The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-30
The suwca. SCHOOL.
snsernatso-s' fss~on for July :. 1904
Paul Called 20 Euro,e-Ass. rG.c-l-


Especially ArTAtarsd from Pcl0lne,s Sofrsp
coLnE, TEXT Go " Therefore. adj teach
Al nations. tsysi-.ny them N The name az the
F.ther and u The son. 4ni u The HOLY Chosl
Matt =, 10
tcSsrcrioS.-Slx ulonths a~o. when Ne
eaosei our STUDIES In the Acts slr a tine. We
.eft Paul ard usr-als.s A Je-l4sals.ra. where
fnry bad told tic story Of their urst great mis-
sior1ry tour % the Gentllcs. with is marvel.
Gus srccsss- ~ proof o. the presence ~ the
Holy Spirit and the Divine irGor-e.ras,n, IN their
lshors The vital but pcrpiextl- question On
receiving the Gcniilcs into The church without
tAirar tceor-iiaS Jews hal bcca wisely AMI fairly
settled THIS vas . T-e-t era Ia the history "
tie church. II toos place some time IN A u
~ We now s1ke Up The narrative fro., this
poiut
FftcE IN rnx HISTORY 1t l. bcst TO secp
IT, MAD ; brief g. ner-l view u the history ~
The church from th> crrril xlon % the dcs.r1c
uAn 81 Jerusalem. marked ~ tn - Inc
events. and then p1r each fcszoa la Ia place.
TITS oatiinc should DC fro. a,ly rsvievc.i 81
The teacher md ~ The cl-~s I'LL il d. 50 fnslfA-
that vhcrcvcr herr after the BOOK % the Acts
: read each event will fall naturally into liz
pace
lfxE-Inc secord Missionary Journey was
h~-rl probably carly IA A ID. 81: and Europe
Vas reached Tie following year A D. -
PLACE -PAi.-pps in Macedonia. now Euro
ParL -Atou, ATTY years ola. sixteen years
After his Conversion
CHESTS NIssIoSAEIEs
The Separation of Paul and Rarna
bas--Chap Is. ver~ 1910. Paul and
Earnahas- with two delegates FROM, the
Jerusalem church. returned 10 Antioch.
bearing with them the decree Of the
Council They remained at Antioch
for time Then Paul proposed to
Barnabas that they revisit the churches
which they had founded in Asia Minor
during their tirst missionary tour "a.
H. i5-isj- lie would visit his spiritual
children tn sec how they were growing
in grace He wcald look at the tender
vines in the vineyard he had planted.
to- see what further care was required.
These churches 80 far separated froia
Others having received but a small
portion Of the truths Of the Gospel. ex-
poscd 10 temptations. to errors and to
dangers. had no small need of apostolic
care and training
Earnabas agreed with Paul Eut
there arose practical question. Bar
nabas wished to take with them his
cousin John Mark. who started with
them on their former journey. but left
them and returned home. when they
began TO enter upon the dangerous and
difficult part OF their tour. Paul re-
fused To take him with them; and the
difference Of opinion was - sharp nd
decided that the two friends separated.
and went different ways. never to meet
again on earth
But while we freely acknowledge
the imperfcction do not let Us make il
greater than il really was Ii was not
quarrel. bitter and angry II was
not case where neither put in prac-
tee the exquisite and humble Christian
lesson of putting up with less than his
due" They did not part in anger
Nor is IL true -'neither would WELD 10
the other: therefore both were wrong
Let rs look a. certain facts % Both
were remarkably good men each
showing in different way the coolest
virtues. the fullest zeal. the deepest
piety. the largest conservation 81
Blu. these good men were of very DIFF
fersnt natures Just as flower. a fruit.
a gold coin- a watch. a steam-engine.
are all good. but in entirely
different ways t3l Therefore il was
perfectly natural and perfectly right
that they should see things IN different
lights. and desire different things for
their work Ii j. no irzpcrfcction in q
watch that its wheels will not fit into
the cogs IF steam engine. no proof
of wrong that the two canno. work to
h.sw Il - T.
as working bcss in different spheres.
This IS the legitimate way in which
different denominations arise one
wishes 70 shout in meeting. another TO
be quiet. one loves to worship with a
liturgy. another with words born of
the occasion All are right. but they
must separate 1t is only when they
separate with wrong feelings tina.
there is sin Cil They separated a.
friends saws Conybearc: III is very
lilzes.- that they made a deliberate and
arnicablc arrangement to divide the
region of their first mission between
them Paul mentions Barnabas with
honor in his writings II Cor 90: Gal
.: 1. ~. and acknowledges Mark as his
fcllow-laborer tPhilcm- "a. - profit
able TO the ministry Tim f-11l- and
. comfort Col 4: 10. III. 90 God
overrulci this event 10 the fnrfherance
of the Gospel There were two streams
Of missionary influence instead " ore.
and all the persons concerned did gond
work for the cause.
The second Missionary Tour Chap
Is vers- 40. 81. chap. Ii. vcr>- Is Lar
nahas took Mark with him and thence
forth drops out of the narrative. but
not out Of the work. Paul chose >ilas,
one If the delegates from the Jcru-
salem church. and leaving Antioch I
went northwari through Syria. then
10 the west through his native cilicia. 4
thence reversing the order II his first
tour tScc 1872. fourth quarter. les \
sons 2. i0-l They confirmed the
churches and delivered the decree of
the Jerusalem council - the Gcntile~-
70 that the churchcs were established
in the faith and increased in number
saily.
Timothy. convert Of Lvst-a on the
first journey. now joins the party. lie
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