The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-01

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TINE Aoout November I. A. %. q Three
months after the last lesson
PLACE On, and then within. st Paurs bay.
"a the island Of Malta
PUAL-Ag-d fifsy-eirht. on his way 70 Rome.
RuLERs Nero emperor Of Rome 18th year,;
Herod Agrippa IL, king OF Trachonitls. and the
Isnds east OF Galiiec s7tE year, Festus, gov
oYnor OF Judma list year,
THE SECTION or HISTORY includes the whole
Of chapters "a and :s:Iio
CIRCUMSTANCES -Panl. after being prisoner
81 CussareA for two years. had. In order 20
escape from the Jews appealed 20 Cnsar. and
hence was sent TO Rome for trial. not ~ .
criminal. but AS q religious prisoner Thus his
prayer that he might go TO Rome was answered
In = strange way. but in the best possible way.
LESSON NOTES.
I. The Voyage. AS soon as q suf1-
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 tho
Bible in the details of geography. and
navigation. and a shipwreck? ~
Everything is religious II it is filed
with the religious spirit. (2) 1t is the
Bible way to teach us by the history Of
Gods people. (s) This chapter is .
part of a great plan of God. 1t is
history of Gods providence. ~ Many
people in all ages suffer troubles, and
shipwreck. and it is well to see how .
good man acts under such circum-
stances. There are comfort, and help,
and instruction in it.
Journal Of Paul's Voyage according
TO Lewin):
August 81, A. d. 60, set sail from
Cmsarea, 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 IL. reached Cnidus, south
west corner Of Asia Minor, thence
southwest to Crete.
September rs. the fast, or great Day
Of Atonemcnt.
September 20, 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 Phenice.
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.-Se se~al delays occurred,
| and a change of vessel. was made, 80
.nat much time was consumed on the
journey. They had been about two
months on the journey when of the
island of CLAUDIA terrific storm arose
by which they were driven fourteen
Of such duration, though not very fire.
| quent, is by no means unprecedente Cd
in that part of the Mediterranean, es-
pecially toward wintcr.-Conybeare
air. James Smith in his famous mono
graph on this voyage calculates the
average rate It which such . ship
would drift before : .e'c If wind q
thirty-six miles in twenty-four hours.
Having left CLAUDIA late in the evening,
the ship would by midnight on the
fourteenth be less than three milcs
from the entrance 20 St. Panl's bay in
Mslta, the distance being four hundred
an eighty miles according to the d.
r.ction ship in this northeast wind
would naturally drift.
Tn. Calm Within-The ship was be-
ing driven they knew not whittier.
Hope had given out. mo one who has
never been in leaking ship in . long
continued gale" says Conybeare, can
know what is suffered under these cir
cumstanccs- 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
ut 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 q scene of no
ordina !; confusion, anxiety and ia
tigue. At this point God sent His
angel to Paul, doubtless in answer to
prayer, to assure him of His promise
that he should preach the Gospel in
Rome. That promise could not fail,
but il needed to be repeated for Paul's
comfort in this hour of danger. But 10
was sent with this additional blessing,
which Paul reported to those on the
ship. that all should be saved with
him.
The Wrcck.--vers. So-3s. On the
fourteenth night Of the storm, by the
sound of breakers. and the Swallowing
II the water, they learned that they
were near some land. Anchors were
cast out of the stern, keeping the bow
.. the ship toward the shore in case
they should drift upon IL. The
English ships-of-war were anchored by
the stern In the battle of Copenhagen.
and rendered very effective service in
that position. Conyb.sre 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. "-Hackett.
THE VOYAGE OF LIFE
/. All kinds of vessels set sail, some
for pleasure, some for use, and with
more or less plans for the end Of the
voyage.
Q. sooner or later every ship must
encounter storms. Not fair weather
only, but storms test the value Of
ship.
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