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H ow To B ecom e a Me mber o f th e R ed B ook Club A ny boy or g irl under six teen m ay becom e a m ember of th e R ed B ook Club by .stu d yin g £he B ib le lesso n s ,as. ou tlin ed in the Children’s Garden each m onth and sen d in g in p apers as directed. P apers w ill be rated on th e fo llo w in g p oin ts: su b ject m aterial, in d iv id u a lity show n, and gram m atical con stru ction . There w ill be four grou p s of children: P rim ary Group (th o se under sev en y ea rs), Group 1 (7 through 9), Group 2 (10 th rou gh 12), Group 3 (13 th rou gh 15). R u le s (1 ). A ll papers m u st bear th e nam e, a g e and ad d ress of child a s w ell ¡as nam e of in stru cto r a s a g u a ra n tee th a t the a c tu a l w r itin g o f th e sto r y h as been; done by the ch ild and th a t he or sh e h as lea rn ed a ll Me mo ry V e rses, a lth o u g h in form a tion m ay be g iv en by adults. (2) A ll p apers m u st be m ailed on th e first of th e m onth fo llo w in g th e ; one in w h ich w ork ..is g iy en to Sophie Shaw Meader, 225 W 15th St., L ong B each, C alifornia. E x tra tim e is a llow ed fo r e ig n contributors. R ew a rd sw ill be g iv en each m onth for th e b est w ork.
read th e following message: “The en closed d raft is to be used to purchase a mule for you dear workers in China. From your friends in California.” ... (Children, notice how quickly and definitely God answered th e prayers of Rosemary and her m o ther). (C onclusion of th e .first, ,of a series of True S tories about R osem ary). From My Letter Box I w a n t to join th e R ed B ook Club. I am six y ea rs old. L am in a C hris tian school. Joh n ’s G ospel is our reader, sp eller and la n g u a g e. I have rèad thè first 14 v erses of th e first •chapter. I can rep eat th e se verses. I lo v e J esu s. H e h elp s m e to pray. H e h as fo rg iv en m y sin s. B illy H errick , Ida ho. T h is letter is ju st to te ll you how m uch I am en jo y in g th e w ork you have g iv en us. I am h op in g to g e t one of th e prizes. W e liv e outside the G reat W all in M ongolia. My fa th er and m oth er are m issio n a ries to th e Chinese. ■ R ob ert Tharp, 10 y e a rs. I w a n t to join the Scripture com p etition . The on ly difficulty is th a t the book ta k e s a lo n g tim e to com e from Am erica.. . F a th er and m other are m issio n a ries. The n ex t w h ite Child’s hom e is four d ays’ journey from here. J o an D u th ie, 12, No rt h Chi na. T he sw eet su n sh in y June d ays are' ca u sin g a ll th e seed -filled brow n clods of- earth to d ress in th eir g a y e st colors, som etim es d on n in g rob es of o ran ge- purple, as the sw eet-fa ced p a n sies g reet the little Gardeners; or, b ed eck in g th em selv es in m a n tles o f rose and y e l low and w h ite, as tlie y rise to life in the d ew -p eta led roses; or again , sp readin g out a carp et of so ftest, , g reen w h ere your ea g er fe e t m ay ru n 'a n d play. B u t m uch a s I lo v e to sm ell th e sw eet, fragran ce of th e Jun e flow ers w h en I w a lk on the v elv ety g reen carp et in the garden, June is b rin g in g m e m uch m ore th a t is of la stin g im portance,— the m essa g es from you little G ardeners, te llin g m e of you r in terest in our B ible lesso n s and o f th e w on d erfu l tru th s you have learned. H ow I h ave en joyed ev ery one of your letters.* Tw o from China and one from Tennessee! have, glad d en ed m y h ea rt la tely . M ichigan is lea d in g now in th e n um ber o f B ib le stu d en ts, h a v in g six teen ; so th a t g iv e s K an sas th e sècon d placé. My Dear L ittle B u d s'in My Wonderful Ju n e Garden,—
Are y ou w o rk in g to g e t n ew su b scrip tio n s ~to T he K in g ’s B u sin ess? A num ber of children have received re w ards for sen d in g in new nam es. Can’t you g e t at le a s t one? R uth H aller, you are the? o n ly one a n sw erin g th e problem s in. the March Garden correctly, 1155 Club M embers is righ t. A slig h t m ista k e occurred in the March lis t of rew ards for n ew su b scrip tio n s to The K in g ’s B u sin ess. See the corrected lis t below . The» b ook s w ritten by you, little G ar deners, on the life of Christ, w ill be on exh ib it in the Bi.ola B ook R oom at the B ib le In stitu te, L os A n geles, June 6th and 7th. V isit the B ible In stitu te and see the. w ork done. R ew ard s w ill be se n t in June and nam es p u b lish ed in th e A u g u st C hil dren’s Garden. L ittle G ardeners, how m any letter s do you th in k I h ave w ritten to you sih ce w e sta rted our C hildren’s Garden in October? G uess if you can. Several child ren under sev en h ave joined our R ed B ook Club. See part of B illy ’s letter above. H e is, I b elieve, m y y o u n g est G ardener and he w rote the letter h im self. I am in h opes th a t you w ill a ll send m e a June story. See th e B ib le lesso n below , read the ru les and n otice th a t r e w ards w ill be given . Your lo v in g friend, SOP HIE SH AW MEA DER. 225 W est 15th Street, L on g Beach, C alifornia. BJBLE LESSON FOR JUNE P rim ary Group (under, 7 years) and Group 1 (7 through 9 years) read or have read to them Gen. chapters 37th th rough 50. Children under 7 years d ictate to instructor,, who will w rite for child, if necessary, 10 sentences telling the story of Joseph’s life. Children 7 through 9 w rite in own words the story of Joseph’s life, (allowed 250 w ords). Children 10 through 12 years read chapters named above and w rite the story of Joseph’s life telling in w hat ways you th in k he was like Jjesus (allowed 300 w ords). Group 3 (ages 13 through 15) read the follow ing chapters and use th e outline given below as a basis for a story o£ the sub ject “ Joseph a Type (P ictu re) of Christ” (allowed 350 . words,). Gen. chapters 37 through 50. 1. The Beloved Son— Gen. 37:3; Luke 3:22. 2. His Mission— Gen. 37:13-17; Matt. 15:24. (C ontinued on p a g e 394)
A TRUE M ISSIONARY STOR Y By Sophie Shaw Meader Chapter Three A BETTER FROM AMERICA The early morning sun peeping in to the window of a little cottage in the mission compound lighted up the room where two figures, Rosemary and h er mother, k n elt a t th e ir devo tions. The low sweet voice of the girl lift ed in prayer seemed to float upward on the golden beams of sunlight to- the very throne of God. “Our F a th e r,” she said, “ our h earts are overflowing w ith praise to Thee th a t -Thou hast brought us to this heathen country, for we are so glad to tell these poor idol-worshippers of the one tru e God. We are determ ined never to forsake these people, b u t to continue our work. Therefore we are asking th a t Thou w ilt send us, if it is Thy will, the money w ith which to buy a mule so th a t we may extend our work to other villages.” As th e girl paused, her mother add ed, “Thou h ast promised to do abun dantly above- all th a t we ask, so we feel sure th a t not only will the needed money be provided, but th a t a harness and cart will also be supplied.” The prayers were ended. It was nearly noon. Suddenly the air seemed to fairly quiver w ith a most sta rtlin g sound. “Mother,” ; breathed Rosemary, “what is th a t? ” Í Again th e a ir was re n t w ith the penetrating no |es of an animal as if in distress. H astening to the door, they ob served a thick wall of dust moving rapidly towards them . In a moment a gust of wind parted th e apparent wall, and Rosemary was greeted w ith the farhiliar song of her old friend,- th e mule, “E-ah-a-a-a! E -ah-a-a-a!” The Chinese helpers th en came driv ing into th e yard. As they were tell ing of th eir morning’s adventure, the gatem an entered and handed Mrs. Foulke a le tte r bearing an American stamp. W ith fingers which trem bled sligh t ly, Mrs. Foulke opened the le tte r and
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