LESSON 33 

 MAN'S PROGRESS: THE WRITTEN WORD 



MEMORY VERSE 



Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: 



Bind them about thy neck; 



Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: 



So shalt thou find favor and good understanding 



In the sight of God and man. 



Prov. 3: 3, 4 



The Purpose 



This lesson which tells the story of the invention and 

 adoption of the alphabet, and its subsequent benefit to 

 the future ages of men, has the purpose of impressing 

 upon the children the importance of thought and of being 

 able to communicate thought; also, that the written 

 thought, if it be worthy and true, lives on to help 

 mankind. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



The story of the invention of the alphabet can be made 

 as fascinating as a fairy tale, if read with the right spirit 

 and emphasis; and it ought to interest the children in 

 those words which often, in their daily lessons, have 

 seemed tedious and uninteresting to them. 



Let it be impressed upon them that even children be- 

 come more or less like thpse companions that they admire; 

 and that the best companions, the best books and the 

 best thoughts will lead them to become better and more 

 useful men and women. 



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