_Third Teacher's_ plan was--The Young Ruler was, 1. Rich; 2. Pleasing; 3. Respectful; 4. Ready to learn; 5. Prostrate--the custom of the country; 6. Put first his love to neighbors; 7. Commandments--Pharisee. Show the children how far they can go and yet be lost. He was a church member, an officer in the church, a ruler: he came to Jesus prostrate, prayed respectfully--Jesus applied the touchstone and _all_ was _wanting_. _Fourth Teacher._--1. Young man's great desire. 2. It was to be saved. 3. Go to God's word. 4. Justified himself. 5. He loved money more than he loved God. 6. Hollow-hearted. Study the scholar as much as the lesson. _Fifth Teacher._--1. Young man's question and manner. 2. Asserting he kept all the law. 3. He thought himself honest and sincere, but was deceived. 4. Wanted satisfying peace. 5. Not willing to remove his idols. 6. Great ignorance of the young man. 7. Riches a great hindrance. 8. See our Lord's firmness. _Sixth Teacher._--We must show our love to Christ by love to our neighbors. _Seventh Teacher._--With man it is impossible, but not with God. _Eighth Teacher._--Something must be given up for Christ. What? Pride, sloth, ill-temper, bad company, bad books, love of dress, pleasure.--See Abraham going to a strange land. Offering Isaac, etc. _Ninth Teacher._--Ruler had his ideas of _doing_ something to gain heaven, and was at work for it. The great Teacher took him on his own ground and _convicted_ him of _sin_. _Tenth Teacher._--A child says: "Why, here is an honest, sincere seeker, who went to Jesus in the right manner and way, but failed." How hard to be saved! But see--1. His question. 2. The Saviour's answer. 3. The obstacles and hindrances. 4. The greatest apparent defect is in the second table of the law. If perfectly convicted, why so confident? etc. III. Lesson, Matthew viii. 1-4. Have eight distinct exercises. 1. Read the lesson. 2. Catechise or question upon it. 3. The numerical exercise or asking, How many things, etc. 4. _Explanations_ and illustrations of difficult words. 5. Draw out great important _thoughts_ of the lesson. 6. Call forth the _lessons_ of instruction. 7. Make the _application_ to heart and life. 8. Review of the whole; and then, if desired, two more exercises can be added by turning the lesson into _prayer_, and next to a _paraphrase_ formed of the verses. There are _three_ kinds of teaching. 1. Catechising or questioning. 2. Conversational. 3. Lecturing. Which is yours? We might add a fourth; but that is not teaching at all, only it is sometimes called so--viz., Reading questions from a question-book, and reading the answers. Good teaching is earnest, hearty work.