LESSON 1 

 BEAUTY IN GOD'S WORLD: THE CLOUDS 



MEMORY VERSE 



Bless the Lord, O my soul. 



O Lord my God, thou art very great; 



Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: 



Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; 



Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; 



Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; 



Who maketh the clouds his chariot; 



Who walketh upon the wings of the wind. 



Ps. 104:1-3 

 The Purpose 



The purpose of this lesson is to introduce in a general 

 way the subjects of the lessons that are to follow, and to 

 draw the children out by asking and suggesting what they 

 may have noticed in God's great outdoor world. 



The clouds are a part of nature which all children, those 

 of city as well as country, will have seen and watched. 

 They are used in the first lesson to begin the implanting 

 of that truth which will run through the whole year's 

 lessons, that all nature is working together to fulfil the 

 divine purposes and that God dwells within even the 

 humblest part of nature's life. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



The children will have come back from their vacations 

 eager to tell what they have seen in the outdoor world 

 during the summer, and ready to learn more about the 



