The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-17

that concern been actively successful In fur
nishng copies Of the Sacred Scriptures to all the Long
islanders last year the statement made that some
families in certain localities tho leland not only
without the Bible but destitute Of knowledge Of
its contents Tho statement was Indignantly contra.
dicted by several Long leland pastors aud others Prob
ably 1t was the discovery which out Of this Incl.
dent that took away the zeal which tho Long Island
Bible Society would otherwise have felt to supply is
constituents with Bibles The society, which 10 sixty.
eight years old, held its annual meeting last week In
Northport An Episcopal church At Merrck asked fos
forty eight Bibles for its psws. and refused.
venerable brother said that tho getting OF Bibles for
Episcopal churches was little game that the beloved
Brother Cook Of Rverhead had played the society
several times Report was made to the effect that the
local Bible Society at had been dead for
time, having been blown up" by quarrel among
Of Its members The Of Bible agents was crit.
cised In that they sometimes thrust Bibles ON the
wealthy and on servant girls who do not want them
Tho Bible depository u Flushing reported to have
burst up" An aged colporteur. who applied for some
Bibles TO distribute 1t Castle Garden was granted them.
although Castle -6arden 10 commonly SUPPOSE 70 b
outside tho mita Of Long Island 1t must not be SUB
posed that tho Long Island people not getting any
Bibles In Babylon seventeen have been sold and
given away. In Southampton the sales amount to az.
tssn and ono copy has been given away. In westbury
one copy has been sold and ve presented 10 presumably
willing readers
The Sunday school lesson for to-day
treats OF the conclusion Of the missionary journey Of
Paul and Barnanas They had started from Antioch
and. nrst working for while In the island Of
Cyprus, had taken tour through some OF tho most
promising parts Of Asia Minor In the lesson We
found the people Of Lysra offering to worship Paul ana
Bsrnabas aupposng that they were heather divnitss
great Revision Of feeling took place the arrival OF
. party Of evldisposed Jews from Iconium. Tie
Lystra people turned the missionaries and stoned
Paul until they supposed he was dead and then they
dragged him out OF the city Paul Shove oil that he
no coward BY returning into the city he
sufficiently revived Again he preached tho Gospel
there and encouraged the conver The organization Of
churches seems to have been important part Of the
work Of Paul and Barnsbas. As soon a. suiicisas
number Of converts could Be brought together In any
place where they had preached these formed Int
church. We read that Paul and Barnabas ordained
elders in each Of these church The precise functions
Of these elders differently understood by the
different according to differing views q
church government Enough 10 say In general way
that the elders Of tho early churchss responsible
for the rule and management OF the churches, ravi
aud BArnnbas went through the provinces OF risidlA
and Pamphyla. preaching last ~ PorvA and Alfalfa
cities OF the latter province, and calling thence Tor
Antioch in Syria where theirs . large body 81
Christian believera There they received hearty well
come and there they remained for long time We
In these men worthy examples for Christian worksrs
They bravey pushed on In tpiis Of oil obstAc!ss saa
instead OF being discouraged, retc on, stimulated 70
new eueit ~ he pti;,et.ivus INFLICTED upYn th-uI.