Progressive Bible Lessons.
By Editor
Number four of this series, by Prof. G. H. Bell, is just out. To those who have been studying this series, it is only necessary to say that this one is gotten up on the same plan as the others, and with the same care. Everybody recognizes the fact that a systematic study of any subject, is more profitable than random study. It is on account of a lack of such study that so few people have even a good general idea of the history contained in the Bible. Professor Bell has endeavored to supply this want in these lesson books, and has succeeded admirably. The lessons are "progressive." Commencing in a style suited to the comprehension of very young children, they lead the mind along so gradually that each succeeding book is easily comprehended. Number one covers the whole book of Genesis. "The lessons taken without the questions form a continuous story, commencing at creation and extending to the time of Moses, thus constituting a child's Bible history." Number two reviews the preceding lessons, and covers the life of Moses, including the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt, and their wanderings in the wilderness until they reached the promised land. Number three is a study of the history of the Jews, from their entrance into the land of Canaan until the time of Solomon. Number four commences with the reign of Solomon and ends with the re-building of the temple after the Babylonish captivity. A careful study of these books will give a child a knowledge of Bible history that will be of inestimable value; and an interest in the Bible will be awakened where none existed before. For the Sabbath-school or for family study they are unequalled. With a little assistance from parents, children who have not the privilege of attending Sabbath-school, can easily master these lessons. Although they are specially adapted to children, there are few adults who could not study the lessons with profit. Price, bound in flexible covers, 164 pp., twenty-five cents.