Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17
Snternational gessnt1s.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 29.

LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 2s.
A Comprehensive Review Of the Quar-
ter's Lessons - Golden Text, Acts XII,
eA-Commentary by the Rev. d. M.
stearns.
LESSON L-Christ's Ascension (Acts l,
1-14). Golden Text-Luke XIV, 81,
"While He blessed them He was parted
from them and carried up into heaven. !"
The golden text for the review, 1.-THE
word of God grew and multiplied" de-
scribes the work Of the Holy Spirit through
the apostles after the ascension of Christ.
We must keep before us the great fact that
1t was and still Is the purpose Of God to
bless the whole earth through Israel (Ps.
xvii, II; lisa. TX, 1-8; Jer. Ill, II, 1s;
Rom. Il, 10, 15); but, Israel having reject
ed and crucifced their King the kingdom
Is postponed until the King shall return
(Luke xix, IL, 10; Acts Ill, 20, sl). In
the meantime we live In "the mysteries
of the kingdom"
LESSON 1.-The Holy Spirit Given
(Aots ii, 1-19). Golden Text-Acts II, 4,
"They were all filled with the Holy Ghost. I"
Although these disciples had been daily
under the teaching Of the Lord Jesus for
several years, yet they were not qualified
to be His witnesses, but had to wait un-
til filed with the Holy Spirit, for He alone
could accomplish in and through them
what the Lord required. No wisdom or
power of man can accomplish the work Of
the Lord, but only the Spirit of the Lord
Czech. tv, 81. When filled, they spake as
the Spirit gave them utterance (Acts II, a.
LESSON III.-A Multitude Converted
(Acts ii, 82.47). Golden Text-Acts II,
80, 1.-THE promise Is unto you and to your
children and to all that are afar OF. !"
When the strangers at Jerusalem from all
parts Of the world heard these unlearned
men speaking in all languages and declar-
ling the wonderful works Of God, they
were amazed, and some said that the disci-
pies were full of wine. Peter, then stand
ing forth, declared in the power Of the
|Spirit the facts of the case, and from the
Scriptures preached Christ unto them with
the result that about 5000 believed and
were baptized, and the Lord continued to
add daily those being saved oversees Al, 40.
LESSON 1V.-The Lame Man Healed
(Acts iii, 1-16). Golden Text-Acts Ill,
i6, "His name, through faith in His
name, hath made this man strong" The
disciples seem to have frequented the tenn
pie, probably for the purpose of teaching,
even as Jesus had done (see chapter Y, 2O),
and on this occasion the Lord through
them gave health to man over 40 years
old who had never walked step (verse 3
and chapter iv, 22).
LESSON V.-The Boldness of Peter and
John (Acts iv, 1-14). Golden Text-Acts
iv, 12, "There Is none other name under
heaven given among men whereby we
must be saved" AS the power Of God L.
increasingly seen the DEVILS anger In
oreases, and the apostles suffer imprison-
ment and threatening.
LESSON VI.-True and False Giving
(Acts iv, 30, toV, 11). Golden Text
Sam. xvi, 2, "Man looketh on the out
ward appearance, but the Lord looketh
on the heart" With such great power
gave the apostles witness Of the resurrec-
| ton Of the Lord Jesus that the grace Of
God was upon them all, and many sold
their property anl put all the proceeds in
the common fund that none Of the believ-
ers might lack auything; for then, as now
among the Jews, those believing in Jesus
would probably be cast off by their friends
and find themselves destitute of temporal
things. Gods hatred of deceit Is seen in
His Judgment Of the liars.
LESSON VIL-The Prison Opened (Acts
v, 1882. Golden Text-Acts v, 90, "We
ought to obey God rather than men. I"
Satan's rage increases, and again the
apostles are imprisoned, but no walls or
bolts or soldiers can hold them unless the
Lord is willing that they should be held;
30 He sends an angel, who delivers them
and sends them to the temple to continue
teaching the words Of life. When again
arrested in the temple in the morning and
brought before the council, Peter again
breaches Christ crucifled and risen, and,
although beaten for 1t, when let go they
continued daily to teach and preach Jesus
Christ both In the temple and from house
to house.
LESSON VIII.-The First Christian Mar
tyr (Acts vi, 8-15; vii, $4,000. Golden Text
Rev ii, 10, "Be thou faithful unto death,
and will give thee crown of life" The
power of the Holy Spirit Is as necessary to
serve table as to preach the gospel, and
If one Is willing to serve whole heartedly
In humble service he will be led forth to
greater things. The wisdom and spirit
which they were not able to resist was not
any wisdom of Stephen, but that OF the
Holy Spirit in Stephen, even the wisdom
and Spirit Of God. Stephens sermon, like
Peters, was chiefly quotations from or
references to Scripture, and having given
his testimony he went home to be with
Jesus He Is the first recorded as seeing
Jesus after His ascension.
LESSON IX.-The Disciples Dispersed
| (Acts viii. 1-17). Golden Text-Acts will,
4, "They that were scattered abroad went
everywhere preaching the word" The
last words of Christ ere He assembled were,
$50 ye into all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature" and "Ye shall
be witnesses unto Me unto the uttermost
part Of the earth" Mark xvi, Is; Acts 1,
| 81, yet up to the time Of our lesson the wit
nesses do not seem to have left Jerusalem.
LESSON X.-The Ethiopian Convert
| (Acts vii, 26-40). Golden Text-Acts will,
85, "Then Philip opened his mouth and
began at the same Scripture and preached
unto him Jesus" Perhaps none Of the
scttered abroad had gone to ETHIOPIA, but
the Lord had His chosen ones even there
and will somehow reach them also.
LESSON XL-Saul, the Prosecutor, Con-
verted (Acts X, 1-12, 1920. Golden Text
Il Tim. /, Is, "This is faithful saying
and worthy of all acceptation that Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sim
ners." Things impossible with men are
possible with God, and there Is nothing too
hard or wonderful for God (Luke xviii,
81; Jer. x11ii, ~. The time came for
this blasphemer to be stopped, and in His
own way, by His own power, the Lord
humbled him and brought him to Himself.
| LESSON XIL-Christian Self Restraint
IT Cor ix 1Q-27l GoIden Text-I Cor tx