The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-08
PLEASANT FIELDS OF HOLYwRlT
THE INTERNATIONAL sUKDAY.SCHoOI
LESSON.
NAV 0. 1891. Acts XIII, 1890.
copyrighted. Davis W. Clark
Paul Preaching TO the JsVVA.


NAV o. 1897. Acts XIII, 1890.
copyrighted. Davis W. Clark
PGWI Preaching to the Js"A.
This is a book Of Acts, not adJectlves.
So two lines suffice to carry the tirst mis-
sIonaries away over the PIsldian Noun
tains into the heart OF Asia Minor. They
have passed barriers that even AleXan-
der the Great found almost insurmuun-
table. Here were the bridgeless torrents
and bTigRnd infested deHles. which Paul
afterwRrd referred to as 'perilS OF
waters" and "PerilS OF robbers" Z.
They have reached their goal. the Psi
dian Antioch, the populous city on the
highway between Ephesus and the Dis
persion. u traficking colony. Their
synagogue Is the rendezvous also OF n
considerable company OF God-feartnS
Gentiles OF high rank. The tolls and
perils OF the Journey are forgotten at
sight OF this virgin field untouched by
the eCclesiasticism OF Jerusalem. =.
Paul rises on the occasion. Well may
Farrar call this "A great sermon II Is
the germ cell from which thirteen Paul
inc eplS;les are afterwards evolved.
Israers history Is fOreshoriencd. cleo
ton OF the fathers: captivity, wilder
ness, Canaan, Saul, David-all this to
pave the way for the final affirmation;
namely, the advent OF lsrAeis Hope in
Jesus Of Nazareth. The very rejection
OF the Messiah is shown TO be strong
reason for accepting him. for this very
rejection was matter OF prophecy. The
authorities fulfilled the prediction in
condemning Jesus. Faith in his substl-
tuted suffering justiiies as the law can
not This Incompatible sermon, which
furnishes canon Of rhetorical and logi-
cal discourse, and In which one fairly
sees the mental processes OF the great
metaphysiciau. closes with tender APP
peal and Il faithful warning
MOSaIc From the COnHnIe risS.
Men and brethren: Opening now the
1yangelIc history. the apostle makes an
earnest commencement. Whedon. .
To you sent: Depart from me, all yc
treasures and Joys OF this world, 50
that may hear and retain nothing but
this preaching and word or salvation
which Christ has sent. Luther. i,
The voices OF the prophets: Clear. hnr-
mOnlOus, numerous. Bengel. he
covers the shame which Jesus suffered
with the shield OF the prophetic word.
Resser No cause yet slain:
Human judges found no fault In him,
but there was another judge who found
him laden with the sin OF all mankind
20. in F. Fulfilled written:
Staying him demonstrated his Messiah
ship. Whedon. Took down. l..
tree sepulCher: Several circum-
stances Of his death passed rapidly
over. that the fact of his resurrection
might be established. Clark. But
God raised him: Fullest PROOF OF inno-
CenCe. God only can raise the dead;
would not have raised one who suffered
lust penalty. Clark. As II Is also
written: The exhibition OF Jesus OF
Nazareth as the Messiah IL now with
the utmost propriety followed by proof
adduced from passages OF the Old Tes-
lament. Olshauscn. Raised up
Jesus: The passage here quoted does
not describe or prove the resurrection OF
Christ, but hts birth and consequent In
aucurntion ms king WhedOn. The
gure mercles OF David: SO called, not
because David WINS TO give them, but
because they were expected by David.
Bcngrl. After David had served
his generation: a more honorable
cpltnph could not be inscribed on his
tomb Stnrkc. Bc II known there
fore; The inference which the foregoing
statements furnish Is now drawn ana
applied earnestly ,impreSsivoly Langc.
Men and brethren: a fresh Voca-
tive; the summary conclusion now
gathered up. Whedon. Not justl-
nod by the law Of Moses Verse Sg:
The meaning IL not, Though the law
justices from many things, 1t can not
Justify from all things, but, Christ
| makes M all deficiencies. The mean
ing Ia this, by Christ the believer Is
Justified from all things. whereas the
| law JustiheB from noiching, j.. j. and
Is.