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June 30, 1909. Sundaj PAUL'S SECOND IV. The Phi July 11, 190! GOLDEN TEXT.?"Believ thou shalt be saved, and thy DAILY HO M.?Acts 16:16-24. T.?Acts 16:25-40. W.?1 Thes. 2:1-9. S.?Jc SHORTER Q. 63. Which is the fifth A. The fifth commandmen mother, that thy days may 1 Lord thy God giveth thee." TOPICA A Great Gospel Incident A midnight prayer meetinj The jailer suddenly and s The apostles honorably re LESSON The Gospel prospered at ] verted, both men and wom< endangered and a bitter p rinonnl 1 *- - - uuoiin naa UlUUgUl llllO CI the heathen world and also men In Phlllppl. They per triumph of Christianity over overlook a loss of gain. A certain damsel, possesst and the other Christians as the river side. The evil sp the servants of Jesus even the Holy One of God. This day, attracting the attentio frained from taking notice excite the enmity of those the Gospel. Paul was grieved, filled v indignation toward those wb Christians were being exploi corrupt men. Neither did F be forwarded by such evlden testifying about him. He c< name of Jesus Christ, to c obedience to this command, out and the Kirl was restore While her owners had bee her testimony concerning commotion aroused, when t and they saw that their gall with violent rage and procee They lay hands on the mi magistrates. Note that they deprived of their profit, be which they could make sue could not award damages v the girl had been restored make a charge of introducli was against the law of Rom In the twenty-second verst of mob violence and hasty mlf>ra I' " it. is easy 10 stir t this wrath manifested, preji istrates. Some of their fell? their source of income by a prophetic powers had been been willing to pay money girl, why should some outsh of what they wished? Hot Bound to the ears of those attempt the correction of thrived on the weakness or And, further, these men w customs were Jews, and tl THE PRESBYTERIAN < / School [ISSIONARY JOURNEY. lippian Jailer. 9. Acts 16:25-40. e on the Lord Jesus Christ, and van. avis 10:01. ME READINGS. Th.?2 Cor. 12:1-10. F.?Daniel 3:19-27. S.?John 6:37-47. )hn 3:9-17. ! CATECHISM, commandment? t is: "Honor thy father and thy be long upon the laifd which the L OUTLINE. I in a jail. Vs. 25. oundly converted. Vs. 26-34. leased. Vs. 35-40. COMMENTS. Pnilippi and a number were con;n. But suddenly the work was lersecution was provoked. The sllision with the superstition of touched the pockets of certain haps could have overlooked the superstition, but they could not d of an evil spirit, followed Paul i they went through the city to drit recognized tlie ministers as as they had recognized Jesus as girl repeated her cries day after n of Paul, but he prudently reof it, not wishing needlessly to whom he wished to reach with rith compassion for the girl and lo were making use of her. The ted for the private gain of these 'aul wish that his Gospel should ce. Jesus forbade the demoniacs smmanded the evil spirit, in the :ome out of tlje damsel and in , uttered in this name, he came to her right mind, n willing to reap the profit from the apostles and profit by the he Gospel touched their purses i was gone, tney were possessed ided to take revenge, nisters and dragged them before make no complaint about being icause there was no law under h a charge, as the Roman law ipon a case of this kind where to her normal state; but they lg a new religion, which offense e. ! we have one of many examples ' judgment on the part of the ;he wrath of the populace, and, idices the judgment of the magjw-citlzens had been deprived of company of foreigners; a slave's ittKeii away; ana ir ttiey had for the fortune telling of this lers be allowed to deprive them v familiar do these accusations who have found It necessary to abuses whereby evil men have credulity of others! 'ho dared to Interfere with their ley were breaking the laws of * ? ! DF THE SOUTH. Rome. They had not thought of t was excited and they had sufferet were only too quick to yield to the without trial, ordered them to be sc to think that the punishment was missionaries had received many signed to prison. We should expect the ministers sufferings and to be deploring tb apparently had closed their labors Paul and Silas rejoiced that they suffer for Jesus' sake, and they i unto God. "And the prisoners heard them." the effect on the minds of these probably knew the cause of their he knew of the cruel scourging; wha possess that could make them sing was matting in the sores on their 1 been their wonder when they felt the prison doors fall from their hini awe that it seems that none tried t? When the jailer felt the earthquai would have killed himself, supposin escaped and knowing that his life Paul, knowing in what state of min to him, "Do thyself no harm; for w< Calling for a light he rushed into He fell down before them and the n mnro ?1 - ...w.v. voii.Mui niuic piate. it was question, ' Sirs, what must I do to b? . This was a direct, pointed quest) answer. Paul gives him exactly wl the most important passage in the had been dealing with Jews who religion of God, but this is the first the apostle comes into contact with of the teaching of Jehovah, none of i edge about the Gospel. In answer] pect the apostle to tell him everyt for him that he might be saved. T1 lieve on the Lord Jesus Christ and thy house." It is the one condition, explained what this faith meant ai Word of the Lord and to all that family had crowded around and the and were awed, and in this dung torch, among unhappy prisoners, th< was formed amone the fienMioo m his household were admitted into and we may confidently believe that found liberty in believing in the So free indeed. By morning a change had taken f magistrates. They sent word to th go." But they were to find that th< a set of cowards or with men wh authority. Paul and Silas had been treated; they had been publicly ins willing to escape secretly. If they < then let them remain in prison, but unjustly treated, let the magistrates public as their insult. Paul therefore sends back word, openly, uncondemned, being Romam prison; and now do they thrust us o but let them come themselves and f< had rights, and they did right in ine rp hie W Q a O VllorV* or?/l A ? - ? ? mw m uigii uau U151IIUCU Bit take and a stand which was of great The magistrates, hearing that these 1 were moved with fear and came am to leave the city. The stand of Pa their senses and they humbled the whom they had cruelly mistreated t But even now the apostles do not to the house of their friends and g the Church in the care of Timothy 1 15 he law until their anger 1 loss. The magistrates popular excitement and, ourged. We have reason no light one. After the stripes, they were con to be overcome by their e sudden calamity that in Philippi, but instead were counted worthy to irayed and sang praises What must have been miserable men? They ing cast into prison, they ?t charm did these men praises while the blood 3acks? What must have the earthquake and saw ges? So great was their ) escape. ke and saw its effect, he g that the prisoners had would be forfeited; but d he would be in, called j are all here." me inner prison, n brought them cut into then he asked the great 5 saved?" on, and it gets a direct lat he asks for. This is book. Heretofore Paul knew something of the recorded instance where a heathen who had none the prophecies, no knowlIng this question we exhing that was necessary le simple answer is. "Bethou shalt be saved, and hut it is enough. They id spake unto them the were in his house. The prisoners were listening ;eon, lighted by a rude e first Church in Europe le jailer believed, he and the church by baptism, some of these prisoners n, who could make them dace in the minds of the e jailer, "Let those men iy were not dealing with o would cringe to their shamefully and unjustly ulted and they were not le8erved their treatment, If their religion had been make their reparation as "They have beaten us b, and have cast us into ut secretly? Nay, verily, itch us out." These men listing upon them, ind for the preachers to advantage to the Church, nen were Roman citizens, d humbly besought them ul brought these men to mselves before the men he day before, hastily leave, but first go jive Instructions, leavli.g and Luke. T. M. Hunter. I