The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
THE. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VI, FOURTH QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, NOV. 7.
Text Of the Lesson. Acts xviii, 1-18-Mem-
ory Verses, S-5-Goldcn Text, Rom. will,
cs - Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stcarns,


stcarns.
e. Having all got safely to land,
some by swimming and some by the help
of boards and broken pieces Of tho 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. II must have
been such n cause Of gratitude tn find
themselves safe on land that they would
not think so much of the rain and cold
and yet tho kindness of the natives was
very refreshing How much joy might bc
brought into many n life II we all lived to
show kindness to those In need As we cx-
perience in our own hearts the loving
kindness Of God, which Is better than life
| (Ps. xiii. 3), we should surely show the
kindness of God tn Others (ll sam. tx, ~,
but these people probably knew nothing
, of the love of God. How often the conduct
of ono who knows not God puts to shame
those who are His!
3 q. Paul was not above gathering sticks
! with the rest to help make the fire burn.
! 1t Is Christlike to he ready tn every good
work. however humble. The meek aud
lowly scorn nos any service they can rem
' der to another. Paul was an carthCn yCS-
sci for Gods glory (Gal. |, gD, and God
Y was gloril,d in him in the storm before
all the people on tho ship. He now allow 3,
= viper to fastcn on Paul's hand that h,-
, forc these natives tho power of God may hr
seen in his shaking off the viper and cN
pericncin2 no harm. This was accordin:
to our Lords words in Luke Y, 10, "5r
hold, give you power to tread on sytpeulS
}, and scorpions, and over all the power ui
/ the enemy, and nothing shall hy eny
means hurt yuu."
Z, s, "puul entered in and proved HHl
laid his hands ON him and healed hr.. "
> This WAS the father of puh!Ius, the chief
5 man of the island, who WAS sick cf aicNcr,
o but the Lord, throuEh Paul. instantly
= healed him. At one timp God wrought
Q special miracles by tho hands of Paul, 50
that hy hnndh,rchicfs oraprons which had
>, touched his body the sicl, were hcalod Acts
, xix, II, 12). At another time Paul had Ia
Il leave Trophmus at Mlctum sick. We
g cannot always tell whether health or sick.
# ness or life or death shall glorify God tho
II most, so we should say as Paul said
~ Christ shall he magnillod in my body
whether it be by life or by death" (phil. l.
G0).
= o. $50 when this was done Others also
J. which had diseases in the island came and
l. were healed" Thus the power of Chris,
" was made widely known. and we cannot
= think of Paul o5cying part of our Lord
- command without obcying the other l.
% he healed the sick In the name Of Christ
y no would certainly preach the gospel of Goo
q concerning His Son Jesus Christ, our Lord
e to which he had been especially called ant
=. separated (Rom. /, /. -. Thus not onl,
:, were bodies healed but many souls mus
have been saved also.
Is 10. "Who also honorcd us with man,
e, honors, and when wo departed they ladel
r us with such things as wero necessary
" When People arc really blessed 1t is no
/ necessary to ask them to give. Gratitud
will show itself In some mt least Tho mis-
siunary money which comes 10 me from
u year to year in gratitude for tho blessing
~ received ut the Bible classes cOnvincos m
IN of this more and moro, and the abundanC
Id for current expenses In my own cOngrcga
~. tion from the grateful hearts who cnjo
the ministry of the word, so that | neyC
"a need To ask any one for "A cent, but mcro
10 state the need when there is one and lOnI
n to the Lord alone to supply II through iii
jr willing people, makes mo wish that al
preachers and teachers would su feed thri
80 rruplo that the gratitude would be NOR
~ manifest to the glory Of God.
II. And after three months We depart
W ed in u ship Of Alexandria," Paul ha
r learned To wait and whether it was tw
ID or three weeks In II storm at SEA, or thrt
n months ON shore at Malta, or two years
-, prisoner at CaSnrCa, he knew what it wa
to rest in the Lord and wait patiently fU
a. Him" UPs. XXXvii ~ Our Lord waite
s. 80 wears ut Nazareth and has waited Owe
n | 500 years at Gods right hand To hay
ct His body gathered out Of tho nations of th
Ia earth. We hnyo great need to consider Him
lest We he wcaricd and faint in our mind
:, (irb. xii, -.
10 l2-li. ThrCu days at Syracuse n call u
D. Rhcgium, seven days ut Putcoli thon ol
p toward Rome. And every day, whcthc
es on land or sea, jOurncying ur waiting jus
Tn living to glorify God. Conscious of Hi
+" loving kindness in storm and sunshine
not because we feel it, but because w
~ know it in Christ; conscious Of His con
'd stant care of and interest in u.s. rejoicing
IN that God is for us, Christ is for us, th
IN Spirit is for us, and the angels minister t.
10 us (Rom. viii, 81, "a, 26; Heb, |, l4)
-, Sure that all our works aro prepared 70
us beforehand, and we have only to wall
in them, doing as occasion serve u.s. for Go'
IN is with us (Eph. ii, 10; sam. K, -. Dom
I'd with all frctting and murmuring an,
I'd complaining, all of which is sinful: care
N full for nothing, praycrful for everything
:, thankful for anything, and rejoicing in tn,
III Lord always
" H. Brethren from Rome came to NEE
ID Paul and his companions as far as Appi
,e forum and the three tayerns causing
D. gratitude and inspiring courage. 1t il
= heavenly to meet ON earth those who ar,
our true blood relations. | do not mean 81
- much our kindred rs those who arc ont
y with us by the blood Of Christ. These ar,
e often nearer to us than brother or sister
e The bond il wonderful. Blost be the ii,
Is that binds our hearts in Christian love
n Paul may have met some Of these brethren
:, in other parts of tho world or not. We are
y not told. But they were one in Christ and