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M.?Acts 21: 1-17.
T.?Acts 6: 1-7.
W ?Acts 11:22-30.
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Q. 72. What is forbidd
A. The seventh conn
thoughts, words and actio
' TOPI
Paul sails for Jerusalem.
Incidents from Miletu
From Tyre to Ca<
From Caesan
LESSC
Introductory.?Paul hac
to the Ephesian elders an
as they parted with their
kissed him. Paul's ilual I
and reminds us of the s
told them that He was go
went with Paul to the sh
this inspired diary of Lul
than these three conclud
pression of rare ministt
apostle's part, and of wi
the part of (hose Ephesk
scenes were more frequen
Comment.?Having pai
Miletus, Paul and his <
noted and ancient city or
a direct route, they toa
Coos and Rhodes were isl
being "famous of old for
l^onnlnninn * V. ~
uowuiaiiiuD, auu mc icaiu*
"for its colossus or gigan
towu in Lycia, ono of th<
point, they took another i
having left the large isk
had traveled during his f
The island was north of
from Patara. The ship 1
the great commercial citj
company remained a wee
knowing by the inspiratl
would be in great danger
suade him not to proceed
to them. No divine comro
days in Tyre, he and all
city and had a prayermee
was suffused with the spi
The next nine verses r
Christians of Tyre, toget!
nied the apostle some dia
had embarked for Ptoler
returned to their homes :
Ptolemais is one of the <
the world; that it is th<
Testament; that its Eurt
noted in history for its a
French Revolution, as we
It is near Mount Carmel
says that they remained i
one day; and they aften
the homo of the evangel)
daughters that prophesie
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will of the Lord be done."?Acts
10ME READINGS.
Th.?Mark 8: 31-38.
F.?Luke 6: 17-23.
S.?Luke 18: 28-34.
-Phil. 1: 12-21.
ER CATECHISM,
en in the seventh commandment?
nandment forbiddeth all unchaste
ns.
CAL OUTLINE.
s to Tyre, vss. 1-5.
ssarea, vss. 6-14.
3a to Jerusalem, yss. 15-17.
)N COMMENTS.
I just completed his solemn charge
d prayed with them all. They wept
beloved teacher and embraced and
farewell produced the greatest grief,
orrow of the disciples when Jesus
4ng to leave them. The elders then
ip. How particular and touching is
ie! "Nothing can be more touching
iug verses, leaving an Indelible imirial
fidelity and affection on the
irm admiration and attachment on
iu elders. Would to God that such
t in the church."
ted from the Epheslan elders at
mmpanlons embarked for Tyre, a
i the western snore of Phenicia. On
ched at Coos, Rhodes and Patara.
ands in the Aegean sea; the former
wine, silk notion the wnpohln nf
jnce of Hippocrates"; aud the latter
tic statue of Apollo." Patara was a
b provluces of Asia Minor. At this
ship aud set sail for Tyre, in Syria;
tnd of Cyprus, through which Paul
irst missionary journey, to the left.
them. Tyre was about two days
was unloaded of its cargo at Tyre,
r of tne east and west. Paul and his
k with Christians in the city; who,
Ion of the divine Spirit, that Paul
in the holy city, endeavored to perl
on his way. But he did not yield
laud was given him; aud after seven
I those with him, went outside the
ting on the shore. Paul's whole lire
rlt of prayer.
eeord several thrilling events. The
her with their little ones, accompaitance
from the city, and after Paul
nais on his way to Caesarea, they
In Tyre. Historians luform us that
oldest and most renowned cities in
i Accho (Judges 1: 31) of the Old
ipean name is Acre, and that it is
leiges during the Crusades, and the
ill as by the English at a later day.
and is an excellent harbor. Luke
In that town with the brethren only
yams went to Caesarea by land to
1st Philip; who had four unmarried
d. Philip's name is immortal. He
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N OF THE SOUTH.
wag a good and useful man. H?
honest, and rull of the Holy Ghost i
He wag also a missionary, whose i
honored by God In leading the Ethi
Christian (Acts 8:26-38), and in 1
city of Samaria by preaching Chrl
formed many miracles and preachei
ies from Gaza to Caesarea. Doubtl
Paul had seen him in twenty-flve 3
they once knew each other, "being
rusalem together." Acts 6: 5. The
not authoritative public teachers; b
special gift of foretelling future eve
trouble in Jerusalem. Paul remaii
time, as he did not contemplate ai
Pentecost: and during his stay thei
Judea, visited him; and taking Pai
nanus aim teet witn it; and by tin
(act that the Jews in Jerusalem v
liver him to the Roman authorit
prophecy of Agabus made a deep
who heard it, and they besought t
to go to Jerusalem and endanger hi
his heart was broken when he sav
he was not only willing to go to J?
Jesus' sake. Prophecies, prayers a
unreserved determination to carry
friends submitted to God's will as
His providence.
The last three verses narrate th
took their baggage and went to J<
received by the Christian people.
Caesarea went with Paul to the h<
the church, Mnasoii of Cyprus, wht
and who was to entertain the apos
thus completed his third and last
afterwards went to Rome, but he \
19: 21.) He died as a martyr unde
Doctrinal and Practical.?1. The
Apostles is the only book of churc
tament, and it records the wonder
tian religion in primitive times. P;
at Tyre, Ptolemais, Caesarea and J
him. Hospitality is an evidence n
The jailer and Lydia did not treat I
converted. (Acta 16: 14, 15 and 33
changes our feelings towards Jesus
2. The extraordianry gifts of th<
gifts of prophecy, working miracles
tion are no longer needed. (1 C
tlauity is no longer in its infancy
gifts no longer exists. The ordina
generation, conviction, conversion s
manent and universal with believer
3. Women should never bo auth
to preach publicly the gospel to m
thlaus 14: 34, 35, and 1 Timothy
nmnv nth or onhorna A# noofnl?Aon 4-1
? ui uovimucoa ti
sucli as the home, Sabbath-school
slouary work. They have adorned 1
grace, consecration and modesty, i
efforts. "It Is therefore only the ]
that Is prohibited."?Hodge.
4. The office of deacon is divin
seven godly men who was chosen t
fairs of the Church. It is impossl
order. The temporal affairs of tht
committed to their hands under ti
sion. Pew ministers can give tt
prayer and to the ministry of the
Timothy 4: 15) and manage the
incident to Christian work. Philip
times discharged both kinds of dut
5. We need a better type of piety
our ministers, officers and memberi
nation, brotherly love and aggressl
x3
s was a deacon and was
ind wisdom (Acts 6: 3, 5).
ministry had been greatly
oplan eunuch to become a
i ringing great Joy to the
st (Acts 8: 5-8). He perd
the gospel in all the clteS8
this was the first tfma
fears. It is probable that
both Hellenists and in Je?
virgins referred to wero
ut were endowed with the
nts, such as Paul's coming
led at Caesarea for some
rriving at Jerusalem until
e. Agabus, a prophet from
ill's girdle, bound his own
3 Holy Spirit, foretold the
rould confine him and deles.
(Acts 21: 33.) The
impression upon all those
he apostle with tears not
s valuable life. But while
t their tears, he said that
irusalem, but die there for
nd tears did not affect his
out his purpose and his
expressed in this event of
e facts that the company
erusalem and were gladly
Some of the disciples of
juse of an old member of
> was living in Jerusalem,
itle and his friends. Paul
missionary journey. He
vent as a prisoner. (Acts
r Nero,
book of the Acts of the
h history in the New Tesful
progress of the Chris
ml found congenial spirits
erusalem, who entertained
f piety. (Romans 12:13.)
>aul kindly until they were
>, 34.) A change of heart
and His people,
j Spirit have ceased. The
, healing, tongues, inspiraCorinthians
13: 8.) Chrisand
the reason of these
ry gifta of the Spirit: reand
sauctiflcation are pers.
orized by our Presbyteries
ixed audiences. (1 Corin2:
2.) There are a great
aey may occupy in private,
and educational and mis:hese
spheres with queenly
ind God has blessed their
public exercise of the gift
e. Philip was one of the
o manage the temporal afble
to improve the divine
3 Church today should be
ae supervision of the seslemselves
"continually to
word," (Acts 6: 41 and I.
numerous, secular affairs
and Paul, however, someies.
at the present time among
s; the martyr spirit, reslg
venesB. E. P. Davis.