and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over. And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.-II Kings 2:8-15. This is a fascinating story of the aged and grizzled prophet, Elijah, and his younger companion, Elisha. Elisha's choice was a wise one. He did not ask for wealth, or wisdom, or learning, but for a double portion of his master's spirit. "Not for all of your spirit," we can hear him say. "It is too much for me to ask, and the other sons of the prophets must have their portions also-but for me a double portion that I may live to the uttermost, and serve, and help to save my people." Dwight L. Moody represents a new type of the schools of the prophets, a new planting of the Spirit of the Lord, directly ingrafted from Him, like the conversion of Paul or Augustine. Multitudes have received their portion of the Lord's Spirit through the ministry of Mr. Moody, and in every land today will be found ministers, missionaries, converts, teachers, laymen who have thus been blessed and are a blessing to the world. But for this coming generation who will ask for a double portion? Who will seek the prophet's mantle? Who will, like Mr. Moody himself, go direct to the Master of us all and say, "Here am I, use me to the uttermost to show what Thou canst do by a life wholly consecrated to Thee"? Of all the characters studied in these lessons which has made the deepest impression on you? Why? What was the source of greatness in that character? Was he the greatest man in his own particular line that you know of in history? What did he think of the Christ? What do you think of Him? BIBLIOGRAPHY The following titles are suggested for the benefit of those who may wish to pursue their acquaintance with the characters who form the subjects of these studies. For material on St. George, St. Augustine, and St. Nicholas, readers are referred to the Encyclopedia Britannica, or other good encyclopedias. JOAN OF ARC "Jeanne d'Arc, Her Life and Death," by Mrs. M. O. W. Oliphant. "Memoirs of Jeanne d'Arc Surnamed La Pucelle d'Orleans, and the History of Her Times," translated from the French by W. H. Ireland. "Joan of Arc," Nineteenth Century and After, Vol. 54, pp. 428-441; 613-628. "The Wonderful Story of Joan of Arc and the Meaning of Her Life for Americans," by Charles McClellan Stevens. "Joan of Arc," by Ida M. Tarbell (Mentor, No. 98). CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS "Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery," by Justin Winsor. "Columbus and the Finding of the New World," by W. F. Poole. "Columbus the Discoverer," by Frederick A. Ober. "The Career of Columbus," by C. I. Elton. "The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus," by Washington Irving. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE "Shakespeare, His Mind and Art," by E. Dowden. "William Shakespeare, Poet, Dramatist, and Man," by H. W. Mabie. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE "Boy Life of Napoleon," by E. Foa. "Boyhood and Youth of Napoleon," by O. Browning. "Short History of Napoleon the First," by J. R. Seeley. "The First Napoleon," by J. C. Ropes. "Napoleon, Warrior and Ruler," by W. O. Morris. WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE "A Short Life of William Ewart Gladstone, with extracts from his speeches and writings," by Charles H. Jones. "The Right Honorable W. E. Gladstone, A Study from Life," by Sir Henry W. Lucy. "The Story of Gladstone's Life," by Justin McCarthy. "The Life of William Ewart Gladstone," by John Morley. "William Ewart Gladstone, His Characteristics as Man and Statesman," by Viscount James Bryce. ABRAHAM LINCOLN "Abraham Lincoln, His Youth and Early Manhood, with a Brief Account of His Later Life," by Noah Brooks. "A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln," by John George Nicolay. "The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln," by Helen Nicolay. "The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln," by Francis Fisher Browne. "The Heart of Lincoln: the Soul of the Man as Revealed in Story and Anecdote," by Wayne Whipple. CHARLES GEORGE GORDON "Charles George Gordon," by Sir W. F. Butler. JOSEPH HARDY NEESIMA "A Sketch of the Life of Rev. Joseph Hardy Neesima," by Jerome Dean Davis. "Life and Letters of Joseph Hardy Nessima,” by Arthur Sherburne Hardy. "The Regeneration of Japan," by Otis Cary. "Everyday Japan," by Arthur Lloyd. "The Evolution of the Japanese," by S. L. Gulick. DWIGHT L. MOODY "The Life of Dwight L. Moody by His Son,” by W. R. Moody. "The Life and Work of Dwight L. Moody," by J. Wilbur Chapman. "Dwight L. Moody, the Man and His Mission," by George T. B. Davis. |