Friday, November 16, 2012

4th Quarter 1898 Sabbath School Lesson advice from SS quarterly (They really Got into It Back Then)


Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
PROGRAM FOR FAMILY STUDY OF THE S, S, LESSONS,


SABBATH.



—(After church services or at the close of the


Sabbath.) Read carefully the lesson for the next Sabbath,

and assign verses to be memorized during the week.


SUNDAY,



—Name the persons and places mentioned in


the lesson, and locate the places on the map. Pronounce and

define the hard words.


MONDAY.



—Let each tell what he can of the lesson, and


then read it over, carefully noting the points which were not

remembered.


TUESDAY.



—Repeat verses already committed to memory.


Read the " Spirit of Prophecy " on the lesson, or study

the lesson from the


Instructor or Little friend.


WEDNESDAY.



—Let each give a synopsis of the lesson,


or tell the lesson story. Look up the ancient manners and customs

referred to.


THURSDAY.—



Name again the persons mentioned, and

tell what each said or did. Give time and place of each event.


FRIDAY.



—Ask the questions from the lesson book, study


the notes, and repeat the memory verses.


SABBATH.



—Let each repeat as much of the lesson scripture


as possible. Give each one the privilege of questioning

others upon the lesson. Relate personal experiences in which

the truths of the lesson have been helpful.
SDA members in India in 1898...really knowing how to
dig into that SS Lesson back in the day...