The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-06
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON


1t was no i'll wind 0or the MeltianO which
| blew the Alexandrian wheat ship ashore on their
| island. Among the dripping survivors Of the
| wreck stood one who for the next three months
| was to be an almoner of grace to them, preach
ing the gospel of peace and bringing glad tidings
| of good things. These islanders were
| worthy of the guest, in whom they entertained
| angel unawares. They were cruel wreckers,
| like many maritime folks plundering and
| dering those to whom the had been more
meTcifGl. They showed kindness unusual under
such circumstances. They received every one, not
| merely the officers and passengers but even the
| prisoners. They received in turn and in kind
| hundred-fold for their humane deed I"
| Pauls character is exemplified in so small a
| deed as the gathering of bundle of sticks. AS
| the practical savior of the whole company he
| might now reasonably expect corresponding atten-
| ton from them. But like his Master, he was
there not to be ministered unto, but to minister,
: =" The supernatural character of Pauls Of
! flee and message evinced by sign which
was exactly suited to these island folk, and which
woul> give him entree to the hut of the serfman
or the palace of Publius. For a season a
little millennium prevailed over ninesy-ve square
what the world will be like when there is uni
versa righteousness and its cSnc,omitaants' uni
acter of the Neltians is further evidenced by the
fact that they did not let their benefaet9r depart
erra the comfort of the further voyage
sign sign Of the heather duo: Paul Luke and Aris-
tsrchus. behind the fgure-h head of Castor and
Ing itself of the highways and co nv of
nention Of the superb Scenery or historic
Citations amid which this memorable 1d voyage age
Christian brethren is to him fact that out-tops
Aetna. That these Hebrews Christians were un-
that they sent two populations to meet him as he
approached Rome, is to Luxe eye somethlhg
loveier than even the cerulean waters or the
Vesuvian bay.
MOSAIC FROM COMMENTARIES.
Called Melitia: Malta lies in the track of YES
sci driven by a northeast wind the reputed local
ty of the wreck agrees with Luke's account: the
SUBSEQUENT course of the voyage to Puteoi is that
which a vessel would pursue in going from Malta.
-Hackett.
Barbarous people: Means here nothing more
than natives.-Ridde.
Showed refinement in care of shpwrecked.-But-
No little kindness: Philanthropy: kindness nd s;s
shown ground of humanity, irrespective OF oil
A Viper: The asp S?). such caused the death
A murderer: Paul accused of some crime UNI
known to them. they naturally attribute the
Vengeance: r. W., Justice: Nemesis the
aefar or rod Ma he was man Of God@Benge
The chief man: Greek, Protos; the first: title
Confirmed by inscriptions recently aug up.-hurl-
Fever and hux: Intermittent fever and dysen-
Healed him: Paul had no credentials, and as
prisoner SUSPICION WOulQ ne cast upcu lliil. hCCu
Of moral influence coming from miraculous heal
iEg-Peloubet. .,. -,
Castor and Pollux: Twin heroes' IaVoli'e sous
of Saiors.-Butler.
THE TEACHERS QUIvER.
l. Stormy winds fulfill Gods will. Paul would
not have evangelical Malta had he not been driv-
en- upon it's shore.
q The brotherhood of man is finely exemplifed
in the bearing of the natives toward the ship
wrecked. Here was primitive life saving serv-
ice.'
g. The inaccuracy and injustice Of judgments
from appearances is illustrated. Paul was neither
murderer nor god. , -,
A. What a gantlet of perils Paul ran in his
journey from Jerusalem to Rome! Mob in temple,
Mot of sicarii, Felix Festus Agrippa, the ship
wreck and the viper. Immortal is his calmness,
constancy and heroism! =, -,
s. The things that happened to him all fell out
to the furtherance of the gospel. The two years
of gentle IMPRISONMENT at Caesarea enabled him
to recuperate his strength and garner the harvest
of experience Finally. he travelled to Rome
under protection and at expense of the empire;
g. The inscriptions of Pompeii prove that there
were Christians there in the lifetime OF Paul.
Bl.lwer Ilytton novelist's license in his
ct DAYS" and Luke, too is authentic.