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November 17, 1909.
Paul soon pave offense to sot
leniency in the conditions of cl
ed upon the gentile converts;
and gave such convincing tesl
approved by God, that, with
own experience, the apostles s
with letters borne by person
their approval of his work.
After a short rest in Anti
determined to go and visit tl
tablished, to encourage and t
a sharp contention having oc
cause of John Mark. Paul star
the work in Asia Minor. Bt
merely visit the work already
the right way, and new desire;
possession of him, and Pro^
way. For we are told that h<
thinia, but the Spirit suffered
had pushed on to Troas,?p<
years of labor and suffering, 1
interpreted as a Divine suninv
salvation into Europe. This
with most vital consequences
Europe to America, and throt
to the world.
One fact connected with th
that should be of interest to u
first convert was a woman; ai
women pressed in large nun
Church. This was a good o
of the happy change in the lo
tianity was to produce in the i
Paul would doubtless have
among these sturdy, faithful,
but he was by persecution h
town till he had visited am
principal towns in Macctloni
Athens and Corinth, the int<
centers of Greece.
During his third journey
Ephesus, an important comm
devoted to the worship of th<
also made a flying visit to th<
tablished.
During this second visit to
the Romans that they should
hastened to Jerusalem, "deaf
friendship and blind to the
friends entreated him with 1
Jivr>ir1 tliat ttin Qn
him there.
We are all doubtless famili;
arrest at Jerusalem, his impri:
appeal to Caesar that made i
his purpose to see Rome; ol
Rome, which time was spent i
to those who were allowed t(
writing to his churches letter*
still among "the most uplifti
the world."
But I have given hardly a 1
to accomplish his task of la
Christian missions.
V
THE PRESBYTERIAI
lie of the brethren by his
tiurch membership impos
but he went to Jerusalem i
timony that his work was
Peter's' testimony of his
sent Paul back to Antioch
lal messengers testifying i
och, Paul and Barnabas 1
le churches they had es- 1
o strengthen them. Bui i
curred between them be '
ted out with Silas to visit '
it he was not content to '
established. He was on
5 to extend the work took ?
/idence showed him the 1
: essayed to go into ?>y- '
1 him not*'; but when he '<
erhaps after months or
lie had a vision which he i
ons to carry the gospel of <
was a decision fraught
i to Europe and through ^
igli Europe and America i
is Macedonian mission '
s as women, was that the 1
id Dr. Stalker says, "The s
nbers into the Christian ;
men; it was a prophecy ?
t of woman which Chrislations
of the West." <
enjoyed a season of rest <
, generous Macedonians, <
tirried on from town to
i made converts in the
a and Achaia, including
dlectual and commercial
?
he spent much time in
ercial center, but wholly
e goddess Diana; but he
- churches previously esGreece
he sent word to
see him soon. Then he
to the entreaties of
tears of love ; for his
tears not to go; but to
irit had told him awaited
ar with the details of his
sonment at Caesarea, his
t possible to accomplish
f his imprisonment in
n giving the word of life
) visit him there, and in
> that have been and are
ng intellectual forces of t
lint of what it cost Paul
tying the foundation of
c
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* OF THE SOUTH.
Listen, while he is forced by
the cost as he compares hims<
ers : "In labors more abundanl
ure, in prisons more frequent,
Jews five times received I forty
was I beaten with rods; once
suffered shipwreck; a night an
the deep; in journeyings often
perils of robbers, in perils of m
perils by the heathen, in perils
in weariness and painfulness,
luinger, and thirst, in fastings o
ness,"?all this besides the bu
laid upon his heart.
Now, since Christian princip
is now, since unregenerate hun
the same in all lands and in al
tore the problems of the missiot
is today, a close study not o:
\cts of the Apostles but espet
s nrarticallv a n<>faccWv ?11
- I J - ..wvaoiv; is-. Oil
ity work.
But before we can rightly u
A-e must have the spirit of Chr:
spiritually discerned.
What was the spirit of Chris
uined world. To save it he ha<
he riches of heaven and becc
spirit to endure hardships. an<
ind ingratitude, and even deatl
lccomplished.
When the Church has this sj
evangelization of the world wil
ed. "The gospel does not sav<
reived." "The only way to ser
Lander College, Greenwood,
1ME DULL J
It is one of the greatest ble?
ihould be some duties that ai
some things should be irksome
md life, and in the search after
t was a little dull for Moses cl
n the broiling heat of the d
rveary, too, but he had to climb
rommunion with God. It has
nany a child to come to the 1
lull for many a young man wh<
>ier on his bicycle on a Sunday
or the business man, who is ^
>f the week?it is dull for us
>ut it is the dull path that leac
he primrose path of dalliance,
>f your own pleasure, and taki
seeking to keep life one long:
>lissful sensation, but it is ris
>y step and hand by hand, ov
>rayer and communion with C
ts into the upper air and the
he face of God is clear and cc
C ?.x ?1
?ocicticu.
Only the man with the yeari
ount with the evangel.
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circumstances to count
-1 f to sonic false teachin
stripes above measin
deaths oft. Of the
stripes save one; thrice
was I stoned; thrice I
(1 a day have I been in
, in perils of waters, in
ine own countrymen, in
i among false brethren ;
in watchings often, in
>ften, in cold and nakedrden
that his churches
les were the same then
lan nature is practically
1 ages, and since therclary
were the same then
nly of the book of the
-iciiijv v?i l dill 3 t|JI3lli:5
who aspire to niissioninderstand
these things
ist; for these things arc
t? He saved a lost and
i the spirit to surrender
imc poor ; he had the
:1 toil, and humiliation,
I, that the end might he
Dirit as Paul had it, the
1 be almost accomplishe
when it is simply reve
God is to help man."
S. C.
PATH.
?sings in life that there
-e dull to us, and that
in the wrestle for truth
God. I have no doubt
imbing up Mount Sinai
esert, a little dull and
!i
' hj me summit to open
no doubt been dull for
louse of God. and it is
o thinks he will be hapmorning,
and it is dull
?veary with the routine
all. I grant you that,
is to heaven. It is not
it is not the following
ng your own way, and
prolonged dream and
;ing ana climbing step
er the craggy paths of
Jod that at last brings
open table-land where
>mmunion can be held.
ning soul is of any ac