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Show BOOKS OF THE BIBLE. Rhymes That Will Aid One In Remembering Re-membering Their Order. Churchgolng people sooner or later learn Uio names of tho books of tho Bible, but even they, ns well as tho literary persons looking for historical facts, find it difflclult to repeat them In order unless some threads of Interest Inter-est hold them together. Hero Is a sot of rhymes which may bo used with success : OLD TESTAMENT. The Krcat Jehovah uponka to us In rjonesM and Kxodua; Levltlem and Number sec. Followed by Deuteronomy; Joshua and Judges nils the land; Ituth gleans the sheaf with trembllnc hand; Samuel and numerous Kings appear. Whose Chronicles w wondering hear; I'srn and Nehemlah now Esther, tho beauteous maiden, show; Job speaks 'In slchs, David In psalms. And Proverbs teach to scatter alms; Eccleslastes then comes on And tho sweet Sour of Solomon; Isaiah. Jeremiah, then With lamentations takes his pen; Ezeklel. Daniel, Hosea'a lyres Swell Joel, Amos, Obcdlah's; Jonah. Mienh, Nahum come And lofty Habakkuk tlnds room; Zephanlah, Ungual calls; llapt Zacharlah builds his walls. Concludes tho ancient tcitament. NEW TESTAMENT. This Is tho way tho gospels run: Matthew. Mark, Luke and John; Then comci tho Acts, luvttliiK you Tho apostolic church to vlow; Tho Ilomans and Corinthians nro To cities sent, renowned afar; Qalatlans and Epheslans then, Wrlto by tho samo Inspired pen; I'hlllpplans and Colosslans stund; With Thessalonlans near at hand; Tlmoiny lends to Titus on, This brings us down to Philemon; iio Hebrews then wo gladly find. And that of James comes close behind; -o Peter then our thoughts wo give; With lovlns John wo wish to live; Pious Judo will ptercd tho soul. And Itcvelatlon close the wholo. Chicago Journal. |