"heralds" sat a little in advance of the president, on his right and his left.--"Oxford Teacher's Bible"--Addenda. REVIEW. 1. State the religious condition of the world at Messiah's birth. 2. What was the cause of heathen religious toleration? 3. What was the policy of Rome in respect to religion? (Note 2.) {33} 4. What was the nature of the heathen gods? 5. Describe the character of heathen worship. 6. What can you say of pagan mysteries? (Note 3.) 7. Give the substance of Paul's arraignment of the pagan world. 8. What was the political state of the world at Messiah's birth? 9. Describe the general character of the Roman government. 10. Enumerate the advantages the Roman government gave to the world. 11. How did these advantages affect the work of the Christ? 12. What was the state of the nations outside of the Roman empire? 13. Who was the king of the Jews at Messiah's birth? 14. What was the political state of the Jews at that time? 15. What can you say of religion among the Jews at this period? 16. What were the religious divisions in Palestine? 17. State the doctrines of the Pharisees. The Sadducees. 18. What was the character of the Deliverer expected by both Pharisees and Sadducees? 19. Did Jesus Christ answer their expectations? 20. Tell what you can of the Samaritans. 21. Describe the Sanhedrim of the Jews. (Note 7.) {34} SECTION III. 1. Childhood and Youth of Messiah.--Returning from Egypt in obedience to the commandment of God, Joseph, the husband of Mary, with the infant Savior, went into Galilee, and lived at Nazareth--the most despised village of the most despised province in all Palestine. (Note 1, end of section.) Of his childhood but little information can be obtained from any authentic source. All that may be learned from the biographies in the Gospels is that after the settlement in Nazareth, the child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. 2. Luke tells us that when twelve years of age, Jesus accompanied his mother and Joseph to Jerusalem, to attend the feast of the Passover. (See note 2, end of section.) When they started on the return to Nazareth, Jesus remained behind at Jerusalem without their knowledge. They supposed him to be in the company, but when after a whole day's journey he did not appear, they made inquiry for him among their kindred, and not finding him, returned to Jerusalem in search of him. After three days' anxious inquiry they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking questions. Answering his mother's gentle reproof for remaining behind, he said: How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?