The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-11-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THE LESSON FOR SUNDAY NOV
EMBER o.

and the world Is always at snmity with Col
and the people OF God. II the people OF
God are not found suffering more or los,
persecution from ths world it must bo he.
cause they are greatly conformed to IL. Ses
JAS. iv. 4; Rom. xii, |, .; IL Tin. ill.,, II.
John Sv., 1870
,. And he killed James. the brother Of
John, with the sword. - James was one q.
the first To- follow Jesus aud with Peter and
John had teen His special companion on sew.
erai occasions, rs on the Mount of Transh,.
uration aud in tina Garden ot Gethsemane.
and now he is first to see his lord in glory
the hrst OF the twelve. Jesus hal t,uxhe
them to be ready for this (Math. x, IS;
John xvi L., y.
$. "And becausc lie saw il plc,sel th,
Jews. Tie proceeded further TO take Peter
also. fting passover time city would h,
full OF people. and lierol by pleasing them
would have opportunity to mako himself
popular He did not know that IL Is GoI
that putteth down one and sctteth up an-
other tPs. lxxv., q, ~. Like PLATE. he saw
only the people or Cp<r
!. Peter IN prison and guarded by sixteen
co,dlnrs, four IN duty at time, IL surely in
saie keeping, humanity speaking: but when
men take counsel against God lic that sit.
tath IN the heavens shall laugh ~. xxxiii,
lO, IL; H.. 81. God may allow Peter to bs
slain. n He did j ohh the Baptist aud Stephen
and Jsm's, hut VI lie purposes otherwise not
NIL III" soldiers on earth can hold Him.
.. fcter remains In = 'isou. but the be-
IeNc.3 cease not 10 Ngny for him. According
TO the margin, instant and earnest prayer
was made FOR hiu'.' Not knowing whether
II might he will ot Got to sp1rs him or no.,
while he lived they could earnestly nsk that
! II 1t could be Tor the glory OF God lac mi ght
lie delivered. Compare II. Sam. yii. - 81.
q. The saying that mans extremity Is
GoI's opportunity is often Wustratel. The
| last night og Peters lin --.~-"A ." a...ys
| cone ,Or Oh lno morrow Hero would bring
him forth To- be slain. Tnero seems n poi-
sihiltty OF escape; chained to n soldier on
| either side and alt doors aud gates securely
| puarded-btt ah Lord COD, there is uoth.
] ing too hard for Thee der. xxyii, IL.
!. Read Ps. eli, ~ aui bsnold here ono
| of those servants OF G)d to whom storm
aud tempest, fire aud Hood, wallis AMI bar,
nrc as nothing. The soldievS iysp on while
| Peters chains fall OH AMI 20 Aris. at tho
E.::' q tAe angel, HAa|. nov jusr sacl =
| ntSsGnacr smCtc Ia, 900 mon, wnia another
shut the lions mouths, aud another fodn1
Paul IN tnc storm on the sea Il n. rxNviit,
81, Dtn. vi, ~; Acts xvii, -
I =. WITHOUT unnecessary Eastc GuI vpt
| luicS y, Peter at the word ot the angel
grds himself, puts ON bis sandals aud also
| Ms outer garments and prepare, {, follow
his deivcrer. God viii leave nothing bc.
longing % Ills people in the h""dy If the
enemy When Israel cahJ Gut o, Fgy, L
they !eft not noJf behind ~, Y, ?m :
when we rpre forth on that .ctiui
mc-nins il shall be sen that not hair OF
! cur i eds has perishei Luke Xxx. ls,.
| @ Thus tar IL was all like 4 DIR sain 10 Peter.
&c hsd c'-,l ly seen WON h.5U, : ings IN d,
vision hapt,fx., 10. IA ant supposei no
Was now enjoying another revelation FROM
| heavCn, IL was ns when the clptyes rt.
| turnc 4 IRON Babylon ani they saii they
were like them that dream tpS cxxvi., T..
10. SAFELY through tue warts, and by tue
guards ana through the outer iron gate that
| opened ot its own accord. and along through
c:Is street, aud then the angel lett him, and
| Hetrr iiuus himself ulone.--l few moments
| belore in au inner prison sacurelM hained,
but now fres man by tho might ", yer ot
God. Tho san.s power sets trss ',c
from slinn's bondage AMI will Nafd r'p"
forth the body ofevery ssiGi from tut p.isDu
| house OF the grave.
n. How Peer convinced himself that it
was no vision, but waking, reality, W.
arc not told. We can imagine him in war;
| nus ways proving 10 hius III that he Is really
nwaSe, aud as he walks about he finds M
chains, no soldiers ana no prison will-: H.
| dawns upon him that again he mas had al
ANGELS VISIT. Sc chapter v. lS, ~.
-. FindlnS II all Glorlou,ly reil hs a.
| once tGrns his steps 20 wf'ra he knew hs
wout iiud some fellow believers, rh'
| Mary seems TO haY' b1rn sister . lllrnI,
has cot. ~, IOl and her homs u h,ldluIr-
iers ior the SAINTS. B,es,ol ar, Ia, hpnp,
where the saints ars T2!cpUp % mtlt for
prayer.
~. a. y Peter Rh3cxs Eh)la comsi to
answer X. ~ amt Is So overcome wttu
gladncSS tlat she forget, to 1T ulu m. ant
ran Dac to tall thai P't'' wa, a. the y,t,
Great JOY does mlS' pn' psJpe act
strangely, sorrJv and trlal huuUl' them
aud bring them near tn G)i, wnt' prosper
iiy sets them wild Hal the soldier, bhtu
after Hct-: the would h1y' got him whud
sAr Wa saying he was th'rt. EIt JJI wai
car,n. fp:h,.,.
l.. AN tl.y said unso no. TllI ar.
mad. liul IN cpn,t1n.ly AMI 'u'l tat IL
WAS cvrn s.. Ilen sllI tn'J, L. T. h4
angel Che prayer meeting gave, plat
"A di-tU llu, wi!l, tao du,wsr % tlcl'
prly"., Is Lsps wtl'ils uIt,,t, the dpp'.
,lIup- pus,Iu.' tlht aus"er' q prayarAN
s.lli t:"It uIt.sla wall, discl,,lpI instsal %
thanksgiving ~ going on IN tue church,
Consider the following texts IN reference 70
people who are accounted NAL La. lix.,
IL, margin; Hos. IL, I; John x, % Acts
Nxyi., ~ How slow we are To- G.. pect or a..
knowiadge answers TO prayer,
H. But Peter continual knocking. and
when they had opened tho door aui saw him
they were astonishel." How gracious Of our
tod 10 have the answers % our prayers con-
tinue knockngl Perhaps there are some at
your door even now waiting To be received
and knowledge. Answers often coae, not
ms we expect. tn, IN some unlookcl for form
and way. Let u, pray that we may recl ynl2s
the answers when thsy come AMI quickly
acknowledge them
Il. "Noisily they chattereI, tut by his
hand he stillei theu aud then told how the
Lord had brought him out OF prison. why
do ws not hear more testimony as tp what
the Lord has done Tor His people FPS Xvi,
49, or is lie not doing much these days be-
cause OF our unbcliofg Having given the tcs-
timony he would have them pass II on to
james ison OF Alpheus. Math. K, q aud the
brethren. All gooi tldings OF tho grace "
God are TO be passed on TO others rs fast as
possible. He departed aud went To another
place, so that when Heroi sought tor him in
the morning he could not be found. There
is morning coming when believers shall not
be found, but the enemies OF the Lord shall
be found and slain tverSes 1923; COMPARE
Heb. xl.. O. IL rhess l.. 10 Lesson Helper.
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