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hasty and harsh judgment without mak ing allowance for every extenuating cir cumstance (see Rom. 2:1, 21-23). Read carefully ,«ie Sermon on the Mount contained in chapters 5, 6 and 7 of Matthew’s Gospel, from which the selec tion for this lesson is taken. Note thé true and false standards of success laid down by our Lord in this wonderful sermon. If tempted to become discouraged and you feel your life is a failure, remember the adage : .“ Success comes in ‘cans’ not in ‘can’ts,’ ” and take for your motto Phil. 4:13 : “I can do all things-through Christ which strengtheneth md.” —o— C hoice N uggets When Argo, the Astronomer, was young, he became thoroughly discouraged over mathematics. One day he found on the flyleaf of a textbook a few words from the famous D’Alembert to ' a dis couraged student. D ’Alembert’s advice was very short. It was, “ Go on, sir ; go on ! ■ Argo said afterward that that sen tence was the best teacher o f mathematics he ever had. Following it doggedly, he went on until.h e became the leading mathematician of his day. No man has ever exhausted the power in the words “ Go on.” Pushing ahead i,steadily, per severing step by step, is the secret of material, moral, and spiritual success. In 1845 the Jefferson Furnace-Company was incorporated, and one o f the stipu lations was that the furnace was not to be run on the Sabbath, and that no work per taining to it should be done on the Lord’s Day. A .Mr. Hughes; afterward of the Ohio Legislature, took a prominent part in the company, was chosen secretary and treasurer and held the position for twen ty-seven years, and in accordance with the stipulation, the Jefferson furnace has, never been run on the Sabbath, and is said to be the most successful and most profitable in the state of Ohio. Reverence for the laws of heaven pays in business.. The talent o f success is nothing more than doing. what you can do. well, and doing well whatever you ' do without a thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not Because it is sought after.— Longfellow. The surest hindrance to success is to have too high a standard of refinement in our own minds, or too high an opinion of the judgment of the public. He who is determined not to be satisfied with any thing short o f perfection will never do ’1 anything at all either to please himself or others —Hazlitt. If you wish success in life,-make per severance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. — Addison. After a great snowstorm a little fellow began to shovel a path through a large snow-bank before his grandmother’s door. He had nothing but a small shovel to work with. A man passing along was in terested to see so small a boy attacking so large’ a drift, and inquired, “How do you expect to get through that drift?” “ By keeping at it,” said the boy, cheerfully, "that’s how.” ':' The great highroad o f human welfare lie? along the old highway, of steadfast well-doing; and they who are thé most persistent, and work in the truest spirit, will invariably be the most successful ; success treads on the heels of every right effort.-— Samuel Smiles.
FRED S. SHEPARD ’S BLACKBOARD OUTLINE R e q u i r e m e n t s e s o u r c e s ESULTS My God shall supply.-—Phil. 4:19.
Review: Stories of Paul Phil. 4 :4-8, 19, 20. Memory Verse. —“My God shall supply every need of yours.” Phil. 4 :19. This Sunday is always an opportunity for the teacher or superintendent of de partment to put into operation the plan best suited to the pupils. It is an inter and then have the superintendent con duct the r e v i e w The following can be used to good ad vantage. This" is suited for children o f junior age. A Travel Reviezv. —.Draw a large out line map showing Paul’s journeys thus far. Insert the boundaries o f countries, the rivers and mountain ranges, and dot in the cities, but do not put any lettering on the map. Mount the map on a large board. Print the names o f: the different cities visited by Paul, from Tarsus on, using oblong bits of cardboard through each o f which you will thrust a long- pin, making a little banner. The pupils will take turns sticking these into the map at the proper places. Have a pupil take a colored string and extend it from pin to pin to mark out Paul’s journeys, using "a string o f a different color for each jour ney. Prepare little banners (this series will have a distinctive color), each mark ed with the name o f some person or a word or two indicating some event. The pupils will take turns sticking these into the map, at the proper places : thus “Earth quake” will be placed at Philippi,. “Mars’ Hill” at Athens, “Man from Macedonia” at Troas, and “ Stoning” at Lystra, Blackboard or sand map can be used to good advantage with the younger chil dren. Teachers: Do not fail to drive home the truth in this review. ate Six Good Things 1. A word spoken in season—Prov. 16:23. 2. A good name—Prov. 23:1. 3. That a man should both hope, and quietly wait for the salvation of - the LordSLam. 3 :26. 4. That a man bear the yoke in his youth ■ - L a m . 3 :27. 5. For brethren to dwell together in unity — Psa. 133:1. 6 . To give thanks unto the Lord—Psa. 147:2. . : ■ . . . . . ■ ■ * • w ,. esting c h a n g e tc make a special day and h a v e a little program during the opening exercises,
True and False Standards of Success Matt. 7:1-5; Josh. 1 :8 T houghts on the T opic The Hebrew word sakal translated “ success” in Joshua 1 : 8 , is the only place in Scripture this word is used. Its mean ing is, “to be circumspect, and hence in telligent, to understand, to prosper, to guide wittingly,” According to our English dictionary the word “success” means, “a favorable or prosperous course or termination of any thing attempted) prosperous or advanta geous issue.” Who does not aspire t<^ such a lifel Such a spark lies in the breast of every young man and young woman. Though the word is Used only once in Scripture, we find many other passages which contain the same meaning (Psa. 111:10; Prov. 3:4 ). It is':interesting to note that in these two passages, as well as the one in Joshua, the only requisite to true success in the sight o f God is a knowledge o f His Word and obedience to its precepts. ' God’s estimation o f success is vastly different from man’s estimation. Man usually associates success with material things,- such as wealth, power, - social standing.. God’s standard of success has to do primarily with the character o f the man, and how- he lives his life in relation to others1.’ . Two words stand out in Joshua 1 :8 as constituting God’s standard o f success, namely, ■“meditat%’:f . and “do.” Meditate means “to ponder,” “to study.” ,. He first asks us to study His Word in order that He can reveal His will as to the things we are top|do” as His representatives here on earth. Surely it can be said of the Chris tian that the Only true .standard for a successful life is one lived always in the center o f God’s will. That calls for faith ful obedience to His Word. The boy or girl who is obedient to father and mother is bound to be successful in life. Let us be obedient to God in all things and be successful not only in this life but when we appear before our Lord “to receive 'every man according as his works- shall be” and hear Him say of us: “Well done , thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler.-^qzjer many: enter thou into the joy of thy Lora." In the passage given in Matthew we read of, one outstanding hindrance to suc cess, namely, “judging.” This does not mean that we cannot form an opinion of the conduct o f others, whereby we are able to. guide our own lives, but judging in the sense o f forming and publishing a
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