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% T h e C h i l d r e n s G a r d e n Sophie Shaw Meader
D ear C hildren: T his m onth we a re to continue our stu d ies in th e life of Je su s w hich w e beg an in October. If an y of you did n o t see th e ou tlin e of th e plan we a re to follow , and th e ru le s of th e contest, w hich w ere p rin te d in th e O ctober issue, w rite to me an d I w ill send them to you, so th a t you w ill know ju s t how to go a b o u t th e w ork. Y our loving friend, SOPH IE SHAW MEADBR. THE BOYHOOD OF- .9 Nearly 2000 years ago, a city of perhaps 15,000 inhabi tants lay nestled among the hills which extended to the
On the Sabbath the father dressed in a long flowing robe belted at the waist, with a long coat thrown over his shoul ders, wearing a bright colored turban and sandals, walked with his family to the synagogue. The mother wore a long loose blue dress with a white veil thrown over her head. Several years passed and the boy had reached his twelfth birthday. The Passover feast was to be celebrated and the boy was to go there with his parents. He was to see the------------ where he had been taken as a
north and south of it. a steep mountain path w h i c h overlooked the green fertile valley and the hills were brightened by thousands of red ane mones, pink phlox, red tulips and white and yel low rock roses. The flat roofed houses, built of limestone, glis tening in the sunshine, were surrounded by ter raced gardens in which grew the olive, the pome granate and the orange trees. Through the green val ley a merry little stream, fed f r o m the spring above, s a n g its way. Along its banks walked tall, erect, gaily-dressed girls and women carrying on their heads b r o w n jars of water. In one of the small, square, white one-room cottages, lived a happy, obedient boy with his gentle, loving m o t h e r and his God-fearing fa ther. A bench built around the walls of the room served as a bed for the entire family. There was a low stool, around which all sat on the floor, for the meals, a c h e s t in which was kept the fam ily wardrobe; a few mats on the floor, and some large brown water-jars completed t h e furnish ings.
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baby to be presented to the Lord. He would view the city where King- his ancestor, had reign ed, and would remember I s a i a h’s declaration in thè chapter that at some future time a king, who would judge the ' nations righteously and do away with war, would reign there. BIBLE: STUDY FOR NOVEMBER F ir s t Week, —W rite a n sw ers to th e follow ing q u estions in y our n o te books. 1. In w h a t c ity did Je su s spend his boyhood? L uke 2:51. 2. W h at w as his trad e ? M ark 6:3. 3. R ead sto ry on th is page, e n title d «Boyhood of -------------?” C hildren 10 to 12, copy la s t p a rt of sto ry in note books un d er h ead in g “FIR S T W E E K IN NOVEMBER,” b eg in n in g w ith “The fe a st of th e P asso v er.” F ill in b lan k s and finish th e sto ry in y our own w ords. (See L uke 2: 41-52). C hildren 7 to 9 re ad L u k e 2:41-52 and w rite five or m ore se n tences in y o u r own w ords describ in g th e boy’s v isit to th e c ity and te llin g w h a t k in d of a boy he w as. 4. R e a d M att. 3:13-17 and L uke 3:21-23 and a n sw er th e follow ing qu es tio n s in y o u r notebooks. (a) W h at d i d Je su s do as He w as b eing b a p tized? L uke 3:21. (b) N a m e th re e m ir acles th a t follow ed Je su s’ baptism . L uke 3:21, 22. w rite ten sentences on the subject, “P ra y e r.” C hildren 5. C hildren 10 to 12, 7 to 9, w rite five sen ten ces te llin g w hy you pray, to whom you pray, fo r w h a t you ask , an d s ta te if yo u r p ra y e rs a re answ ered.
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GIVING THANKS
To our C reator, Saviour, K ing, We g ra te fu lly our p ra ises sing,— F o r golden sunshine, g ra ss and flowers, F o r fru itfu l tre e s a n d shady bow ers, F o r sin g in g b irds an d happy friends, To H im w hose love on us de scends ; O Lord, we p ra ise Thee, to study.
To F a th e r, Son and H oly Spirit, Our joyful p ra ises w e c o n trib ute,— F o r happy homes, love, fa th e r, m other, F o r churches, p r a y e r s , our E ld e r B ro th er; F o r H is own W ord, fo r h eav enly gleam s, F o r hopes exceeding fondest dream s; O God, we th a n k Thee.
The child had begun to lisp, as soon as he could s p e a k the early morning prayers taught him by his father. At the age of five he had begun to learn the law by heart and at six years was sent to the synagogue
Memory W o r k,— L earn L uke 2:52; Isa. 9:6; L uke 3:22; Phil. 4:6. Second W eek,—1. R ead M att. 4:1-11 and L uke 4:1-13 and w rite five Sentences te llin g of Je su s’ tem p tatio n , sen ten ces te llin g of Je su s’ tem p tatio n . 2. T ak in g a s a subject, “My T em p tatio n s and H ow I O ver come Them ,” boys and g irls in G roup 1 (10 to 12) w rite a sto ry of 150 w ords. G roup 2 (7 to 9)' w rite five sentences on th e above subject. 3. H ow can you overcom e tem p tatio n s? A ll re ad E ph. 6:10- 18. G roup 1 a n sw e r in th re e sentences. G roup 2 m ay e ith e r do th e sam e as G roup 1 or re a d Jam es 4:7 an d te ll in a sentence how to conquer th e devil. Memory Work, —E ph. 6:11, 14, 16, 17. (Continued on Page 124)
He had no school books such as we have now; but studied verses from the manuscript of the Law which was printed in Hebrew. Often in the evening, as he stood beside his father at the doorway looking up at the twinkling stars in the heavens he repeated with him the words, “Blessed art thou, Lord God, who through Thy words didst create the heavens and their whole host by the breath of Thy mouth.”
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