The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-12

Another Interesting Lecture by br. Kerr
on the Life ofthe Learned Apostle

Another Interesting Lecture by DR.. Kerr
on the Life ofthe Learned Apostle.
AT the First Presbyterian church ON
Sunday might Dr Korr. 80 h.s lecture ON
the life of 81. Paul. SAID in .-st.
ST. Paul. accompanied hy harnahas
.f. John Mark. was SCENT o-t from -Ah-
uoOl. tue second capital oi DAi'sl4""''''
as the ChurDns inst iors.-n missile "i.e7'
v..v o.4 dot ua 1anu au iae AeA'--e"
i'm Antioch. or ln Syria. had been con-
YcIt.a. but decided that home ana '"I-
ei.u missions must lo ou at The a-'".
tn. and they we've directed nF l--e
Holy suut
Clurus was only one hundred miles
from antioch ly sea-. and the mi-s--!'f-
,I.. landed al Saauiu.. tlc -unci-il
port of the eastern end of Che isI~"u.
Cturus is about one hundred ana --iH
miles long. and from hNe 10 my mites
m breadth. The island Was very -el-
uIe. ana the people wealthy, nNt '"'s
were among the most corrupt ol All ''-'
population OF the ancient word. venus
was The principal goddess OF ihe 'sl'l-
ot,.. anu almost every town N"D
t,mple erected for her worship -'7'
t.nrIes were places OF refuge for ci.-i-
mas of au Sorts ANA COZ" -d,"D-
canine houses of Just and shame. --'
most disgusting orgies were ehac'o"
within tnDr walls. and oven Aeatheh
,,rt.rs iuy,.ehcd against their horrible
irnmoraUtI.s Venus Was SO iHenti"eu
,..If.fhts island chat snc was often called
CNuris Iy the Greek poets, also ANA
tnu.Ia. Iaria. and Ioaha. from '--e
names oil Tie towns of cyprus in wAlcn
her principal temples were situated sac
Is spoken ol as Aphrodite Anaoy omene.
when
"From the sea
She rose. AND noatol in her Dcarly shell,
A laughing girl
F,f f.w converts seem 10 have been
made hv St Paul 300 Cyprus. though he
AMID Baruahas preached n nearly aI OF
the principal towns.
Al length they came Co tac western
rrrouous. paplas and he.a ine ITO
Consul of Cyprus was brought To ace
e.rt the faith. Eiymas. 81 JEWISH soI
oer.r withstood the Apostle. ana e---
0er,orl3 60 keep SeraIus Ia-ius. the
Roman pr0-Consul, from becoming
Christian. bat thc gospel prevailed. a~a
ST Paul smo,a Eymas with temporary
blindness. The elder llny refers To
Serious paulus. and in the same co-.i'ec-
+.ou rn.nlts of two sccts OF sootAaa- CTS
+, panlas. one OF which was OF jewish
.~,rln and the other more recent. some
fuGGDl critics. who were NOT Wen TO-.
denied the historical accuracy az the Ac's
az tho Apostles. many years ago. De-
,..,,.. they found no mention in Roman
ff.torv Of scrcius Paulus having been
I,ro-c consul of cyprus. and also declared
fsat the term pro-cousui was never ap-
piled to- the rcDrcra nlauve of Rome "n
ine island. Hut they evidently had "o-
read Pliny
ID lis dangerous thing for critics 10
attack the truthfllness OF amy part "i
Gods Word Modern research Only core
robarat.s the accuracy OF Scu9twai his-
tory. A larger KNOWLEDGE of ancient hi-
craturc. or the excavation among tae
ruins Of cities. and the finding of t"e
records OF far-distant ages carved DUB
stone or baked in pottery has r'iutce
many charge made against the Bible.
arf ia has been said that The worst
enemy OF inadcl criticism SIS the Spade
OF the explorer.
1he Apostle Paul now leaves cyprus
r.r Asia Minor. whittier we VIII follow
bis footsteps i'm our next lecture. There
D.. DO mention made in tne Acts OF --'.
ever returning 90 cyprus though te
passed near IL many times.
A very large congregation was pres