The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-10-06

aor.pEN TExA-Of Q truth perceive thAe
God Is no respecter of persons. s.--Acts 10,SA
T1Mn-A D. 20 During the smany days.
while Pessr was preaching - Jcppa- after Ne
PLAcA-Peter was st Joppa, IN the house os
Simon, the tanner. Cornelius wss q CessscA
the Roman capital Of Judea, soous thirty mil0
10 the north Il
LKssoN NorDs
"There wNs q certain mAn IN
Oesarea," Cesarea, the Roman capital
of Judea, was situated on the Mediter-
ranean sea, thirty miles north OF Joppa,
and about twenty-five miles south OF
Mount Carmel, and forty-seven miles
northwest Of Jerusalem. Called Cor
nelaus:" A Roman officer Of some rank,
though not the highest, being "a CEN
turion," g. captain OF one hundred
men. He belonged to the ''band," co
hort, ''called the Italian" probably be-
cause the soldiers were true-born rtsl
hans -W -t
q He was "a devout man." religious,
the devout worshiper Of the one trns
God "With ell his house;" showing
Chat he was openly religious, reguls4-
ing his household on religious princa-
pies He prayed to God aiwayss" The
Greek word rendered prayed Is NOT the
usual one. II means rather 'be-
seeched."
s. "He saw IN o vision evidentlys"
openly. He was not TN Q trance or
dream. "About the ninth hourod the
day." The ninth hour, or three In the
afternoon, was one Of the stated Jewish
hours OF prayers He was excepting
the ninth hour of prayer" CorneliuA
had adopted some of the Jewish GUS
toms about prayer. "An angel Of Godk"
A fact that would not only assure Cor
with the Jews for receiving the Cen
tiles
4. "When he had looked on hims"
Rev. ver., fastening his eyes upon him
''He was asraid:" The angel appeared
to him ''in bright apparel:" (vcr. 8o1,
like the angel at the tomb Of Jesus.
''Thy prayers and thine alma are come
up:' Rcv. Ver., are gone up, like In
cense, or sweet odors. "For memorial
before Cod" They have been such IS
to be remembered before God,
s. sand now send to Jopps:" where
Peter was preaching. A careful de-
scription of his full name and address
Is given that there may be no mistake
6. "He shall tell thee:" The angel
did not preach the Gospel, but only
guided him to one who would do Il
"What thou oughtest to do;" Peter
shall speak words whereby thou shalt
be saved, and all thy house..
Z. when the angel was departed, he
called" forthwith, immediately. 1.-Two
Of his household servants" The DO
mestic character Of the piety Of Corne-
Illus seems to show itself hero from a
new point of view. "A devout soldier Of
them that waited on him continually"
This man is dscribed as like his master
in religious character.
0. ION the morrow" Cornelius vision
was about three o'clock In tho after
noon, 90 that the messengers could not
| reach Joppa, thirty miles sway, TIL
about noon the next day. '.Poter went
up upon the housetop:" for the sake Of
retirement 'The roof, according to the
Oriental manner, was fat or but slight
ly Inclined. "About the sixth hour.'
Twelve o'clock. noon.
10. "He became very hungry" for
noon twas the usual mealtime with the
learned among the Jews" "He fell
into trance" Among scientific men q
trance Is q recognized mental condition,
in which the mind loses the conscious
ness Of outer objects.
II. And saw Heaven opened:" To
show him that the teaching Of the
vision was sent to him from God IA
great sheet knit Cbound, tied) at the
10 ho hxv ~
was let down
u. wherein were all manner" all
varieties, clean and unclean alike, ''of
four-footed beasts" including wild
beasts, which were mclean, for though
the oldest MSS. omit these words
here they belong to the story. "And
creeping things" Reptiles, unclean to
the Jews and representing here the
lowest and most degraded nations.
18 "Rise, Peter:" From his attitude
Of prayer. XIII and eat," Here il
presented the means Of satisfying his
hunger, and by the command he L d.
rected TO kill without distinction
among all that he sees
was 30 contrary 10 his lifelong practice
that Peter could not obey till he Yves
sure that he understood the command
aright II have newer eaten anything
that 10 commons" Unholy, forbidden 10
the Jews "And uncleaa:" To ee&
seemed to be almost treason to God and
His nation.
l5. what God hath cleansed, thse
call not thou common" Thou Is con-
trasted with God Your word 10 moth
ing to His, and here He Is speaking.
1a. This was done thrice:r In order
to impress the truth; to make him GER
tain that 1t was from God, and was .
Divine message to coun terbalance tho
Divine law against intercourse with
Gentiles. WAS received up again into
Heavens" showing that It first came
down from Heaven