Some Scripture Questions and Answers

New Zealand Tablet, 16 December 1909, Page 1970

Some Scripture Questions and Answers

general, 1 public.,,^ only a smidl "P*"» n . <&* Catholic, public, r have any^ adequate ideiiof tie splendid work c that is being done, -in the, .matter; ,or instruction in, ; the, Scriptures' in. our .Catholic convents and ™Xii* fß'f B t .'^ T t Bom f time 'Past pupils have been'prepared and. entered for .the Oxford Scripture Examinations, and -the heartiness and interest with which they have taken up-, thisw branch of 'their studies has been very marked! bomfe time agoi we had - the' opportunity of: perusing the questions and answers' given in a New Zealand 'convent in whdt^waS practically a ; terih examination in "this subject. Ih6 Gospel studied was a portion of , the Gospel" according to St. Mark, and the paper;— which had .been set ,by ' an outside examiner—was of a decidedly searching, character. Not only were the answers almost letter-perfect so far as mere quotations from' the text were concerned~a resul? not so very difficult to, attain— but the children showed in addition a; familiar 'acquaintance with the incidents of the f P °ibfn na r+f T% a " + V ure ,? nd firm grip of the distinctive teaching attached to them .that would, haye 11 done credit to vSiZiL / e ' adS - +11 T ouches of originality/aud.'unconyentionality of course there were. For example one ingenuous little .maiden,,, in answer to a request to 'Give your estimate of Salome,', replied with refreshing vigorI can t stand Salome ! , I think s ]ie was a horrid, spiteful wicked woman.' And the same young lady-whose paper by the way, was' a very excellent one and -was deservedly awarded almost the- maximum', of marks— in dealing with 'As n to SS t^ I r° te ° f / + \ ie n? I "'^' oon fidently As to the holiness of the Church, you" have only to look around and see the number of her saints in heaven.-' But of foolish, muddled, absolutely wrong:iieaded answers there very few, and the high general level attained reflected great credit on both teacher and taught. " * ' >

It is only possible, of course, to secure ' such fSm^ari °?+l SCriDt T ?"? d ° Ctri » e ] ~ form part of the regular daily work of the school. Those of the public who are fond of declaring that -the Sunday £f in JTf^v™ reli^ iOUS teacWllg and that **c child can get all the religious instruction he requires in the lessons imparted ofi Sunday afternoon may find reason • to revise their views on reading a number of the answer" given m connection with the annual Scripture examina- ■ toons held by the non-Catholic Sunday School Union recently m Auckland The Auckland correspondent of the sssninSS! 1 :- b from which we seiect the fol- , . Question: What happened to St. Paul in the street blind L' 1S C^ strai Stt?-Answer: 'Paul fasted, for he was Question: God is no respecter of persons: Who said SA if 4 \ & me . an bj theSe ™rd S ?-An S wer: p;5/ ameS) n B T bas ,' Agabus ' bar Jesus (as well as Peter)' are ., all created with these words by ■ variout* was ™f ° ne f^ d Stat6d: ' Paul Said i* meant God' was not a respectable person; that He was not good ' A . saving clause was however, -added, "But he said it before he was converted > Another answer ' was : ' Any * person either great,, good/ or wretched, can get baptised^ P in- ' other answer was: 'God has no pity on people. 3 ' 'p fl ';;i!T 1On c - Ye *£ acc(m » t Q* the miracle wrought by mtL« + WSIW S 1 f g i US Pau us --Answer (1): The wonderful miracte that Paul wrought, was a golden calf/. <2) ' SertSss '^ a ,' wizzard ' who came in and did some f Question: Why was Paul -known as the Apostle of the' Gentiles? 'Who were the Gentiles ?-Aiwers (T) ' The Gentiles were a people who had' a different' way of wor shipping from Jews .and, Roman- Catholics.' ' $)*• Becluse he was .the, enemy; f of the 'Gentiles.', ' (3) :' 'Becaule ' he' preached only to the" Jews.' (4):' Becaukc thV^Ses were the ones who went to church:' ' "■ ■:' ,<'' » . Question : • Tell j -what . you know -: about Barnabas — ' Answers- (1) : "-Bartfabad was ' Paul's' mate I .' • (2) •< ' l?was' •^"^Wn^ 1 - 13 fooling -stouf believer " in t~he Go S pe'l.'' ! " (5)- « BaKKabas 1 Wal''?>,t •plac^terePa\il^vent to preach, the Gos?™ ' ""• 'iA*V*-,wna4. : „( ( 2),:n' Paul.torean.-among-.them 1.'..1 .' .. (3),-, .' Th« „ W.man. went, about, like- a ,Jritten>.plJying.,'. - '(4) •Paul Meroiiryand Barnabas , Venus,' • <(!):-.',& visited Lyst^a,to try -and destrbyithe Christian Church * f . Question: -Why is ' the 'iohgue^ 'called' a' Rre,^ wrfrld

i of r humility; andean 'tfnruly* member P^-An'swers < U')^ i 'Tk^ $$L .<J >-V- .te 'eVeryone 'on 'earth , has 11 it ' '" W: l) adder. (4): 'The tongue, is like a witch.' / '," \ AtlJ - ! f*S?^ B ,.X:— Answers ,(D-: < Moses., showe^.f^ifch" w.iien ,he refused to be. called Pharaoh's daughter.' • (2),: 'By^aSl we cannot please, God.? (3), . < B^faith AbelVa S ?kUled by Ins, brother Cam.' , (4): .'-Faith, is . the.- vanity f& tSS not seen.' (3) :, „5 Faith, ; is . the, substance <>of things! ;nX hoped 'for.'. .(6). ',Noah proved, Im-faitlr by. buildfng?an arch u P ln the 'mountains.'. ',(7):' 'God said that arc scon- arc not the" things that do appear.'- <*>■ :> - i ■ J- , '" " i«Jr— — ' ' '■' > ,■" '''if ( ...