The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-03-20
QUARTERLY REVIEW.


Lesson XIII-March 20. 1897.
1. Christ's AscensiOn.-ACTs lila.
Why is the Gospel Story the proper in
PRODUCTION to church history? Is the fact
of the temperance of Jesus essential to
the integrity of the Christian Record?
Why was 1t expedient that Jesus should
finally disappear from the bodily vision
of the disciples? Golden Text?
2. The Holy Spirit Given.-AoTs 2:
13. Why are the ways of the Spirit in
describable. save by comparison? Are
the human faculties of speech ever con.
trolled by invisible spirits? What sug-
gestion is received from the speaking in
tongues of the worldwide mission of the
Gospel? Golden Text?
3. A Multitude COnverted.-ACTs 2:
32-47. From what did the repenting
Jews seek salvation? What does the
confession of Jesus as Lord and Christ
mean? What does the law of Christian
Brotherhood require of Christians?
Golden text?
4. The Lame Man Healed.-AoTs 3:
ITO. Why did the blind man deserve
pity? What was it that Peter gave to
the blind man? Is the wonder working
power of the name of Jesus lost to the
world? Golden Text?
5. Boldness of Peter and john
AoTs 4: LA. Why were the priests and
Sadducees at special enmity with the
disciples? How are men saved through
Tor in) the name of Jesus? How is one
changed by companionship with Jesus?
Golden Text?
6. True and False Giving-AoTs A:
80 5:11. Why was the sin of Ananias
special and inexcusable? Why would
such degree OF CONSERVATION as Anan-
las felt be fatal? What is it to tempt
the spirit of the Lord? Golden Text?
z. The Prison Opened.-ACTs 5:17 80.
Why were the Apostles in Solomon's
Porch? How was their prison door op-
ened? What is it to obey God rather
than men? Golden Text?
8. The First Christian Martyr
AoTs 6:8-15, 7:54 60. VINO was Stephen?
What Interpretation did he give to the
Gospel? Did his martyrdom hinder or
help the Christian cause? Golden Text?
8. The Disciples Dispersed.-AoTs s:
lit. Who now led the persecution
against the church, To what place did
Philip go as missionary? How was the
Holy Spirit brought upon the Samari-
tans? Golden Text?
10. The Ethiopian COnvert.-A CTS
S;27.40. How was Philip directed to
become foreign missionary? Who was
the Ethiopian? How was he baptized?
Golden Text?
II. Saul the Prosecutor Converted.
AoTs 9:1.2, 1920. For what purpose was
Saul going to Damascus? What was his
experience on the way? What did Saul
afterwards become to the church? Gold
en- Text?
12. Christian Self-Restraint. Il
Cor. 9:19-27. What did Paul do in re-
gard to idol -oonsecrated meat? How did
he become all things to all men? What
does the law of human brotherhood de-
mand in regard to strong drink? Golden
Text?
SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS.
A Story held together by a thread
OF continuity, under the natural law Of
cause and effect, interests far more than
collection of unrelated incidents.
Even very young scholars can appreci-
ate the unity of the story of the Book of
Acts.
Keeping in mind the thought that
each lesson is part of story, land in
teresting as a story, yet UNNECESSARILY
more important as a history.-we shall
find peculiar profit in our Quarterly Re-
view.
Lesson 1, Christ's Ascension
When Jesus personally disappeared from
his disciples. he left an unorganized
church. Its prospective members were
held together only by common memoir
les of Jesus, and knowledge of him as
risen and living in the immortal realm
The disciples were under orders to con-
fess Jesus to the whole world yet they
wanted some definite assurance from
their invisible Head.
Lesson III. The Holy Spirit
GiVen-However the incidents of the
Pentecostal outpouring may be inter
preted, the significance of the event it.
self is its fulhlment OF the saying OF
Jesus that the promise of the Father
should come to the disciples not many
days after his ascension. The Chris
tians were sitting together in their place
of assembly ia prayerful expectation
Suddenly the influence came upon them
They felt it's presence in the atmosphere
as of rushing mighty wind They were
suddenly possessed of an extraordinary
power of utterance, so that citizens oil
eleven scattered nations at the time at
tending the feast ia Jerusalem heard
the unlearned Galilean apostles speak