The Globe-republican., 1893-09-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

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TIxR-About November l. A. D. 90 Three
months after the last lesson
PLACE-Oi, and then within, St Paul's osy.
in the island Of Malta
PUAL-Aged fftyeight, on his way to Rome
RULERS Nero, emperor Of Rome 9th year,:
Herod Agrippa IL, king of Trachonit;s and the
lands east Of Galiee 9th year.; Festus. gov.
error Of Judea ust year.)
The SECTION OF HISTORY includes the whole
OF chapters q and 2s:l-l0
/ CIRCCMsTANCES-Pasl.a after being prisoner
~ Cesarea for two years, had. in order to
escape from the Jews appealed to Cesar and
hence was sent to Rome for trial. not as
criminal. but as . religious prisoner. Thus his
prayer that he might 60 to Rome was answered
In strange way. but in the best possible way
LESSON NOTES.
l. The Voyage.-As soon as Q sufi-
| cient company of prisoners bound for
Rome could be gathered to go under
one military escort. Paul was sent with
| them This required about twenty
| days. But why should an inspired
writer occupy whole chapter in the
Bible in the details Of geography. and
navigation, and a shipwreck? a
Everything is religious if it is filed
with the religious spirit t2) 1t is the
Bible way to teach us by the history of
Gods people. 81 This chapter is
part of great plan OF God. 1t is
/ history of Gods providence. az Many
people in all ages suffer troubles. and
shipwrccl,, AID It is well TO see how a
good man acts under such circun-
stances. There are comfort. and help.
and instruction in it.
Journal of Paul's Voyage according
to Levin:
August 81. y. D. co. set sail from
Casarea. northward to Sidon, sixty
seven miles.
August %. touched at Sidon: sailed
northwest along eastern coast of Cy-
prus. and thence west along the coast
of Asia Minor to Myra. in Lycia. where
they changed vessels.
September II, reached Cnidus, south
west corner of Asia Minor. thence
southwest to Crete.
September %. the fast. or great Dav
of Atonement.
September %, reached Fairhavens,
in Crete, where the vessel Law wind
bound till
October 10, when they discussed
plans. and decided to go to Phenice.
October IS. started for Phenice.
October 10. overtaken by the typhoon.
and undergrad the ship.
October 90. cargo thrown overheard.
October Il. the tackle of the shin
thrown over.
November l. wrecked on the coast of
Malta
The Storn.-Seyeral delays occurred.
and change OF vessels was made. so
that much time was consumed on the
journey. They had been about two
months on the journey when off the
island Of CLAUDIA terrible storm arose
by which they were driven fourteen
days at the mercy OF the wind A gale
OF such dura ton. though not very fire.
quent. Is by no means u2precedent ed
in that part of the Mediterranean. es-
pecially toward NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Mr. James Smith in his famous mono !
graph on this voyage calculates the .
average rate at which such a ship |
would dr!f. before a gale of wind at /
thirty-5iE miles in twenty-four hours
Having lett CLAUDIA late in the evening,
the ship would by midnight on the
fourteenth be less than three miles
from the entrance to st. Paul's BAY in
Malta, the distance being four hundred
and eighty miles according to the di-
rection a ship in this northeast wind
would naturally drift.
The Calm Within.-The ship was be-
ing driven they knew not whittier.
Hope had given out No one who has
never been in a leaking ship in long
gale" says Conybeare, '.can
know what is suffered under these cir
cumstances. The strain both of mind
and body. the incessant demand for
the labor Of all the crew. the terror of
the passengers. the hopeless working
1t the pumps, the la5oring OF the ships
frame and cord2gc. the driving of t.
storm. the bcnurnbing eject of the
'old and wet, MAZE up a scene of no
ordinary confusion. anxiety and ia
.igue. At this point God sent His
angel to Paul. doubtless in answer to
prayer. to assure him of His promise
hat he should preach the Gospel in
Rome. That promise could not fail.
,ut it needed to be repeated for Paul's
comfort in this hour of danger But it
vas sent with this additional blessing.
which Paul reported to those on the
hip, that all should be saved with
linn.
The W-eck.-Vers 3G-3s On the
ourteenth night OF the storm, by the
ound of breakers. and the Swallowing
# the water. they learned that they
Tere near some land. Anchors were
asst out Of the stern. keeping the bow
f the ship toward the shore in case
hey should drift upon it. The
.nglish ships-o..war were anchored by
he stern il, the battle of Copenhagen.
nd rendered very effective service in
hat position Conybeare and Eowson
,e.:tion the singular fact that Lord
'elson stated after the battle that he
7as LED to adopt tina: plan because he
al just been reading this twenty
eventh chapter OF the Accs."-Hackett
IHE VOYAGE OF LIFE
1. All kinds OF vessels set sail. some
D. pleasure some for uSe and with