The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-28
rns SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Tor October 80. tHD2-The G"spes
Preached at Antioch-Acts ttito-ao

Jerusalem " TINS new Gay ~ 70 o'"n "',..'@ | n
,empcsts and cart quaics IN the church hit'r
vcma,niur for "A time Ia Crsarca Peter returned 7
70 Jerusalem Here being accused 81 Li'hfhhs | u
100 freely WITH Cent.lcs he rchearsch we siosy a
Of his v,s.t 10 Cornelius. and the church saw ~
u tho hand 81 the Lord aid rcloiccd N inc al
mission OF the Gcnt.lcs I
LESSON NOTES.
10. .Thcy which were scattered {
abroad" The history now turns back
Tor = moment TO Chapter s:i-a. a. u
81. and briefly reviews the last three
years Upon the persecution that
arose about Stephen" The very Ct
forts 20 destroy the Gospel were made
the Instruments Of spreading u still
more. Travelled rs far as Phenice:"
Or phnnicia. rs in Rev. Yer. Properly.
the strip Of coast. about one hundred
and twenty miles long and twenty
broad. extending from the river
Ecuthcrus tncar Aradnus) To mite
south Of Tyre. and belonging at tins
time TO the province OF Syria lsee Chap
1913. grey, Cyprus" large island IN
the Mediterranean. about sixty miles
from the coast OF Palestine And
Antioch" The capital city OF Syria.
abou, sixteen miles from the scacoast.
ON the river Orontes. II was three hum
drcd miles north OF Jerusalem
.Preachiny the Word" Those that
ccd from persecution did not fee from ,
their work; nay. they thew them
selves into larger field Of opportunity
than before. Unto the Jews only
This was. of course. to be expected III
the work of those who had left Ierusa-
lem before the conversion OF Cornelius
had ruled the case otherwise.
%. "Sorne OF them" g. G., Of these DIS
ciples who were preachirgl "wcre men
tna,ivcs) of Cyprus" These were, from
the nature Of the case. llcl.cnisuc or
rcck-spcaking Jews, who had become
Christians. And Cyrenc:" In that part
~ Tho coast OF Africa. Of which Cyrenc
+ was The CAPITAL. Immediately TO the west
OF Egypt, and opposite cyprus on 'he
south. the Jews were very numerous
Y .Srahc unto the Gvecians:" The pest
5 MSS. have Greeks las in Rev. verb anu
G this Is clearly the correct reading.
; 81. THE hand Of the Lord" Comp.
:. Luke LOO. The hand is symbol OF
= power; here probably. as in chapter
4. 10. il was stretched forth to heal. thus
nffording a manifest sign OF Divine ap-
proval on this extension Of the evnngei-
"a ist,c work to the Gentilcs. "Anda great
number" This was the first large adj
\. itt,on 10 the Church from tho Gcn'i'es-
~ .u.,;evcd turned unto the Lord:
- The ..telicv;ng' Is the root and the
re turning" the fruit which u pears
"A ..Turned unto the Lord" This. no less
- than the miracles. afforded sign O
j. Divine APPROVAL: for though success
% moi ALWAYS proof of Gods approoa
rs ton. spiritual success in spiritual ""r'
I'd always is.
"a -. Then tidincs OF thcse th'n"
ad came" probably after the report Of Pete
concerning Cornelius. and the recep'io
- Of (;cntilcs into the company OF disc'pie
he =, C:rsarea. THE church which was
II. Jerusalem" This as the oldest 'n
IL strongest body OF believers. ana
he spcc,a, connection with the apostle
as. would naturally be the most ini-rcn,i;
he he,,iv whose approval all would high
regard 49,.
al 3; ..Then departed larnabas:" The
ar WINS SO much work To bc done-An'ioe
IN was SO rich in pronisc-that nc nce"'
I'd, help. perhaps also counsel - !.
ev. for TO seek Saul" The word sees 4
ial plies diligent and anxious search
md GO. "A whole year WIN y
ads church," Doing the woris OF cnlarg''
I is and training this church wJch "
to henceforth TO be center great ~
ng. sionary operations. And the discipl
-cA we're first called Christians ~ AniiocI
the e. And in these days" During I
not vcur's residence Of Earnahas and ~
eat M Antioch. Game prophets: 4
ICES prophet was not necessarily forcteii
i've From Jcrusalcm:" Their belonging
!" Jerusalem was especially fitting. as y
was the capital Of the land where
famine was To take place.
| a. o. Zone OF the unnamed Agabus:" I
bare same prophet appears again W cha.
,ner 2l:lO. as coming down from Jcrusai
visit q, Cpsarca. 'sGreat dcarth Tor fhsni;
set throughout all the word:" inthc MOI
the ~ 81 Roman. these words wua!d me
scd. over the whole Roman empire; on
stcd Inns OF q Jew, throughout s'aicsu
ting That the latter Is meant Is prooa
one. from the fact that Antioch appears
the 20 be exposed TO the famine. since
OF d,sx,plcs ihere sent MD To the famish
CT q IN Judca (which came % pass IN
q is. davs OF Claudius CAESAR" Ciaud
ith" Cesar reicucd over the Roman einI
elo- from A. u. FL TO g..
orks ~. ..Thcn the disciples" IRON
pas general spontaneous impulse. ~
and man according To his ability;
butte each one Jared well on
The ,ourncy Of life. Determined
was END relief unto the brethren wi
hout dwelt in Judea-~ This would
ascs, express their gratitude for the sp'n'
a his I'D scnt from Jerusalem. ~ u ws
a the aho~ that the Gospel was produ'
re "a the same fruitsamong the 6cnt'ie
npau. nevers as Il had done among the >
n Jerusalem -ts) II would tend W
ate a favora BILE feeling toward the
tile converts. and smooth away any
9oS -ptcasantseesssg At their ssesP'ion
ropa' he churh on equal terms
ences So "Sent j, 70 the elders" The lea
,aa md ofIicess Of the church Tor disi'
e'o"s ton: by the hands Of l'arna pas
rse =, saul" This was Saul's second vas
uno Jerusalem. They arrived about
l Il