The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

this persecution broke out and FASTENED their
return to, to Antioch y: 25}.
caigula So that it was sI now equal in e9r
tent with that of his grandfather, Herod the
Great. He had also conferred upon him the
scent, but be was Jewish ii religion. and,
at least outwardly, was strict observer of
the law. His usual seat of government was
At Caesarea, but to win favor with the Jews
at this time he held his court in Jerusalem
At this time the body Of believers in Jeru-
salem had become sufficiently large and i'm
portant to- attract his attention, and the
hatred Of the Jewish hierarchy toward them
did not escape his notice. He was quick to
see that he could use it to increase his own
Importance. So he began, apparently, Sc
ries of petty prosecutions against the dis
eiples. At first, probably, he did nothing
more than to infict corporal punishment or
eonascate their property. Seeing, however,
that that gave great satisfaction to. the lead
farther, and suddenly seizing James, the son
Of zebedee and brother Of John, he ordered
him to be put to death with the sword.
Seeing that the death of James pleased the
so It aae as arot to raks
proceeding as was the seizure Of James. It
was inspired simply BY. a self-seeking desire
a for popularity oa; and it was made at time
death of James--to -exalt the king in the
Jewish estimation. It was in the early
spring, for then were the days Of un-
leave1ed bread, y the days which. Immediately
preceded and prepared for the passover EEK.
xii, 1920. Agrippa might have dealt as
summarily with Peter as he had done with
James, put to give his respect for: the pass
over az the reason for not doingEso was, quite
as graft ying to the Jews as would have been
the death Of another hereto.
Peter, therefore, was kept in ''prison''
". %, and four quaternions Of soldiers
making sixteen in all-were appointed to take
charge Of him. Two of each band guarded
him within the prison walls, and two watched
usual In such cases-were relieved every three
hours during the night-which was divided
into four watches-so that there should be nc
a hra Ct their relaxing their vigilance
Roman usage, ordinarily a prisoner was
chained by one hand to one of the two guards
VINO We're with him in the prison. IN this
case case, however, probably the remembrance o.
prison q few years before w., 1929 prompted
tae Jews to suggest that extra precaution
should now be taken. SO when Herod woult
was sleeping between two soldiers, bound witt
two chains: and the keepers before the doc
Kept the prison" ". 81.
Surely to the disciples it must have been
s slme OF great darkness Heretofore they ha
peen violently opposed only by the sanhedrin
and its power was very limited The civil
autnorltles--as in the case of Stephen--ha
apparently looked on with indifference Blu
now the king himself had ioined their enc
mics To all human apprehension, there wa
| No 5 light anywhere to>be seen. One Of thei
cnlet men had already been put to death, an
trembling with fear. What could they. do
what can any one do in such darkness--bu
pray? So with one impulse many gathere
| tcsether IN sthe house OF. Mary the mothe
4fthough the arrest Of James was very sud
I oep, and although it was. followed yer
/ quickly by his execution vet It is probabl
made for Peter now, and had been on bot
j occasions when he was before imprisoned
bsst. Tor some reason unknown to ~, the fac