THE SAVIOUR'S PROMISE FULFILLED. Selected from Acts ii. 1-21. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? P. 13 NAAMAN THE LEPER. Selected from 2 Kings v. So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the say ing of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. PETER'S ADDRESS. Selected from Acts ii. 22-47. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain : Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. ? FOR SCHOLARS. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ILLUSTRATED ALMANACK for the THE HEAVENLY LAMP. A New Year's Address to Sunday Scholars. FOR PARENTS. GATHERING THE LAMBS. An Address to Parents for the New Year. By the Rev. E. R. CONDER, M. A., of Leeds. Illustrated. Price One Penny, or 63. per 100. FOR TEACHERS: HOW SHALL I TEACH IN 1873? A New Year's Address to Sunday THE LIST OF SCRIPTURE LESSONS FOR 1873. In small type, THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S CLASS REGISTER for 1873. Containing a Calendar, List of Scripture Lessons, Ruled Pages for the Attendance of the Scholars, &c. Price 4d. THE SMALLER CLASS REGISTER FOR 1873. Containing a List THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S POCKET-BOOK AND THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER'S DIARY FOR 1873, with SCRIPTURE TEXTS FOR INFANT CLASSES, very large type. SCRIPTURE LESSON BOOK FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSES. In this Lesson Book the reading exercises for each Sunday morning and afternoon are presented at one opening; while the SINGLE LEAVES, like the Scripture Texts, form "Scripture Handbills," and are intended to be given to the scholars, at the close of the day's teaching, to carry home and ! read to their parents. TEXT PAPERS, in Monthly Packets, containing 12 for each Sunday, 3d, These are issued in connection with the series of Lessons annually published by the Union, and are designed to promote the study of the Bible by Sunday school scholars. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION, 56, OLD BAILEY, LONDON, E.C. PART |