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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON ", THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 23.

stearns.
/. After these things Paul departed
from Athens and came to Corinth." His
testimony was not in vain at Athens, for
some clavc unto him and believed. See pre-
vious verse. He did not expect that all
the seed would fall on good soil; neither
are we so taught. But he did know that
Gods word would accomplish His pleasure
and not return void, and that his labor was
not in vain in the Lord lisa. ", IL Cor
XIV, 5S) His aim was "by all means to save
some' q Cor tx, 29), and this he accom-
| plished. The church of Christ is made up
of an elect number out of all nations, given
unto Him out of this world Q{ev. V, 8; Eph.
!, 4; John xviii O., and to this end we like
| Paul, should seek to get the gospel every
| where.
>. And found n certain Jew named
Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from
| Italy with his wife Priscilla (because that
! Claudius had commanded all Jews to de
| part from Romc) and came unto them. ="
We cannot help remarking that after 800
years the Jews are still commanded to de-
| part from cities and countries on the face
of the earth. 1t is the same sad old story
as in the days of Paul. 1t is the fulfillment
of words spoken through Moses over 5000
years ago. See Deut. xviii, G3-GG. But if
the curse has come so literally and so fully
the blessing shall also come, and the days
of their mourning shall be ended, for He
that scattered Israel will gather him." and
the time is even now at hand lisa. TX, 90, 81;
Jer XXI, 10; Ezek. XXxvii, 81, 22)
3. And because lie was of the same craft
he abode with them and wrought, for by
their occupation they were tentmakers"
| ha,1i th,+ 81 .o,-
who preach the gospel should live of the
! gospel Il Cor. tx, 1D, he also took pleasure
in working at his trade that he might min
lister to his own necessities and give the gos-
| pei freely acts Xxx, "a; | Cor. l.. II, IL;
! Thess ii, 8; ii Thess. iii, s.. 1t is great
advantage under some circumsta. ces to be
| able to do this now and thus stop tho
| mouths OF those who say Of the preacher,
ut is his business; he makes good thing
| out of it," | am glad that | had three
| years experience of Ininistering to my ne
cessities by working seven hours n day, that
| might freely give all the rest of my time
to distinctively religious work.
f. And he reasoned in the synagogue
every Sabbath and persuaded the Jews and
the Greeks" He doubtless did as at Thes-
salonica and reasoned out of the Scriptures,
opening and alleging that Christ must
needs have suffered and risen again from
the dead, and that this Jesus is the Christ
| (chapter xvii, >, 81. From his conversion
his one story was that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God (chapter tx, 2O-23).
D. And when Silas aud Timotheus were
come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in
the spirit and testified to the Jews that
Jesus is the Christ" The X. V. says that
he was constrained by the word" This
Il. 4 / 4.
word Of the Lord was made a reproach unto
him and a derision daily, said he would not
speak any more Al His name, but the word
OF God was such tire in his heart that he
was constrained to speak der Xxx, s, o.
g. And when they opposed themselves
and blasphcmed he shook his raiment
and said unto them, Your blood be upon
your own heads; | am clean; from hence
forth | will go unto the Gentiles" 1t was
his custom everywhere TO preach the Cos
pei 10 the jew first (Rom. i, lGy and then to
| the Gentle. Compare their conduct at
Antioch in Pisidia acts xiii, 10, 40
| When any one is duly warned of danger
and refuses to take heed, his blood is on
himself QIzek. xxxiii, 4, 81. Those who
obey not the gospel shall be punished with
everlasting destruction Oh Ihess. i, s, o.
AS to shaking ones raiment see Neh. V, -
:. And he departed thence and entered
into IA certain mans house named Justus,
one that worshiped God, whose house joined
hard to the synagogue When one door is
shut, another is sure to open, and some
times, as in this case, next door to the one
closed against us, When the Lord opens a
door for us no power can shut it, and when
a house or city is closed against us or our
message we have only to move on in His
name (Rev. iii, 5; Math. Y, IL. 1t is not us
that they i'll treat, but Him whose message
we bear duke X, lG).
5. And Crispus, the chief ruler of the
synagogue, believed on the Lord with all
his house, and many of the Corinthians
hearing believed and We're baptized" Tie
chief ruler cannot always control the other
rulers, whether he be president of IA
ton, mayor of city or only ruler of
synagogue, but the time will come when
there will be a Chief Ruler to whom all
others shall yield perfect obedience He
will be this same Jesus whom Paul
preached, but He will then be King of Kings
and Lord of Lords. All kings shall fall