Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-28
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments For
June 20.
Review OF the Twelve Lessons For tie Second
Quarter. Acts Ky. S,2l-Go!dcn Text.
luke H.. 3, Summary Fer
Scholars Use.

| Enthusiastically nave seen curing
| the past quarter the great interest th'
early church tool; IN foreign mission
| ary work: in fact. the Whole churSh mish,
| be called Il missionary church. organizes"
| for the purpose OF operating along mis-
| siorarv lines To carry the gospel TO the
regions beyond seemed 10 be the great
| ambition of the apostles and their follow
| ers Only As the missionary spirit l. hept
alive wi. the church be saved IRON stag
nation and death.
Lesson |. Topic: Jesus appearing 20
S,ul. Place: In and near Damascus. Saul
| nerSecutes the disciples; receives Il COM
mission from the high priest: goes to Da-
| mascus to arres: the Christians; when
| near Damascus Is struck down TO the earth
By supernatural power: hears voice
| from heaven is assisted TO damascus; Is
| blind three days, during which time ne
| tasted: is visited by Auanias; scales iail
| from his eyes; he receives the Holy SPIRIT
| and is baptized: breaches immediately.
| III. Topic: Peter working miracles.
Places LYDIA. Joppa. Sharon. Peter goes
down to LYDIA; heals Eneas OF the palsy;
many turned To the Lord. DorcAs, ! wo-
man highly respected, was SEX at Jopp" !;
| they sent for Peter. but before he arrived
| Dorcas died: many widows were weeping
| Peter put them all forth. kneeled down
| and prayed. commanded her to arise. and
| presented her alive -,
| ILL., Topic: Christ the Saviour OF al
| men Places: .Toppa Caesarea. Peter Is
called TO 20 To Caesarea to the home OF
| Cornelius a Gentle. where company OF
| friends had gathered: Peter breaches to
| them: tells them that God Is no respecter
| OF persons. but will accept the one who
| fears Him: breaches Jesus to them:
| speaks OF the death and resurrection OF
| Christ; tells them that whcseVer heliev-
Mt
sins: while Peter spake the Spirit fell on
all that heard these words.
". Topic: Peters vision. Place: jeru-
salem. Peter goes to Jerusalem: Is ac-
cused OF eating with men uncircumcised;
he rehearses the circumstances o. his go
ing to Caesarea; tells OF his VISION;
great sheet was let down before him on
which were all manner of beasts. creep.
ing things and fowls; he was told to xii
I'd eat he objected this was done three
times, ard all were taken up to heaven;
three men immediately called for him:
the Spirit babe him go with them; he
went and God poured out His Spirit on
the Gentiies a. 4 result.
v. Topic: The enlargement OF the
church. Places: Phenice. Cyprus. Ant
och. Cyrene. Tarsus. Jerusalem. Tne
persecution that came scattered the disci-
PIES and they went as ia- as Phenice,
Cyprus and Antioch. preaching the word;
| many believed; Barnabas was sent to An
ti0ch; Barnabas needed assistance and
went to Tarsas seeking Saul; Saul re.
turned with HIM and during whole year
they taught much people i'll Antioch; Aga.
bus predicts drouth III Judea: Barnabas
and Saul sent to Jerusalem with 4 relief
fund.
vi. Topic: Peters deliverance. Place:
sa.em; Herod kills James and arrests
Peter: prayer Is made for him b. the
church without ceasIng; the night before
he is to be brought forth to his death the
angel Of the Lord delivers him; Peter goes
to the house of Mary and tells OF his de
iverarce: he conceals himself.
VII. Topic: Early. experiences OF the
leucia. salamis. Paphos. Barnabas and
Saul we're chosen to go Us missionaries;
they went to Seleucia and Cyprus:
preached the gospel in Salamis; at Paphos
the Holy Spirit came upon Saul and nc
denounced Elymas the false prophet Sc
vcrely; EiyE;as was struck blind.
VIII. Topic: The preaching OF the mis-
sionaries and its effects. Places: Antioch
In Pisidia. Iconium. The apostles jour.
ney to Antioch in Pisidia: Paul breaches
the synagogue; many follow Paul and
Barnabas; on the next Sabbath 10y near
~ the whole city come together to hear
the apostles; the jews were filled with
the Gentiies were glad; persecution against
the apostles was great; they came 70 leo.
mum.
IL. Topic: Christian fortitude Places:
Lystra. Derbe. lconium. Antioch The
missionaries compelled to flee for their
hives; went TO Lystra; Paul healed a Grip.
Pie; the people thought Paul and Barna.
has were gods: Jews stoned Paul and
dragged him out of the city. supposinq
HIN to be dead he departed with Barna.
bas to Derbe. ate: which they returned
TO LyStra
X. Topic: The Mosaic law. Places:
Antioch. Jerusalem After returning
from their first missionary Journey Paul
and Barnabas abode in Antioch a long
time. There was great contention over
the question OF circumcision. After much
discussion 1t was decided that the Gen.
tiles need not be circumcised ACCORDING
to the law OF Moses. The Gentiles were
asked " to abstain from meats offered
- dos. l2l from blood. l3l from things
stran-:eu.- 81 from iornication-- rorrla:
ism is a insistenu in the church to-day AZ
ever Many still insist on meats. drinks
CT othe: matters equally unimportant
that the leaders of the church might be
suihclentiy spiritual to resist its en-
croachments and that the people might
have enough humility to follow their ad
ronition.
ri. Topic: Incidents in Pauls second
missionary journey Places: Asia Minor
Philippi. Paul and Barnabas separate
Paul takes Siias and went north through
Asia Minor: they visit Phrygia and come
to Troas; are joined by Timothy anc
Luke, in vision Paul is tod to go tc
Macedonia; they reach Philippi. ana or
the Sabbath day go to the place of prayo,
and speak to the women who are there
Lydia is converted.
MI. Topic: Purity OF life. Place
Paul wrote from Corinth. Christians nav
their debts except the debt of love whici
Is perpetual obligation. TIE one who
loves his neishbor As himself will moi
trespass IN any way. Temperance is
moderation in the use of things Lawful
and total abstinence from Things harmful
In some things ''one mans meat NAV be
another mans poison but he who love.
his ne'ghnor as himself will abstain ever
from MS meat ii he secs that his par
taxing VIII lead his ncighDor to indulge
to his injury. Rom. II: 81: Cor. s: ;
The same principle applied will lcat
every Christian to do an he can to re-
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