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THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Copyright, 1908, by
THE JOHN A. HERTEL CO
Copyright, 1904, by
HERTEL, JENKINS & CO
Entered according to the Act of Parliament, of
Canada, in the year 1904, by David E. Hughes,
at the Department of Agriculture.
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THE Bible is a universal book. It is applicable to all classes and all
countries. The Hindoo of India and the highly civilized Cauca-
sian of Europe and America alike find in its teachings a respon-
sive cord. It is equally interesting to the children and adults.
Where else can be found such fascinating stories as in the
pages of this old Book ? Baby Moses in the bulrushes. The innocents
pathetic figure of the little Ishmael, left to die by himself in the wilderness,
but lifting up his little voice to God and not in vain I Joseph, the loving
son and true brother, and David, the shepherd lad who became a great
King— what endless charm these stories of real life, when the world was
young, hold for the mind and heart of both young and old I A young
collegian, writing of a charming, restless boy of nine years, tem.porarily
under his charge, says, ''I am reading the story of Joseph to H out of
the Bible. It is wonderful to see the little fellow with his eyes fixed upon
me, never speaking, — scarcely moving for as long a time as I choose to read I '
"What entrancing pictures of real life we find in the Bible : Old and
young pressing close to the Christ as he sits by the wayside, to win a word
of love and blessing from his gracious lips. People of all ages waving their
palm-branches and singing Hosannas to the King whom they understood
and loved, as he rode in triumph toward Jerusalem. The beloved daughter
of Jairus called back from her dreamless sleep by the Master's voice. The
healing of the nobleman's boy, and the quick response of the little lad who
cheerfully parted with his midday lunch at the word of the great Teacher
whom he had doubtless learned to love, These, and many another picture
of child life adorn the pages of this greatest of Books, and assure us that the
Bible is indeed "for the child," and should therefore be brought easily withia
his reach. -^ -^ ^ ,^ ^
It follows that any winning and reverent device which may serve to
attract young minds and hearts to the priceless truth hidden away in the
Holy Book, deserves a welcome, "^ "^
Such a device is presented in these pages, where Bible narrative and
precept are brought before the eye In symbol form, and the eager, question^
ing mind of the child is led through the pictured word to a real interest in
and love for the words which Christ declared are ' 'spirit " and * life." "^
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** Through the eye to the heart/' has long been a recognized principle
in primary teaching. Hence, the use of the blackboard and of everyday
objects by primary teachers. The untrained thought must be caught and
held, if it is to be directed rightly. Ji ^ J-
The home is the starting place in the race of life, and the mother is
the starter. The old song says truthfully :
" Baby's skies
Are mother's eyes.**
As mother frowns or smiles, so does baby. As mother thinks and feels,
so does baby, during the most impressible period of his life. Great is the
mother's responsibility ! Great is her opportunity I "When she realizes the
one or the other, how gladly she hails any help in molding the young lives
entrusted to her care ! And there is no such helper as the Word of God.
Happy is that home in which it is known and loved and reverenced as
being God's own Book! j^ Ji ^
But how are the children to become acquainted with its sacred sweet-
ness and life-giving power except as the parents introduce it to them ? If
father and mother are acquainted with its hidden treasures, and show by
word and by deed, that they delight to turn to it for counsel and for com-
fort, then the children will in the great majority of cases learn to love and
prize it too. ^ J- ^ ^
A book largely made up of strong, clear pictures, setting forth through
forms of life already known to the children, many of the precepts and
promises of the Bible, as well as many of the striking stories told in its
pages, can hardly fail to at least assist in making it known to the child.
The little one who bends his brow in earnest thought over a pictured
text, calling upon mother again and again for help, will thenceforth carry
a picture in his thought which will help to imprint the words upon his
mind, — to come forth perhaps some future day in a time of stress and
supply the needed bread of God for his soul's famine ! .^ ^
And the mother, — what opportunities are thus afforded her for speak-
ing the ** word in season," opening the low door to some rich, sweet truth,
or clothing with life the story which is here but outlined ! ^ ^
In confident belief that this fascinating volume will prove a safe and
strong helper in many a home, leading by pleasant paths to an interest in
and love for the Word of God, it is sent forth on its mission. .3*
*' The paths that lead us to God's throne
Are worn by children's feet."
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CONTENTS OF BIBLE SYMBOLS
THE CREATION. page
Of the Earth 7
Of the Trees and Flowers 8
Of the Animals 9
Of Man 10
The Garden of Eden J J
The Temptation 12
The Fall 13
The Flood J4
Noah and the Ark J5
The Dove Sent Forth 16
The Rainbow of Promise J7
Hagar and Ishmael J8-I9
Abraham Going to Mount Moriah ... 20
Abraham and Isaac 21
The Angel Calls to Abraham 22
The Ram for a Burnt Offering 23
Finding a Wife for Isaac 24-25
Jacob's Dream 26
JOSEPH SOLD BY HIS BRETHREN
(Story) 27-28
Joseph's Coat of Many Colors 29
Joseph Cast into the Pit 30
The Caravan Going to Egypt 31
Joseph Sold by His Brethren 32
Joseph in Prison 33
The Butler's Dream 34
The Famine in Egypt 35
Joseph's Brethren Oo Down to Boy
Corn 35
Joseph Meets His Brethren 36
Jacob Sends a Present to Joseph .... 37
The Cup Put in Benjamin's Sack • 38
Joseph Makes Himself Known to
His Brethren 39
Joseph Meets His Father 40
THE RICH YOUNG RULER.
(Half-tone engraving) 41
Moses in the Bulrushes 42
The Plague of Frogs 43
The Manna in the Wilderness 44
The Sabbath Day 45-46
Honor Father and Mother 47
The Tenth Commandment 48
Punishment for Stealing Cattle or
Sheep 49
The Melons, Cucumbers and Onions
of Egypt 50
The Spies Sent to Canaan 51
Moses Brings Water out of a Rock ... 52
The Animals that are Good to Eat . . 53
The Birds that arc Not Good to Eat . 54
The Eagle Teaching Her Young to
Fly 55
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(Story) 56-57
Ruth Gleaning in the Fields 58
DAVID AND GOLIATH.
(Story) 59-60
David Tells Goliath God will Fight
for Him 61
David Kills the Giant 62
Absalom Hong by His Hair in a Tree 63
THE PRODIGAL SON.
(Half-tone engraving) 64
Solomon's Greatness 65
Solomon's Wisdom 66
Elijah Fed by the Ravens 67
PASSAGES FROM THE PSALMS.
The First Psalm 68
Man's Rule Over the Creatures 69
The 23d Psalm — The Lord is My
Shepherd 70,71,72
Stubbornness 73
How^ God Takes Care of a Good
Man 74
God Owns Everything — The Cattle
on a Thousand Hills 75
The Sparrows and the Swallows*
Nests 76
How God Takes Care of the Birds
and Animals 77
Why We Should Praise God 78
PASSAGES FROM PROVERBS.
Blessings Promised for Giving to
the Lord 79
Keeping Father's and Mother's
Commandments 80
Keeping God's Commandments. .. . 8J
Wise Words Like Good Water 82
How the Locusts and the Spiders
Work 83
How a Good Woman Works 84
INTEMPERANCE.
The Fate of the Drunkard and the
Glutton 85
The Curse of Strong Drink 86
Remember Thy Creator 87, 88
What it is Like to Grow Old
89.90,91,92
PROMISES OF PEACE.
Swords and Spears to be Made into
Plows and Tools 93
A Little Child Shall Lead Wild
Animals • • 94
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A Promise for Keeping the Sabbath 95
Nebuchadnezzar Eats Grass Like
an Ox 96
Daniel in the Lions' Den 97
The Angel Shuts the Lions' Mouths 97
THE LAST SUPPER.
(Half-tone Engraving) 98
THE BIRTH OF JESUS.
The Angel Appears to the Shep-
herds 99,100
The Babe in the Manger Id
The Visit of the Wise Men J02
THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT.
(Story and half-tone engrav-
ing) 103, 104,105
Fleeing into Egypt 106
JESUS AMONG THE DOCTORS.
(Half-tone engraving) 107
The Boy Jesus 108
Unfruitful Trees Cut Down- ...... 109
Jesus Tempted by Satan JIG
Jesus Drives the Buyers and Sellers
out of the Temple Ill
God's Great Love , . . . . J 12
FISHERS OF MEN.
(Story) I13-II4
The Call of Peter and Andrew ..115-116
Jesus Once Had no Home 117
The Pool at Jerusalem 118
Right to do Good on the Sabbath ... 119
SERMON ON THE MOUNT.
Five Beatitudes 120-121
Jesus* Followers Like a City on a
HiU 122-123
What Things may be in Our Eyes 124
Ask— Seek— Knock 125
The Wide Gate and the Narrow
One 126
How Good People are Known . . . 127
The Wise Man and His House ... J 28
The Foolish Man and His House 129
PARABLES.
The Sower 130
The Tares 131
The Good Samaritan 132
The Ninety and Nine 133
The Lost Money 134
The Prodigal Son 135
THE RAISING OF JAIRUS'
DAUGHTER.
(Story and half-tone engrav-
ing) 136, 137, 138
Raising of Jairus' Daughter 139 -
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The Twelve Disciples on a Mission-
ary Journey 140
The Cup of Cold Water 141
FEEDING THE MULTITUDE.
(Story) 142, 143
The Lad with Five Loaves and
Two Fishes 144
Rest for the Weary 145
The Door of the Sheep 146
The False Shepherd 147
The Good Shepherd 147
The Lord's Prayer 148-149
Where Our Treasures are Safe 150
If God Feeds the Birds He will Feed
You 151
If God Clothes the Flowers He will
Clothe You 152
CHRIST BLESSING LITTLE
CHILDREN.
(Story and half-tone engrav-
ing) 153, 154, 155
Jesus Loves the Children 156
Zaccheus in the Tree 157
HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST.
(Story) 158-159
The Triumphal Entry 160
THE GIFT OF LOVE.
(Story) 161-162
The Widow's Mite 163
The Gathering of all Nations J 64
The Sheep and the Goats Separated 165
The True Vine 166
Jesus Goes Back to Heaven J 67
Jesus Coming Again 168
PAUL SHIPWRECKED.
The Sailors Try to Escape in
Boats 169
The Wheat Thrown Overboard. 170
The Ship Run Aground 171
The Kindness of the Savages. ... 172
The Snake that came out of the
Fire 172
Gifts Without Love; Nothing J73
The Greatest Thing in the World. . 174
Helping One Another J75
A Christian's Armor. 176
The Tongue J77
The Great Commandment 178
OUR FATHER'S HOUSE.
A House of Many Mansions 179
In the City of Light 180
The Tree of Life There 180
The Water of Life Flows Through
It 181
A Heavenly Guest Waiting 182
The Father's Voice Speaking ... 1 82
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JOSEPH SOLD BY HIS BRETHREN
EH OLD, this dreamer cometh." The words were
spoken by one of a group of men in the fields of
Dothan. They wore the loose, rough garb of the
East, and their strong faces were browned by long
exposure to an eastern sun.
Come now, therefore," the harsh voices went on, " let
him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, some
evil beast hath devoured him; and we shall see what will
become of his dreams."
But one of the brothers said, " Let us not kill him, but
cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness.'* This was
Reuben, one of the sons of Jacob, and he wanted the life of his
young brother spared for his old father's sake. And so when
young Joseph, the dreamer, and the darling of his father, came
near, the hard-hearted brothers seized him and first stripping
off the beautiful *' coat of many colors," which had helped to
cause their jealousy and ill feeling, they threw him into one of
the pits so often found in that country.
Why had these men learned to hate their young brother,
the son of Jacob's old age, and the firstborn of the beautiful
R.achel ? More than once Joseph had dreamed strange dreams,
which he told in the innocence of his heart. Always the dreams
seemed to mean that he would one day be in high honor, and
his brothers would bow down to him and serve him. These
dreams, and the fondness with which his father looked upon this
beloved son, had stirred their hearts to hatred, and they allowed
the spirit of envy and jealousy to drive them to thoughts of
murder.
But now a new thought came to one of their number.
A company of traveling merchants came in sight, and they
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agreed to sell their brother and let him be carried away into
Egypt to be sold as a slave. This was done, and the " dreamer "
was taken away from their sight, as they supposed, for all time.
And now, see how God cares for his children who are
true to him, as Joseph was. Sold as a slave to Potiphar, a high
officer of King Pharaoh's, he soon became a trusted servant,
and his heathen master saw and believed that " the Lord was
with him." He even found that he himself was blessed and
prospered for Joseph's sake, and that this noble, handsome
young man was of great value to him.
But trouble came through Potiphar's vain and foolish
wife, and Joseph was thrown into prison, though he had done
no wrong. Again we read, " But the Lord was with Joseph."
Yes, even in prison and disgrace, the Lord stood by him, giving
him wisdom and love, and sending him dreams, which in the
end brought him out of prison, and placed him in still higher
position than before !
The King of Egypt, the great Pharaoh, had a wonderful
dream, which no wise man could interpret. He sent for Joseph,
and the Lord showed Joseph the true meaning. When the
King learned that a great famine was coming, he placed Joseph
in charge, and during all the famine years, and the years of
plenty that went before, it was Joseph's wisdom that planned,
and carried out the plans which saved Egypt from great trouble
and loss.
One day there came a company, of men from Canaan,
where the famine was sore, asking to buy bread from Joseph.
He knew them at once for his brothers, but they knew him not.
His loving heart went out to them, and when he at last made
himself known to them, he wept aloud for joy and sorrow. The
time had come, indeed, when the dreams of the dreamer had
come true, and Joseph, the hated and despised brother, became,
not only one to whom the brothers bowed down in love and
reverence, but the one to whom they actually owed their lives.
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N TREAT me not to leave thee, or to return from
following after thee ; for whither thou goest I will
go, and where thou lodgest I will lodge; thy peo-
ple shall be my people, and thy God my God.
Where thou diest will I die, and there will I be
buried — the Lord do so to me and more also if aught but
death part thee and me.''
It was a young woman of Moab who spoke these noble
and beautiful words to a woman old and sad, and bowed by
many sorrows. Years before a man of Bethlehem in Judah
took his wife and two sons, because of famine, and went into
the land of Moab to dwell for a time. His name was Elimelech,
and his wife was called Naomi. Elimelech died in this strange
land, and Naomi was left with her two sons, who married
wives from among the daughters of Moab. And then came a
sad time when the sons died, and Naomi was left alone with
her daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth. They loved one an-
other and dwelt in peace and union, but the mother's heart
turned in her loneliness more and more toward her own kin-
dred, her own land, and above all the God of Israel whom she
had loved and served in her happy youth, and whom she still
loved, though among a people who knew him not.
The longing desire grew in the heart of Naomi, until
she could no longer abide in the land of strangers, and one day
she turned her face toward the land of Judah, and Orpah and
Ruth said they would go with her.
Naomi bade them return, each to her mother's house,
and she kissed them tenderly, while all three women wept as
they tried to bid one another a long farewell. Then Ruth, her
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heart running over with lore and faith, spoke the words which
have Hved, and will always live in the world while love and faith
are dear to human hearts.
Again Naomi bade the loving daughters return to their
own people, and not seek to follow an old and broken woman
upon whom the hand of the Lord had been laid. The daugh-
ters again wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law
again, and turned to go to her own people. But Ruth, glow-
ing with love and the spirit of self-sacrifice, clung to the older
woman. When Naomi saw that Ruth was of a steadfast mind
and would not leave her, we may well believe that hope and
courage entered into the soul of the sad-hearted woman and she
went on her way with a heart lightened and cheered by the
love and tenderness of this dear daughter.
Ruth gave up her own people, her own land, and the
gods she had been taught to serve. What did she gain.?
She gained the undying affection of a lonely woman, the
love and respect of all who saw her devotion to duty, and above
all else the favor of Israel's God and King ! She gained, too,
the honor of being an ancestress of the Lord Jesus Christ, and
her name will be known as long as he is loved and worshiped
on earth.
A good and noble man saw this sweet woman gleaning
in the field after the reapers. His heart was drawn to her by
her beauty and modest ways, and he made her his honored
wife, giving her a name and high position, and a dear child was
given her, who became the father of Jesse, the father of David,
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DAVID AND GOLIATH
LONG ago when the world was young there lived a
clear-eyed, noble boy who feared nothing but evil.
He was a shepherd lad, keeping his father's flocks
on the wide, grassy plains of Bethlehem. He was
the youngest son of Jesse, and had several brothers
older than himself. A brave and faithful lad he was, — so brave
that when peacefully watching his sheep one day, a lion came
out of the rocky gorge not far away, and tried to carry away
some of the tender lambs, their young shepherd, thinking not
of his own safety, slew the lion, and saved his flock! Another
day a hungry bear came seeking food, and young David fear-
lessly slew him — again saving his flock.
There came a day when there was war between Israel
and the Philistines. The armies came in plain sight of each
other, and the Philistines sent their champion — the great giant
Goliath — to dare any man to come out and fight with him and
thus settle the quarrel between the two armies.
Goliath was taller than any man you ever saw. He wore
a great helmet of brass on his head, and his body was covered
with a coat of mail. He had a big voice and a fierce look, and
all the soldiers who heard him were afraid to fight him. Every
day the giant came out and taunted the Israelites and called
them cowards, and King Saul's heart was full of trouble and
dismay.
But one day he was told that a lad had come to the
battlefield to bring food to his brothers, who said he would
fight the giant! Saul said, "Bring him to me." But when he
saw the fair face and slender form of young David, he was much
disappointed, and said sadly, "Alas! you are too young and
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weak to fight a great giant like Goliath." But David, looking
the king in the eye, said modestly but bravely, "The Lord who
delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of
the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine."
Then Saul saw that David was not thinking of his own power
or strength, but of the power and strength of the great God,
and he said, "Go, and the Lord be with thee."
So David went, believing in his faithful young heart that
God would humble the pride and wickedness of this powerful
giant, and give the victory to His people Israel. He would not
wear armor or carry a sword. He wanted all the people to see
1^ that God could use a weak boy to conquer evil, and he took
only his shepherd's staff and his sling, and went cheerfully to
meet the bad, bold giaut.
When GoHath saw this fair, ruddy-faced boy coming to
meet him, armed only with his shepherd's staff and a sling, he
despised him and cursed him by his gods. But David said to
him, calmly, "I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts;
this day will the Lord deHver thee into mine hand." The giant
came to meet him in great rage, rattling his armor and waving
his sword, but young David, who had picked up a few smooth
stones from the side of the brook, only took one of them from
his little shepherd's bag, put it carefully in his sling, and threw
it with so true an aim, and with such power in his young hand,
that it struck the fierce giant squarely in the forehead, and he
fell down flat upon his face! When the soldiers of the two armies
;?5 saw this the IsraeHtes shouted for joy, and the Philistines turned
and ran away, for they saw that the God of Israel was fighting
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