My students, three picture-stories from the Bible pre-

sent themselves to my thought; three of those pictures

from which we learn without study. The first is that of [15]

Joshua and his band before the walls of Jericho. They

went seven times around these walls, the seven times

corresponding to the seven days of creation: the six days

are to find out the nothingness of matter; the seventh

is the day of rest, when it is found that evil is naught [20]

and good is all.

The second picture is of the disciples met together in