LESSON 14 

 THE BIRDS 



MEMORY VERSE 



Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart. 



7s. 65:14 



The Purpose 



Birds are among the most friendly and interesting of 

 our neighbors, and they give us further evidence of the 

 unity of all life. The birds are useful to man in much 

 the same way as the bat and the toad are, but they add 

 another qualitA^, an element of beauty and art that gives 

 joy to the world. 



Joy of heart is a Christian virtue which is not enough 

 appreciated. The lesson on the birds has been used to 

 show the happiness which this joyous nature brings to 

 the world. 



It is this quality which children bestow in greatest 

 measure. This lesson may help them to realize what a 

 gift they have; to cultivate that gift, and to be, in just 

 this year of their lives, among those servants of God 

 who sing for joy of heart. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



Children see so much of birds and are taught so much 

 about them in the schools, that this lesson is designed 

 rather more to show the nature of birds than to describe 

 their habits., 



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