Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-25


GOLDEN TE%T.-Take heed. and be-
ware OF covetousness.-Luke 1915
THE SECTION includes the remainder
OF the second missionary Journey. the re-
turn home. and most OF the third journey
| acts ISIS TO 20:O, Paurs account OF
Ephesian life CActs 20IS-cO and the
Epistle to the Epheslans
-TlME.-The third missionary journey
extended over nearly four years. from A u
81 to IS. The account in the lesson text
belongs IN a. ID. 81.
THE LESSON.
/. Completion of the Second Mis-
sionGry Journey.-After Paul had been
year and n half in Corinth CLesson W.
he set sail for Syria, intending TO reach
Jerusalem in time for the great feast.
perhaps Passover, in the spring of \. ID.
81. This visit at Jerusalem, the fourth
made by Paul, must have been very
brief. as it is passed over very lightly
in the account. In short time Paul
went TO Antioch, the starting point of
his missionary tours
II. \ Three Years Sojourn at Ephe-
sus.-Ephesus was not only the capital
of the province, but was the city of the
greatest importance i'm all Asia Minor,
a splendid city, and the principal en-
porium Of trade i'm the east. The ex-
cellent tent makers. Aquila and Pris-
ella, cNiled from Rome, whom Paul
found at Corinth, and with whom he
made his home there, went with him
from Corinth to Ephesus, and all three
labored there in the Gospel, Paul for n
brief time only, but the others remain
ing in that city while Paul continued
his journey. Then came n powerful
addition TO their force, in the person of
the eloquent jew, Anollos (whom many
thin- was the author Of the book of
Hebrews Paul, on his third mission
airy journey, returned to EphcSus, as
he had promised Gs:2D. Here he found
a company Of about dozen men. be-
levers on Christ, but baptized ONLY
with Johns baptism Of repentance.
| They had not even heard Of the marvel
Gus gifts of the Holy Spirit. and the
| power which came from His baptism.
| They wore now baptized into the name
Of Jesus. Paul laid his hands upon
them, and they received the Holy Spirit,
as did the disciples ut Pentecost. prob
ably with visible tongues of fire.
For three months Paul preached in
the Jewish synagogue. Driven thence,
| he preached for two years in the lee
/ ture-room Of a professor named Tyran-
nus. lie was either convert. and al
/ lowed Paul to use his lecture-room, or
| Paul hired it of him. All this time
| Paul preached through his daily labors.
as tentmal>er from house to house. and
| by his unselfsh conduct (Acts 2O:2O,
3l-3j). During this time Ephcsus was
center of evangelization for the whole
/ 81 6 Al,
number of helpers, as Timothy. Eras-
| tus, Titus, etc Churches arose in
three cities Of the Lycus valley-I.ao-
dicea, Colossal and Hierapolis, though
Paul himself did not go there. All the
seven churches of Asia, mentioned i'm
| the Revelation, were probably founded
during this period.
"a. silver shrines for DIANA" Small
models of the temple of Diana. contain
ing an image of the goddess They were
purchased by pilgrims to the temple,
just as rosaries and images of the Vir-
gin are bought by Pilgrims to Lourdes.
or bronze models of Trajan's column or
or the tolonne Nendome by tourists to
lone or Paris. brought no small
gain The traffic was large and
lucrative, and many OF the people
were interested in it directly or indi-
rcctly.
20. "Norkmen of like occupations"
Not only the guild Of silversmiths, but
those who did other parts of the work,
who made similar shrines of other DEF
ties or who traded in these wares.
20 Paul hath turned away
mnch people, This is significant as
showing how great progress the Gospel
had made and as a confession Of the
weakness OF idols.
-. treat IS Diana:' Rather, the
common formula of devotion and
PRAYER Treat Diana
~ ."aius and Aristarchus:" The
MOP OF Ephesus made for the house of
Aquiid' with whom Paul was lodging
lhey missed their prey. Rushed with
one accord into the theater:' The
Colosseum capable of seating 10000
people
Paul was unwilling to allow his friends