Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-06-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the international Series fo1
June 3, 1so1-Jesus Appears
to Paul.
Prepared by h. c. Lexington
THE LESSON TEXT.

- 1aAAs
Prepared by h. c. Lenington.1
THE LESSON TEXT.
(Acts 22:e-16)
g. And 1t came to pass, that, as made |
my journey and was come nigh unto !!
Damascus about noon, suddenly there
shone from heaven a great light round |
about me,
Z. And I fell unto the ground. and heard
voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why
perseeutest thou Me?
8. And I answered, Who art thou, Lord?
And he said unto me, am Jesus of Nazar-
eth, whom thou persecutest-
9. And they that were with me saw in
deed the light, and were afraid: but they
heard not the voice of Him that spake to
10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord ?
And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go
into Damascus; and there 1t shall be told
thee of all things which are appointed for
thee to do.
IL. And when I could not see for the
glory Of that light, being led by the hand
of them that were with me. came into
Damascus.
r. And one Ananias, a devout man &C
cording to the law, having a good report
of all the Jews which dwelt there,
Is. Came unto me, and stood, and said
unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight.
And the same hour 1 looked up upon him.
IA. And he said, The God of our fathers
hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest
know His will, and see that Just One, and
Is. For thou shalt be His witness unto
| all men of what thou has seen and heard.
Is. And now why Earliest thou? arise,
and be baptized, and wash away thy SINS
calling on the name of the Lord.
GOLDEN TEXT:-I was not disc
bedient unto the heavenly Visien.-.
Act 28:10.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The complete story of Paul's CONVEX
sion (Acts 9:1-2o) should be read. 1t
is upon the complete text we base the
following analysis:
Saul the Prosecutor. ..................Vs. IL
The Light from Heaven..s............Vs.
2nanias 9'iT Unpromising Mission. Ills
| Saul the Christian Preacher..........Vs. %
Saul the Perhaps the
central thought of this lesson is the
work of the living Christ in the CONVEX
sion of souls. Not all have the same
wonderful experiences, not all have
seen the bright light or heard the voice
from Heaven that Saul heard, yet the
essential experience is the same.
Like Saul we have all of us found our
selves on the wrong course, and to al
of US has come the light showing u
our mistake. The trouble is we have
not all of US Immediately forsake:1
what we have learned to be the wrong
course and decided to do what we
know to be right. It is the universal
ity of the application of the principle
as well as the striking phenomena of
the particular case that makes the
story what it is to the Christian world.
Beyond this it shows, besides the ex-
perience of a single soul, the eternal
work of Christ in the regeneration of
the lives of men.
The Light from Heaven.-Jesus is
not the Saviour of few, but of many,
of all if they will. To every man, at
some time or other, He shows Himself
as Saviour from sin and guide to eter-
nal life. He throws Heavenly light on
the course one is pursuing and reveals
it as the right or the wrong way.
Saul Converted.-Immedia the
light is seen, a voice speaks to the
heart. At once we know it is the voice
of the Lord, for it is significant that
without hesitation Saul addressed the
Heavenly guest as lord" It is point
also that the intense light blinded
Saul. It is a common experience tina t
the bursting of a great truth upon the
mind makes one the slower to compre
bend for a time other matters, how
ever 1du411IdI CACJ hoO OCOA' A0ohoi ia :
to be led over the familiar road to
Damascus.
Ananias' Unpromising Mission
Christ had spoken directly to the soul
of Saul. But it is the Divine way to &C =.
complish results through human agen~
cies. Ananias was a disciple at Da-
mascus. Christ spoke to this man to
go to Saul. Ananias had known Saul
by reputation and knew of his zeal in
persecpting the followers of Jesus at
Jerusalem. He knew of the authority
he had to imprison disciples here in
Damascus. Naturally Ananias hest.
tated. But Saul was ga chosen vessel"
that is chosen for a special work. So
Ananias went as commanded and Saul
received his sight, and with his sight
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Saul the Christian Preacher.-Note
the contrast between verses 1 and
20. 'And Saul, yet breathing out
threatenings and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord, went unto
the high priest t'And straightway
he preached Christ in the synagogues,
thatHeis the Son of God" Saul was no
longer a prosecutor, but a preacher,
no longer opposed to the disciples of
Christ, but humble and faithful fol-
lower.
Grape and Canister.
No power without pain.
Too much rest makes rust.
The brave man is ever a believing,