The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-16
PLEASANT FIELDS OF HoLYWRIT
~, ,vryRVAIIoSA. suNDAY,sCHoOI
'A1 LESSON

rail well represents the status ana
W." ,.,, n the prevailing religions of the
~, w., Felix's character shows how eff
~,o besthenlsm was as spur to con-
.,,,ce or curb 20 passion. The high
,,s,t IN his turn represented a church
Es,.b had missed It's noble calling 10 be
.ironer Of grace 70 the nations and
". anra into the broadening OF phylae-
hnG ,,s and tIthng OF mint, and while en-
ia In these small matters could give
gus n rage against those who dared
We more excellent way, AT the third
pl,I, stood Paul Incompatible example
u9sS beauty, power and divinity OF
otIruonity . Paul Is his own
,.rysr ffis manly courtesy toward
ie so 'in5ge Is in marked contrast to the
s,1pg language Of the Sanhedrim's
,I."J attorney HIS straightforward ac-
h n.,o, az himself, his actions and opln-
,,rs carrv with them irresistible con,
,,i+tIaR Of Innocence "The court stood
oJ,ourned only for want of evidence To
aonvIct or brlbe TO acquit"
Inke's lively narrative shifts the scene
80 ,be sumptuous audience chamber to
which the spirit Of curiosity next sum
,no,eI paul The prisoners keen dis
,.rrment strips the scene OF It's mere
.,;sIous showIness. He sees a slave
.asssd IN Ia the governors seat by
n,SIrt NJ fortune, but a slave SIN, led
oo,tIya by his greed and lust, No court
,,,oacher was ever more uncompromts-
Inc IN the delivery OF his message, He
Al mi TAX Felix with unrighteousness;
va only held before him the mirror OF
,ba righteousness which the law OF God
rannlres He did not tax the Rerodian
,r,rress with her llcentious relation 20
.5e man beside her; he only held before
Yer ,he fawless mirror of that absolute
confluence, even In thought, upon which
Jesus Insisted, The climax OF MS dis
course is a picture OF the last assize-
the Judgment day AS FelX saw
his likeness in the mirror OF PauIs SER
mon, and In the vista the Judgment seat
n, christ, he was seized with an in
ward terror. But see the inveterateness
~ sin, The next moment 1t frightened
Us grip upon the poor bondman, and he
became "a type OF the millions whose
spiritual life Is ruined be- like pro-
cras,ination"
MOSAIC FROM COMMENTARIES.
Many years fudge; seven years;
more than the average term. Paloubet.
Went to worship and therefore
was in a spirit contrary to tumult. He
had no quarrel with the temple. Ibid.
Temple, synagogue, city: these
acts. d!sputlng and raising up popu-
lar tumult are denied with reference TO
these three places. Gloag. 80. Wor-
ship God OF my fathers; Paul worships
his ancestral God and is therefore guilt
less Of breaking the Roman law by de-
ser,lng his ancestral religion. Whedon
Just and unjust; speaking tn
the presence of Felix, the apostle seems
10 have chosen words to touch the con-
science Of the procuraier. LuHiby Z.
I exercise myself work over the raw
material into rNble tNms. Abbott.
To have always 4 conscience; 1t is
always term-time in the court of con-
science, And offerings: the customary
PentCcost sacrifices. This was the eX-
&C, opposite OF sacrilege. Peloubet. Z.
Except It be touching the resurrec-
ton. Holy irony: evenin his legal de-
Tense he seeks 10 show the Phartsees
row near they are by their belief In
this doctrine to the faith in Jesus.
Meyer Let him have liberty:
Should have indulgence: relaxation OF
prison rules. Cambridge Bible.
THE TEACHERS CULVER.
"a Paul's appeal from Jerusalem to
capsarea was an appeal from malice to
cupldlty. What could he expect from
Felix adulterouslg united to an Herod-
ian princess Felix who stopped not at
the assassination OF high priest, whose
hand ltched for bride and who preclp-
itated the Jewish war. (2) 1t Is a SUPER
fetal view which imaBfres that the high
priest appeared in person against Paul,
because Of his pique at being called a
whlted wall Ananias cast the weight
Of his high Office in the prosecution be-
cause the crisis OF Judaism had come.
As in Asia. Paul had honey the
foundation OF heathenlsm by his prop
pgandism. So in Palestine tens OF thou
sands had been discipled. As in Ephe-
sus, the Greeks recognized the master
tul character OF Paul's leadership and
struck blow at him IN the hopes of
haraiyzIhg Christianity: so In Caesarea
the Jews would do likewise (3) Avar-
ice was Felix's dominant passion. He
expected a ransom for Paul. He had
his eye on the large sum of money
known to have been brought up TO the
church at Jerusalem "a What retalia-
tons OF fortune history recordsl Two
years later Paul and Felix are both In
Rome There Paul finishes his course
trtumphantiy, but Felix makes an fg-
nomlnious exit from human annals. C5)
We can almost condone the ruin
wrought by VesuYius In It's greatest
eruption when we know 1t obliterated
the Herodlan race. In II persisted the
son Of Drusila by Felix and Drusilla
herself t6) The only rays across the
gloom Of Cacsarean history are the con-
version Of Cornelius. the residence of
Philip and the gentleness OF Paufs i'm
prlsonmtnt 1t IL one OF natures par
odies that this haunt OF treachery now
mas as It's only tenants the snake, the
scorpion and the lizard.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS.
The following Is a sample OF many
expressions received by the Intelligent
cer both verbal and written, since Il
began the regular Saturday publication
OF the Sunday school lessons;
To the Editor Of the IntcllIgoncer.
Sir: While / think OF It want 60 say
that hope you will continue the coli
umn on the Sunday school lessons right
atonp II occurred to me that II you
had no word OF announcement from
YOUR readers you might drop that col
nRH out The comments are most ex-
ccDlcnt and un-to-dlte.
Il. ". ARMSTRONG.
Woodsncld, o., Oct. s.
Christian Church Convention.