Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON TX. THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 2e.

stearns.
81. after these things were ended,
Paul purposed in the spirit to 60 to .Je-
rusalem, saying, After J. have been there
l must alec see Rome Our last lesson
in the Acts left Paul at Corinth, where he
continued year and six months teaching
the word of God. He then returned to
Antioch in Syria, taking Ephesus, Casa
rca AID Jerusalem on his way. After
some tfno spent at Antioch Paul started
on his third missionary tour, going
through Galatia and Phrygia till he came
to Ephesus, where he had left Aquila and
Priscilla, and to which city he had prom
iscd to return, God willing (chaptcr xviii,
2I. He tarriod at Ephcsus over two years
xix, 10; XIX, 80, and all the province of
Asia heard the word Of the Lord Jesus so
chat many believed, the name of the
Lord Jesus was macnifed, the word of
God grew nightly and prevailed, and
thousands of dollars worth Of bad books
were burned Here lecins our lesson.
-. Els purpose WIS to 20 through
Macedonia and ACEaia, whore he had been
on his previous tour but lc still tarrie-
in Asia a sc&scn while hc sends 1imothcus
and Erastus ahead of him into Mactdonia
II future lesson we shalt lave his tcsti.
mony as to his lahcrs IN asia. Whether
soiourning or iourncyirV bis omen hition
was that Christ should hc magrincd in
him ana that he might better know Him
(Phil i, 90; iii, 1o).
%. "Ard about that time there arose
no small stir concerning the way (R. W.
In the margin Of chapter tx, :, this way is
called "The Way" See also in the r.
V chapters xix. 8; xii, +; xiv, II, %.
Jesus Himself said - am the Way" (Jas
xiv, @. In Is. cXix. /, we read. " Blessed
are the undetlled IN the way who walk in
the law Of the Lord. 1t is a heavenly
way, but very narrow, and few there he
that find it, 1t is in Him, and with Him
and excludes all that is not of Him
pa %. Sirs, yc know that by this craft
we have our wealth. This is the begin.
ming Of the address Of Demetrius, a silver.
smith, to his fellow workmcn, whom he
had called together. His theme was theil
craft or trade or manner Of making
money, a subject which will get an inter.
ested audience almost any time. Witness
the labor organizations and the strikes
often associated Herewith in our own
day. Whatever will seem to turn more
money into peoples pockets is apt to be
al interesting subject
2G. Not alone at Ephosus, but almost
throughout all ASA tLls Gaul hath PER
suadod and turned away much people. "
What a good testimony to Paul, or rather
to the Spirits work through Paul, in tn
naiEc Of the Lord Jesus! The Lord
through him, lad turned many from idols
unto Gcd Il TLcss. i, ~, so many that the
idol business was sui cring severely, and
those interested were greatly stirred.
p Not only this our craft is in danger
to bc set at roupht. but also that the TEN
PIE of the great goddess Diana should be
dospised. 1t would never do to have
such magni6ccnce that all the world wor
SHIPPED, desrised, for what would all the
world ever do without Diana: Yet three
men dared to dcSrise Nebuchadnezzar's
image, which all tie world worshipcd, and
the time will cone when many will dare
to despisc another image, which all the
world will worship (Rev, xiii, 5, l5),
choosing death rather than such favor.
IS. And when they heard they Were
full Of wrath and cried out, saying, Great
is Diana of the Ephcsians Thendas
boosted himself to be somebody; Simon