H.T., 91, Joseph. T.J., 143, How a Great Soldier was Healed of Leprosy. L.J., 70, The Temptation in the Wilderness. L.J., 115, The Golden Rule and the Right Way to be Rich. L.J., 211, The Rich Young Man; L.J., 258, Jesus is the True Vine. L.J., 261, Jesus Prays for His Disciples. L.J., 346, Simon the Sorcerer. {37} TRY LINCOLN'S WAY Do you know Abraham Lincoln's plan of learning English? It was a very simple and direct way of making the Bible English his own. The Bible, we are told, was one of the four or five books which Lincoln read and loved as a boy. He knew it well and to his study of it he owed the simple, strong, and beautiful English which gave his speeches--his address at Gettysburg, the Second Inaugural address, and many others--their high place among the most perfect and enduring of all writings. This was his plan: He would read a story, or a part of one, very slowly and thoughtfully, oftentimes aloud. When every detail of it was clear in his mind, he would close the book, take pencil and paper and write the story for himself, using as many of the Bible words as he could remember, and trying always to tell the story as _well_ and as _completely_, and yet in as _few words_ as the Bible. He tells us his stories were never quite so clear, so brief, and yet so perfect, as those of his model. But he did learn to command its simplicity, its strength, its brevity, and its imagery. Try Lincoln's way, using the following selections:-- A Cowardly Deed. 91, 92, 95, 96 H. T. An Old Fable. 333, 334 H.T. The Story of the Shepherd Boy Who Became King. 382,385,386 H.T. The Passing of David. 451 H.T. The Wise Men. 41, 42 L.J. The First Miracle. 78 L.J. The Good Samaritan. 88, 91 L.J. The Man Let Down through the Roof. 127, 128 L.J. The Miracle at Nain. 130 L.J. The Story of the Sower. 133 L.J. Learning to Serve. 143 L.J. The Story of the Lost Sheep. 202 L.J. The Story of the Prodigal Son. 203, 204 L.J. {38} HISTORY AND THE BIBLE 1. The World in Bible Times The following great empires of the world held first place during different periods of the history of the Jews. Can you recall Israel's relationship to each of these great powers? 488 T.J. Babylon During the time of what Hebrew captive was Babylon in the ascendency? 183 T.J. Assyria During what king's reign did the hordes of Assyria, under its greatest king, Sennacherib, descend upon Jerusalem? 299 T.J. Persia What great Hebrew statesman was associated with the splendor of the Persian court? 212 T.J. Greece