THE CHURCH OFFICERS’ CAZETTE 15
sleeping, and not in some unknown place knowing all that is
going on here on earth?
Pain: I can’t lell just where thoy are, but they are in the
Bible all right. I could find them if I had a Concordance,
Jon: By the way, can you prove by the Bible that there
must be a prophet in the last church?
Puiu: Why, there is Sister White and—
Jorn: But the Bible doesn’t mention Sister White, I want
fo prove we must have a prophet if we are the true church,
and then I want proof that Sister White is the prophet.
Pun: Say, let’s quit. IX asked you fo go for a ride and
bere you are giving me a quiz.
Jorn: I just wanted you to sec that the study of the Stand-
ard of Attainment is really necessary, so we can give a reason
for that hope that we have. Why, just suppose some one was
interested in the truth and asked yon some questions, and you
had to wait to go home and ask your father or mother for
texts; or take a Concordance and hunt the texfs? What would
they think of your interest in your own doctrines?
Pain: I see your point. The moral is, I should attend the
study on Standard of Attainment this afternoon instead of
going to the mountains, I shall be there, and hope at my
next quiz Il make a better showing.
Jour: Good for you, Phil. J know you will enjoy it.
Reading: Do 1 Know or Must I Guess?
“Dappy, I wish you would tell me just what these verses
mean.” Harold looked up suddenly; then he read Deuteronomy
6: 7-9. ‘Does that mean that the parents arc te talk about
the Lord and the Bible all the time to the children $”
“What does the margin say instead of ‘teach’$’ queried his
father,
“Tt says ‘whet, or sharpen.”
“How can you ‘whet’ or ‘sharpen’ words’
interested now.
Mr. Lynn laid down his paper. The children quickly drew
footstools near, and eagerly waited for the good talk they
knew was in store.
“Do you remember,” he began, “how many times, when the
Lord had done soma special thing for Hig children, He told
them to build an altar or erect some memorial, so when the
children should ask what those things meant, the parents
could tell them how the Lord watched over them and cared
for them at that time? When the teacher draws a picture
on the board, how mueh better you remember the talk. 8o
these altars and memorials were to sharpen their memories or
‘whet’ them, God designed that parents should teach the chil-
dren about Him and what cach must do to have eternal life.
If Adam and Eve had not sinned, all things would have been
handed down from father to som; but you know that after
man sinned and memories were not so good, writing and dif-
ferent methods were invented for keeping before the younger
generation the things that had happened. But God does want
parents to be the teachers of their children always; always
they should be ready to teach them of God’s goodness and
mercy. When we invite Jesus into our hearts, we invite Him
inte our home also, and any one coming into our home should
recognize that Jesus is a guest there. You enjoy taking a
walk with father and mother on Sabhath. What do we talk
about as we walk alone?’
“Oh, I know, daddy!” exelaimed Mary. “We talk about the
things God has made, and we wateh to find things of interest.”
“Yes; so you see that when we walk by the way, we arc
teaching. I wonder if you know what the eighth verse means.”
“Don’t you think it means that our hands are not to do
ranything that Jesus would not approve of, and that we ave
to keep our eyes from seeing things that He would not have
us see?’
“That is a very good explanation. God wants us wholly, not
just a part of us or a part of the time, but all of the time
and all of us.”
“TF wonder if that’s the reason the teachers want us to study
about Brother and Sister White and Brother Bates and those
men who preached about Jesus in 18441”
“Yes, we should all be familiar with the history of the
pioneers in the advent movement.”
Little Mary was
“Oh,” interrupted Mary, “I know another way that we are
fulfilling these texts, Every weck in the Review there are
stories of how God has answered prayers and the wonderful
things He has done for people all over the world, When I
hear you and mother read these, telling of the work in dif-
ferent lands, it just makes me want to grow up and go to
some of those countries,”
“It does make things real to us to know that the same mir-
acles that were performed in the days of Jesus are being per-
formed now,” said hrother. “I am so glad, daddy, that we
can go to church school and learn that the Bible js really and
truly so, and that Jesus was a real person and that He really
helps us every day. We are starting a Junior Standard of
Attainment class that meets once a week. At first I thought
it would be too much, with all cur other lessoms, but it is so
interesting, now I'm glad we started it. I want to know just
what the Bible teaches, so I can tell others about it, and show
them where to find all the texts.”
“So do I,” chimed in Mary.
“Today,” continued Harold, “I was out walking with Joe
Smith, who lives a few doors from us, you know. Something
was sald about going fo church on Sunday, and I asked
Bim why people observe Sunday as the Sabbath. He said
he guessed it was because Christ arose on that day. IT asked
if he had ever read about it in the Bible. He said, no,
but he had heaxd the folks talking. Then I asked him if he
had ever heard that Jesus was coming very soon. He said
he had heard somebody talking about it, but he had never
given it any thought, and his father said he didn’t think He
would come for hundreds of years yet. I said, ‘Well, what
does the Bible say about it¥ and he said he didn’t know, but
if there was anything in it {heir preacher would tell them
about it.
“Then we got fo talking about how beautiful some places
are on the earth, and I asked him what he thought about the
new earth. He had never thought mueh about it. I wanted
to know where he expected to go when he got through with
this earth. But he could only guess. He didn’t know what
he believed or why he believed it; and you know, daddy, I
just felt so glad that we can know, and don’t have to guess!”
G. BE. M.
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Junior Program for Week Ending October 24
(Bee pages 11 and 12)
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Song for Juniors
More of the Message
(Tune, “More About Jesus)
MoRre of the message, Volunteers!
Casting away your doubts and fears;
Trusting the Lord fo bring them in
Ag you go forth a soul to win.
CHorUs: 3
More, more of the message,
More, more of the message,
More of the message let us give,
Showing the sinner how to live,
More of the message let us give,
Striving each day our best to live.
Jesug will give the sure increase;
Let us not now our tabors cease.
More of the message let us sow,
As we go journeying here below;
Showing to others Jesus’ love,
Speaking of home in heaven above.
Mrs. HsTEL LACKEY.
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