The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 7.

DRY Verses, 3-5-Golden Text, Rom. viii,
2s - Commentary by the Rev. u. NJ.
Stearns.
], ?. Having all got safely To land,
some by swimming and some by the help
of boards and broken pieces of the ship,
they found themselves on the island of
Melita, or Malta and received much kind
ness from the people, who kindled fire
and welcomed them and did what they
could TO deliver them from the rain and
the cold which prevailed. 1t must have
been such cause of gratitude TO find
themselves safe on land that they would
not think so much of the rain and cold,
and yet the Kindness of the natives was
very refreshing How much Joy might be
brought into many life If we all lived to
show kindness to those in need! Aswe ex-
perience in our own hearts the loving
kindness of God, which is better than life
FPS. xiii, 81 we should surely show the
kindness of God to others Oh Sam. tx, 30
but these people probably knew nothing
of the love of God. How often the conduct
of one who knows not God puts TO shame
those who are His!
3-6. Paul WAS not above gathering sticks
with the rest 10 help make the fire burn.
1t is Christlike 10 be ready to every good
work, however humble. The meek and
lowly scorn not any service they can rem
der to another. Paul was an earthen YES
sci for Gods glory (Gal. !, 24), and God
was glorifled in him in the storm before
all the people on the ship. He now allows
viper TO fasten on Pauls hand that be-
fore these natives the power of God may be
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periencing no harm. This was according
to our Lords words in Luke X, 10, "Bc
hold, give you power to tread on serperiS
and scorpions, and over all the power Ct
the enemy, and nothing shall by Ccy
means hurt you.
Z, s. "Paul entered in and prayed and
laid his HANDS on him and healed him. I"
This was the fnther of Publius the chief
man of the island who was sick of "a fever,
but the Lord, through Paul, instantly
healed him. At one time God wrought
special miracles by the hands of Paul so
that by handkerchiefs or aprons which had
touched his body the sick were healed (Acts
xix, IL, 12). At another time Paul had to
leave Trophimus at Dliletum sick. We
cannot always tell whether health or sick
ness or life or death shall gIorify God the
"Christ shall be magnified i'm my body
whether it be by life or by death" phil i,
20).
8. $50 when this was done others also
which had diseases in the island came and
were healed" Thus the power of Christ
was made WILDLY known, and we cannot
think of Paul obeying part of our Lords
command without obeying the other. II
he healed the sick in the name of Christ
he would certainly preach the gospel of Coz
concerning His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord
to which he had been especially called ant
separated (Rom. i, l, 81. Thus not only
| were bodies healed, but many souls mus
| have been saved also.
TO- "Who also honored us with man.
! honors, and when we departed they ladct
us with such things as were necessary.
| When people are really blessed, IL is no
necessary to ask them to give. Gratitud
| will show itself in some at least. The mis-
| sionary money which comes to me from
| year to year in gratitude for the blessing
| received at the Bible classes convinces III
! of this more and more, and the abundance
J for current expenses in my own congrega
| ton from the grateful hearts who cnjo,
| the ministry of the word, SO that [ neye
! need TO ask any one for a cent, but mercl.
| state the need when there is one and looi
| to the Lord alone to supply 1t through Hi
| willing people, makes me wish that al
| preachers and teachers would SO feed thci
| people that the gratitude would he NOR
| manifest to the glory of God.
IL. "And after three months we depart
| ed in ship of Alexandria. Paul hat
| learned to wait, and whether 1t was tw
| or three weeks In "a storm at sea, or thre
| months on shore at Malta, or two years
| prisoner at Cesarea, he knew what ii wa
\ to ''rest in the Lord and wait patiently TO
| Him" FPS. xxxvii, ~. Our Lord waito
| 30 years at Nazareth and has waited owe
! 1,SOO years ut Gods right hand to hay
| His body gathered out of the nations of tn
| earth. We have great need to consider Him
!; lest we he wearied and faint in our mind
| Heb. xii, 81,
| 1914 Three days at Syracuse, IA call a
Rhegium, seven days at Puteoli, then o
toward Rome. And every day, whethc
on land or sea, journeying or waiting, jus
living to glorify God. Conscious of HI
loving kindness in storm and sunshine
not because we feel it, but because W
know it in Christi conscious of His cor
slant care of and interest in us; rejoicin
that God is for us, Christ Is for us, til
Spirit is for us, and the angels minister {
us (Rom. viii, 81, "a, 26; Heb !, IA,
Sure that all our works are prepared fo
Us beforehand, and we have only to wal
in them, doing as occasion serve US, for Go
is with US (Eph. ii, 10; Sam. x, y. Don
with all frettiDg and murmuring an
complaining, all Of which is sinful; care
full for nothing, prayerful for everything
thankful for anything, and rejoicing In th
Lord always.
10. Brethren from Rome came TO NEE
Paul and his companions as far as Appi
forum and the three tavcrns, causin,
gratitude and inspiring courage. 1t d
heavenly to meet on earth those who ar
our true blood relations. do not mean 81
much our kindred as those who are CIT
with us by the blood of Christ. These i.r'
| often nearer to US than brother or sist, r
4 THE bond ic xvopderful Blpst Ie tho nj