The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-09-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for september
20, 1S07-Review.

The start from Antioch, where the
first Gentle church was founded in A.
d 4O-41. Thence the first foreign
missionaries were sent forth, "A. ID. As.
Paul and Barnabas disagree about
| taking John Mark, and separate. Paul
and Silas leave Antioch, "A. ID. 81.
| Revisiting the Churches. The mis-
sionaries revisit the churches which
Paul and Barnabas founded during
their first missionary tour "a. d. AS
4s), but reversing the order, they go
| by land through Cilicia, across the
| Taurus mountains, and reach Derbe
| first; then Lystra, where lame man
was healed; where Paul had been re-
| garded as a god; where he was stoned
| almost to death, and where he found
Timothy; Antioch of Pisidia, whence
he was expelled; 1conium. where they
tried to stone Paul; through Phrygia
| and Galatia to Troas, on the shore of
the Aegean sea. Recall the stories of
Homer and Virgil concerning this re-
| gion; Paul's vision Of the man of Mac
| edonia.
FIRST ENTRANCE OF GOSPEL INTO
EUROPE.
Philippi. The first church in Eu-
rope, faithful and generous and low
| ing. The scene of the great battle be-
tween Brutus and Pompey. Luke be-
| gins his work here, having Joined Paul
at Troas. Conversion Of Lydia. Heal
| ing of demoniac slavel girl. A mob.
Paul and Silas in prison. Songs in the
night. Miraculous release. Conver-
sion of the jailer.
Epistles. One epistle was written
to the Philippians A. d. 62, from his
prison in Rome. II Corinthians was
written at Philippi, on later visit, A.
D. SO.
Thessalonica. Preaching in the syn
| agogue. A mob. Expelled from the
city. Paul supported himself by tent
| making. Help from Philippi.
Epistles. Two epistles were writ
ten to this church, A. D. SO, SO. The
first of those which Paul wrote we
possess.
Berea. These more noble. because
they searched the Scriptures.
PAUL's WORK IN GREECE.
Athens. Driven from Berea, Paul
goes to Athens. The city, in respect
to art and literature. Paul's address to
the Athenian philosophers of Mars Hill.
Corinth. A year and six months. A
large church, with many difficult ele-
ments in it. Works at tent-making.
Has, for fellow-workers, Silas, Tim
othy, Aquila and Priscilla. Paul be-
fore Gallo.
Epistles. Two epistles to the
Corinthians, A. D. 81, from Ephesus,
A. d. So, from Philippi. Romans and
Galatians were written at Corinth, A.
d. SO, ON later visit.
Return home via Cenchrea, Ephesus,
Cesarea, Jerusalem Fourth visit), to
Antioch of Syria.
THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY.
From Antioch, ending in Jerusalem,
four years, A. d. 54-5S. The start from
Antioch, after remaining few months.
Revisits the churches. Galatia and
Phrygia.
Ephesus. Three years, A. d. 54-57
A very important church. Paul re-
mains here longer than at any other
place. New baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Defeat of Jewish exorcists. Preaching
first in the synagogue, then in the lee
ture room of Tyrannus.
Power of the Gospel shown 1) by
the burning of the books of Ephesian
magic. (2) BY it's effect in lessening
the trade il silver shrines of Diana
The mob and uproar excited by Demet-
rius compelled Paul to leave.
Epistles. One letter was written to
the Ephesians, a. d. 62, from his prison
in Rome. At Ephesus was written
Corinthians, A. d. 81. The Epistles of
st. John were probably written at
Ephesus. The Gospel of John was
probably written at Ephesus.
Revisiting, strengthening and ex-
tending the churches. Nine or ten
months beginning early in the sum
mer Of A. d. 81, when Paul was driven
from Ephesus.
Macedonia. From Ephesus Paul
went to Macedonia and visited the
churches he had founded.
Illyricum. Paul went forth into the
unevangeiized regions, northwest of
Macedonia, as far as Illyricum, which
cached to the borders of Italy (Rom
1919; 2 Cor. 10: 16).
Corinth. Here Paul spent three
months.
Homeward journey. From Corinth
Paul went northward through Mace
donia to Philippi, where Luke joined
him. To Troas, thence down the coast
to Miletus, where he met the Ephesian
elders, thence to Tyre, Cesarea and
Jerusalem.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
l. The duty and value of the mis-.
sionary work.
2. God often let's men drive us from
one place of work, because He has an
other place for us where we can dc
more work.
3. 1t is good to look at the picture
of such a man as Paul, and from his
faithfulness, earnestness, energy, full