The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-25
Sunday School
Lesson
for
May 26
The Holy Spirit Given.

INTRoDt CTIoN. In last lesson We learned
duke. xXc:tM that Jesus. before His as,cil.
sion, directed the apostles to tarty in Jerusalem
until they were crdued with power from OH htGh.
To-day we shall how they ohcNcd His in
struCtions and what resulted. They established
a dai'y prayer meeting in the upper room ~
Jerusalem. On one occasion they suspended the
prayers TO hll the Vacancy made by the apos.
taty oi Judas. Peter was the spokesman (thron,.
i:l5.2d). Briefly ,rhcarsing the circumstances Of
the betrayal and showing that the fallen ip">ti"
lad gone 10 his own place. he quoted >,ripturo
to prove that another should he elected To the
hishopric. Nhcrcupon the disciples selected two.
Joseph and Matthias, as candidates. and. after
prayer to determine the Divine will, cast lots,
and the choice fell upon Matthias, WHO was there.
after nu'nbcicd with the eleven. There has been
diversity of opinion concerning th. TRANSACTION,
So'hc think it was legitimate and proper Others
contend that Jesus had tot authorized an clcc.
tion. that lie intended Paul to be the successor
ii Judas, and that the apostolic office was not
perpetual, bat limited to tie hrst century.
PtNTEt Osr The Jewish passover was the
festival of redemption, the anniversary OF the
ration's birthday. 1t was celebrated Oh the lith
day OF Nizah UN., Xii:2i, which month was
i'ckoncd aS the beginning OF tho calendar. Mt
the end nj seven weeks from the 10th Of that
month n.cv.. NNiii:lG) there was another festival
called Pcntcccst, from the Greek wori ior the
fftittl, dav Tho cbicf fratu,c of the pcu,c,o.t
consisted in offering two lcayspcd loaycs made
from tn" new corn Of the completed harvest,
which, with two lambs. were waved before the
Lord u.cy.. yxiii:l7Is. ns AN cxpr,.,iou %, grat.
i'udc. In the festivities the servants and sirauS
c,s. ,hc ,,uhcrlcss and widowed shared ,pcui
WILD. When rcntrrost came. seven DAYS after
the ascension. the auo.,lcs were assembled in
their rlacc of PRAYER, This ,ttc.ts their LOYALTY
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