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II. T houghts of P oet and S cientist 1. Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies; I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower—but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is. —T ennyson . 2 . Professor Jeans says that the world is more like a great thought than a great ma chine. It is what Carlyle, a poet for the moment, called the garment o f God—it manifests Him.—A nderson . 3. Science looks for facts, but the poet looks for the hidden meaning o f facts. Where a scientist might see only a bush, a poet may see the glory of God. For the scientist a sunset is one thing, for the poet another.:—A nderson . 4. God wrote a lovely poem on the day He made the first tall silver poplar tree, And set it high upon a pale-gold hill For all the new enchanted earth to see. I think its beauty must have made Him glad, ; And that He smiled at it-—and loved it so— Then turned in sudden sheer delight and made A dozen silver poplars in a row—t-
And then God took the music o f the winds, And set each leaf a-flutter and a-thrill— Today I read His poem word by word Among the silver poplars on the hill. —G race N oll C rowell . in. R evelation and I nvestigation No scientist can see clearly and think straight unless he first sees God, and then sees the universe through Himl The dif ference between a scientist who is a Chris tian and one who is not, is a matter of methods, and not material. The scientist who looks at the physical universe through the Bible sees all matter in its proper rela tion to spiritual verities, but the man who seeks to look at the Bible through the physical world has a fogged and befuddled vision and is confused. W e cannot empha size this too clearly: It is a matter of method. . . . The method is important. The protozoa should be studied through the microscope, but it is folly to try to un derstand a microscope by looking at it through some protozoan. Look at the uni verse through the lense o f God’s Word, and all is clear and marvelously beautiful; reverse this proper procedure, and defini tion is fogged, matter is distorted, and con fusion results.—H arry R im mer . AUGUST 19,1934 W hat Have I W orth Sharing with Others ? A cts 3 :6, 7 Suggestions for the Meeting Hymn—“More Like the Master.” Hymn—“ Give o f Your Best to the Master.” Scripture—Acts 3 :6, 7. Prayer. Hymn— “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations.” Hymn—“ Help Somebody Today.” Discussion of the following questions : 1. What is the source o f all our posses sions that are worth sharing with others (1 Cor. 4 :7; 1 Pet. 4:10; Jas. 1:17)? 2. What is the Christian’s responsibility for sharing the gospel (Rom. 1 :14, IS; 1 Cor. 4:1, 2; 9:16)? 3. What is the reward o f faithful stew ardship (Matt. 24:45-47 ; 25:21, 23; 1 Cor. 3 :14) ? Quartet—“Wonderful Grace o f Jesus.” Leader’s Message. Hymn—“Let Others See Jesus in You.” Benediction—Ephesians 3:20, 21. Meditation on the Lesson Impulsive Peter and mystical John, going up to the temple to worship, were arrested by the sight of a beggar who had been car ried there regularly for many years to appeal for alms. Mechanically he wailed out his cry for aid. Touched with pity,, the two apostles stopped. Peter, the spokesman, said: “Look on us,” Something in the earnest ness o f Peter’s voice made the man look up, expectant. Then the actual miracle is most graphic ally described. With marked boldness and great faith, Peter said: “ Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name 'of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk” (Acts 3:6, R .V .). How triumphantly Peter uttered this matchless Name!' True, it had been recently scorned in this very place, but Peter sounded it forth as a note of victory. Qh, the power o f that Name! Then, turning to the lame man, Peter' “took him by the right hand,
self has become Man. And by means of the incarnation and sacrifice on Calvary, the last Adam, the Head and Representa tive of the race, will restore all that the first Adam lost. Some day in millennial glory, all things will be under His feet. Leader’s Helps L I ntroduction to D iscussion Q uestions 1. This lesson will require especially prayer ful preparation, for it will touch upon fields which are vital to the Christian, in volving problems o f the position of God as Creator; the personal concern o f God in the affairs o f men; and the divine source o f the revelation given in God’s Word. In leading the discussion o f the first question, deal definitely with the fact that the psalmist was proclaiming God-given truth—not just speaking in figures of speech (cf. Psa. 89:11, 12; 96:5; 104:24; 115:15, 16; 136:5-7). 2 . Read some recent article on astronomy, presenting in a striking manner statistics as to the magnitude of the universe. Then remind your group that it is our God who ■'hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he. calleth them all by names by the greatness o f his might” (Isa. 40:26).
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