FIRST TWO VOLUMES OF A GREAT NEW SERIES
Rev. Elmer L Wilder
Illustrated by Gladys Bowman
December 4, 1949 A N est W ith a M essage
given us Christ to save us, the Word of God, the Holy Spirit, and Christian friends to help us. In our lesson today we find that in the Old Testament times God gave the people prophets who in structed them concerning what He would have them do.
Objects: An old bird’s nest, or one made from dry grass, and six candy eggs. Lesson: This bird’s nest is a real one, but the mother bird has raised her ba bies and left it. I would not want to take a bird’s nest before the mother had fin ished using it. These eggs are not real ones, because I do not believe in stealing a bird’s eggs.
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December II, 1949 T he B ottle B rothers
Objects: Two milk bottles (a quart and a pint), two candles, two shallow pans, a small piece of rubber tire tube large enough to cover the mouth of the quart bottle, and about a pint of water colored with ink. (Remove the bottom from the pint bottle by tying near the bottom a string which has been satu rated with kerosene, gasoline, or alcohol. Light the string, and after the flame has burned around the bottle, submerge the bottle in cold water. The glass will crack where the string has burned. Stick one candle in the center of one pan by melt ing the base. Stick the other candle in the center of the piece of rubber, and place it in the other pan.) Lesson: Bill and Bob are to be our teachers this morning. They have a very important lesson. Their last name is Bottle. Bill’s middle name is Quart, and Bob’s is Pint. Like Christian people, these brothers both have lights. (Light each candle and pour the pans nearly full of the inked water.) This black water reminds us of the sinful world in which the Christian’s light is supposed to shine. I am sorry to say that many Chris tians are like Bill. (Put the quart bottle upside down over the candle which is fastened to the rubber. Press the bottle firmly against the rubber.) Bill’s light soon goes out. When a Christian does not let his light shine, the sin of the world soon enters his life. See! The black rushes in. (With the finger, break the seal, and the vacuum caused by the burning candle will suck the water into the bottle.)
If you have ever examined a bird’s nest, you will notice that the mother bird has taken a great deal of care in making it. First of all, it must be strong enough to hold the eggs, and the young birds when they are hatched. The mother bird goes to a great deal of work to make the nest strong. Then, the nest must be warm enough to keep the eggs from chilling. See how this nest is lined with warm feathers. The mother bird pulls soft feathers from her own breast, near her heart, with which to line the nest. Not only is the nest made strong and warm, but it is also put in a place where snakes, cats, and thoughtless boys will not be likely to find it. This one was near the top of a tall tree. Some birds in South America put a certain leaf in their nest to keep the snakes of that country, which do not like this particular kind of leaf, from robbing the nest. As I have been looking at this nest, and have noticed how carefully the mother bird has prepared it for her young, I have been reminded of the Heavenly Father’s care for His chil dren. Did you ever wonder why it is that the mother bird cares for her babies? It is because God has given her some thing called instinct, which makes her want to care for them. God, who gives the mother bird a love for her little ones, must have a greater love for His own children. The mother bird keeps her lit tle ones warm and well fed. God does this and more for His children. He sup plies every need which they may have including the needs of their souls. He has
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