Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-05-11

To as in the likeness Of men. u. They
called 8arnabas Jupiter, and PAU Mer
GURUS, because he was the chief speak
er. is. Then the priest OF Jupiter, which
was before their city. brought oxen and
S"landS UHto the gates, and would have
done sacrifice with the people. Il. Which
when thc apostles. Baruabas and Paul.
heard of. they rent their clothes, ard ran
M among the people crying out. 10. And
saying. airs, why do yc these things? No
also are men OF Ike passions with you.
ana preach unto you that yc should turn
from these Nauities unto The living God,
"hlea Iaade heaven. and earth. and the
sea. and all things that are therein: l6.
" no IN dimes past suffered all nations To-
walk 1 their own ways. II. Nevertheless
ne l"T- not himself without witness. in
mat he did good. and gave as rain from
heaven, and fruitful scissors. dlliug our
hearts "ith food ard s.adness. Is. And
with these sayings scarce restrained they
ne people. that they had not done sacrf-
Ice unto them. ~. And there came hith-
err certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium.
"ho persuaded the pcoplc, and. having
stoned Paul. drew him out of the city.
surprising he had been dead. -. How
belt, as the disciples stood round about
nm. he rose up. and came into the city;
and the next day rs departed with Bar
N2bas 10 DGrbe. y. And when they had
preached the gospel TO that city. and had
taught many, they returned again to Lys-
ira, and TO lconiun. and Antioch. -.
Confirming hc souls of the disciples. and
eNhorting them 10 continue an the faith.
aud that W" must through much trtbu-
.ation enter iuto the Kingdom OF God.
Tinc.A. H. aG.
Piaces.-T.ystra. Lyraonia, in which
mis- heather city lay. vas a district eN-
tending frcnl the ridge of Mount Taurus
on Inc border OF Eiicia on the south to
he Cappndocian hills on tho north. IL
~. perhaps. the largest plain in Asia
Minor. There Is reason 10 believe that
hystra WAS III the place known as Bin
Biz kiliSsch the thousand ana one,
churches" mass Of ruins in the Kara
DaRh or Black Mountain. .. Derbe, a
city in The same province. and twenty
miles distant from Lystra. 1t is supposed
10 be represented by the modern village
Of Divle 3. iconiun. II large city sixty
miles east Of Antioch. and now known
as Koneh. In the Middle Ages It was the
capital Of = powerful Mohammedan king
dom.
Lesson prevICw.-Paul ana Barnabas
present the Gospel To the Supplemented
peasautry of Lystra. IT. the crowd there
is boy named Timothy. whose mind. al
ready trained by Il Eody mother, accepts
the Savior AZ preached by l'aul. In the
crowd there is also deformed man who
has all his life sat upon the pavement
as u beggar. As he bears the story Of
the mighty Master who went about doing
good faith leaps from his heart to his
eye. and the apostles recognize his claim
20 the promise. At paui's command the
beggar is made whole. while the villagers
shout. The gods have come to earth
again" Il would seem that Paul and
Barnabas did not understand the barbar-
Gus dia beet cf the Lystrans; for, before
their silly alteration could be checked,
they had begun to STAY oxen in sacrifice
10 the two strangers whom they mistook
for immortal gods! Rending their clothes
IN horror. Paul and Barnabas rushed
among the crowd, staying the uplifted
knife, ard with word and gesture repel
ling the supcrstitous alteration, and di-
recting their thought TO the invisible God,
whose praise nature sings IN bending har-
vests on the earth and geutle rain from
heaven But before long Jews came from
Antioch with hatred in their hearts, and
stirred up these ignorant idolaters of
I.ystra to stone Paul. lie was SO injured
that both friends and foes thought him
dead: but he recovered, and after u brief
departure returned to Lystra and neigh
boring places. CONFIRMING the souls Of
the disciples"