The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1877-06-20
shorter Cateohism, Question so.
QUESTIONS.

In what book are the studies for this quarter to
be found 2 Where did the lessons in Acts end last
year? Who wrote the Acts? Of what book IS 1t
the continuation
v Who were in the church at Antioch P
Meaning of prophets and teaehersP' What do
We know of Barnabas? Acts xi -.
v. 2. How did the Holy Ghost address them
In what were they engaged2 Meaning Of " sepa'
rate2'
V. 8. What was then done Meaning of "laid
their hands on them ?"
V. 4. What is said Of their divine commission
Where was Seleueia? Where was Cyprus?
v. 5. Where was Saamis? Where did they
preach2 Who assisted them in their ministry
v. 6. Where was Paphos2 Whom did they find
there2 Meaning Of "SOreerer2"
v. 7. What was deputy Who held this
office at this timer What was his character
V. s. What opposition did the apostles meet
with? What is meant By 1.-THE faith p
V. 9. What change was made IN the name OF
Saul? Why was it probably made Meaning OF
- set his eyes on him ~
V. 10. What address did Paul make to Eymas
What had Peter said to Simon Magus? Acts
viii: 1928.
V. IL. What sentence did Paul pronounce upon
him? By whose power was this done?
V. II. What effect had this miracle on the
deDuty2
Wis. Where did Paul and Barnabas now go ?
Where was Perga? Who now left them1
NOTES ON THE LESSON.
Our lessons now return to the Book OF
Acts, which We were studying last year to
the close of the twelfth chapter. Luke was
the inspired author of this book, which is q
continuation of his gospel, and contains a
history of the Church for thirty years after
the death of Christ. The earlier chapters
are taken up with the founding of the Church,
its establishment in Jerusalem, and through
out Judea and Samaria. We come now to
its extension into Gentle countries by the
agency of Paul, the apostle Of the Gentiles.
V. 1. Antioch WIS a celebrated city of
Syria, on the Orontes river, three hundred
miles north of Jerusalem, and thirty from
the Mediterranean Sea. prophets and
teachers" were those instructors Of the peO-
pie who we're gifted with inspiration. Bar
nsbas had been sent to Antioch from Jeru-
salem. Simeon had a surname, Niger, mean
ing black, to distinguish him from others
Lucius was probably one Of those who first
carried the gospel to Antioch, Xxi 20. Man
aen was a foster brother of HerOd the te-
trarch, and Saul, who had been recently con-
Verted, had just begun his work in Antioch.
V. 2. They were engaged in a religious
service, and so were in a proper condition
for communion with God, and for engaging
in His work. Separate means set apart, F"
given to a new work, the foreign missionary
work. The personality Of the Holy Ghost
is distinctly taught in this verse.
V. 3. The laying on of hands was sign
of their conservation to a work designated by
God Himself.
V. 4. The brethren had "5ent them away"
but it was necessary to affirm their divine
mission, and the Holy Ghost is mentioned as
the direct authority for their work Seleu-
cha was a seaport town. near the mouth Of
the OrOntas, from whence they sailed to Cy-
prus, an island Of the COAST of Syria, and in
sight of Seleueia.
V. 5. Salamis was on the eastern extrem
ity of the island, and was once its Greek cap
ital. John Mark, the nephew of Barnabas
was their attendant and assistant. Their
preaching was in the synagogues because they
were to "preaeh the gospel FIRST to the Jew,
and then 10 the Gentiles.'
V. 8. PaphOs was at the western extrem-
ity of the island, about an hundred miles dis
tant. Here they found magician, an i'm,
pOstOr of a class Astounding in the Roman
Empire at this time, and it was an aggrava
ton of his wickedness that he pretended to
be inspired of God, and called himself Bar
jesus, son Of Jesus.
VI. The deputy or pTO-conaul was Ser
gius Paulus. Cyprus was one of the pro.
vinces of the Roman Empire that were on the
civil list, and were governed by the Senate
through officers called PTO-eonsals Sergius
seems to have been intelligent and thought
full, and therefore wished at once to hear the
word of God from the new missionaries.
VS.. Elymas, the sOrcerer mentioned be-
fore, with this Arabic name Simplifying s0ise
man, resisted this doctrine, and endesYored