New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-08
PAUL AT PAPHOS.
DIR. RAMSAY DISCUSSES HIS METHODS
AS AN ORATOR.

NATURE or HIS wEAKNEss-PowER OF HIS
OPPOSITION TO HIM MAINLY
FROM TRADERS
Auburn y Y. oct. CSpeciaD-The sixth OF the
Morgan course lectures. given by Or. ramsay a'
the seminary on Friday proved 70 be even more IN
tare.tlng than those preceding The speaker pictured
the relation OF Paul to the Roman Government ana
- i,s education In a most attractive manner AFTER
auullng by way OF Introduction 10 the journey
from Perga TO Antioch and 10 the hlsht OF tne
Apostles across the country AMI having shown no"
history and geography throw side lights on scripture
as In verse s. which he said from It's form couh
not have been written AFTER the year - ~ -
Or Ramsay said
The name Iys,ra Is declined in two ways Some
times I, is in the feminine and at other tines ~, IN
author uses two old documents; but 1t Is known
that it was customary 70 agc'rs 'I In comnaring
verses and - in Chapter XIV We see tnat n. .he
event described was one of a marvellous nature and
not that ~ an inpos.or Three times he insists on
this same fact. Now. Luke Is naturally briet ana
mis- uinueness shows the Importance or the asser-
don In verse 10 W. see ina, II Luxe had been
have done 80 here. Ne simply says that the people
who stoned Paul believed him 70 be ie AZ me me
xii he could saw from the evidence was that they
! believed him dead.
THE SCENE At PAPHOS
wish now to 20 back % the scene Al Paphos' as
given IN Chapter Kill c. There is ~ attempt 10 set
the picture OF the scene before US. nor does he do
scribe the facts I'm tho order OF their occurrence In
vc,ses 20 T. This. e corresponds exactly with
the character OF the author OF Chapters XVII ana
XVIII The order here is something like this. They
came 10 Paphos. they carried on the work there re-
ceiyed some notorety and were summoned before
the Governor lie man OF understanding lie
gent for them that he might hear their views. He
was Interested in their philosophy. Their exposi-
ton struck him excellent The effect upon MIN
was visible to his train OF followers In this tran
was one sOrcerer ny the name OF barJeSus. t>ol
until does the magician appear IN he harra'lyf,
In the narrative he is an important character lie
ti,us him first Of all. This Is the regular style or
the scene in Chapter XVII shows the character OF
the same writer. We must not be too severe on he
character Of the Bar-JesuS We must take a lar
view and then conclude that II Il possible
that he had certain amount OF scientific standing
scientist and the mpostor. but there was not IN
olen times. The whole of modern science Is de-
veloped out Of the attempts OF men - gain power
Gy t n1 h o,e rooy men we consider how
llt,lr was known at this time about the laws Of
nature We can retduy see no" easily one couId
The Proconsul before whom Paul came was likely
20 be attached Il ono IKE Bar-Jesus You notice
how frequently the Musicians come into the MARIA
remember that the first opposition to the new
religion was not to the nature of us teachings. My
view is that its teachings attracted people. 1t was
It's Interference with existing trade that brought
arose from the corporate body of traiesmen the sill
versmths So ut Paphos 1t arose from one whose
from the influence Of being companion OF the
imagined that influence was In AMER 30 he antag-
onlzed the Apostles by seeking 10 turn the Pro-
consul from their faith.
PAUL'S REMARKABLE EYES
I want you to notice how often the fixed gaze OF
Paul is spoken of in the Acts; see Chapters xiv. .
and xiii /. In the OF historian who Is ex-
ceedIngly spare OF detail this show some
thing remarkable in the eyes OF Paul These pas
sagcs are out OF keeping with the theory that
Pauis illness due TO ophthalma. 4 man who
was afflicted would not possess such power OF
eycsisht to impress the historian | have been
requested to give my own views this point. |
take. therefore. an account by Lightfoot. who has
different Views from He speaks OF the Illness
referred to I'm Galatians thus: 1t was a return
OF the old malady which Inundated him and pros
tratcd him physically" | think that the term
used, IA thorn in the flesh" should rather be "a
stake In the flesh" Any maady which tends to
return makes one feel humble. and sometimes over
strained The extreme publicity OF HE In the time
OF Paul is "A thing which We can hardly appreciate
now. To have ones weakness at all times exposed
the Galatians for was that though they saw his
Weakness. they never showed contempt for him.
in the East which nils exactly the illusions made
by Paul is malaria An attack of this fever occurs
at all times when ones strength is low. When one
wishes to put forth especial effort he cannot rise
him that il IL hard TO bear. We cannot say that
this theory Is proved but the remark stake In the
has In these attacks.
Now to return TO the passage We are consider
Ing. The formula. Paul which Is called saul" ia
"a common one. We must interpret IL according to
the custom OF the country. This does not refer 10
our system OF double names. We are looking mt
Paul under Greek custom aud Greek law This
custom OF two names was In effect when Greece
went forth 10 conquer the East. The varnish OF
Greek culture covered the country. 1t was n poInt
or honor TO have Greek name People were called
by both names one was the complement OF the
other In a Greek house one went by his Greek
name, and In native house by his native name
In Paihos. when the Governor called Paul before
him. 1t Is not 3arnahas but Paul who comes forth
TO answer Turn TO Corinthians. TX. 90. The ex-
preston. ITO the Jews became a Jew" etc sives
this same idea Reading this. we see that the char
acter In which Paul came forth that OF an