The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-11-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

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especially Arranged from Peloutes's NotcsA
1oiDES Tfxr-And Be ye kinl one &c an
other. tender hearted. forgiving oue another
even AZ God for CLrisss sake hash lovetyer
YOU. -Eph- 43s "
TINE Epist.c 10 the Ephesians was vii
yen W me autumn OF A ID. o., during the latte,
Rome. -
PLACE 1T was written az Rome. IN paur.
own hired house." where he was . prtsona,
under guard.
AUTHOR st Paul about % years OF ace.
SEM BY a special messenger, Tycbicus WIN
carried with him also u letter to the Colosstsns
and one to Philemon.
PLACE IN BIBLE HrsroRx-Acts % 80. side.
scribes Paul's residence at Rome when he wrots
the Epistle. Acts is:i9.22 records Paul's frs
visit to Ephesus; chapter lo'iscthe account OF
his three years ministry there: 2Ul7-Ss relaten
his affecting interview with the elders OF
Ephesus 1T the neighboring seaport OF Miletus
heveiation 's.l-7 records the message OF our
glorihed Lord TO the church At Ephesus
EPHEsUS -Ephesus was situated on tho
Acarian sea, an arm OF the 1Egean. between
smyrna and Miletus II WAS the capital or
Ionia This city was the great emporium Of
trade for the Asiatic regions and the most Inn.
portant city in Asia Minor. The famous paint
ers, Parrhasius lB. c. 81 and Apelles IN {. a.
,,,a Lpnosians Inc "hoie place Is now
Turkish village '"AA
THE CHURCH AT EPHEsus was founded by
H Mam uur,nR nus three years stay there. from
May A. u. 81 to May, 81 (see Acts lgl Fc-
cieslastical tradition has connected the apos-
tie John with Ephesus: and his long residence
and death there may with safety be assumed.
HE EPisriE TO THE EPHEsrANs- Char
inc nrau. npneslahs Is instruction passing
stoned psalm Witsius calls - n ~
epistle, glowing with tho fame OF Christian
love ana the %splcndor Of holy light, and flowing
the mos, living wafer Afford calls 10
Imagination is peopled Win he ,h, wnoSe very
heavens, and even his fancy wrapped into The
Visions OF God-Far
e, q circular ietteT Many think this
churches, among wh,oh r r.r le.'er 70 several
and Ephesus Paul wrote the same letter -
them all but sen. to each . separate copy
au,nentsated oy the precious stamp of his own
have said that thss cnl.,,a 1851 hence some
epistle to the Laodiccans, but n a conan. 49,, .ho
epistlc to the Epbcsiana.
t3l Divisions. 1t naturally falls into two
dnr,r,ra, ans ,as .ne nrs, lnree chapters being
teal. ''@ prA''
,rssox ~orr.
c.,,.. -,
ru. r. 'n''"'
ness y ohrist IN the Inner Life
CO. ~. ye nave 0 so learned
iaui hau Just been giving
p','ul, oi 'he terrible moral state Of
ca.;l ",nohg whom n Ephesian
Hao oeen porn and brought
ne co"iu rave said to them
uru once 70 the 'orinthian dis
~ ~ such were some OF you.
nc says re .emphatic by position
.ne ureeK) oissiples, In contrast
,aarn ch.:~. nea'nen' Ihey ala not
ra.a ~. ~ way as 10 sup
ru;S.u my eouiu continue 70 DO
'"ei., VI
ss MY anu al the vices OF
rh;ah 81 ohrist
m-taa. ~. - s:s u'ign. DC I'M
800 ~ : iease tnem ~
800 ~ Is-Ney u
-. 49, - .neir oio Ire -
~ n.a ou' 'neir faces are
80 49,
"nu Lile. we oiten indeed,
~. eu tnat Christianity
: - ~. nov . creeo' that u
- = Person' not adhe-
uoe,na. raise antithesis
'pp" oe' - tnese days' q most
anu III TINS
h~,;stian;s,. -
,o,daa 49, soscrneo ana
;vcs mo,;va.na when
avot;on =. ~aiie. us
brouoh . ,,onra.i "ies.eo
~ -smah MNs.um WIZ can
;yed lovad a-.h,.an 'IeIos-
ev.aled hsmsa,s 90 =" "e mo-
u,...~...--
-. me sane time We
49,. ~ " uis'inguisn De-
b-;losonh;oaI anu tho
nh M ,r,.L..a-.,~ 'posc
ga ."e "u,nan
,rv With everv a.. ~.
us;c ma ora. rr.a,s. nnN' -
IN. same h,,t r. sa~,.n.:a""
anat;ons .nd ,haa-;as n"I
we yar;cd rra.tIr IA ...",y
~. m,.;c da,s.a -. i1"ty
thao-;as n
mns;c;ar ma n-.a.s. 80! -
on;es whethar 10 haI;.... ..~u',
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