The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-15
WERE THEY ILLITERATE?
DIR. HTDEN DISCUSSES UHETHER
TnE 4POsTLES WERE IGNORANT.
They Only Appeared so to the Eabbis ana
Priests Something About Their W.T.
Ing--services in the Churches


day. Rev. Dr. J. c. Hiden. filed his pulpit
at Grove-Avonue Baptist church on sun
day morning and night In the morning
DO was greeted by large congregation.
and preached from Acts 4th chapter.
18th verse: NOW when they saw the
holiness Of Peter and John, and per-
ceived that they were unlosrned and
ignorant men, they maryelled; and they
took knowledge OF them, that they had
been with Jesus"
years ago" said the speaker, Il stood
on Flnh Avenue. New York city, not far
from Madison square, and looked up H.
street, where I could see something Ike
a mile. Palaual blocks Of marble and
brown-stone residences filled the view.
Not a tree, not blade Of grass not a
green leaf was 10 be seen. There was
in sight nothing which God had made and
man had not spoiled. / was gazing ~
the palaces OF the milli0uaircs.
"A raggcr boggcr. hobbling lamely along
that splendid street, would have seemed
out Of place.
peter and John found a lame bcggar
af the beautiful gate Of the temple OF
Jerusalem. lie begged for aims. but
two Of tho greatest men III then trod
the earth were Uonniless.' The preacher
then described the healing Of the besgar;
the anger of the priests and
Sadducces; the arrest or the
Two Apostles. tho noble defence
made 10y Peter, and the wonder eX-
cited in the minds of the tribunal before
whom The trial took place.
WERE NOT REALLY IGNORANT.
al Ilf lI
and ignorant men," Dr Hidon held that
tne writer Of the Acts did not mean
to say that Peter and John were really
Ignorant but only that they appeared so
to the rabbits and priests. The Ignorance
bad reference 20 rahhinical lore. The
Apostles were not of the teaching class.
Nothing" said the preacher could
Doe farther from the truth than JOB the
current belief chat the Apostles We're gene
rally icuDraut mcn. Peter and tohn
could speak and write two or three lan-
ruleDs They possessed o. profound and
accurate knowledge of the old Testament
Scriptures. and especially Of the Mosaic
economy. o system Of education i'm ITSELF
From their occupation we can learn
nothing decisive. for the most learned
Jews Lad trades. and the scholarly Paul
himself was a tent-makef.
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