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INTERNAT!ONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR AUGUST 15,
Subject: TPaul's Third Missionary
Journey=—Ephesus, Acts 18:23
' and 19:22--Golden Text: Acts
- 19:17—Commit Verses 19, 20,
TIME.~A, D, 57,
PLACE.~Ephesus,
EXPOSITION.~I. Paul Disputing
in the School of Tyrannus, 812, For
three full months Paul had a hearing
in the Jewish synagogue at Ephesus,
It was a rare opportunity and he
made the most of it. *“He spake bold
ly,” he used reason and persuasion,
He did not give ethical nor spciologi
cal lectures, but held fast to the
things concerning the kingdom of
God. Though he got so good a hear
ing, not all by any means were cons
verted. The truth, when it does not
command obedience, hardens. Hav
ing rejected the truth for themselves,
they began to speak evil of the way
before others., The time for separa
tion had come {(v. 9). For two full
vears Paul held diily meetings.
Ephesus was a{ centre and the Word
of God as taught by Paul there was
heard thrmé?'(nout the country by both
Jews’and Ureeks, God set His seal
upon Paul’s work in a wonderful way.
It is evident from verse 11 that Paul
was not possessed of such tremendous
healing power at all times. Ephesus
was the centre of magical arts and
practices and some such display was
needed at that special time and place,
and God gave it.
. Jesus I Know, and Paul I
Know, But Who Are You? 13-16.
Demoniacal possession is a fact of
modern observation and experience,
but it is not so common in our day as
in the time when Christ was upon
earth and the years immediately fol
lowing the critical period when Satan
was putting forth all his energies to
prevent the establishment of God’s
kingdom on the earth. But the de
mons could not withstand the power
of Jesus’ name. Certain Jews who
went about thecountrymaking money
out of the misfortunes of others, tak
ing note of this fact, sought to make
use of the name of Jesus for their
own gain. They cared nothing for
Jesus or the glory of His name. Their
own gain glory were the sole object
of their pursuit. They named over
those which had evil spirits “‘the
name of the Lord Jesus,” but they
did not call Him Lord (cf. 1 Cor. 12:
3, Rom. 10:8). It is not by the
Jesus whom soine one else preacheth,
but by the Jesus who we ourselves
know, that we accomplish real results
for God. The evil spirit was forced
to acknowledge Jesus and also the
faithful servant of Jesus, Paul (cf.
Mk, 1:24; Acts 16:16, 17). But the
name of Jesus had no power in it for
those who used it in this mercenary
way. Their attempt to use the name
of Jesus for their own low ends ter
minated in shame and disaster for
themselves.
IIT. The Great Revival in Ephesus,
17-20. Every one, “both Jews and
Greeks,” heard of this judgment. It
caused great awe (cf. ch. 2.43; 5:5,
11, 13; Ps. 64:9). Men saw that the
name of Jesus could not be trifled
with. “The name of the Lord Jesus
was magnified;’ it was regarded with
that reverence and awe in which it
ought tc be held. The time is com
ing when that name will be magnified
throughout the entire universe (Phil.
2:9-11). A great effect was also pro
duced upon those who had already
believed the Gospel, but had not alto
gether broken away from their sins
iv. 18, R. V.). There was genuine
repentance. True repentance led to
confession, as it always does. The
confession was frank, open and full
(see R. V.). Where there is such
confession there is also always full
and free forgiveness (cf. Lev. 26:40;
Job 33:27, 28; Ps. 82:5; Prov. 28:
28: Jer. 3:13;: 1 Jno. 1:9). By *“cu
rious arts’’ is meant various forms of
jugglery, using of charms, incanta
tions and similar occult practices.
The Jews had receipts for incanta
tions and exorcisms. Some of them,
it was claimed, dated back to the
days of Solomon. Ephesus was the
very centre of this sort of thing.
“Ephesian letters’” was the common
and famous designation for charms
composed of magic words, used as
amulets, preserving the wearer from
all harm. All magical and kindred
practices of every kind are in the
most direct opposition to the will of
God, as clearly revealed in His Word
(Deut. 18:10-12; 1 Chr. 10:13; 2
Chr. 33:6); but up to this time some
of those who had accepted the td4ach
ing of Paul in some measure had
continued the practiceof magic. (Just
as some to-day, who believe in the
Bible in some measure, nevertheless
experiment with palmistry, clairvoy
ance, spiritism, hypnotism and simi
lar arts of heathenism). Their
break with the old life was now thor
ough (2 Cor. 6:17, 18), They
brought together the books in which
the secret charms and incantations
were recorded and made a public
bonfire of them. This thoroughgoing
geparation from the old life was a
costly act. The price of the books
alone was about SIO,OOO. Besides
this was the sacrifice of the hope of
gain from the practice of the arts re
vealed in the books. Some of them
may have been tempted to think that
although as Christians they could not
themselves longer use the books, they
might sell them to some one who had
no such scruples. But their break
with Satan and his works was com
ete and uncompromising. The
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“The Autocrat,” remarked nh
ondite Person, “mude a rem the
import of whioh escaped me until the
other day. He said: ‘'Many a man
has a reputation because of the rep
utation he expects to have some
d‘y.l" '
“That's not a half bad remark,”
suggested the Practical Person, “but
my son—just out of college, you
know, and in the habit of thinking
humpbacked thoughts, as it were—
sald something only this morning that
appealed to me: ‘Some men,’ he
said, ‘get a reputation and keep it;
other men get a reputation and make
it Xeep them."—New York Times.
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A “Life-Saver.”
One of the ;vominent statesmen at
Washington is a total abstainer. His
dinners, which are everyihing that
is elegant and expensive, are served
without wime. The only concession to
conviviality is the Roman gunch,
flavored with Jangaica rum.
A brother statesman, four ways re.
moved from the teetotaler class, who
invariably sitg at these dinners, face
tiously refers to this particular
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New York Times. : _
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one get any practice?”
“Oh, you get your practice licking
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UNINTENTIONAL.
Percy—Why, Kitty, how fast you
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Kittv—l wasn't hurrying especial
v, Perev. I didn't know that you
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A feeling of security comes with having
Painkiller (Perry Davis’) on hand as a safe
guard against colic, cholera, cramps.
- IMMUNE.
“Strange, isn't it, that Teddy does
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“Why, man, Rooscvelt can keep
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Prisoner—Can I speak with the con
viet Smith for one moment?
Jailer—No: he has just left, after
finishing his time. But ask me again
in about a week.—Fliegende Blaetter.
CHILD HAD SIXTY BOILS
And Suffered Annually With a Red
Scald-Like Humor on Her Head—
Troubles Cured by Cuticura.
“When my little Vivian was about six
months old her head broke out in boils.
She had about sixty in all and I used Cuti
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ly half covered. The humor looked like a
scald, very red with a sticky, clear fluid
coming from it. This occurred every
spring. 1 always used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment which never failed to heal it up.
The last time it broke out it became so bad
that 1 was discouraged. But I continued
the use of Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
Resolvent until she was well and has never
been troubled in the last two years. Mrs.
M. A. Schwerin, 674 Spring Wells Ave,,
Detroit, Mioch., Feb. 24, 1908.”
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props.
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.
THE POINT OF VIEW.
“You sang off the key?" exclaimed
the musical director reproachfully.
“Sir!” repiled the young but
haughty soprano, “what you mean to
say is that your orchestra occasionally
failed to harmonize with my voice.”—
Washington Star.
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WHERE TRADESMEN HUSTLE.
Young Housewife Finds Annoyances
on Moving to Country.
“Well, we've moved to the coun
try,” sald the young housewife, “and
I have had my first taste of the pesti
ferous village tradespeople. We got
out of the city for rest and comifort,
but will have neither until these per
sons, who have things to sell make
up their minds to let us run our own
business.
“They wouldn't even let us get the
furniture in the house. There was
I very early in the morning in an
empiy house waiting for the vans to
come and unload and the bell began
to ring. It kept ringing all that day
and for some days thereafter. Not
continuously, of course, but: the
tradespeople came so close om each
other’'s heels that there was very lit
tle let-up.
“PMrst it was one milkman, then
another milkman and soon thereafter
a third. They seemed to take it as
a personal insult that I wouldn't give
an order forthwith.
“Icemen came in droves. The gro
cers appeared with blank order books
all ready to hang on our kitchen
door. They wanted to deliver goods
right off despite the fact that there
wasn’t a thing in the house to put
them in.
“Later in the day when the furni
ture had arrived and we got things
into some sort of order I wandered
into the village and made a few cas
ual purchases. Now in each store
they seemed to take it for granted
that I had become their customer
for life.
“‘l'll send around in the morning
for your order,” was what I heard in
every place, and when I said they
needn’t, that [ intended to do my own
ordering in person each day it made
no difference.
“Around they all came the next day
smile on face and order book held
expectantly in hand. I sent them all
away, orderless but still smiling, and
later went to the stores as [ intend
ed. In time, maybe, they will learn
that I'll buy when and where I please.
“The worst shock came on a Sun
aay morning. We were all tired oul
with the moving and getting settled
and intended to sleep late, very late;
but before 7 there was a persistent
ringing of the Dell My husband
wrapped himself in a bathrobe and
descended. It was a boy who want
ed our order for newspapers. He
went away quickly and my nusband
kept saying things to himself all the
way back to bed.
“‘You might just as well speak out
loud, I told him, ‘and a few for me.’ ”
—New York Sun.
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Breaking Things.
A certain well-known member of
Congress ‘has a house down in Wash
ington. One of the fixtures of the
place is an old negro servant named
Sally Ann. In the Congressman’s
presence one Sunday morning she
broke a big cut glass dish at the side
board.
“What have you broken now, you
—black mushfingers?” yelled tue mem
ber, who pcssesses a very expen
sive vocabulary.
Sally Ann was quite unnerved, but
she replied, very humbly:
“maint de Fo'th Commandment,
bress de Lawd!”"—New York Times.
Sad Accident.
In an effort to shoo a fly off his
nose.and at the same time tc grease
a wagon axle, James Horrall, a well
kxnown Knox County, Pa., farmer, suf
fered a broken arm. He Rad axle
grease on his hand when a fly set
tled on his nose. In brushing at the
pest with his elbow the farmer ac
cidentally touched the handie of a
lifiting jack which held up the wagon.
The handle released the clutch and
the weight of the wagon, sudden}yv
freed, caused the handles to fly up
against ‘Horrall's right arm, breaking
it near the shoulder. ;
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