The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25
A Study of the q International ms Sunday
School LesS6n Appointed for Sept.
4, 1892. ',sT j, &
Subject: Philip Preaching ut Samaria. Acts,
sSi5-25.

fixion Of Jesus, sDd had arrested the Apostles
for adherfng to the victim. The members oil
the Council in their wrath and jealousy, could
not tolerate st. Stephen in his attempts to mag
Nifty Christ He told plainly of their guilt
and charged them with the murder of tho Son
of God He was very bold. The people ad.
mired him, and his very popularity caused him
to lie hated by the Sanhedrim. So he. too. was
arrested and stoned to death. But the cause he
represented did not Inc. We read just after
the account of the martyrdom of st. Stephen,
"They (the followers in general of CHRISTI that
were scattered abroad (by the persecution
stirred up by the death of st. Stephen) went
everywhere preaching the word" (8:4.) The
lesson now to be studied illustrates this state
ment We find ST. Philip, the second one
chosen az a deacon, (6: 81 at work away from
Jerusalem. It is q &. order that We consider
him next to ST. Stephen. We would think snch
severity in the case OF the first deacon wonid
have intimdated the rest. But martyrdOm was
simply AS fuel to fire. 1t is fact. truth cannot
be stoned to death.
We have convenient order of study in the
following plan:
/. The preaching of Philip. 5 to 8.
2. The baptism of Simon. 9 to 13.
3. Laying on of hands. IA to II.
4. Simon's covetOusDess. il to 25.
l. THE PREACHING OF PHILIP.
Acts, 8: to 8. Inclusive.
9. References.
Verse s. Philip. 6:5; 2l:s. samaria. ID;
vs.. 35-3. CT. 5:42. Notice st. Paul 30
preached. $50; 1872, g. Also Cor, 1:23
2:2; 3: IL. Read st. John, 4: IS, o.
VT People needed. ID: A. People Of one
accord. Chr, 80: r. Samaritans needed, the
Jews heard not. st. Mt, 90: Is, Is; ST. John, A:
Al, az.
VI Healed unclean spirits. S IS; st. Mt,
4:24; 1911; st. Nix, 8: 26; Is: II: St. L., 10:
II. Crying with loud voice. St. Mark, 1 26.
Palsy. 9:aa "a; St. Mt, 4:A; st, Mark, 2:
3-l1. Lame. 1928; ii $40; st. Mt, IL: 5;
Is: 80, 81; Is 35 6. On great things done by
Philip CT. ST. John, ID: IL; Heb, "a
v. s. Great joy. ID: az, So; Ps., SO: 1912 !;
SO :2-6; Is, 35:1 2; AZ: 1912; st. L.. s'1o,
IL Ro., 15:9-12
We cannot fix the date definitely, but know
it was not far from the year 35 A. ID. One
need not be surprised TO find in different COM
mcntaries diverse dates.
4. Place.
Samaria. ". 81 There was city named
Samaria. There was also a province OF that
name. 1t has been question whether we are
to understand the City Samaria. or city in
Samaria. The City Samaria was the Capital Of
Samaria but it had been destroyed many years
before by Hyrcarus Herod Ste Great. how
ever, built on the site city and named 1t Sc
baste equivalent to Augusta, in honor OF Au-
gustus We know Christ went to city Of
Samaria and we find said city was Sychar, a
different city from Samaria (St. John, a: A, s.
Jesus declared Of the fields Of that section
they are white already to the harvest" ~.
35.) He referred to the People, and was OF
opinion that work done there would be very
hopeful. We might well infer our lesson se-
quei to Cbrists statement. So there is reason
in what the commentator Scott says: Proba7
bly,, Philip VEN 10, the same city (SycharJ
whore Christ had preached and, tho the i'm.
pressions made by HIS word might in many'in.
stances have been effaced, yet when Philip
preached Jesus to them as the promised Mes
slab, and wrought many signal miracles in
PROOF of his resurrection from the dead, they
with one consent attended OH his ministry, and
expressed great joy throughout the city that
this blessed gospe. of salvation had been sent
TO them, and that they were invited and adj
United tn share the blessings of the Messiah s
Kingdom" It is noticeable how applicable
st. John, q SO, is to this view. through
Christ beginning was NADIA foundation
laid fSee 39) When Christ sent cut the
Twelve, he ordered them not to go into any
city Of the Samaritans. st. Mt, 10: 81 But
in his address just before the Ascension he bade
them 20 into Samaria. (Acts. 1:s)
D. 81 Philip.
We find in the lists Of the Apostles Philip
mentioned. (St Mt, 10: 81 He is not to be
COMPOUNDED with the Philip of our lesson. If
we compare Acts 6:2 with V. it is plain the
Philip chosen q deacon was not one of the
Twelve. When there was call for assistants to
the Apostles suitable men were in demand.
" off Ta nf hon
we read V. g. The men were to be of honest
report, full Of the Holy Ghost and wisdom.
Philip was one Of such, and stands second in
the list. ". 81 He stood we'll in public
esteem, had good Judgment, and was an earnest
adherene of the new cause Christianity. In
q 8 he is styled an evangelist. Likely the
word il used in something the sense OF our
term missionary. We may suppose that at the
time of the martyrdom of st. Stephen great
prejudice originated as to his associates. 1t is
distinctly stated III: 19) that a terrible perse-
cution was caused. We may infer that was tho
reason why we find St. Philip away from
Jerusalem.
Another fact is worthy Of notice. Philip
was an Helenistic Jew. and as such would be
surer of escaping prejudice among the Samari-
tans The trouble calling for deacons was
based on complaints of Grecian converts.
Is. ~ The names of the seven deacons lead
'
Jews known as Hellenists were either jews
living away from Palestine and speaking for
eign t0ngaes. or proselytes to the Jewish faith.
The Samartans were bitterly opposed to the
Jews. and modified Jew. as was an Hellenist,
would be less Objectionable to them than q
native Judean.
We remember Philip in connection with the
eunuch. (s: -4O.) A few years after our
lesson Sts Philip and Paul met for the first time
at Cesarea, (2l:S( GO miles northwest oil
Jerusalem. {s:40.) Itwas the home of Philip
The deacon was married, and we read OF his
four daughters. t2l:9)
Sts Stephen and Philip are the only oneh oil
the sever deacons concerning whom we have
any satisfactory information after their having
been set apart to said Office In the Church
Calendar st. Philips Day is june 6.
g. 1aalysis.
/. Data. Acts 8 .5-8.
g. Time. A. ID. 49,
g. Place. Sychar, in Samaria. 5.
A. Preacher and miracle worker. st. Philip. 5
S. Hearers. Samaritans.
6. Theme. Christi 5, II.
z. Miracles: ..
a. Unclean spirits expelled. z.
b. Palsies cured. z.
C. Lame healed. 2.
8. Result Gredt Joy. 8.
8. Lessons Seesbblow.
Notes on Amatysis
l. Verse says ,frdbwn to the city" Philip
went from Jerusalem to said city. Though