The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-04

]. ST. Philip and the sorcerer S:5-25
2. st. Philip and the cnnnch 26-40
| 3. Conversion of SAM o:l-oI
4. ST Peter Encas. and Dorcas 32-43
5. Cornelius and St. Peters defense 10: 1-4s
IL: 1-18
g. Barnabas, St. Paul, Agabus at Anti. :.
:. Prosecutions at hand of Herod ~: 1-s5
The CONVERSION OF SAUL (Sr. PAUL..
/ Data.
We study Acts, 9:1-9. But in connection
| with this paragraph one should read carefully
%: 1-e0; rs: 1-o3: Romans, 1912: l Cor,
| Is: 3-11;. Ga 1: ll-24: 9: 1921; Ii, :: Ii.
Time
! We date A. D. 81 The time Of day when
Saul was blinded was about noon. %: 9. 20:
- Gays 'at midday" Blindness lasted three
days. 90.
The scene Of The interruption of Saui's jour-
ney was near the city of Damascus
Facts as to Damascus.
/ l. A city of Syria.
g. Founded by Uz.
3. First mention in the Scriptures. Gen.,
14:l5.
/ 4. Native place of Eliezcr, Abraham's
| steward.
s. Oldest city in the world.
g. 1900 feet above tho soa.
z. On the river Barada (Abana).
g. Was walled.
8. Was great commercial center.
10. David conquered it,
IL. Solomon lost Ii.
| IL. Pompey met there Hyrcauus and Aris-
tobulns.
IL. Associated with the names of Abraham.
1 Eiiezer, Eaaman, Judas. Ananias st. Paul.
/ II. The King in ST. Paul's time was Aretas.
9 Cor. IL 32. 33.
| Is. We know tho name Of one street
| "Straght."
l6. ST. Paul escaped by basket let down the
| wall.
II. Distances:
Damascus to Jerusalem, $50 miles
| Haran 300
+" Beyront, 81
1s. Many Christians lived in Damascus.
| 10. Population now 10000.
/ Notes on AJore Outline.
!. A tradition that Abraham resided in
| Damascus one year is not probably true.
| g The people of Damascus show the point
| on the wall where ST. Paul was let down by u
| basket.
3. The Judas OF Acts GIL, was not either
one of those mentioned in the Gospels.
! 4. The guides at Damascus show travellers
what used to be named, they say, Straight
street. 1t is now called The Street of Bazaars
| 1t is "a wide, long thoroughfare." But the
| house of Judas is not on that street. Oil.
5. Josephus Z. j., l. 2, go says 10000 Chris
tians were put to death at Damascus in the
reign of Nero
G. We can see how Christians came to go to
| Damascus. 81, 4; g.: 2.
Z. The river at Damascus is about so feet
wide.
g. As to Naaman see XII, S.
g. We may divide the population as fol-
lows:
10000 Christians.
5000 Jews.
$4,000 Mahometans.
OF the Christians $500 are OF the Greek
Church. aud 5000 of the (R) Catholic. Tho
Jews are the bankers and money handlers. A
Protestant mission was established 1843.
10. Alexander the Great took Damascus, and
it was assigned to the Seleucd9. Pompey
captu red IL b. G. "a. Aretas became ruler about
A. ID. 81. In 1892 Ibrahim Pasha got posses.
sion of the city. From 1S4l it has been under
the rule of the Sultan. There was terrible
massacre of Christians there in 1860. July 8.
when more than 900 were put TO death by the
Moslems.
The. scene of the wonderful pause OF Saul
and his companions is located by tradition on
a bridge in the neighborhood of Damascus.
But tradition is not reliable source of in
formation. The same alleged authority points
out four different spots for the event. One is
an open, green locality, now used by Christians
for burial field, surrounded by trees.
Sanhedr;m.
This was the Supreme Court of the Jews 1t
was com posed of thrce-score and 10 persons,
and was, hence, often styled, The Seventy.
Herod, Christ, ST. Stephen, SITS. Peter, John,
and Paul were arrayed before that body. In
Christ's time it exercised all power except that
| of capital punishment. 1t was composed of
rulers elders, and scribes. 4:5 We know
some members by name-Annas. Caiaphas,
John supposed to have been Johanan ben
Zaccai). Alexander. All we know of the last.
| named is the fact mentioned in a :6. The
body was called, RULERS Of the people and
|, elders Of Israel" 4:8
1t is evident from 9:l4, g.: 90: IL that
the high priest did not act simply rs an in
dividual. Saul had full power granted by the
entire Sauhedrim. We notice that tho San
hedrim had jurisdiction over Jews who were
not residing in Palestine. The high priest re-
ferred to t9:l) was TheopbiIus, son of Anan,
appointed by Viteilius, A. d. 81.
st. Paul (Saul).
]. Native of Tarsus Cilicia, Asia. Acts
22:3.
2. Born cir. A. d. !.
3. Named Saul till he became Christian.
Saul means desired
Paul means little.
| f. Jew; born in Gentle city. 22:3.
, / g. Tribe of Benjamin. Phil. 81 5.
6. Father Pharisee. Acts % g. Himself
Pharisee. 26:5.
ii z. Roman citizen. % 26
8. Skilled in Greek language Also in
Hebrew. 22:2; 26:14.
8. tent-makeT. Acts 1873.
10. Brought up at Jerusalem. Acts, &c: L.
IL. Student Of Gamaliel. 22:3.
IL. Very opposed 70 Christianity. Acts, 8 8;
22:l; Phil. go.
10. Converted A. D. 81. Acts o. Baptized.