Calendar: 1877-1878 Page 602

600 ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES Explain the true nature of the prophetic office and show how it was exemplified in the life of Samuel How far was the desire of king by Israel natural and reasonable and how far wrong what were the checks by which the kingdom was kept from becoming despotism Describe the character of Saul illustrating from the history but without any regular narrative To what extent was his reign time of progress for Israel Into what chief periods does the life of David fall Quote any Psalms which appear to illustrate the first period What is the peculiar characteristic of the Psalms as part of Holy Scripture Note the chief steps of the gradual rise of David's kingdom to power and splendour What was the general character of eastern empires of that period Show how the great sin of David was the culmination of two defects in his character How was it punished Where lay the great strength and beauty of bis character 10 Note the evidences of decay of courage and power in David after his great sin What were his relations with Joab at different periods of his reign 11 What was the extent of Solomon's empire and what were the great sources of his wealth Explain what is meant by his wisdom 12 Describe briefly the building and the consecration of the Temple 13 What were the causes of the despotic character of Solomon's kingdom and of his own falling away II -fHafljnnattcs See Department of General Literature and Science' 'pages 584-597 ΠΙ -practical OTorit in Wyoiks To determine the specific gravity of body To determine the modulus of elasticity of wire