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September i, 1909. Sundj CLOSE OF PAUI J< Acts 21:1-17. .Lei GOLDEN TEXT?"The 01 1 A XT. DAILY t M.?Acts 21: 1-17. T.?Acts 6: 1-7. W ?Acts 11:22-30. S.SHORT 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 THE PRESBYTERIA ay School C TWTDn MTOOTAMADV * w A AAXANmnjuiviNnix 1 DURNEY. i#on for September 12, 1909. 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 , * 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.