THE SUXDAY SCHOOL.
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COLDEX TEXT. Lard, tkaa kaal
haaa aar wllla alaea la all.cca
ratloaa Pa, Wli 1.
CHRONOLOGICAL. REVIEW. .
B. C. 1451. The tending of the spies
B. C HiL.The crohjug- of the Jor
dan. B. C. HSL.Th fall of Jericho.
B. C. 145L Conquest of kouthem
Canaan.
B. C. 143L. Conquect of northern
Canaan.
B. C. 1445. Caleb claim.
B. C. 1444. The tribal allotments.
B. C 1427. Joshua's death. .
B. C. 1425.. Ik-finning of period of
the judges.
B. C. 1256. Gideon's call.
B. C 1101. Judgeship of Jcplithab.
B. C. 1101-1120. Judgeship of Sam
ton. B. C 1322. Ruthk choice.
B. C. 1171. The birlh of Samuel.
B. C 1141. The ark captured by th
Philistines.
The lesson objects studied during
the past quarter and lhe golden text
.were as follows:
Lesson L Joshua encouraged. Josh.
1: 1-11. ...Golden Text. Be strong and
of good courage -Josh. 1:9.
Lesson II. Crossing the Jordan.
Josh. S:-17... .Golden Text. 'When
thou pnsneth through the waters, 1
will be with thee; and through the riv
ers, they shall not overflow thee. Is.
43:2.
Lesson IIL The Fall of Jericho.
Josh. 6: 12-20,".. .Golden Text. By
faith the wall of Jericho ell down.
Heb. 11:30.
Lesson IV. Joshua and Caleb.
Josh. 14:5-15,, ..Golden Text. He
wholly followed the Lord. Josh. 14:
14.
Lesson V. Cities of Refuge. Josh.
80:1-9... .Golden Text. God is our
'refuge and strength, a rery present
'help iu trouble. Pa. 46:1.
Lesson VL Joshua's Parting Advice.
Josh. 24: 14-25.... Golden Text
Choose you this day whom ye Will
erve. Josh. 24:15.
Lesson VII. The Time of th
Judges. Judges 2:7-16.... Golden
Text. They cry nnio the Lord ia
T. their trouble, and lie saveth theni
-out of their distress. Ps. 107:19.
I Lesson VIII. World's Temperance
(Lesson. Isa. 28: 1-7.... Golden Text.
"It ia better to trust in the Lord
than to put confidence In man. Ps.
118:8.
Lesson IX. Gideon nnd lhe Three
Hundred. Judges 7:1-8,.... Goldeu
Text. He that is slow to anger is
oetter than the mighty; and he thnt
ruleth his spirit than he tho,t taketh
(jfc city. Prov. 16:32.
' Lesson X. Ruth and Naomi Ruth
' 6-22.... Golden Text. Be kindly
"AHectioncd one to another. Rom. 12:
m vi,yoysuuei.-'7bi.'uJ
3:0-14.1. Poldua Text-Spcak, Lord;
fcjr Thy 'servant heareth. I Sam. 3:9.
- Wesson XII. Christmas Lesson.-
J. Ike 2: 8-20.... Golden Text. Pre
pare your hearts, unto the Lord, and
serve Him only. 1 Sam. 7-3."
It helps in the study of Old Testn
ment lessons to remember always
tlin, Qod was working purposefully
witii His people. Their history was
following the details of a Divine plan.
To many it must have seemed most
mysterious; to us, even at this day,
all is by no means clear. The only
comfort is in remembering that to
God all was clear. In His thought
.there was neither confusion nor frus
tration of effort. AH worked to on
Appointed end.
I The story of the Israelites is the
story of heart-life the world over.
As we read it we sympathize with it
we feel that we have traveled that
same road. This is the true point
that ought to be emphasized the
common experience of sin nnd suf
fering, of repentance and forgiveness,
of obedience and blessing.
Wheat and Chaff.
! Truth does not depend on temper
ament. Happiness is the fruit of heart
tealth. There is no progress apart from
Christ.
I The religion that is put on is easily
f Ood's Buccor comes swifter than
kin's sting.
f It is not the service but its spirit
jthnt makes it sacred.
i They who eeek the praise of men
louen miss me approval of God.
I Many trust God for n crown nnd go
fright on worrying over crumbs,
i The opportunity is always ready
for the man who is ready for the op
portunity. Ram's Horn.
' '. ' or corroding care on the
part of a ( liristiun must be n great
sin. And it must be a siu very deep in
thi- heart. So large a part of the
Sermon on the Mount would never
lave been directed ngrninst anxiety,
oor so ninny arguments henped tip
Bgniust it, if the sin were not very
larpe and its grasp very rude. "Fret
not" Is Christ's constant caution.
Eev. Dr. Land rum.
I ln(leilKp of Mn.
I It is foolish to say that one needs
to be acquainted with sin in order to
avoid it. All the knowledge one needs
of uny form of evil, that he may keep
ch ar of it, is the knowledge that it is
cvfy. Wcllspring.
firrat Arblrrement
Teg,
wori
eci-J (Of great achievement. Rer.
F. D. If ecmun.
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Practical Vletr.
Practical piety must be personal
am'i Horn..
oj.-J uUm did nothing for the
Id, ,Love of humanity waa the
A Caratcae CMr Edttar.
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Friend Well?
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Uncle Eph Well, miss, Pve tol her
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"Yes, indeed," said the ether. "I
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The Est o the Werl.
Little Dot I know something mj
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Mamma Indeed! What is that?
"I know when the world is coming
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"Oh, well, who told you?"
tUncle John. I said the world
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THE LESSON TEXT.
Acta U:2-C )
Zl And tha multitude rote up topetbef
strainat them: and the rosgiatratta rent
oS their clothes, and commanded to scat
them.
23. And when they bad lain many trlpes
npon them, they cajrt them Into prlaon.
charging the Jailor to keep thtm aafely:
li. Who. having received auch a charge
thruat them Into the Inner priaon, and made
their feet xaat In the stocki.
X. And at midhlght Paul and Stlaa prayed,
and gang pralsea unto God; and tha prison
era heard them.
21 And auddenly there waa a great earth
quake, to that the foundation, of the
prlaon were ihaken: and Immediately all
the doorg were opened, and everyone'!
bands- were loosed.
27. And the keeper of the prison awak
ing out of his aleep, and aeelng the prison
door open, he drew out hli swordv and
would have killed himself, supposing that
the prisoners nad been fled.
23. Out Paul cried with a loud voice, say
ing. Do thyself 4io harm: for we are all
here.
29. Then he called for s light, and sprang
In. and came trembling, and fell down be
fore Paul and Bllas.
SO. And brought them out, and said, Sirs,
what must I do to be saved T
IL And they said, Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and thou ahalt be saved, and
thy house.
31 And thev spake unto him the word
of the Lord, and to all that were In hli
House.
13. And be took them the same hour ot
the night, and washed their stripes; ana
was baptized, he and all hla, straightway.
St. And when he had brought them into
hie house, he set tneat before them, ana
rejoiced, believing- in God with all his
houaa.
GOLDEX TEXT. Believe oa the
Lord Jeans Chrlat, svad tkoa ahalt be
andArll li31.
ANALYSIS OP 8CRIPTURE SECTION.
Healing an unfortunate.. Acta 16:16-18.
CSBt luto prison .Acta 16:l-24.
Speaking the wordl.....-......Acts 16:K-ot.
Released from prison .......... Acta 16:4-t.
TIME. Winter of 2 A. D.
PLACE. Phlllppl.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Tsui at Philippi. When we left
our study of the beginning ot the
Christian church sad of missions to
turn bock to the Old Testament, Paul
had made one missionary journey
and was in the midst ot a second.
He and Silas, with two younger work
ers, Timothy and Luke, had just
crossed to Europe and begun work at
Philippi, and here we find them at
the opening of to-day's lesson.
Remember that the missionaries,
now. in the midst of Paul's second
journey, found almost no Jews in
Philipppi, and no synagogue, but
only a very simple "place of prayer,"
down by the river, which may not
have been a building at all. There
was a poor deranged slave girl in
rhilippi, who, because of her strange,
wild utterances, had gained a greut
reputation as a fortunMeller and
oracle. They said she had a Tython
spirit," referring to the mythical
jj'ython or dragon tjiat was supposed
to inspire me ueipuic oracie. iuosi
High God" and "salvation" were both
common pagan expressions. In some
way her poor, darkened miid was
impressed by the earnestness of the
missionaries, and she followed them
about constantly, uttering the cry
spoken of in 16:17. When Taul, an
noyed at her calling, end pitying the
gill, ordered the spirit to leave her,
she lost her power completely, nnd
her owners lost their fees.
Paul nnd Silas, as the most prom
inent of the missionaries, were ar
rested and taken before the magis
trates by these men, simply bceutise
they wanted to "get even." The
charge made had nothing to do vjtli
their grievance, but appealed (1) to
prejudice against Jews; (2) to the
desire for law and order; (3) to loy
alty to the Roman government.
"Rent their garments off them:"
Stripped them for the beating. "The
inner prison:' A small cell with only
one opening, and that into the outer
prison. "Praying and singing
hymns:" The missionaries never al
lowed the sufferings and sorrows of
the moment to make them forget
their joy in the service of Christ,
which was Infinitely greater than
their Borrow. "The prisoners were
listening:" Picture the whole scene
to yourself the loathsome prison,
the midnight darkness, the perfect
stillness, except for the far-away
sound of singing in the inner prison,
and then the strange rumbling in the
earth, the earthquake, the partial
wrecking of the prison, the panic of
the prisoners and the rushing up to
the assistance of the jailer of men
with lights.
"Wiot must I do to be saved:" Such
experiences turn one's thoughts to
serious things. "Uelieve:" This
mtant, in Paul's usage, to take Christ
as whnt He chiimci to be, und to act
accordingly, that is, to trust and fol
low, and love Ilim olways. "And thy
Iioiirp:" Paul docs not mean thnt f-r
the jailer's belief the household bliiill
be saved, but that belief in Christ is
the condition of salvation for him
and th era alike.
The magistrates may Lave been in
fluenced by a further investigation
of the trouble of the day before, or
they may have connected the earth
quake of the night with their treat
ment of the two religions teachers.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
How much the Gospel has done for
those who are afflicted in snind as
well as for those afflicted in body!
The Gospel helps one to endure
sufferings even with songs.
If Paul and Silas had not been cast
into prison, the jailer and his house
hold w,ould not have known Christ.
The Gospel so changes the hearts
of men that cruel jailers become kind
and gentle.
Those who pray without ceasing
rejoice evermore, for they live la the
nnshins of God's favor.
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