LESSON 38 

 THE SOLAR SYSTEM 



MEMORY VERSE 



When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, 

 The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained, 

 What is man, that thou art mindful of him^i* 

 And the son of man, that thou visitest him? 



Ps. 8:3, 4 



The Purpose 



The religious lesson to be given from this story of the 

 solar system is that the children of God should have no 

 fear or dread of the forces of nature. When we seek to 

 learn the truth about these forces we are set free from the 

 fears that ignorance causes. 



Suggestions for the Teacher 



Talk of the members of our solar system as near 

 neighbors in the sky. The children will then begin to have 

 a feeling for the friendly stars which may be carried over 

 in the next lesson to the more remote fixed stars or suns. 



Use Bible references like Ps. 19: 1 ff. and the memory- 

 verse to show how even in remote times men were im- 

 pressed with the wonder of the heavens and moved to 

 worship at sight of them. 



Hand Work 



The teacher who has planned in advance may direct 

 the children's observations of the moon for a month be- 



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