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4 in company with Barnabas, is sup
posed to have taken up a space Of
Iabout two years. In she course of
THAT time many were converted to
1.-THE Christian faith, both among the
Jews and Gentiles. ..l35
\ The sermon preached by Paul at
Antioch in Pisidia, tbs Gonv Arsicn Of
lSergius Paulus, the swo miracles
performed by Paul at Paphos and
lLystra, the prosecutions which lie
and Barnabas suffered at different
places from tho nnbelieving Jews,
and other circumstances Of the jour
ney, are related in the thirteenth
and fourteenth chapters of the Acts.
Not long after Paul's return to
Antioch the Apostle Peter came
there also, and at first associated!
freely with the Gentle converts, but
afterwards withdrew himself from
them through fear of mourning the
displeasure of the Jewish Christians
who had come to Antioch from Je-
rusalem. Paul publicly and with
severity reproved bis brother apostle
for this instance of weakness and
pointed out the Inconsistency of
such conduct. In this instance, also,
Peter seems to have been for trials
sake deserted of the spirit. Hap
PLY, however, this reproof had no
pcrnicious effect in exciting any
jealousy or discord in the future
ministrations of these apostles. The
first communication of breaking
down the partition wall between Jew
and Gentle being made to Peter, it
might have been supposed that he
would have been tho last to have
shown any opposition to its full and
impartial exercise. The long con-
tinued prejudices cherished by the
Jewish Christians against the Gentle
converts show us that in every age
long established churches, with their
fixed usages, and especially when
under the influence of secular power,
can seldom, if ever, be brought to
lay aside an arrogant claim to pre-
emincnce, even when instructed
from heaven to lay such vain preten-
tions aside.
TO trace the various journeyings,
labcls and excrtions in behalf of the
Gospel, of this distinguished and
divinely qualified apostle, would fill
a volume. The most satisfactory ac-
count we have is summarily con-
tanned in the Acts of the Apostles
by his fellow -laborer, Luke.
Before closing this sketch we will
refer to only one particular more,
and that for the purpose of showing
why it was that the Sabbath was
changed from the seventh to the first
day of the week. We are informed !
that during his itinerant course his
intention was to sail from Corinth to
Syria, but being informed that some
unbclieving Jews had discovered his
intention and lay in wait to kill him,
he changed his design and passed
through Macedonia, and came, in five
days, from Philippi to Troas, where
he remained seven days and preached
to them on the first day of the week,
the day on which they were accus-
toned to meet for the purpose of re-
igious worship. 1t has been said
that it was an authorized act in the
apostles thus to change this day.
But, although it is acknowledged
that the sacred writers do not men,
ton that the apostles received any
express direction to make any change
in the day which had been so long
appropriated to the service of God,
yet we know that they acted by di-
vine inspiration on this, as well as
on I'll cc"&as::oi:s where religious
doctrines or duties were concerned.
Consequently there can be no doubt
of their authority on this point.
Indeed, the change clearly appears
to have been sanctioned by the res
of Christ and his appear
ancc among them when they were
assembled for worship on this day.
1t is evident, also, by the descent of
the Holy Ghost on that day. In
short, it seems difficult to imagine
circumstances more striking to
justify the change from the seventh
to the first day Of the week, cspe-
cially as the latter was Immediately
to the former, without
any interval of time whatever.
hSBURY PARK NJ T.