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think he ever again became discontented and rebellious? if" V—From an old fable. — o — February Moral: Look flattery full in the face. He is oftener foe than friend. — -F. H ., Azusa, Calif. — o — Weeds or Flowers My heart may be like a garden fair; Loving thoughts and words and deeds a-blooming there. Or it may be a place of poison weeds, Growing into ugly thoughts and words and deeds. Lord Jesus, make my heart a garden fair. Come Thou Thyself and be the Gardener there. Parents and Teachers We are glad for the interest shown in the Junior pages, for your own sake, as well as for the children’s. This month offers another exercise that may be made to cover much ground and a goodly length of time. “Weeds or Flowers” is the title of it. A song by the same name, which we hope will appear in these pages next month, accompanies the exercise. On a blackboard draw two lar&e hearts, one to be a weed patch and the other a garden. Talk of what God means when He speaks of hearts in such verses as Rom. 10:10; Prov. 23:7; and Prov. 23:26. Follow with a talk about weeds—what they are and what they do. Some are pretty and perfumed, but they may be poisonous; all are useless because they keep the useful things from growing. Which do we choose, the weed patch or the garden? Write on slips of paper, verses relat ing to traits of character. As these traits are named, classify them as either weeds or flowers. Lead the children to draw their own conclusions, and help them on ly when necessary. As traits are named, give the slips to the pupils. The first answer to the question, “What weed does ‘A’ stand for ?” is usually “anger.” A good verse is Eccl. 7 :9. (What does God mean by the word “fool” ? See Psa. 14:1.) Affection is the flower (Rom. 12: 10). “B” stands for blasphemy. We learn what God thinks of that in Lev. 24:16. .An interesting example of op posite traits with the same initial letter is found in idleness (2 Thess. 3 :10) and industry (1 Ki. 11:28). When verses are learned (they may be read at first) the following drill may be used, adding to it as the lessons proceed. Sing “Weeds and Flowers.” Repeat in the middle and at the end of the exercise. 'Que. What weed does “A” stand for? Ans. “A” stands for anger. “Anger resteth in the bosom of fools” (Eccl. 7 :9). ( Always require chapter and verse.) Que. What flower does “A” stand for? Ans. “A” sands for affection. “Be ye kindly affectioned,” etc.,— and so on through all the letters. If several lessons are possible, the alphabet yields richly by this double study of it. If time is limited, choose outstanding traits such as hate (1 John 3:15), faith, lying, etc. With the last named, use Rev. 21:10, the first phrase of verse 11, and verSe 21, ask ing that the whole chapter be read ^at home. As weed traits are named and dis cussed, draw a weed or a thorn branch in
the heart chosen for them. Do not try to make it pretty. It will save time if stems and leaves be drawn in the garden heart with green chalk beforehand. Then, as the traits are named, flowers (which may be made of colored tissue paper) may be pinned to the stems. It will be seen that the value of the exercise lies in the number of texts learn ed and the striking way of fixing them, in the memory by the use of blackboard and song. May the Word indeed be a lamp to the feet of the dear young people. — o — The Solemn Little Bird There’s a solemn little bird of sober hue; “To whit, to whit, to whoo.” And every single second of the time, he does Just what God mean's him to. Hear his solemn little message to you, my dears, “To whit, to whit, to whoo. Just what God means to be I am. To whit, to whoo. Are you?” Do you know— 1. Where boys and girls are men tioned ? 2. What chapter tells of five miracles of Jesus? 3. To whom Jesus’ first words were spoken after His resurrection? 4. To whom His last words were spo ken before His ascension? 5. What king began his reign when he was seven years old? —o— The Memory Four Bible Questionnaire We welcome cordially this month Mrs. F. E. Siemens and seven girls of Dallas, Tex., and shall be glad to hear from them when they have read the Gospel of John twice. By that time we hope to have the club pins. Bessie Fisher, thirteen years old, of Purdue, Nebr., is the first to ask for the folder in which to keep the year’s Junior pages. She evidently means business for the King. We are glad to welcome you, Bessie. Beryl Mills, of Abercorn, Que., ten years old, was the first to send a card signed by her mother stating that she had learned the month’s Memory Four Kenneth B. Hart, of Los Angeles, age nine, is another Red Book member to re port what he is doing, and thus become a K. Y. B. C. member. A cordial wel come is given to you, Beryl, and- to Ken neth. Notice The Story o f the Great King, complete, with pictures, price 75 cents; 60 cents each for ten or more in one order. The Joy Song, with motion instructions, 30 cents per dozen; $1.75 per hundred. Apply to the Editor, Junior King’s Busi ness, 536 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 1st week —Matt. 7 :13. 2nd week —Psa. 1:1. 3rd week —John 8:12. 4th week—2 Tim. 4: 7, 8. —o— New KYBC Members
Golden Words "That I may know HIM’’—that the world may know.
The Editor Speaking
Dear Juniors, I wish all your letters to me could be shared with our readers. But I can only thank you for them and say what pleasure they bring. The orders for the folders in which to keep your pages, and the cards from parents saying that you are doing the work which will bring you prizes, are coming in. I hope they will come in avalanches, for it is well worth your while. Letters come to us from many parts of the country, as well as from near home, and it is good to know that so many of us are studying the Won derful Book together in the same way. We wish you were near enough—you who live in Canada and far-away states— to be in our radio group the second Sun day of each month at 6 p. m. western time. The Station is KTBI. Listen in, if you can. Recently a new ICYBC group sang the Joy Song and Weeds or Flowers (which latter song you will see next month), .and they went through the al phabet as you see it explained in your pages this month. It was a happy group of twelve, and the way they responded made me and many listeners happy. Best pf all, every one of them has accepted the Lord Jesus as Saviour, for our study about Him in the songs and the Bible verses has made them love Him and want to know Him better. And we pray that it may be so with all of you. Your Editor. —o— The Monthly Fable On the top of a little church, that stood in the middle of a fishing village, there perched ^ weather vane. Every morn ing, the ‘ fishermen and their families would look at him to see which way the wind blew, and by that they would know if it was good sea-going weather. One day the weather vane said to him self, “I am tired of doing nothing but what the wind tells me to do. I shall do as I like.” So he set himself against the wind; and one night, during a ter rible storm, the weather vane was torn from the roof, and fell to the ground be low. When the people looked for him the next day, he was not there. “Well, well,” they, said, “we shall have to depend on the wind, who will show us by the smoke from our chimneys which way he is blowing. So the weather vane was not missed very much. And he cer tainly was not doing what he liked, as he lay rusting and idle, hidden in the grass of the church yard. One day, the sexton came that way, and his foot touched some thing hard. Looking down, he saw the weather vane. “Ho, ho,” he said, “this is what be came of you. Well, we’ll put you where you belong. Though you have lost much of your beauty, you will probably work all right.” Do "you think he did ? And do you
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