Part 22

3:18, R. V. 282 4:6 22, 28 18 296 5:14 66, 297 17 172 19 28 6:10 68 16 258 9:6 109 10:12 226 11:26, 27 68

_Galatians_

5:13 139 6:1 113 8 109

_Ephesians_

2:6, 7 308 3:10, R. V. 308 20 307 4:24 27 25 286

_Philippians_

3:7, 8, R. V. 68 8–10 192 4:8 235 13 70, 256

_Colossians_

1:16, 17, R. V. 132 19, R. V. 30 27 172, 309 2:3 13 10 257 3:23, 24 226

_1 Thessalonians_

2:19, 20 70

_2 Thessalonians_

1:11 134

_1 Timothy_

4:8 145

_2 Timothy_

2:15 61 3:16, 17 171 4:7 68

_Hebrews_

1:3 132 14 103 2:7 20 18 78 4:3 131 13 255 15, R. V. 78 5:2 294 6:7, 8 216 11:3 134 27 63 32–40 158

_James_

1:5 191, 231 17 50

_1 Peter_

1:10–12 183 12 127 4:8, R. V. 114 10 286 11 226

_1 John_

1:2 84 3:1–3 88 2 309

_Jude_

24 309

_Revelation_

1:1, 3 191 17, R. V. 83 2:7 302 3:4 249 8 282 7:14–17 303 15:3, 4, R. V. 309 19:8 249 21:1, 2, 23 301 3, 4 302 6, R. V. 83 22:1; 22:2, R. V. 302 3 307 4 125, 303

_General Index_

Abraham as a teacher, 187.

Accounts, teaching, 238, 239.

Accuracy, through manual training, 222.

Adam, education of, 14–17, 20–22, 25–27; temptation, 23–25.

Aged, respect for, 244.

Agrarian laws of Israel, 43, 44.

Agriculture, 34, 43, 219, 220; lessons from, 111, 112; see Seed-sowing; development of character, 112; opportunity for the unemployed, 220.

Aim, the true, 13, 18, 145, 222, 262, 267, 297; lack of, 190, 202.

Amusement, dangers in, 207, 210.

Anarchy, 228.

Angels, in Eden, 21; songs, 168; agency in human affairs, 179, 304, 305; our companions, 127; protectors, 255, 256, 304, 305; co-workers, teachers, 271.

Apostles, training, 84–96; diversity, 85.

Application, 232.

Athletic sports, 210.

Babylon, rise and fall of, 175, 176, 183.

Beatitudes, 79.

Beauty, 41; of the Bible, 188; all, a reflection of Christ, 192; through obedience to law, 198; the highest, 249.

Bible, as an educator, 17, 47, 52, 55, 65, 123–192; a perfect whole, 123; range of style and subjects, 125; stories, 185; as literature, 188, 189; the rule of life, 189, 260; its own expositor, 190; reverence for, 244.

Bible illustrations from nature, 102, 104–110, 113–120, 175.

Bible teaching and study, example of Jesus, 76, 77, 81, 82, 85, 102, 185; Abraham, 187; mental culture, 123, 124, 171, 188, 189; spiritual, 124–127, 171, 188, 192; purpose in, 189, 254; original study, 188; verse-by-verse, 189; comprehensive, 190; opportunities for, 191; family, 185, 186; Sabbath, 251; results, 192, 252–256; “higher criticism,” 227.

Biography of the Bible, David, 48, 152; Solomon, 48, 49, 153; Joseph, 51–54, 57; Daniel, 54–57; Elisha, 58–61; Moses, 61–64, 68, 69; Paul, 64–70; John, 87; Peter, 88–91; Judas, 91, 92; Jacob, 147; Levi, 148; Caleb, 149; Elijah, 151; Job, 155, 156; Jonathan, 157; John the Baptist, 157; Abraham, 187.

Birds, teachers of trust, 118.

Book knowledge, 230, 265.

Books, harmful, 188, 190, 226, 227; wrong use of, 189.

Business, principles, 135, 136; capital, the best, 137; stewardship, 137–139; profit and loss, 140–145.

Calamities, blessings, 270.

Caleb and Joshua, faith of, 149.

Censure, 291.

Character, highest aim, 17–19, 81, 225; is power, 41, 79, 81, 277, 282; influence on, of unselfishness, 16; Bible study, 17, 18, 126, 127, 172, 183, 184, 192; trial, 23, 52, 53, 295, 296; self-discipline, 57, 296; example and association, 87, 237; see Example; agricultural labor, 112; faith and prayer, 258; lesson of development from seed, 105, 106, 111; revealed in dress, 248; the highest beauty, 249; complete in Christ, 257.

Character-building, symbol of, 35, 36, 258; perils in, 225–228; foundation, pattern, 228, 229.

Cheerfulness, 197, 240.

Cherubim, vision of the, 177.

Childhood, of Joseph, 52; Moses, 61; Jesus, 77, 107, 185.

Child-training, object-lesson from growth of seed, 106.

Choice, power of, 23, 178, 289.

Christ, light of world’s teachers, 13, 73; of all mankind, 29; object of His mission, 27–29, 73, 74, 76; condition of world at His advent, 74–76; and the law, 76; sympathy of, 78–80, 294; as reprover, 79, 88–92, 294; recognized man’s possibilities, 80, 270; power of His teaching, 81, 94, 95; we complete in, 192, 257. See Jesus, Prayer.

Church, attendance, a hindrance to, 247; object of, 268; duties, 268.

Commission, gospel, for all, 264.

Communion with God, 14, 21, 28, 30, 84; through prayer, 80, 258; nature, 100, 108, 120; Bible study, 127, 192.

Companionship, divine, 127, 271.

Compassion, 257, 294.

Compensation, life’s greatest, 68–70, 305, 306, 309.

Completeness in Christ, 257.

Concentration, 189.

Consecration, 57, 258.

Controversy, the great, 154, 190; revealed in nature, 26, 101; in man, 29; our study hereafter, 304.

Cookery, a branch of education, 216, 218.

Co-operation, with God, Bible examples of, 37, 286; in our work, 214, 215, 271; of teachers and students, 212, 213, 285; parents and children, 283, 285; parents and teachers, 283, 284, 293; with Christ and His angels, 270, 271.

Courtesy, of Daniel, 56; of Paul, 67; distinguished from etiquette, 240–242; Christ the source, 241.

Crisis, impending, 179.

Criticism, of the teacher, 283, 284; of children and youth, 291.

Daniel, life, 54–57, 254; book, 191.

David, education, 49, 152; sin, 48; songs, 164, 165; faith, 254.

Days of creation, 129.

Deluge, the, and geology, 129.

Deportment, 240–245.

Development, threefold, 13, 16, 195; unselfishness underlies, 16; all-round, 232.

Diet, of Israel in the wilderness, 38; of Daniel, 55; relation of, to intemperance, 202–204, 247; to mental development, 204–206, 216; stimulating, 203; nutrient value of foods, 204; selection, combination, 205; overeating, 205; number of meals, 205; regularity, 205; hurried eating, 206.

Discipline, and organization of Israel, 37, 38; life’s, 85, 151–154, 295–297; of home and school, object of, 287, 291; training the will, 288, 289; sense of honor, 289; requests, commands, 290; rules, enforcing, 290; the Saviour’s rule and example, 292, 294; public, 293.

Discrimination between right and wrong, 231.

Display, 247, 248.

Distribution of races, object of, 174.

Domestic training, 216.

Doubt, source of, 24, 25; results, 26.

Dress, healthful, 199; devotion to, 246–248; counteracting influences, 247, 248; taste and neatness in, 248.

Dressmaking, 216–218, 248, 249.

Eagle, lesson from, 118.

Earth, original condition, 22; God’s purpose for, 22, 174; the new, 301.

Eden school, 14, 15, 20–22, 30; re-established, 301–303.

Education, source, 13–17, 21, 22, 34, 44; scope, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 38, 41, 225, 232, 233; aim, 13, 17, 18, 44, 81, 84, 145, 221, 222, 262; higher, the true, 14, 18, 30, 66, 83, 87, 271, 282; relation of, to redemption, 15, 16, 18, 19, 28–30, 84, 126, 172; of Israel, 33–50; for parents, 34, 275, 276; for teachers, 46, 276–282; object teaching, 41, 102, 120, 144, 185, 186; mistakes in, 45, 49, 50, 74, 77, 189, 207, 208, 225–228, 230, 234, 259, 264–266; illustrations of true, 51–70; Christ’s method, 73–96, 102, 231, 241, 267–271, 294; manual training, 214–222; mastery of fundamentals, 234–239. See Nature, Bible.

Education of Jesus, 77, 107, 185, 267, 268.

Elijah, one failure, 151.

Elisha, training and work, 58–61, 255.

End of the world, 179–184, 264.

Enoch, faith of, 254.

Enthusiasm, 233.

Erring, Christ’s work for, 78, 79, 87–94, 270, 294; ours, illustration from nature, 113; duty of parents and teachers, 271, 279, 291–294.

Error, mingling of, with truth, 231.

Etiquette, and courtesy, 240, 241; best treatise on, 242.

Evangelizing the world, 95, 96, 262–271.

Evolution, of the earth, 128; of man, 130.

Exaggeration, 236.

Example the power of teaching, 41, 49, 56, 57, 78, 79, 87, 150, 158, 259, 277, 282.

Executive ability, 17, 220, 222, 279.

Exercise, physical, 207–213.

Expelling students, 293.

Expletive, 236.

Faith, the key of knowledge, 24; and reason, 24, 231; God seeks to encourage, 34; examples of, 54, 63, 149, 254, 256; secret of power, 54, 80, 254; lesson of, from the eagle, 118, 119; of the sower, 105; reward of, 156, 254; Bible evidence for, 169; definition of, 253; how to exercise, 253, 257, 258; teaching of, for the child, 255–257.

Family, the, and the Sabbath, 250.

Family school, 20–22, 33, 40, 41, 45, 77, 84, 85, 186, 250, 251, 275, 283, 285; see Home.

Fashion, effect of, on education, 246, 247; a counter-influence, 247–249.

Fear, to banish, 255.

Feasts of Israel, 41–43.

Fellowship with Christ, 63, 65, 69, 87, 120, 127, 192, 264, 270, 271, 297.

Fiction, 227.

Foreign missions, study of, 269.

Freedom in obedience to law, 291.

Fruition of life’s sowing, 108, 109, 306.

Gardening, 21, 111, 112, 212, 213, 219, 247, 248.

Geography, with mission study, 269.

Geology and the Mosaic record, 128, 129.

God, false conception of, 75; source and upholder of all things, 99, 100, 104, 130, 131; a personal being, 131–133; His greatness incomprehensible, 169; reverence for, 242–244; suffering of, through sin, 263; parents, teachers, to represent, 244, 245, 287.

Gospel, in nature, 27, 101; our responsibility for, 263; results of giving to world, 264; closing work of, 269, 270; work of, the highest education, 271.

Gossip, cannibalism, 235.

Government, its object, 174, 175; symbol of, 175.

Growth, laws of, 104–106; divine agency in, 104, 105.

Gymnastic exercises, 210, 217.

Habit, 291.

Harvest, lessons from, 105–110; life’s, 305, 306.

Hasty speech, 236.

Healing, natural, spiritual, 113.

Health, physical, 195; effect of mental influence on, 197; the teacher to preserve, 277.

Heathen, claim of, on Christians, 262, 263.

Heaven, education for, 13, 16, 19, 127; a school, 301.

Heavenly record, 306.

“Higher criticism,” 227.

History, Bible, 47, 173–178, 183, 184, 238; philosophy of, 173, 174; a study, in the hereafter, 304.

Holy Spirit, as a teacher, 95, 134; object-lesson of, 106; representative of God, 132.

Home, influence of, 52, 54, 55, 58, 61, 283; home teaching, 185–187, 196, 202, 216, 217, 235, 240, 242; see Family School.

Honor, sense of, in the child, 289.

Humility, 237.

Hygiene as a study, 195–200.

Ideal of character, the highest, 18, 73.

Idleness, 190, 202, 210.

Idolatry of Israel, 45; of Solomon, 49, 50.

Illustration, 233; see Object-lessons.

Individuality, education to develop, 17, 57, 231, 232.

Industrial school, Israel’s, in the wilderness, 37; see Manual Training.

Influence, power of early, 52, 55, 58, 61, 119.

Innuendo, 236.

Intemperance, its cause and cure, 202–204.

Israelites, education of, 33–70.

Jacob, retribution, restoration of, 147.

Jesse, sons of, Samuel’s choice, 266.

Jesus, early years of, 77, 107, 185; as a teacher, 73–96, 102, 231, 241, 294.

Jews, education of, in Christ’s day, 64, 65, 74–77.

Job, a successful career, 142; testing of, 155, 156.

Jochebed, mother of Moses, 61.

John the Baptist, an illustration of self-sacrifice, 157, 158.

John the disciple, training of, 87.

Jonathan, the faithful friend, 157.

Joseph, 51–54, 56, 57, 255.

Judas, Christ’s dealing with, 91–93.

Key, of knowledge, 24; to Bible, 120, 126.

Kingship, man’s, lost and restored, 26, 304.

Knowledge, of God, basis of education, 13–19, 21, 34, 81; faith the key, 24; through Christ, 27–30, 73, 76.

Knowledge of good and evil, 23–27, 231.

Labor, dignity of, 214–217, 222.

Land, ownership of, by Israel, 43; for use of schools, 212, 218.

Language-study, 234–237.

Law of God, is love, 16, 65, 76, 77, 287; taught in Eden, 22; one transgression, 25, 26, 150; taught to Israel, 34–36, 38–40, 42, 47; foundation of national prosperity, 69, 76, 174, 183, 228, 229; universality of, 99, 103, 287; in business life, 135–145; teaching children, 185, 186; foundation of character, 228, 229; liberty, 291.

Law of service, 103.

Laws, of growth, 104–110; nature’s, divine.

Learning by doing, 111, 268, 271.

Levi, curse of, transformed, 148.

Levites, support and privileges of, 148.

Liberality, lesson of seed-sowing, 109; cultivating, 139–144, 239, 248.

Life, God the source, 99, 104, 108, 197.

Life-work, 262–271.

Light of the world, 13, 14, 29, 57, 58, 73.

Literature, secular, compared with Bible, 188, 189; and morality, 226, 227.

Little things, faithfulness in, 53, 58, 61; God’s work perfect, 114.

Love, the law of God, 16, 65, 76, 77, 287; basis of education and of redemption, 16; has healing, 114; the constraining power, 293, 294, 297.

Manual training, in Eden, 21; a part of education, 34, 37, 47, 52, 58, 62, 85, 214–222.

Manual labor, examples, 66, 77, 217, 267; for the teacher, 278.

Mastership, 52, 53, 56, 57, 66, 204, 222, 254, 255, 295, 296.

Meditation, 127, 189, 191, 252.

Memory training, 127, 189; excessive, 226, 230, 231.

Methods of teaching, 41, 76–96, 119, 120, 185–192, 230–239.

Military schools of Egypt, 65.

Mind, influence of, on the body, 197.

Ministry, 139; the highest, 262–271.

Miracle of the loaves, 107, 108.

Missionary work, training for, 221, 268–271.

Missionary, every Christian, 264.

Model school in Eden, 20, 22, 30, 33.

Money, learning use of, 239.

Moses, 61–64, 68, 69.

Mother, of Moses, 61; as an educator, 275; education for, 276.

Music and song, of ancient Israel, 39, 42, 47; in education, 167, 168; in the hereafter, 307.

Mysteries, in nature, 101, 134, 170; in character of God, 132, 169; in the Bible, 169–172.

National prosperity, its basis, 47, 48, 174.

Natural aptitudes, 138, 233, 267.

Nature, revelation of God, 16, 17, 99; divine working in, 99, 100, 104, 108, 130, 131, 197, 198; adaptation of means to ends, 119, 133, 198; and revelation, 128; laws of, divine, 196.

Nature teaching, in Eden, 15–17, 20–22; knowledge of good and evil, 26, 27; continued, 34, 35, 41, 42, 52, 62–66, 77, 99–120, 208; Christ’s use of, 102; key to Bible, 120; versus fashion, 247; on the Sabbath, 251; in the hereafter, 303.

Nature teaching insufficient, 17, 101, 134.

Noah, faith of, 254.

Nursing, training for, 218.

Obedience, expression of reverence, 244; teaching, 287, 290.

Object-lessons, 34–43, 47, 120, 144, 175, 185, 186; Christ’s use of, 102; see Nature, Nature Teaching.

Observation, taught in nature study, 119; in manual training, 220.

Occupation, choosing, 220, 267.

Old Testament Scriptures, study of, 191.

Outcast classes, Christ’s work for, 79, 80, 270.

Outdoor life, 42, 52, 58, 62, 63, 208, 211.

Outdoor work for the teacher, 278.

Pagan authors, 226.

Palm-tree, 116.

Parable of growing seed, 104–107.

Parents, as teachers, 33, 40, 41, 185–187, 196, 235, 240, 275, 280; education of, 34, 276; Abraham’s example, 187; Christ’s, 294; representatives of God, 244, 245, 287; co-operation of, in the family, 283, 285; with the teacher, 284.

Parties of pleasure, 211.

Paul, 64–70, 254, 256.

Perplexities made plain, 305.

Personal element in teaching, 78–80, 84–96, 231.

Peter, training of, 88–91, 255, 256.

Physical culture, Israelites an example, 38; importance of, 195, 196, 277; position, 198; respiration, 198; voice-training, 199; dress, 199; cleanliness, sunlight, ventilation, 200.

Physician, manual training for, 220.

Physiology, 195–201.

Plain living, high thinking, 202, 248.

Pleasure-seeking, 183, 207, 211.

Poetry, 47; of the Bible, 159–161.

Political ambition, 49.

Poor, God’s provision for, 43, 44, 139, 141, 220.

Praise, to God, 66, 161–163, 168; love of, 237.

Prayer, examples, 47, 64; Christ’s, 80, 259; reverence in, 243; of faith, 257, 258; secret, 258; answers to, 258.

Preparatory school of earth, 19.

Profit and loss, 140–145.

Prophecy, in ancient schools, 47; gift of, to Daniel, 56; fulfilment of, 178; of the world’s final scenes, 180–182; benefits of study, 183, 184.

Public worship, a means of education, 168, 252; reverence in, 243; a cause of non-attendance, 247.

Rainbow, 115.

Reading, unwholesome, 188, 190, 226, 227; excessive, 189.

Reason and faith, 24, 231.

Recreation, purpose of, 207; teacher’s co-operation, 212; in useful work, 215; for the teacher, 278.

Redemption, its purpose, 15, 16, 28, 29; relation of, to education, 16, 17, 28–30, 126, 172; first promise, 27; taught in nature, 27, 101, 113, 115; plan of, key to Bible, 126; Sabbath a sign of, 250.

Religion in Christ’s day, 74, 75.

Reproof, Christ’s example of, 79, 89–92; its object, 291; how to give, 294.

Requests, commands, 290.

Resentment, 257.

Respiration, 198, 199.

Resurrection, symbol of, 110.

Retribution, 108, 109, 146–151.

Revelation, the, study of, 191.

Reverence, 242–245.

Rivalry, 226.

River and plain, reward of service, 103; river and brook, unrecognized helpers, 116, 117.

Rules, to have support of school, 290; enforcing, 290.

Sabbath, a means of education, 250–252.

Sanitation, among the Israelites, 38; in school and home, 200, 207.

Satan, insinuator of distrust, 23–25; accuser, 154, 155.

School, of Eden, 20–22; restored, 301–304; heaven, 301.

Schools, location of, 20, 21, 33, 34, 211; of the patriarchs, 33; of Israel, 34–50; unhealthful conditions, 207, 208; grounds, beautifying, 212; for manual training, 218.

Science, divine, 126, 257; human, not Christ’s theme, 81; and the Bible, 128–134; results of false, 227.

Scientists, conflicting theories of, 130.

Scripture, quoting in jest, 244; see Bible.

Seed-sowing, lessons from, 104–112.

Self-control, relation of, to health and temperance, 197, 203, 204, 206; object of discipline, 287–290; by parents and teachers, 292.

Self-distrustful, faith the helper, 256.

Self-forgetfulness, 237.

Self-sacrifice, Paul an example, 65–70; Christ, 80; other examples, 154–158; illustration from seed-sowing, 110; condition of fellowship with Christ, 264.

Self-seeking, Judas an illustration, 91–93; as a motive in education, 225, 226; results, 264.

Self-support by students, 221, 265.

Sermon, to fix in memory, 252.

Service, aim of education, 13, 65–70; law of life, 16, 80; taught in nature, 103; unrecognized, 116, 117, 306; ground of obligation, 137, 139; training for, 212–222, 268; motive in, 226, 268; the highest education, 264, 270, 271, 309; object of the church, 268; organization for, 269; reward of, 103, 306, 308, 309.

Signs of the times, 179.

Similitudes, 120; see Object-lessons, Nature Teaching.

Simplicity, of life of Jesus, 77, 107; in child-training, 107, 211; in teaching, 233.

Sin, nature and results of, 15, 23–26, 28, 29, 143–150, 263; its power, 291.

Skepticism, causes, 227, 228, 259.

Sleep, 205.

Social life, of Israel, 41–43; hereafter, 306.

Social relation of teacher and pupil, 212, 213, 280, 284.

Solomon, life-experience of, 48, 49, 152–154.