250 THE COMING OF MAN 



days when man was just beginning to grope his way 

 into consciousness seem real to the children, the purpose 

 of the story will not be lost. 



The rehgious thought running through all these lessons, 

 that God is with us continually and leads us on to all 

 that we accomplish, should never be lost from sight. 

 The opening talk suggests it as the atmosphere in which 

 the story of this lesson should be given and received. 



Hand Work. 



'To prepare the pupils to do the work asked for on the 

 leaflet it will be well to talk a little about the two subjects 

 in class. Encourage original expression, and ask to have 

 the work brought next Sunday to be read in class. 



OPENING TALK 



Do any of you know those lines named ''Baby," 

 written by George MacDonald? (The teacher may well 

 read the poem to the class. It will be found in many 

 collections of verse.) Notice these two lines: 



How did they all come to be just you? 

 God thought about me, and so I grew. 



Isn't that true about all people, even those that first 

 lived on the earth? In the story of creation as told in 

 the first chapter of Genesis, a verse says, "And God 

 created man in his own image, in the image of God 

 created he him; male and female created he them." Shall 

 we remember, as we read those words, that the thought 

 of God created mankind to be like himself, and that 

 through long ages people grew better in all ways because 

 God still thought about them and led them on? 



