John 9-21 inclusive are scheduled for our readings for the first five days of the week, altho a mistake was made by not putting the last chapter of John in the printed schedules. It was omitted by oversight. Note the last verse of chapter 20. There we have set before us the purpose in writing the book. These things are written that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, and that believing we may have life through His name. Psalms 90-100, filled with splendid spiritual, devotional food, conclude the week.
Our Bible Band for 1911
THAT means you; for surely you wish to join. How many are keeping up to schedule this year? How many, like slow trains, are always behind time?
Does it discourage you? It ought not. It ought to make you more determined “to make good,” to start again, to keep up.
Some of our readers have thought the readings too long. Of course each day’s reading can be accomplished in from ten to twenty minutes. But there are those who feel that this time is not sufficient to put upon so long a lesson, yet they have no more time.
Well, we have these suggestions to offer, and we want your opinion. We have thus far followed three plans in reading the Bible: (1) Morning readings in the Old Testament; evening readings in the Psalms and the New Testament. (2) Reading the Bible through in the Biblical order of the books, equalizing the reading for each day as well as unbroken chapters would permit. (3) Reading the Bible in chronological order so far as unbroken books would permit, with reasonable effort to equalize each day’s reading without breaking chapters.
For 1911 we present to our readers the following propositions:
1. Shall we follow any of the above plans in the year to come? If so, which? Designate by number.
2. Or shall we take two years for reading the Bible through instead of one, following the Biblical order of books? Answer by yes or no.
3. Shall we take two years for reading the Bible through, and follow the chronological order of books? Answer by yes or no.
Answer by postal card. You need not repeat the question; answer by number, and please answer. We will let the majority decide at the end of three weeks from the time this appears.
We shall endeavor to connect with this reading course, as in the past, that which will be of value to our readers. If the course is for two years, more space for suggestive comment will be given in the SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
If we adopt the two-year course, in Biblical order of books, one year’s readings will reach from Genesis to about the 107th Psalm. Let us hear from all soon.
