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July 7, 1909. Sund; * PAUL'S SECOND ] (THE8SALC ' July 18, GOLDEN TEXT.?"Thy I might not sin against tl DAILY 1 M.?Acts 17:1-15. T.?Thess. 3. W.?Dput. 6:19. S ? TOPI The Founding of the The The work in the synag< Jewish opposition ant The more noble B? SHORT Q. 64. What is requir A. The fifth command honor and performing th their several places and equals. LESS( - Leaving the converts ii Luke; Paul and Silas pre to return home, they hav for Christ. The region tt toric ground. Almost e> great events, of wars, of i roes so great as these tw< They journey to Ami miles; then to Appolonia, thirty-seven miles. They stages on account of their Arriving at Thessalonl< on the Roman road, Pau advantageous point for tl notice received in history most important towns po ulous town of Macedonia; I commercially. His judgment was con this place. From that tin defenders of the faith; a lonica has lived to the pr superstition. While there was only ? in this city there was a t place of the Jews from al Although Paul and Sila suffering from their sha took no rest nor did they lonica Jews'knew of the they had been condemn< their persecution may ha for them attention whlo theirs. The matter of his pre epistles to the Thessalon them of many of the tfc thom ? - 1 * * * , auu we learn tnat 1 unflinching courage, rebu with all the faithfulness < ness of a mother. We ci work in this city withoul We learn also from 1 place his disinterestednes might set an example un by the exertion of other might not be a burden u ably Impossible for the J and do the work of an ev THE PRESBYTERIAN ay School MISSIONARY JOURNEY.. INICA AND BEREA.) 1909. Acts 17:1-15. word have I hid in mine heart, that hee."?Psalm 119411. HOME READINGS. Th.?Psalm 119:97-104. F.?John 5:31-39. S.?2 Tim. 3:10-17. Luke 24:13-32. CAL OUTLINE, ssalonian Church? igue at Thessalonica, vs. 1-4. I persecution, vs. 5-9. ireans, vs. 10-12. ER CATECHISM. ed in the fifth commandment? Iment requireth the preserving the e duties belonging to every* one in relations, as superiors, inferiors, or >N COMMENTS. i the pastoral care of Timothy and ss farther west. There is no effort e set about the conquest of Europe irough which they traveled was hisrery step would speak to them of great men of brave deeds. No he> men had ever passed this way. ihipolis, a distance of thirtythree thirty miles; then to Thessalonica, probably made the journey by slow weakened condition. :a, which was both on the sea and 1 perceives that he has reached an le spread of the gospel. From the we learn that this was one of the litically. It was also the most pop; from its position it was important firmed by the Christian history of ie ii uecame one or tne most heroic nd the Christian church in Thessaesent day, though now corrupted by i small number of Jews in Philippi, lynagogue, which was the gathering I the surrounding country, s must even at this time have been meful treatment at Philippi, they r magnify their pains. The Thessair suffering (1 These. 2:2) and as id because of their Jewish origin, ve awakened sympathy and gained h would not otherwise have been aching may be. gathered from his lane. In these epistles he reminds tings that he had formerly taueht he had proclaimed the truth with king and admonishing his converts if a father and with all the tendermnot understand or know of Paul's reading these epistles. Thess. 2:9 that Paul, wishing to is above all suspicion, and that he to those who were inclined to live s, labored night and day that he pon their hospitality. It was probVpostle to make his entire support angellst, but he was enabled to live OF THE SOUTH. by the generosity of the con' even in Thessalonica ye sen sities." In 1 Thess. 1:6 and 2:2 ] gles in order to advance tfa not imagine that the heathc ious to hear the gospel anj day; and every advance m church established by them We can only imagine what I that the Apostle had more aiuuu5 mc jbws sua ims a: the Jews. Even in the syni ready to believe than the Je Moved with envy, the J< number of lewd fellows of corner loafers who are alw With this company they a house of Jason, with whom Not finding the preachers the rulers of the city and n tion against him. One acci that they have turned the come to Thessalonica for I charge was true as the Gos] lution in the world, and w way was now being turned right. The doctrine of Chrl it finds it Some of the m tianity have come from the TKaw nloA * ***sj aiou tuai ge LUUL LI allegiance to another king the Thessalonians, we learn sis upon the second coming vent was near at hand, tej Jesus This teaching was e seated by the Jews. At this time the Jews wer and had been expelled from welcomed the opportunity t friends and to throw odium pie whom they hated. The rulers must notice si they had taken security" of let them go. They probablj tians would make themseh should be made against th they would preserve peace i There was now but one and that was to leave the they brought the Christians keep silence. It is possibl city to take care of the con Paul and Silas push still Berea, about sixty miles f cities, he first visited the Jews. The Jews of this pla vi x ucosaiuuiua -111 kuttl 111 more open to conviction. T iness of mind and searched justified the assertion of 1 when any people earnestly lous to know the truth, the for and many of them beli the highest ranks of society Greeks, and of men, not a But the Jews of Thessal Paul and were not willing They came to Berea and brethren felt that Paul's si away. He was at Berea o counted for much. Silas and Timothy were 1 and to give such further i needed. Although Paul ha< them, they had grown to lovi Journey alone but some of to Athens. IS verts in Philippi. Phil. 4:16, "For t once and again unto my necesle speaks of having many strugie cosnel in thin w c viv/. ?? t LUUOk ;n or the Jewtsh world was anxr more than the heathen are tolade by the Apostles and every i cost muoh labor and suffering, these troubles were, but It seems success among the Gentiles than roused the jealousy or enmity of Eigogue the proselytes were more ;ws. iws excited a mob, gathering a the baser sort, probably street 'ays ready for some excitement, rouse the city and assault the Paul and Silas were staying, at home, they drag Jason before lake the charge of teaching sediisation against the Christians iB s world upside down and were :hat purpose. In one sense the pel of Christ was making a revohat had been turned the wrong upside down so that it could be 1st can never leave the world as ioBt striking truths about Chrismouths of its enemies, le Christians had been teaching than Caesar. In the Epistles to that Paul had laid great empha: of Christ, teaching that the adiching the universal kingship of ither misunderstood or misrepree very much in disfavor at Rome i the city. These Jews no doubt o show that they were Caesar's from themselves upon these peouch a charge as this and "when Jason and of the Christians, they r required a bond that the Chrisres responsible that no attempt e supremacy of Rome and that in the city. thing for Paul and Silas to do, city. If they appeared publicly, into trouble, and they could not e that Timothy was left in the verts. further westward and come to rom Thessalonica. As in other synagogue and preached to the ce were "more noble" than those ey were not so prejudiced and hey received the word with readthe Scriptures to see if prophecy the preachers. As in the case read the Scriptures and are auxy found what they were looking leved. The converts were* from ', "honorable women which were few." lonica were not long in finding to let him alone In his work, stirred up the people until the ifety demanded that he be sent nly a short time, but his work eft behind to organize the work nstruction as the new converts d been such a short time witlj a him and he was not sent on- his the Christians accompanied him * T. M. Hunter.