aketh me to lie down in green pastures: He
leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness for His name's sake. 5

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy
rod and Thy staff they comfort me.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine
enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup 10
runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of
my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

--_The Bible._

1. This psalm should be among your collection of
memory gems. Repeat it aloud in unison with the
other members of your class. Why does it especially
lend itself to being spoken?

2. Palestine is a semiarid country. Why should
David make the reference to "green pastures" and
"still waters"? Why is there no mention of running
brooks and woods?

3. What is your understanding of lines 9-11?

4. What does David mean to convey to his hearers in
this psalm?

DOUBTING CASTLE

BY JOHN BUNYAN

Books are like men: great ones are rare.
Occasionally a book is written that affects the
thinking of people for centuries. To this class
belongs John Bunyan's _Pilgrim's Progress_,
published 1678-1684.

It is the story of the journey of a man named
Christian the Pilgrim, who travels from the City of
Destruction to the Holy City. On this journey
Christian is beset by all manner of terrors,
temptations, and evils. The story is an allegory,
portraying life and its struggles if one attempts
to live righteously. Its language is that of the
Bible. Its dialogue and characters seem real, and
its narrative is full of action.

Now I beheld in my dream that Christian and Hopeful
had not journeyed far until they came where
the river and the way parted, at which they were not a
little sorry; yet they durst not go out of the way. Now
the way from the river was rough, and their feet tender 5
by reason of their travel; so the souls of the pilgrims were
muc