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Show BASE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS ON BIBLE SAM FRANCISCO. June tl. The use of matter vt obtained from the Bible In Sunday 'school educational work, which haa been the occasion of much discussion, discus-sion, waa brought to the front today by the report of the lessons committee of the International Sunday School association, associa-tion, which waa read at the morning aea-elon aea-elon of th. convention. The report refers Vto the raaolution adopted by the oommlttae at Ita Washington Wash-ington meeting laat rear, and- declares Its belief that "It Is In accord with th principle of making blblloal ma so rial the baela of the leasona, to Introduce lessons of a topical nature, based on scriptural passages, which will permit the discussion discus-sion of ethical and rellgloua problems of modern life. "Additional leeaona of thla nature were Issued to run parallel with the biblical leeaona." tha report continue. "Their r. cepllon baa been cordial, but It la too arly In th experiment, for It ta In a sense an xperiment. to estimate th permanency per-manency of the series now lasued." Discussing the report under the head of "The Sufficiency of the Bible aa th Text Book of the Sunday School," Rev. J. R. Sampey. acting chairman of the lessons commltte. aaid: "Th Insertion of extra biblical l. aone waa not due to th lack of biblical material, but to the conviction In th mind of th group of exp.ru wh put the leeeone toc.ther that bttr reauita could b obtained by the prsasnc of a limited number of lon that ahow the Eicloue and powerful activity of our rd Jsus In th lives of modern men." The report conclude with a declaration declara-tion that th. tank I. fr from ftnlwh!. |