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June 23, 1909. Sunda^ % PAUL'S SECOND IV Antioch Acts GOLDEN TEXT.?"Come U6.''?Acts 16: 9. DAILY HOI M.?Acts 15: 36-41. W.?2 Cor. 2: 12-17. V m.SI 9- 19.91 S.?J SHORTER Q. C2. What are the rea mandment? A. The reasons annexed God's allowing us six days t ment. Hts challenging a si?ec own example, and His blessii LESSON Let every Sunday sclio< second chapter of Galatians tains much information ab< time of the council at Jeius tour. 1. What events transpir second tour? Explain the cc of Paul. 2. Trace the route of tour. 3. Why did Paul refuse his own ruolion circumcise 4. How did the Lord gi and Silas? I. t At Jerusalem during th ferences with the other Apo nations, was conhrined in hi correctness of his preaching, the last notice of the belc Patmos. At that time som Titus, (who had gone with circumcised; to tnia, Paul, r of circumcision involved th< ceremonies, would by no m< Judas and Silas accompanied to explain the action of the circumcision, ami vo secure parties. Judas soon returned at Antiocli, and Paul also probably making short ^ isil parts. After a while Peter cam i-at down at table with Gent) This was contrary to Jewis incurred by touching vessels or of eating food cooked "w or of breaking other ceremc with a clear conscience, f 10: 35) that in every nation God and worketh rlghteousn when certain converted Phari he withdrew and separated h of the circumcision. This lie was bold and brave at thing to be bold; vacillating guard. Bold enough to dra1 soldiers at Gethsemane, and iUrk ntinoti Ar,i llffC /. f n niilifl.l llic V| U^oviuutu^o V? i? *??? * v* . neliu3, and in defending his truth in the Council, and yet While Paul blamed him for his natural timidity, let us 1 that natural timidity at such stood so nobly for the righ fiuenee at Jorusalem. But with Barnabas thing He had been sent by the C (Acts 11: 22.) He seems to prominent place, exercising i ary operations there. He h his assistant. Now Paul im THE PRESBYTERIi y School j 1ISSIONARY JOURNEY. to Philippi. 1G: 6-15. : over into Macedonia, and help ME READINGS. T.?Acts 16: 1-15. Th.?Phil. 1: 1-11. S.?Isaiah 65: 17-66, 2. ohn 10: 9-16. CATECHISM. sons annexed to the Fourth Comto the Fourth Commandment are: )f the week for our own employ ial propriety in the Seventh. His ng the Sabbath day. COMMENTS. 5l class at thi3 stage read the >, from verse 1 to 16. It con)ut Paul's conduct between the lalem and his second missionary e between tho council and Paul's induct of Peter, or Barnabas and Paul's travels in this second. to circumcise Titus, and then of Timothy? ve direction to the steps of Paul -liGtory. e council, Paul had many consties, and through those converis assurance, (Gal. 2: 6) of the He had a talk, too, with John? >ved Apostle, until his exile to e of the brethren insisted that Paul from Antioch,) should be ecognizing the fact that the act j observance of all the Jewish >ans consent. After the council, I Paul back to Antioch, in order > council auoui me necessity 01 cordial acquiescence in it by all to Jerusalem, but Silas remained continued there for some time, ts to Tarsus or other adjacent le down to Antiocb. At first he lie Christians and ate with them. ;h customs, because of the risk that were ceremonially unclean, rich the fat of beef or mutton. >nial regulations. Peter did this or God had taught him (Acts (Jew or Gentile) he that feareth ess is accepted with Him. But Isees came down from Jerusalem, timself, fearing them which were vacillation was just like Peter. times when it cost him somef at times when he was off his w his sword in the face of the I yet denying his Master under servant. Bold in baptizing Corcourse, brave in defending the afraid of a Pharisee at Antir.ch. yielding to what was (probably) ?onor the man who so overcame a time as the great Council, and t, at the risk of losing his ins were not working so smoothly. Ihurch at Jerusalem to Antioch. have occupied at first a specially great influence over the missionad called on Saul of Tarsus as iirectly rebukes Barnabas, along \N OF THE SOUTH. with Peter. It were but huma keenly. Possibly . there was ant tween them. The expression in j Paul said to Barnabas," enforced which givts to the next cluuse at last and visit our brethren," nabas was not as eager to venti Paul. Then the debate about J ences into strife. God made t Him, for as a result of this stril went forth instead of one. Barm tries along the sea. Paul and Si! II. Paul's Rout< The peninsula of Asia Mine into several provinces whose boi tuatiug. Cilicia lay along the I of Syria; to the north of it we Pontus. Along the sea to the w< and to the north of it were Pi Galatia lay northeast of Phrygia the province of Asia, with Mys (Probably there is a map of thi Bible- dictionary in every housel Silas started from Autioch, nortl visited Tarsus and other cities, the Taurus mountains, and (probt as the Cilician Gales to Lycaoni in length, and lies between lofty so narrow that two chariots could of the pass one road led north Aquila; the left hand road led Pa and we suppose Autioch. From 1 probably via T^aodlcca into Phryg Thence they took a west courst midway between the provinces of and Philadelphia on the west, ar The Spirit forbade them to pret Blthynia. Therefore they hasten them country of Asia,) down to stantinople. And there thev see rirxA ' ? \.iuu ocui. iucui u*er into fturopp, of Alexander the Great, lying b in Europe, and Greece. Three had marched inio Asia to conqu sent to conquer the country of jection to Christ, by Spiritual Alexander's victories lasted a fe\ Paul's work is felt, now after the years. ** III. Christian* Paul refused to circumcise Ti cised Timothy. Why? In the caf of yielding to the demands of fo dom and liberty of the Gospel. 1 was no such yielding, for the ne: the churches copies of the decis saw in Timothy a valuable helpei city to preach to the Jews first, their synagogues. In order to was prudent that his companion i tumui iiiity,; neeujessiy arouse in pie whom he wanted to win. It dence which belongs to every C example for us all.* IV. Providential When the I.ord has a specii he is likely to point out the wor he opens, or he closes doors in one course before us. All of us < has thus dealt with us. This Paul's life. God led him. by his to Damascus, to the spot where and where Ananias should preac human violence to drive him frc threats (along with Divine dir< locating in Jerusalem. God sei Antioch, (hen by prophecy sent journey, how lie was called ft it was Just in season to attend the the differences with Barnabas dir< parts of Asia Minor; the Spirit s Pithynia, nor to stop to preach need of haste in carrying the G< Greek literature, Phillppi, Ather God choose all our changes for us, let us trust Him that all is righ i5 n nature for him to feel it )ther cause of difference begets 15: 36, "After some days by a particle (In the Greek), the idea of "Let us go now leaves a suspicion that Barire again into Plsidia as was ohn Mark ripened the difTerhe wrath of man to praise !e, two bands of missionaries I ltQ o on.l llf ? ?1- A ? A * -ouu .nam LOOK tne counlas started for Pisidia. ! of Travel. >r was at that time divided indaries were constantly flucdediterranean sea, just west re Lycaonia, Cappudocia and ?st of Cilicia was Pamphylia, sldia, Phrygia and Bithynia. . To the west of these was sia as its northern country, s in a family Bible, or in a lold; look at it.) Paul and lwest to Cilicia. There they Thence they went north to tbly) through the pass known a. The pass is eighty miles clifTs of rock and is in places 1 not go abreast. At the end to Pontus, th'e birth-place of ul to Dterbe, Lystra, Iconlum, 'conlum they went northwest, ia, then northeast to Galatia. 9 till they came to a point Asia, with Ephesus, Smyrna id Bithynia on the northeast, icli in Asia or to enter into ed through Mysla, (the norTroas, near the present Conmed to be at a pause. But into Macedonia, the country etween what is now Turkey centuries before Alexander er it by arms; now Paul i3 Asia, and bring it into subweapons. The influence of 17 onnfurlAc i ? . vsuvuiico, iiic iuiinenet? or lapse of nearly two thousand Prudence. tus; then turned and circ untie of Titus it was a question rniaiism as against the freen the ease of Timothy there tt verse says that Paul gave don of the Council. But he r; it was his design in every and to meet with them in the success of this plan it n travel, should not, (by none prejudices of the very peowas a wise use of the pruhristian worker, and a good Directions, al work for any man to do, 'k bv his nrnviitonon . r. W . awM W? I Jll,llC 1 our faces till we have but can think of times when God is beautifully illustrated in zeal nsainst the Christians, Jesus should appear to him, h to him. God made use of un Damascus, and of human ections) to keep him from it Barnabas to call him to him on his first missionary cm that we know not, but > Council at Jerusalem. Then ?cted his course to the inland uttered him not to enter info in Asia, because there was jspel to the great centres of ts and Corinth. Thus does In hours of disappointment, t.