LESSON 24 

 GOD'S WONDERFUL MOUNTAINS 



MEMORY VERSE 



In his hand are the deep places of the earth ; 

 The heights of the mountains are his also. 



Ps. 95:4 



The Purpose 



The purpose of this lesson is to explain how the metals 

 were carried first into the deep places of the earth and 

 then brought to the surface when they are ready for 

 man's use; and to impress the pupils' minds with the 

 mystery and majesty of these cosmic processes, thus 

 preparing them to reverence the power and wisdom of 

 the Creator. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



With a lateral pressure of the hands force sheets of 

 paper which are lying upon a flat surface into folds to 

 show the lateral pressure or the ''mysterious force" 

 which gave birth to the mountains. Compare the leaves 

 with the picture of the folded rocks on the leaflet. After 

 the story is read review the main facts about the moun- 

 tains, which are brought out in the lesson: their beauty 

 and grandeur; their usefulness in bringing up to us 

 treasures that had been stored below; their usefulness in 

 preserving what grows above the ground by bringing 

 rain and storing it up, and the importance of the forests 

 that grow on their sides. Try to impress the children 



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