LESSON 8 

 THE ANTS 



MEMORY VERSE 



Go to the ant, thou sluggard; 

 Consider her ways, and be wise. 



Prov. 6: 6 



The Purpose 



No child ought to leave the Sunday school after the 

 lesson on ants without a vivid impression of what indus- 

 try and helpfulness can accomplish in any community, 

 be it a city, a home, a schoolroom, or an ant hill. 



Peaceful industry and mutual helpfulness would re- 

 generate the society of man. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



Try to make the ant life seem as vivid as possible. 

 Dwell upon the tender care given the baby ants by their 

 small nurses. All children love babies whether they be 

 human or animal. 



Contrast the state of the ants that fight and bring 

 home slaves to wait upon them with that of the busy 

 working ants, and enlarge upon the lesson that human 

 beings also suffer from being waited upon too much. 



Especially impress upon the children the busy, in- 

 dustrious, peaceful and unselfish life which these ants 

 live, and which makes their great communities possible. 



Selfish animals become outcasts. There is no room for 

 them in community life. 



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