The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-09-01
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TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
1Arsp Preaching in asmaria : Acts q
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Especially Arranged nom s. 8 Ouasseriyl
QUARTERLY MISSIONARY LESSON.
GoiDEN TExr--And there wSs great tuy IN
inst city.-Acts 9; q
C1NTIaAL TnurR-Itis our duty and privi-
iege 70 preach the gospel to all the world ..sssS
This section Of history embraces glance St
the previous chapters. ae we'll as the verses Of
the lesson
TMn-Probabiy the early summer o6 A D.
u. The weeks immedistely following the last
lesson
PLACRJThe country Of Somnrta; either the
city Ssmaria, or 5ychar, . city In SamartA
HnLre OVER HAND PLACES. "a Then
Philip" the evangelist one Of the seven dea-
CONS. (B:5) "a. "Cnclean spirits" called unclean
because they defled both body and soul
"Palsies;" paralysis O ''Simon:" sorcerer,
On magician. He pretended TO be great man.
and to do wonders He probably had knowf
edge Of natural science and used # 40 fortune
tellere and straightforward performers and spir
ttual mediums do now. "Eewftched;" amazed
Il They believed Phiip," be brought
good news Of salvation, NOT merely mAr
vels, and be confirmed his words with greater
deeds then Simon dreamed OF. "BapsiDed:" to
k3Osess tnelf tailn IN Jesus, as Jesus himself
commanded IL "S1mon believed" with
his mind, not h1s heaSss believed that the MIR
acles were real but did not trust Christ to
Yield himself up 30 Him ID "They sent
Potter and john" 30 fndosse the movement, 10
help Il on, and ~ see that the Samarttans were
true converts This was great step, for there
was strong prejudice against the Samaritans
u Receive the Holy Ghost" g mot the ordi-
nary Influences, but such as appeared ct Pente-
cost; some Visible power Of tongucs OF healing
Or experience 10 At them for their work tn
spreading the gospel 20 "Thy money perish
with thee:" not o curse on wish Of evfl. but
statement Of fact, that Simon was lost II be kept
such Q heart as he had. ''The gift OF God, etc !"
this WINS q total MISUNDERSTANDING Of the nature
Of Gods gifts. q "Repent4" there is hope for
the worst od SINNERS II they repent III per.
haps," but there Is danger that they viii not
repent 23 I'm the gall Of bttterness." the bit.
tercst f the bitter The gall WIS the scat Of
venom In potsonoas serpents. Such is the bit.
terness of SIN I'm the bond Of iniQuity:"t e.,
chained and fettered by sin. 24 ''Theu answered
Simon" Simon Was sc1y for his Danger not
for his sin.
LESSON NOTES
Years before this the disciples had
been much amazed that Jesus wus
willing to talk to O Samaritan woman,
for the Jews hated the Sanaritans and
the Samaritans by no means loved the
jews In fact at one time In one of
the villages OF Samaria they would not
let Jesus and His disciples stay at ali,
and in turn for this treatment John
and james wanted Jesus to permit them
to burn up the town, men. women,
children and all This Jesus refused to
let this bloodthirsty couple do. At one
time when the Master was In one of the
cities OF SarnaIta there was blessed re-
vival there, and many believed on Him.
But. SO far us we know, there had not
been any revival In any city Of Samaria
from that day to this So the experience
that came to them at this time was
quite a novel one
The jew had no dealings with the
Samaritan. But the spirit of Christian
ity Is larger and more full than that Of
Judaism and the disciples soon per
ceived that, SO they went to those whom
in former days they had despised, and
brought TO them the glad tidings of sail
walton This was right We may, as
Anglo-Saxons, not like the Chinese or
the negro. but our Christianity, If it is
not counterfeit, will take them In Just
Us wen as those with white skins. Jesus
died for the Chinannen just as much as
for the most cultured American, and
when we let our action be governed by
the outcry of those who are filed with
the spirit of tins evil world, we are any
thing but followers Of the blessed Mas
ter. In Christ there is absolutely no
difference, for He loved the world. and
gave Himself for the salvation of all.
Notice that in this revival there were
many miracles performed by Philip.
This was wise in those days, for the
power Of the truth was not then as full
iy acknowledged as It Is to-day But
the real proof of the good work that
was done there lay not in the miracles
of healing, but in the conversions that
were to be seen on every hand. It was
not the miracles that were the most i'm
portant thing there, but the change of
heart that came to the men and women
OF that city. So it Is to-day. It Is not
the crowds that make a revival a sue
cess, or the big choir, or the wonderful
sermons, but the fact that there are
real conversions Without these all the
other things might be present In vast
prominence, Gn0 there would no. Le
any joy among the angels Of God. The
fact is that no preaching Is of any use
to the sinner, unless 1t causes him to
repent and fnrsake his sims To merely
attend the meetings may. IN fact, make
. man worse than he was before, be-
cause he has more light, and yet refuses
to obey what he has Preaching either
makes us better or worse, according as
we obey its truths or refuse TO aocept
them
It seems as d Simon Magus really
thought that he was converted man.
At all events, he professed to be, and
was baptized Yet he was no true fol-
lower Of the Master, and when the time
od trial came he proved that he was
ne@er really Q converted man So tn
every revival there are those who won
der, and ere touched by the powerful
preaching - IN NuEA ana even CON