Isaac; Gen. 27: Isaac deceived by Jacob; Gen. 28: Jacob's flight to Padanaram; Gen. 29:-31: Jacob in Padanaram; Gen. 33: Esau pacified by Jacob; Gen. 37: Joseph sold into Egypt; Gen. 46: Jacob's removal to Egypt; Gen. 49: Death of Jacob; Gen. 50: Funeral of Jacob; Ex. 1: Israelites persecuted by the Egyptians; Ex. 2: Birth of Moses; Ex 3: the Burning Bush ; Ex. 4: Moses sent into Egypt; Ex. 5-12 Plagues of Egypt; Ex. 12: the Passover; Ex. 14: Passage through the Red Sea; Ex. 20: and Deut. 5: the Ten Commandments; Ex. 32: the Golden Calf; Lev. 10: Nadab and Abihu; Num 1: and 26: Numberings of Israel; Num. 13: the Twelve Spies; Num. 16: Korah and his Company; Num. 21: Fiery Serpents; Num. 22:-24: Balaam. To these, hundreds more may be added; and the exercise of making them will be found highly useful. In repeating these, either part of the ticket may be mentioned as a question, to which the other becomes the answer. This method enables us to turn instantly to any chapter, which we have thus learned. It also familiarizes the mind with the most important scripture subjects, and greatly assists meditation. 21. The scriptures should engage our daily and abundant meditations. Ps. 1:2. This is the crowning method. This will aid all other methods, and receive aid from them. If at any time a passage is particularly impressed upon the mind, we should, if possible, devote a little time to medilating upon it. 22. Take some subject, as de pravity, regeneration, faith, re pentance, humility, patience, the general judgment, &c. and collect as many passages as possible, that appear to relate to that subject. It may be useful for each member of a class to collect passages upon the same subject, and then exhibit them together. 23. It may be of very great advantage to write dissertations in answer to such questions as the following: What is the scriptural account of Abraham? Jacob? Joseph? Job? Moses? Idolatry? the Sabbath? Regeneration? &c. &c. 24. It may be of unspeakable utility for 6 or 8 persons to unite in a society, to aid each other in pursuing the most eligible me thods of studying the scriptures. 25. The method of learning an swers to such questions as. M Dowell's, Cummings's, Lincoln's, &c. is undoubtedly excellent. And the method of Bible Class instruction is probably better still, where teachers and pupils are sufficiently advanced. that any person should attempt It is by no means recommended, to pursue all these methods at the same time. Some of them may be best pursued at one time, and some at another. If a person gards as preferable to these, that can devise a method, that he remay be the best for him. In or der to succeed in any method, we should embrace it with fondness, and pursue it with persevering ardor. Much more depends upon this than upon what method we adopt. THE END. Just Published at the Sabbath School Book Repository, No. 50, Cornhill, Boston. per dozen, 2 00 Victims of Pleasure, or the evils of Sabbath breaking, 200 Fisher's Youth's Primer, with cuts, Sketch of my Friend's Family, Wilbur's Biblical Catechism, McDowell's Bible Questions, History of Marten and his Scholars at a Sunday 2.51. 3.00 3 00 2.00 3.00 2.50% 2 40 Per hundred. On Filial Duty, an affectionate address to Young The Potters' Common, by Mrs. Sherwood, 8.00 8. 004 The Little Manufacturer,or History of Sarah Wright, 8 00 Military Blacksmith, and his daughter Marion, Hedge of Thorus, by Mrs. Sherwood, Emerson's Evangelical Primer, Cogswell's Doctrinal Catechism, Little Henry and his Bearer, by Mrs. Sherwood, $.00 S 00 8.00 775 7.00 8 004 450 A Visit to a Sabbath School-an instructive book, 450 ・酢・・・・・ Early Piety Recommended, by Rev. Richard Cecil, The History of Honest Roger; founded on fact. By a Clergyman, 450 Sunday Evening; or, the History of Joe Bennett, do. and his friend Thomas, Address to a Child on continuing in a Sabbath School, 200 Do. 450 Class Papers, per sheet, 10. Do. do. 4 Hymns on Sheets, forty on each, do. copperplate 12 on a sheet, 6 12 colored, 18 |