LESSON 28 

 MORE WONDERS FROM NATURE^S BOOK 



MEMORY VERSE 



A thousand ages in thy sight 



Are Hke an evening gone, 

 Short as the watch that ends the night 



Before the rising sun. 



Isaac Watts 



The Purpose 



The rocks themselves tell us by what gradual and 

 age-long steps God has been accomplishing His purpose 

 in the world. They give a picture of change and growth, 

 of that ''increasing purpose" which runs through the 

 ages. 



With even the slighest knowledge of the growth of the 

 world the feeling of God's constant presence should grow 

 and deepen in the child's consciousness. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



Any fossils that can be used in these lessons should be 

 shown. Those children who live in the Connecticut 

 valley where the red sandstone out-crops should have an 

 opportunity to see the remarkable footprints in the 

 rocks. Fossil remains of trilobites and other early forms 

 are found in the rocks in northeastern Iowa. Use what- 

 ever can be found in your own locality, or any specimens 

 or pictures you can secure for illustrations. 



Adaptation to environment and the fulfilling of God's 

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