This open space where the men are standing and talking is Bethlehem’s market square. For hundreds and hundreds of years men who have had barley or wheat, sheep or donkeys or cloth or firewood to sell have brought them here to find customers. It was so at the time when Joseph and Mary came to Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. That big stone building at the farther end of the square (it is really a church, though it does not look much like our churches) had not then been built. The ground where it stands was then a “khan” or camping-place, with a wall around it, where strangers could rest over night and feed their tired camels. When Joseph and Mary reached this khan (which our Bibles call an “inn”) it was so full of travelers that they could not find a good, comfortable place, but had to stay in a part of it which was meant only for animals. The place where the Child Jesus was first laid to sleep is now under that stone church. People from all parts of the world make journeys to Bethlehem, on purpose to pray here where our Lord was born. APPENDIX D AIDS FOR SUPERINTENDENT AND TEACHER Junior Worker and Work This book is of value to both superintendents and teachers. In it there are seven chapters that deal with various phases in the life of the junior child, at home, at school, at play, in the Sunday school and church. There are nine chapters that are concerned more or less directly with the teacher’s work in the school and between Sundays, such as: A Graded Course of Study, Correlated Lessons, Methods of Teaching, Story Telling, the Value of Handwork and Connecting Truth with Life. The superintendent will find help for problems of management, grading, organization, equipment, the department service of worship, the celebration of special days and in guiding the play life of the pupils. Rainbow Bookmark One of the first and most difficult of the tasks that a junior must perform is learning the names of the books of the Bible and its divisions. The bookmark, which has a ribbon for each division, is a help to the child, and it is of special value to the superintendent in varying the department drills and making them attractive. Junior Badge The open book, which is the form of the badge, suggests the Bible, and the words “Hear” and “Do” bring to mind the junior motto, “Be ye doers of the Word and not hearers only.” The badge is silver enameled in the junior colors, blue and white. It is mentioned as an aid to superintendent and teacher because it has proved to be so great a help to the child in his character building. It appeals to his love of insignia; it enables him to show his colors without phariseeism, and is a silent monitor of great value in times of temptation. Record of Credits