10. _It was a productive land._—Shrubs and trees were in abundance. Pine, oak, elder, dogwood, walnut, maple, willow, ash, carob, sycamore, fig, olive and palm. Fruits in great variety were ripened beneath its sun; grapes, apples, pears, apricots, quinces, plums, mulberries, dates, pomegranates, oranges, limes, bananas, almonds, and pistachios. Many kinds of grains were cultivated, such as wheat, barley, rice, sesamum, millet and maize. 11. _It was a land of a remarkable climate._—Thirty degrees variation from mountain to plain was its daily range. With the isothermal lines of our Florida and California, it yet had snow and ice as in our northern climates. Heavy rainfalls were characteristic; so were long periods of drought. Heavy dews, fierce siroccos, cloudless skies, oppressive heat, steady sea breezes, burning valleys, cool mountain summits were all characteristics of this land of the Bible. Under the headings now given let the student give: 1. Ten dates which cover its history, and mark its principal events. 2. Give five events which have occurred in this land, that have direct bearing in the world’s history. 3. Give its geographical dimensions and natural features which mark its boundaries. 4. Give ten events in its history which have made it an enchanted land. 5. Give the event which has made the mountains mentioned memorable. 6. Give the event which makes each of the waters of the Bible memorable; Galilee, Jordan, Kishon, the Salt Sea. 7. Give the origin of the names by which the land is known. 8. Give the principal routes of travel through this land; and name the defensible passes. 9. Give its ten principal cities. 10. Give the Bible references which mention any of the trees, shrubs, fruits or grains here specified. 11. Give reasons why the climate should be as described. SUNDAY-SCHOOL SECTION. LESSON VI.—THE TEACHER’S MISTAKES. That they are possible is assumed. That they are probable is likewise assumed. That they are real is a fact of personal experience. Mistakes anywhere are mischievous. In Sunday-school they are often ruinous. Let us classify them. They are _first_, mistakes of manner and method; _second_, mistakes of purpose and expectation; _third_, mistakes of thought and action. Let us examine our classification: _I. Manner and Method._ It is a mistake (_a_) to recognize differences in social position or station between members of a class. In the Sunday-school all meet on a common level. There is no rank in the Christian kingdom. All are peers of the realm, and Jesus Christ is the only Lord. (_b_) To be in any degree partial to any scholar. All should be favorite scholars in this school. (_c_) To seem uninterested in anything pertaining to the general interest of the school. If the teacher is devoid of interest the scholar will be. (_d_) To scold or threaten in the class, even under provocations such as do occur in Sunday-school. Scolding always exercises an ill effect, and a threat is but a challenge.