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WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.

schools to-day may lead some of US to
pattern more largely after his courage
and devotion.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Cut to the heart. A strong word,
literally, to saw across the heart. 1t
grated on their feelings, making them
not sorrowful, but angry.
Being full Of the Holy Ghost, or keep
ing full, abiding full. He was from first
to last in the power OF the Spirit, and
looked up steadfastly. Root, intent or
intense, rendered fastened" Luke A:
20 (the eyes Of all were fast
ened on him) Standing or stationed,
from the verb to put or place.
Opened. Emphatic form, thrown
wide open. L. The Son of man standing
on the right hand Of God. Nothing
could more enrage the murderers OF the
Christ. .n a
Stoned him, or went to stoning. I'm
perfect tense of a continuous act
The witnesses. Strangely enough, from
this comes our word martyr; but these
were not the martyrs here.-Young
man 8 feet. A man was counted young
up to forty years OF age. .
Calling upon. The word means to cry
out. 60 Lord Jesus. receive my spirit.
Greek: the spirit OF me, as II he had
said my spirit, also for heaven, as well
esIthine. sy Il. ,ysa tg....
y This SIM This particular sin as
against himself especially, and yet also
against God.--Feil asleep. A beauti-
full expression, was 1ulled to sleep. 1t
Is more than a more enphemism.
Conserving. Approving along with
the rest -+Unto his death. Tischen-
dorf closes the seventh chapter here.
So the Revision .---P ersecution. Lit
orally, driving, pursuit, chase.--Ex-
cept the apostles. Who probably on
account of their responsible position
were led to maintain their stand; posi-
bly, the officials were compelled to favor
them because efgtheir popularity with
the people. sd t'nf. gras aCr
Devput 1men. Such as could appre-
-ciate Stephens greatness with God.----
Lamentation,, signifyfng to strike the
breast, and suggesting the customs OF
the times. 49,.
Havoc, or laid waste, referring to ex-
ceeding violence of reatment.-En-
tering into every house. Better, going
from house to ouse.--Haling, i. O.,
dragging. Paul tonfesses to the harsh
ness Of his conduct at Acts %: 4.
Went everywhere, or abroad. Same
proposition as just used with the word
scattered. 20 Preaching, or gospeling.
the word for good tidings. from which
our word evangel.
f'a WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Looked up steadfastly into heaven
and saw the glory. OF God. 1t Is the
st eadfast look that sees Gods glory.
We glance occasionally toward the
heavens. Our minds are taken up with
other things. and we see other things
much more often than we see God.
Stephen was looking with intense long
ing toward heaven It was not an ac-
cidental lifting. of the eyes His face.
/ apprehend, was always in that direc-
ton. After all, we generally see what
we look most intently and intensely at.
Gods glory Is for those that look for it,
as his righteousness is for those who
hunger and thirst after it.
Hefell asleep His was the Joy Of
martyrdom. Do we appreciate it to-
day2 Underneath were the everlasting
arms. and those cruel stones, under
Gods kind brooding. were but as love-
taps to lull him to rest. Lord Jesus,
receive my spirit, he had just cried. He
saw his crucified Master in the heavens,
and with my spirit, also, Lordl" he,
as it were, lifted his soul to the rest of
God.
sJesus can make a dying bed
Soft as downy pillows are"
And now we listen again, and the
word comes Lord, lay not this sin to
their charge" Surely he Is already with
Christ, for this is Christ's own spirit
Peace, let him rest"
They that were scastered abroad went
everywhere preaching the word. That
is, scattered abroad, they preached
abroad; or dispersed everywhere, they
preached everywhere. They preached
wherever they went. To scatter them
was to scatter preaching, as one scat
tiers fire in dry field. God has taken
other means to scatter us abroad to-
day. o, that preaching might go
abroad with us. Wherever the Chris
tian goes, there ought Christ to be
made known by lip and by life. The
one word that the present dispersion of
the church speaks loudest OF all is the
word missions. We go everywhere.
Let us go everywhere preaching the
word. ~" p" ..--it ''A e''s'iA
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