The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-02-26
The Sunday Schools.
LESSON FOR NEXT SUNDAY.
March 1st, 1855.
FIRST GU
LESSON X, PAUL SENT TO FELIX.
ACTS 20. 1924.
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LESSON X, PAUL SENT TO FELI1
ACTS 20. 12-24
Commit to memory verses s0-32.1
u And when 1t day, certain of the Jews bande
together, and bound themselves under curse sayin
that they would neither eat nor drink till they ha
killed Paul.
1S And they were more than forty which had mad
| this con spiracy.
IA And they came to the chief priests and elders
and said, We have bound ourselves under grea
curse, that will eat nothing until have sla
Paul.
Is Now therefore ye with the council signify to tn
chief captain that he bring him down unto you to
morrow, as though ye would inquire something NOR
perfectly concerning him; and we, or ever he conn
near, ready TO kill him.
16 And when Pans sisters heard of their 1yi
in watt he and entered into the CASTLE and toit
Paul.
II Then Paul called of the centurons unto him
and said, Bring this young man unto the chief ca
tain: for he hath certain thing to tell him.
Is So he took him, and brought him to the chie
captain. and said Paul the prisoner called me unto
| him, and prayed me to brins this young man unto
| thee who hath something to say unto thee.
| 10 Then the chief captain took him by the hand
and went with him aside privately, and asked him,
| What is that thou hast to tell me?
20 And said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee
that thou wouldest bring down Paul tomorrow into
the council, though they would inquire somewhat
of him more perfectly.
But do thou yield unto them: for there lie in
wait for him of them more than forty men, which
| have bound themselves with oath, that they will
neither drink till they have killed him and
now they are ready looking for promise from thee.
% So the chief captain then let the young man de-
part and charged him. that thou tell man that
thou hast showed these things to me.
23 And he called unto him two centurions saying
Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea,
and horsemen threescore and ten. and spear
fHvnh hun ndrad at ha hirdh
"a And Provide them with beasts, that they may
set Paul on. and bring him safe unto Felix the
ernor.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"If any man suffer as a
Christian, let him not be ashamed."-1 Peter
4-16.
Time-A. D. S.
The last lesson left the Apostle in the
cell of the prison in the castle OF Anto-
mia, where the Lord stood by him and
bade him be of good cheer, as he had
borne testimony of the Divine Father in
Jerusalem, and should bear testimony of
Him in Rome. 1t seems that the multi
tude who were seeking Paul's life, seeing
how adroitly he had escaped the multi
tude, resolved to make an attempt to &C
complish by cunning what they had sig
nally failed to accomplish by force. In
their blind hate they considered it a con-
test between themselves and Paul-be-
tween multitude of men and single
man. Therefore the thought of any pos
sible safety for Paul was entirely foreign
to them.
Little did they think that in scheming
ha A nncf1o thnv rpQllU T1lt-
ting their feeble strength against the AL
mightiness of the Creator. For God used
their scheming as means of defeating
their object. Any person of an ordinary
range of observation will understand
that the confding of an important secret,
even one comprehending the murder of
a man in few hours.-to more
than forty persons, is not absolutely
safe business. So it proved in this case,
for while these men were scheming for
the fulfillment of their evil design, and
each other of the details of the
plan which was to be enshrouded in oath
bound secrecy, nephew of Paul over
heard their plan, and went straightway
to the castle and informed his uncle of
tn6 HIdli. dul AttlIO GllC UOy SlOiJ
sent him to the Colonel in command of
the castle-who ever displayed strict
regard for his duty, and for justice-and
that officer heard the youth, and resolved
at once to thwart their evil design. He
permitted the youth to depart with the
"See thou tell no man." Here
was the youth himself now placed under
the bond of secrecy, but his cause was a
righteous one, and he readily found
to keep all to himself.
These Jews were gloating over the
coming consummation of their wicked
hopes, as they believed, and were doubt
less very impatient for the arrival of the
morrow, that they might get rid of the
object Of their hatred. 1t is easy to con-
ceive of them as selecting, each for him
self, the position he would occupy, the
manner of hiding his purpose, and the
part he would take, at the assassination.
With all their deadly hatred centering |
around the solitary prisoner, they retired
that night full of their wicked purpose, |
and firm in the expectation of it's success.
They were awakened to a sad disappoint-
ment AT time when they thought Paul
bad at most but few hours to live, he was
on way to Cesarea. guarded by nearly five |
hundred trained soldiers, and at the hour |
OF the next day when they expected to
encompass his death. he was safely out of |
Jerusalem.
Paul had many narrow escapes, ana
bad been placed in many trying sltua-
tions, which brought into full play, as a
matter of absolute necessity, all his natu-
raj discernment and shrewdness as man
and his victories over the evils that sur
rounded him at times rightly command
our admiration. Paul was mortal, and
subject to human emotions, as his anger
at Ananias, in the preceding lesson,
proved But he had with him, always,
that one who was 'more than all who
could be against him." and thus was
brought off conquerer.
The time of the departure OF this force,
with Paul, was 9 o'clock at night. Clau-
dius Lysias doubtless thought that in
case Paul should be killed in Jerusalem.
Felix, the Governor, would attribute it
TO bribery on the part of Lysias. He was
therefore glad to be well rid of Il prisoner
who was the cause Of SO much tHmult.
In carrying out his purpose of removing
the prisoner, he sent force enough to put
down any possible uprising of the people.
Thus, once more, did the Apostle escape
from those who sought his destruction.
Down goes the prices Of all kinds of
goods. Lower than ever at S. z. Bald=
ridges to reduce stock before removal.
Secure some of the following bargains
before it is to late. Brown muslins to
7c, bleached muslins, hope, 7c, lonsdale
&c. fruit of loom &C., Clark's machine
thread 4c Flannels, jeans, underwear,
boots and shoes, ginghams, dress