The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON w, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TeRNATiONAL SERIES, APRIL %.

s. peter was therefore kept in prison, h
but prayer was made without ceaslng OF .,
the church unto God for him." There Is
no doubt but that God could prevent the
devil from touching one of His children,
but such is not His way. When on earth, |
the Lord Jesus said Sin the world We e
shall have tribulation. Whosoeycr killeth I
you will think that he doeth God service"
(John xvi, 33, %. From the glory after
His ascension He said, "The devil shall
cast some Of you into prison that ye may
be tried, and We shall have tribulation'
(Rev. ii, 10) But this also we are perfect
| ly sure of, that nothing can possibly come
| to child of God without Gods permission
| dob /, 10, 10; Zech. ii, B, g.; Rom. viii,
| 2S)
| 6 "Peter was sleeping between two sol
| diers. bound with two chains, and the
keepcrs before the door kept the prison.
The enemy did his best to make sure OF
his prey Two words in the Greek tell the |
story of James (aneile machaira) killed |
with a sword For Peter, God had other |
work yet to be accomplished and suffered
him TO be placed In these circumstances
that He might show forth His power. In
the hands of the authorities and under the
constant guard of four soldiers, to two OF
whom he was chained, the deliverance
seemed hopeless but the believers did all
they could do and cried instantly and ear
! nestly to God (margin).
3 z. "And behold the angel OF the LORD
came" Double guards, chains, poited
( doors and prison walls are nothing TO one
e of those holy beings that excel In strength,
4 that do His commandments, hearkenlng
r INTO the voice of His word FPS. Gill, 2o).
: From heaven TO earth as flash OF light
e ming. through storm or sunshine, they
haste to do His will and minister to His
No redeemed ones Heb. |, Ia; Eek. l, Ia;
l. Acts xvii, 20, 23).
D. 8. Cast thy garment about thee ana
a follow me-" Awakened by the anger
ID touch. Peter, loosed from his chains, arose
h. from between the still sleeping soldiers
and in the light that shone in the prison
of | divided himself and bound on his sandals.
to There is no stealth, nor injunction to steI
to LIGHTLY. nor fear of any,kind, but the quiet
of ness and majesty of the power OF God:
he o "And he went out and followed him
to and visit not that it was true when wa
done by the angel; but Thought ne saw
vision " In deepest trials God soineCiiiie
oives restful dreams or visions OF comln
blessings or deliverances, as when TO Jaco
he i'm his sorrowful Journey from home lie #
vooled Himself TO him at the top OF TN
Ito Wonderful ladder on which angels wei
Iln seen ascending and descending (Gei
,al xviii. r. 49,. 1t seemed To Peter as
,or. this were some such vision ~,
~ 10 "They came unto the iron gate Uni
tb,, leodeth unto the city, when opeheu
40 them of his own accord. The anger heeu'
,ry. no open gates or doors Tor MN 10 7"
tho through. but for Peter in II mortar po'
rod doors and gates must open, ana they
without any touch from human hah'
" .. Tbe same angelic ministry attends us
,;ne, dav. and all doors will fly open before
I'D when our Lord desires 1T.
- II CHOW know of surety thao !
ala Lord hath sent His angel ana haoii u ,r
g., cred me out of the hand of Herod WI
- -, peter found himself alone out on the SUI
IA in the night, he began to come 10 MINIS
an" uLoro ,cere no chains upon him, no
a'n' d;ers ncar him, no walls around him,
oIo Gods Garth beneath him, Gods SKY o
'o"'' bis head. and perhaps the stars LOOK
noocofnllv down upon him. linen ne
on to realize that for the second .
quite (Acts V, 10, an "n oan hold those WI
~ she Oh prlson' w ~" -
- NV God wishes to set free.
ticker IL. Fic an , ~ surname was Nj,
Key ,toro many were gathered together p
'on ,ng - He had no difficulty In deci'
WHITTIER TO direct his steps, nor uiu
, or angel need to tell him where 10 go
: Cod see that when you are Tree run,
S',ooi duties of daily cares you VIII proihpo'
,to TO where they meet Tor prayer awe ~
i,o, "a "And as Peter knocked at the
inches OF inc eo0o, Did ;, Many won
from ,,,oo which we would like to know,
'n was as Tho mother of David, are not 1ouh
ilsseo' Sor;nture Why should this girl
-, - inasmuch ms the Spirit docs
a., ,,itbout n reasonY If any one ma
answer let us hear 1t; II not, we oaii
'ohi, and some day we shall KNOW
THESE "A 0And when she knew Peter
d, VINO a,o oreped not the gate for gladhcss
,ngress ,, -, and fold how Peter stood beioi
at,u Renewing Peters voice mas
money, think Of John X, %, My sheep hc's
want, II voice. and / know them, ana 'heS !
puplic Me- Yet how many hear ms VII
D. 'n.nn because they will not open 10 nm ~
aiont in not come in, and they do not peoU ,ii
sheen. In this case JOY causeu wv VIZ
oop aft lose her head, as we say anu i, ~ rar
was my PETER ou's'"e
nd. and tell. :, ,, ber Th,
49, No.; mad But she constantly aliiriiieu
;quain'- 's oven so Then said they, III
do ! .,,,.
llaue - angel" Yet they had been pr''yi i
Is s ns" if possible, he might be released ir
p ,n',,,,s enemies verse 81. Would we DC a,
o,,n much surprised if some OIL our -,
po'., na were answered, or do we always pr
! IL WAS expect an answer ., ,,rocki,
{, !, !. mmo i6 "But Peter continued knocki,
iae noon when they had opened the uoor p o.
ma s',s sS1 Of him they were astonished. -, -
iunu ~ hound to get in, and therefore kepe
l !, &c W;,. inc That is the way to 90, even
'', 49, sec. Lord taught us in Luke 1l, o. 70,
S ,,, a and aYe shall seek Me and find NE
.i.'' anu search for Me with all your near
run 81 e' Sa. xix. 1877. The fear OF ,ne , Ill
y It 81 a,oo knowledge of God and wisdom WI,
d a,o1, taincd when we seek 1t as silver
nau ,' w. men search for hidden treasure \,
acqI pnt a. Would gratitude or astonisni me-
ice pJ III If we had today the answer long ~, ,s
' J, ~, N % II. "But he, reckoning uh,o W.
III No" ,he hand TO hold their peace deen
them how the Lord had brougn.
oS the prison" shilling them-w'
INNS was no easy work-he declar
nplaln,n as them the works of God. IL wou''
inls'er io' ..,,,,rcstinp TO hear Peter Nersio