The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


''""i Stricsp AUSust SUs
81 after these things were ended
Paul purposcd in the spirit to 20 to .Je-
rusalom, saying, After / have been there
/ must also see Rome. " Our last lesson
In the Acts left Paul at Corlnth, where he
continued a year and six months teaching
the word Of God. He then returned to
Antioch In Syria, taking Ephosus, Cesa-
rea and Jerusalem on his way. After
somo time spent at Antioch Paul started
on HIS third missionary tour, going
through Galatin and Phrygin TIL no came
TO Ephcsus, where he Ind left Aquila and
Priscilla, and to which city no had prom.
ised TO return, God willing (chaptcr xviii,
al). He tarried at Ephesus over two ycnrs
xix, 10; Xxx, 81, and NIL the province of
Asia heard the word ~ the Lord Jesus, so
that many believed, the name of the
Lord Jesus was magnined, the word of
God grew nightly and prevailed, and
thousands of dollars worth Of bad books
were burned. Hero begins our lesson.
~, His purpose was to 60 through
Macedonia and Achaia, whore ho had been
| on his previous tour hut he still tarries
IN Asia n season while no sends Timotheus
and Erastus ahead Of him into Macedonia.
In future lesson wo shall have his testi.
mony az to his labors in Asia. Whether
soiourning or journcying his ono ambition
was that Christ should bo magpiflei In
him and that no might better know Him
phil !, 90; Iii, 100.
81. And about that time there arose
no small stir concerning tho way" (R. w
In the margin Of chapter TX, ., this way ii
called "Thc Way" SEQ also in tho r.
V. chapters XIX, 0; xxii 4; xiv, IA, 90
Jesus Himself said, II am tho Way" (Jas
xiv, %. In Ps. oxix, !, wc read, "Blossot
arc the indebted In the way who walk II
the law of tho Lord, 1t IL heavenl,
way, but very narrow, and few thore b,
that find It. It is in Him, and with Hin
and excludes MI that is not of Him.
"a, 20. "Slrs, yo know that by this Graf,
we have our wealth." This Is the begin
ming OF the address of Demotrius, a silver
smith, to his fellow workmen, whom h,
had called together. His thcmo was thei
craft or trade or manner Of maxim,
money, y subject which will get an inter
csted audience almost any time. Witness
the labor organizations and tho strike
often associated herewith In our owl
day. Whatever will seem TO turn NOR,
money into peoples pockets Is apt to b,
an Interesting subject.
~ Not alone at Ephesus. hut almos
throughout all Asia, this Paul hath per
shaded and turned away much people. '
What a good testimony TO Paul. or rather
to the Spirits work through Paul, In tn,
namo of the Lord Jesus! The Lord
through him, had turned many from Idol,
unto God Il Thoss. l, 9), SO many that tn,
IDOL business was suffering severely, apt
those interested were greatly stirred.
~. Not only this our craft Is in danro
to DO set at nought, but also that the tom
pie OF the great goddess Diana should b,
despised. IL would never do 70 hay,
such magnifloence that all the world wor
SHIPPED. despised, for what would all tn,
world ever do without Dianas Yet thre,
men dared to despise Nebuchadnexrar
image, which all the world worshipUi, IN,
the time will como when many Will tlar,
to despisc another image, which all tn,
world will worship (Rev. kill, 8, Ib)
choosing death rather than such favor.
IS, And when they hoard they wer,
full OF wrath and cried out. saying. sGroa
Diana OF the Ephcsians, - Thenda
boosted himself to be somebody; Simor
the sorccror gave out that himself wa,
some great one; tho coming antichris
will proclaim that no himself Ia God, an,
many win believe II, and great will be hi.
wrath against all who oppose him. The
devil will gather tho armies Of cartl
| against God both at the BEGINNING AM
| end of tho next thouMnd years. but al
will DO oyerccme 81 tho Lamb, for He /.
King o. king and Lord " lords (Rev
xixs dei ~, 81 xVjls ~; n IAoso. q. I. o.
J. ~ = Ara - who1n - No an 100