(Ask how many use the prayer, “Now I lay me down to sleep,” and how many offer some other prayer, not committed to memory, but their own? Ask how many pray in the morning, and show them how much they need care and guidance through the day, and ask them each morning to use this prayer: “O, Lord, help me to walk with thee to-day in loving obedience.” When children have reached the age of nine they should be led to see that the mere recitation of a memorized verse is not talking with God. Many parents teach the child some simple prayer when he is about four years old, and give no further help nor instruction on the subject of prayer from that time on; and for this reason a heavy responsibility rests upon the Sunday school teacher. It is essential that the child shall understand that talking with God is as real as talking with anyone whom he can see; that God hears and answers always, but does not always answer yes; that we need always to pray for help to do right and for forgiveness when we do wrong; that we should talk with our loving heavenly Father about everything that interests us. This note is put here because it is important that teaching on prayer and suggestions concerning it should be put in all through this course at any time when it comes in naturally with the lesson.) FOOTNOTES [1] George Albert Coe, Ph.D., Education in Religion and Morals. [2] Telling Bible Stories, Louise Seymour Houghton. [3] See explanation, pages 24 and 25. [4] The Christian View of the Old Testament. APPENDIXES APPENDIX A MEMORY WORK FOR THE QUARTER REQUIRED MEMORY TEXTS Junior Motto.—Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. James 1:22a. Verse for the Year.—Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. Luke 11:28. Lesson 1.—In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1. Lesson 2.—And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15. Lesson 3.—Can any hide himself in secret places so that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Jeremiah 23:24a. Lesson 4.—Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not. 1 Corinthians 13:4a. Lesson 6.—Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. Genesis 6:22. Lesson 7.—I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. Genesis 9:13. Lesson 8.—By faith Abram, when he was called, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Hebrews 11:8a, c. Lesson 9.—As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Luke 6:31. Lesson 10.—A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17. Lesson 11.—Forget not to show love unto strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:2. Lesson 12.—And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Luke 1:46, 47. _Correlated Lessons_