The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-08
SABBATH SCH0(
IN 'NiEkNATIONAL LESSON. FOR
JANUARY 10.
Aesson Text: "The Holy Spiri,
UiVen,' Acts H., 1-13-Goldep
Iext' Acts H., 4-"Com-
mentary.

n,, hscehsion and Pentecost yer
nh"rkeu Dy one event, the choosing OF Mat
,hlas, which may have been OF God or ma,
nave been due to Peters restless snirif
Whico, rs on other occasions, found ft dim
th! un 10 wait quietly without doing some
eIsaHh, Inc word ''pentecost" is only found
s,SeMnere se IN Acts xx., i6; Cor xvi, 8: but
.,pehtekostn ts the Greek for "hfty." and
.He law said that fifty days after the div
aner ",e. passover Sabbath Israel was to offer "a
Hvi, meat ic oiering unto the Lord (Let.
nAin.' i6. This meat Offering, typical bi
me gathering OF tho thousands to Chris a.
.nen'ecost, was baked with Ieaven supess-
i've 1--WE OF the evil still in tho believer which "a
ihct only by the sacrifice
Ahdsuddcnly there came sound frono
heaven, rs of u rushing, mighty win nnd
hIi"u ali the house where thew were sit
uhE. There had been nothing Unusual
oont; ,,nn tnose waiting days, but just quiet
S,imiiice Simmtiinuance In prayer and waiting for ReS
auilsliment OF the promise. How He woild
uI,neIi rhn mean tho promised ComfortcrIor
When. they had not been told. and whether
any OF them thought OF the Leyltical fftieth
pray, to walt ana to expect With SEWste to
'nS 'a',n m, IN their absent Lord. yer
ton.uc. .Iu Iit mere appeared unto them cloten
'GnSues IKE as OF fire, and 1t sat upon cnch
ot mem. John had said, "He shall bonti.a
| sHou wlth the Holy Ghost and with fre'' (InLe
r, rr,, i0l, and here was fulnllmenf' On
| 90, .ne Hplrit came rs a dove (Luke iii
| ~. ior In Him was no sin nor dross necdinc,,
| purifying fire. Wc do not read tbat Ha n.n,
aSaih rs Ire nor did they again need to veit
,; uu. as they prayed or spoke the Spirit filled
bavn,SS tnylh SActs na w.: 81; y. 4i-4G The snrit
W;,inS come, there il no need to waif for
Him as at Pcntecost, but il we rooIIw daI asos
I1 W Do iillei with the Spirit for Gods olotv
ne VIII quickly do it. Yet We may nseJ >,
Wait to be made ready, 10u W
=. Ahd they We're all filed with tho HoIv
nuost anu hcgan to speak with other fonynss
Us tue Spirit gave them utternnce +" VII.
."htraSt is here to Babel (Gcn. ri q, ,ybnra
siere was but one language and tho neonio
III Toi' Su'uered together against GodI Here
nn,binI H., WIN one accord for God and are
Tmlo'c!l Sri!l IN Il moment TO speak all lanpuapea
iuerc Is no credit whatever due To han, ne.
- IL through one particle of skill On tLa;,
t, pars, Dut tho Holy Spirit takes possession - |
of 1a Gaa anu speaks through them, the words |
., ., uod concerning the works of God fver,o
A. chapter w., 81; Y. 46) \'oi'e
ana there were dwelling Mt Jeruso,en,
~, ueVout men. out of every Nation nm
oe oer heaven. From all tho world thew had
come to worship God according to thoiSS uso In
to keep the Passover and the cav aw
, MreNs, or OF the fifteth day. Tho time viii
to'Io again when Jews from all Nations sSaii
th pe Sathered to their own land, the SpirASoi
viii, ,ru pr. Snnll Dc poured upon them and hhen
Nil % itau'.likc devotion to Jesus OF Nd IN |
WI WI they tell to all Nations the ioyfni 40
l, 2. y. NA'ii' U; rs. MIL,
-, r,o;.,, o. Now, when this was noised abroad tM
fmnIeS r.he together and were con.
'GHuiueu, because that every man t,earS
i'nI HI speak IN his own language" The -. r
u 'lscu version says, when this sound Won
in"tu innnc. In some way 1t was soon made
.am" to,,n,ps .nt1pushont the city, and the peosA
icuNy In getting a congregation. ~ =
~en .wnn hIoy. h,I1,aay. They did not advert (.
SSa%:Hsst. .$nls @i t1s G5i 5sw up pj ~
aaryeied au aov,ny rney were all anna. II and
n
,o n', no. an these which speak caIi,nanuu; IL
,na,,a w near we every man in cur own
'msIr' 'nn II, Wherein we were born?" The twn two
Ye mon 'no 10 ascension ascension addressed them az
'uhtry people, not citizens q, Iar'ywere we're e.
e n y hny city. They were not from am' l.
:" ,,,. schools or the centers of human wis9on VI a.
tSo W very common people in the eves
g all the Ion"ryst 'nu ye. they are heard speak
w 1u'V an unheard Of thing and 'raiI n N
y y ~ IN. .,i" people say, "We never saw Il on &c g,
oricdn.o ,issi.ior The One who is perfect in -
EN-. and bS;O bSSOo Nxxyi., ~ had entered into
Spoke through them any lanrna.ss 'uiIs u,i,h n ~
hctimcS even now '' ho uoeS bo
ni. ,,i, we do hear them spcok in orr an
'SISS Inc wonderful works Of EoI - u por 81
'at least twice seven difrcrent here 49,
= - 'H'hIiS 10 humble Galilcans snaoi.;
=. - '. u'so a1i their various languages Wi in
= W. Gay, Nv no teacheth like Him" fJoh ha
IT,, ~ rms selt-same Spirit still lives for
a,ar' IN every believer, dividing m nv,
ny man S"verally as He will RI Cnr " CIV
but VINO can tell what we niybt a,,a,,
lay ntV. from God to lay out for God % soy
'm M Lar We were whole hearted for Hin, inc
riOus? " i'N' lis name far
- Ana they were all amazed and ,ro-o VII
~ S"yihS ono to another What n,eon OF :
,n,, nc men OF Athens said to PAU. cleI
~" ,m!'AS'St certain strange thinos to nmr or ,
d. = SuGlkncw therefore. y>Snt tbnaa Sto
T' i mean ihc!~ xvii, 2O). This thov
,L, '.'H' n PREACHED unto them JasH ,
.na =, cr"ction, and in our pext Jcsson ono
r,' rr NM i"s"r explaining this sfran" ~ ny
ntion Dy preaching Jesus and tho roc VIC We
,im., noiHo OF them knew that n ycrv We
CimI nj noout 400 years or mors XIII
,,,h ,I "i "ohe some wonderful thinyI Gre
IiSn N"s"s-even unheard Of ,binl.nSS and
~ 10y M some OF their ancestors bnI 50
- - 'Hc very voico OF God spenkinI, o,. Is;
Ir" on Mount Sinai, but thar VOC % % Ncv
, ''i IohS ago, and would mover occnr Stat
limo ~ 10 supernatural Si things in their Jon,
Ln,,%', mere were some rumors of
.t my were not to be believed anJ
rvs 'Sph"mer who wrought then, L,J @ "nu
rt ..H., ana 80 that was tho end Of thon r.,
=, ,otherS. m"ckinS, said. These IL
I'll OF new wine. So a,' neSe men Stat,
81. ana others said. We will hnar oTtno ,h cnjo
,i ai 'mIS matter And at Rome Soma ton.
viii , S"nie hciicycd not (Acts xvii, three
VII: -. 1T would seem fran, FL WI,
u being iiici with the Snirit nrdp,,., rpn. ", TIL
.,HcNcr Sp'nr results which nr bacc,
,''"so produced bvwinr in the no,urnr of y
WHY'S "therS cheerful or hilarin,'. stool,
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