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see,"attend."away."away"HOW TO ENLARGE OUR VISION"(Continued from page 165)who have weaknesses of character. Some have doubtsabout our "distinctives," some have questions aboutthe progress we're making, and it is our task, yourtask, to stand and pray, "Lord, open his eyes thatto teach and to lead them into t,he fullhe mayness of the truth, to lead them into greater activity,into participation in the entire program, but beforewe can do for others, we have to pray for ourselves,"Lord, open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law." "Show me thy ways ohLord, thy paths ot teach thou me, and do thou leadme in thy truth; therein my teacher be. For thouart God that dost ; to me salvation send ; and I uponthee all the day; expecting do With muchmore complete surrender to the Head,with personalgrowth toward the ideal of perfection, which is allour heart, and all our soul, all our strength, andall our mind, and in growing in that direction, weshall sing as did Elisha, "they that are with us aremore than they that be with them," and we shallBIBLEpray for ourselves and for our people effectively,"Lord, open our eyes that we !"may seeSONGS THE PSALMS IN METERBy Rev. David T. LauderdaleSomeone has said : "When the child of God cannotargue his worries away, he can sing themDr. A. C. Gaebelein says : "A Psalm a day keeps worryThen, why worry? Whynot turn rightnow to the 34th Psalm of God's precious Word, selection No. 71 in the "Bible Songs," and sing forththese glorious words :Oh, let us magnify the Lord ;Exalt His Name with me.I sought the Lord, and He me heardAnd from all fears set free.They looked to Him and lightened were ;Their faces were not shamed.This poor man cried, God heard,From all distress redeemed.and himOh, taste and see that God is good;Who trusts in Him is blest.Fear God, His saints; none that Him fearShall be with want oppressed.Associated Reformed PresbyterianLesson Helps for the Week of October 2, 1955C. Y. P. U. TOPICfor October 2, 1955AMOS: INDIGNANT SHEPHERD(Subject by permission of C. E.)Comments by Rev. Theodore F. HarshPsalm Suggestions:Psalm 11, page 103Psalm 40, page 103Psalm 25, page 59Psalm 12, page 21Psalm 119, page 304Psalm 19, page 42Psalm 49, page 125Psalm 49, page 126The minor prophets were "minor"only in the sense that they didn't writeas many pages of copy as did Isaiah andJeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. They arenot "minor" in that their work or theirrevelation of God's word was of minorimportance to their day or ours. To gaina better understanding of God's messages to us through these shorter books,we are studying God's messengers whodelivered them. We want to makefriends of them, see them as real people,fully alive, men who faced the samelife we face with all of its problems.Name: AmosPersonnel File CardAddress: Tekoah, 10 miles south ofJerusalemOccupation: Shepherd, orchard caretakerOther activity: Business trips to Bethelto Farmers' Market where he discusses current events and offers predictions of things to come.September 14, 1955Remarks: "If he had a tongue like awhip for the oppressor, it spoke out ofa heart of love for the oppressed, Hewas fierce because he was loving. Hisprophecy is molten metal, heated inthe furnace of Walker, Men Unpity."afraidFollowing are suggestions for a shortdramatic sketch, the purpose of whichis to help in visualizingAmos'to the people of Israel at Bethel.Cast of Characters:The NarratorAmosmissionThe Voice of the Lord (entire group)Amaziah, the priest of BethelServantThe people of BethelNARRATOR: It had been 200yearssince the ten tribes under Jeroboam I.had seceded from the Kingdom of Davidand set up the independent NorthernKingdom with calf-worshipas its religion. Baal-worship ha