Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-30
THE SUNDAY school.
International Lesson for September s.
Paul shipvreeked-Acts aT;3o-<4

| Paul Shtpwrecked-Acts 2T:3o-44-
| Especially Arranged from Peloubet's Notesl
| t5:I
TIME-About November 1. A d. 90 Three
months after the last lesson.
| PLACE-On. and then within ST Paul's bav
| In the island of Malta
PUAG.-Agcd nfty-oight. on his way 20 Rome
RULERS Nero. emperor OF Rome 9th Year,;
HcrOd Agrtppa IL. king of Trachonitis and the
lands east OF Caiilee 9TH year,: Festus. gov
| ernor OF Judca DIST year,
THE SECTION or HISTORY includes tho whole
| OF chapters ~ and 2s:i-iO
| CIRCUMSrANCks-Paai after being n pri.on-r
At CTsarea for two years had, in order TO
| escape from the Jews. appealed TO Cesar, and
| hence was sent TO Rome for trial. not \,
| criminal. but as a religious prisoner Thus his
| prayer that he might go 20 Rome was answered
In strange way, but I'm the best possible Way
LESSON NOTES.
i. The Noyage.-As soon as 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 n shipwreck? HD
Everything is religious II II is filled
with the religious spirit (2) IL is the
Bible way to teach us by the history of
Gods people. 60 This chapter is a
part of n great plan of God. II is a
history OF Gods providence. az Many
people in all ages suffer troubles. and
shipwrecll, and il is well 10 see how
| good man acts under such circum.
stances. There arc comfort, and help.
and instruction in it.
Journal of Paul's Voyage according
TO Lewin):
August 81, A. ID. 90, set sail from
C@sarea, 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 20 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 Day
| of Atonement
September -s6, reached Fairhavens,
in Crete, where the vessel lay wind
bound till
October 10, when they discussed
plans, and decided to go to Phenice.
October Is. started for Phcnice.
October 10, overtalSen by the typhoon.
and undergrad the ship
October 20, cargo thrown overheard.
October 81, the tackle of the ship
thrown over.
November 1, wrecked on the coast of
Malta.
The Storm. 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 of the
island of CLAUDIA n terrific storm arose
/ by which they were driven fourteen
days at the mercy of the wind A gale
of such duration, though not very fire.
] quent is by no means uuprecedent ed
IN that part of the Mediterranean, es-
pecially toward winter.-Conybear
| Mr.. James smith in his famous mono-
graph ON this voyage calculates the
| average rate ut which such n ship
/ would drift before n gale of wind at
thirty-SiN miles in twenty-fo hours.
Having left CLAUDIA late in the evening.
/ the ship would by midnight on the
/ fourteenth be less than three miles
! from the entrance to st. Pauls 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. mo one who has
never been in a leaking ship in a long
continued gale" says Conybcare. 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
at the pumps, the laboring Of the ships
frame and cordage. the driving of the
storm, the bcnumbing effect of the
cold and wet make up a scene OF no
ordinary confusion, anxiety and IN
| uguc. At this point God sent His
angel To Paul. doubtless in answer TO
/ prayer, - assure him Of His promise
/ that he should preach the Gospel in
Rome That promise could not fail,
/ but il needed 10 be repeated for Pauls
! comfort in this hour of danger. But il
was sent with this additional blessing
| which Paul reported to those on the
/ ship, that all should be saved with
! him.
| The Wreck Fers SO-Ss. On the
/ sound Of breakers. and the Swallowing
! OF the water, they learned that they
/ were near some land. Anchors were
| cast ont OF the stern. keeping the bow
/ OF the ship toward the shore i'm case
! they should drift upon il. The
| English ships-of-war were anchored by
/ the stern i'm the battle Of Copenhagen.
and rendered very effective service i'm
] that position. Couybearc and Howson
mention the singular fact that Lord
| Nelson stated after the battle that he
| was led To adopt that plan because he
| had just been reading this twenty.
seventh chapter Of the Acts II ackett
1Hr VOYAGE OF ftFE
/ l. All kinds Of vessels set sail. some
/ for pleasure, some for use. and with
moro or less plans for the end OF the
/ voyage
.. sooner or later every ship must
/ encounter storms. Not fair weather
only. but storms test the vaiae Of .
I ship.
NOTACLES. LIVING AND DEAD.