LESSON 30 

 MAN COMES UPON THE EARTH 



MEMORY VERSE 



Who knoweth not in all these, 

 That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this, 

 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, 

 And the breath of all mankind? 



Job 12:9, 10 



The Purpose 



There has been no attempt in this lesson to make any 

 scientific statement as to how man came upon the earth, 

 or just when and where human beings appeared. In as 

 simple and straightforward a way as possible with such a 

 complex subject the children are told of man's humble 

 origin, the slow steps of his progress, and the means by 

 which it was achieved. 



The purpose is steadily held to make clear at the same 

 time the endowments which place man above the lower 

 animals, and the spiritual inheritance which reveals 

 itself in his worship and his steady advance. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



The teacher should study all the lessons of Part 4 

 before undertaking to teach any of them. With a clear 

 picture in mind of the growth of the human race in civil- 

 ization it will be possible to make a far more vivid pres- 

 entation to the children. 



If the teacher can succeed in making those earliest 

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