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nArL REFoRE KINa AGRIPPA.

october a. 1897. Acts XVI, 1882.
PAUL BEFORE KING AGRlPPA-
Again and on the same spot the cur
,srt relations stand In triangular an
,agopism. HeAthenism had It's repre-
sentative in Festus-nobler than Felix
INIT displaying in his rude exclamation
,bo obtuseness OF the heather mind In
.,,rItual matters. To the proeurator'
pants talk OF resurrection was evil
ao,ce that his mind was unhinged. The
cynIclsm Of the heather left him power
ISss 10 understand the self-obllVious
snirlt of the missionary. JUDAISM
bad a representative on this occasion
Sstter known TO history than the one
,yho stood for 1t In the same room Two
years before. Agrippa, the guardian OF
ybe temple, nomInator OF high prices,
Siahorately trained in all matters OF
Iswlsh religion, was the very incarna-
,Inr az Hebrewism. He could not but
,ae as Paul spoke, the true identity ne
,veen Judaism and Christianity. While
,acltly admitting It. he lacked moral
courage 10 avow Il. As Felix, In the
same place, had soothed his conscience
win n poultice, SO Agrippa PARTED his
Win a lest. At the third angle
"a the glorious representative OF Chris
DAINTY. stood Paul. He might nave
snlked In his cell Aarippa had no 1ur.
,sdiction. The case was appealed, Paul
might have shown plQue at Festus'
,nrdiness in his case Had he taken TINS
H., ts,a audience WllGh
Festus had planned for the amusement
OF his guests. would have oeeh lne
Mag az Hamlet with Hamlet lett out.
Paul recognizing this as one OF
the promised opportunities 10 Dear tne
Lords name before kings, opeyed the
summons. He was not dashed by ms
splendid and numerous auditory or the
dIsadyantageous circumstances uhuer
which he appeared. Paul did his ut
most for Festus and those whom ne
represented. He set forth astonishing
truths In such an astonishing manner
as TO draw from the lips OF the procur-
ator an ejaculation which checked enc
stream OF the apostles eloquence, but
did not rufile his courtesy. Sat
the ambassador in chains addressed
himself chiefly to AgrIppa, whom he
recognized as the official representative
OF his loved nation. He was conscious
ly bearing his last testimony on the soil
Of the Holy Land. So effective was ne
that his kingly nearer had to conceal
his inward emotion with a form OF
nleasantry." Both Festus and
hCrlppa, unlike Paul. were disobedient
10 the heavenly vision. But Its influence
followed them and affected their atti-
tude fayorably towards Christianity in
general, and the apostle in particular
MOSAIC FROM COMMENTARIES.
was not disobedient: A grand point
OF instruction and application in Paurs
career: began on instant to obey. But
Ter Heavenly vision: Vision
which appeared manifestly from heav-
on Rarnes. Damascus, Jerusa-
lem. Judea, Gentiles: Specifies his four
9old field: viz, two cities, whole region
OF Judea. and the heather world. LANCE
Obtained help: Military term
signifies aid received from auxiliary
force. whedon. =. Suffer, rise, snow
light; Three chief points in writings OF
nnouhets. The three most offensive to
Jews. Starke. 80. Much learning:
Many writings, suggested by Paurs
quotations from Moses and Prophets.
Rarnes. Not done in corner: Christian
history stands upon the point OF inter-
section where three lines Of history
meet; viz, Jewish, Grecian, Roman
Taylor. Bellevest thou the pro-
phets: Crisis in Agrlppa's life. Like
thousands OF others. he refused to al
low the full conviction OF the truth.
Barnes. Might have been set at
liberty: Had he been, he would prob
ably have fallen victim to the malice
OF the Jews. Cook. The very cir
cumstances OF his arrival as an imper-
ial prisoner assisted him In his work.
Schaff.