, 1876-06-03
commentary on To'Morrow's
sunday-school Lesson.
rbo Miraculous Escape Of the
Apostles from tho
Prison.
Mr. Moody's Sermon at the
Chicago Avenue
Church.
The MONDAY Prayer-Meeting-"'
Address by the Evangelist.
An Opon Lettor to Mr. Moody in Ref.
eranco to Palestine and tho Jews.
TIC Re7. Dr.. Perry Accepts the 1owa
Episcopal BtsltorrIc.


that The learning aMi wislloM cnlbos1iesl Ill thc
,nru,.crs Of Tic Supreme Court Of Jerusalem |
a,l not prompt them to yield gracefully tn tho
,ydent order ot events, as arranged ny the
(,ycat Dlsposcr. We thought that when tic
a,n5tlcs DECLARED TINT "tlcy ought to obey
i,od rather than men," aud that when they
continued to tcaclt md preach, md to work
wunlcrs and miracles, these rulers and priests
xuu,d no longer pcrsccutc them. After
their defeat in attempting to fix the
eha1ec Of crime upon Potter and John,
20 hoped they would help rather than harm
th,se rood men for whom the people were
more and moro manfcstng respect anu esteem,
ond tlat they would submit to the purposes of
,l,c Inf,uItc, which they could ncthrr utter nor
thwart.
rho falling dcnd" Of two wealthy members
of the Church at potcr's words of ccnsllrc nnd
,eproach made a deep Impression not only upon
tbe members Of the Church., but nlso upon tho
entire community. Even tho influential men and
c scsjI rrcsts lad tllcr fearsarouBcd mud their
nnscicrcus quickcucd. They fearcd TINT tho
Apostles would continue to increase their con
Wits until they could control thu Eopular will:
Tue Apostles saw slgns of fcAr OH the rart Of
lis civil power. THIS gscutly encouraged them,
md mate them tho more earnest to convince
The jews that they ought to receive the Christ
NJ their ng-pronl1sed sleBsihll.
d91 Tic APOSTLES wrought many signs anil
wonders In the presence of the people. They
We" ,nt msrirsa MIRACLES but were much ljku
those tho Master wfought, comforting healtf,
iaa GSaia"st t,,;d IA" I't limit tl,er fayors nnI
Iii enn,fortlng gifts 10 their converts,
St. saIs' like the Fathcr, who srnts Ills showers
and Ills sunshine alike upon a. .l.s rgeo%s nn M,
asd n@ desia 10 lrng ali to rcpcntarce. Thu
goou gaties haa ncr,l5iar fondncss for Solornon's
PORCH In part perhaps hsensS II w WI ,asgo
aha eGassc.H, c,is, Il ~ wna stii frarrunt with thn
aot.c Sisot ,ncory Of tle Master, WHO Ind often
et shcm thcre nnl told them OF many things
Which they then but fecbly conircienlc4.
in te Ifseiaous i3 Won.rfl ,aroy mr. and @ nscac.cd
to{ n{ liz nci!nlc Here ail the Disciples renewed
IL cotlsecrutcd themselves to Christ. Only the
Soov a XII 'es t1icyes In iinrs, aud hypocrtcs crc
piraId pnn{dd Of Peters piercing cycs md pungcnt
9arss. ataIiH - 0'~' fN'-
people hsnorsa 1sse s 9G noes men hs sas sas
%ork snnv sH in,nressel Tic nnsses and commanded
the{r resDtct and reverence. The Church grew
.,.anr .n1lt IL now numbered COO souly-a nutn-
S1r in2ae enough to exercise i decided power In
~ ,f11l sn atfnrs.
wi III rln,Isl that uassed over the Church wllen
tbat rcl pa!r fcll .hasted hu5riealy apay: Thosc @
Ma Monifrsted yrry great respect for those
VIC bud. Tic sad case Of Ananias only re-
mjuted u them tsiut base cotn is never counter
f.tfn nj 4
tu. rosi Ioincn S1 wcro adled to tic Church 1le
,.nst,c. Wv. lad thc entire confidence Of all who
Rhcw md could appreciate them. TIC rich on
their soft beds, ad tho poor OIL their straw pal
tsat ss Pctars shndow. rs he passcd to md from,
q sss and tSc sE o oes no say tSa3
wsFs n, suFfb fbot Or a,1 Ind faith to bcsyc
n timt he could DO it. Many calau from distant
Hnmcs Mn m0 to t b, hca!ed. Those who wero ycxcd
mi rrently annoycd by evil spirits, /. c., by
Whit s were consid:rcd incurablc diseascs, whicT
son1d not bc nscribsd to apy known causrs, wcrt
ssn sIu,u ,,rcd ,,ys Nv
In ait thls business Of healing and curing
Peter. from hts glit Of language and boldncss
was cnusidrrrd tic leader, md rccclyc, ali til
ersdi,' r,hn nc1nie WeTc dcrply impressed Will
Tho fart i1,at lie Ind more power and murc fnllu
s"ca th,n nnv otIrr nnoatfr. md WIS worthy 0
nnrc fnith 'Thcy .li{]grutiy ipa,llred at WIN
u honra 'r would nrobably pass certain points, i,
that. II nossfblc. thcy might tuuuA tho lcrll o
Ia stst, Tarn'"nt ~ puf'~' ''
is IL nvitirnt that tic Apostles derived grcn
Fiji Fbrsr exMmnle Vent t yery fur 10 incrcase thci
-nn't Inn and to conifrm con1lllcnre in them
: (itoi1 wnrts even now liaye nlore influence thai
fai,n Mn canmot nee filth, but tllcy Gun 81
asn ,,s le aa t,;ui, % tl,at fati witho,,
sSnyta "a ,rn,t1''t i;nni works convert nor
tban "T n.,ro ~ i fifth without works" Wien til
people Poop I's SOW Christ md ills APOSTLES rslisy!n
sF m mtsnhSrSl hS sa wao's conatnce en' in s'fe te
Tho.n I, I,,,o 1',y yyors .i,st.,rc,l the HIGH prest
a'S r',srs Thcy did not courcru t|c,l!sclyc
sm. a III nel;sf n faith of the Apstles nut The
<aw t;nt ,sir km,ncss. r.ninl Hlsnositto,,: ten
dcr worls. ss San and gcod deeds, enlisted tic dec
anu snia =, ,,,,,';nr,, ..vry ny
"f19 ~ 'rhn ii{,l' rrfests md tic 3atl,ucee
WIZ w ,rts1ins'i a1 to c1pploy actiyc ,ncus,lrv,
Saianas wna Inc actinE ilig(, Priest md the snt
ncart.s o"n W. eh ,nr,. wlo eould no Longer bca
10 Lear III Il f,nKing il tsir ears s l. risel
md IL ioinT these wonders In our mtist.
81 t ,hs, H. 'o"a;,e ,icrn,y Indignant und yexc,
sSn e. .ey ,ys eeau Saad tsur4i l!iit few days b.
fo1r us tu s1an1i nns hays Been rcsartcd-that Ii
iNp.tIna Httoo. s',, cnTtin,o to nrcnrI, nn ,lru
1s ns,t1''s 11nu a9ter ti,e They wcra rcsoiyc
to I resort % to such % summary measures rs wsll
disuroye ] tlcsu c .listurbcri Of Ills public pcuc
~ 49, ~ ts,.at'n IN. ,nw th.. nrcsts IL,
Sadhn,nas W.. drtarminesl to stnp tlor tcaci
~. ,'h ., ,1,ns s ravs liz l1ll,r and II
,,,ta eHs ~ aisu ~ mich invtu
Sn u, a'in i%sv ~ r,.nnwra thcir Efforts to crus
thssr rhsyy, no sy men, aid o1,icred ths ci,
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