Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1884-04-10

their dc, d..-Acts 10; Is.
Ii has been noticed that the cary
missionaries gave their best energies to
great cities, and for this there were ex
cellent reasons. "Thc cities were the
pulsing heart. of their several provinces;
an principles deposited there soon
spr abby natural arteri,s to all parts Of
the Land
Epucsus, the chief city OF all Asia
Mnor-ctlebratcd ior its race.cour,e or
arena OF toot.racing, wrestling and glad
iatorial eombats. aud its theatre capsblc
of seating fifty thousand people, and its
grea' temple of Dianna. one OF the sev.
en woadrrs of the world--Nas also a
great commercial Genre. the res rt @
large numbers of people from Ill the
surrounding region. & wntlcs- oppor.
t4ullIe, could ucic be afforded t. al
docs ,tra. gers as sell as citizens.
r erwin re- Paul set himself re-. olute-
lytp IA work. uu here h. tarrled. Three
Ia ut ac -pakc IA tue Synagogue, nj
,Nn YEARS he reasoned j. the Syhoo. of
+ rtnnu,. Nor wa this sll. Ia review
ing work lie reminds the elders %
IA church that ',or the space uf three
y'tr-' he had wr'urhJ among them
&c. l.h and tay" .2p:3IE.
Observe he =,
/. Hoao an apostle sptks h> ,oorJ Of the
L,.d Jfsw.-lol lie old it boldly
lhi reminds u that prcacaiu. IN those
days was not wit pIt perl. Opposition
au pr's cu.i.n was w.il.nlgA eve. y.
wh rc the exp riruec OF chose early mis-
S'onIric-. What need they hal ol e. ur
az ! And what need hayc we Of the
same Are wc never "a.htmri ~
J.ru>' a>h,me / Co act up 10 li- rcacr-
ing; ashamed to- -,c,k for Him ? and
TIA t. though bones aud jmpr, umcuts
where await US
(bl lie spake to the mreilcrts and
hearts # his hCsT,r-; ''rras. ming and
p,r,undnl Nothing j. so re- ,onablc
rs he gospel. Above all should the re-
liz Gus teacher be able to give u reason
Tor the filth that IS in him. Then come.
peT>u sion. T-ac.irg .ui cShOrt.nH 80
together. Trcre will be n stab N.v
where TIA" undcrst ndlug i. not reason.
ably satisfied, nor true religion At all
Where the helIt /, not won.
|r' lie Dor a distinct testimony. This
concerned that "Kiuxd IN Of God
". 81, which i riehteou-ne-s and po-cn
Aud Ju' lu tn" fio Y Guost that EVA,
~. - ~ wh ch Jv.us b d- bis oi.ciplcs
walk; aId that word Of H." Lu.d
Jesus .v. l0I which 's 80 fulI Of iuvA.
mtIon I'D prnml-c for hu d"nei and
p-rI-hIug -nur-s. 50 49, So" "a CHRIS.
t,lu mIr. -Ig" has many -lI... aud SET !.
Il
der n new rule and SET. himself 10 o'cv
the laws as W. Il a. TO ENJOY the protoc.
Un" of tie Kin. lmmlnu.l hs Ia. ..t
out IN a new patu. viii b. however
narrow and rough. !, safe. and cul- ia
glory: lac has herd aui h.eIcd t.c
sr,cIous call Of oIn Who u at ono. I,rd
ard I7visur.
idD H." sp-ke . herov"r men could be
found to listen; first IN the ~ynakoru
AlId .neu IN the S,hOO. OF ISrannu,. Ii
one cannot set access go n II n eau. che
-, then h-l,s, anl .ch1 Ia u-r-. and
private parlors and kitchens, and hlrus
are not TO be despi.ed. SOM of The
best work ever dunr for turist Il .s b,rr
IN such places.
.. Ho,c God a"sF'i hy 'rsR + ~ g.s.
pei vr>''aqS.--"IT" wropcht -p",i,l mira.
cle- by the hands OF Paul" Hand
- nsr- used In the -en,, oi H,taas. ~.
ciaP denotes uncommon.
Il Is not sail thsi Paul set himself 20 1
effect the cure. g. 3 w ID CHI d.. tn. IT, .
kind, the ours 'rarD Ike that o. thu /
woman who suugrt but - touch Tie .
hem Of Jesus garmcu'. nor in ru~iu /
~as turrr anytu u ( 1T which tD stumble I
lt . iOr God t. tr 'sm ne when Eui /
whore aud how, a " las hy wh-t m"aus. /
He will work. II H. chooses 70 di-p.u . 4
with means sltog. cr, lie h s bslh u.r .
ught anu the lO.,. 80 too.
The Iea.on tn tae miracles T. not /
hard to undrrst y. % - p'.rr+ Epn"
sus was gwen to = ftcacr.t iugsutatious. /
vaPsbOnd OF st,ol ~ Jeas A. wsll n
Greeks, went shout ptut--r 80 ,fle.t 1
cures Dy charms aod -rc. 5. i,hr l"s.
pie had g. at f.i l. IN these thing Il [
was ncedful that they should lc made .
IN 9 that the power ut Jn.u~ i. rc, +
snd superior to ~, pti eTs; that thee
men, wno pretend j by cuiJ, u, arts to
ex.rcl esl spu t., ayr- imp srer This 1
discumfiiure Of TIA So OF Scotia w4-
like thst eTpcr'eucci by Fharoab's
magiclans Ia Egvpt.
t,utn Vf nis me ls... iu the sam, way /
Because such at e-tstiont are not uoe
necessary. Bec1use o1tcrs, far more cf
fsctive, far mc-e suited 70 conyinca
present uDbel'et already abOund. |
Chs nged hearts ani lives, lands CHRIST.
Isniz-d, sOciet! upliftcj, fruits Of the
go.pel ~ and abroad, are nli attest.tinns
nf more wonderful nature. And when 1
science, art, cul iurr, schoolg, soci,tic..
and whAteVer se 4nte,Irf may cmp'n,,
Lry wnh tlIvir entertainments To ,hcct !.
the same thing, "a M Atip. f,og, r,iigion.
they fail. The evil spirits do not 60 Gus
from mems hsaus The old passions |
and svii.will reua o.. To all these Tow
err the spirits -, Jesus W. know, bus /
who are ye n There is bat oBs power |
unto salvation in the world. Ils tri. |
umphs are wonderful proofs that il is
from God.
3. .S,s.s ressh u G.S lSord 80 spoken ard |
attestested Divers were hardened, and |