted to carry forward ,his work on earth when ,he should leave it4 ,to them1 above all others1 ,he gave the advantage of ,his own companionship4 ,through personal association ,he impressed ,himself upon these chosen co-laborers4 8,the ,life was manifested10 says ,john the beloved1 8and we have seen it1 and bear witness40#ajj ,only by such communion1--the communion of mind with mind and heart with heart1 of the human with the divine1--can be communicated that vitalizing energy which it is the work of true education to impart4 ,it is only life that begets life4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,family ,school ,in the training of ,his disciples the ,saviour followed the system of education established at the beginning4 ,the twelve first chosen1 with a few others who through ministry to their needs were from time to time connected with them1 formed the family of ,jesus4 ,they were with ,him in the house1 at the table1 in the closet1 in the field4 ,they accompanied ,him on ,his journeys1 shared ,his trials and hardships1 and1 as much as in them was1 entered into ,his work4 ,sometimes ,he taught them as they sat together on the mountainside1 sometimes beside the sea1 or from the fisherman's boat1 sometimes as they walked by the way4 ,whenever ,he spoke to the multitude1 the disciples formed the inner circle4 ,they pressed close beside ,him1 that they might lose nothing of ,his instruction4 ,they were attentive listeners1 eager to understand the truths they were to teach in all lands and to all ages4 ,sidenote3 ,from the ,common ,people ,the first pupils of ,jesus were chosen from the ranks of the common people4 ,they were humble1 unlettered men1 these fishers of ,galilee2 men unschooled in the learning and customs of the rabbis1 but trained by the stern discipline of toil and hardship4 ,they were men of native ability and of teachable spirit2 men who could be instructed and moulded for the ,saviour's work4 ,in the common walks of life there is many a toiler patiently treading the round of his daily tasks1 unconscious of latent powers that1 roused to action1 would place him among the world's great leaders4 ,such were the men who were called by the ,saviour to be ,his co-laborers4 ,and they had the advantage of three years' training by the greatest educator this world has ever known4 ,sidenote3 ,types of ,character ,in these first disciples was presented a marked diversity4 ,they were to be the world's teachers1 and they represented widely varied types of character4 ,there were ,levi ,matthew the publican1 called from a life of business activity1 and subservience to ,rome2 the zealot ,simon1 the uncompromising foe of the imperial authority2 the impulsive1 self-sufficient1 warm-hearted ,peter1 with ,andrew his brother2 ,judas the ,judean1 polished1 capable1 and mean-spirited2 ,philip and ,thomas1 faithful and earnest1 yet slow of heart to believe2 ,james the less and ,jude1 of less prominence among the brethren1 but men of force1 positive both in their faults and in their virtues2 ,nathanael1 a child in sincerity and trust2 and the ambitious1 loving-hearted sons of ,zebedee4 ,sidenote3 ,to ,come into ,unity ,in order successfully to carry forward the work to which they had been called1 these disciples1 differing so widely in natural characteristics1 in training1 and in habits of life1 needed to come into unity of feeling1 thought1 and action4 ,this unity it was ,christ's object to secure4 ,to this end ,he sought to bring them into unity with ,himself4 ,the burden of ,his labor for them is expressed in ,his prayer to the ,father1 8that they all may be one2 as ,thou1 ,father1 art in ,me1 and ,i in ,thee1 that they also may be one in ,us2 444 that the world may know that ,thou hast sent ,me1 and hast loved them1 as ,thou hast loved ,me40#aja 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,his ,closest ,companions ,of the twelve disciples1 four were to act a leading part1 each in a distinct line4 ,in preparation for this1 ,christ taught them1 foreseeing all4 ,james1 destined to swift-coming death by the sword2 ,john1 longest of the brethren to follow his ,master in labor and persecution2 ,peter1 the pioneer in breaking through the barriers of ages1 and teaching the heathen world2 and ,judas1 in service capable of pre-eminence above his brethren1 yet brooding in his soul purposes of whose ripening he little dreamed1--these were the objects of ,christ's greatest solicitude1 and the recipients of ,his most frequent and careful instruction4 ,sidenote3 ,john ,peter1 ,james1 and ,john sought every opportunity of coming into close contact with their ,master1 and their desire was granted4 ,of all the twelve their relationship to ,him was closest4 ,john could be satisfied only with a still nearer intimacy1 and this he obtained4 ,at that first conference beside the ,jordan1 when ,andrew1 having heard ,jesus1 hurried away to call his brother1 ,john sat silent1 rapt in the contemplation of wondrous themes4 ,he followed the ,saviour1 ever an eager1 absorbed listener4 ,yet ,john's was no faultless character4 ,he was no gentle1 dreamy enthusiast4 ,he and his brother were called 8the sons of thunder40#ajb ,john was proud1 ambitious1 combative2 but beneath all this the divine ,teacher discerned the ardent1 sincere1 loving heart4 ,jesus rebuked his self-seeking1 disappointed his ambitions1 tested his faith4 ,but ,he revealed to him that for which his soul longed1--the beauty of holiness1 ,his own transforming love4 8,unto the men which ,thou gavest ,me out of the world10 ,he said to the ,father1 8,i have manifested ,thy name40#ajc ,sidenote3 ,fellowship2 ,transformation ,john's was a nature that longed for love1 for sympathy and companionship4 ,he pressed close to ,jesus1 sat by ,his side1 leaned upon ,his breast4 ,as a flower the sun and dew1 so did he drink in the divine light and life4 ,in adoration and love he beheld the ,saviour1 until likeness to ,christ and fellowship with ,him became his one desire1 and in his character was reflected the character of his ,master4 8,behold10 he said1 8what manner of love the ,father hath bestowed upon us1 that we should be called the sons of ,god2 therefore the world knoweth us not1 because it knew ,him not4 ,beloved1 now are we the sons of ,god1 and it doth not yet appear what we shall be2 but we know that1 when ,he shall appear1 we shall be like ,him2 for we shall see ,him as ,he is4 ,and every man that hath this hope in ,him purifieth himself1 even as ,he is pure40#ajd 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,peter ,the history of no one of the disciples better illustrates ,christ's method of training than does the history of ,peter4 ,bold1 aggressive1 and self-confident1 quick to perceive and forward to act1 prompt in retaliation yet generous in forgiving1 ,peter often erred1 and often received reproof4 ,nor were his warm-hearted loyalty and devotion to ,christ the less decidedly recognized and commended4 ,patiently1 with discriminating love1 the ,saviour dealt with ,his impetuous disciple1 seeking to check his self-confidence1 and to teach him humility1 obedience1 and trust4 ,but only in part was the lesson learned4 ,self-assurance was not uprooted4 ,often ,jesus1 the burden heavy upon ,his own heart1 sought to open to the disciples the scenes of ,his trial and suffering4 ,but their eyes were holden4 ,the knowledge was unwelcome1 and they did not see4 ,self-pity1 that shrank from fellowship with ,christ in suffering1 prompted ,peter's remonstrance1 8,pity ,thyself1 ,lord2 this shall not be unto ,thee40#aje ,his words expressed the thought and feeling of the twelve4 ,so they went on1 the crisis drawing nearer2 they1 boastful1 contentious1 in anticipation apportioning regal honors1 and dreaming not of the cross4 ,sidenote3 ,rebuke ,that ,reclaims ,sidenote3 8,i ,have ,prayed for ,thee0 ,for them all1 ,peter's experience had a lesson4 ,to self-trust1 trial is defeat4 ,the sure outworking of evil still unforsaken1 ,christ could not prevent4 ,but as ,his hand had been outstretched to save when the waves were about to sweep over ,peter1 so did ,his love reach out for his rescue when the deep waters swept over his soul4 ,over and over again1 on the very verge of ruin1 ,peter's words of boasting brought him nearer and still nearer to the brink4 ,over and over again was given the warning1 8,thou shalt 444 deny that thou knowest ,me40#ajf ,it was the grieved1 loving heart of the disciple that spoke out in the avowal1 8,lord1 ,i am ready to go with ,thee1 both into prison1 and to death20#ajg and ,he who reads the heart gave to ,peter the message1 little valued then1 but that in the swift-falling darkness would shed a ray of hope3 8,simon1 ,simon1 behold1 ,satan hath desired to have you1 that he may sift you as wheat4 ,but ,i have prayed for thee1 that thy faith fail not2 and when thou art converted1 strengthen thy brethren40#ajh ,sidenote3 8,when ,thou ,art ,converted0 ,when in the judgment-hall the words of denial had been spoken2 when ,peter's love and loyalty1 awakened under the ,saviour's glance of pity and love and sorrow1 had sent him forth to the garden where ,christ had wept and prayed2 when his tears of remorse dropped upon the sod that had been moistened with the blood-drops of ,his agony1--then the ,saviour's words1 8,i have prayed for thee2 444 when thou art converted1 strengthen thy brethren10 were a stay to his soul4 ,christ1 though foreseeing his sin1 had not abandoned him to despair4 ,if the look that ,jesus cast upon him had spoken condemnation instead of pity2 if in foretelling the sin ,he had failed of speaking hope1 how dense would have been the darkness that encompassed ,peter6 how reckless the despair of that tortured soul6 ,in that hour of anguish and self-abhorrence1 what could have held him back from the path trodden by ,judas8 ,sidenote3 ,not ,alone ,he who could not spare ,his disciple the anguish1 left him not alone to its bitterness4 ,his is a love that fails not nor forsakes4 ,human beings1 themselves given to evil1 are prone to deal untenderly with the tempted and the erring4 ,they can not read the heart1 they know not its struggle and pain4 ,of the rebuke that is love1 of the blow that wounds to heal1 of the warning that speaks hope1 they have need to learn4 ,sidenote3 8,tell ,peter0 ,it was not ,john1 the one who watched with ,him in the judgment-hall1 who stood beside ,his cross1 and who of the twelve was first at the tomb1--it was not ,john1 but ,peter1 that was mentioned by name in the first message sent to the disciples by ,christ after ,his resurrection4 8,tell ,his disciples and ,peter10 the angel said1 8that ,he goeth before you into ,galilee2 there shall ye see ,him40#aji ,at the last meeting of ,christ with the disciples by the sea1 ,peter1 tested by the thrice-given question1 8,lovest thou ,me80 was restored to his place among the twelve4 ,his work was appointed him2 he was to feed the ,lord's flock4 ,then1 as ,his last personal direction1 ,jesus bade him1 8,follow thou ,me40#aaj ,sidenote3 ,the ,lesson ,learned ,now he could appreciate the words4 ,the lesson ,christ had given when ,he set a little child in the midst of the disciples and bade them become like him1 ,peter could now better understand4 ,knowing more fully both his own weakness and ,christ's power1 he was ready to trust and to obey4 ,in ,his strength he could follow his ,master4 ,and at the close of his experience of labor and sacrifice1 the disciple once so unready to discern the cross1 counted it a joy to yield up his life for the gospel1 feeling only that1 for him who had denied the ,lord1 to die in the same manner as his ,master died was too great an honor4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,miracle of ,miracles ,a miracle of divine tenderness was ,peter's transformation4 ,it is a life-lesson to all who seek to follow in the steps of the ,master ,teacher4 99 99 99 99 99 ,jesus reproved ,his disciples1 ,he warned and cautioned them2 but ,john and ,peter and their brethren did not leave ,him4 ,notwithstanding the reproofs1 they chose to be with ,jesus4 ,and the ,saviour did not1 because of their errors1 withdraw from them4 ,he takes men as they are1 with all their faults and weaknesses1 and trains them for ,his service1 if they will be disciplined and taught by ,him4 ,sidenote3 ,judas ,but there was one of the twelve to whom1 until very near the close of ,his work1 ,christ spoke no word of direct reproof4 ,sidenote3 ,an ,element of ,antagonism ,with ,judas an element of antagonism was introduced among the disciples4 ,in connecting himself with ,jesus he had responded to the attraction of ,his character and life4 ,he had sincerely desired a change in himself1 and had hoped to experience this through a union with ,jesus4 ,but this desire did not become predominant4 ,that which ruled him was the hope of selfish benefit in the worldly kingdom which he expected ,christ to establish4 ,though recognizing the divine power of the love of ,christ1 ,judas did not yield to its supremacy4 ,he continued to cherish his own judgment and opinions1 his disposition to criticize and condemn4 ,christ's motives and movements1 often so far above his comprehension1 excited doubt and disapproval1 and his own questionings and ambitions were insinuated to the disciples4 ,many of their contentions for supremacy1 much of their dissatisfaction with ,christ's methods1 originated with ,judas4 ,sidenote3 ,not ,conflict1 but ,healing ,jesus1 seeing that to antagonize was but to harden1 refrained from direct conflict4 ,the narrowing selfishness of ,judas' life1 ,christ sought to heal through contact with ,his own self-sacrificing love4 ,in ,his teaching ,he unfolded principles that struck at the root of the disciple's self-centered ambitions4 ,lesson after lesson was thus given1 and many a time ,judas realized that his character had been portrayed1 and his sin pointed out2 but he would not yield4 ,mercy's pleading resisted1 the impulse of evil bore final sway4 ,judas1 angered at an implied rebuke1 and made desperate by the disappointment of his ambitious dreams1 surrendered his soul to the demon of greed1 and determined upon the betrayal of his ,master4 ,from the ,passover chamber1 the joy of ,christ's presence1 and the light of immortal hope1 he went forth to his evil work1--into the outer darkness1 where hope was not4 ,sidenote3 ,love ,unfailing 8,jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not1 and who should betray ,him40#aaa ,yet1 knowing all1 ,he had withheld no pleading of mercy or gift of love4 ,seeing the danger of ,judas1 ,he had brought him close to ,himself1 within the inner circle of ,his chosen and trusted disciples4 ,day after day1 when the burden lay heaviest upon ,his own heart1 ,he had borne the pain of continual contact with that stubborn1 suspicious1 brooding spirit2 ,he had witnessed and labored to counteract among ,his disciples that continuous1 secret1 and subtle antagonism4 ,and all this that no possible saving influence might be lacking to that imperiled soul6 8,many waters can not quench love1 ,neither can the floods drown it20 8,for love is strong as death40#aab 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,warning to the ,eleven ,sidenote3 ,goal of ,worldly ,wisdom ,so far as ,judas himself was concerned1 ,christ's work of love had been without avail4 ,but not so as regards his fellow-disciples4 ,to them it was a lesson of lifelong influence4 ,ever would its example of tenderness and long-suffering mould their intercourse with the tempted and the erring4 ,and it had other lessons4 ,at the ordination of the twelve1 the disciples had greatly desired that ,judas should become one of their number2 and they had counted his accession an event of much promise to the apostolic band4 ,he had come more into contact with the world than they1 he was a man of good address1 of discernment and executive ability1 and1 having a high estimate of his own qualifications1 he had led the disciples to hold him in the same regard4 ,but the methods he desired to introduce into ,christ's work were based upon worldly principles and were controlled by worldly policy4 ,they looked to the securing of worldly recognition and honor1--to the obtaining of the kingdom of this world4 ,the working out of these desires in the life of ,judas1 helped the disciples to understand the antagonism between the principle of self-aggrandizement and ,christ's principle of humility and self-sacrifice1--the principle of the spiritual kingdom4 ,in the fate of ,judas they saw the end to which self-serving tends4 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,christ's ,training ,for these disciples the mission of ,christ finally accomplished its purpose4 ,little by little ,his example and ,his lessons of self-abnegation moulded their characters4 ,his death destroyed their hope of worldly greatness4 ,the fall of ,peter1 the apostasy of ,judas1 their own failure in forsaking ,christ in ,his anguish and peril1 swept away their self-sufficiency4 ,they saw their own weakness2 they saw something of the greatness of the work committed to them2 they felt their need of their ,master's guidance at every step4 ,sidenote3 ,self-,distrust ,they knew that ,his personal presence was no longer to be with them1 and they recognized1 as they had never recognized before1 the value of the opportunities that had been theirs to walk and talk with the ,sent of ,god4 ,many of ,his lessons1 when spoken1 they had not appreciated or understood2 now they longed to recall these lessons1 to hear again ,his words4 ,with what joy now came back to them ,his assurance3-- 8,it is expedient for you that ,i go away2 for if ,i go not away1 the ,comforter will not come unto you2 but if ,i depart1 ,i will send ,him40 8,all things that ,i have heard of ,my ,father ,i have made known unto you40 ,and 8the ,comforter 444 whom the ,father will send in ,my name1 ,he shall teach you all things1 and bring all things to your remembrance1 whatsoever ,i have said unto you40#aac ,sidenote3 ,the ,teacher of ,truth 8,all things that the ,father hath are ,mine40 8,when ,he1 the ,spirit of truth1 is come1 ,he will guide you into all truth4444 ,he shall receive of ,mine1 and shall show it unto you40#aad ,the disciples had seen ,christ ascend from among them on the ,mount of ,olives4 ,and as the heavens received ,him1 there had come back to them ,his parting promise1 8,lo1 ,i am with you alway1 even unto the end of the world40#aae ,sidenote3 ,faith's ,assurance ,they knew that ,his sympathies were with them still4 ,they knew that they had a representative1 an advocate1 at the throne of ,god4 ,in the name of ,jesus they presented their petitions1 repeating ,his promise1 8,whatsoever ye shall ask the ,father in ,my name1 ,he will give it you40#aaf ,higher and higher they extended the hand of faith1 with the mighty argument1 8,it is ,christ that died1 yea rather1 that is risen again1 who is even at the right hand of ,god1 who also maketh intercession for us40#aag ,faithful to ,his promise1 the ,divine ,one1 exalted in the heavenly courts1 imparted of ,his fulness to ,his followers on earth4 ,his enthronement at ,god's right hand was signalized by the outpouring of the ,spirit upon ,his disciples4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,final ,preparation ,by the work of ,christ these disciples had been led to feel their need of the ,spirit2 under the ,spirit's teaching they received their final preparation1 and went forth to their life-work4 ,no longer were they ignorant and uncultured4 ,no longer were they a collection of independent units or of discordant and conflicting elements4 ,no longer were their hopes set on worldly greatness4 ,they were of 8one accord10 of 8one mind and one soul40 ,christ filled their thoughts4 ,the advancement of ,his kingdom was their aim4 ,in mind and character they had become like their ,master2 and men 8took knowledge of them1 that they had been with ,jesus40#aah ,sidenote3 ,a ,work ,that ,shook the ,world ,then was there such a revelation of the glory of ,christ as had never before been witnessed by mortal man4 ,multitudes who had reviled ,his name and despised ,his power confessed themselves disciples of the ,crucified4 ,through the co-operation of the divine ,spirit the labors of the humble men whom ,christ had chosen1 stirred the world4 ,to every nation under heaven was the gospel carried in a single generation4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 8,i ,am with ,you ,alway0 ,the same ,spirit that in ,his stead was sent to be the instructor of ,his first co-workers1 ,christ has commissioned to be the instructor of ,his co-workers to-day4 8,lo1 ,i am with you alway1 even unto the end of the world10#aai is ,his promise4 ,the presence of the same ,guide in educational work to-day will produce the same results as of old4 ,this is the end to which true education tends2 this is the work that ,god designs it to accomplish4 ,,nature ,,teaching 8,consider the wondrous works of ,him who is perfect in knowledge0 ,god in ,nature 8,,his ,,glory ,,covers ,,the ,,heavens20 8,,and ,,the ,,earth ,,is ,,full ,,of ,,his ,,riches0 ,sidenote3 ,the ,pervading ,life ,upon all created things is seen the impress of the ,deity4 ,nature testifies of ,god4 ,the susceptible mind1 brought in contact with the miracle and mystery of the universe1 can not but recognize the working of infinite power4 ,not by its own inherent energy does the earth produce its bounties1 and year by year continue its motion around the sun4 ,an unseen hand guides the planets in their circuit of the heavens4 ,a mysterious life pervades all nature1--a life that sustains the unnumbered worlds throughout immensity2 that lives in the insect atom which floats in the summer breeze2 that wings the flight of the swallow1 and feeds the young ravens which cry2 that brings the bud to blossom1 and the flower to fruit4 ,sidenote3 ,universality of ,law ,the same power that upholds nature1 is working also in man4 ,the same great laws that guide alike the star and the atom1 control human life4 ,the laws that govern the heart's action1 regulating the flow of the current of life to the body1 are the laws of the mighty ,intelligence that has the jurisdiction of the soul4 ,from ,him all life proceeds4 ,only in harmony with ,him can be found its true sphere of action4 ,for all the objects of ,his creation the condition is the same1--a life sustained by receiving the life of ,god1 a life exercised in harmony with the ,creator's will4 ,to transgress ,his law1 physical1 mental1 or moral1 is to place one's self out of harmony with the universe1 to introduce discord1 anarchy1 ruin4 ,sidenote3 ,nature's ,witness ,to him who learns thus to interpret its teachings1 all nature becomes illuminated2 the world is a lesson-book1 life a school4 ,the unity of man with nature and with ,god1 the universal dominion of law1 the results of transgression1 can not fail of impressing the mind and moulding the character4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,child's ,teacher ,sidenote3 ,opportunity for ,nature ,study ,these are lessons that our children need to learn4 ,to the little child1 not yet capable of learning from the printed page or of being introduced to the routine of the schoolroom1 nature presents an unfailing source of instruction and delight4 ,the heart not yet hardened by contact with evil is quick to recognize the ,presence that pervades all created things4 ,the ear as yet undulled by the world's clamor is attentive to the ,voice that speaks through nature's utterances4 ,and for those of older years1 needing continually its silent reminders of the spiritual and eternal1 nature's teaching will be no less a source of pleasure and of instruction4 ,as the dwellers in ,eden learned from nature's pages1 as ,moses discerned ,god's handwriting on the ,arabian plains and mountains1 and the ,child ,jesus on the hillsides of ,nazareth1 so the children of to-day may learn of ,him4 ,the unseen is illustrated by the seen4 ,on everything upon the earth1 from the loftiest tree of the forest to the lichen that clings to the rock1 from the boundless ocean to the tiniest shell on the shore1 they may behold the image and superscription of ,god4 ,so far as possible1 let the child from his earliest years be placed where this wonderful lesson-book shall be open before him4 ,let him behold the glorious scenes painted by the great ,master ,artist upon the shifting canvas of the heavens1 let him become acquainted with the wonders of earth and sea1 let him watch the unfolding mysteries of the changing seasons1 and1 in all ,his works1 learn of the ,creator4 ,sidenote3 ,antagonistic ,forces ,in no other way can the foundation of a true education be so firmly and surely laid4 ,yet even the child1 as he comes in contact with nature1 will see cause for perplexity4 ,he can not but recognize the working of antagonistic forces4 ,it is here that nature needs an interpreter4 ,looking upon the evil manifest even in the natural world1 all have the same sorrowful lesson to learn1--8,an enemy hath done this40#abj ,sidenote3 ,the ,interpreter of ,nature ,only in the light that shines from ,calvary can nature's teaching be read aright4 ,through the story of ,bethlehem and the cross let it be shown how good is to conquer evil1 and how every blessing that comes to us is a gift of redemption4 ,in brier and thorn1 in thistle and tare1 is represented the evil that blights and mars4 ,in singing bird and opening blossom1 in rain and sunshine1 in summer breeze and gentle dew1 in ten thousand objects in nature1 from the oak of the forest to the violet that blossoms at its root1 is seen the love that restores4 ,and nature still speaks to us of ,god's goodness4 ,sidenote3 ,thoughts of ,peace 8,i know the thoughts that ,i think toward you1 saith the ,lord1 thoughts of peace1 and not of evil40#aba ,this is the message that1 in the light from the cross1 may be read upon all the face of nature4 ,the heavens declare ,his glory1 and the earth is full of ,his riches4 ,lessons of ,life 8,,speak ,,to ,,the ,,earth1 ,,and ,,it ,,shall ,,teach ,,thee0 ,sidenote3 ,christ's ,object ,teaching ,the great ,teacher brought ,his hearers in contact with nature1 that they might listen to the voice which speaks in all created things2 and as their hearts became tender and their minds receptive1 ,he helped them to interpret the spiritual teaching of the scenes upon which their eyes rested4 ,the parables1 by means of which ,he loved to teach lessons of truth1 show how open ,his spirit was to the influences of nature1 and how ,he delighted to gather the spiritual teaching from the surroundings of daily life4 ,sidenote3 ,adapted to ,every ,hearer ,the birds of the air1 the lilies of the field1 the sower and the seed1 the shepherd and the sheep1--with these ,christ illustrated immortal truth4 ,he drew illustrations also from the events of life1 facts of experience familiar to the hearers1--the leaven1 the hid treasure1 the pearl1 the fishing net1 the lost coin1 the prodigal son1 the houses on the rock and the sand4 ,in ,his lessons there was something to interest every mind1 to appeal to every heart4 ,thus the daily task1 instead of being a mere round of toil1 bereft of higher thoughts1 was brightened and uplifted by constant reminders of the spiritual and the unseen4 ,so we should teach4 ,let the children learn to see in nature an expression of the love and the wisdom of ,god2 let the thought of ,him be linked with bird and flower and tree2 let all things seen become to them the interpreters of the unseen1 and all the events of life be a means of divine teaching4 ,sidenote3 ,unity of ,law ,as they learn thus to study the lessons in all created things1 and in all life's experiences1 show that the same laws which govern the things of nature and the events of life are to control us2 that they are given for our good2 and that only in obedience to them can we find true happiness and success4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,law of ,ministry ,all things both in heaven and in earth declare that the great law of life is a law of service4 ,the infinite ,father ministers to the life of every living thing4 ,christ came to the earth 8as he that serveth40#abb ,the angels are 8ministering spirits1 sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation40#abc ,the same law of service is written upon all things in nature4 ,the birds of the air1 the beasts of the field1 the trees of the forest1 the leaves1 the grass1 and the flowers1 the sun in the heavens and the stars of light1--all have their ministry4 ,lake and ocean1 river and water-spring1--each takes to give4 ,sidenote3 ,gaining by ,giving ,as each thing in nature ministers thus to the world's life1 it also secures its own4 8,give1 and it shall be given unto you10#abd is the lesson written no less surely in nature than in the pages of ,holy ,writ4 ,as the hillsides and the plains open a channel for the mountain stream to reach the sea1 that which they give is repaid a hundredfold4 ,the stream that goes singing on its way leaves behind its gift of beauty and fruitfulness4 ,through the fields1 bare and brown under the summer's heat1 a line of verdure marks the river's course2 every noble tree1 every bud1 every blossom1 a witness to the recompense ,god's grace decrees to all who become its channels to the world4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,laws of ,growth ,of the almost innumerable lessons taught in the varied processes of growth1 some of the most precious are conveyed in the ,saviour's parable of the growing seed4 ,it has lessons for old and young4 8,so is the kingdom of ,god1 as if a man should cast seed into the ground2 and should sleep1 and rise night and day1 and the seed should spring and grow up1 he knoweth not how4 ,for the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself2 first the blade1 then the ear1 after that the full corn in the ear40#abe ,sidenote3 ,divine ,agency in ,growth ,the seed has in itself a germinating principle1 a principle that ,god ,himself has implanted2 yet if left to itself the seed would have no power to spring up4 ,man has his part to act in promoting the growth of the grain2 but there is a point beyond which he can accomplish nothing4 ,he must depend upon ,one who has connected the sowing and the reaping by wonderful links of ,his own omnipotent power4 ,there is life in the seed1 there is power in the soil2 but unless infinite power is exercised day and night1 the seed will yield no return4 ,the showers of rain must refresh the thirsty fields2 the sun must impart warmth2 electricity must be conveyed to the buried seed4 ,the life which the ,creator has implanted1 ,he alone can call forth4 ,every seed grows1 every plant develops1 by the power of ,god4 8,the seed is the word of ,god40 8,as the earth bringeth forth her bud1 and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth1 so the ,lord ,god will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth40#abf ,as in the natural1 so in the spiritual sowing2 the power that alone can produce life is from ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,sowing in ,faith ,the work of the sower is a work of faith4 ,the mystery of the germination and growth of the seed he can not understand2 but he has confidence in the agencies by which ,god causes vegetation to flourish4 ,he casts away the seed1 expecting to gather it many-fold in an abundant harvest4 ,so parents and teachers are to labor1 expecting a harvest from the seed they sow4 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,covenant for the ,harvest ,for a time the good seed may lie unnoticed in the heart1 giving no evidence that it has taken root2 but afterward1 as the ,spirit of ,god breathes on the soul1 the hidden seed springs up1 and at last brings forth fruit4 ,in our life-work we know not which shall prosper1 this or that4 ,this question it is not for us to settle4 8,in the morning sow thy seed1 and in the evening withhold not thine hand40#abg ,god's great covenant declares that 8while the earth remaineth1 seed-time and harvest 444 shall not cease40#abh ,in the confidence of this promise the husbandman tills and sows4 ,not less confidently are we1 in the spiritual sowing1 to labor1 trusting ,his assurance3 8,so shall ,my word be that goeth forth out of ,my mouth2 it shall not return unto ,me void1 but it shall accomplish that which ,i please1 and it shall prosper in the thing whereto ,i sent it40 8,he that goeth forth and weepeth1 bearing precious seed1 shall doubtless come again with rejoicing1 bringing his sheaves with him40#abi ,the germination of the seed represents the beginning of spiritual life1 and the development of the plant is a figure of the development of character4 ,there can be no life without growth4 ,the plant must either grow or die4 ,as its growth is silent and imperceptible1 but continuous1 so is the growth of character4 ,at every stage of development our life may be perfect2 yet if ,god's purpose for us is fulfilled1 there will be constant advancement4 ,sidenote3 ,conditions of ,growth ,the plant grows by receiving that which ,god has provided to sustain its life4 ,so spiritual growth is attained through co-operation with divine agencies4 ,as the plant takes root in the soil1 so we are to take root in ,christ4 ,as the plant receives the sunshine1 the dew1 and the rain1 so are we to receive the ,holy ,spirit4 ,if our hearts are stayed upon ,christ1 ,he will come unto us 8as the rain1 as the latter and former rain unto the earth40 ,as the ,sun of ,righteousness1 ,he will arise upon us 8with healing in ,his wings40 ,we shall 8grow as the lily40 ,we shall 8revive as the corn1 and grow as the vine40#acj ,sidenote3 ,fruit-,bearing ,the wheat develops1 8first the blade1 then the ear1 after that the full corn in the ear40#aca ,the object of the husbandman in the sowing of the seed and the culture of the plant1 is the production of grain1--bread for the hungry1 and seed for future harvests4 ,so the divine ,husbandman looks for a harvest4 ,he is seeking to reproduce ,himself in the hearts and lives of ,his followers1 that through them ,he may be reproduced in other hearts and lives4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,a ,lesson in ,child-,training ,sidenote3 ,natural ,development ,the gradual development of the plant from the seed is an object-lesson in child-training4 ,there is 8first the blade1 then the ear1 after that the full corn in the ear40#aca ,he who gave this parable created the tiny seed1 gave it its vital properties1 and ordained the laws that govern its growth4 ,and the truths taught by the parable were made a reality in ,his own life4 ,he1 the ,majesty of heaven1 the ,king of glory1 became a babe in ,bethlehem1 and for a time represented the helpless infant in its mother's care4 ,in childhood ,he spoke and acted as a child1 honoring ,his parents1 and carrying out their wishes in helpful ways4 ,but from the first dawning of intelligence ,he was constantly growing in grace and in a knowledge of truth4 ,parents and teachers should aim so to cultivate the tendencies of the youth that at each stage of life they may represent the beauty appropriate to that period1 unfolding naturally1 as do the plants in the garden4 ,sidenote3 ,simplicity ,the little ones should be educated in childlike simplicity4 ,they should be trained to be content with the small1 helpful duties and the pleasures and experiences natural to their years4 ,childhood answers to the blade in the parable1 and the blade has a beauty peculiarly its own4 ,children should not be forced into a precocious maturity1 but as long as possible should retain the freshness and grace of their early years4 ,the more quiet and simple the life of the child1--the more free from artificial excitement and the more in harmony with nature1--the more favorable it is to physical and mental vigor and to spiritual strength4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,miracle of the ,harvest ,in the ,saviour's miracle of feeding the five thousand is illustrated the working of ,god's power in the production of the harvest4 ,jesus draws aside the veil from the world of nature1 and reveals the creative energy that is constantly exercised for our good4 ,in multiplying the seed cast into the ground1 ,he who multiplied the loaves is working a miracle every day4 ,it is by a miracle that ,he constantly feeds millions from earth's harvest-fields4 ,men are called upon to co-operate with ,him in the care of the grain and the preparation of the loaf1 and because of this they lose sight of the divine agency4 ,the working of ,his power is ascribed to natural causes or to human instrumentality1 and too often ,his gifts are perverted to selfish uses1 and made a curse instead of a blessing4 ,god is seeking to change all this4 ,he desires that our dull senses shall be quickened to discern ,his merciful kindness1 that ,his gifts may be to us the blessing that ,he intended4 ,sidenote3 ,partakers of the ,life of ,god ,it is the word of ,god1 the impartation of ,his life1 that gives life to the seed2 and of that life1 we1 in eating the grain1 become partakers4 ,this ,god desires us to discern2 ,he desires that even in receiving our daily bread we may recognize ,his agency1 and may be brought into closer fellowship with ,him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,we ,reap ,what ,we ,sow ,sidenote3 ,life's ,harvest1 ,character ,by the laws of ,god in nature1 effect follows cause with unvarying certainty4 ,the reaping testifies to the sowing4 ,here no pretense is tolerated4 ,men may deceive their fellow-men1 and may receive praise and compensation for service which they have not rendered4 ,but in nature there can be no deception4 ,on the unfaithful husbandman the harvest passes sentence of condemnation4 ,and in the highest sense this is true also in the spiritual realm4 ,it is in appearance1 not in reality1 that evil succeeds4 ,the child who plays truant from school1 the youth who is slothful in his studies1 the clerk or apprentice who fails of serving the interests of his employer1 the man in any business or profession who is untrue to his highest responsibilities1 may flatter himself that1 so long as the wrong is concealed1 he is gaining an advantage4 ,but not so2 he is cheating himself4 ,the harvest of life is character1 and it is this that determines destiny1 both for this life and for the life to come4 ,the harvest is a reproduction of the seed sown4 ,every seed yields fruit 8after its kind40 ,so it is with the traits of character we cherish4 ,selfishness1 self-love1 self-esteem1 self-indulgence1 reproduce themselves1 and the end is wretchedness and ruin4 8,he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption2 but he that soweth to the ,spirit shall of the ,spirit reap life everlasting40#acb ,love1 sympathy1 and kindness yield fruitage of blessing1 a harvest that is imperishable4 ,sidenote3 ,increase from ,sowing ,in the harvest the seed is multiplied4 ,a single grain of wheat1 increased by repeated sowings1 would cover a whole land with golden sheaves4 ,so widespread may be the influence of a single life1 of even a single act4 ,what deeds of love the memory of that alabaster box broken for ,christ's anointing has through the long centuries prompted6 ,what countless gifts that contribution1 by a poor unnamed widow1 of 8two mites1 which make a farthing10#acc has brought to the ,saviour's cause6 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 8,freely ,give0 ,the lesson of seed-sowing teaches liberality4 8,he which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly2 and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully40#acd ,the ,lord says1 8,blessed are ye that sow beside all waters40#ace ,to sow beside all waters means to give wherever our help is needed4 ,this will not tend to poverty4 8,he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully40 ,by casting it away the sower multiplies his seed4 ,so by imparting we increase our blessings4 ,god's promise assures a sufficiency1 that we may continue to give4 ,more than this3 as we impart the blessings of this life1 gratitude in the recipient prepares the heart to receive spiritual truth1 and a harvest is produced unto life everlasting4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,life through ,death ,by the casting of grain into the earth1 the ,saviour represents ,his sacrifice for us4 8,except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die10 ,he says1 8it abideth alone2 but if it die1 it bringeth forth much fruit40#acf ,only through the sacrifice of ,christ1 the ,seed1 could fruit be brought forth for the kingdom of ,god4 ,in accordance with the law of the vegetable kingdom1 life is the result of ,his death4 ,so with all who bring forth fruit as workers together with ,christ3 self-love1 self-interest1 must perish2 the life must be cast into the furrow of the world's need4 ,but the law of self-sacrifice is the law of self-preservation4 ,the husbandman preserves his grain by casting it away4 ,so the life that will be preserved is the life that is freely given in service to ,god and man4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,a ,symbol of the ,resurrection ,the seed dies1 to spring forth into new life4 ,in this we are taught the lesson of the resurrection4 ,of the human body laid away to moulder in the grave1 ,god has said3 8,it is sown in corruption2 it is raised in incorruption3 it is sown in dishonor2 it is raised in glory3 it is sown in weakness2 it is raised in power40#acg ,sidenote3 ,nature ,study ,made ,practical ,as parents and teachers try to teach these lessons1 the work should be made practical4 ,let the children themselves prepare the soil and sow the seed4 ,as they work1 the parent or teacher can explain the garden of the heart1 with the good or bad seed sown there1 and that as the garden must be prepared for the natural seed1 so the heart must be prepared for the seed of truth4 ,as the seed is cast into the ground1 they can teach the lesson of ,christ's death2 and as the blade springs up1 the truth of the resurrection4 ,as the plant grows1 the correspondence between the natural and the spiritual sowing may be continued4 ,the youth should be instructed in a similar way4 ,from the tilling of the soil1 lessons may constantly be learned4 ,no one settles upon a raw piece of land with the expectation that it will at once yield a harvest4 ,diligent1 persevering labor must be put forth in the preparation of the soil1 the sowing of the seed1 and the culture of the crop4 ,so it must be in the spiritual sowing4 ,the garden of the heart must be cultivated4 ,the soil must be broken up by repentance4 ,the evil growths that choke the good grain must be uprooted4 ,as soil once overgrown with thorns can be reclaimed only by diligent labor1 so the evil tendencies of the heart can be overcome only by earnest effort in the name and strength of ,christ4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,obedience to ,law ,sidenote3 ,development of ,character ,in the cultivation of the soil the thoughtful worker will find that treasures little dreamed of are opening up before him4 ,no one can succeed in agriculture or gardening without attention to the laws involved4 ,the special needs of every variety of plant must be studied4 ,different varieties require different soil and cultivation1 and compliance with the laws governing each is the condition of success4 ,the attention required in transplanting1 that not even a root-fiber shall be crowded or misplaced1 the care of the young plants1 the pruning and watering1 the shielding from frost at night and sun by day1 keeping out weeds1 disease1 and insect-pests1 the training and arranging1 not only teach important lessons concerning the development of character1 but the work itself is a means of development4 ,in cultivating carefulness1 patience1 attention to detail1 obedience to law1 it imparts a most essential training4 ,the constant contact with the mystery of life and the loveliness of nature1 as well as the tenderness called forth in ministering to these beautiful objects of ,god's creation1 tends to quicken the mind and refine and elevate the character2 and the lessons taught prepare the worker to deal more successfully with other minds4 ,other ,object ,lessons 8,,whoso ,,is ,,wise1 ,,and ,,will ,,observe ,,these ,,things1 ,,even ,,they ,,shall ,,understand ,,the ,,loving-,,kindness ,,of ,,the ,,lord0 ,sidenote3 ,the ,ministry of ,healing ,god's healing power runs all through nature4 ,if a tree is cut1 if a human being is wounded or breaks a bone1 nature begins at once to repair the injury4 ,even before the need exists1 the healing agencies are in readiness2 and as soon as a part is wounded1 every energy is bent to the work of restoration4 ,so it is in the spiritual realm4 ,before sin created the need1 ,god had provided the remedy4 ,every soul that yields to temptation is wounded1 bruised1 by the adversary2 but wherever there is sin1 there is the ,saviour4 ,it is ,christ's work 8to heal the broken-hearted1 to preach deliverance to the captives1 444 to set at liberty them that are bruised40#ach ,sidenote3 ,a ,suggestive ,figure ,sidenote3 ,only ,love ,can ,restore ,in this work we are to co-operate4 8,if a man be overtaken in a fault1 444 restore such a one40#aci ,the word here translated 8restore0 means to put in joint1 as a dislocated bone4 ,how suggestive the figure6 ,he who falls into error or sin is thrown out of relation to everything about him4 ,he may realize his error1 and be filled with remorse2 but he can not recover himself4 ,he is in confusion and perplexity1 worsted and helpless4 ,he is to be reclaimed1 healed1 re-established4 8,ye which are spiritual1 restore such a one40 ,only the love that flows from the heart of ,christ can heal4 ,only he in whom that love flows1 even as the sap in the tree or the blood in the body1 can restore the wounded soul4 ,love's agencies have wonderful power1 for they are divine4 ,the soft answer that 8turneth away wrath10 the love that 8suffereth long1 and is kind10 the charity that 8covereth a multitude of sins10#adj--would we learn the lesson1 with what power for healing would our lives be gifted6 ,how life would be transformed1 and the earth become a very likeness and foretaste of heaven6 ,these precious lessons may be so simply taught as to be understood1 even by little children4 ,the heart of the child is tender and easily impressed2 and when we who are older become 8as little children20#ada when we learn the simplicity and gentleness and tender love of the ,saviour1 we shall not find it difficult to touch the hearts of the little ones1 and teach them love's ministry of healing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,perfection in ,little ,things ,perfection exists in the least as well as in the greatest of the works of ,god4 ,the hand that hung the worlds in space is the hand that fashions the flowers of the field4 ,examine under the microscope the smallest and commonest of wayside blossoms1 and note in all its parts the exquisite beauty and completeness4 ,so in the humblest lot true excellence may be found2 the commonest tasks1 wrought with loving faithfulness1 are beautiful in ,god's sight4 ,conscientious attention to the little things will make us workers together with ,him1 and win for us ,his commendation who seeth and knoweth all4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,rainbow ,the rainbow spanning the heavens with its arch of light is a token of 8the everlasting covenant between ,god and every living creature40#adb ,and the rainbow encircling the throne on high is also a token to ,god's children of ,his covenant of peace4 ,as the bow in the cloud results from the union of sunshine and shower1 so the bow above ,god's throne represents the union of ,his mercy and ,his justice4 ,to the sinful but repentant soul ,god says1 ,live thou2 8,i have found a ransom40#adc 8,as ,i have sworn that the waters of ,noah should no more go over the earth1 so have ,i sworn that ,i would not be wroth with thee1 nor rebuke thee4 ,for the mountains shall depart1 and the hills be removed2 but ,my kindness shall not depart from thee1 neither shall the covenant of ,my peace be removed1 saith the ,lord that hath mercy on thee40#add 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,stars ,the stars also have a message of good cheer for every human being4 ,in those hours that come to all1 when the heart is faint1 and temptation presses sore2 when obstacles seem insurmountable1 life's aims impossible of achievement1 its fair promises like apples of ,sodom1 where1 then1 can such courage and steadfastness be found as in that lesson which ,god has bidden us learn from the stars in their untroubled course8 ,sidenote3 8,not ,one ,faileth0 ,sidenote3 8,i ,will ,help ,thee0 8,lift up your eyes on high1 and behold who hath created these things1 that bringeth out their host by number2 ,he calleth them all by names by the greatness of ,his might1 for that ,he is strong in power2 not one faileth4 ,why sayest thou1 ,o ,jacob1 and speakest1 ,o ,israel1 ,my way is hid from the ,lord1 and my judgment is passed over from my ,god8 ,hast thou not known8 hast thou not heard1 that the everlasting ,god1 the ,lord1 the ,creator of the ends of the earth1 fainteth not1 neither is weary8 there is no searching of ,his understanding4 ,he giveth power to the faint2 and to them that have no might ,he increaseth strength40 8,fear thou not2 for ,i am with thee3 be not dismayed2 for ,i am thy ,god3 ,i will strengthen thee2 yea1 ,i will help thee2 yea1 ,i will uphold thee with the right hand of ,my righteousness40 8,i the ,lord thy ,god will hold thy right hand1 saying unto thee1 ,fear not2 ,i will help thee40#ade 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,palm-,tree ,the palm-tree1 beaten by the scorching sun and the fierce sand-storm1 stands green and flourishing and fruitful in the midst of the desert4 ,its roots are fed by living springs4 ,its crown of verdure is seen afar over the parched1 desolate plain2 and the traveler1 ready to die1 urges his failing steps to the cool shade and the life-giving water4 ,the tree of the desert is a symbol of what ,god means the life of ,his children in this world to be4 ,they are to guide weary souls1 full of unrest1 and ready to perish in the desert of sin1 to the living water4 ,they are to point their fellow-men to ,him who gives the invitation1 8,if any man thirst1 let him come unto ,me1 and drink40#adf 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,river and ,brook ,sidenote3 ,unrecognized ,toilers ,the wide1 deep river1 that offers a highway for the traffic and travel of nations1 is valued as a world-wide benefit2 but what of the little rills that help to form this noble stream8 ,were it not for them1 the river would disappear4 ,upon them its very existence depends4 ,so men called to lead in some great work are honored as if its success were due to them alone2 but that success required the faithful co-operation of humbler workers almost without number1--workers of whom the world knows nothing4 ,tasks uncommended1 labor without recognition1 is the lot of most of the world's toilers4 ,and in such a lot many are filled with discontent4 ,they feel that life is wasted4 ,but the little rill that makes its noiseless way through grove and meadow1 bearing health and fertility and beauty1 is as useful in its way as the broad river4 ,and in contributing to the river's life1 it helps achieve that which alone it could never have accomplished4 ,the lesson is one needed by many4 ,talent is too much idolized1 and station too much coveted4 ,there are too many who will do nothing unless they are recognized as leaders2 too many who must receive praise1 or they have no interest to labor4 ,what we need to learn is faithfulness in making the utmost use of the powers and opportunities we have1 and contentment in the lot to which ,heaven assigns us4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,little ,creatures of the ,earth 8,ask now the beasts1 and they shall teach thee2 and the fowls of the air1 and they shall tell thee2 444 and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee40 8,go to the ant2 444 consider her ways40 8,behold the birds40 8,consider the ravens40#adg ,sidenote3 ,a ,lesson of ,trust ,we are not merely to tell the child about these creatures of ,god's4 ,the animals themselves are to be his teachers4 ,the ants teach lessons of patient industry1 of perseverance in surmounting obstacles1 of providence for the future4 ,and the birds are teachers of the sweet lesson of trust4 ,our heavenly ,father provides for them2 but they must gather the food1 they must build their nests1 and rear their young4 ,every moment they are exposed to enemies that seek to destroy them4 ,yet how cheerily they go about their work6 how full of joy are their little songs6 ,how beautiful the psalmist's description of ,god's care for the creatures of the woods1-- 8,the high hills are a refuge for the wild goats2 ,and the rocks for the conies40#adh ,he sends the springs to run among the hills1 where the birds have their habitation1 and 8sing among the branches40#adh ,all the creatures of the woods and hills are a part of ,his great household4 ,he opens ,his hand1 and satisfies the desire of every living thing4#adh 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,eagle ,sidenote3 ,above the ,clouds ,the eagle of the ,alps is sometimes beaten down by the tempest into the narrow defiles of the mountains4 ,storm-clouds shut in this mighty bird of the forest1 their dark masses separating her from the sunny heights where she has made her home4 ,her efforts to escape seem fruitless4 ,she dashes to and fro1 beating the air with her strong wings1 and waking the mountain echoes with her cries4 ,at length1 with a note of triumph1 she darts upward1 and1 piercing the clouds1 is once more in the clear sunlight1 with the darkness and tempest far beneath4 ,so we may be surrounded with difficulties1 discouragement1 and darkness4 ,falsehood1 calamity1 injustice1 shut us in4 ,there are clouds that we can not dispel4 ,we battle with circumstances in vain4 ,there is one1 and but one1 way of escape4 ,the mists and fogs cling to the earth2 beyond the clouds ,god's light is shining4 ,into the sunlight of ,his presence we may rise on the wings of faith4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,other ,illustrations ,many are the lessons that may thus be learned4 ,self-reliance1 from the tree that1 growing alone on plain or mountainside1 strikes down its roots deep into the earth1 and in its rugged strength defies the tempest4 ,the power of early influence1 from the gnarled1 shapeless trunk1 bent as a sapling1 to which no earthly power can afterward restore its lost symmetry4 ,the secret of a holy life1 from the water-lily1 that1 on the bosom of some slimy pool1 surrounded by weeds and rubbish1 strikes down its channeled stem to the pure sands beneath1 and1 drawing thence its life1 lifts up its fragrant blossoms to the light in spotless purity4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,teach ,children to ,observe ,thus while the children and youth gain a knowledge of facts from teachers and text-books1 let them learn to draw lessons and discern truth for themselves4 ,in their gardening1 question them as to what they learn from the care of their plants4 ,as they look on a beautiful landscape1 ask them why ,god clothed the fields and woods with such lovely and varied hues4 ,why was not all colored a somber brown8 ,when they gather the flowers1 lead them to think why ,he spared us the beauty of these wanderers from ,eden4 ,teach them to notice the evidences everywhere manifest in nature of ,god's thought for us1 the wonderful adaptation of all things to our need and happiness4 ,he alone who recognizes in nature his ,father's handiwork1 who in the richness and beauty of the earth reads the ,father's handwriting1--he alone learns from the things of nature their deepest lessons1 and receives their highest ministry4 ,only he can fully appreciate the significance of hill and vale1 river and sea1 who looks upon them as an expression of the thought of ,god1 a revelation of the ,creator4 ,sidenote3 ,nature a ,key to the ,bible ,many illustrations from nature are used by the ,bible writers1 and as we observe the things of the natural world1 we shall be enabled1 under the guiding of the ,holy ,spirit1 more fully to understand the lessons of ,god's word4 ,it is thus that nature becomes a key to the treasure-house of the word4 ,sidenote3 ,study ,similitudes ,children should be encouraged to search out in nature the objects that illustrate ,bible teachings1 and to trace in the ,bible the similitudes drawn from nature4 ,they should search out1 both in nature and in ,holy ,writ1 every object representing ,christ1 and those also that ,he employed in illustrating truth4 ,thus may they learn to see ,him in tree and vine1 in lily and rose1 in sun and star4 ,they may learn to hear ,his voice in the song of birds1 in the sighing of the trees1 in the rolling thunder1 and in the music of the sea4 ,and every object in nature will repeat to them ,his precious lessons4 ,to those who thus acquaint themselves with ,christ1 the earth will nevermore be a lonely and desolate place4 ,it will be their ,father's house1 filled with the presence of ,him who once dwelt among men4 ,,the ,,bible ,,as ,,an ,,educator 8,when thou goest1 it shall lead thee2 when thou sleepest1 it shall keep thee2 and when thou awakest1 it shall talk with thee40 ,mental and ,spiritual ,culture 8,,by ,,knowledge ,,shall ,,the ,,chambers ,,be ,,filled ,,with ,,all ,,precious ,,and ,,pleasant ,,riches0 ,for the mind and the soul1 as well as for the body1 it is ,god's law that strength is acquired by effort4 ,it is exercise that develops4 ,in harmony with this law1 ,god has provided in ,his word the means for mental and spiritual development4 ,sidenote3 ,effort in ,bible ,study ,the ,bible contains all the principles that men need to understand in order to be fitted either for this life or for the life to come4 ,and these principles may be understood by all4 ,no one with a spirit to appreciate its teaching can read a single passage from the ,bible without gaining from it some helpful thought4 ,but the most valuable teaching of the ,bible is not to be gained by occasional or disconnected study4 ,its great system of truth is not so presented as to be discerned by the hasty or careless reader4 ,many of its treasures lie far beneath the surface1 and can be obtained only by diligent research and continuous effort4 ,the truths that go to make up the great whole must be searched out and gathered up1 8here a little1 and there a little40#adi ,sidenote3 ,a ,perfect ,whole ,when thus searched out and brought together1 they will be found to be perfectly fitted to one another4 ,each ,gospel is a supplement to the others1 every prophecy an explanation of another1 every truth a development of some other truth4 ,the types of the ,jewish economy are made plain by the gospel4 ,every principle in the word of ,god has its place1 every fact its bearing4 ,and the complete structure1 in design and execution1 bears testimony to its ,author4 ,such a structure no mind but that of the ,infinite could conceive or fashion4 ,sidenote3 ,intellectual ,discipline ,in searching out the various parts and studying their relationship1 the highest faculties of the human mind are called into intense activity4 ,no one can engage in such study without developing mental power4 ,and not alone in searching out truth and bringing it together does the mental value of ,bible study consist4 ,it consists also in the effort required to grasp the themes presented4 ,the mind occupied with commonplace matters only1 becomes dwarfed and enfeebled4 ,if never tasked to comprehend grand and far-reaching truths1 it after a time loses the power of growth4 ,as a safeguard against this degeneracy1 and a stimulus to development1 nothing else can equal the study of ,god's word4 ,as a means of intellectual training1 the ,bible is more effective than any other book1 or all other books combined4 ,the greatness of its themes1 the dignified simplicity of its utterances1 the beauty of its imagery1 quicken and uplift the thoughts as nothing else can4 ,no other study can impart such mental power as does the effort to grasp the stupendous truths of revelation4 ,the mind thus brought in contact with the thoughts of the ,infinite can not but expand and strengthen4 ,sidenote3 ,spiritual ,development ,and even greater is the power of the ,bible in the development of the spiritual nature4 ,man1 created for fellowship with ,god1 can only in such fellowship find his real life and development4 ,created to find in ,god his highest joy1 he can find in nothing else that which can quiet the cravings of the heart1 can satisfy the hunger and thirst of the soul4 ,he who with sincere and teachable spirit studies ,god's word1 seeking to comprehend its truths1 will be brought in touch with its ,author2 and1 except by his own choice1 there is no limit to the possibilities of his development4 ,sidenote3 ,range of ,style and ,subjects ,in its wide range of style and subjects1 the ,bible has something to interest every mind and appeal to every heart4 ,in its pages are found history the most ancient2 biography the truest to life2 principles of government for the control of the state1 for the regulation of the household1--principles that human wisdom has never equaled4 ,it contains philosophy the most profound1 poetry the sweetest and the most sublime1 the most impassioned and the most pathetic4 ,immeasurably superior in value to the productions of any human author are the ,bible writings1 even when thus considered2 but of infinitely wider scope1 of infinitely greater value1 are they when viewed in their relation to the grand central thought4 ,viewed in the light of this thought1 every topic has a new significance4 ,in the most simply stated truths are involved principles that are as high as heaven and that compass eternity4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,central ,theme ,the central theme of the ,bible1 the theme about which every other in the whole book clusters1 is the redemption plan1 the restoration in the human soul of the image of ,god4 ,from the first intimation of hope in the sentence pronounced in ,eden to that last glorious promise of the ,revelation1 8,they shall see ,his face2 and ,his name shall be in their foreheads10#aej the burden of every book and every passage of the ,bible is the unfolding of this wondrous theme1--man's uplifting1--the power of ,god1 8which giveth us the victory through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ40#aea ,sidenote3 ,an ,infinite ,field ,he who grasps this thought has before him an infinite field for study4 ,he has the key that will unlock to him the whole treasure-house of ,god's word4 ,the science of redemption is the science of all sciences2 the science that is the study of the angels and of all the intelligences of the unfallen worlds2 the science that engages the attention of our ,lord and ,saviour2 the science that enters into the purpose brooded in the mind of the ,infinite1--8kept in silence through times eternal20#aeb the science that will be the study of ,god's redeemed throughout endless ages4 ,this is the highest study in which it is possible for man to engage4 ,as no other study can1 it will quicken the mind and uplift the soul4 ,sidenote3 ,truths ,life-,begetting4 8,the excellency of knowledge is1 that wisdom giveth life to them that have it40 8,the words that ,i speak unto you10 said ,jesus1 8they are spirit1 and they are life40 8,this is life eternal1 that they should know ,thee the only true ,god1 and ,him whom ,thou didst send40#aec ,the creative energy that called the worlds into existence is in the word of ,god4 ,this word imparts power2 it begets life4 ,every command is a promise2 accepted by the will1 received into the soul1 it brings with it the life of the ,infinite ,one4 ,it transforms the nature1 and re-creates the soul in the image of ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,life-,sustaining ,the life thus imparted is in like manner sustained4 8,by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of ,god0#aed shall man live4 ,the mind1 the soul1 is built up by that upon which it feeds2 and it rests with us to determine upon what it shall be fed4 ,it is within the power of every one to choose the topics that shall occupy the thoughts and shape the character4 ,of every human being privileged with access to the ,scriptures1 ,god says1 8,i have written to him the great things of ,my law40 8,call unto ,me1 and ,i will answer thee1 and show thee great and mighty things1 which thou knowest not40#aee ,sidenote3 ,possibilities of ,companionship ,sidenote3 ,not a ,stranger ,with the word of ,god in his hands1 every human being1 wherever his lot in life may be cast1 may have such companionship as he shall choose4 ,in its pages he may hold converse with the noblest and best of the human race1 and may listen to the voice of the ,eternal as ,he speaks with men4 ,as he studies and meditates upon the themes into which 8the angels desire to look10#aef he may have their companionship4 ,he may follow the steps of the heavenly ,teacher1 and listen to ,his words as when ,he taught on mountain and plain and sea4 ,he may dwell in this world in the atmosphere of heaven1 imparting to earth's sorrowing and tempted ones thoughts of hope and longings for holiness2 himself coming closer and still closer into fellowship with the ,unseen2 like him of old who walked with ,god1 drawing nearer and nearer the threshold of the eternal world1 until the portals shall open1 and he shall enter there4 ,he will find himself no stranger4 ,the voices that will greet him are the voices of the holy ones1 who1 unseen1 were on earth his companions1--voices that here he learned to distinguish and to love4 ,he who through the word of ,god has lived in fellowship with heaven1 will find himself at home in heaven's companionship4 ,science and the ,bible 8,,who ,,knoweth ,,not ,,in ,,all ,,these ,,that ,,the ,,hand ,,of ,,the ,,lord ,,hath ,,wrought80 ,sidenote3 ,harmony of ,nature and ,revelation ,since the book of nature and the book of revelation bear the impress of the same master mind1 they can not but speak in harmony4 ,by different methods1 and in different languages1 they witness to the same great truths4 ,science is ever discovering new wonders2 but she brings from her research nothing that1 rightly understood1 conflicts with divine revelation4 ,the book of nature and the written word shed light upon each other4 ,they make us acquainted with ,god by teaching us something of the laws through which ,he works4 ,sidenote3 ,evolution of the ,earth ,inferences erroneously drawn from facts observed in nature have1 however1 led to supposed conflict between science and revelation2 and in the effort to restore harmony1 interpretations of ,scripture have been adopted that undermine and destroy the force of the word of ,god4 ,geology has been thought to contradict the literal interpretation of the ,mosaic record of the creation4 ,millions of years1 it is claimed1 were required for the evolution of the earth from chaos2 and in order to accommodate the ,bible to this supposed revelation of science1 the days of creation are assumed to have been vast1 indefinite periods1 covering thousands or even millions of years4 ,sidenote3 ,bible ,record of the ,creation ,such a conclusion is wholly uncalled for4 ,the ,bible record is in harmony with itself and with the teaching of nature4 ,of the first day employed in the work of creation is given the record1 8,the evening and the morning were the first day40#aeg ,and the same in substance is said of each of the first six days of creation week4 ,each of these periods ,inspiration declares to have been a day consisting of evening and morning1 like every other day since that time4 ,in regard to the work of creation itself the divine testimony is1 8,he spake1 and it was2 ,he commanded1 and it stood fast40#aeh ,with ,him who could thus call into existence unnumbered worlds1 how long a time would be required for the evolution of the earth from chaos8 ,in order to account for ,his works1 must we do violence to ,his word8 ,sidenote3 ,changes at the ,flood ,it is true that remains found in the earth testify to the existence of men1 animals1 and plants much larger than any now known4 ,these are regarded as proving the existence of vegetable and animal life prior to the time of the ,mosaic record4 ,but concerning these things ,bible history furnishes ample explanation4 ,before the flood1 the development of vegetable and animal life was immeasurably superior to that which has since been known4 ,at the flood the surface of the earth was broken up1 marked changes took place1 and in the re-formation of the earth's crust were preserved many evidences of the life previously existing4 ,the vast forests buried in the earth at the time of the flood1 and since changed to coal1 form the extensive coal fields1 and yield the supplies of oil1 that minister to our comfort and convenience to-day4 ,these things1 as they are brought to light1 are so many witnesses mutely testifying to the truth of the word of ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,evolution of ,man ,akin to the theory concerning the evolution of the earth1 is that which attributes to an ascending line of germs1 mollusks1 and quadrupeds the evolution of man1 the crowning glory of the creation4 ,when consideration is given to man's opportunities for research2 how brief his life2 how limited his sphere of action2 how restricted his vision2 how frequent and how great the errors in his conclusions1 especially as concerns the events thought to antedate ,bible history2 how often the supposed deductions of science are revised or cast aside2 with what readiness the assumed period of the earth's development is from time to time increased or diminished by millions of years2 and how the theories advanced by different scientists conflict with one another1--considering all this1 shall we1 for the privilege of tracing our descent from germs and mollusks and apes1 consent to cast away that statement of ,holy ,writ1 so grand in its simplicity1 8,god created man in ,his own image1 in the image of ,god created ,he him08#aei ,shall we reject that genealogical record1--prouder than any treasured in the courts of kings1--8which was the son of ,adam1 which was the son of ,god08#afj ,sidenote3 ,the ,divine ,working in ,nature ,rightly understood1 both the revelations of science and the experiences of life are in harmony with the testimony of ,scripture to the constant working of ,god in nature4 ,in the hymn recorded by ,nehemiah1 the ,levites sung1 8,thou1 even ,thou1 art ,lord alone2 ,thou hast made heaven1 the heaven of heavens1 with all their host1 the earth1 and all things that are therein1 the seas1 and all that is therein1 and ,thou preservest them all40#afa ,sidenote3 ,the ,all-,embracing ,providence ,as regards this earth1 ,scripture declares the work of creation to have been completed4 8,the works were finished from the foundation of the world40#afb ,but the power of ,god is still exercised in upholding the objects of ,his creation4 ,it is not because the mechanism once set in motion continues to act by its own inherent energy that the pulse beats1 and breath follows breath4 ,every breath1 every pulsation of the heart1 is an evidence of the care of ,him in whom we live and move and have our being4 ,from the smallest insect to man1 every living creature is daily dependent upon ,his providence4 8,these wait all upon ,thee4444 ,that ,thou givest them they gather2 ,thou openest ,thine hand1 they are filled with good4 ,thou hidest ,thy face1 they are troubled2 ,thou takest away their breath1 they die1 ,and return to their dust4 ,thou sendest forth ,thy ,spirit1 they are created2 ,and ,thou renewest the face of the earth40#afc 8,he stretcheth out the north over the empty place1 ,and hangeth the earth upon nothing4 ,he bindeth up the waters in ,his thick clouds2 ,and the cloud is not rent under them4444 ,he hath compassed the waters with bounds1 ,until the day and night come to an end40 8,the pillars of heaven tremble ,and are astonished at ,his rebuke4 ,he stilleth the sea with ,his power4444 ,by ,his ,spirit the heavens are beauty2 ,his hand hath pierced the gliding serpent4 ,lo1 these are but the outskirts of ,his ways2 ,and how small a whisper do we hear of ,him6 ,sidenote3 8,who ,can ,understand80 ,but the thunder of ,his power who can understand80#afd 8,the ,lord hath ,his way in the whirlwind and in the storm1 ,and the clouds are the dust of ,his feet40#afe ,sidenote3 ,a ,personal ,god ,the mighty power that works through all nature and sustains all things is not1 as some men of science claim1 merely an all-pervading principle1 an actuating energy4 ,god is a spirit2 yet ,he is a personal being1 for man was made in ,his image4 ,as a personal being1 ,god has revealed ,himself in ,his ,son4 ,jesus1 the outshining of the ,father's glory1 8and the express image of ,his person10#aff was on earth found in fashion as a man4 ,as a personal ,saviour1 ,he came to the world4 ,as a personal ,saviour1 ,he ascended on high4 ,as a personal ,saviour1 ,he intercedes in the heavenly courts4 ,before the throne of ,god in our behalf ministers 8,one like the ,son of man40#afg ,the apostle ,paul1 writing by the ,holy ,spirit1 declares of ,christ that 8all things have been created through ,him1 and unto ,him2 and ,he is before all things1 and in ,him all things hold together40#afh ,the hand that sustains the worlds in space1 the hand that holds in their orderly arrangement and tireless activity all things throughout the universe of ,god1 is the hand that was nailed to the cross for us4 ,sidenote3 ,omnipresence2 ,omniscience ,the greatness of ,god is to us incomprehensible4 8,the ,lord's throne is in heaven20#afi yet by ,his ,spirit ,he is everywhere present4 ,he has an intimate knowledge of1 and a personal interest in1 all the works of ,his hand4 8,who is like unto the ,lord our ,god1 who dwelleth on high1 ,who humbleth ,himself to behold the things that are in heaven1 and in the earth60 8,whither shall ,i go from ,thy ,spirit8 ,or whither shall ,i flee from ,thy presence8 ,if ,i ascend up into heaven1 ,thou art there2 ,if ,i make my bed in the grave1#agj behold1 ,thou art there4 8,if ,i take the wings of the morning1 ,and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea2 ,even there shall ,thy hand lead me1 ,and ,thy right hand shall hold me40#aga 8,thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising1 ,thou understandest my thought afar off4 ,thou searchest out my path and my lying down1 ,and art acquainted with all my ways4444 ,thou hast beset me behind and before1 ,and laid ,thine hand upon me4 ,such knowledge is too wonderful for me2 ,it is high1 ,i can not attain unto it40#agb ,sidenote3 8,a ,father unto ,you0 ,it was the ,maker of all things who ordained the wonderful adaptation of means to end1 of supply to need4 ,it was ,he who in the material world provided that every desire implanted should be met4 ,it was ,he who created the human soul1 with its capacity for knowing and for loving4 ,and ,he is not in ,himself such as to leave the demands of the soul unsatisfied4 ,no intangible principle1 no impersonal essence or mere abstraction1 can satisfy the needs and longings of human beings in this life of struggle with sin and sorrow and pain4 ,it is not enough to believe in law and force1 in things that have no pity1 and never hear the cry for help4 ,we need to know of an almighty arm that will hold us up1 of an infinite ,friend that pities us4 ,we need to clasp a hand that is warm1 to trust in a heart full of tenderness4 ,and even so ,god has in ,his word revealed ,himself4 ,sidenote3 ,mysteries in ,nature ,he who studies most deeply into the mysteries of nature will realize most fully his own ignorance and weakness4 ,he will realize that there are depths and heights which he can not reach1 secrets which he can not penetrate1 vast fields of truth lying before him unentered4 ,he will be ready to say1 with ,newton1 8,i seem to myself to have been like a child on the seashore finding pebbles and shells1 while the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me40 ,sidenote3 8,through ,faith ,we ,understand0 ,the deepest students of science are constrained to recognize in nature the working of infinite power4 ,but to man's unaided reason1 nature's teaching can not but be contradictory and disappointing4 ,only in the light of revelation can it be read aright4 8,through faith we understand40#agc 8,in the beginning ,god40#agd ,here alone can the mind in its eager questioning1 fleeing as the dove to the ark1 find rest4 ,above1 beneath1 beyond1 abides ,infinite ,love1 working out all things to accomplish 8the good pleasure of ,his goodness40#age ,sidenote3 ,the ,divine ,teacher 8,the invisible things of ,him since the creation of the world are 444 perceived through the things that are made1 even ,his everlasting power and divinity40#agf ,but their testimony can be understood only through the aid of the divine ,teacher4 8,what man knoweth the things of a man1 save the spirit of man which is in him8 even so the things of ,god knoweth no man1 but the ,spirit of ,god40#agg 8,when ,he1 the ,spirit of truth1 is come1 ,he will guide you into all truth40#agh ,only by the aid of that ,spirit who in the beginning 8was brooding upon the face of the waters20 of that ,word by whom 8all things were made20 of that 8true ,light1 which lighteth every man that cometh into the world10 can the testimony of science be rightly interpreted4 ,only by their guidance can its deepest truths be discerned4 ,only under the direction of the ,omniscient ,one shall we1 in the study of ,his works1 be enabled to think ,his thoughts after ,him4 ,business ,principles and ,methods 8,,he ,,that ,,walketh ,,uprightly ,,walketh ,,surely0 ,sidenote3 ,business ,man's ,manual ,there is no branch of legitimate business for which the ,bible does not afford an essential preparation4 ,its principles of diligence1 honesty1 thrift1 temperance1 and purity are the secret of true success4 ,these principles1 as set forth in the book of ,proverbs1 constitute a treasury of practical wisdom4 ,where can the merchant1 the artisan1 the director of men in any department of business1 find better maxims for himself or for his employees than are found in these words of the wise man3-- 8,seest thou a man diligent in his business8 he shall stand before kings2 he shall not stand before mean men40#agi 8,in all labor there is profit2 but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury40#agi ,sidenote3 ,every-,day ,maxims 8,the soul of the sluggard desireth1 and hath nothing40 8,the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty2 and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags40#ahj 8,a talebearer revealeth secrets2 therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips40#aha 8,he that hath knowledge spareth his words20 but 8every fool will be meddling40#ahb 8,go not in the way of evil men20 8can one go upon hot coals1 and his feet not be burned80#ahc 8,he that walketh with wise men shall be wise40#ahd 8,a man that hath friends must show himself friendly40#ahd ,the whole circle of our obligation to one another is covered by that word of ,christ's1 8,whatsoever ye would that men should do to you1 do ye even so to them40#ahe 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,a ,financial ,safeguard ,how many a man might have escaped financial failure and ruin by heeding the warnings1 so often repeated and emphasized in the ,scriptures3-- 8,he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent40#ahf 8,wealth gotten in haste shall be diminished2 but he that gathereth by labor shall have increase40#ahg 8,the getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death40#ahh 8,the borrower is servant to the lender40#ahh 8,he that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it2 and he that hateth suretyship is sure40#ahh 8,remove not the old landmark2 and enter not into the fields of the fatherless2 for their ,redeemer is mighty2 ,he shall plead their cause with thee40 8,he that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches1 and he that giveth to the rich1 shall surely come to want40 8,whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein2 and he that rolleth a stone1 it will return upon him40#ahi ,sidenote3 ,basis of ,confidence ,these are principles with which are bound up the well-being of society1 of both secular and religious associations4 ,it is these principles that give security to property and life4 ,for all that makes confidence and co-operation possible1 the world is indebted to the law of ,god1 as given in ,his word1 and as still traced1 in lines often obscure and well-nigh obliterated1 in the hearts of men4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,best ,capital ,the psalmist's words1 8,the law of ,thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver10#aij state that which is true from other than a religious point of view4 ,they state an absolute truth1 and one that is recognized in the business world4 ,even in this age of passion for money-getting1 when competition is so sharp1 and methods are so unscrupulous1 it is still widely acknowledged that1 for a young man starting in life1 integrity1 diligence1 temperance1 purity1 and thrift constitute a better capital than any amount of mere money4 99 99 99 99 99 ,yet even of those who appreciate the value of these qualities and acknowledge the ,bible as their source1 there are but few who recognize the principle upon which they depend4 ,sidenote3 ,stewardship ,that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and of true success is the recognition of ,god's ownership4 ,the ,creator of all things1 ,he is the original proprietor4 ,we are ,his stewards4 ,all that we have is a trust from ,him1 to be used according to ,his direction4 ,this is an obligation that rests upon every human being4 ,it has to do with the whole sphere of human activity4 ,whether we recognize it or not1 we are stewards1 supplied from ,god with talents and facilities1 and placed in the world to do a work appointed by ,him4 ,to every man is given 8his work10#aia--the work for which his capabilities adapt him1--the work which will result in greatest good to himself and to his fellow-men1 and in greatest honor to ,god4 ,sidenote3 8,be ,not ,anxious0 ,thus our business or calling is a part of ,god's great plan1 and1 so long as it is conducted in accordance with ,his will1 ,he ,himself is responsible for the results4 8,laborers together with ,god10#aib our part is faithful compliance with ,his directions4 ,thus there is no place for anxious care4 ,diligence1 fidelity1 care-taking1 thrift1 and discretion are called for4 ,every faculty is to be exercised to its highest capacity4 ,but the dependence will be1 not on the successful outcome of our efforts1 but on the promise of ,god4 ,the word that fed ,israel in the desert1 and sustained ,elijah through the time of famine1 has the same power to-day4 8,be not anxious1#aic saying1 ,what shall we eat8 or1 ,what shall we drink8444 ,seek ye first the kingdom of ,god1 and ,his righteousness2 and all these things shall be added unto you40#aid 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,tithing ,he who gives men power to get wealth has with the gift bound up an obligation4 ,of all that we acquire ,he claims a specified portion4 ,the tithe is the ,lord's4 8,all the tithe of the land1 whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree10 8the tithe of the herd or of the flock1 444 shall be holy unto the ,lord40#aie ,the pledge made by ,jacob at ,bethel shows the extent of the obligation4 8,of all that ,thou shalt give me10 he said1 8,i will surely give the tenth unto ,thee40#aif 8,bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse10#aig is ,god's command4 ,no appeal is made to gratitude or to generosity4 ,this is a matter of simple honesty4 ,the tithe is the ,lord's2 and ,he bids us return to ,him that which is ,his own4 8,it is required in stewards1 that a man be found faithful40#aih ,if honesty is an essential principle of business life1 must we not recognize our obligation to ,god1--the obligation that underlies every other8 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,ministry ,by the terms of our stewardship we are placed under obligation1 not only to ,god1 but to man4 ,to the infinite love of the ,redeemer every human being is indebted for the gifts of life4 ,food and raiment and shelter1 body and mind and soul1--all are the purchase of ,his blood4 ,and by the obligation of gratitude and service thus imposed1 ,christ has bound us to our fellow-men4 ,he bids us1 8,by love serve one another40#aii 8,inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these ,my brethren1 ye have done it unto ,me40#bjj ,sidenote3 8,i ,am ,debtor0 8,i am debtor10 ,paul declares1 8both to the ,greeks and to the barbarians2 both to the wise and to the unwise40#bja ,so also are we4 ,by all that has blessed our life above others1 we are placed under obligation to every human being whom we might benefit4 ,these truths are not for the closet more than for the counting-room4 ,the goods that we handle are not our own1 and never can this fact safely be lost sight of4 ,we are but stewards1 and on the discharge of our obligation to ,god and man depend both the welfare of our fellow-beings and our own destiny for this life and for the life to come4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,profit and ,loss 8,there is that scattereth1 and yet increaseth2 and there is that withholdeth more than is meet1 but it tendeth to poverty40 8,cast thy bread upon the waters2 for thou shalt find it after many days40 8,the liberal soul shall be made fat2 and he that watereth shall be watered also himself40#bjb 8,labor not to be rich4444 ,wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not8 for riches certainly make themselves wings2 they fly away as an eagle toward heaven40#bjc 8,give1 and it shall be given unto you2 good measure1 pressed down1 and shaken together1 and running over1 shall men give into your bosom4 ,for with the same measure that ye meet withal it shall be measured to you again40#bjd 99 99 99 99 99 8,honor the ,lord with thy substance1 and with the first-fruits of all thine increase2 so shall thy barns be filled with plenty1 and thy presses shall burst out with new wine40#bje ,sidenote3 ,the ,best-,paying ,investment 8,bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse1 that there may be meat in ,mine house1 and prove ,me now herewith1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 if ,i will not open you the windows of heaven1 and pour you out a blessing1 that there shall not be room enough to receive it4 ,and ,i will rebuke the devourer for your sakes1 and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground2 neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field4444 ,and all nations shall call you blessed2 for ye shall be a delightsome land40#bjf 8,if ye walk in ,my statutes1 and keep ,my commandments1 and do them2 then ,i will give you rain in due season1 and the land shall yield her increase1 and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit4 ,and your threshing shall reach unto the vintage1 and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing-time2 and ye shall eat your bread to the full1 and dwell in your land safely4 ,and ,i will give peace in the land1 444 and none shall make you afraid40#bjg ,sidenote3 ,security for ,deposit 8,seek judgment1 relieve the oppressed1 judge the fatherless1 plead for the widow40 8,blessed is he that considereth the poor2 the ,lord will deliver him in time of trouble4 ,the ,lord will preserve him1 and keep him alive2 and he shall be blessed upon the earth2 and ,thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies40 8,he that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the ,lord2 and that which he hath given will ,he pay him again40#bjh ,he who makes this investment lays up double treasure4 ,besides that which1 however wisely improved1 he must leave at last1 he is amassing wealth for eternity1--that treasure of character which is the most valuable possession of earth or heaven4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,insurance 8,the ,lord knoweth the days of the upright2 and their inheritance shall be forever4 ,they shall not be ashamed in the evil time2 and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied40#bji 8,he that walketh uprightly1 and worketh righteousness1 and speaketh the truth in his heart2 444 he that sweareth to his own hurt1 and changeth not20 8he that despiseth the gain of oppressions1 that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes1 444 and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil2 he shall dwell on high2 444 bread shall be given him2 his waters shall be sure4 ,thine eyes shall see the ,king in ,his beauty2 they shall behold the land that is very far off40#baj ,god has given in ,his word a picture of a prosperous man1--one whose life was in the truest sense a success1 a man whom both heaven and earth delighted to honor4 ,of his experiences ,job himself says3-- ,sidenote3 ,a ,successful ,career 8,in the ripeness of my days1 ,when the secret of ,god was upon my tent2 ,when the ,almighty was yet with me1 ,and my children were about me2 444 ,when ,i went forth to the gate unto the city1 ,when ,i prepared my seat in the broad place1#baa ,the young men saw me and hid themselves1 ,and the aged rose up and stood2 ,the princes refrained talking1 ,and laid their hand on their mouth2 ,the voice of the nobles was hushed4444 8,for when the ear heard me1 then it blessed me2 ,and when the eye saw me1 it gave witness unto me2 ,because ,i delivered the poor that cried1 ,the fatherless also1 and him#baa that had none to help him4 8,the blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me2 ,and ,i caused the widow's heart to sing for joy4 ,i put on righteousness1 and it clothed me2 ,my justice was as a robe and a diadem4 ,i was eyes to the blind1 ,and feet was ,i to the lame4 ,i was a father to the needy2 ,and the cause of him that ,i knew not ,i searched out40 8,the stranger did not lodge in the street2 ,but ,i opened my doors to the traveler40 8,unto me men gave ear1 and waited4444 ,sidenote3 ,its ,crown of ,honor ,and the light of my countenance they cast not down4 ,i chose out their way1 and sat chief1 ,and dwelt as a king in the army1 ,as one that comforteth the mourners40#bab 8,the blessing of the ,lord1 it maketh rich1 and ,he addeth no sorrow with it40#bac 8,riches and honor are with ,me10 declares ,wisdom2 8yea1 durable riches and righteousness40#bad ,sidenote3 ,a ,fruitless ,venture ,the ,bible shows also the result of a departure from right principles in our dealing both with ,god and with one another4 ,to those who are entrusted with ,his gifts but indifferent to ,his claims1 ,god says3-- 8,consider your ways4 ,ye have sown much1 and bring in little2 ye eat1 but ye have not enough2 ye drink1 but ye are not filled with drink2 ye clothe you1 but there is none warm2 and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes4444 ,ye looked for much1 and1 lo1 it came to little2 and when ye brought it home1 ,i did blow upon it40 8,when one came to a heap of twenty measures1 there were but ten2 when one came to the press-fat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press1 there were but twenty40 8,why8 saith the ,lord of hosts4 ,because of ,mine house that is waste40 8,will a man rob ,god8 ,yet ye have robbed ,me4 ,but ye say1 ,wherein have we robbed ,thee8 ,in tithes and offerings40 8,therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew1 and the earth is stayed from her fruit40#bae ,sidenote3 ,gains ,that ,impoverish 8,forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor1 444 ye have built houses of hewn stone1 but ye shall not dwell in them2 ye have planted pleasant vineyards1 but ye shall not drink wine of them40 8,the ,lord shall send upon thee cursing1 vexation1 and rebuke1 in all that thou settest thine hand unto40 8,thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another1 444 and thine eyes shall look1 and fail with longing for them all the day long2 and there shall be no might in thine hand40#baf 8,he that getteth riches1 and not by right1 shall leave them in the midst of his days1 and at his end shall be a fool40#bag ,the accounts of every business1 the details of every transaction1 pass the scrutiny of unseen auditors1 agents of ,him who never compromises with injustice1 never overlooks evil1 never palliates wrong4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,audit 8,if thou seest the oppression of the poor1 and violent perverting of judgment and justice1 444 marvel not at the matter2 for ,he that is higher than the highest regardeth40 8,there is no darkness1 nor shadow of death1 where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves40#bah 8,they set their mouth against the heavens1 and 444 say1 ,how doth ,god know8 and is there knowledge in the ,most ,high80 8,these things hast thou done10 ,god says1 8and ,i kept silence2 thou thoughtest that ,i was altogether such a one as thyself2 but ,i will reprove thee1 and set them in order before thine eyes40#bai 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,a ,witness ,never ,silenced 8,i turned1 and lifted up mine eyes1 and looked1 and behold a flying roll4444 ,this is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth2 for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it2 and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it4 ,i will bring it forth1 saith the ,lord of hosts1 and it shall enter into the house of the thief1 and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by ,my name2 and it shall remain in the midst of his house1 and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof40#bbj ,against every evil-doer ,god's law utters condemnation4 ,he may disregard that voice1 he may seek to drown its warning1 but in vain4 ,it follows him4 ,it makes itself heard4 ,it destroys his peace4 ,if unheeded1 it pursues him to the grave4 ,it bears witness against him at the judgment4 ,a quenchless fire1 it consumes at last soul and body4 99 99 99 99 99 8,what shall it profit a man1 if he shall gain the whole world1 and lose his own soul8 or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul80#bba 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,question of ,questions ,this is a question that demands consideration by every parent1 every teacher1 every student1--by every human being1 young or old4 ,no scheme of business or plan of life can be sound or complete that embraces only the brief years of this present life1 and makes no provision for the unending future4 ,let the youth be taught to take eternity into their reckoning4 ,let them be taught to choose the principles and seek the possessions that are enduring1--to lay up for themselves that 8treasure in the heavens that faileth not1 where no thief approacheth1 neither moth corrupteth20 to make to themselves friends 8by means of the mammon of unrighteousness10 that when it shall fail1 these may receive them 8into the eternal tabernacles40#bbb ,all who do this are making the best possible preparation for life in this world4 ,no man can lay up treasure in heaven without finding his life on earth thereby enriched and ennobled4 8,godliness is profitable unto all things1 having promise of the life that now is1 and of that which is to come40#bbc ,bible ,biographies 8,,who ,,through ,,faith ,,subdued ,,kingdoms1 ,,wrought ,,righteousness1 ,,from ,,weakness ,,were ,,made ,,strong0 ,sidenote3 ,a ,faithful ,delineation ,as an educator no part of the ,bible is of greater value than are its biographies4 ,these biographies differ from all others in that they are absolutely true to life4 ,it is impossible for any finite mind to interpret rightly1 in all things1 the workings of another4 ,none but ,he who reads the heart1 who discerns the secret springs of motive and action1 can with absolute truth delineate character1 or give a faithful picture of a human life4 ,in ,god's word alone is found such delineation4 ,no truth does the ,bible more clearly teach than that what we do is the result of what we are4 ,to a great degree the experiences of life are the fruition of our own thoughts and deeds4 8,the curse causeless shall not come40#bbd ,sidenote3 ,retribution 8,say ye to the righteous1 that it shall be well with him2 444 unto the wicked1 it shall be ill with him2 for the reward of his hands shall be given him40#bbe 8,hear1 ,o earth2 behold1 ,i will bring evil upon this people1 even the fruit of their thoughts40#bbf ,terrible is this truth1 and deeply should it be impressed4 ,every deed reacts upon the doer4 ,never a human being but may recognize1 in the evils that curse his life1 fruitage of his own sowing4 ,yet even thus we are not without hope4 ,sidenote3 ,experience of ,jacob ,to gain the birthright that was his already by ,god's promise1 ,jacob resorted to fraud1 and he reaped the harvest in his brother's hatred4 ,through twenty years of exile he was himself wronged and defrauded1 and was at last forced to find safety in flight2 and he reaped a second harvest1 as the evils of his own character were seen to crop out in his sons2--all but too true a picture of the retributions of human life4 ,but ,god says3 8,i will not contend forever1 neither will ,i be always wroth2 for the spirit should fail before ,me1 and the souls which ,i have made4 ,for the iniquity of his covetousness was ,i wroth1 and smote him2 ,i hid ,me1 and was wroth1 and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart4 ,i have seen his ways1 and will heal him2 ,i will lead him also1 and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners4444 ,peace1 peace to him that is far off1 and to him that is near1 saith the ,lord2 and ,i will heal him40#bbg ,sidenote3 ,gain through ,loss ,jacob in his distress was not overwhelmed4 ,he had repented1 he had endeavored to atone for the wrong to his brother4 ,and when threatened with death through the wrath of ,esau1 he sought help from ,god4 8,yea1 he had power over the ,angel1 and prevailed2 he wept1 and made supplication40 8,and ,he blessed him there40#bbh ,in the power of ,his might the forgiven one stood up1 no longer the supplanter1 but a prince with ,god4 ,he had gained not merely deliverance from his outraged brother1 but deliverance from himself4 ,the power of evil in his own nature was broken2 his character was transformed4 ,at eventide there was light4 ,jacob1 reviewing his life-history1 recognized the sustaining power of ,god1--8the ,god which fed me all my life long unto this day1 the ,angel which redeemed me from all evil40#bbi ,the same experience is repeated in the history of ,jacob's sons1--sin working retribution1 and repentance bearing fruit of righteousness unto life4 ,god does not annul ,his laws4 ,he does not work contrary to them4 ,the work of sin ,he does not undo4 ,but ,he transforms4 ,through ,his grace the curse works out blessing4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,levites ,of the sons of ,jacob1 ,levi was one of the most cruel and vindictive1 one of the two most guilty in the treacherous murder of the ,shechemites4 ,levi's characteristics1 reflected in his descendants1 incurred for them the decree from ,god1 8,i will divide them in ,jacob1 and scatter them in ,israel40#bcj ,but repentance wrought re-formation2 and by their faithfulness to ,god amidst the apostasy of the other tribes1 the curse was transformed into a token of highest honor4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,curse ,transformed 8,the ,lord separated the tribe of ,levi1 to bear the ark of the covenant of the ,lord1 to stand before the ,lord to minister unto ,him1 and to bless in ,his name40 8,my covenant was with him of life and peace2 and ,i gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared ,me1 and was afraid before ,my name4444 ,he walked with ,me in peace and equity1 and did turn many away from iniquity40#bca ,the appointed ministers of the sanctuary1 the ,levites received no landed inheritance2 they dwelt together in cities set apart for their use1 and received their support from the tithes and the gifts and offerings devoted to ,god's service4 ,they were the teachers of the people1 guests at all their festivities1 and everywhere honored as servants and representatives of ,god4 ,to the whole nation was given the command3 8,take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the ,levite as long as thou livest upon the earth40 8,levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren2 the ,lord is his inheritance40#bcb 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,report of the ,spies ,the truth that as a man 8thinketh in his heart1 so is he10#bcc finds another illustration in ,israel's experience4 ,on the borders of ,canaan the spies1 returned from searching the country1 made their report4 ,the beauty and fruitfulness of the land were lost sight of1 through fear of the difficulties in the way of its occupation4 ,the cities walled up to heaven1 the giant warriors1 the iron chariots1 daunted their faith4 ,leaving ,god out of the question1 the multitude echoed the decision of the unbelieving spies1 8,we be not able to go up against the people2 for they are stronger than we40#bcd ,their words proved true4 ,they were not able to go up1 and they wore out their lives in the desert4 ,sidenote3 ,by ,faith to ,conquest ,two1 however1 of the twelve who had viewed the land1 reasoned otherwise4 8,we are well able to overcome it10#bcd they urged1 counting ,god's promise superior to giants1 walled cities1 or chariots of iron4 ,for them their word was true4 ,though they shared with their brethren the forty years' wandering1 ,caleb and ,joshua entered the land of promise4 ,as courageous of heart as when with the hosts of the ,lord he set out from ,egypt1 ,caleb asked for and received as his portion the stronghold of the giants4 ,in ,god's strength he drove out the ,canaanites4 ,the vineyards and olive-groves where his feet had trodden became his possession4 ,though the cowards and rebels perished in the wilderness1 the men of faith ate of the grapes of ,eschol4 ,sidenote3 ,one ,evil ,cherished ,no truth does the ,bible set forth in clearer light than the peril of even one departure from the right1--peril both to the wrong-doer and to all whom his influence shall reach4 ,example has wonderful power2 and when cast on the side of the evil tendencies of our nature1 it becomes well-nigh irresistible4 ,sidenote3 ,decoys of the ,tempter ,the strongest bulwark of vice in our world is not the iniquitous life of the abandoned sinner or the degraded outcast2 it is that life which otherwise appears virtuous1 honorable1 and noble1 but in which one sin is fostered1 one vice indulged4 ,to the soul that is struggling in secret against some giant temptation1 trembling upon the very verge of the precipice1 such an example is one of the most powerful enticements to sin4 ,he who1 endowed with high conceptions of life and truth and honor1 does yet wilfully transgress one precept of ,god's holy law1 has perverted his noble gifts into a lure to sin4 ,genius1 talent1 sympathy1 even generous and kindly deeds1 may thus become decoys of ,satan to entice souls over the precipice of ruin4 ,this is why ,god has given so many examples showing the results of even one wrong act4 ,from the sad story of that one sin which 8brought death into the world1 and all our woe1 with loss of ,eden10 to the record of him who for thirty pieces of silver sold the ,lord of glory1 ,bible biography abounds in these examples1 set up as beacons of warning at the byways leading from the path of life4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there is warning also in noting the results that have followed upon even once yielding to human weakness and error1 the fruit of the letting go of faith4 ,sidenote3 ,one ,failure of ,faith ,sidenote3 ,loss to ,elijah ,by one failure of his faith1 ,elijah cut short his life-work4 ,heavy was the burden that he had borne in behalf of ,israel2 faithful had been his warnings against the national idolatry2 and deep was his solicitude as during three years and a half of famine he watched and waited for some token of repentance4 ,alone he stood for ,god upon ,mount ,carmel4 ,through the power of faith1 idolatry was cast down1 and the blessed rain testified to the showers of blessing waiting to be poured upon ,israel4 ,then in his weariness and weakness he fled before the threats of ,jezebel1 and alone in the desert prayed that he might die4 ,his faith had failed4 ,the work he had begun1 he was not to complete4 ,god bade him anoint another to be prophet in his stead4 ,but ,god had marked the heart-service of ,his servant4 ,elijah was not to perish in discouragement and solitude in the wilderness4 ,not for him the descent to the tomb1 but the ascent with ,god's angels to the presence of ,his glory4 ,these life-records declare what every human being will one day understand1--that sin can bring only shame and loss2 that unbelief means failure2 but that ,god's mercy reaches to the deepest depths2 that faith lifts up the repenting soul to share the adoption of the sons of ,god4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,discipline ,all who in this world render true service to ,god or man receive a preparatory training in the school of sorrow4 ,the weightier the trust and the higher the service1 the closer is the test and the more severe the discipline4 ,study the experiences of ,joseph and of ,moses1 of ,daniel and of ,david4 ,compare the early history of ,david with the history of ,solomon1 and consider the results4 ,sidenote3 ,david ,david in his youth was intimately associated with ,saul1 and his stay at court and his connection with the king's household gave him an insight into the cares and sorrows and perplexities concealed by the glitter and pomp of royalty4 ,he saw of how little worth is human glory to bring peace to the soul4 ,and it was with relief and gladness that he returned from the king's court to the sheepfolds and the flocks4 ,sidenote3 ,in ,training for the ,throne ,when by the jealousy of ,saul driven a fugitive into the wilderness1 ,david1 cut off from human support1 leaned more heavily upon ,god4 ,the uncertainty and unrest of the wilderness life1 its unceasing peril1 its necessity for frequent flight1 the character of the men who gathered to him there1--8every one that was in distress1 and every one that was in debt1 and every one that was discontented10#bce--;all rendered the more essential a stern self-discipline4 ,these experiences aroused and developed power to deal with men1 sympathy for the oppressed1 and hatred of injustice4 ,through years of waiting and peril1 ,david learned to find in ,god his comfort1 his support1 his life4 ,he learned that only by ,god's power could he come to the throne2 only in ,his wisdom could he rule wisely4 ,it was through the training in the school of hardship and sorrow that ,david was able to make the record--though afterward marred with his great sin--that he 8executed judgment and justice unto all his people40#bcf ,sidenote3 ,solomon ,the discipline of ,david's early experience was lacking in that of ,solomon4 ,in circumstances1 in character1 and in life1 he seemed favored above all others4 ,noble in youth1 noble in manhood1 the beloved of his ,god1 ,solomon entered on a reign that gave high promise of prosperity and honor4 ,nations marveled at the knowledge and insight of the man to whom ,god had given wisdom4 ,but the pride of prosperity brought separation from ,god4 ,from the joy of divine communion ,solomon turned to find satisfaction in the pleasures of sense4 ,of this experience he says3-- ,sidenote3 ,the ,pride of ,prosperity 8,i made me great works2 ,i builded me houses2 ,i planted me vineyards2 ,i made me gardens and orchards2 444 ,i got me servants and maidens2 444 ,i gathered me also silver and gold1 and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces4 ,i gat me men-singers and women-singers1 and the delights of the sons of men1 as musical instruments1 and that of all sorts4 ,so ,i was great1 and increased more than all that were before me in ,jerusalem4444 ,and whatsoever mine eyes desired ,i kept not from them1 ,i withheld not my heart from any joy2 for my heart rejoiced in all my labor4444 ,then ,i looked on all the works that my hands had wrought1 and on the labor that ,i had labored to do2 and1 behold1 all was vanity and vexation of spirit1 and there was no profit under the sun4 ,and ,i turned myself to behold wisdom1 and madness1 and folly2 for what can the man do that cometh after the king8 even that which hath been already done40 ,sidenote3 ,unsatisfied 8,i hated life4444 ,yea1 ,i hated all my labor which ,i had taken under the sun40#bcg ,by his own bitter experience1 ,solomon learned the emptiness of a life that seeks in earthly things its highest good4 ,he erected altars to heathen gods1 only to learn how vain is their promise of rest to the soul4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,late ,return ,in his later years1 turning wearied and thirsting from earth's broken cisterns1 ,solomon returned to drink at the fountain of life4 ,the history of his wasted years1 with their lessons of warning1 he by the ,spirit of inspiration recorded for after-generations4 ,and thus1 although the seed of his sowing was reaped by his people in harvests of evil1 the life-work of ,solomon was not wholly lost4 ,for him at last the discipline of suffering accomplished its work4 ,but with such a dawning1 how glorious might have been his life's day1 had ,solomon in his youth learned the lesson that suffering had taught in other lives6 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,witnesses ,for those who love ,god1 those who are 8the called according to his purpose10#bch ,bible biography has a yet higher lesson of the ministry of sorrow4 8,ye are ,my witnesses1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i am ,god10#bci--witnesses that ,he is good1 and that goodness is supreme4 8,we are made a theater unto the world1 both#bdj to angels and to men40#bda ,sidenote3 ,accusation from ,satan ,unselfishness1 the principle of ,god's kingdom1 is the principle that ,satan hates2 its very existence he denies4 ,from the beginning of the great controversy he has endeavored to prove ,god's principles of action to be selfish1 and he deals in the same way with all who serve ,god4 ,to disprove ,satan's claim is the work of ,christ and of all who bear ,his name4 ,it was to give in ,his own life an illustration of unselfishness that ,jesus came in the form of humanity4 ,and all who accept this principle are to be workers together with ,him in demonstrating it in practical life4 ,to choose the right because it is right2 to stand for truth at the cost of suffering and sacrifice1--8this is the heritage of the servants of the ,lord1 and their righteousness is of ,me1 saith the ,lord40#bdb ,sidenote3 ,the ,testing of ,job ,very early in the history of the world is given the life-record of one over whom this controversy of ,satan's was waged4 ,of ,job1 the patriarch of ,uz1 the testimony of the ,searcher of hearts was1 8,there is none like him in the earth1 a perfect and an upright man1 one that feareth ,god1 and escheweth evil40 ,against this man1 ,satan brought scornful charge3 8,doth ,job fear ,god for naught8 ,hast ,thou not made a hedge about him1 and about his house1 and about all that he hath on every side8444 ,put forth ,thine hand now1 and touch all that he hath20 8touch his bone and his flesh1 and he will curse ,thee to ,thy face40 ,the ,lord said unto ,satan1 8,all that he hath is in thy power40 8,behold1 he is in thine hand2 but save his life40 ,thus permitted1 ,satan swept away all that ,job possessed1--flocks and herds1 men-servants and maidens1 sons and daughters2 and he 8smote ,job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown40#bdc ,sidenote3 ,misconception of ,adversity ,still another element of bitterness was added to his cup4 ,his friends1 seeing in adversity but the retribution of sin1 pressed on his bruised and burdened spirit their accusations of wrong-doing4 ,seemingly forsaken of heaven and earth1 yet holding fast his faith in ,god and his consciousness of integrity1 in anguish and perplexity he cried3-- 8,my soul is weary of my life40 8,o that ,thou wouldst hide me in the grave1 ,that ,thou wouldst keep me secret1 until ,thy wrath be past1 ,that ,thou wouldst appoint me a set time1 and remember me60#bdd 8,behold1 ,i cry out of wrong1 but ,i am not heard2 ,i cry for help1 but there is no judgment4444 ,he hath stripped me of my glory1 ,sidenote3 ,hath ,god ,forsaken8 ,and taken the crown from my head4444 ,my kinsfolk have failed1 ,and my familiar friends have forgotten me4444 ,they whom ,i loved are turned against me4444 ,have pity upon me1 have pity upon me1 ,o ye my friends2 ,for the hand of ,god hath touched me60 8,o that ,i knew where ,i might find ,him1 ,that ,i might come even to ,his seat6444 ,behold1 ,i go forward1 but ,he is not there2 ,and backward1 but ,i can not perceive ,him2 ,on the left hand1 where ,he doth work1 but ,i can not behold ,him2 ,he hideth ,himself on the right hand1 that ,i can not see ,him2 ,sidenote3 ,faith's ,assurance ,but ,he knoweth the way that ,i take2 ,when ,he hath tried me1 ,i shall come forth as gold40 8,though ,he slay me1 yet will ,i trust in ,him40 8,i know that my ,redeemer liveth1 ,and that ,he shall stand up at the last upon the earth2 ,and after my skin hath been destroyed1 this shall be1 ,even from my flesh shall ,i see ,god2 ,whom ,i shall see for myself1 ,and mine eyes shall behold1 and not as a stranger40#bde ,sidenote3 8,so ,was ,it unto ,job0 ,according to his faith1 so was it unto ,job4 8,when ,he hath tried me10 he said1 8,i shall come forth as gold40#bdf ,so it came to pass4 ,by his patient endurance he vindicated his own character1 and thus the character of ,him whose representative he was4 ,and 8the ,lord turned the captivity of ,job2 444 also the ,lord gave ,job twice as much as he had before4444 ,so the ,lord blessed the latter end of ,job more than his beginning40#bdg 99 99 99 99 99 ,on the record of those who through self-abnegation have entered into the fellowship of ,christ's sufferings1 stand--one in the ,old ,testament and one in the ,new--the names of ,jonathan and of ,john the ,baptist4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,faithful ,friend ,jonathan1 by birth heir to the throne1 yet knowing himself set aside by the divine decree2 to his rival the most tender and faithful of friends1 shielding ,david's life at the peril of his own2 steadfast at his father's side through the dark days of his declining power1 and at his side falling at the last1--the name of ,jonathan is treasured in heaven1 and it stands on earth a witness to the existence and the power of unselfish love4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,unwavering ,witness ,john the ,baptist1 at his appearance as the ,messiah's herald1 stirred the nation4 ,from place to place his steps were followed by vast throngs of people of every rank and station4 ,but when the ,one came to whom he had borne witness1 all was changed4 ,the crowds followed ,jesus1 and ,john's work seemed fast closing4 ,yet there was no wavering of his faith4 8,he must increase10 he said1 8but ,i must decrease40#bdh ,time passed1 and the kingdom which ,john had confidently expected was not established4 ,in ,herod's dungeon1 cut off from the life-giving air and the desert freedom1 he waited and watched4 ,there was no display of arms1 no rending of prison doors2 but the healing of the sick1 the preaching of the gospel1 the uplifting of men's souls1 testified to ,christ's mission4 ,sidenote3 ,fellowship in ,sacrifice ,alone in the dungeon1 seeing whither his path1 like his ,master's1 tended1 ,john accepted the trust1--fellowship with ,christ in sacrifice4 ,heaven's messengers attended him to the grave4 ,the intelligences of the universe1 fallen and unfallen1 witnessed his vindication of unselfish service4 ,sidenote3 8,there ,hath ,not ,risen a ,greater0 ,and in all the generations that have passed since then1 suffering souls have been sustained by the testimony of ,john's life4 ,in the dungeon1 on the scaffold1 in the flames1 men and women through centuries of darkness have been strengthened by the memory of him of whom ,christ declared1 8,among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater40#bdi 99 99 99 99 99 8,and what shall ,i more say8 for the time would fail me to tell of ,gideon1 and of ,barak1 and of ,samson1 and of ,jephthah1 444 and ,samuel1 and of the prophets2 who through faith subdued kingdoms1 wrought righteousness1 obtained promises1 stopped the mouths of lions1 quenched the violence of fire1 escaped the edge of the sword1 out of weakness were made strong1 waxed valiant in fight1 turned to flight the armies of the aliens4 ,sidenote3 8,through ,faith0 8,women received their dead raised to life again2 and others were tortured1 not accepting deliverance2 that they might obtain a better resurrection2 and others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings1 yea1 moreover of bonds and imprisonment2 they were stoned1 they were sawn asunder1 were tempted1 were slain with the sword2 they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins2 being destitute1 afflicted1 tormented 7of whom the world was not worthy72 they wandered in deserts1 and in mountains1 and in dens and caves of the earth4 8,and these all1 having obtained a good report through faith1 received not the promise2 ,god having provided some better thing for us1 that they without us should not be made perfect40#bej ,poetry and ,song 8,,thy ,,statutes ,,have ,,been ,,my ,,songs ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,my ,,pilgrimage0 ,sidenote3 ,poetry of the ,bible ,the earliest as well as the most sublime of poetic utterances known to man are found in the ,scriptures4 ,before the oldest of the world's poets had sung1 the shepherd of ,midian recorded those words of ,god to ,job1--in their majesty unequaled1 unapproached1 by the loftiest productions of human genius3-- 8,where wast thou when ,i laid the foundations of the earth8 ,or who shut up the sea with doors1 ,when it brake forth2 444 ,when ,i made the cloud the garment thereof1 ,and thick darkness a swaddling-band for it1 ,and prescribed for it ,my decree1 ,and set bars and doors1 ,and said1 ,hitherto shalt thou come1 but no further2 ,and here shall thy proud waves be stayed8 8,hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began1 ,and caused the dayspring to know its place8444 8,hast thou entered into the springs of the sea8 ,or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep8 ,sidenote3 ,the ,earliest ,poem ,have the gates of death been revealed unto thee8 ,or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death8 ,hast thou comprehended the breadth of the earth8 ,declare1 if thou knowest it all4 8,where is the way to the dwelling of light1 ,and as for darkness1 where is the place thereof8444 8,hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow1 ,or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail8444 ,by what way is the light parted1 ,or the east wind scattered upon the earth8 ,who hath cleft a channel for the water-flood1 ,or a way for the lightning of the thunder2 ,to cause it to rain on a land where no man is2 ,on the wilderness1 wherein there is no man2 ,to satisfy the waste and desolate ground2 ,and to cause the tender grass to spring forth80 8,canst thou bind the sweet influences of ,pleiades1 ,or loose the bands of ,orion8 ,canst thou bring forth ,mazzaroth in his season8 ,or canst thou guide ,arcturus with his sons80#bea ,sidenote3 ,from 8,song of ,songs0 ,for beauty of expression read also the description of spring-time1 from the 8,song of ,songs03-- 8,lo1 the winter is past1 ,the rain is over and gone2 ,the flowers appear on the earth2 ,the time of the singing of birds is come1 ,and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land2 ,the fig-tree ripeneth her green figs1 ,and the vines are in blossom1 ,they give forth their fragrance4 ,arise1 my love1 my fair one1 and come away40#beb ,and not inferior in beauty is ,balaam's unwilling prophecy of blessing to ,israel3-- 8,from ,aram hath ,balak brought me1 ,the king of ,moab from the mountains of the ,east2 ,come1 curse me ,jacob1 ,and come1 defy ,israel4 ,sidenote3 ,an ,ancient ,prophecy ,how shall ,i curse1 whom ,god hath not cursed8 ,and how shall ,i defy1 whom the ,lord hath not defied8 ,for from the top of the rocks ,i see him1 ,and from the hills ,i behold him2 ,lo1 it is a people that dwell alone1 ,and shall not be reckoned among the nations4444 8,behold1 ,i have received commandment to bless2 ,and ,he hath blessed1 and ,i can not reverse it4 ,he hath not beheld iniquity in ,jacob1 ,neither hath ,he seen perverseness in ,israel2 ,the ,lord his ,god is with him1 ,and the shout of a ,king is among them4444 ,surely there is no enchantment against#bec ,jacob1 ,neither is there any divination against#bec ,israel2 ,now shall it be said of ,jacob and of ,israel1 ,what hath ,god wrought60 8,he saith1 which heareth the words of ,god1 ,sidenote3 8,the ,vision of the ,almighty0 ,which seeth the vision of the ,almighty3 444 ,how goodly are thy tents1 ,o ,jacob1 ,thy tabernacles1 ,o ,israel6 ,as valleys are they spread forth1 ,as gardens by the riverside1 ,as lign-aloes which the ,lord hath planted1 ,as cedar-trees beside the waters40 8,he hath said1 which heard the words of ,god1 ,and knew the knowledge of the ,most ,high3 444 ,i shall see ,him1 but not now2 ,i shall behold ,him1 but not nigh2 ,there shall come a ,star out of ,jacob1 ,and a ,scepter shall rise out of ,israel4444 ,out of ,jacob shall come ,he that shall have dominion40#bed 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,sacred ,song ,the melody of praise is the atmosphere of heaven2 and when heaven comes in touch with the earth1 there is music and song1--8thanksgiving1 and the voice of melody40#bee ,above the new-created earth1 as it lay1 fair and unblemished1 under the smile of ,god1 8the morning stars sang together1 and all the sons of ,god shouted for joy40#bef ,so human hearts1 in sympathy with heaven1 have responded to ,god's goodness in notes of praise4 ,many of the events of human history have been linked with song4 ,the earliest song recorded in the ,bible from the lips of men was that glorious outburst of thanksgiving by the hosts of ,israel at the ,red ,sea3-- ,sidenote3 ,at the ,red ,sea 8,i will sing unto the ,lord1 for ,he hath triumphed gloriously2 ,the horse and his rider hath ,he thrown into the sea4 ,the ,lord is my strength and song1 ,and ,he is become my salvation2 ,this is my ,god1 and ,i will praise ,him2 ,my father's ,god1 and ,i will exalt ,him40 8,thy right hand1 ,o ,lord1 is glorious in power1 ,thy right hand1 ,o ,lord1 dasheth in pieces the enemy4 ,who is like unto ,thee1 ,o ,lord1 among the gods8 ,who is like ,thee1 glorious in holiness1 ,fearful in praises1 doing wonders80 8,the ,lord shall reign forever and ever4444 ,sing ye to ,jehovah1 for ,he hath triumphed gloriously40#beg 99 99 99 99 99 ,great have been the blessings received by men in response to songs of praise4 ,the few words recounting an experience of the wilderness journey of ,israel have a lesson worthy of our thought3-- ,sidenote3 ,unsealed by ,song 8,they went to ,beer2 that is the well whereof the ,lord spake unto ,moses1 ,gather the people together1 and ,i will give them water40#beh 8,then sang ,israel this song3-- 8,spring up1 ,o well2 sing ye unto it3 ,the well which the princes digged1 ,which the nobles of the people delved1 ,with the scepter1 and with their staves40#bei ,how often in spiritual experience is this history repeated6 how often by words of holy song are unsealed in the soul the springs of penitence and faith1 of hope and love and joy6 ,sidenote3 ,with ,praise ,it was with songs of praise that the armies of ,israel went forth to the great deliverance under ,jehoshaphat4 ,to ,jehoshaphat had come the tidings of threatened war4 8,there cometh a great multitude against thee10 was the message1 8the children of ,moab1 and the children of ,ammon1 and with them other beside40 8,and ,jehoshaphat feared1 and set himself to seek the ,lord1 and proclaimed a fast throughout all ,judah4 ,and ,judah gathered themselves together1 to ask help of the ,lord2 even out of all the cities of ,judah they came to seek the ,lord40 ,and ,jehoshaphat1 standing in the temple-court before his people1 poured out his soul in prayer1 pleading ,god's promise1 with confession of ,israel's helplessness4 8,we have no might against this great company that cometh against us10 he said2 8neither know we what to do2 but our eyes are upon ,thee40#bfj ,sidenote3 8,the ,battle ,is ,not ,yours0 ,then upon ,jahaziel a ,levite 8came the ,spirit of the ,lord2 444 and he said1 ,harken ye1 all ,judah1 and ye inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 and thou king ,jehoshaphat1 ,thus saith the ,lord unto you1 ,be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude2 for the battle is not yours1 but ,god's4444 ,ye shall not need to fight in this battle2 set yourselves1 stand ye still1 and see the salvation of the ,lord4444 ,fear not1 nor be dismayed2 to-morrow go out against them2 for the ,lord will be with you40#bfa ,sidenote3 ,victory 8,and they rose early in the morning1 and went forth into the wilderness of ,tekoa40#bfb ,before the army went singers1 lifting their voices in praise to ,god1--praising ,him for the victory promised4 ,on the fourth day thereafter1 the army returned to ,jerusalem1 laden with the spoil of their enemies1 singing praise for the victory won4 ,through song1 ,david1 amidst the vicissitudes of his changeful life1 held communion with heaven4 ,how sweetly are his experiences as a shepherd lad reflected in the words3-- ,sidenote3 ,the ,shepherd ,psalm 8,the ,lord is my shepherd2 ,i shall not want4 ,he maketh me to lie down in green pastures2 ,he leadeth me beside the still waters4444 ,though ,i walk through the valley of the shadow of death1 ,i will fear no evil2 for ,thou art with me2 ,thy rod and ,thy staff they comfort me40#bfc ,in his manhood a hunted fugitive1 finding refuge in the rocks and caves of the wilderness1 he wrote3-- ,sidenote3 8,in the ,shadow of ,thy ,wings0 8,o ,god1 ,thou art my ,god2 early will ,i seek ,thee2 ,my soul thirsteth for ,thee2 my flesh longeth for ,thee1 ,in a dry and weary land1 where no water is4444 ,thou hast been my help1 ,and in the shadow of ,thy wings will ,i rejoice40 8,why art thou cast down1 ,o my soul8 ,and why art thou disquieted within me8 ,hope thou in ,god2 ,for ,i shall yet praise ,him1 ,who is the health of my countenance1 ,and my ,god40 8,the ,lord is my light and my salvation2 ,whom shall ,i fear8 ,the ,lord is the strength of my life2 ,of whom shall ,i be afraid80#bfd ,the same trust is breathed in the words written when1 a dethroned and crownless king1 ,david fled from ,jerusalem at the rebellion of ,absalom4 ,spent with grief and the weariness of his flight1 he with his company had tarried beside the ,jordan for a few hours' rest4 ,he was awakened by the summons to immediate flight4 ,in the darkness1 the passage of the deep and swift-flowing stream must be made by that whole company of men1 women1 and little children2 for hard after them were the forces of the traitor-son4 ,in that hour of darkest trial1 ,david sang3-- ,sidenote3 ,songs in the ,night 8,i cried unto the ,lord with my voice1 ,and ,he heard me out of ,his holy hill4 8,i laid me down and slept2 ,i awaked2 for the ,lord sustained me4 ,i will not be afraid of ten thousands of people1 ,that have set themselves against me round about40#bfe ,after his great sin1 in the anguish of remorse and self-abhorrence he still turned to ,god as his best friend3 8,have mercy upon me1 according to ,thy loving-kindness2 ,according unto the multitude of ,thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions4444 ,purge me with hyssop1 and ,i shall be clean2 ,wash me1 and ,i shall be whiter than snow40#bff ,sidenote3 ,yearnings for ,home ,in his long life1 ,david found on earth no resting-place4 8,we are strangers before ,thee1 and sojourners10 he said1 8as all our fathers were2 our days on the earth are as a shadow1 and there is no abiding40#bfg 8,god is our refuge and strength1 ,a very present help in trouble4 ,therefore will not we fear1 though the earth be removed1 ,and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea40 8,there is a river1 the streams whereof make glad the city of ,god1 ,the holy place of the tabernacles of the ,most ,high4 ,god is in the midst of her2 she shall not be moved3 ,god shall help her1 at the dawn of morning4444 ,the ,lord of hosts is with us2 ,the ,god of ,jacob is our refuge40 8,this ,god is our ,god forever and ever2 ,he will be our guide even unto death40#bfh ,with a song1 ,jesus in ,his earthly life met temptation4 ,often when sharp1 stinging words were spoken1 often when the atmosphere about ,him was heavy with gloom1 with dissatisfaction1 distrust1 or oppressive fear1 was heard ,his song of faith and holy cheer4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,saviour's ,song ,on that last sad night of the ,passover supper1 as ,he was about to go forth to betrayal and to death1 ,his voice was lifted in the psalm3-- 8,blessed be the name of the ,lord ,from this time forth and forevermore4 ,from the rising of the sun until the going down of the same ,the ,lord's name is to be praised40 8,i love the ,lord1 because ,he hath heard my voice and my supplications4 ,because ,he hath inclined ,his ear unto me1 ,therefore will ,i call upon ,him as long as ,i live4 8,the sorrows of death compassed me1 ,and the pains of hell gat hold upon me2 ,i found trouble and sorrow4 ,then called ,i upon the name of the ,lord3 ,o ,lord1 ,i beseech ,thee1 deliver my soul4 ,gracious is the ,lord1 and righteous2 ,yea1 our ,god is merciful4 8,the ,lord preserveth the simple2 ,i was brought low1 and ,he helped me4 ,return unto thy rest1 ,o my soul2 ,for the ,lord hath dealt bountifully with thee4 ,for ,thou hast delivered my soul from death1 mine eyes from tears1 and my feet from falling40#bfi 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,in the ,last ,crisis ,amidst the deepening shadows of earth's last great crisis1 ,god's light will shine brightest1 and the song of hope and trust will be heard in clearest and loftiest strains4 8,in that day shall this song be sung in the land of ,judah3 ,we have a strong city2 ,salvation will ,god appoint for walls and bulwarks4 ,open ye the gates1 ,that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in4 ,thou wilt keep him in perfect peace ,whose mind is stayed on ,thee2 because he trusteth in ,thee4 ,trust ye in the ,lord forever2 ,for in the ,lord ,jehovah is everlasting strength40#bgj 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 8,with ,singing unto ,zion0 8,the ransomed of the ,lord shall return1 and come with singing unto ,zion2 and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads2 they shall obtain gladness and joy1 and sorrow and sighing shall flee away40#bga 8,they shall come and sing in the height of ,zion1 and shall flow together to the goodness of the ,lord2 444 and their soul shall be as a watered garden2 and they shall not sorrow any more at all40#bgb 99 99 99 99 99 ,the history of the songs of the ,bible is full of suggestion as to the uses and benefits of music and song4 ,music is often perverted to serve purposes of evil1 and it thus becomes one of the most alluring agencies of temptation4 ,but1 rightly employed1 it is a precious gift of ,god1 designed to uplift the thoughts to high and noble themes1 to inspire and elevate the soul4 ,sidenote3 ,power of ,song ,as the children of ,israel1 journeying through the wilderness1 cheered their way by the music of sacred song1 so ,god bids ,his children to-day gladden their pilgrim life4 ,there are few means more effective for fixing ,his words in the memory than repeating them in song4 ,and such song has wonderful power4 ,it has power to subdue rude and uncultivated natures2 power to quicken thought and to awaken sympathy1 to promote harmony of action1 and to banish the gloom and foreboding that destroy courage and weaken effort4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,means of ,education ,it is one of the most effective means of impressing the heart with spiritual truth4 ,how often to the soul hard-pressed and ready to despair1 memory recalls some word of ,god's1--the long-forgotten burden of a childhood song1--and temptations lose their power1 life takes on new meaning and new purpose1 and courage and gladness are imparted to other souls6 ,the value of song as a means of education should never be lost sight of4 ,let there be singing in the home1 of songs that are sweet and pure1 and there will be fewer words of censure1 and more of cheerfulness and hope and joy4 ,let there be singing in the school1 and the pupils will be drawn closer to ,god1 to their teachers1 and to one another4 ,as a part of religious service1 singing is as much an act of worship as is prayer4 ,indeed1 many a song is prayer4 ,if the child is taught to realize this1 he will think more of the meaning of the words he sings1 and will be more susceptible to their power4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,angels' ,song ,as our ,redeemer leads us to the threshold of the ,infinite1 flushed with the glory of ,god1 we may catch the themes of praise and thanksgiving from the heavenly choir round about the throne2 and as the echo of the angels' song is awakened in our earthly homes1 hearts will be drawn closer to the heavenly singers4 ,heaven's communion begins on earth4 ,we learn here the keynote of its praise4 ,mysteries of the ,bible 8,,canst ,,thou ,,by ,,searching ,,find ,,out ,,god80 ,sidenote3 8,canst ,thou ,find ,out ,god80 ,no finite mind can fully comprehend the character or the works of the ,infinite ,one4 ,we can not by searching find out ,god4 ,to minds the strongest and most highly cultured1 as well as to the weakest and most ignorant1 that holy ,being must remain clothed in mystery4 ,but though 8clouds and darkness are round about ,him1 righteousness and judgment are the foundation of ,his throne40#bgc ,we can so far comprehend ,his dealing with us as to discern boundless mercy united to infinite power4 ,we can understand as much of ,his purposes as we are capable of comprehending2 beyond this we may still trust the hand that is omnipotent1 the heart that is full of love4 ,sidenote3 ,ground for ,trust ,the word of ,god1 like the character of its ,author1 presents mysteries that can never be fully comprehended by finite beings4 ,but ,god has given in the ,scriptures sufficient evidence of their divine authority4 ,his own existence1 ,his character1 the truthfulness of ,his word1 are established by testimony that appeals to our reason2 and this testimony is abundant4 ,true1 ,he has not removed the possibility of doubt2 faith must rest upon evidence1 not demonstration2 those who wish to doubt have opportunity2 but those who desire to know the truth find ample ground for faith4 ,we have no reason to doubt ,god's word because we can not understand the mysteries of ,his providence4 ,in the natural world we are constantly surrounded with wonders beyond our comprehension4 ,should we then be surprised to find in the spiritual world also mysteries that we can not fathom8 ,the difficulty lies solely in the weakness and narrowness of the human mind4 ,sidenote3 ,mysteries ,evidence of ,divinity ,the mysteries of the ,bible1 so far from being an argument against it1 are among the strongest evidences of its divine inspiration4 ,if it contained no account of ,god but that which we could comprehend2 if ,his greatness and majesty could be grasped by finite minds1 then the ,bible would not1 as now1 bear the unmistakable evidences of divinity4 ,the greatness of its themes should inspire faith in it as the word of ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,simplicity and ,adaptation ,the ,bible unfolds truth with a simplicity and an adaptation to the needs and longings of the human heart that has astonished and charmed the most highly cultivated minds1 while to the humble and uncultured also it makes plain the way of life4 8,the wayfaring men1 though fools1 shall not err therein40#bgd ,no child need mistake the path4 ,not one trembling seeker need fail of walking in pure and holy light4 ,yet the most simply stated truths lay hold upon themes elevated1 far-reaching1 infinitely beyond the power of human comprehension1--mysteries that are the hiding of ,his glory1--mysteries that overpower the mind in its research1 while they inspire the sincere seeker for truth with reverence and faith4 ,the more we search the ,bible1 the deeper is our conviction that it is the word of the living ,god1 and human reason bows before the majesty of divine revelation4 ,sidenote3 ,limit to ,comprehension ,god intends that to the earnest seeker the truths of ,his word shall be ever unfolding4 ,while 8the secret things belong unto the ,lord our ,god10 8those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children40#bge ,the idea that certain portions of the ,bible can not be understood has led to neglect of some of its most important truths4 ,the fact needs to be emphasized1 and often repeated1 that the mysteries of the ,bible are not such because ,god has sought to conceal truth1 but because our own weakness or ignorance makes us incapable of comprehending or appropriating truth4 ,the limitation is not in ,his purpose1 but in our capacity4 ,of those very portions of ,scripture often passed by as impossible to be understood1 ,god desires us to understand as much as our minds are capable of receiving4 8,all ,scripture is given by inspiration of ,god10 that we may be 8thoroughly furnished unto all good works40#bgf ,sidenote3 ,inexhaustible ,riches ,it is impossible for any human mind to exhaust even one truth or promise of the ,bible4 ,one catches the glory from one point of view1 another from another point2 yet we can discern only gleamings4 ,the full radiance is beyond our vision4 ,as we contemplate the great things of ,god's word1 we look into a fountain that broadens and deepens beneath our gaze4 ,its breadth and depth pass our knowledge4 ,as we gaze1 the vision widens2 stretched out before us we behold a boundless1 shoreless sea4 ,such study has vivifying power4 ,the mind and heart acquire new strength1 new life4 ,sidenote3 ,tested by ,experience ,this experience is the highest evidence of the divine authorship of the ,bible4 ,we receive ,god's word as food for the soul1 through the same evidence by which we receive bread as food for the body4 ,bread supplies the need of our nature2 we know by experience that it produces blood and bone and brain4 ,apply the same test to the ,bible3 when its principles have actually become the elements of character1 what has been the result8 what changes have been made in the life8--8,old things are passed away2 behold1 all things are become new40#bgg ,in its power1 men and women have broken the chains of sinful habit4 ,they have renounced selfishness4 ,the profane have become reverent1 the drunken sober1 the profligate pure4 ,souls that have borne the likeness of ,satan1 have been transformed into the image of ,god4 ,this change is itself the miracle of miracles4 ,a change wrought by the word1 it is one of the deepest mysteries of the word4 ,we can not understand it2 we can only believe1 as declared by the ,scriptures1 it is 8,christ in you1 the hope of glory40#bgh ,a knowledge of this mystery furnishes a key to every other4 ,it opens to the soul the treasures of the universe1 the possibilities of infinite development4 ,sidenote3 ,pledge of ,eternal ,growth ,and this development is gained through the constant unfolding to us of the character of ,god1--the glory and the mystery of the written word4 ,if it were possible for us to attain to a full understanding of ,god and ,his word1 there would be for us no further discovery of truth1 no greater knowledge1 no further development4 ,god would cease to be supreme1 and man would cease to advance4 ,thank ,god1 it is not so4 ,since ,god is infinite1 and in ,him are all the treasures of wisdom1 we may to all eternity be ever searching1 ever learning1 yet never exhaust the riches of ,his wisdom1 ,his goodness1 or ,his power4 ,history and ,prophecy 8,,who ,,hath ,,declared ,,this ,,from ,,ancient ,,time8 ,,have ,,not ,i ,,the ,,lord8 ,,there ,,is ,,no ,,god ,,else0 ,sidenote3 ,the ,earliest of ,annals ,the ,bible is the most ancient and the most comprehensive history that men possess4 ,it came fresh from the fountain of eternal truth1 and throughout the ages a divine hand has preserved its purity4 ,it lights up the far-distant past1 where human research in vain seeks to penetrate4 ,in ,god's word only do we behold the power that laid the foundations of the earth1 and that stretched out the heavens4 ,here only do we find an authentic account of the origin of nations4 ,here only is given a history of our race unsullied by human pride or prejudice4 ,sidenote3 ,philosophy of ,history ,in the annals of human history the growth of nations1 the rise and fall of empires1 appear as dependent on the will and prowess of man4 ,the shaping of events seems1 to a great degree1 to be determined by his power1 ambition1 or caprice4 ,but in the word of ,god the curtain is drawn aside1 and we behold1 behind1 above1 and through all the play and counter-play of human interests and power and passions1 the agencies of the all-merciful ,one1 silently1 patiently working out the counsels of ,his own will4 ,sidenote3 ,distribution of ,races ,the ,bible reveals the true philosophy of history4 ,in those words of matchless beauty and tenderness spoken by the apostle ,paul to the sages of ,athens is set forth ,god's purpose in the creation and distribution of races and nations3 ,he 8hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth1 and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation2 that they should seek the ,lord1 if haply they might feel after ,him1 and find ,him40#bgi ,god declares that whosoever will may come 8into the bond of the covenant40#bhj ,in the creation it was ,his purpose that the earth be inhabited by beings whose existence should be a blessing to themselves and to one another1 and an honor to their ,creator4 ,all who will may identify themselves with this purpose4 ,of them it is spoken1 8,this people have ,i formed for ,myself2 they shall show forth ,my praise40#bha ,god has revealed in ,his law the principles that underlie all true prosperity both of nations and of individuals4 8,this is your wisdom and your understanding10 ,moses declared to the ,israelites of the law of ,god4 8,it is not a vain thing for you2 because it is your life40#bhb ,the blessings thus assured to ,israel are1 on the same conditions and in the same degree1 assured to every nation and every individual under the broad heavens4 ,sidenote3 ,national ,prosperity ,the power exercised by every ruler on the earth is ,heaven-imparted2 and upon his use of the power thus bestowed1 his success depends4 ,to each the word of the divine ,watcher is1 8,i girded thee1 though thou hast not known ,me40#bhc ,and to each the words spoken to ,nebuchadnezzar of old are the lesson of life3 8,break off thy sins by righteousness1 and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor2 if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity40#bhd ,sidenote3 ,the ,source of ,power ,to understand these things1--to understand that 8righteousness exalteth a nation20 that 8the throne is established by righteousness10 and 8upholden by mercy20#bhe to recognize the outworking of these principles in the manifestation of ,his power who 8removeth kings1 and setteth up kings10#bhf --this is to understand the philosophy of history4 ,in the word of ,god only is this clearly set forth4 ,here it is shown that the strength of nations1 as of individuals1 is not found in the opportunities or facilities that appear to make them invincible2 it is not found in their boasted greatness4 ,it is measured by the fidelity with which they fulfil ,god's purpose4 ,sidenote3 ,object of ,government ,an illustration of this truth is found in the history of ancient ,babylon4 ,to ,nebuchadnezzar the king the true object of national government was represented under the figure of a great tree1 whose height 8reached unto heaven1 and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth2 the leaves thereof were fair1 and the fruit thereof much1 and in it was meat for all20 under its shadow the beasts of the field dwelt1 and among its branches the birds of the air had their habitation4#bhg ,this representation shows the character of a government that fulfils ,god's purpose1--a government that protects and upbuilds the nation4 ,sidenote3 ,babylon the ,great ,god exalted ,babylon that it might fulfil this purpose4 ,prosperity attended the nation1 until it reached a height of wealth and power that has never since been equaled1--fitly represented in the ,scriptures by the inspired symbol1 a 8head of gold40#bhh ,but the king failed of recognizing the power that had exalted him4 ,nebuchadnezzar in the pride of his heart said3 8,is not this great ,babylon1 that ,i have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power1 and for the honor of my majesty80#bhi ,sidenote3 ,its ,oppressive ,power ,instead of being a protector of men1 ,babylon became a proud and cruel oppressor4 ,the words of ,inspiration picturing the cruelty and greed of rulers in ,israel1 reveal the secret of ,babylon's fall1 and of the fall of many another kingdom since the world began3 8,ye eat the fat1 and ye clothe you with the wool1 ye kill them that are fed2 but ye feed not the flock4 ,the diseased have ye not strengthened1 neither have ye healed that which was sick1 neither have ye bound up that which was broken1 neither have ye brought again that which was driven away1 neither have ye sought that which was lost2 but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them40#bij ,sidenote3 ,retribution ,to the ruler of ,babylon came the sentence of the divine ,watcher3 ,o king1 8to thee it is spoken3 ,the kingdom is departed from thee40#bia 8,come down1 and sit in the dust1 ,o virgin daughter of ,babylon1 ,sit on the ground2 there is no throne4444 ,sit thou silent1 ,and get thee into darkness1 ,o daughter of the ,chaldeans2 ,for thou shalt no more be called the lady of kingdoms40#bib 8,o thou that dwellest upon many waters1 abundant in treasures1 ,thine end is come1 and the measure of thy covetousness40 8,babylon1 the glory of kingdoms1 ,the beauty of the ,chaldee's excellency1 ,shall be as when ,god overthrew ,sodom and ,gomorrah40 8,i will also make it a possession for the bittern1 and pools of water2 and ,i will sweep it with the besom of destruction1 saith the ,lord of hosts40#bic ,sidenote3 ,rise and ,fall of ,nations ,every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth1 that it might be seen whether it would fulfil the purpose of 8the ,watcher and the ,holy ,one40 ,prophecy has traced the rise and fall of the world's great empires1--,babylon1 ,medo-,persia1 ,greece1 and ,rome4 ,with each of these1 as with nations of less power1 history repeated itself4 ,each had its period of test1 each failed1 its glory faded1 its power departed1 and its place was occupied by another4 ,while the nations rejected ,god's principles1 and in this rejection wrought their own ruin1 it was still manifest that the divine1 overruling purpose was working through all their movements4 ,sidenote3 ,vision of the ,cherubim ,this lesson is taught in a wonderful symbolic representation given to the prophet ,ezekiel during his exile in the land of the ,chaldeans4 ,the vision was given at a time when ,ezekiel was weighed down with sorrowful memories and troubled forebodings4 ,the land of his fathers was desolate4 ,jerusalem was depopulated4 ,the prophet himself was a stranger in a land where ambition and cruelty reigned supreme4 ,as on every hand he beheld tyranny and wrong1 his soul was distressed1 and he mourned day and night4 ,but the symbols presented to him revealed a power above that of earthly rulers4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,guiding ,hand ,upon the banks of the river ,chebar1 ,ezekiel beheld a whirlwind seeming to come from the north1 8a great cloud1 and a fire enfolding itself1 and a brightness was about it1 and out of the midst thereof as the color of amber40 ,a number of wheels1 intersecting one another1 were moved by four living beings4 ,high above all these was the 8likeness of a throne1 as the appearance of a sapphire stone2 and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it40 8,and there appeared in the cherubim the form of a man's hand under their wings40#bid ,the wheels were so complicated in arrangement that at first sight they appeared to be in confusion2 but they moved in perfect harmony4 ,heavenly beings1 sustained and guided by the hand beneath the wings of the cherubim1 were impelling these wheels2 above them1 upon the sapphire throne1 was the ,eternal ,one2 and round about the throne a rainbow1 the emblem of divine mercy4 ,as the wheel-like complications were under the guidance of the hand beneath the wings of the cherubim1 so the complicated play of human events is under divine control4 ,amidst the strife and tumult of nations1 ,he that sitteth above the cherubim still guides the affairs of the earth4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,place in ,god's ,purpose ,the history of nations that one after another have occupied their allotted time and place1 unconsciously witnessing to the truth of which they themselves knew not the meaning1 speaks to us4 ,to every nation and to every individual of to-day ,god has assigned a place in ,his great plan4 ,to-day men and nations are being measured by the plummet in the hand of ,him who makes no mistake4 ,all are by their own choice deciding their destiny1 and ,god is overruling all for the accomplishment of ,his purposes4 ,sidenote3 ,fulfilment of ,prophecy ,the history which the great ,i ,,am has marked out in ,his word1 uniting link after link in the prophetic chain1 from eternity in the past to eternity in the future1 tells us where we are to-day in the procession of the ages1 and what may be expected in the time to come4 ,all that prophecy has foretold as coming to pass1 until the present time1 has been traced on the pages of history1 and we may be assured that all which is yet to come will be fulfilled in its order4 ,the final overthrow of all earthly dominions is plainly foretold in the word of truth4 ,in the prophecy uttered when sentence from ,god was pronounced upon the last king of ,israel is given the message3-- 8,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,remove the diadem1 and take off the crown2 444 exalt him that is low1 and abase him that is high4 ,i will overturn1 overturn1 overturn it2 and it shall be no more1 until ,he come whose right it is2 and ,i will give it ,him40#bie ,the crown removed from ,israel passed successively to the kingdoms of ,babylon1 ,medo-,persia1 ,greece1 and ,rome4 ,god says1 8,it shall be no more1 until ,he come whose right it is2 and ,i will give it ,him40 ,sidenote3 ,signs of the ,times ,that time is at hand4 ,to-day the signs of the times declare that we are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events4 ,everything in our world is in agitation4 ,before our eyes is fulfilling the ,saviour's prophecy of the events to precede ,his coming3 8,ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars4444 ,nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom2 and there shall be famines1 and pestilences1 and earthquakes1 in divers places40#bif ,sidenote3 ,on the ,verge of a ,crisis ,the present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living4 ,rulers and statesmen1 men who occupy positions of trust and authority1 thinking men and women of all classes1 have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us4 ,they are watching the strained1 restless relations that exist among the nations4 ,they observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element1 and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place1--that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis4 ,angels are now restraining the winds of strife1 that they may not blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom2 but a storm is gathering1 ready to burst upon the earth2 and when ,god shall bid ,his angels loose the winds1 there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,final ,scenes ,the ,bible1 and the ,bible only1 gives a correct view of these things4 ,here are revealed the great final scenes in the history of our world1 events that already are casting their shadows before1 the sound of their approach causing the earth to tremble1 and men's hearts to fail them for fear4 8,behold1 the ,lord maketh the earth empty1 and maketh it waste1 and turneth it upside down1 and scattered abroad the inhabitants thereof2 444 because they have transgressed the laws1 changed the ordinance1 broken the everlasting covenant4 ,therefore hath the curse devoured the earth1 and they that dwell therein are desolate4444 ,the mirth of tabrets ceaseth1 the noise of them that rejoice endeth1 the joy of the harp ceaseth40#big ,sidenote3 8,destruction upon ,destruction0 8,alas for the day6 for the day of the ,lord is at hand1 and as a destruction from the ,almighty shall it come4444 ,the seed is rotten under their clods1 the garners are laid desolate1 the barns are broken down2 for the corn is withered4 ,how do the beasts groan6 the herds of cattle are perplexed1 because they have no pasture2 yea1 the flocks of sheep are made desolate40 8,the vine is dried up1 and the fig-tree languisheth2 the pomegranate-tree1 the palm-tree also1 and the apple-tree1 even all the trees of the field1 are withered2 because joy is withered away from the sons of men40#bih 8,i am pained at my very heart2 444 ,i can not hold my peace1 because thou hast heard1 ,o my soul1 the sound of the trumpet1 the alarm of war4 ,destruction upon destruction is cried2 for the whole land is spoiled40 8,i beheld the earth1 and1 lo1 it was without form1 and void2 and the heavens1 and they had no light4 ,i beheld the mountains1 and1 lo1 they trembled1 and all the hills moved lightly4 ,i beheld1 and1 lo1 there was no man1 and all the birds of the heavens were fled4 ,i beheld1 and1 lo1 the fruitful place was a wilderness1 and all the cities thereof were broken down40#bii ,sidenote3 8,time of ,jacob's ,trouble0 8,alas6 for that day is great1 so that none is like it2 it is even the time of ,jacob's trouble2 but he shall be saved out of it40#cjj 8,come1 ,my people1 enter thou into thy chambers1 and shut thy doors about thee2 hide thyself as it were for a little moment1 until the indignation be overpast40#cja 8,because thou hast made the ,lord1 which is my refuge1 ,even the ,most ,high1 thy habitation2 ,there shall no evil befall thee1 ,neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling40#cjb 8,the mighty ,god1 even the ,lord1 hath spoken1 ,and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof4 ,out of ,zion1 the perfection of beauty1 ,god hath shined4 ,our ,god shall come1 and shall not keep silence40 ,sidenote3 8,our ,god ,shall ,come0 8,he shall call to the heavens above1 ,and to the earth1 that ,he may judge ,his people2 444 ,and the heavens shall declare ,his righteousness2 ,for ,god is judge ,himself40#cjc 8,o daughter of ,zion1 444 the ,lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies4 ,now also many nations are gathered against thee1 that say1 ,let her be defiled1 and let our eye look upon ,zion4 ,but they know not the thoughts of the ,lord1 neither understand they ,his counsel40 8,because they call thee an ,outcast1 saying1 ,this is ,zion1 whom no man seeketh after10 8,i will restore health unto thee1 and ,i will heal thee of thy wounds1 saith the ,lord40 8,i will bring again the captivity of ,jacob's tents1 and have mercy on his dwelling-places40#cjd ,sidenote3 8,he ,will ,save0 8,and it shall be said in that day1 ,lo1 this is our ,god2 ,we have waited for ,him1 and ,he will save us3 ,this is the ,lord2 we have waited for ,him1 ,we will be glad and rejoice in ,his salvation40 8,he will swallow up death in victory2 444 and the rebuke of ,his people shall ,he take away from off all the earth2 for the ,lord hath spoken it40#cje 8,look upon ,zion1 the city of our solemnities2 thine eyes shall see ,jerusalem a quiet habitation1 a tabernacle that shall not be taken down4444 ,for the ,lord is our judge1 the ,lord is our lawgiver1 the ,lord is our king40#cjf 8,with righteousness shall ,he judge the poor1 and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth40#cjg ,sidenote3 ,the ,reign of ,peace ,then will the purpose of ,god be fulfilled2 the principles of ,his kingdom will be honored by all beneath the sun4 8,violence shall no more be heard in thy land1 ,wasting nor destruction within thy borders2 ,but thou shalt call thy walls ,salvation1 ,and thy gates ,praise40 8,in righteousness shalt thou be established3 ,thou shalt be far from oppression2 for thou shalt not fear3 ,and from terror2 for it shall not come near thee40#cjh ,sidenote3 ,study of ,prophecy ,the prophets to whom these great scenes were revealed longed to understand their import4 ,they 8inquired and searched diligently2 444 searching what1 or what manner of time the ,spirit of ,christ which was in them did signify4444 ,unto whom it was revealed1 that not unto themselves1 but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported unto you2 444 which things the angels desire to look into40#cji ,to us who are standing on the very verge of their fulfilment1 of what deep moment1 what living interest1 are these delineations of the things to come1--events for which1 since our first parents turned their steps from ,eden1 ,god's children have watched and waited1 longed and prayed6 ,at this time1 before the great final crisis1 as before the world's first destruction1 men are absorbed in the pleasures and the pursuits of sense4 ,engrossed with the seen and transitory1 they have lost sight of the unseen and eternal4 ,for the things that perish with the using1 they are sacrificing imperishable riches4 ,their minds need to be uplifted1 their views of life to be broadened4 ,they need to be aroused from the lethargy of worldly dreaming4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,lesson for ,to-,day ,from the rise and fall of nations as made plain in the pages of ,holy ,writ1 they need to learn how worthless is mere outward and worldly glory4 ,babylon1 with all its power and its magnificence1 the like of which our world has never since beheld1--power and magnificence which to the people of that day seemed so stable and enduring1--how completely has it passed away6 ,as 8the flower of the grass10 it has perished4 ,so perishes all that has not ,god for its foundation4 ,only that which is bound up with ,his purpose1 and expresses ,his character1 can endure4 ,his principles are the only steadfast things our world knows4 ,it is these great truths that old and young need to learn4 ,we need to study the working out of ,god's purpose in the history of nations and in the revelation of things to come1 that we may estimate at their true value things seen and things unseen2 that we may learn what is the true aim of life2 that1 viewing the things of time in the light of eternity1 we may put them to their truest and noblest use4 ,thus1 learning here the principles of ,his kingdom and becoming its subjects and citizens1 we may be prepared at ,his coming to enter with ,him into its possession4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,end ,is at ,hand ,the day is at hand4 ,for the lessons to be learned1 the work to be done1 the transformation of character to be effected1 the time remaining is but too brief a span4 8,behold1 they of the house of ,israel say1 ,the vision that he seeth is for many days to come1 and he prophesieth of the times that are far off4 ,therefore say unto them1 ,thus saith the ,lord ,god3 ,there shall none of ,my words be prolonged any more1 but the word which ,i have spoken shall be done1 saith the ,lord ,god40#caj ,bible ,teaching and ,study 8,,incline ,,thine ,,ear ,,unto ,,wisdom2 ,,search ,,for ,,her ,,as ,,for ,,hid ,,treasures0 ,sidenote3 ,a ,bible ,student ,in childhood1 youth1 and manhood1 ,jesus studied the ,scriptures4 ,as a little child1 ,he was daily1 at ,his mother's knee1 taught from the scrolls of the prophets4 ,in ,his youth the early morning and the evening twilight often found ,him alone on the mountainside or among the trees of the forest1 spending a quiet hour in prayer and the study of ,god's word4 ,during ,his ministry ,his intimate acquaintance with the ,scriptures testifies to ,his diligence in their study4 ,and since ,he gained knowledge as we may gain it1 ,his wonderful power1 both mental and spiritual1 is a testimony to the value of the ,bible as a means of education4 ,sidenote3 ,stories for the ,little ,ones ,our heavenly ,father1 in giving ,his word1 did not overlook the children4 ,in all that men have written1 where can be found anything that has such a hold upon the heart1 anything so well adapted to awaken the interest of the little ones1 as the stories of the ,bible8 ,in these simple stories may be made plain the great principles of the law of ,god4 ,thus by illustrations best suited to the child's comprehension1 parents and teachers may begin very early to fulfil the ,lord's injunction concerning ,his precepts3 8,thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children1 and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house1 and when thou walkest by the way1 and when thou liest down1 and when thou risest up40#caa ,sidenote3 ,object ,lessons ,the use of object-lessons1 blackboards1 maps1 and pictures1 will be an aid in explaining these lessons1 and fixing them in the memory4 ,parents and teachers should constantly seek for improved methods4 ,the teaching of the ,bible should have our freshest thought1 our best methods1 and our most earnest effort4 ,sidenote3 ,family ,study ,in arousing and strengthening a love for ,bible study1 much depends on the use of the hour of worship4 ,the hours of morning and evening worship should be the sweetest and most helpful of the day4 ,let it be understood that into these hours no troubled1 unkind thoughts are to intrude2 that parents and children assemble to meet with ,jesus1 and to invite into the home the presence of holy angels4 ,let the services be brief and full of life1 adapted to the occasion1 and varied from time to time4 ,let all join in the ,bible reading1 and learn and often repeat ,god's law4 ,it will add to the interest of the children if they are sometimes permitted to select the reading4 ,question them upon it1 and let them ask questions4 ,mention anything that will serve to illustrate its meaning4 ,when the service is not thus made too lengthy1 let the little ones take part in prayer1 and let them join in song1 if it be but a single verse4 ,to make such a service what it should be1 thought should be given to preparation4 ,and parents should take time daily for ,bible study with their children4 ,no doubt it will require effort and planning and some sacrifice to accomplish this2 but the effort will be richly repaid4 ,sidenote3 ,personal ,influence and ,example ,as a preparation for teaching ,his precepts1 ,god commands that they be hidden in the hearts of the parents4 8,these words1 which ,i command thee this day1 shall be in thine heart10 ,he says2 8and thou shalt teach them diligently40#cab ,in order to interest our children in the ,bible1 we ourselves must be interested in it4 ,to awaken in them a love for its study1 we must love it4 ,our instruction to them will have only the weight of influence given it by our own example and spirit4 ,sidenote3 ,abraham an ,illustration ,god called ,abraham to be a teacher of ,his word1 ,he chose him to be the father of a great nation1 because ,he saw that ,abraham would instruct his children and his household in the principles of ,god's law4 ,and that which gave power to ,abraham's teaching was the influence of his own life4 ,his great household consisted of more than a thousand souls1 many of them heads of families1 and not a few but newly converted from heathenism4 ,such a household required a firm hand at the helm4 ,no weak1 vacillating methods would suffice4 ,of ,abraham ,god said1 8,i know him1 that he will command his children and his household after him40#cac ,yet his authority was exercised with such wisdom and tenderness that hearts were won4 ,the testimony of the divine ,watcher is1 8,they shall keep the way of the ,lord1 to do justice and judgment40#cac ,and ,abraham's influence extended beyond his own household4 ,wherever he pitched his tent1 he set up beside it the altar for sacrifice and worship4 ,when the tent was removed1 the altar remained2 and many a roving ,canaanite1 whose knowledge of ,god had been gained from the life of ,abraham ,his servant1 tarried at that altar to offer sacrifice to ,jehovah4 ,no less effective to-day will be the teaching of ,god's word when it finds as faithful a reflection in the teacher's life4 ,sidenote3 ,original ,study ,it is not enough to know what others have thought or learned about the ,bible4 ,every one must in the judgment give account of himself to ,god1 and each should now learn for himself what is truth4 ,but in order to effective study1 the interest of the pupil must be enlisted4 ,especially by the one who has to deal with children and youth differing widely in disposition1 training1 and habits of thought1 this is a matter not to be lost sight of4 ,in teaching children the ,bible1 we may gain much by observing the bent of their minds1 the things in which they are interested1 and arousing their interest to see what the ,bible says about these things4 ,he who created us1 with our various aptitudes1 has in ,his word given something for every one4 ,as the pupils see that the lessons of the ,bible apply to their own lives1 teach them to look to it as a counselor4 ,sidenote3 ,beauty of ,thought and ,expression ,help them also to appreciate its wonderful beauty4 ,many books of no real value1 books that are exciting and unhealthful1 are recommended1 or at least permitted to be used1 because of their supposed literary value4 ,why should we direct our children to drink of these polluted streams1 when they may have free access to the pure fountains of the word of ,god8 ,the ,bible has a fulness1 a strength1 a depth of meaning1 that is inexhaustible4 ,encourage the children and youth to seek out its treasures1 both of thought and of expression4 ,as the beauty of these precious things attracts their minds1 a softening1 subduing power will touch their hearts4 ,they will be drawn to ,him who has thus revealed ,himself to them4 ,and there are few who will not desire to know more of ,his works and ways4 ,sidenote3 ,purpose in ,study ,the student of the ,bible should be taught to approach it in the spirit of a learner4 ,we are to search its pages1 not for proof to sustain our opinions1 but in order to know what ,god says4 ,a true knowledge of the ,bible can be gained only through the aid of that ,spirit by whom the word was given4 ,and in order to gain this knowledge we must live by it4 ,all that ,god's word commands1 we are to obey4 ,all that it promises1 we may claim4 ,the life which it enjoins is the life that1 through its power1 we are to live4 ,only as the ,bible is thus held can it be studied effectively4 ,the study of the ,bible demands our most diligent effort and persevering thought4 ,as the miner digs for the golden treasure in the earth1 so earnestly1 persistently1 must we seek for the treasure of ,god's word4 ,sidenote3 ,thoroughness and ,concentration ,in daily study the verse-by-verse method is often most helpful4 ,let the student take one verse1 and concentrate the mind on ascertaining the thought that ,god has put into that verse for him1 and then dwell upon the thought until it becomes his own4 ,one passage thus studied until its significance is clear1 is of more value than the perusal of many chapters with no definite purpose in view1 and no positive instruction gained4 ,sidenote3 ,unwholesome ,literature ,one of the chief causes of mental inefficiency and moral weakness is the lack of concentration for worthy ends4 ,we pride ourselves on the wide distribution of literature2 but the multiplication of books1 even books that in themselves are not harmful1 may be a positive evil4 ,with the immense tide of printed matter constantly pouring from the press1 old and young form the habit of reading hastily and superficially1 and the mind loses its power of connected and vigorous thought4 ,furthermore1 a large share of the periodicals and books that1 like the frogs of ,egypt1 are overspreading the land1 are not merely commonplace1 idle1 and enervating1 but unclean and degrading4 ,their effect is not merely to intoxicate and ruin the mind1 but to corrupt and destroy the soul4 ,the mind1 the heart1 that is indolent1 aimless1 falls an easy prey to evil4 ,it is on diseased1 lifeless organisms that fungus roots4 ,it is the idle mind that is ,satan's workshop4 ,let the mind be directed to high and holy ideals1 let the life have a noble aim1 an absorbing purpose1 and evil finds little foothold4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,shield from ,temptation ,let the youth1 then1 be taught to give close study to the word of ,god4 ,received into the soul1 it will prove a mighty barricade against temptation4 8,thy word10 the psalmist declares1 8have ,i hid in mine heart1 that ,i might not sin against ,thee40 8,by the word of ,thy lips ,i have kept me from the paths of the destroyer40#cad ,sidenote3 ,comprehensive ,study ,the ,bible is its own expositor4 ,scripture is to be compared with scripture4 ,the student should learn to view the word as a whole1 and to see the relation of its parts4 ,he should gain a knowledge of its grand central theme1 of ,god's original purpose for the world1 of the rise of the great controversy1 and of the work of redemption4 ,he should understand the nature of the two principles that are contending for supremacy1 and should learn to trace their working through the records of history and prophecy1 to the great consummation4 ,he should see how this controversy enters into every phase of human experience2 how in every act of life he himself reveals the one or the other of the two antagonistic motives2 and how1 whether he will or not1 he is even now deciding upon which side of the controversy he will be found4 ,every part of the ,bible is given by inspiration of ,god1 and is profitable4 ,the ,old ,testament no less than the ,new should receive attention4 ,as we study the ,old ,testament1 we shall find living springs bubbling up where the careless reader discerns only a desert4 ,sidenote3 ,daniel and the ,revelation ,the book of ,revelation1 in connection with the book of ,daniel1 especially demands study4 ,let every ,god-fearing teacher consider how most clearly to comprehend and to present the gospel that our ,saviour came in person to make known to ,his servant ,john1--8,the ,revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 which ,god gave unto ,him1 to show unto ,his servants things which must shortly come to pass40#cae ,none should become discouraged in the study of the ,revelation because of its apparently mystical symbols4 8,if any of you lack wisdom1 let him ask of ,god1 that giveth to all liberally1 and upbraideth not40#caf 8,blessed is he that readeth1 and they that hear the words of this prophecy1 and keep those things which are written therein2 for the time is at hand40#cag ,sidenote3 ,continuous ,study ,when a real love for the ,bible is awakened1 and the student begins to realize how vast is the field and how precious its treasure1 he will desire to seize upon every opportunity for acquainting himself with ,god's word4 ,its study will be restricted to no special time or place4 ,and this continuous study is one of the best means of cultivating a love for the ,scriptures4 ,let the student keep his ,bible always with him4 ,as you have opportunity1 read a text and meditate upon it4 ,while walking the streets1 waiting at a railway station1 waiting to meet an engagement1 improve the opportunity to gain some precious thought from the treasure-house of truth4 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,study ,the great motive powers of the soul are faith1 hope1 and love2 and it is to these that ,bible study1 rightly pursued1 appeals4 ,the outward beauty of the ,bible1 the beauty of imagery and expression1 is but the setting1 as it were1 for its real treasure1--the beauty of holiness4 ,in its record of the men who walked with ,god1 we may catch glimpses of ,his glory4 ,in the ,one 8altogether lovely0 we behold ,him1 of whom all beauty of earth and heaven is but a dim reflection4 8,i1 if ,i be lifted up10 ,he said1 8will draw all men unto ,me40#cah ,as the student of the ,bible beholds the ,redeemer1 there is awakened in the soul the mysterious power of faith1 adoration1 and love4 ,upon the vision of ,christ the gaze is fixed1 and the beholder grows into the likeness of that which he adores4 ,the words of the apostle ,paul become the language of the soul3 8,i count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of ,christ ,jesus my ,lord2 444 that ,i may know ,him1 and the power of ,his resurrection1 and the fellowship of ,his sufferings40#cai ,sidenote3 ,streams of ,blessing ,the springs of heavenly peace and joy unsealed in the soul by the words of ,inspiration will become a mighty river of influence to bless all who come within its reach4 ,let the youth of to-day1 the youth who are growing up with the ,bible in their hands1 become the recipients and the channels of its life-giving energy1 and what streams of blessing would flow forth to the world6--influences of whose power to heal and comfort we can scarcely conceive1--rivers of living water fountains 8springing up unto everlasting life40 ,,physical ,,culture 8,beloved1 ,i wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health1 even as thy soul prospereth0 ,study of ,physiology 8,i ,,am ,,fearfully ,,and ,,wonderfully ,,made0 ,sidenote3 ,importance of ,physical ,culture ,since the mind and the soul find expression through the body1 both mental and spiritual vigor are in great degree dependent upon physical strength and activity2 whatever promotes physical health1 promotes the development of a strong mind and a well-balanced character4 ,without health1 no one can as distinctly understand or as completely fulfil his obligations to himself1 to his fellow-beings1 or to his ,creator4 ,therefore the health should be as faithfully guarded as the character4 ,a knowledge of physiology and hygiene should be the basis of all educational effort4 ,sidenote3 ,disregard of ,principles ,though the facts of physiology are now so generally understood1 there is an alarming indifference in regard to the principles of health4 ,even of those who have a knowledge of these principles1 there are few who put them in practise4 ,inclination or impulse is followed as blindly as if life were controlled by mere chance rather than by definite and unvarying laws4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,cause of ,failure ,the youth1 in the freshness and vigor of life1 little realize the value of their abounding energy4 ,a treasure more precious than gold1 more essential to advancement than learning or rank or riches1--how lightly it is held6 how rashly squandered6 ,how many a man1 sacrificing health in the struggle for riches or power1 has almost reached the object of his desire1 only to fall helpless1 while another1 possessing superior physical endurance1 grasped the longed for prize6 ,through morbid conditions1 the result of neglecting the laws of health1 how many have been led into evil practises1 to the sacrifice of every hope for this world and the next6 ,in the study of physiology1 pupils should be led to see the value of physical energy1 and how it can be so preserved and developed as to contribute in the highest degree to success in life's great struggle4 ,sidenote3 ,teaching ,physiology ,children should be early taught1 in simple1 easy lessons1 the rudiments of physiology and hygiene4 ,the work should be begun by the mother in the home1 and should be faithfully carried forward in the school4 ,as the pupils advance in years1 instruction in this line should be continued1 until they are qualified to care for the house they live in4 ,they should understand the importance of guarding against disease by preserving the vigor of every organ1 and should also be taught how to deal with common diseases and accidents4 ,every school should give instruction in both physiology and hygiene1 and1 so far as possible1 should be provided with facilities for illustrating the structure1 use1 and care of the body4 ,sidenote3 ,nature's ,laws ,divine ,there are matters not usually included in the study of physiology that should be considered1--matters of far greater value to the student than are many of the technicalities commonly taught under this head4 ,as the foundation principle of all education in these lines1 the youth should be taught that the laws of nature are the laws of ,god1--as truly divine as are the precepts of the decalogue4 ,the laws that govern our physical organism1 ,god has written upon every nerve1 muscle1 and fiber of the body4 ,every careless or wilful violation of these laws is a sin against our ,creator4 ,how necessary1 then1 that a thorough knowledge of these laws should be imparted6 ,the principles of hygiene as applied to diet1 exercise1 the care of children1 the treatment of the sick1 and many like matters1 should be given much more attention than they ordinarily receive4 ,sidenote3 ,influence of the ,mind on the ,body ,the influence of the mind on the body1 as well as of the body on the mind1 should be emphasized4 ,the electric power of the brain1 promoted by mental activity1 vitalizes the whole system1 and is thus an invaluable aid in resisting disease4 ,this should be made plain4 ,the power of the will and the importance of self-control1 both in the preservation and in the recovery of health1 the depressing and even ruinous effect of anger1 discontent1 selfishness1 or impurity1 and1 on the other hand1 the marvelous life-giving power to be found in cheerfulness1 unselfishness1 gratitude1 should also be shown4 ,there is a physiological truth--truth that we need to consider--in the scripture1 8,a merry rejoicing heart doeth good like a medicine40 ,sidenote3 ,cheerfulness2 ,gratitude 8,let thine heart keep ,my commandments10 ,god says2 8for length of days1 and years of life1 and peace1 shall they add to thee40 8,they are life unto those that find them1 and health to all their flesh40 8,pleasant words0 the ,scriptures declare to be not only 8sweet to the soul10 but 8health to the bones40#cbj ,the youth need to understand the deep truth underlying the ,bible statement that with ,god 8is the fountain of life40#cba ,not only is ,he the originator of all1 but ,he is the life of everything that lives4 ,it is ,his life that we receive in the sunshine1 in the pure1 sweet air1 in the food which builds up our bodies and sustains our strength4 ,it is by ,his life that we exist1 hour by hour1 moment by moment4 ,except as perverted by sin1 all ,his gifts tend to life1 to health and joy4 8,he hath made everything beautiful in its time20#cbb and true beauty will be secured1 not in marring ,god's work1 but in coming into harmony with the laws of ,him who created all things1 and who finds pleasure in their beauty and perfection4 ,sidenote3 ,right ,physical ,habits ,as the mechanism of the body is studied1 attention should be directed to its wonderful adaptation of means to ends1 the harmonious action and dependence of the various organs4 ,as the interest of the student is thus awakened1 and he is led to see the importance of physical culture1 much can be done by the teacher to secure proper development and right habits4 ,sidenote3 ,position ,among the first things to be aimed at should be a correct position1 both in sitting and in standing4 ,god made man upright1 and ,he desires him to possess not only the physical but the mental and moral benefit1 the grace and dignity and self-possession1 the courage and self-reliance1 which an erect bearing so greatly tends to promote4 ,let the teacher give instruction on this point by example and by precept4 ,show what a correct position is1 and insist that it shall be maintained4 ,sidenote3 ,respiration ,next in importance to right position are respiration and vocal culture4 ,the one who sits and stands erect is more likely than others to breathe properly4 ,but the teacher should impress upon his pupils the importance of deep breathing4 ,show how the healthy action of the respiratory organs1 assisting the circulation of the blood1 invigorates the whole system1 excites the appetite1 promotes digestion1 and induces sound1 sweet sleep1 thus not only refreshing the body1 but soothing and tranquilizing the mind4 ,and while the importance of deep breathing is shown1 the practise should be insisted upon4 ,let exercises be given which will promote this1 and see that the habit becomes established4 ,sidenote3 ,training of the ,voice ,the training of the voice has an important place in physical culture1 since it tends to expand and strengthen the lungs1 and thus to ward off disease4 ,to insure correct delivery in reading and speaking1 see that the abdominal muscles have full play in breathing1 and that the respiratory organs are unrestricted4 ,let the strain come on the muscles of the abdomen1 rather than on those of the throat4 ,great weariness and serious disease of the throat and lungs may thus be prevented4 ,careful attention should be given to securing distinct articulation1 smooth1 well-modulated tones1 and a not-too-rapid delivery4 ,this will not only promote health1 but will add greatly to the agreeableness and efficiency of the student's work4 ,sidenote3 ,healthful ,dress ,in teaching these things a golden opportunity is afforded for showing the folly and wickedness of tight-lacing1 and every other practise that restricts vital action4 ,an almost endless train of disease results from unhealthful modes of dress1 and careful instruction on this point should be given4 ,impress upon the pupils the danger of allowing the clothing to weigh on the hips or to compress any organ of the body4 ,the dress should be so arranged that a full respiration can be taken1 and the arms be raised above the head without difficulty4 ,the cramping of the lungs not only prevents their development1 but hinders the processes of digestion and circulation1 and thus weakens the whole body4 ,all such practises lessen both physical and mental power1 thus hindering the student's advancement1 and often preventing his success4 ,sidenote3 ,cleanliness1 ,sunlight1 ,ventilation ,in the study of hygiene the earnest teacher will improve every opportunity to show the necessity of perfect cleanliness both in personal habits and in all one's surroundings4 ,the value of the daily bath in promoting health and in stimulating mental action1 should be emphasized4 ,attention should be given also to sunlight and ventilation1 the hygiene of the sleeping-room and the kitchen4 ,teach the pupils that a healthful sleeping-room1 a thoroughly clean kitchen1 and a tastefully arranged1 wholesomely supplied table1 will go farther toward securing the happiness of the family and the regard of every sensible visitor than any amount of expensive furnishing in the drawing-room4 ,that 8the life is more than meat1 and the body is more than raiment10#cbc is a lesson no less needed now than when given by the divine ,teacher eighteen hundred years ago4 ,sidenote3 ,knowledge ,put to ,use ,the student of physiology should be taught that the object of his study is not merely to gain a knowledge of facts and principles4 ,this alone will prove of little benefit4 ,he may understand the importance of ventilation2 his room may be supplied with pure air2 but unless he fills his lungs properly1 he will suffer the results of imperfect respiration4 ,so the necessity of cleanliness may be understood1 and needful facilities may be supplied2 but all will be without avail unless put to use4 ,the great requisite in teaching these principles is to impress the pupil with their importance1 so that he will conscientiously put them in practise4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,body ,god's ,dwelling-place ,by a most beautiful and impressive figure1 ,god's word shows the regard ,he places upon our physical organism1 and the responsibility resting on us to preserve it in the best condition3 8,know ye not that your body is a temple of the ,holy ,spirit which is in you1 which ye have from ,god8 and ye are not your own40 8,if any man defile the temple of ,god1 him shall ,god destroy2 for the temple of ,god is holy1 which temple ye are40#cbd ,let pupils be impressed with the thought that the body is a temple in which ,god desires to dwell2 that it must be kept pure1 the abiding-place of high and noble thoughts4 ,as in the study of physiology they see that they are indeed 8fearfully and wonderfully made10#cbe they will be inspired with reverence4 ,instead of marring ,god's handiwork1 they will have an ambition to make all that is possible of themselves1 in order to fulfil the ,creator's glorious plan4 ,thus they will come to regard obedience to the laws of health1 not as a matter of sacrifice or self-denial1 but as it really is1 an inestimable privilege and blessing4 ,temperance and ,dietetics 8,,every ,,man ,,that ,,striveth ,,for ,,the ,,mastery ,,is ,,temperate ,,in ,,all ,,things0 ,sidenote3 ,plain ,living2 ,high ,thinking ,every student needs to understand the relation between plain living and high thinking4 ,it rests with us individually to decide whether our lives shall be controlled by the mind or by the body4 ,the youth must1 each for himself1 make the choice that shapes his life2 and no pains should be spared that he may understand the forces with which he has to deal1 and the influences which mould character and destiny4 ,sidenote3 ,prevention of ,intemperance ,intemperance is a foe against which all need to be guarded4 ,the rapid increase of this terrible evil should arouse every lover of his race to warfare against it4 ,the practise of giving instruction on temperance topics in the schools is a move in the right direction4 ,instruction in this line should be given in every school and in every home4 ,the youth and children should understand the effect of alcohol1 tobacco1 and other like poisons1 in breaking down the body1 beclouding the mind1 and sensualizing the soul4 ,it should be made plain that no one who uses these things can long possess the full strength of his physical1 mental1 or moral faculties4 ,sidenote3 ,causes of ,intemperance ,but in order to reach the root of intemperance we must go deeper than the use of alcohol or tobacco4 ,idleness1 lack of aim1 or evil associations1 may be the predisposing cause4 ,often it is found at the home table1 in families that account themselves strictly temperate4 ,anything that disorders digestion1 that creates undue mental excitement1 or in any way enfeebles the system1 disturbing the balance of the mental and the physical powers1 weakens the control of the mind over the body1 and thus tends toward intemperance4 ,the downfall of many a promising youth might be traced to unnatural appetites created by an unwholesome diet4 ,sidenote3 ,stimulating ,diet ,tea and coffee1 condiments1 confectionery1 and pastries are all active causes of indigestion4 ,flesh-food also is harmful4 ,its naturally stimulating effect should be a sufficient argument against its use2 and the almost universally diseased condition of animals makes it doubly objectionable4 ,it tends to irritate the nerves and to excite the passions1 thus giving the balance of power to the lower propensities4 ,those who accustom themselves to a rich1 stimulating diet1 find after a time that the stomach is not satisfied with simple food4 ,it demands that which is more and more highly seasoned1 pungent1 and stimulating4 ,as the nerves become disordered and the system weakened1 the will seems powerless to resist the unnatural craving4 ,the delicate coating of the stomach becomes irritated and inflamed until the most stimulating food fails of giving relief4 ,a thirst is created that nothing but strong drink will quench4 ,sidenote3 ,self-,control the ,safeguard ,it is the beginnings of evil that should be guarded against4 ,in the instruction of the youth the effect of apparently small deviations from the right should be made very plain4 ,let the student be taught the value of a simple1 healthful diet in preventing the desire for unnatural stimulants4 ,let the habit of self-control be early established4 ,let the youth be impressed with the thought that they are to be masters1 and not slaves4 ,of the kingdom within them ,god has made them rulers1 and they are to exercise their ,heaven-appointed kingship4 ,when such instruction is faithfully given1 the results will extend far beyond the youth themselves4 ,influences will reach out that will save thousands of men and women who are on the very brink of ruin4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,diet and ,mental ,development ,the relation of diet to intellectual development should be given far more attention than it has received4 ,mental confusion and dulness are often the result of errors in diet4 ,it is frequently urged that1 in the selection of food1 appetite is a safe guide4 ,if the laws of health had always been obeyed1 this would be true4 ,but through wrong habits1 continued from generation to generation1 appetite has become so perverted that it is constantly craving some hurtful gratification4 ,as a guide it can not now be trusted4 ,sidenote3 ,nutrient ,value of ,foods ,in the study of hygiene1 students should be taught the nutrient value of different foods4 ,the effect of a concentrated and stimulating diet1 also of foods deficient in the elements of nutrition1 should be made plain4 ,tea and coffee1 fine-flour bread1 pickles1 coarse vegetables1 candies1 condiments1 and pastries fail of supplying proper nutriment4 ,many a student has broken down as the result of using such foods4 ,many a puny child1 incapable of vigorous effort of mind or body1 is the victim of an impoverished diet4 ,grains1 fruits1 nuts1 and vegetables1 in proper combination1 contain all the elements of nutrition2 and when properly prepared1 they constitute the diet that best promotes both physical and mental strength4 ,sidenote3 ,selection2 ,combination ,there is need to consider not only the properties of the food but its adaptation to the eater4 ,often food that can be eaten freely by persons engaged in physical labor must be avoided by those whose work is chiefly mental4 ,attention should be given also to the proper combination of foods4 ,by brain-workers and others of sedentary pursuits1 but few kinds should be taken at a meal4 ,and overeating1 even of the most wholesome food1 is to be guarded against4 ,nature can use no more than is required for building up the various organs of the body1 and excess clogs the system4 ,many a student is supposed to have broken down from overstudy1 when the real cause was overeating4 ,while proper attention is given to the laws of health1 there is little danger from mental taxation2 but in many cases of so-called mental failure1 it is the overcrowding of the stomach that wearies the body and weakens the mind4 ,sidenote3 ,regularity in ,eating and ,sleeping ,in most cases1 two meals a day are preferable to three4 ,supper1 when taken at an early hour1 interferes with the digestion of the previous meal4 ,when taken later1 it is not itself digested before bedtime4 ,thus the stomach fails of securing proper rest4 ,the sleep is disturbed1 the brain and nerves are wearied1 the appetite for breakfast is impaired1 the whole system is unrefreshed1 and is unready for the day's duties4 ,the importance of regularity in the time for eating and sleeping should not be overlooked4 ,since the work of building up the body takes place during the hours of rest1 it is essential1 especially in youth1 that sleep should be regular and abundant4 ,so far as possible1 we should avoid hurried eating4 ,the shorter the time for a meal1 the less should be eaten4 ,it is better to omit a meal than to eat without proper mastication4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,social ,season ,meal-time should be a season for social intercourse and refreshment4 ,everything that can burden or irritate should be banished4 ,let trust and kindliness and gratitude to the ,giver of all good be cherished1 and the conversation will be cheerful1 a pleasant flow of thought that will uplift without wearying4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,benefits of ,temperance ,the observance of temperance and regularity in all things has a wonderful power4 ,it will do more than circumstances or natural endowments in promoting that sweetness and serenity of disposition which count so much in smoothing life's pathway4 ,at the same time the power of self-control thus acquired will be found one of the most valuable of equipments for grappling successfully with the stern duties and realities that await every human being4 ,wisdom's 8ways are ways of pleasantness1 and all her paths are peace40#cbf ,let every youth in our land1 with the possibilities before him of a destiny higher than that of crowned kings1 ponder the lesson conveyed in the words of the wise man1 8,blessed art thou1 ,o land1 when 444 thy princes eat in due season1 for strength1 and not for drunkenness60#cbg ,recreation 8,,to ,,everything ,,there ,,is ,a ,,season0 ,sidenote3 ,recreation2 ,amusement ,there is a distinction between recreation and amusement4 ,recreation1 when true to its name1 re-creation1 tends to strengthen and build up4 ,calling us aside from our ordinary cares and occupations1 it affords refreshment for mind and body1 and thus enables us to return with new vigor to the earnest work of life4 ,amusement1 on the other hand1 is sought for the sake of pleasure1 and is often carried to excess2 it absorbs the energies that are required for useful work1 and thus proves a hindrance to life's true success4 ,sidenote3 ,physical ,inaction2 the ,child ,the whole body is designed for action2 and unless the physical powers are kept in health by active exercise1 the mental powers can not long be used to their highest capacity4 ,the physical inaction which seems almost inevitable in the schoolroom--together with other unhealthful conditions--makes it a trying place for children1 especially for those of feeble constitution4 ,often the ventilation is insufficient4 ,ill-formed seats encourage unnatural positions1 thus cramping the action of the lungs and the heart4 ,here little children have to spend from three to five hours a day1 breathing air that is laden with impurity and perhaps infected with the germs of disease4 ,no wonder that in the schoolroom the foundation of lifelong illness is so often laid4 ,the brain1 the most delicate of all the physical organs1 and that from which the nervous energy of the whole system is derived1 suffers the greatest injury4 ,by being forced into premature or excessive activity1 and this under unhealthful conditions1 it is enfeebled1 and often the evil results are permanent4 ,sidenote3 ,outdoor ,life for ,children ,children should not be long confined within doors1 nor should they be required to apply themselves closely to study until a good foundation has been laid for physical development4 ,for the first eight or ten years of a child's life the field or garden is the best schoolroom1 the mother the best teacher1 nature the best lesson-book4 ,even when the child is old enough to attend school1 his health should be regarded as of greater importance than a knowledge of books4 ,he should be surrounded with the conditions most favorable to both physical and mental growth4 ,sidenote3 ,physical ,inaction2 the ,student ,the child is not alone in the danger from want of air and exercise4 ,in the higher as well as the lower schools these essentials to health are still too often neglected4 ,many a student sits day after day in a close room bending over his books1 his chest so contracted that he can not take a full1 deep breath1 his blood moving sluggishly1 his feet cold1 his head hot4 ,the body not being sufficiently nourished1 the muscles are weakened1 and the whole system is enervated and diseased4 ,often such students become lifelong invalids4 ,they might have come from school with increased physical as well as mental strength1 had they pursued their studies under proper conditions1 with regular exercise in the sunlight and the open air4 ,sidenote3 ,mental ,effect ,the student who with limited time and means is struggling to gain an education should realize that time spent in physical exercise is not lost4 ,he who continually pores over his books will find1 after a time1 that the mind has lost its freshness4 ,those who give proper attention to physical development will make greater advancement in literary lines than they would if their entire time were devoted to study4 ,by pursuing one line of thought exclusively1 the mind often becomes unbalanced4 ,but every faculty may be safely exercised if the mental and physical powers are equally taxed1 and the subjects of thought are varied4 ,sidenote3 ,moral ,effect ,physical inaction lessens not only mental but moral power4 ,the brain nerves that connect with the whole system are the medium through which heaven communicates with man1 and affects the inmost life4 ,whatever hinders the circulation of the electric current in the nervous system1 thus weakening the vital powers and lessening mental susceptibility1 makes it more difficult to arouse the moral nature4 ,again1 excessive study1 by increasing the flow of blood to the brain1 creates morbid excitability that tends to lessen the power of self-control1 and too often gives sway to impulse or caprice4 ,thus the door is opened to impurity4 ,the misuse or nonuse of the physical powers is largely responsible for the tide of corruption that is overspreading the world4 8,pride1 fulness of bread1 and abundance of idleness10 are as deadly foes to human progress in this generation as when they led to the destruction of ,sodom4 ,teachers should understand these things1 and should instruct their pupils in these lines4 ,teach the students that right living depends on right thinking1 and that physical activity is essential to purity of thought4 ,sidenote3 ,gymnastic ,exercises ,the question of suitable recreation for their pupils is one that teachers often find perplexing4 ,gymnastic exercises fill a useful place in many schools2 but without careful supervision they are often carried to excess4 ,in the gymnasium many youth1 by their attempted feats of strength1 have done themselves lifelong injury4 ,sidenote3 ,tendency of ,sports ,exercise in a gymnasium1 however well conducted1 can not supply the place of recreation in the open air1 and for this our schools should afford better opportunity4 ,vigorous exercise the pupils must have4 ,few evils are more to be dreaded than indolence and aimlessness4 ,yet the tendency of most athletic sports is a subject of anxious thought to those who have at heart the well-being of the youth4 ,teachers are troubled as they consider the influence of these sports both on the student's progress in school and on his success in after-life4 ,the games that occupy so much of his time are diverting the mind from study4 ,they are not helping to prepare the youth for practical1 earnest work in life4 ,their influence does not tend toward refinement1 generosity1 or real manliness4 ,sidenote3 ,football and ,boxing ,some of the most popular amusements1 such as football and boxing1 have become schools of brutality4 ,they are developing the same characteristics as did the games of ancient ,rome4 ,the love of domination1 the pride in mere brute force1 the reckless disregard of life1 are exerting upon the youth a power to demoralize that is appalling4 ,other athletic games1 though not so brutalizing1 are scarcely less objectionable1 because of the excess to which they are carried4 ,they stimulate the love of pleasure and excitement1 thus fostering a distaste for useful labor1 a disposition to shun practical duties and responsibilities4 ,they tend to destroy a relish for life's sober realities and its tranquil enjoyments4 ,thus the door is opened to dissipation and lawlessness1 with their terrible results4 ,sidenote3 ,parties of ,pleasure ,as ordinarily conducted1 parties of pleasure also are a hindrance to real growth1 either of mind or of character4 ,frivolous associations1 habits of extravagance1 of pleasure-seeking1 and too often of dissipation1 are formed1 that shape the whole life for evil4 ,in place of such amusements1 parents and teachers can do much to supply diversions wholesome and life-giving4 ,sidenote3 ,simple ,habits in ,earlier ,ages ,in this1 as in all things else that concern our well-being1 ,inspiration has pointed the way4 ,in early ages1 with the people who were under ,god's direction1 life was simple4 ,they lived close to the heart of nature4 ,their children shared in the labor of the parents1 and studied the beauties and mysteries of nature's treasure-house4 ,and in the quiet of field and wood they pondered those mighty truths handed down as a sacred trust from generation to generation4 ,such training produced strong men4 ,in this age1 life has become artificial1 and men have degenerated4 ,while we may not return fully to the simple habits of those early times1 we may learn from them lessons that will make our seasons of recreation what the name implies1--seasons of true upbuilding for body and mind and soul4 ,sidenote3 ,outdoor ,occupations ,with the question of recreation the surroundings of the home and the school have much to do4 ,in the choice of a home or the location of a school these things should be considered4 ,those with whom mental and physical well-being is of greater moment than money or the claims and customs of society1 should seek for their children the benefit of nature's teaching1 and recreation amidst her surroundings4 ,it would be a great aid in educational work could every school be so situated as to afford the pupils land for cultivation1 and access to the fields and woods4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,teacher's ,co-operation ,in lines of recreation for the student1 the best results will be attained through the personal co-operation of the teacher4 ,the true teacher can impart to his pupils few gifts so valuable as the gift of his own companionship4 ,it is true of men and women1 and how much more of youth and children1 that only as we come in touch through sympathy can we understand them2 and we need to understand in order most effectively to benefit4 ,to strengthen the tie of sympathy between teacher and student there are few means that count so much as pleasant association together outside the schoolroom4 ,in some schools the teacher is always with his pupils in their hours of recreation4 ,he unites in their pursuits1 accompanies them in their excursions1 and seems to make himself one with them4 ,well would it be for our schools were this practise more generally followed4 ,the sacrifice demanded of the teacher would be great1 but he would reap a rich reward4 ,no recreation helpful only to themselves will prove so great a blessing to the children and youth as that which makes them helpful to others4 ,naturally enthusiastic and impressible1 the young are quick to respond to suggestion4 ,in planning for the culture of plants1 let the teacher seek to awaken an interest in beautifying the school-grounds and the schoolroom4 ,a double benefit will result4 ,that which the pupils seek to beautify they will be unwilling to have marred or defaced4 ,a refined taste1 a love of order1 and a habit of care-taking will be encouraged2 and the spirit of fellowship and co-operation developed will prove to the pupils a lifelong blessing4 ,sidenote3 ,encourage ,helpfulness ,so also a new interest may be given to the work of the garden or the excursion in field or wood1 as the pupils are encouraged to remember those shut in from these pleasant places1 and to share with them the beautiful things of nature4 ,the watchful teacher will find many opportunities for directing pupils to acts of helpfulness4 ,by little children especially the teacher is regarded with almost unbounded confidence and respect4 ,whatever he may suggest as to ways of helping in the home1 faithfulness in the daily tasks1 ministry to the sick or the poor1 can hardly fail of bringing forth fruit4 ,and thus again a double gain will be secured4 ,the kindly suggestion will react upon its author4 ,gratitude and co-operation on the part of the parents will lighten the teacher's burden and brighten his path4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,safeguard against ,evil ,attention to recreation and physical culture will at times1 no doubt1 interrupt the regular routine of school work2 but the interruption will prove no real hindrance4 ,in the invigoration of mind and body1 the fostering of an unselfish spirit1 and the binding together of pupil and teacher by the ties of common interest and friendly association1 the expenditure of time and effort will be repaid a hundredfold4 ,a blessed outlet will be afforded for that restless energy which is so often a source of danger to the young4 ,as a safeguard against evil1 the preoccupation of the mind with good is worth more than unnumbered barriers of law and discipline4 ,manual ,training 8,,study ,,to ,,work ,,with ,,your ,,own ,,hands0 ,sidenote3 ,labor a ,blessing ,at the creation1 labor was appointed as a blessing4 ,it meant development1 power1 happiness4 ,the changed condition of the earth through the curse of sin has brought a change in the conditions of labor2 yet though now attended with anxiety1 weariness1 and pain1 it is still a source of happiness and development4 ,and it is a safeguard against temptation4 ,its discipline places a check on self-indulgence1 and promotes industry1 purity1 and firmness4 ,thus it becomes a part of ,god's great plan for our recovery from the fall4 ,sidenote3 ,dignity of ,labor ,the youth should be led to see the true dignity of labor4 ,show them that ,god is a constant worker4 ,all things in nature do their allotted work4 ,action pervades the whole creation1 and in order to fulfil our mission we too must be active4 ,in our labor we are to be workers together with ,god4 ,he gives us the earth and its treasures2 but we must adapt them to our use and comfort4 ,he causes the trees to grow2 but we prepare the timber and build the house4 ,he has hidden in the earth the gold and silver1 the iron and coal2 but it is only through toil that we can obtain them4 ,sidenote3 ,co-workers with ,god ,show that1 while ,god has created and constantly controls all things1 ,he has endowed us with a power not wholly unlike ,his4 ,to us has been given a degree of control over the forces of nature4 ,as ,god called forth the earth in its beauty out of chaos1 so we can bring order and beauty out of confusion4 ,and though all things are now marred with evil1 yet in our completed work we feel a joy akin to ,his1 when1 looking on the fair earth1 ,he pronounced it 8very good40 ,as a rule1 the exercise most beneficial to the youth will be found in useful employment4 ,the little child finds both diversion and development in play2 and his sports should be such as to promote not only physical but mental and spiritual growth4 ,as he gains strength and intelligence1 the best recreation will be found in some line of effort that is useful4 ,that which trains the hand to helpfulness1 and teaches the young to bear their share of life's burdens1 is most effective in promoting the growth of mind and character4 ,sidenote3 ,an ,essential ,discipline ,the youth need to be taught that life means earnest work1 responsibility1 care-taking4 ,they need a training that will make them practical1--men and women who can cope with emergencies4 ,they should be taught that the discipline of systematic1 well-regulated labor is essential1 not only as a safeguard against the vicissitudes of life1 but as an aid to all-round development4 ,sidenote3 ,idleness ,degrading ,notwithstanding all that has been said and written concerning the dignity of labor1 the feeling prevails that it is degrading4 ,young men are anxious to become teachers1 clerks1 merchants1 physicians1 lawyers1 or to occupy some other position that does not require physical toil4 ,young women shun housework1 and seek an education in other lines4 ,these need to learn that no man or woman is degraded by honest toil4 ,that which degrades is idleness and selfish dependence4 ,idleness fosters self-indulgence1 and the result is a life empty and barren1--a field inviting the growth of every evil4 8,the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it1 and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed1 receiveth blessing from ,god2 but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected1 and is nigh unto cursing2 whose end is to be burned40#cbh ,many of the branches of study that consume the students' time are not essential to usefulness or happiness2 but it is essential for every youth to have a thorough acquaintance with every-day duties4 ,if need be1 a young woman can dispense with a knowledge of ,french and algebra1 or even of the piano2 but it is indispensable that she learn to make good bread1 to fashion neatly-fitting garments1 and to perform efficiently the many duties that pertain to home-making4 ,sidenote3 ,knowledge of ,common ,duties ,to the health and happiness of the whole family nothing is more vital than skill and intelligence on the part of the cook4 ,by ill-prepared1 unwholesome food she may hinder and even ruin both the adult's usefulness and the child's development4 ,or by providing food adapted to the needs of the body1 and at the same time inviting and palatable1 she can accomplish as much in the right as otherwise she accomplishes in the wrong direction4 ,so1 in many ways1 life's happiness is bound up with faithfulness in common duties4 ,since both men and women have a part in home-making1 boys as well as girls should gain a knowledge of household duties4 ,to make a bed and put a room in order1 to wash dishes1 to prepare a meal1 to wash and repair his own clothing1 is a training that need not make any boy less manly2 it will make him happier and more useful4 ,and if girls1 in turn1 could learn to harness and drive a horse1 and to use the saw and the hammer1 as well as the rake and the hoe1 they would be better fitted to meet the emergencies of life4 ,sidenote3 ,honor to the ,toiler ,let the children and youth learn from the ,bible how ,god has honored the work of the every-day toiler4 ,let them read of the 8sons of the prophets10#cbi students at school1 who were building a house for themselves1 and for whom a miracle was wrought to save from loss the ax that was borrowed4 ,let them read of ,jesus the carpenter1 and ,paul the tent-maker1 who with the toil of the craftsman linked the highest ministry1 human and divine4 ,let them read of the lad whose five loaves were used by the ,saviour in that wonderful miracle for the feeding of the multitude2 of ,dorcas the seamstress1 called back from death1 that she might continue to make garments for the poor2 of the wise woman described in the ,proverbs1 who 8seeketh wool and flax1 and worketh willingly with her hands20 who 8giveth meat to her household1 and their task to her maidens20 who 8planteth a vineyard1 444 and strengtheneth her arms20 who 8stretcheth out her hand to the poor2 yea1 444 reacheth forth her hands to the needy20 who 8looketh well to the ways of her household1 and eateth not the bread of idleness40#ccj ,of such a one1 ,god says3 8,she shall be praised4 ,give her of the fruit of her hands2 and let her own works praise her in the gates40#cca ,sidenote3 ,first ,industrial ,school ,for every child the first industrial school should be the home4 ,and1 so far as possible1 facilities for manual training should be connected with every school4 ,to a great degree such training would supply the place of the gymnasium1 with the additional benefit of affording valuable discipline4 ,sidenote3 ,schools for ,manual ,training ,manual training is deserving of far more attention than it has received4 ,schools should be established that1 in addition to the highest mental and moral culture1 shall provide the best possible facilities for physical development and industrial training4 ,instruction should be given in agriculture1 manufactures1--covering as many as possible of the most useful trades1--also in household economy1 healthful cookery1 sewing1 hygienic dressmaking1 the treatment of the sick1 and kindred lines4 ,gardens1 workshops1 and treatment-rooms should be provided1 and the work in every line should be under the direction of skilled instructors4 ,sidenote3 ,learning a ,trade ,the work should have a definite aim1 and should be thorough4 ,while every person needs some knowledge of different handicrafts1 it is indispensable that he become proficient in at least one4 ,every youth1 on leaving school1 should have acquired a knowledge of some trade or occupation by which1 if need be1 he may earn a livelihood4 ,sidenote3 ,financial ,outlay ,the objection most often urged against industrial training in the schools is the large outlay involved4 ,but the object to be gained is worthy of its cost4 ,no other work committed to us is so important as the training of the youth1 and every outlay demanded for its right accomplishment is means well spent4 ,even from the view-point of financial results1 the outlay required for manual training would prove the truest economy4 ,multitudes of our boys would thus be kept from the street-corner and the groggery2 the expenditure for gardens1 workshops1 and baths would be more than met by the saving on hospitals and reformatories4 ,and the youth themselves1 trained to habits of industry1 and skilled in lines of useful and productive labor1--who can estimate their value to society and to the nation8 ,sidenote3 ,agriculture ,as a relaxation from study1 occupations pursued in the open air1 and affording exercise for the whole body1 are the most beneficial4 ,no line of manual training is of more value than agriculture4 ,a greater effort should be made to create and to encourage an interest in agricultural pursuits4 ,let the teacher call attention to what the ,bible says about agriculture3 that it was ,god's plan for man to till the earth2 that the first man1 the ruler of the whole world1 was given a garden to cultivate2 and that many of the world's greatest men1 its real nobility1 have been tillers of the soil4 ,show the opportunities in such a life4 ,the wise man says1 8,the king himself is served by the field40#ccb ,of him who cultivates the soil the ,bible declares1 8,his ,god doth instruct him to discretion1 and doth teach him40 ,and again1 8,whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof40#ccc ,he who earns his livelihood by agriculture escapes many temptations and enjoys unnumbered privileges and blessings denied to those whose work lies in the great cities4 ,and in these days of mammoth trusts and business competition1 there are few who enjoy so real an independence and so great certainty of fair return for their labor as does the tiller of the soil4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,teaching to be ,practical ,in the study of agriculture1 let pupils be given not only theory1 but practise4 ,while they learn what science can teach in regard to the nature and preparation of the soil1 the value of different crops1 and the best methods of production1 let them put their knowledge to use4 ,let teachers share the work with the students1 and show what results can be achieved through skilful1 intelligent effort4 ,thus may be awakened a genuine interest1 an ambition to do the work in the best possible manner4 ,such an ambition1 together with the invigorating effect of exercise1 sunshine1 and pure air1 will create a love for agricultural labor that with many youth will determine their choice of an occupation4 ,thus might be set on foot influences that would go far in turning the tide of migration which now sets so strongly toward the great cities4 ,sidenote3 ,for the ,unemployed ,thus also our schools could aid effectively in the disposition of the unemployed masses4 ,thousands of helpless and starving beings1 whose numbers are daily swelling the ranks of the criminal classes1 might achieve self-support in a happy1 healthy1 independent life if they could be directed in skilful1 diligent labor in the tilling of the soil4 ,sidenote3 ,training for ,professional ,men ,the benefit of manual training is needed also by professional men4 ,a man may have a brilliant mind2 he may be quick to catch ideas2 his knowledge and skill may secure for him admission to his chosen calling2 yet he may still be far from possessing a fitness for its duties4 ,an education derived chiefly from books leads to superficial thinking4 ,practical work encourages close observation and independent thought4 ,rightly performed1 it tends to develop that practical wisdom which we call common sense4 ,it develops ability to plan and execute1 strengthens courage and perseverance1 and calls for the exercise of tact and skill4 ,sidenote3 ,benefit to the ,physician ,the physician who has laid a foundation for his professional knowledge by actual service in the sick-room will have a quickness of insight1 an all-round knowledge1 and an ability in emergencies to render needed service1--all essential qualifications1 which only a practical training can so fully impart4 ,sidenote3 ,to ,minister1 ,missionary1 ,teacher ,the minister1 the missionary1 the teacher1 will find their influence with the people greatly increased when it is manifest that they possess the knowledge and skill required for the practical duties of every-day life4 ,and often the success1 perhaps the very life1 of the missionary1 depends on his knowledge of practical things4 ,the ability to prepare food1 to deal with accidents and emergencies1 to treat disease1 to build a house1 or a church if need be1--often these make all the difference between success and failure in his life-work4 ,sidenote3 ,students ,self-,sustaining ,in acquiring an education1 many students would gain a most valuable training if they would become self-sustaining4 ,instead of incurring debts1 or depending on the self-denial of their parents1 let young men and young women depend on themselves4 ,they will thus learn the value of money1 the value of time1 strength1 and opportunities1 and will be under far less temptation to indulge idle and spendthrift habits4 ,the lessons of economy1 industry1 self-denial1 practical business management1 and steadfastness of purpose1 thus mastered1 would prove a most important part of their equipment for the battle of life4 ,and the lesson of self-help learned by the student would go far toward preserving institutions of learning from the burden of debt under which so many schools have struggled1 and which has done so much toward crippling their usefulness4 ,let the youth be impressed with the thought that education is not to teach them how to escape life's disagreeable tasks and heavy burdens2 that its purpose is to lighten the work by teaching better methods and higher aims4 ,teach them that life's true aim is not to secure the greatest possible gain for themselves1 but to honor their ,maker in doing their part of the world's work1 and lending a helpful hand to those weaker or more ignorant4 ,sidenote3 ,accuracy and ,thoroughness ,one great reason why physical toil is looked down on is the slipshod1 unthinking way in which it is so often performed4 ,it is done from necessity1 not from choice4 ,the worker puts no heart into it1 and he neither preserves self-respect nor wins the respect of others4 ,manual training should correct this error4 ,it should develop habits of accuracy and thoroughness4 ,pupils should learn tact and system2 they should learn to economize time1 and to make every move count4 ,they should not only be taught the best methods1 but be inspired with ambition constantly to improve4 ,let it be their aim to make their work as nearly perfect as human brains and hands can make it4 ,sidenote3 ,masters of ,labor ,such training will make the youth masters and not slaves of labor4 ,it will lighten the lot of the hard toiler1 and will ennoble even the humblest occupation4 ,he who regards work as mere drudgery1 and settles down to it with self-complacent ignorance1 making no effort to improve1 will find it indeed a burden4 ,but those who recognize science in the humblest work will see in it nobility and beauty1 and will take pleasure in performing it with faithfulness and efficiency4 ,a youth so trained1 whatever his calling in life1 so long as it is honest1 will make his position one of usefulness and honor4 ,,character-,,building 8,see that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount0 ,education and ,character 8,,the ,,stability ,,of ,,thy ,,times ,,shall ,,be ,,wisdom ,,and ,,knowledge0 ,sidenote3 ,character the ,highest ,aim ,true education does not ignore the value of scientific knowledge or literary acquirements2 but above information it values power2 above power1 goodness2 above intellectual acquirements1 character4 ,the world does not so much need men of great intellect as of noble character4 ,it needs men in whom ability is controlled by steadfast principle4 8,wisdom is the principal thing2 therefore get wisdom40 8,the tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright40#ccd ,true education imparts this wisdom4 ,it teaches the best use not only of one but of all our powers and acquirements4 ,thus it covers the whole circle of obligation1--to ourselves1 to the world1 and to ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,outlook for the ,youth ,character-building is the most important work ever entrusted to human beings2 and never before was its diligent study so important as now4 ,never was any previous generation called to meet issues so momentous2 never before were young men and young women confronted by perils so great as confront them to-day4 ,sidenote3 ,perils in the ,schools ,sidenote3 ,rivalry ,at such a time as this1 what is the trend of the education given8 ,to what motive is appeal most often made8--,to self-seeking4 ,much of the education given is a perversion of the name4 ,in true education the selfish ambition1 the greed for power1 the disregard for the rights and needs of humanity1 that are the curse of our world1 find a counter-influence4 ,god's plan of life has a place for every human being4 ,each is to improve his talents to the utmost2 and faithfulness in doing this1 be the gifts few or many1 entitles one to honor4 ,in ,god's plan there is no place for selfish rivalry4 ,those who 8measure themselves by themselves1 and compare themselves among themselves1 are not wise40 ,whatever we do is to be done 8as of the ability which ,god giveth40 ,it is to be done 8heartily1 as to the ,lord1 and not unto men2 knowing that of the ,lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance2 for ye serve the ,lord ,christ40#cce ,precious the service done and the education gained in carrying out these principles4 ,but how widely different is much of the education now given6 ,from the child's earliest years it is an appeal to emulation and rivalry2 it fosters selfishness1 the root of all evil4 ,thus is created strife for supremacy2 and there is encouraged the system of 8cramming10 which in so many cases destroys health and unfits for usefulness4 ,in many others1 emulation leads to dishonesty2 and by fostering ambition and discontent1 it embitters the life1 and helps to fill the world with those restless1 turbulent spirits that are a continual menace to society4 ,nor does danger pertain to methods only4 ,it is found also in the subject-matter of the studies4 ,sidenote3 ,pagan ,authors ,what are the works on which1 throughout the most susceptible years of life1 the minds of the youth are led to dwell8 ,in the study of language and literature1 from what fountains are the youth taught to drink8--,from the wells of paganism2 from springs fed by the corruptions of ancient heathendom4 ,they are bidden to study authors1 of whom1 without dispute1 it is declared that they have no regard for the principles of morality4 ,and of how many modern authors also might the same be said6 ,with how many are grace and beauty of language but a disguise for principles that in their real deformity would repel the reader6 ,sidenote3 ,fiction ,besides these there is a multitude of fiction-writers1 luring to pleasant dreams in palaces of ease4 ,these writers may not be open to the charge of immorality1 yet their work is no less really fraught with evil4 ,it is robbing thousands upon thousands of the time and energy and self-discipline demanded by the stern problems of life4 ,sidenote3 ,false ,science ,in the study of science1 as generally pursued1 there are dangers equally great4 ,evolution and its kindred errors are taught in schools of every grade1 from the kindergarten to the college4 ,thus the study of science1 which should impart a knowledge of ,god1 is so mingled with the speculations and theories of men that it tends to infidelity4 ,sidenote3 8,higher ,criticism0 ,even ,bible study1 as too often conducted in the schools1 is robbing the world of the priceless treasure of the word of ,god4 ,the work of 8higher criticism10 in dissecting1 conjecturing1 reconstructing1 is destroying faith in the ,bible as a divine revelation2 it is robbing ,god's word of power to control1 uplift1 and inspire human lives4 ,as the youth go out into the world1 to encounter its allurements to sin1--the passion for money-getting1 for amusement and indulgence1 for display1 luxury1 and extravagance1 the overreaching1 fraud1 robbery1 and ruin1--what are the teachings there to be met8 ,sidenote3 ,perils in the ,world ,spiritualism asserts that men are unfallen demigods2 that 8each mind will judge itself20 that 8true knowledge places men above all law20 that 8all sins committed are innocent20 for 8whatever is1 is right10 and 8,god doth not condemn40 ,the basest of human beings it represents as in heaven1 and highly exalted there4 ,thus it declares to all men1 8,it matters not what you do2 live as you please1 heaven is your home40 ,multitudes are thus led to believe that desire is the highest law1 that license is liberty1 and that man is accountable only to himself4 ,with such teaching given at the very outset of life1 when impulse is strongest1 and the demand for self-restraint and purity is most urgent1 where are the safeguards of virtue8 what is to prevent the world from becoming a second ,sodom8 ,sidenote3 ,anarchy ,at the same time anarchy is seeking to sweep away all law1 not only divine1 but human4 ,the centralizing of wealth and power2 the vast combinations for the enriching of the few at the expense of the many2 the combinations of the poorer classes for the defense of their interests and claims2 the spirit of unrest1 of riot and bloodshed2 the world-wide dissemination of the same teachings that led to the ,french ,revolution1--all are tending to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to that which convulsed ,france4 ,such are the influences to be met by the youth of to-day4 ,to stand amidst such upheavals they are now to lay the foundations of character4 ,sidenote3 ,foundation of ,character ,in every generation and in every land the true foundation and pattern for character-building have been the same4 ,the divine law1 8,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 444 and thy neighbor as thyself10#ccf the great principle made manifest in the character and life of our ,saviour1 is the only secure foundation and the only sure guide4 8,the stability of thy times and the strength of thy happiness shall be wisdom and knowledge10#ccg--that wisdom and knowledge which ,god's word alone can impart4 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,commandments ,it is as true now as when the words were spoken to ,israel of obedience to ,his commandments3 8,this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations40#cch ,here is the only safeguard for individual integrity1 for the purity of the home1 the well-being of society1 or the stability of the nation4 ,amidst all life's perplexities and dangers and conflicting claims1 the one safe and sure rule is to do what ,god says4 8,the statutes of the ,lord are right10 and 8he that doeth these things shall never be moved40#cci ,methods of ,teaching 8,,to ,,give ,,prudence ,,to ,,the ,,simple1 ,,to ,,the ,,young ,,man ,,knowledge ,,and ,,discretion0 ,sidenote3 ,memory ,training ,for ages education has had to do chiefly with the memory4 ,this faculty has been taxed to the utmost1 while the other mental powers have not been correspondingly developed4 ,students have spent their time in laboriously crowding the mind with knowledge1 very little of which could be utilized4 ,the mind thus burdened with that which it can not digest and assimilate is weakened2 it becomes incapable of vigorous1 self-reliant effort1 and is content to depend on the judgment and perception of others4 ,seeing the evils of this method1 some have gone to another extreme4 ,in their view1 man needs only to develop that which is within him4 ,such education leads the student to self-sufficiency1 thus cutting him off from the source of true knowledge and power4 ,sidenote3 ,inability to ,discriminate ,the education that consists in the training of the memory1 tending to discourage independent thought1 has a moral bearing which is too little appreciated4 ,as the student sacrifices the power to reason and judge for himself1 he becomes incapable of discriminating between truth and error1 and falls an easy prey to deception4 ,he is easily led to follow tradition and custom4 ,it is a fact widely ignored1 though never without danger1 that error rarely appears for what it really is4 ,it is by mingling with or attaching itself to truth that it gains acceptance4 ,the eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil caused the ruin of our first parents1 and the acceptance of a mingling of good and evil is the ruin of men and women to-day4 ,the mind that depends upon the judgment of others is certain1 sooner or later1 to be misled4 ,sidenote3 ,reason and ,faith ,the power to discriminate between right and wrong we can possess only through individual dependence upon ,god4 ,each for himself is to learn from ,him through ,his word4 ,our reasoning powers were given us for use1 and ,god desires them to be exercised4 8,come now1 and let us reason together10#cdj ,he invites us4 ,in reliance upon ,him we may have wisdom to 8refuse the evil1 and choose the good40#cda ,sidenote3 ,individual ,development ,in all true teaching the personal element is essential4 ,christ in ,his teaching dealt with men individually4 ,it was by personal contact and association that ,he trained the twelve4 ,it was in private1 often to but one listener1 that ,he gave ,his most precious instruction4 ,to the honored rabbi at the night conference on the ,mount of ,olives1 to the despised woman at the well of ,sychar1 ,he opened ,his richest treasures2 for in these hearers ,he discerned the impressible heart1 the open mind1 the receptive spirit4 ,even the crowd that so often thronged ,his steps was not to ,christ an indiscriminate mass of human beings4 ,he spoke directly to every mind and appealed to every heart4 ,he watched the faces of ,his hearers1 marked the lighting up of the countenance1 the quick1 responsive glance1 which told that truth had reached the soul2 and there vibrated in ,his heart the answering chord of sympathetic joy4 ,christ discerned the possibilities in every human being4 ,he was not turned aside by an unpromising exterior or by unfavorable surroundings4 ,he called ,matthew from the toll-booth1 and ,peter and his brethren from the fishing boat1 to learn of ,him4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,present ,need ,the same personal interest1 the same attention to individual development1 are needed in educational work to-day4 ,many apparently unpromising youth are richly endowed with talents that are put to no use4 ,their faculties lie hidden because of a lack of discernment on the part of their educators4 ,in many a boy or girl outwardly as unattractive as a rough-hewn stone1 may be found precious material that will stand the test of heat and storm and pressure4 ,the true educator1 keeping in view what his pupils may become1 will recognize the value of the material upon which he is working4 ,he will take a personal interest in each pupil1 and will seek to develop all his powers4 ,however imperfect1 every effort to conform to right principles will be encouraged4 ,sidenote3 ,application ,every youth should be taught the necessity and the power of application4 ,upon this1 far more than upon genius or talent1 does success depend4 ,without application the most brilliant talents avail little1 while with rightly directed effort persons of very ordinary natural abilities have accomplished wonders4 ,and genius1 at whose achievements we marvel1 is almost invariably united with untiring1 concentrated effort4 ,the youth should be taught to aim at the development of all their faculties1 the weaker as well as the stronger4 ,with many there is a disposition to restrict their study to certain lines1 for which they have a natural liking4 ,this error should be guarded against4 ,the natural aptitudes indicate the direction of the life-work1 and1 when legitimate1 should be carefully cultivated4 ,at the same time it must be kept in mind that a well-balanced character and efficient work in any line depend1 to a great degree1 on that symmetrical development which is the result of thorough1 all-round training4 ,sidenote3 ,simplicity ,the teacher should constantly aim at simplicity and effectiveness4 ,he should teach largely by illustration1 and even in dealing with older pupils should be careful to make every explanation plain and clear4 ,many pupils well advanced in years are but children in understanding4 ,sidenote3 ,enthusiasm ,an important element in educational work is enthusiasm4 ,on this point there is a useful suggestion in a remark once made by a celebrated actor4 ,the ,archbishop of ,canterbury had put to him the question why actors in a play affect their audiences so powerfully by speaking of things imaginary1 while ministers of the gospel often affect theirs so little by speaking of things real4 8,with due submission to your grace10 replied the actor1 8permit me to say that the reason is plain3 it lies in the power of enthusiasm4 ,we on the stage speak of things imaginary as if they were real1 and you in the pulpit speak of things real as if they were imaginary40 ,the teacher in his work is dealing with things real1 and he should speak of them with all the force and enthusiasm which a knowledge of their reality and importance can inspire4 ,every teacher should see to it that his work tends to definite results4 ,before attempting to teach a subject1 he should have a distinct plan in mind1 and should know just what he desires to accomplish4 ,he should not rest satisfied with the presentation of any subject until the student understands the principle involved1 perceives its truth1 and is able to state clearly what he has learned4 ,sidenote3 ,mastery of ,fundamentals ,so long as the great purpose of education is kept in view1 the youth should be encouraged to advance just as far as their capabilities will permit4 ,but before taking up the higher branches of study1 let them master the lower4 ,this is too often neglected4 ,even among students in the higher schools and the colleges1 there is great deficiency in knowledge of the common branches of education4 ,many students devote their time to higher mathematics1 when they are incapable of keeping simple accounts4 ,many study elocution with a view to acquiring the graces of oratory1 when they are unable to read in an intelligible and impressive manner4 ,many who have finished the study of rhetoric fail in the composition and spelling of an ordinary letter4 ,a thorough knowledge of the essentials of education should be not only the condition of admission to a higher course1 but the constant test for continuance and advancement4 ,sidenote3 ,language ,and in every branch of education there are objects to be gained more important than those secured by mere technical knowledge4 ,take language1 for example4 ,more important than the acquirement of foreign languages1 living or dead1 is the ability to write and speak one's mother-tongue with ease and accuracy2 but no training gained through a knowledge of grammatical rules can compare in importance with the study of language from a higher point of view4 ,with this study1 to a great degree1 is bound up life's weal or woe4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,chief ,requisite ,the chief requisite of language is that it be pure and kind and true1--8the outward expression of an inward grace40 ,god says3 8,whatsoever things are true1 whatsoever things are honest1 whatsoever things are just1 whatsoever things are pure1 whatsoever things are lovely1 whatsoever things are of good report2 if there be any virtue1 and if there be any praise1 think on these things40#cdb ,and if such are the thoughts1 such will be the expression4 ,sidenote3 ,habits of ,speech ,the best school for this language-study is the home2 but since the work of the home is so often neglected1 it devolves on the teacher to aid his pupils in forming right habits of speech4 ,the teacher can do much to discourage that evil habit1 the curse of the community1 the neighborhood1 and the home1--the habit of backbiting1 gossip1 ungenerous criticism4 ,in this no pains should be spared4 ,impress upon the students the fact that this habit reveals a lack of culture and refinement and of true goodness of heart2 it unfits one both for the society of the truly cultured and refined in this world and for association with the holy ones of heaven4 ,sidenote3 ,gossip2 ,cannibalism ,we think with horror of the cannibal who feasts on the still warm and trembling flesh of his victim2 but are the results of even this practise more terrible than are the agony and ruin caused by misrepresenting motive1 blackening reputation1 dissecting character8 ,let the children1 and the youth as well1 learn what ,god says about these things3-- 8,death and life are in the power of the tongue40#cdc ,in ,scripture1 backbiters are classed with 8haters of ,god10 with 8inventors of evil things10 with those who are 8without natural affection1 implacable1 unmerciful10 8full of envy1 murder1 debate1 deceit1 malignity40 ,it is 8the judgment of ,god1 that they which commit such things are worthy of death40#cdd ,he whom ,god accounts a citizen of ,zion is he that 8speaketh the truth in his heart20 8that backbiteth not with his tongue10 8nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor40#cde ,sidenote3 ,expletive1 ,exaggeration ,god's word condemns also the use of those meaningless phrases and expletives that border on profanity4 ,it condemns the deceptive compliments1 the evasions of truth1 the exaggerations1 the misrepresentations in trade1 that are current in society and in the business world4 8,let your speech be1 ,yea1 yea2 ,nay1 nay2 and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one40#cdf 8,as a madman who casteth firebrands1 arrows1 and death1 so is the man that deceiveth his neighbor1 and saith1 ,am not ,i in sport80#cdg ,sidenote3 ,innuendo ,closely allied to gossip is the covert insinuation1 the sly innuendo1 by which the unclean in heart seek to insinuate the evil they dare not openly express4 ,every approach to these practises the youth should be taught to shun as they would shun the leprosy4 ,in the use of language there is perhaps no error that old and young are more ready to pass over lightly in themselves than hasty1 impatient speech4 ,they think it a sufficient excuse to plead1 8,i was off my guard1 and did not really mean what ,i said40 ,but ,god's word does not treat it lightly4 ,the ,scripture says3-- ,sidenote3 ,hasty ,speech 8,seest thou a man that is hasty in his words8 there is more hope of a fool than of him40#cdh 8,he that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down1 and without walls40#cdi ,in one moment1 by the hasty1 passionate1 careless tongue1 may be wrought evil that a whole lifetime's repentance can not undo4 ,oh1 the hearts that are broken1 the friends estranged1 the lives wrecked1 by the harsh1 hasty words of those who might have brought help and healing6 8,there is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword2 but the tongue of the wise is health40#cej ,sidenote3 ,cherish ,self-,forgetfulness ,one of the characteristics that should be especially cherished and cultivated in every child is that self-forgetfulness which imparts to the life such an unconscious grace4 ,of all excellences of character this is one of the most beautiful1 and for every true life-work it is one of the qualifications most essential4 ,sidenote3 ,humility2 ,dignity ,children need appreciation1 sympathy1 and encouragement1 but care should be taken not to foster in them a love of praise4 ,it is not wise to give them special notice1 or to repeat before them their clever sayings4 ,the parent or teacher who keeps in view the true ideal of character and the possibilities of achievement1 can not cherish or encourage self-sufficiency4 ,he will not encourage in the youth the desire or effort to display their ability or proficiency4 ,he who looks higher than himself will be humble2 yet he will possess a dignity that is not abashed or disconcerted by outward display or human greatness4 ,it is not by arbitrary law or rule that the graces of character are developed4 ,it is by dwelling in the atmosphere of the pure1 the noble1 the true4 ,and wherever there is purity of heart and nobleness of character1 it will be revealed in purity and nobleness of action and of speech4 8,he that loveth pureness of heart1 for the grace of his lips the ,king shall be his friend40#cea ,as with language1 so with every other study2 it may be so conducted that it will tend to the strengthening and upbuilding of character4 ,sidenote3 ,history ,of no study is this true to a greater degree than of history4 ,let it be considered from the divine point of view4 ,as too often taught1 history is little more than a record of the rise and fall of kings1 the intrigues of courts1 the victories and defeats of armies1--a story of ambition and greed1 of deception1 cruelty1 and bloodshed4 ,thus taught1 its results can not but be detrimental4 ,the heart-sickening reiteration of crimes and atrocities1 the enormities1 the cruelties portrayed1 plant seeds that in many lives bring forth fruit in a harvest of evil4 ,sidenote3 ,from the ,divine ,point of ,view ,far better is it to learn1 in the light of ,god's word1 the causes that govern the rise and fall of kingdoms4 ,let the youth study these records1 and see how the true prosperity of nations has been bound up with an acceptance of the divine principles4 ,let him study the history of the great reformatory movements1 and see how often these principles1 though despised and hated1 their advocates brought to the dungeon and the scaffold1 have through these very sacrifices triumphed4 ,such study will give broad1 comprehensive views of life4 ,it will help the youth to understand something of its relations and dependencies1 how wonderfully we are bound together in the great brotherhood of society and nations1 and to how great an extent the oppression or degradation of one member means loss to all4 ,sidenote3 ,accounts ,sidenote3 ,a ,useful ,training ,in the study of figures the work should be made practical4 ,let every youth and every child be taught1 not merely to solve imaginary problems1 but to keep an accurate account of his own income and outgoes4 ,let him learn the right use of money by using it4 ,whether supplied by their parents or by their own earnings1 let boys and girls learn to select and purchase their own clothing1 their books1 and other necessities2 and by keeping an account of their expenses they will learn1 as they could learn in no other way1 the value and the use of money4 ,this training will help them to distinguish true economy from niggardliness on the one hand and prodigality on the other4 ,rightly directed it will encourage habits of benevolence4 ,it will aid the youth in learning to give1 not from the mere impulse of the moment1 as their feelings are stirred1 but regularly and systematically4 ,in this way every study may become an aid in the solution of that greatest of all problems1 the training of men and women for the best discharge of life's responsibilities4 ,deportment 8,,love ,,doth ,,not ,,behave ,,itself ,,unseemly0 ,sidenote3 ,courtesy ,the value of courtesy is too little appreciated4 ,many who are kind at heart lack kindliness of manner4 ,many who command respect by their sincerity and uprightness are sadly deficient in geniality4 ,this lack mars their own happiness1 and detracts from their service to others4 ,many of life's sweetest and most helpful experiences are1 often for mere want of thought1 sacrificed by the uncourteous4 ,cheerfulness and courtesy should especially be cultivated by parents and teachers4 ,all may possess a cheerful countenance1 a gentle voice1 a courteous manner1 and these are elements of power4 ,children are attracted by a cheerful1 sunny demeanor4 ,show them kindness and courtesy1 and they will manifest the same spirit toward you and toward one another4 ,sidenote3 ,rules of ,etiquette ,true courtesy is not learned by the mere practise of rules of etiquette4 ,propriety of deportment is at all times to be observed2 wherever principle is not compromised1 consideration of others will lead to compliance with accepted customs2 but true courtesy requires no sacrifice of principle to conventionality4 ,it ignores caste4 ,it teaches self-respect1 respect for the dignity of man as man1 a regard for every member of the great human brotherhood4 ,sidenote3 ,overestimating ,conventionalities ,there is danger of placing too high a value upon mere manner and form1 and devoting too much time to education in these lines4 ,the life of strenuous effort demanded of every youth1 the hard1 often uncongenial work required even for life's ordinary duties1 and much more for lightening the world's heavy burden of ignorance and wretchedness1--these give little place for conventionalities4 ,many who lay great stress upon etiquette show little respect for anything1 however excellent1 that fails of meeting their artificial standard4 ,this is false education4 ,it fosters critical pride and narrow exclusiveness4 ,sidenote3 ,consideration for ,others ,the essence of true politeness is consideration for others4 ,the essential1 enduring education is that which broadens the sympathies and encourages universal kindliness4 ,that so-called culture which does not make a youth deferential toward his parents1 appreciative of their excellences1 forbearing toward their defects1 and helpful to their necessities2 which does not make him considerate and tender1 generous and helpful toward the young1 the old1 and the unfortunate1 and courteous toward all1 is a failure4 ,real refinement of thought and manner is better learned in the school of the divine ,teacher than by any observance of set rules4 ,his love pervading the heart gives to the character those refining touches that fashion it in the semblance of ,his own4 ,this education imparts a heaven-born dignity and sense of propriety4 ,it gives a sweetness of disposition and a gentleness of manner that can never be equaled by the superficial polish of fashionable society4 ,the ,bible enjoins courtesy1 and it presents many illustrations of the unselfish spirit1 the gentle grace1 the winsome temper1 that characterize true politeness4 ,these are but reflections of the character of ,christ4 ,all the real tenderness and courtesy in the world1 even among those who do not acknowledge ,his name1 is from ,him4 ,and ,he desires these characteristics to be perfectly reflected in ,his children4 ,it is ,his purpose that in us men shall behold ,his beauty4 ,sidenote3 ,best ,treatise on ,etiquette ,the most valuable treatise on etiquette ever penned is the precious instruction given by the ,saviour1 with the utterance of the ,holy ,spirit through the apostle ,paul1--words that should be ineffaceably written in the memory of every human being1 young or old3-- 8,as ,i have loved you1 that ye also love one another40#ceb 8,love suffereth long1 and is kind2 ,love envieth not2 ,love vaunteth not itself1 ,is not puffed up1 ,doth not behave itself unseemly1 ,seeketh not its own1 ,is not provoked1 ,taketh not account of evil2 ,rejoiceth not in unrighteousness1 ,but rejoiceth with the truth2 ,beareth all things1 ,believeth all things1 ,hopeth all things1 ,endureth all things4 ,love never faileth40#cec ,sidenote3 ,reverence ,sidenote3 ,for ,god's ,presence ,another precious grace that should be carefully cherished is reverence4 ,true reverence for ,god is inspired by a sense of ,his infinite greatness and a realization of ,his presence4 ,with this sense of the ,unseen the heart of every child should be deeply impressed4 ,the hour and place of prayer and the services of public worship the child should be taught to regard as sacred because ,god is there4 ,and as reverence is manifested in attitude and demeanor1 the feeling that inspires it will be deepened4 ,well would it be for young and old to study and ponder and often repeat those words of ,holy ,writ that show how the place marked by ,god's special presence should be regarded4 8,put off thy shoes from off thy feet10 ,he commanded ,moses at the burning bush2 8for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground40#ced ,jacob1 after beholding the vision of the angels1 exclaimed1 8,the ,lord is in this place2 and ,i knew it not4444 ,this is none other but the house of ,god1 and this is the gate of heaven40#cee 8,the ,lord is in ,his holy temple2 let all the earth keep silence before ,him40#cef 8,the ,lord is a great ,god1 ,and a great ,king above all gods4444 ,o come1 let us worship and bow down2 ,let us kneel before the ,lord our ,maker40 8,it is ,he that hath made us1 and not we ourselves2 ,we are ,his people1 and the sheep of ,his pasture4 ,enter into ,his gates with thanksgiving1 ,and into ,his courts with praise2 ,be thankful unto ,him1 and bless ,his name40#ceg ,sidenote3 ,for ,his ,name ,reverence should be shown also for the name of ,god4 ,never should that name be spoken lightly or thoughtlessly4 ,even in prayer its frequent or needless repetition should be avoided4 8,holy and reverend is ,his name40#ceh ,angels1 as they speak it1 veil their faces4 ,with what reverence should we1 who are fallen and sinful1 take it upon our lips6 ,sidenote3 ,reverence for ,god's ,word ,we should reverence ,god's word4 ,for the printed volume we should show respect1 never putting it to common uses1 or handling it carelessly4 ,and never should ,scripture be quoted in a jest1 or paraphrased to point a witty saying4 8,every word of ,god is pure20 8as silver tried in a furnace of earth1 purified seven times40#cei ,above all1 let children be taught that true reverence is shown by obedience4 ,god has commanded nothing that is unessential1 and there is no other way of manifesting reverence so pleasing to ,him as obedience to that which ,he has spoken4 ,sidenote3 ,respect for ,superiors ,reverence should be shown for ,god's representatives1--for ministers1 teachers1 and parents who are called to speak and act in ,his stead4 ,in the respect shown to them ,he is honored4 ,and ,god has especially enjoined tender respect toward the aged4 ,he says1 8,the hoary head is a crown of glory1 if it be found in the way of righteousness40#cfj ,it tells of battles fought1 and victories gained2 of burdens borne1 and temptations resisted4 ,it tells of weary feet nearing their rest1 of places soon to be vacant4 ,help the children to think of this1 and they will smooth the path of the aged by their courtesy and respect1 and will bring grace and beauty into their young lives as they heed the command to 8rise up before the hoary head1 and honor the face of the old man40#cfa 99 99 99 99 99 ,fathers and mothers and teachers need to appreciate more fully the responsibility and honor that ,god has placed upon them1 in making them1 to the child1 the representatives of ,himself4 ,the character revealed in the contact of daily life will interpret to the child1 for good or for evil1 those words of ,god3-- ,sidenote3 ,interpreters of ,god 8,like as a father pitieth his children1 so the ,lord pitieth them that fear ,him40#cfb 8,as one whom his mother comforteth1 so will ,i comfort you40#cfc ,happy the child in whom such words as these awaken love and gratitude and trust2 the child to whom the tenderness and justice and long-suffering of father and mother and teacher interpret the love and justice and long-suffering of ,god2 the child who by trust and submission and reverence toward his earthly protectors learns to trust and obey and reverence his ,god4 ,he who imparts to child or pupil such a gift has endowed him with a treasure more precious than the wealth of all the ages1--a treasure as enduring as eternity4 ,relation of ,dress to ,education 8,,in ,,modest ,,apparel40 8,,the ,,king',s ,,daughter ,,is ,,all ,,glorious ,,within0 ,sidenote3 ,the ,teacher's ,rival ,no education can be complete that does not teach right principles in regard to dress4 ,without such teaching1 the work of education is too often retarded and perverted4 ,love of dress1 and devotion to fashion1 are among the teacher's most formidable rivals and most effective hindrances4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,burden in the ,home ,fashion is a mistress that rules with an iron hand4 ,in very many homes the strength and time and attention of parents and children are absorbed in meeting her demands4 ,the rich are ambitious to outdo one another in conforming to her ever-varying styles2 the middle and poorer classes strive to approach the standard set by those supposed to be above them4 ,where means or strength is limited1 and the ambition for gentility is great1 the burden becomes almost insupportable4 ,with many it matters not how becoming1 or even beautiful1 a garment may be1 let the fashions change1 and it must be remade or cast aside4 ,the members of the household are doomed to ceaseless toil4 ,there is no time for training the children1 no time for prayer or ,bible study1 no time for helping the little ones to become acquainted with ,god through ,his works4 ,there is no time and no money for charity4 ,and often the home table is stinted4 ,the food is ill selected and hastily prepared1 and the demands of nature are but partially supplied4 ,the result is wrong habits of diet1 which create disease or lead to intemperance4 ,sidenote3 ,source of ,temptation ,the love of display produces extravagance1 and in many young people kills the aspiration for a nobler life4 ,instead of seeking an education1 they early engage in some occupation to earn money for indulging the passion for dress4 ,and through this passion many a young girl is beguiled to ruin4 ,in many a home the family resources are overtaxed4 ,the father1 unable to supply the demands of the mother and the children1 is tempted to dishonesty1 and again dishonor and ruin are the result4 ,sidenote3 ,fashion and ,public ,worship ,even the day and the services of worship are not exempt from fashion's domination4 ,rather they afford opportunity for the greater display of her power4 ,the church is made a parade-ground1 and the fashions are studied more than the sermon4 ,the poor1 unable to meet the demands of custom1 stay away from church altogether4 ,the day of rest is spent in idleness1 and by the youth often in associations that are demoralizing4 ,at school1 the girls are by unsuitable and uncomfortable clothing unfitted either for study or for recreation4 ,their minds are preoccupied1 and the teacher has a difficult task to awaken their interest4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,counter-,influence ,for breaking the spell of fashion1 the teacher can often find no means more effective than contact with nature4 ,let pupils taste the delights to be found by river or lake or sea2 let them climb the hills1 gaze on the sunset glory1 explore the treasures of wood and field2 let them learn the pleasure of cultivating plants and flowers2 and the importance of an additional ribbon or ruffle will sink into insignificance4 ,sidenote3 ,higher ,aims ,lead the youth to see that in dress1 as in diet1 plain living is indispensable to high thinking4 ,lead them to see how much there is to learn and to do2 how precious are the days of youth as a preparation for the life-work4 ,help them to see what treasures there are in the word of ,god1 in the book of nature1 and in the records of noble lives4 ,let their minds be directed to the suffering which they might relieve4 ,help them to see that by every dollar squandered in display1 the spender is deprived of means for feeding the hungry1 clothing the naked1 and comforting the sorrowful4 ,they can not afford to miss life's glorious opportunities1 to dwarf their minds1 to ruin their health1 and to wreck their happiness1 for the sake of obedience to mandates that have no foundation in reason1 in comfort1 or in comeliness4 ,sidenote3 ,taste and ,neatness in ,dress ,at the same time the young should be taught to recognize the lesson of nature1 8,he hath made everything beautiful in its time40#cfd ,in dress1 as in all things else1 it is our privilege to honor our ,creator4 ,he desires our clothing to be not only neat and healthful1 but appropriate and becoming4 ,a person's character is judged by his style of dress4 ,a refined taste1 a cultivated mind1 will be revealed in the choice of simple and appropriate attire4 ,chaste simplicity in dress1 when united with modesty of demeanor1 will go far toward surrounding a young woman with that atmosphere of sacred reserve which will be to her a shield from a thousand perils4 ,let girls be taught that the art of dressing well includes the ability to make their own clothing4 ,this is an ambition that every girl should cherish4 ,it will be a means of usefulness and independence that she can not afford to miss4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,the ,highest ,beauty ,it is right to love beauty and to desire it2 but ,god desires us to love and to seek first the highest beauty1--that which is imperishable4 ,the choicest productions of human skill possess no beauty that can bear comparison with that beauty of character which in ,his sight is of 8great price40 ,let the youth and the little children be taught to choose for themselves that royal robe woven in heaven's loom1--the 8fine linen1 clean and white10#cfe which all the holy ones of earth will wear4 ,this robe1 ,christ's own spotless character1 is freely offered to every human being4 ,but all who receive it will receive and wear it here4 ,let the children be taught that as they open their minds to pure1 loving thoughts and do loving and helpful deeds1 they are clothing themselves with ,his beautiful garment of character4 ,this apparel will make them beautiful and beloved here1 and will hereafter be their title of admission to the palace of the ,king4 ,his promise is1-- 8,they shall walk with ,me in white2 for they are worthy40#cff ,the ,sabbath 8,,it ,,is ,a ,,sign ,,between ,,me ,,and ,,you2 ,,that ,,ye ,,may ,,know ,,that ,i ,,am ,,jehovah0 ,sidenote3 ,the ,sabbath a ,sign ,the value of the ,sabbath as a means of education is beyond estimate4 ,whatever of ours ,god claims from us1 ,he returns again1 enriched1 transfigured1 with ,his own glory4 ,the tithe that ,he claimed from ,israel was devoted to preserving among men1 in its glorious beauty1 the pattern of ,his temple in the heavens1 the token of ,his presence on the earth4 ,so the portion of our time which ,he claims is given again to us1 bearing ,his name and seal4 ,it is 8a sign10 ,he says1 8between ,me and you2 444 that ye may know that ,i am ,jehovah20 because 8in six days the ,lord made heaven and earth1 the sea1 and all that in them is1 and rested the seventh day2 wherefore the ,lord blessed the ,sabbath day1 and hallowed it40#cfg ,the ,sabbath is a sign of creative and redeeming power2 it points to ,god as the source of life and knowledge2 it recalls man's primeval glory1 and thus witnesses to ,god's purpose to re-create us in ,his own image4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,family ,day ,the ,sabbath and the family were alike instituted in ,eden1 and in ,god's purpose they are indissolubly linked together4 ,on this day more than on any other1 it is possible for us to live the life of ,eden4 ,it was ,god's plan for the members of the family to be associated in work and study1 in worship and recreation1 the father as priest of his household1 and both father and mother as teachers and companions of their children4 ,but the results of sin1 having changed the conditions of life1 to a great degree prevent this association4 ,often the father hardly sees the faces of his children throughout the week4 ,he is almost wholly deprived of opportunity for companionship or instruction4 ,but ,god's love has set a limit to the demands of toil4 ,over the ,sabbath ,he places ,his merciful hand4 ,in ,his own day ,he preserves for the family opportunity for communion with ,him1 with nature1 and with one another4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,sabbath and ,nature ,since the ,sabbath is the memorial of creative power1 it is the day above all others when we should acquaint ourselves with ,god through ,his works4 ,in the minds of the children the very thought of the ,sabbath should be bound up with the beauty of natural things4 ,happy is the family who can go to the place of worship on the ,sabbath as ,jesus and ,his disciples went to the synagogue1--across the fields1 along the shores of the lake1 or through the groves4 ,happy the father and mother who can teach their children ,god's written word with illustrations from the open pages of the book of nature2 who can gather under the green trees1 in the fresh1 pure air1 to study the word and to sing the praise of the ,father above4 ,by such associations parents may bind their children to their hearts1 and thus to ,god1 by ties that can never be broken4 ,sidenote3 ,bible ,study ,as a means of intellectual training1 the opportunities of the ,sabbath are invaluable4 ,let the ,sabbath-school lesson be learned1 not by a hasty glance at the lesson scripture on ,sabbath morning1 but by careful study for the next week on ,sabbath afternoon1 with daily review or illustration during the week4 ,thus the lesson will become fixed in the memory1 a treasure never to be wholly lost4 ,in listening to the sermon1 let parents and children note the text and the scriptures quoted1 and as much as possible of the line of thought1 to repeat to one another at home4 ,this will go far toward relieving the weariness with which children so often listen to a sermon1 and it will cultivate in all a habit of attention and of connected thought4 ,sidenote3 8,great ,reward0 ,meditation on the themes thus suggested will open to the student treasures of which he has never dreamed4 ,he will prove in his own life the reality of the experience described in the scripture3-- 8,thy words were found1 and ,i did eat them2 and ,thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart40#cfh 8,i will meditate in ,thy statutes40 8,more to be desired are they than gold1 yea1 than much fine gold4444 ,moreover by them is ,thy servant warned2 and in keeping of them there is great reward40#cfi ,faith and ,prayer 8,,faith ,,is ,,the ,,assurance ,,of ,,things ,,hoped ,,for40 8,,believe ,,that ,,ye ,,receive1 ,,and ,,ye ,,shall ,,have0 ,sidenote3 ,what ,is ,faith8 ,faith is trusting ,god1--believing that ,he loves us1 and knows best what is for our good4 ,thus1 instead of our own1 it leads us to choose ,his way4 ,in place of our ignorance1 it accepts ,his wisdom2 in place of our weakness1 ,his strength2 in place of our sinfulness1 ,his righteousness4 ,our lives1 ourselves1 are already ,his2 faith acknowledges ,his ownership and accepts its blessing4 ,truth1 uprightness1 purity1 have been pointed out as secrets of life's success4 ,it is faith that puts us in possession of these principles4 ,every good impulse or aspiration is the gift of ,god2 faith receives from ,god the life that alone can produce true growth and efficiency4 ,sidenote3 ,how to ,exercise ,faith ,how to exercise faith should be made very plain4 ,to every promise of ,god there are conditions4 ,if we are willing to do ,his will1 all ,his strength is ours4 ,whatever gift ,he promises1 is in the promise itself4 8,the seed is the word of ,god40#cgj ,as surely as the oak is in the acorn1 so surely is the gift of ,god in ,his promise4 ,if we receive the promise1 we have the gift4 ,faith that enables us to receive ,god's gifts is itself a gift1 of which some measure is imparted to every human being4 ,it grows as exercised in appropriating the word of ,god4 ,in order to strengthen faith1 we must often bring it in contact with the word4 ,sidenote3 ,power of ,god's ,word ,in the study of the ,bible the student should be led to see the power of ,god's word4 ,in the creation1 8,he spake1 and it was2 ,he commanded1 and it stood fast40 ,he 8calleth those things which be not as though they were20#cga for when ,he calls them1 they are4 ,sidenote3 ,results of ,faith ,how often those who trusted the word of ,god1 though in themselves utterly helpless1 have withstood the power of the whole world1--,enoch1 pure in heart1 holy in life1 holding fast his faith in the triumph of righteousness against a corrupt and scoffing generation2 ,noah and his household against the men of his time1 men of the greatest physical and mental strength and the most debased in morals2 the children of ,israel at the ,red ,sea1 a helpless1 terrified multitude of slaves1 against the mightiest army of the mightiest nation on the globe2 ,david1 a shepherd lad1 having ,god's promise of the throne1 against ,saul1 the established monarch1 bent on holding fast his power2 ,shadrach and his companions in the fire1 and ,nebuchadnezzar on the throne2 ,daniel among the lions1 his enemies in the high places of the kingdom2 ,jesus on the cross1 and the ,jewish priests and rulers forcing even the ,roman governor to work their will2 ,paul in chains led to a criminal's death1 ,nero the despot of a world-empire4 ,such examples are not found in the ,bible only4 ,they abound in every record of human progress4 ,the ,vaudois and the ,huguenots1 ,wycliffe and ,huss1 ,jerome and ,luther1 ,tyndale and ,knox1 ,zinzendorf and ,wesley1 with multitudes of others1 have witnessed to the power of ,god's word against human power and policy in support of evil4 ,these are the world's true nobility4 ,this is its royal line4 ,in this line the youth of to-day are called to take their places4 ,sidenote3 ,in ,daily ,life ,faith is needed in the smaller no less than in the greater affairs of life4 ,in all our daily interests and occupations the sustaining strength of ,god becomes real to us through an abiding trust4 ,viewed from its human side1 life is to all an untried path4 ,it is a path in which1 as regards our deeper experiences1 we each walk alone4 ,into our inner life no other human being can fully enter4 ,as the little child sets forth on that journey in which1 sooner or later1 he must choose his own course1 himself deciding life's issues for eternity1 how earnest should be the effort to direct his trust to the sure ,guide and ,helper6 ,sidenote3 ,a ,shield from ,temptation ,as a shield from temptation and an inspiration to purity and truth1 no other influence can equal the sense of ,god's presence4 8,all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of ,him with whom we have to do40 ,he is 8of purer eyes than to behold evil1 and can not look on iniquity40#cgb ,this thought was ,joseph's shield amidst the corruptions of ,egypt4 ,to the allurements of temptation his answer was steadfast3 8,how can ,i do this great wickedness1 and sin against ,god80#cgc ,such a shield1 faith1 if cherished1 will bring to every soul4 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,protecting ,presence ,only the sense of ,god's presence can banish the fear that1 for the timid child1 would make life a burden4 ,let him fix in his memory the promise1 8,the angel of the ,lord encampeth round about them that fear ,him1 and delivereth them40#cgd ,let him read that wonderful story of ,elisha in the mountain city1 and1 between him and the hosts of armed foemen1 a mighty encircling band of heavenly angels4 ,let him read how to ,peter1 in prison and condemned to death1 ,god's angel appeared2 how1 past the armed guards1 the massive doors and great iron gateway with their bolts and bars1 the angel led ,god's servant forth in safety4 ,let him read of that scene on the sea1 when to the tempest-tossed soldiers and seamen1 worn with labor and watching and long fasting1 ,paul the prisoner1 on his way to trial and execution1 spoke those grand words of courage and hope3 8,be of good cheer2 for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you4444 ,for there stood by me this night the angel of ,god1 whose ,i am1 and whom ,i serve1 saying1 ,fear not1 ,paul2 thou must be brought before ,csar2 and1 lo1 ,god hath given thee all them that sail with thee40 ,in the faith of this promise ,paul assured his companions1 8,there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you40 ,so it came to pass4 ,because there was in that ship one man through whom ,god could work1 the whole ship-load of heathen soldiers and sailors was preserved4 8,they escaped all safe to land40#cge ,these things were not written merely that we might read and wonder1 but that the same faith which wrought in ,god's servants of old might work in us4 ,in no less marked a manner than ,he wrought then will ,he work now wherever there are hearts of faith to be channels of ,his power4 ,sidenote3 ,help for the ,self-,distrustful ,let the self-distrustful1 whose lack of self-reliance leads them to shrink from care and responsibility1 be taught reliance upon ,god4 ,thus many a one who otherwise would be but a cipher in the world1 perhaps only a helpless burden1 will be able to say with the apostle ,paul1 8,i can do all things through ,christ which strengtheneth me40#cgf ,sidenote3 ,the ,guardian of ,right ,for the child also who is quick to resent injuries1 faith has precious lessons4 ,the disposition to resist evil or to avenge wrong is often prompted by a keen sense of justice and an active1 energetic spirit4 ,let such a child be taught that ,god is the eternal guardian of right4 ,he has a tender care for the beings whom ,he has so loved as to give ,his dearest ,beloved to save4 ,he will deal with every wrong-doer4 8,for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of ,his eye40#cgg 8,commit thy way unto the ,lord2 trust also in ,him2 and ,he shall bring it to pass4444 ,he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light1 and thy judgment as the noonday40#cgh 8,the ,lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed1 a refuge in times of trouble4 ,and they that know ,thy name will put their trust in ,thee2 for ,thou1 ,lord1 hast not forsaken them that seek ,thee40#cgi ,sidenote3 ,complete in ,christ ,the compassion that ,god manifests toward us1 ,he bids us manifest toward others4 ,let the impulsive1 the self-sufficient1 the revengeful1 behold the meek and lowly ,one1 led as a lamb to the slaughter1 unretaliating as a sheep dumb before her shearers4 ,let them look upon ,him whom our sins have pierced and our sorrows burdened1 and they will learn to endure1 to forbear1 and to forgive4 ,through faith in ,christ1 every deficiency of character may be supplied1 every defilement cleansed1 every fault corrected1 every excellence developed4 8,ye are complete in ,him40#chj ,sidenote3 ,prayer ,sidenote3 8,believe ,that ,ye ,receive0 ,prayer and faith are closely allied1 and they need to be studied together4 ,in the prayer of faith there is a divine science2 it is a science that every one who would make his life-work a success must understand4 ,christ says1 8,what things soever ye desire1 when ye pray1 believe that ye receive them1 and ye shall have them40#cha ,he makes it plain that our asking must be according to ,god's will2 we must ask for the things that ,he has promised1 and whatever we receive must be used in doing ,his will4 ,the conditions met1 the promise is unequivocal4 ,for the pardon of sin1 for the ,holy ,spirit1 for a ,christlike temper1 for wisdom and strength to do ,his work1 for any gift ,he has promised1 we may ask2 then we are to believe that we receive1 and return thanks to ,god that we have received4 ,we need look for no outward evidence of the blessing4 ,the gift is in the promise1 and we may go about our work assured that what ,god has promised ,he is able to perform1 and that the gift1 which we already possess1 will be realized when we need it most4 ,sidenote3 ,secret ,prayer ,to live thus by the word of ,god means the surrender to ,him of the whole life4 ,there will be felt a continual sense of need and dependence1 a drawing out of the heart after ,god4 ,prayer is a necessity2 for it is the life of the soul4 ,family prayer1 public prayer1 have their place2 but it is secret communion with ,god that sustains the soul-life4 ,it was in the mount with ,god that ,moses beheld the pattern of that wonderful building which was to be the abiding-place of ,his glory4 ,it is in the mount with ,god1--in the secret place of communion1--that we are to contemplate ,his glorious ideal for humanity4 ,thus we shall be enabled so to fashion our character-building that to us may be fulfilled ,his promise1 8,i will dwell in them1 and walk in them2 and ,i will be their ,god1 and they shall be ,my people40#chb ,sidenote3 ,the ,saviour's ,example ,it was in hours of solitary prayer that ,jesus in ,his earth-life received wisdom and power4 ,let the youth follow ,his example in finding at dawn and twilight a quiet season for communion with their ,father in heaven4 ,and throughout the day let them lift up their hearts to ,god4 ,at every step of our way ,he says1 8,i the ,lord thy ,god will hold thy right hand2 444 fear not2 ,i will help thee40#chc ,could our children learn these lessons in the morning of their years1 what freshness and power1 what joy and sweetness1 would be brought into their lives6 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,a ,cause of ,doubt ,these are lessons that only he who himself has learned can teach4 ,it is because so many parents and teachers profess to believe the word of ,god while their lives deny its power1 that the teaching of ,scripture has no greater effect upon the youth4 ,at times the youth are brought to feel the power of the word4 ,they see the preciousness of the love of ,christ4 ,they see the beauty of ,his character1 the possibilities of a life given to ,his service4 ,but in contrast they see the life of those who profess to revere ,god's precepts4 ,of how many are the words true that were spoken to the prophet ,ezekiel3-- ,thy people 8speak one to another1 every one to his brother1 saying1 ,come1 ,i pray you1 and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the ,lord4 ,and they come unto thee as the people cometh1 and they sit before thee as ,my people1 and they hear thy words1 but they will not do them2 for with their mouth they show much love2 but their heart goeth after their covetousness4 ,and1 lo1 thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice1 and can play well on an instrument2 for they hear thy words2 but they do them not40#chd ,sidenote3 ,the ,bible to ,shape the ,life ,it is one thing to treat the ,bible as a book of good moral instruction1 to be heeded so far as is consistent with the spirit of the times and our position in the world2 it is another thing to regard it as it really is1--the word of the living ,god1--the word that is our life1 the word that is to mould our actions1 our words1 and our thoughts4 ,to hold ,god's word as anything less than this is to reject it4 ,and this rejection by those who profess to believe it1 is foremost among the causes of skepticism and infidelity in the youth4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,time for ,prayer ,an intensity such as never before was seen is taking possession of the world4 ,in amusement1 in moneymaking1 in the contest for power1 in the very struggle for existence1 there is a terrible force that engrosses body and mind and soul4 ,in the midst of this maddening rush1 ,god is speaking4 ,he bids us come apart and commune with ,him4 8,be still1 and know that ,i am ,god40#che ,many1 even in their seasons of devotion1 fail of receiving the blessing of real communion with ,god4 ,they are in too great haste4 ,with hurried steps they press through the circle of ,christ's loving presence1 pausing perhaps a moment within the sacred precincts1 but not waiting for counsel4 ,they have no time to remain with the divine ,teacher4 ,with their burdens they return to their work4 ,these workers can never attain the highest success until they learn the secret of strength4 ,they must give themselves time to think1 to pray1 to wait upon ,god for a renewal of physical1 mental1 and spiritual power4 ,they need the uplifting influence of ,his ,spirit4 ,receiving this1 they will be quickened by fresh life4 ,the wearied frame and tired brain will be refreshed1 the burdened heart will be lightened4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,precious ,experience ,not a pause for a moment in ,his presence1 but personal contact with ,christ1 to sit down in companionship with ,him1--this is our need4 ,happy will it be for the children of our homes and the students of our schools when parents and teachers shall learn in their own lives the precious experience pictured in these words from the ,song of ,songs3-- 8,as the apple-tree among the trees of the wood1 ,so is my ,beloved among the sons4 ,i sat down under ,his shadow with great delight1 ,and ,his fruit was sweet to my taste4 ,he brought me to the banqueting-house1 ,and ,his banner over me was love40#chf ,the ,life-,work 8,,this ,,one ,,thing ,i ,,do0 ,sidenote3 ,a ,definite ,aim ,success in any line demands a definite aim4 ,he who would achieve true success in life must keep steadily in view the aim worthy of his endeavor4 ,such an aim is set before the youth of to-day4 ,the heaven-appointed purpose of giving the gospel to the world in this generation is the noblest that can appeal to any human being4 ,it opens a field of effort to every one whose heart ,christ has touched4 ,sidenote3 ,god's ,purpose for the ,youth ,sidenote3 ,individual ,responsibility ,god's purpose for the children growing up beside our hearths is wider1 deeper1 higher1 than our restricted vision has comprehended4 ,from the humblest lot those whom ,he has seen faithful have in time past been called to witness for ,him in the world's highest places4 ,and many a lad of to-day1 growing up as did ,daniel in his ,judean home1 studying ,god's word and ,his works1 and learning the lessons of faithful service1 will yet stand in legislative assemblies1 in halls of justice1 or in royal courts1 as a witness for the ,king of kings4 ,multitudes will be called to a wider ministry4 ,the whole world is opening to the gospel4 ,ethiopia is stretching out her hands unto ,god4 ,from ,japan and ,china and ,india1 from the still-darkened lands of our own continent1 from every quarter of this world of ours1 comes the cry of sin-stricken hearts for a knowledge of the ,god of love4 ,millions upon millions have never so much as heard of ,god or of ,his love revealed in ,christ4 ,it is their right to receive this knowledge4 ,they have an equal claim with us in the ,saviour's mercy4 ,and it rests with us who have received the knowledge1 with our children to whom we may impart it1 to answer their cry4 ,to every household and every school1 to every parent1 teacher1 and child upon whom has shone the light of the gospel1 comes at this crisis the question put to ,esther the queen at that momentous crisis in ,israel's history1 8,who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this80#chg ,sidenote3 ,god a ,sharer in ,suffering ,those who think of the result of hastening or hindering the gospel think of it in relation to themselves and to the world4 ,few think of its relation to ,god4 ,few give thought to the suffering that sin has caused our ,creator4 ,all heaven suffered in ,christ's agony2 but that suffering did not begin or end with ,his manifestation in humanity4 ,the cross is a revelation to our dull senses of the pain that1 from its very inception1 sin has brought to the heart of ,god4 ,every departure from the right1 every deed of cruelty1 every failure of humanity to reach ,his ideal1 brings grief to ,him4 ,when there came upon ,israel the calamities that were the sure result of separation from ,god1--subjugation by their enemies1 cruelty1 and death1--it is said that 8,his soul was grieved for the misery of ,israel40 8,in all their affliction ,he was afflicted2 444 and ,he bare them1 and carried them all the days of old40#chh ,sidenote3 ,when the ,end ,will ,come ,his ,spirit 8maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered40 ,as the 8whole creation groaneth and travaileth together in pain10#chi the heart of the infinite ,father is pained in sympathy4 ,our world is a vast lazar-house1 a scene of misery that we dare not allow even our thoughts to dwell upon4 ,did we realize it as it is1 the burden would be too terrible4 ,yet ,god feels it all4 ,in order to destroy sin and its results ,he gave ,his best ,beloved1 and ,he has put it in our power1 through co-operation with ,him1 to bring this scene of misery to an end4 8,this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations2 and then shall the end come40#cij 8,go ye into all the world1 and preach the gospel to every creature10#cia is ,christ's command to ,his followers4 ,not that all are called to be ministers or missionaries in the ordinary sense of the term2 but all may be workers with ,him in giving the 8glad tidings0 to their fellow-men4 ,to all1 great or small1 learned or ignorant1 old or young1 the command is given4 ,sidenote3 ,mistakes in ,education ,in view of this command1 can we educate our sons and daughters for a life of respectable conventionality1 a life professedly ,christian1 but lacking ,his self-sacrifice1 a life on which the verdict of ,him who is truth must be1 8,i know you not08 ,sidenote3 ,selfish ,aim ,thousands are doing this4 ,they think to secure for their children the benefits of the gospel1 while they deny its spirit4 ,but this can not be4 ,those who reject the privilege of fellowship with ,christ in service1 reject the only training that imparts a fitness for participation with ,him in ,his glory4 ,they reject the training that in this life gives strength and nobility of character4 ,many a father and mother1 denying their children to the cross of ,christ1 have learned too late that they were thus giving them over to the enemy of ,god and man4 ,they sealed their ruin1 not alone for the future but for the present life4 ,temptation overcame them4 ,they grew up a curse to the world1 a grief and shame to those who gave them being4 ,sidenote3 ,absorption in ,study ,sidenote3 ,out of ,touch with ,life ,even in seeking a preparation for ,god's service1 many are turned aside by wrong methods of education4 ,life is too generally regarded as made up of distinct periods1 the period of learning and the period of doing1--of preparation and of achievement4 ,in preparation for a life of service the youth are sent to school1 to acquire knowledge by the study of books4 ,cut off from the responsibilities of every-day life1 they become absorbed in study1 and often lose sight of its purpose4 ,the ardor of their early consecration dies out1 and too many take up with some personal1 selfish ambition4 ,upon their graduation1 thousands find themselves out of touch with life4 ,they have so long dealt with the abstract and theoretical that when the whole being must be roused to meet the sharp contests of real life1 they are unprepared4 ,instead of the noble work they had purposed1 their energies are engrossed in a struggle for mere subsistence4 ,after repeated disappointments1 in despair even of earning an honest livelihood1 many drift into questionable or criminal practises4 ,the world is robbed of the service it might have received2 and ,god is robbed of the souls ,he longed to uplift1 ennoble1 and honor as representatives of ,himself4 ,many parents err in discriminating between their children in the matter of education4 ,they make almost any sacrifice to secure the best advantages for one that is bright and apt4 ,but these opportunities are not thought a necessity for those who are less promising4 ,little education is deemed essential for the performance of life's ordinary duties4 ,sidenote3 ,whom ,shall ,we ,educate8 ,but who is capable of selecting from a family of children the ones upon whom will rest the most important responsibilities8 ,how often human judgment has here proved to be at fault6 ,remember the experience of ,samuel when sent to anoint from the sons of ,jesse one to be king over ,israel4 ,seven noble-looking youth passed before him4 ,as he looked upon the first1 in features comely1 in form well-developed1 and in bearing princely1 the prophet exclaimed1 8,surely the ,lord's anointed is before ,him40 ,but ,god said1 8,look not on his countenance1 or on the height of his stature2 because ,i have refused him2 for the ,lord seeth not as man seeth2 for man looketh on the outward appearance1 but the ,lord looketh on the heart40 ,so of all the seven the testimony was1 8,the ,lord hath not chosen these40#cib ,and not until ,david had been called from the flock was the prophet permitted to fulfil his mission4 ,sidenote3 8,not as ,man ,seeth0 ,the elder brothers1 from whom ,samuel would have chosen1 did not possess the qualifications that ,god saw to be essential in a ruler of ,his people4 ,proud1 self-centered1 self-confident1 they were set aside for the one whom they lightly regarded1 one who had preserved the simplicity and sincerity of his youth1 and who1 while little in his own sight1 could be trained by ,god for the responsibilities of the kingdom4 ,so to-day1 in many a child whom the parents would pass by1 ,god sees capabilities far above those revealed by others who are thought to possess great promise4 ,and as regards life's possibilities1 who is capable of deciding what is great and what is small8 ,how many a worker in the lowly places of life1 by setting on foot agencies for the blessing of the world1 has achieved results that kings might envy6 ,let every child1 then1 receive an education for the highest service4 8,in the morning sow thy seed1 and in the evening withhold not thine hand2 for thou knowest not which shall prosper1 whether this or that40#cic ,sidenote3 ,choosing an ,occupation ,the specific place appointed us in life is determined by our capabilities4 ,not all reach the same development or do with equal efficiency the same work4 ,god does not expect the hyssop to attain the proportions of the cedar1 or the olive the height of the stately palm4 ,but each should aim just as high as the union of human with divine power makes it possible for him to reach4 ,sidenote3 ,cause of ,failure ,many do not become what they might1 because they do not put forth the power that is in them4 ,they do not1 as they might1 lay hold on divine strength4 ,many are diverted from the line in which they might reach the truest success4 ,seeking greater honor or a more pleasing task1 they attempt something for which they are not fitted4 ,many a man whose talents are adapted for some other calling1 is ambitious to enter a profession2 and he who might have been successful as a farmer1 an artisan1 or a nurse1 fills inadequately the position of a minister1 a lawyer1 or a physician4 ,there are others1 again1 who might have filled a responsible calling1 but who1 for want of energy1 application1 or perseverance1 content themselves with an easier place4 ,we need to follow more closely ,god's plan of life4 ,to do our best in the work that lies nearest1 to commit our ways to ,god1 and to watch for the indications of ,his providence1--these are rules that insure safe guidance in the choice of an occupation4 ,he who came from heaven to be our example spent nearly thirty years of ,his life in common1 mechanical labor2 but during this time ,he was studying the word and the works of ,god1 and helping1 teaching1 all whom ,his influence could reach4 ,when ,his public ministry began1 ,he went about healing the sick1 comforting the sorrowful1 and preaching the gospel to the poor4 ,this is the work of all ,his followers4 ,sidenote3 ,example in ,service 8,he that is greatest among you10 ,he said1 8let him be as the younger2 and he that is chief1 as he that doth serve4 ,for 444 ,i am among you as he that serveth40#cid ,love and loyalty to ,christ are the spring of all true service4 ,in the heart touched by ,his love1 there is begotten a desire to work for ,him4 ,let this desire be encouraged and rightly guided4 ,whether in the home1 the neighborhood1 or the school1 the presence of the poor1 the afflicted1 the ignorant1 or the unfortunate1 should be regarded1 not as a misfortune1 but as affording precious opportunity for service4 ,in this work1 as in every other1 skill is gained in the work itself4 ,it is by training in the common duties of life and in ministry to the needy and suffering1 that efficiency is assured4 ,without this the best-meant efforts are often useless and even harmful4 ,it is in the water1 not on the land1 that men learn to swim4 ,sidenote3 ,church ,relationship ,another obligation1 too often lightly regarded1--one that to the youth awakened to the claims of ,christ needs to be made plain1--is the obligation of church relationship4 ,very close and sacred is the relation between ,christ and ,his church1--,he the bridegroom1 and the church the bride2 ,he the head1 and the church the body4 ,connection with ,christ1 then1 involves connection with ,his church4 ,the church is organized for service2 and in a life of service to ,christ1 connection with the church is one of the first steps4 ,loyalty to ,christ demands the faithful performance of church duties4 ,this is an important part of one's training2 and in a church imbued with the ,master's life1 it will lead directly to effort for the world without4 ,sidenote3 ,young ,people's ,societies ,there are many lines in which the youth can find opportunity for helpful effort4 ,let them organize into bands for ,christian service1 and the co-operation will prove an assistance and an encouragement4 ,parents and teachers1 by taking an interest in the work of the young people1 will be able to give them the benefit of their own larger experience1 and can help them to make their efforts effective for good4 ,sidenote3 ,foreign ,missions ,it is acquaintance that awakens sympathy1 and sympathy is the spring of effective ministry4 ,to awaken in the children and youth sympathy and the spirit of sacrifice for the suffering millions in the 8regions beyond10 let them become acquainted with these lands and their peoples4 ,in this line much might be accomplished in our schools4 ,instead of dwelling on the exploits of the ,alexanders and ,napoleons of history1 let the pupils study the lives of such men as the apostle ,paul and ,martin ,luther1 as ,moffat and ,livingstone and ,carey1 and the present daily-unfolding history of missionary effort4 ,instead of burdening their memories with an array of names and theories that have no bearing upon their lives1 and to which1 once outside the schoolroom1 they rarely give a thought1 let them study all lands in the light of missionary effort1 and become acquainted with the peoples and their needs4 ,sidenote3 ,workers from the ,common ,people ,in this closing work of the gospel there is a vast field to be occupied2 and1 more than ever before1 the work is to enlist helpers from the common people4 ,both the youth and those older in years will be called from the field1 from the vineyard1 and from the workshop1 and sent forth by the ,master to give ,his message4 ,many of these have had little opportunity for education2 but ,christ sees in them qualifications that will enable them to fulfil ,his purpose4 ,if they put their hearts into the work1 and continue to be learners1 ,he will fit them to labor for ,him4 ,he who knows the depths of the world's misery and despair1 knows by what means to bring relief4 ,he sees on every hand souls in darkness1 bowed down with sin and sorrow and pain4 ,but ,he sees also their possibilities2 ,he sees the height to which they may attain4 ,although human beings have abused their mercies1 wasted their talents1 and lost the dignity of godlike manhood1 the ,creator is to be glorified in their redemption4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,saviour's ,choice ,the burden of labor for these needy ones in the rough places of the earth ,christ lays upon those who can feel for the ignorant and for such as are out of the way4 ,he will be present to help those whose hearts are susceptible to pity1 though their hands may be rough and unskilled4 ,he will work through those who can see mercy in misery1 and gain in loss4 ,when the ,light of the world passes by1 privilege will be discerned in hardship1 order in confusion1 success in apparent failure4 ,calamities will be seen as disguised blessings2 woes1 as mercies4 ,laborers from the common people1 sharing the sorrows of their fellow-men as their ,master shared the sorrows of the whole human race1 will by faith see ,him working with them4 8,the great day of the ,lord is near1 it is near1 and hasteth greatly40#cie ,and a world is to be warned4 ,with such preparation as they can gain1 thousands upon thousands of the youth and those older in years should be giving themselves to this work4 ,already many hearts are responding to the call of the ,master ,worker1 and their numbers will increase4 ,let every ,christian educator give such workers sympathy and co-operation4 ,let him encourage and assist the youth under his care in gaining a preparation to join the ranks4 ,sidenote3 ,opportunity for ,education ,there is no line of work in which it is possible for the youth to receive greater benefit4 ,all who engage in ministry are ,god's helping hand4 ,they are co-workers with the angels2 rather1 they are the human agencies through whom the angels accomplish their mission4 ,angels speak through their voices1 and work by their hands4 ,and the human workers1 co-operating with heavenly agencies1 have the benefit of their education and experience4 ,as a means of education1 what 8university course0 can equal this8 ,sidenote3 ,our ,children's ,heritage ,with such an army of workers as our youth1 rightly trained1 might furnish1 how soon the message of a crucified1 risen1 and soon-coming ,saviour might be carried to the whole world6 ,how soon might the end come1--the end of suffering and sorrow and sin6 ,how soon1 in place of a possession here1 with its blight of sin and pain1 our children might receive their inheritance where 8the righteous shall inherit the land1 and dwell therein forever20 where 8the inhabitant shall not say1 ,i am sick10 and 8the voice of weeping shall be no more heard40#cif ,,the ,,under-,,teacher 8,as ,my ,father hath sent ,me1 even so send ,i you0 ,preparation 8,,study ,,to ,,show ,,thyself ,,approved ,,unto ,,god0 ,sidenote3 ,the ,mother's ,opportunity ,the child's first teacher is the mother4 ,during the period of greatest susceptibility and most rapid development his education is to a great degree in her hands4 ,to her first is given opportunity to mould the character for good or for evil4 ,she should understand the value of her opportunity1 and1 above every other teacher1 should be qualified to use it to the best account4 ,yet there is no other to whose training so little thought is given4 ,the one whose influence in education is most potent and far-reaching is the one for whose assistance there is the least systematic effort4 ,sidenote3 ,lack of ,preparation ,those to whom the care of the little child is committed are too often ignorant of its physical needs2 they know little of the laws of health or the principles of development4 ,nor are they better fitted to care for its mental and spiritual growth4 ,they may be qualified to conduct business or to shine in society2 they may have made creditable attainments in literature and science2 but of the training of a child they have little knowledge4 ,it is chiefly because of this lack1 especially because of the early neglect of physical development1 that so large a proportion of the human race die in infancy1 and of those who reach maturity there are so many to whom life is but a burden4 ,sidenote3 ,education for ,parents ,upon fathers as well as mothers rests a responsibility for the child's earlier as well as its later training1 and for both parents the demand for careful and thorough preparation is most urgent4 ,before taking upon themselves the possibilities of fatherhood and motherhood1 men and women should become acquainted with the laws of physical development1--with physiology and hygiene1 with the bearing of prenatal influences1 with the laws of heredity1 sanitation1 dress1 exercise1 and the treatment of disease2 they should also understand the laws of mental development and moral training4 ,this work of education the ,infinite ,one has counted so important that messengers from ,his throne have been sent to a mother that was to be1 to answer the question1 8,how shall we order the child1 and how shall we do unto him80#cig and to instruct a father concerning the education of a promised son4 ,never will education accomplish all that it might and should accomplish until the importance of the parents' work is fully recognized1 and they receive a training for its sacred responsibilities4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,teacher2 ,broad ,training ,the necessity of preparatory training for the teacher is universally admitted2 but few recognize the character of the preparation most essential4 ,he who appreciates the responsibility involved in the training of the youth1 will realize that instruction in scientific and literary lines alone can not suffice4 ,the teacher should have a more comprehensive education than can be gained by the study of books4 ,he should possess not only strength but breadth of mind2 should be not only whole-souled but large-hearted4 ,sidenote3 ,essential ,qualifications ,he only who created the mind and ordained its laws can perfectly understand its needs or direct its development4 ,the principles of education that ,he has given are the only safe guide4 ,a qualification essential for every teacher is a knowledge of these principles1 and such an acceptance of them as will make them a controlling power in his own life4 ,experience in practical life is indispensable4 ,order1 thoroughness1 punctuality1 self-control1 a sunny temper1 evenness of disposition1 self-sacrifice1 integrity1 and courtesy are essential qualifications4 ,because there is so much cheapness of character1 so much of the counterfeit all around the youth1 there is the more need that the teacher's words1 attitude1 and deportment should represent the elevated and the true4 ,children are quick to detect affectation or any other weakness or defect4 ,the teacher can gain the respect of his pupils in no other way than by revealing in his own character the principles which he seeks to teach them4 ,only as he does this in his daily association with them can he have a permanent influence over them for good4 ,sidenote3 ,physical ,vigor ,for almost every other qualification that contributes to his success1 the teacher is in great degree dependent upon physical vigor4 ,the better his health1 the better will be his work4 ,so wearing are his responsibilities that special effort on his part is required to preserve vigor and freshness4 ,often he becomes heart-weary and brain-weary1 with the almost irresistible tendency to depression1 coldness1 or irritability4 ,it is his duty not merely to resist such moods but to avoid their cause4 ,he needs to keep the heart pure and sweet and trustful and sympathetic4 ,in order to be always firm and calm and cheerful1 he must preserve the strength of brain and nerve4 ,since in his work quality is so much more important than quantity1 he should guard against overlabor1--against attempting too much in his own line of duty2 against accepting other responsibilities that would unfit him for his work2 and against engaging in amusements and social pleasures that are exhausting rather than recuperative4 ,sidenote3 ,outdoor ,labor ,outdoor exercise1 especially in useful labor1 is one of the best means of recreation for body and mind2 and the teacher's example will inspire his pupils with interest in and respect for manual labor4 ,in every line the teacher should scrupulously observe the principles of health4 ,he should do this not only because of its bearing upon his own usefulness1 but also because of its influence upon his pupils4 ,he should be temperate in all things2 in diet1 dress1 labor1 recreation1 he is to be an example4 ,sidenote3 ,literary ,attainments ,with physical health and uprightness of character should be combined high literary qualifications4 ,the more of true knowledge the teacher has1 the better will be his work4 ,the schoolroom is no place for surface-work4 ,no teacher who is satisfied with superficial knowledge will attain a high degree of efficiency4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,high ,standard ,but the teacher's usefulness depends not so much upon the actual amount of his acquirements as upon the standard at which he aims4 ,the true teacher is not content with dull thoughts1 an indolent mind1 or a loose memory4 ,he constantly seeks higher attainments and better methods4 ,his life is one of continual growth4 ,in the work of such a teacher there is a freshness1 a quickening power1 that awakens and inspires his pupils4 ,the teacher must have aptness for his work4 ,he must have the wisdom and tact required in dealing with minds4 ,however great his scientific knowledge1 however excellent his qualifications in other lines1 if he does not gain the respect and confidence of his pupils1 his efforts will be in vain4 ,sidenote3 ,administrative ,ability ,teachers are needed who are quick to discern and improve every opportunity for doing good2 those who with enthusiasm combine true dignity2 who are able to control1 and 8apt to teach20 who can inspire thought1 arouse energy1 and impart courage and life4 ,a teacher's advantages may have been limited1 so that he may not possess as high literary qualifications as might be desirable2 yet if he has true insight into human nature2 if he has a genuine love for his work1 an appreciation of its magnitude1 and a determination to improve2 if he is willing to labor earnestly and perseveringly1 he will comprehend the needs of his pupils1 and1 by his sympathetic1 progressive spirit1 will inspire them to follow as he seeks to lead them onward and upward4 ,sidenote3 ,difficulties ,sidenote3 ,sympathy and ,insight ,the children and youth under the teacher's care differ widely in disposition1 habits1 and training4 ,some have no definite purpose or fixed principles4 ,they need to be awakened to their responsibilities and possibilities4 ,few children have been rightly trained at home4 ,some have been household pets4 ,their whole training has been superficial4 ,allowed to follow inclination and to shun responsibility and burden-bearing1 they lack stability1 perseverance1 and self-denial4 ,these often regard all discipline as an unnecessary restraint4 ,others have been censured and discouraged4 ,arbitrary restraint and harshness have developed in them obstinacy and defiance4 ,if these deformed characters are reshaped1 the work must1 in most cases1 be done by the teacher4 ,in order to accomplish it successfully1 he must have the sympathy and insight that will enable him to trace to their cause the faults and errors manifest in his pupils4 ,he must have also the tact and skill1 the patience and firmness1 that will enable him to impart to each the needed help1--to the vacillating and ease-loving1 such encouragement and assistance as will be a stimulus to exertion2 to the discouraged1 sympathy and appreciation that will create confidence and thus inspire effort4 ,sidenote3 ,social ,relation ,teachers often fail of coming sufficiently into social relation with their pupils4 ,they manifest too little sympathy and tenderness1 and too much of the dignity of the stern judge4 ,while the teacher must be firm and decided1 he should not be exacting or dictatorial4 ,to be harsh and censorious1 to stand aloof from his pupils or treat them indifferently1 is to close the avenues through which he might influence them for good4 ,sidenote3 ,partiality ,under no circumstances should the teacher manifest partiality4 ,to favor the winning1 attractive pupil1 and be critical1 impatient1 or unsympathetic toward those who most need encouragement and help1 is to reveal a total misconception of the teacher's work4 ,it is in dealing with the faulty1 trying ones that the character is tested1 and it is proved whether the teacher is really qualified for his position4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,responsibility ,great is the responsibility of those who take upon themselves the guidance of a human soul4 ,the true father and mother count theirs a trust from which they can never be wholly released4 ,the life of the child1 from his earliest to his latest day1 feels the power of that tie which binds him to the parent's heart2 the acts1 the words1 the very look of the parent1 continue to mould the child for good or for evil4 ,the teacher shares this responsibility1 and he needs constantly to realize its sacredness1 and to keep in view the purpose of his work4 ,he is not merely to accomplish the daily tasks1 to please his employers1 to maintain the standing of the school2 he must consider the highest good of his pupils as individuals1 the duties that life will lay upon them1 the service it requires1 and the preparation demanded4 ,the work he is doing day by day will exert upon his pupils1 and through them upon others1 an influence that will not cease to extend and strengthen until time shall end4 ,the fruits of his work he must meet in that great day when every word and deed shall be brought in review before ,god4 ,the teacher who realizes this will not feel that his work is completed when he has finished the daily routine of recitations1 and for a time his pupils pass from under his direct care4 ,he will carry these children and youth upon his heart4 ,how to secure for them the noblest standard of attainment will be his constant study and effort4 ,sidenote3 ,self-,improvement ,he who discerns the opportunities and privileges of his work will allow nothing to stand in the way of earnest endeavor for self-improvement4 ,he will spare no pains to reach the highest standard of excellence4 ,all that he desires his pupils to become1 he will himself strive to be4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the deeper the sense of responsibility1 and the more earnest the effort for self-improvement1 the more clearly will the teacher perceive and the more keenly regret the defects that hinder his usefulness4 ,as he beholds the magnitude of his work1 its difficulties and possibilities1 often will his heart cry out1 8,who is sufficient for these things80 ,sidenote3 ,our ,source of ,help ,dear teacher1 as you consider your need of strength and guidance1--need that no human source can supply1--,i bid you consider the promises of ,him who is the wonderful ,counselor4 8,behold10 ,he says1 8,i have set before thee an open door1 and no man can shut it40#cih 8,call upon ,me1 and ,i will answer thee40 8,i will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go2 ,i will guide thee with ,mine eye40#cii 8,even unto the end of the world0 8,i am with you40#djj ,sidenote3 ,the ,highest ,preparation ,as the highest preparation for your work1 ,i point you to the words1 the life1 the methods1 of the ,prince of teachers4 ,i bid you consider ,him4 ,here is your true ideal4 ,behold it1 dwell upon it1 until the ,spirit of the divine ,teacher shall take possession of your heart and life4 8,reflecting as a mirror the glory of the ,lord10 you will be 8transformed into the same image40#dja ,this is the secret of power over your pupils4 ,reflect ,him4 ,co-operation 8,,we ,,are ,,members ,,one ,,of ,,another0 ,in the formation of character1 no other influences count so much as the influence of the home4 ,the teacher's work should supplement that of the parents1 but is not to take its place4 ,in all that concerns the well-being of the child1 it should be the effort of parents and teachers to co-operate4 ,sidenote3 ,co-operation of ,parents ,the work of co-operation should begin with the father and mother themselves1 in the home life4 ,in the training of their children they have a joint responsibility1 and it should be their constant endeavor to act together4 ,let them yield themselves to ,god1 seeking help from ,him to sustain each other4 ,let them teach their children to be true to ,god1 true to principle1 and thus true to themselves and to all with whom they are connected4 ,with such training1 children when sent to school will not be a cause of disturbance or anxiety4 ,they will be a support to their teachers1 and an example and encouragement to their fellow-pupils4 ,sidenote3 ,sustaining the ,teacher ,parents who give this training are not the ones likely to be found criticizing the teacher4 ,they feel that both the interest of their children and justice to the school demand that1 so far as possible1 they sustain and honor the one who shares their responsibility4 ,sidenote3 ,criticism ,many parents fail here4 ,by their hasty1 unfounded criticism the influence of the faithful1 self-sacrificing teacher is often well-nigh destroyed4 ,many parents whose children have been spoiled by indulgence1 leave to the teacher the unpleasant task of repairing their neglect2 and then by their own course they make his task almost hopeless4 ,their criticism and censure of the school management encourage insubordination in the children1 and confirm them in wrong habits4 ,if criticism or suggestion in regard to the teacher's work becomes necessary1 it should be made to him in private4 ,if this proves ineffective1 let the matter be referred to those who are responsible for the management of the school4 ,nothing should be said or done to weaken the children's respect for the one upon whom their well-being in so great degree depends4 ,sidenote3 ,acquaintance with the ,teacher ,the parents' intimate knowledge both of the character of the children and of their physical peculiarities or infirmities1 if imparted to the teacher1 would be an assistance to him4 ,it is to be regretted that so many fail of realizing this4 ,by most parents little interest is shown either to inform themselves as to the teacher's qualifications1 or to co-operate with him in his work4 ,sidenote3 ,teacher's ,aid to ,parents ,since parents so rarely acquaint themselves with the teacher1 it is the more important that the teacher seek the acquaintance of parents4 ,he should visit the homes of his pupils1 and gain a knowledge of the influences and surroundings among which they live4 ,by coming personally in touch with their homes and lives1 he may strengthen the ties that bind him to his pupils1 and may learn how to deal more successfully with their different dispositions and temperaments4 ,sidenote3 ,a ,double ,benefit ,as he interests himself in the home education1 the teacher imparts a double benefit4 ,many parents1 absorbed in work and care1 lose sight of their opportunities to influence for good the lives of their children4 ,the teacher can do much to arouse these parents to their possibilities and privileges4 ,he will find others to whom the sense of their responsibility is a heavy burden1 so anxious are they that their children shall become good and useful men and women4 ,often the teacher can assist these parents in bearing their burden1 and1 by counseling together1 both teacher and parents will be encouraged and strengthened4 ,sidenote3 ,parents and ,children ,in the home training of the youth1 the principle of co-operation is invaluable4 ,from their earliest years children should be led to feel that they are a part of the home firm4 ,even the little ones should be trained to share in the daily work1 and should be made to feel that their help is needed and is appreciated4 ,the older ones should be their parents' assistants1 entering into their plans1 and sharing their responsibilities and burdens4 ,let fathers and mothers take time to teach their children1 let them show that they value their help1 desire their confidence1 and enjoy their companionship1 and the children will not be slow to respond4 ,not only will the parents' burden be lightened1 and the children receive a practical training of inestimable worth1 but there will be a strengthening of the home ties and a deepening of the very foundations of character4 ,sidenote3 ,teachers and ,students ,co-operation should be the spirit of the schoolroom1 the law of its life4 ,the teacher who gains the co-operation of his pupils secures an invaluable aid in maintaining order4 ,in service in the schoolroom many a boy whose restlessness leads to disorder and insubordination would find an outlet for his superfluous energy4 ,let the older assist the younger1 the strong the weak2 and1 so far as possible1 let each be called upon to do something in which he excels4 ,this will encourage self-respect and a desire to be useful4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,bible ,examples ,it would be helpful for the youth1 and for parents and teachers as well1 to study the lesson of co-operation as taught in the ,scriptures4 ,among its many illustrations notice the building of the tabernacle1--that object-lesson of character-building1--in which the whole people united1 8every one whose heart stirred him up1 and every one whom his spirit made willing40#djb ,read how the wall of ,jerusalem was rebuilt by the returned captives1 in the midst of poverty1 difficulty1 and danger1 the great task successfully accomplished because 8the people had a mind to work40#djc ,consider the part acted by the disciples in the ,saviour's miracle for the feeding of the multitude4 ,the food multiplied in the hands of ,christ1 but the disciples received the loaves1 and gave to the waiting throng4 8,we are members one of another40 ,as every one therefore 8hath received a#djd gift1 even so minister the same one to another1 as good stewards of the manifold grace of ,god40#dje ,well might the words written of the idol-builders of old be1 with worthier aim1 adopted as a motto by character-builders of to-day3-- 8,they helped every one his neighbor2 and every one said to his brother1 ,be of good courage40#djf ,discipline 8,,train1 ,,admonish1 ,,encourage1 ,,be ,,long-,,suffering0 ,sidenote3 ,teaching ,obedience ,one of the first lessons a child needs to learn is the lesson of obedience4 ,before he is old enough to reason1 he may be taught to obey4 ,by gentle1 persistent effort1 the habit should be established4 ,thus1 to a great degree1 may be prevented those later conflicts between will and authority that do so much to create alienation and bitterness toward parents and teachers1 and too often resistance of all authority1 human and divine4 ,sidenote3 ,self-,government ,the object of discipline is the training of the child for self-government4 ,he should be taught self-reliance and self-control4 ,therefore as soon as he is capable of understanding1 his reason should be enlisted on the side of obedience4 ,let all dealing with him be such as to show obedience to be just and reasonable4 ,help him to see that all things are under law1 and that disobedience leads1 in the end1 to disaster and suffering4 ,when ,god says 8,thou shalt not10 ,he in love warns us of the consequences of disobedience1 in order to save us from harm and loss4 ,help the child to see that parents and teachers are representatives of ,god1 and that as they act in harmony with ,him1 their laws in the home and the school are also ,his4 ,as the child is to render obedience to parents and teachers1 so they1 in turn1 are to render obedience to ,god4 ,sidenote3 8,breaking the ,will0 ,sidenote3 ,lack of ,moral ,stamina ,to direct the child's development without hindering it by undue control should be the study of both parent and teacher4 ,too much management is as bad as too little4 ,the effort to 8break the will0 of a child is a terrible mistake4 ,minds are constituted differently2 while force may secure outward submission1 the result with many children is a more determined rebellion of the heart4 ,even should the parent or teacher succeed in gaining the control he seeks1 the outcome may be no less harmful to the child4 ,the discipline of a human being who has reached the years of intelligence should differ from the training of a dumb animal4 ,the beast is taught only submission to its master4 ,for the beast1 the master is mind1 judgment1 and will4 ,this method1 sometimes employed in the training of children1 makes them little more than automatons4 ,mind1 will1 conscience1 are under the control of another4 ,it is not ,god's purpose that any mind should be thus dominated4 ,those who weaken or destroy individuality assume a responsibility that can result only in evil4 ,while under authority1 the children may appear like well-drilled soldiers2 but when the control ceases1 the character will be found to lack strength and steadfastness4 ,having never learned to govern himself1 the youth recognizes no restraint except the requirement of parents or teacher4 ,this removed1 he knows not how to use his liberty1 and often gives himself up to indulgence that proves his ruin4 ,since the surrender of the will is so much more difficult for some pupils than for others1 the teacher should make obedience to his requirements as easy as possible4 ,the will should be guided and moulded1 but not ignored or crushed4 ,save the strength of the will2 in the battle of life it will be needed4 ,sidenote3 ,value of ,will ,power ,every child should understand the true force of the will4 ,he should be led to see how great is the responsibility involved in this gift4 ,the will is the governing power in the nature of man1 the power of decision1 or choice4 ,every human being possessed of reason has power to choose the right4 ,in every experience of life1 ,god's word to us is1 8,choose you this day whom ye will serve40#djg ,every one may place his will on the side of the will of ,god1 may choose to obey ,him1 and by thus linking himself with divine agencies1 he may stand where nothing can force him to do evil4 ,in every youth1 every child1 lies the power1 by the help of ,god1 to form a character of integrity and to live a life of usefulness4 ,the parent or teacher who by such instruction trains the child to self-control will be the most useful and permanently successful4 ,to the superficial observer his work may not appear to the best advantage2 it may not be valued so highly as that of the one who holds the mind and will of the child under absolute authority2 but after-years will show the result of the better method of training4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,sense of ,honor ,the wise educator1 in dealing with his pupils1 will seek to encourage confidence and to strengthen the sense of honor4 ,children and youth are benefited by being trusted4 ,many1 even of the little children1 have a high sense of honor2 all desire to be treated with confidence and respect1 and this is their right4 ,they should not be led to feel that they can not go out or come in without being watched4 ,suspicion demoralizes1 producing the very evils it seeks to prevent4 ,instead of watching continually1 as if suspecting evil1 teachers who are in touch with their pupils will discern the workings of the restless mind1 and will set to work influences that will counteract evil4 ,lead the youth to feel that they are trusted1 and there are few who will not seek to prove themselves worthy of the trust4 ,sidenote3 ,requests2 ,commands ,on the same principle it is better to request than to command2 the one thus addressed has opportunity to prove himself loyal to right principles4 ,his obedience is the result of choice rather than compulsion4 ,the rules governing the schoolroom should1 so far as possible1 represent the voice of the school4 ,every principle involved in them should be so placed before the student that he may be convinced of its justice4 ,thus he will feel a responsibility to see that the rules which he himself has helped to frame are obeyed4 ,sidenote3 ,enforcing ,rules ,rules should be few and well considered2 and when once made1 they should be enforced4 ,whatever it is found impossible to change1 the mind learns to recognize and adapt itself to2 but the possibility of indulgence induces desire1 hope1 and uncertainty1 and the results are restlessness1 irritability1 and insubordination4 ,it should be made plain that the government of ,god knows no compromise with evil4 ,neither in the home nor in the school should disobedience be tolerated4 ,no parent or teacher who has at heart the well-being of those under his care will compromise with the stubborn self-will that defies authority or resorts to subterfuge or evasion in order to escape obedience4 ,it is not love but sentimentalism that palters with wrong-doing1 seeks by coaxing or bribes to secure compliance1 and finally accepts some substitute in place of the thing required4 8,fools make a mock at sin40#djh ,we should beware of treating sin as a light thing4 ,terrible is its power over the wrong-doer4 8,his own iniquities shall take the wicked himself1 and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins40#dji ,the greatest wrong done to a child or youth is to allow him to become fastened in the bondage of evil habit4 ,sidenote3 ,freedom in ,obedience ,the youth have an inborn love of liberty2 they desire freedom2 and they need to understand that these inestimable blessings are to be enjoyed only in obedience to the law of ,god4 ,this law is the preserver of true freedom and liberty4 ,it points out and prohibits those things that degrade and enslave1 and thus to the obedient it affords protection from the power of evil4 ,the psalmist says3 8,i will walk at liberty2 for ,i seek ,thy precepts40 8,thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors40#daj ,sidenote3 ,criticism2 ,censure ,in our efforts to correct evil1 we should guard against a tendency to faultfinding or censure4 ,continual censure bewilders1 but does not reform4 ,with many minds1 and often those of the finest susceptibility1 an atmosphere of unsympathetic criticism is fatal to effort4 ,flowers do not unfold under the breath of a blighting wind4 ,a child frequently censured for some special fault1 comes to regard that fault as his peculiarity1 something against which it is vain to strive4 ,thus are created discouragement and hopelessness1 often concealed under an appearance of indifference or bravado4 ,sidenote3 ,object of ,reproof ,the true object of reproof is gained only when the wrong-doer himself is led to see his fault1 and his will is enlisted for its correction4 ,when this is accomplished1 point him to the source of pardon and power4 ,seek to preserve his self-respect1 and to inspire him with courage and hope4 ,this work is the nicest1 the most difficult1 ever committed to human beings4 ,it requires the most delicate tact1 the finest susceptibility1 a knowledge of human nature1 and a heaven-born faith and patience1 willing to work and watch and wait4 ,it is a work than which nothing can be more important4 ,sidenote3 ,self-,control ,those who desire to control others must first control themselves4 ,to deal passionately with a child or youth will only arouse his resentment4 ,when a parent or teacher becomes impatient1 and is in danger of speaking unwisely1 let him remain silent4 ,there is wonderful power in silence4 ,sidenote3 ,sympathy2 ,forbearance ,the teacher must expect to meet perverse dispositions and obdurate hearts4 ,but in dealing with them he should never forget that he himself was once a child1 in need of discipline4 ,even now1 with all his advantages of age1 education1 and experience1 he often errs1 and is in need of mercy and forbearance4 ,in training the youth he should consider that he is dealing with those who have inclinations to evil similar to his own4 ,they have almost everything to learn1 and it is much more difficult for some to learn than for others4 ,with the dull pupil he should bear patiently1 not censuring his ignorance1 but improving every opportunity to give him encouragement4 ,with sensitive1 nervous pupils he should deal very tenderly4 ,a sense of his own imperfections should lead him constantly to manifest sympathy and forbearance toward those who also are struggling with difficulties4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,saviour's ,rule ,the ,saviour's rule1--8,as ye would that men should do to you1 do ye also to them likewise10#daa--should be the rule of all who undertake the training of children and youth4 ,they are the younger members of the ,lord's family1 heirs with us of the grace of life4 ,christ's rule should be sacredly observed toward the dullest1 the youngest1 the most blundering1 and even toward the erring and rebellious4 ,sidenote3 ,public ,discipline ,this rule will lead the teacher to avoid1 so far as possible1 making public the faults or errors of a pupil4 ,he will seek to avoid giving reproof or punishment in the presence of others4 ,he will not expel a student until every effort has been put forth for his re-formation4 ,but when it becomes evident that the student is receiving no benefit himself1 while his defiance or disregard of authority tends to overthrow the government of the school1 and his influence is contaminating others1 then his expulsion becomes a necessity4 ,yet with many the disgrace of public expulsion would lead to utter recklessness and ruin4 ,in most cases when removal is unavoidable1 the matter need not be made public4 ,by counsel and co-operation with the parents1 let the teacher privately arrange for the student's withdrawal4 ,sidenote3 ,justice2 ,compassion ,in this time of special danger for the young1 temptations surround them on every hand2 and while it is easy to drift1 the strongest effort is required in order to press against the current4 ,every school should be a 8city of refuge0 for the tempted youth1 a place where their follies shall be dealt with patiently and wisely4 ,teachers who understand their responsibilities will separate from their own hearts and lives everything that would prevent them from dealing successfully with the wilful and disobedient4 ,love and tenderness1 patience and self-control1 will at all times be the law of their speech4 ,mercy and compassion will be blended with justice4 ,when it is necessary to give reproof1 their language will not be exaggerated1 but humble4 ,in gentleness they will set before the wrong-doer his errors1 and help him to recover himself4 ,every true teacher will feel that should he err at all1 it is better to err on the side of mercy than on the side of severity4 ,sidenote3 ,reclaimed by ,kindness ,many youth who are thought incorrigible are not at heart so hard as they appear4 ,many who are regarded as hopeless may be reclaimed by wise discipline4 ,these are often the ones who most readily melt under kindness4 ,let the teacher gain the confidence of the tempted one1 and by recognizing and developing the good in his character1 he can1 in many cases1 correct the evil without calling attention to it4 ,sidenote3 ,our ,example ,the divine ,teacher bears with the erring through all their perversity4 ,his love does not grow cold2 ,his efforts to win them do not cease4 ,with outstretched arms ,he waits to welcome again and again the erring1 the rebellious1 and even the apostate4 ,his heart is touched with the helplessness of the little child subject to rough usage4 ,the cry of human suffering never reaches ,his ear in vain4 ,though all are precious in ,his sight1 the rough1 sullen1 stubborn dispositions draw most heavily upon ,his sympathy and love2 for ,he traces from cause to effect4 ,the one who is most easily tempted1 and is most inclined to err1 is the special object of ,his solicitude4 ,every parent and every teacher should cherish the attributes of ,him who makes the cause of the afflicted1 the suffering1 and the tempted ,his own4 ,he should be one who can have 8compassion on the ignorant1 and on them that are out of the way2 for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity40#dab ,jesus treats us far better than we deserve2 and as ,he has treated us1 so we are to treat others4 ,the course of no parent or teacher is justifiable if it is unlike that which under similar circumstances the ,saviour would pursue4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sidenote3 ,meeting ,life's ,discipline ,beyond the discipline of the home and the school1 all have to meet the stern discipline of life4 ,how to meet this wisely is a lesson that should be made plain to every child and to every youth4 ,it is true that ,god loves us1 that ,he is working for our happiness1 and that1 if ,his law had always been obeyed1 we should never have known suffering2 and it is no less true that1 in this world1 as the result of sin1 suffering1 trouble1 burdens1 come to every life4 ,we may do the children and the youth a lifelong good by teaching them to meet bravely these troubles and burdens4 ,while we should give them sympathy1 let it never be such as to foster self-pity4 ,what they need is that which stimulates and strengthens rather than weakens4 ,sidenote3 8,be ,strong0 ,they should be taught that this world is not a parade-ground1 but a battle-field4 ,all are called to endure hardness1 as good soldiers4 ,they are to be strong1 and quit themselves like men4 ,let them be taught that the true test of character is found in the willingness to bear burdens1 to take the hard place1 to do the work that needs to be done1 though it bring no earthly recognition or reward4 ,the true way of dealing with trial is not by seeking to escape it1 but by transforming it4 ,this applies to all discipline1 the earlier as well as the later4 ,the neglect of the child's earliest training1 and the consequent strengthening of wrong tendencies1 makes his after-education more difficult1 and causes discipline to be too often a painful process4 ,painful it must be to the lower nature1 crossing1 as it does1 the natural desires and inclinations2 but the pain may be lost sight of in a higher joy4 ,sidenote3 ,stepping-,stones ,let the child and the youth be taught that every mistake1 every fault1 every difficulty1 conquered1 becomes a stepping-stone to better and higher things4 ,it is through such experiences that all who have ever made life worth the living have achieved success4 8,the heights by great men reached and kept ,were not attained by sudden flight2 ,but they1 while their companions slept1 ,were toiling upward in the night40 8,we rise by the things that are under our feet2 ,by what we have mastered of good or gain2 ,by the pride deposed1 and the passion slain1 ,and the vanquished ills that we hourly meet40 8,all common things1 each day's events1 ,that with the hour begin and end1 ,our pleasures and our discontents1 ,are rounds by which we may ascend40 ,sidenote3 8,the ,things ,not ,seen0 ,we are to 8look not at the things which are seen1 but at the things which are not seen2 for the things which are seen are temporal2 but the things which are not seen are eternal40#dac ,the exchange we make in the denial of selfish desires and inclinations is an exchange of the worthless and transitory for the precious and enduring4 ,this is not sacrifice1 but infinite gain4 ,sidenote3 ,love ,that ,constrains 8,something better0 is the watchword of education1 the law of all true living4 ,whatever ,christ asks us to renounce1 ,he offers in its stead something better4 ,often the youth cherish objects1 pursuits1 and pleasures that may not appear to be evil1 but that fall short of the highest good4 ,they divert the life from its noblest aim4 ,arbitrary measures or direct denunciation may not avail in leading these youth to relinquish that which they hold dear4 ,let them be directed to something better than display1 ambition1 or self-indulgence4 ,bring them in contact with truer beauty1 with loftier principles1 and with nobler lives4 ,lead them to behold the ,one 8altogether lovely40 ,when once the gaze is fixed upon ,him1 the life finds its center4 ,the enthusiasm1 the generous devotion1 the passionate ardor of the youth find here their true object4 ,duty becomes a delight1 and sacrifice a pleasure4 ,to honor ,christ1 to become like ,him1 to work for ,him1 is the life's highest ambition and its greatest joy4 8,the love of ,christ constraineth40#dad ,,the ,,higher ,,course 8,since the beginning of the world men have not perceived by the ear1 neither hath the eye seen1 what ,he hath prepared for him that waiteth for ,him0 ,the ,school of the ,hereafter 8,,they ,,shall ,,see ,,his ,,face2 ,,and ,,his ,,name ,,shall ,,be ,,in ,,their ,,foreheads0 ,sidenote3 ,its ,location ,heaven is a school2 its field of study1 the universe2 its teacher1 the ,infinite ,one4 ,a branch of this school was established in ,eden2 and1 the plan of redemption accomplished1 education will again be taken up in the ,eden school4 8,eye hath not seen1 nor ear heard1 neither have entered into the heart of man1 the things which ,god hath prepared for them that love ,him40#dae ,only through ,his word can a knowledge of these things be gained2 and even this affords but a partial revelation4 ,the prophet of ,patmos thus describes the location of the school of the hereafter3-- ,sidenote3 8,a ,new ,earth0 8,i saw a new heaven and a new earth2 for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away4444 ,and ,i ,john saw the holy city1 ,new ,jerusalem1 coming down from ,god out of heaven1 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband40#daf 8,the city had no need of the sun1 neither of the moon1 to shine in it2 for the glory of ,god did lighten it1 and the ,lamb is the light thereof40#dag ,sidenote3 ,conditions ,between the school established in ,eden at the beginning and the school of the hereafter there lies the whole compass of this world's history1--the history of human transgression and suffering1 of divine sacrifice1 and of victory over death and sin4 ,not all the conditions of that first school of ,eden will be found in the school of the future life4 ,no tree of knowledge of good and evil will afford opportunity for temptation4 ,no tempter is there1 no possibility of wrong4 ,every character has withstood the testing of evil1 and none are longer susceptible to its power4 8,to him that overcometh10 ,christ says1 8will ,i give to eat of the tree of life1 which is in the midst of the paradise of ,god40#dah ,the giving of the tree of life in ,eden was conditional1 and it was finally withdrawn4 ,but the gifts of the future life are absolute and eternal4 ,the prophet beholds the 8river of water of life1 clear as crystal1 proceeding out of the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb40 8,and on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life40 8,and there shall be no more death1 neither sorrow1 nor crying1 neither shall there be any more pain2 for the former things are passed away40#dai ,sidenote3 8,all ,righteous0 8,thy people also shall be all righteous3 ,they shall inherit the land forever1 ,the branch of ,my planting1 ,the work of ,my hands1 ,that ,i may be glorified40#dbj ,sidenote3 ,teachers ,restored to ,his presence1 man will again1 as at the beginning1 be taught of ,god3 8,my people shall know ,my name2444 they shall know in that day that ,i am ,he that doth speak2 behold1 it is ,i40#dba 8,the tabernacle of ,god is with men1 and ,he will dwell with them1 and they shall be ,his people1 and ,god ,himself shall be with them1 and be their ,god40#dbb ,sidenote3 8,unto ,living ,fountains0 8,these are they which came out of great tribulation1 and have washed their robes1 and made them white in the blood of the ,lamb4 ,therefore are they before the throne of ,god1 and serve ,him day and night in ,his temple4444 ,they shall hunger no more1 neither thirst any more2 neither shall the sun light on them1 nor any heat4 ,for the ,lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them1 and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters40#dbc 8,now we see through a glass1 darkly2 but then face to face30 now we know in part2 but then shall we know even as also we are known4#dbd 8,they shall see ,his face2 and ,his name shall be in their foreheads40#dbe ,sidenote3 ,field of ,nature ,there1 when the veil that darkens our vision shall be removed1 and our eyes shall behold that world of beauty of which we now catch glimpses through the microscope2 when we look on the glories of the heavens1 now scanned afar through the telescope2 when1 the blight of sin removed1 the whole earth shall appear 8in the beauty of the ,lord our ,god10 what a field will be open to our study6 ,there the student of science may read the records of creation1 and discern no reminders of the law of evil4 ,he may listen to the music of nature's voices1 and detect no note of wailing or undertone of sorrow4 ,in all created things he may trace one handwriting1--in the vast universe behold 8,god's name writ large10 and not in earth or sea or sky one sign of ill remaining4 ,there the ,eden life will be lived1 the life in garden and field4 8,they shall build houses1 and inhabit them2 and they shall plant vineyards1 and eat the fruit of them4 ,they shall not build1 and another inhabit2 they shall not plant1 and another eat2 for as the days of a tree are the days of ,my people1 and ,mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands40#dbf ,sidenote3 ,the ,kingship ,restored ,there shall be nothing to 8hurt nor destroy in all ,my holy mountain1 saith the ,lord40#dbg ,there man will be restored to his lost kingship1 and the lower order of beings will again recognize his sway2 the fierce will become gentle1 and the timid trustful4 ,sidenote3 ,field of ,history ,there will be open to the student history of infinite scope and of wealth inexpressible4 ,here1 from the vantage-ground of ,god's word1 the student is afforded a view of the vast field of history1 and may gain some knowledge of the principles that govern the course of human events4 ,but his vision is still clouded1 and his knowledge incomplete4 ,not until he stands in the light of eternity will he see all things clearly4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,great ,controversy ,then will be opened before him the course of the great conflict that had its birth before time began1 and that ends only when time shall cease4 ,the history of the inception of sin2 of fatal falsehood in its crooked working2 of truth that1 swerving not from its own straight lines1 has met and conquered error1--all will be made manifest4 ,the veil that interposes between the visible and the invisible world will be drawn aside1 and wonderful things will be revealed4 ,not until the providences of ,god are seen in the light of eternity shall we understand what we owe to the care and interposition of ,his angels4 ,celestial beings have taken an active part in the affairs of men4 ,they have appeared in garments that shone as the lightning2 they have come as men1 in the garb of wayfarers4 ,they have accepted the hospitalities of human homes2 they have acted as guides to benighted travelers4 ,they have thwarted the spoiler's purpose1 and turned aside the stroke of the destroyer4 ,sidenote3 ,angel ,ministry ,though the rulers of this world know it not1 yet often in their councils angels have been spokesmen4 ,human eyes have looked upon them4 ,human ears have listened to their appeals4 ,in the council-hall and the court of justice1 heavenly messengers have pleaded the cause of the persecuted and oppressed4 ,they have defeated purposes and arrested evils that would have brought wrong and suffering to ,god's children4 ,to the students in the heavenly school1 all this will be unfolded4 ,every redeemed one will understand the ministry of angels in his own life4 ,the angel who was his guardian from his earliest moment2 the angel who watched his steps1 and covered his head in the day of peril2 the angel who was with him in the valley of the shadow of death1 who marked his resting-place1 who was the first to greet him in the resurrection-morning1--what will it be to hold converse with him1 and to learn the history of divine interposition in the individual life1 of heavenly co-operation in every work for humanity6 ,sidenote3 ,perplexities ,made ,plain ,all the perplexities of life's experience will then be made plain4 ,where to us have appeared only confusion and disappointment1 broken purposes and thwarted plans1 will be seen a grand1 overruling1 victorious purpose1 a divine harmony4 ,sidenote3 ,fruition of ,life's ,sowing ,there all who have wrought with unselfish spirit will behold the fruit of their labors4 ,the outworking of every right principle and noble deed will be seen4 ,something of this we see here4 ,but how little of the result of the world's noblest work is in this life manifest to the doer6 ,how many toil unselfishly and unweariedly for those who pass beyond their reach and knowledge6 ,parents and teachers lie down in their last sleep1 their life-work seeming to have been wrought in vain2 they know not that their faithfulness has unsealed springs of blessing that can never cease to flow2 only by faith they see the children they have trained become a benediction and an inspiration to their fellow-men1 and the influence repeat itself a thousandfold4 ,many a worker sends out into the world messages of strength and hope and courage1 words that carry blessing to hearts in every land2 but of the results he1 toiling in loneliness and obscurity1 knows little4 ,so gifts are bestowed1 burdens are borne1 labor is done4 ,men sow the seed from which1 above their graves1 others reap blessed harvests4 ,they plant trees1 that others may eat the fruit4 ,they are content here to know that they have set in motion agencies for good4 ,in the hereafter the action and reaction of all these will be seen4 ,sidenote3 ,the ,heavenly ,record ,of every gift that ,god has bestowed1 leading men to unselfish effort1 a record is kept in heaven4 ,to trace this in its wide-spreading lines1 to look upon those who by our efforts have been uplifted and ennobled1 to behold in their history the outworking of true principles1--this will be one of the studies and rewards of the heavenly school4 ,sidenote3 ,social ,life ,there we shall know even as also we are known4 ,there the loves and sympathies that ,god has planted in the soul will find truest and sweetest exercise4 ,the pure communion with holy beings1 the harmonious social life with the blessed angels and with the faithful ones of all ages1 the sacred fellowship that binds together 8the whole family in heaven and earth10--all are among the experiences of the hereafter4 ,there will be music there1 and song1 such music and song as1 save in the visions of ,god1 no mortal ear has heard or mind conceived4 ,sidenote3 ,music and ,song 8,as well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there40#dbh 8,they shall lift up their voice1 they shall sing for the majesty of ,jehovah40#dbi 8,for the ,lord shall comfort ,zion2 ,he will comfort all her waste places2 and ,he will make her wilderness like ,eden1 and her desert like the garden of the ,lord2 joy and gladness shall be found therein1 thanksgiving1 and the voice of melody40#dcj ,there every power will be developed1 every capability increased4 ,the grandest enterprises will be carried forward1 the loftiest aspirations will be reached1 the highest ambitions realized4 ,and still there will arise new heights to surmount1 new wonders to admire1 new truths to comprehend1 fresh objects to call forth the powers of body and mind and soul4 ,sidenote3 ,treasures of the ,universe ,all the treasures of the universe will be open to the study of ,god's children4 ,with unutterable delight we shall enter into the joy and the wisdom of unfallen beings4 ,we shall share the treasures gained through ages upon ages spent in contemplation of ,god's handiwork4 ,and the years of eternity1 as they roll1 will continue to bring more glorious revelations4 8,exceeding abundant above all that we ask or think0#dca will be1 forever and forever1 the impartation of the gifts of ,god4 ,sidenote3 ,service 8,his servants shall serve ,him40#dcb ,the life on earth is the beginning of the life in heaven2 education on earth is an initiation into the principles of heaven2 the life-work here is a training for the life-work there4 ,what we now are1 in character and holy service1 is the sure foreshadowing of what we shall be4 8,the ,son of man came not to be ministered unto1 but to minister40#dcc ,christ's work below is ,his work above1 and our reward for working with ,him in this world will be the greater power and wider privilege of working with ,him in the world to come4 8,ye are ,my witnesses1 saith the ,lord1 that ,i am ,god40#dcd ,this also we shall be in eternity4 ,sidenote3 ,witnessing ,for what was the great controversy permitted to continue throughout the ages8 ,why was it that ,satan's existence was not cut short at the outset of his rebellion8--,it was that the universe might be convinced of ,god's justice in ,his dealing with evil2 that sin might receive eternal condemnation4 ,in the plan of redemption there are heights and depths that eternity itself can never exhaust1 marvels into which the angels desire to look4 ,the redeemed only1 of all created beings1 have in their own experience known the actual conflict with sin2 they have wrought with ,christ1 and1 as even the angels could not do1 have entered into the fellowship of ,his sufferings2 will they have no testimony as to the science of redemption1--nothing that will be of worth to unfallen beings8 ,sidenote3 8,the ,glory of ,this ,mystery0 ,even now1 8unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places0 is 8made known through the church the manifold wisdom of ,god40 ,and ,he 8hath raised us up together1 and made us sit together in heavenly places2 444 that in the ages to come ,he might show the exceeding riches of ,his grace in ,his kindness toward us through ,christ ,jesus40#dce 8,in ,his temple doth every one speak of ,his glory10#dcf and the song which the ransomed ones will sing1--the song of their experience1--will declare the glory of ,god3 8,great and marvelous are ,thy works1 ,o ,lord ,god1 the ,almighty2 righteous and true are ,thy ways1 ,thou ,king of the ages4 ,who shall not fear1 ,o ,lord1 and glorify ,thy name8 for ,thou only art holy40 ,in our life here1 earthly1 sin-restricted1 though it is1 the greatest joy and the highest education are in service4 ,and in the future state1 untrammeled by the limitations of sinful humanity1 it is in service that our greatest joy and our highest education will be found2--witnessing1 and ever as we witness learning anew 8the riches of the glory of this mystery20 8which is ,christ in you1 the hope of glory40 99 99 99 99 99 8,it doth not yet appear what we shall be2 but we know that1 when ,he shall appear1 we shall be like ,him2 for we shall see ,him as ,he is40 ,sidenote3 8,he ,shall ,be ,satisfied0 ,then1 in the results of ,his work1 ,christ will behold its recompense4 ,in that great multitude which no man could number1 presented 8faultless before the presence of ,his glory with exceeding joy10 ,he whose blood has redeemed and whose life has taught us1 8shall see of the travail of ,his soul1 and shall be satisfied40 ,,scriptural ,,index ,genesis #a3a1 #acd #b1 ,r4 ,v41 #acd #e1 #abi #bg1 #ae1 #acj #b3h1 #i1 #ae1 #ba #i-ag1 #bc 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#aad3 ,john #af3ae1 #ac1 #ad4 ,footnote #aae3 ,matt4 #bh3bj4 ,footnote #aaf3 ,john #af3bc4 ,footnote #aag3 ,rom4 #h3cd4 ,footnote #aah3 ,acts #d3ac4 ,footnote #aai3 ,matt4 #bh3bj4 ,footnote #abj3 ,matt4 #ac3bh4 ,footnote #aba3 ,jer4 #bi3aa4 ,footnote #abb3 ,luke #bb3bg4 ,footnote #abc3 ,heb4 #a3ad4 ,footnote #abd3 ,luke #f3ch4 ,footnote #abe3 ,mark #d3bf-bh4 ,footnote #abf3 ,luke #h3aa2 ,isa4 #fa3aa4 ,footnote #abg3 ,eccl4 #aa3f4 ,footnote #abh3 ,gen4 #h3bb4 ,footnote #abi3 ,isa4 #ee3aa2 ,ps4 #abf3f4 ,footnote #acj3 ,hosea #f3c2 ,mal4 #d3b2 ,hosea #ad3e1 #g4 ,footnote #aca3 ,mark #d3bh4 ,footnote #acb3 ,gal4 #f3h4 ,footnote #acc3 ,mark #ab3db4 ,footnote #acd3 #b ,cor4 #i3f4 ,footnote #ace3 ,isa4 #cb3bj4 ,footnote #acf3 ,john #ab3bd4 ,footnote #acg3 #a ,cor4 #ae3db1 #dc4 ,footnote #ach3 ,luke #d3ah4 ,footnote #aci3 ,gal4 #f3a4 ,footnote #adj3 ,prov4 #ae3a2 #a ,cor4 #ac3d1 ,r4 ,v42 #a ,peter #d3h1 ,r4 ,v4 ,footnote #ada3 ,matt4 #ah3c4 ,footnote #adb3 ,gen4 #i3af4 ,footnote #adc3 ,job 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,prov4 #d3g2 #ae3b4 ,footnote #cce3 #b ,cor4 #aj3ab2 #a ,peter #d3aa2 ,col4 #c3bc1 #bd4 ,footnote #ccf3 ,luke #aj3bg4 ,footnote #ccg3 ,isa4 #cc3f1 ,leeser's ,translation4 ,footnote #cch3 ,deut4 #d3f4 ,footnote #cci3 ,ps4 #ai3h2 #ae3e4 ,footnote #cdj3 ,isa4 #a3ah4 ,footnote #cda3 ,james #a3e2 ,isa4 #g3ae4 ,footnote #cdb3 ,phil4 #d3h4 ,footnote #cdc3 ,prov4 #ah3ba4 ,footnote #cdd3 ,rom4 #a3cj1 #ca1 #bi1 #cb4 ,footnote #cde3 ,ps4 #ae3b1 #c4 ,footnote #cdf3 ,matt4 #e3cg1 ,r4 ,v4 ,footnote #cdg3 ,prov4 #bf3ah1 #ai4 ,footnote #cdh3 ,prov4 #bi3bj4 ,footnote #cdi3 ,prov4 #be3bh4 ,footnote #cej3 ,prov4 #ab3ah4 ,footnote #cea3 ,prov4 #bb3aa4 ,footnote #ceb3 ,john #ac3cd4 ,footnote #cec3 #a ,cor4 #ac3d-h1 ,r4 ,v4 ,footnote #ced3 ,ex4 #c3e4 ,footnote #cee3 ,gen4 #bh3af1 #ag4 ,footnote #cef3 ,hab4 #b3bj4 ,footnote #ceg3 ,ps4 #ie3c-f2 #ajj3c1 #d4 ,footnote #ceh3 ,ps4 #aaa3i4 ,footnote #cei3 ,prov4 #cj3e2 ,ps4 #ab3f4 ,footnote #cfj3 ,prov4 #af3ca4 ,footnote #cfa3 ,lev4 #ai3cb4 ,footnote #cfb3 ,ps4 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#g1 #aj4 ,footnote #cic3 ,eccl4 #aa3f1 ,r4 ,v4 ,footnote #cid3 ,luke #bb3bf1 #bg4 ,footnote #cie3 ,zeph4 #a3ad4 ,footnote #cif3 ,ps4 #cg3bi2 ,isa4 #cc3bd2 #fe3ai4 ,footnote #cig3 ,judges #ac3ab4 ,footnote #cih3 ,rev4 #c3h4 ,footnote #cii3 ,jer4 #cc3c2 ,ps4 #cb3h4 ,footnote #djj3 ,matt4 #bh3bj4 ,footnote #dja3 #b ,cor4 #c3ah1 ,r4 ,v4 ,footnote #djb3 ,ex4 #ce3ba4 ,footnote #djc3 ,neh4 #d3f4 ,footnote #djd3 ,r4 ,v4 ,footnote #dje3 ,eph4 #d3be2 #a ,peter #d3aj4 ,footnote #djf3 ,isa4 #da3f4 ,footnote #djg3 ,joshua #bd3ae4 ,footnote #djh3 ,prov4 #ad3i4 ,footnote #dji3 ,prov4 #e3bb4 ,footnote #daj3 ,ps4 #aai3de1 #bd4 ,footnote #daa3 ,luke #f3ca4 ,footnote #dab3 ,heb4 #e3b4 ,footnote #dac3 #b ,cor4 #d3ah4 ,footnote #dad3 #b ,cor4 #e3ad4 ,footnote #dae3 ,cor4 #b3i4 ,footnote #daf3 ,rev4 #ba3a1 #b4 ,footnote #dag3 ,rev4 #ba3bc4 ,footnote #dah3 ,rev4 #b3g4 ,footnote #dai3 ,rev4 #bb3a2 #bb3b1 ,r4 ,v42 #ba3d4 ,footnote #dbj3 ,isa4 #fj3ba4 ,footnote #dba3 ,isa4 #eb3f4 ,footnote #dbb3 ,rev4 #ba3c4 ,footnote #dbc3 ,rev4 #g3ad-ag4 ,footnote #dbd3 #a ,cor4 #ac3ab4 ,footnote #dbe3 ,rev4 #bb3d4 ,footnote #dbf3 ,isa4 #fe3ba1 #bb4 ,footnote #dbg3 ,isa4 #fe3be4 ,footnote #dbh3 ,ps4 #hg3g4 ,footnote #dbi3 ,isa4 #bd3ad4 ,footnote #dcj3 ,isa4 #ea3c4 ,footnote #dca3 ,eph4 #c3bj4 ,footnote #dcb3 ,rev4 #bb3c4 ,footnote #dcc3 ,matt4 #bj3bh4 ,footnote #dcd3 ,isa4 #dc3ab4 ,footnote #dce3 ,eph4 #c3aj1 ,r4 ,v42 #b3f1 #g4 ,footnote #dcf3 ,ps4 #bi3i4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,by the ,same ,author ,christ's ,object ,lessons ,a beautiful1 simple1 yet powerful work of intense interest to all classes of readers4 ,christ's parables are beautifully presented and new lessons of great beauty are revealed4 ,it is a banner-raiser1 a standard-bearer1 and a soul-saver4 ,indexed comprehensively1 clearly printed1 and handsomely illustrated4 #dej pages4 ,bound in antique cloth with artistic cover design4 ,some of the many testimonials received from leading ministers3-- 8,abounds in fruitful suggestions1 both spiritual and practical40--,h4 ,j4 ,vosburgh1 ,d4 ,d41 ,first ,baptist ,church1 ,oakland1 ,cal4 8,thoroughly scriptural1 wholesome1 and evangelical40--,elbert ,r4 ,dille1 ,d4 ,d41 ,first ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,oakland1 ,cal4 8,an unsectarian1 devotional book of unusual purity and sweetness40--,h4 ,c4 ,meredith1 ,m4 ,e4 ,church ,s41 ,san ,jose1 ,cal4 8,an excellent exposition of the parables of ,christ40--,w4 ,h4 ,warner1 ,a4 ,c4 ,church1 ,napa1 ,cal4 8,gives much light upon some of the most important questions of human life40--,j4 ,k4 ,mc,lean1 ,d4 ,d41 ,pres4 ,pacific ,theo4 ,seminary1 ,berkeley1 ,cal4 ,,price #a4be ,patriarchs and ,prophets ,,or ,,the ,,great ,,controversy ,,between ,,good ,,and ,,evil1 ,,as ,,illustrated ,,in ,,the ,,lives ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,men ,,of ,,old ,precious lessons from the lives of the patriarchs1 and the experiences of ,israel down to the time of ,david's reign4 ,written in narrative style4 ,full of new and 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