Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
IeN~"n In the International Series
for March 4. IoO3-Paui ard
Apollos.
THE LESSON TENT.

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| - And a certain Jew named Apollos
porn ~ Alexandria. an eloquent man. and
| HlshtN in the Scriptures. came to Ephesus
.. This man was Instructed in the way
OF inc Lord: ana being fervent in the
| spirit he spakc and taught diligently the
| things Of the Lord. knowing only the bap-
| ism OF John
| 20 And he began to speak boldly in the
! sHnagosne; whom when Aquila and Pris-
| Sllia had heatc. they took him unto them.
| ano eNpounded unto him the way OF Coo
| more perfectly
-. And when he was disposed to pass into
| Achaia. the brethren wrote exhortlng the
| disciples TO receive him. who. when he was
| come, helped them much which had be
| lieved through grace
| =. For lie nightly convinced the Jews.
ana thht publicly. showing by the Scrip
| lures THAI Jesus was Christ
| ! And Il came to pass that. while Apolios
was at Corlnth. Paul having passed through
the upper coasts came to Ephesus. aud
hno.ng certain disciples.
lie said unto them. Have ye received
the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they
said unto him. We have not so much "a
heard whether there be any Holy Ghost
| e. Anc he said unto them. Unto what then
| were - baptized? And they said Unto
Johns baptism
Then said Paul. John. verify baptized
with The baptism OF repentance. saying
unto the people. that they should believe
ON Him which should come alter him. that
| Is. on Christ Jesus.
| >. When they heard this. they were hap
| i!zed Ia the name Of the Lord Jesus.
| g. And when Paul had laid his hands
upon them the Holy Ghost came on hem
| and hey Spakc with tongues. auI prCphe-
Sled
| GOLDEN TENT.-f We thrn. being
evil. know how give good gifts
| uuto your children. how much
shall your hra>rni> father give The
h"l> spirit To them thnt ask hIm:-
Luke II;tJ.
Pho lahors OF Pau. ............. Acts u IS -
| Tho lahurs or Apolos. Acts lN:2l-2S
| The higher baptist ............. Acts lS.l-i
| TIM h. a ID a.
| PLACE -Cornth and Ephesus.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Christianity was born al Jerusalem
IN the cradle Of Judaism. 1t had its
missionary birth al Antioch, where il
| became endowed with the spirit OF
| brotherhood for all men. II obtained
"a foothold in Galatia. at philippj, Thcs
Salonica. Corinth and other places. but
| its third greater center Was EphcsuS.
| From that city it radjatcd a great in
| fucncc throughout Asia Minor.
With Acts lS:2a begins the account OF
PauI's third missionary journey.
| Paul's work in Corinth lasted a year
and Al half altogether. The after
this of verse - refers 10 the expert
enrc in Gallio's court room, spoken Of
| IN IS: i2-ls. This Was the end of his
second missionary Journey Priscilla
and Nqul.a accompanied him "a far as
! EpheSus. where he probably changed
ships, taking one OF the pilgrim ships
| that each year carried crowds of Jews
| to Palestine to the pas SoVcr. Ccnchrcac
was the port Of Corimth (scc map. In
token of his gratitude To God for some
blessing. We do not know what. Paul
MADE vow which involved as a part
Of its fultllmcnt the shaving of his
| head at Ccuchreac. His desire TO 10
at once to Jerusalem may have had
some connection with paving the vow.
though its exact nature j. not plain.
! Some have held that the VOW was
| NquiIa'S. Perhaps Paul had to remain
over the Sabbath at Ephcsus for the
| pilgrim ship. or the synagogue may
| haN" been open .ur one of the three
weekday services Paul seems to
have been in haste, probably to reach
| Jerusalem at the time Of the passover.
| lie was urged to remain by the jews.
| whose ire he had not vet aroused. bun
| did not consent. In the words. Went
| up and salutcd the church" we must
| understand that the original church
at Jerusalem is meant. After his visit
at Jerusalem Paul went down to Anti
och. The church at Antioch he con
sidered his own home church." and
here he remained til the be ginning of
his third missionary journey.
Mighty in the Scriptures" OF
course thu Old Testament Scriptures
are meant. INSTRUCTED in the way of
! the Lord lie must have had some
| knowlsigc If Christ. though We douot
| know just how much. IT certainly was
only partial perhaps including the
facts of the life OF Jesus. but lacking
those concerning hi continued pres
ence and work in the world through
| the Holy Spirit. lie was a disciple Of
| John. the rcfOrmcr. who preached the
very practical gospel Of repentance
md right living. Aquila and Priscilla
| applied what was lacking in his
knowledge of Christianity. and so in
! seased bis usefulness as a worker.
| Ihc broad AlcXandriau culture Of
| APolIos. his earnest spirit and powcras
| speaker. with his intimate knowl.
edge Of the Scriptures. made him a.
very strong and helpful worker. Pow
| crfully cOnfuted the Jews" The Com.
non Version. convinced. is misleading.
What he did was TO prove that the,
we're wrong to confute them. We do
not know that he convinced any OF
| them.
"Thc upper country" The high in
land region of Asia. Found certain
discipies:' These disciples. like Apoi.
Io~. lacked all knowledge Of the gift
II the Spirit. or OF Spirit. as IL is i'm
The Greek. knowing only the baptism
# John They lacked that peculiar