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SVSS ~ 49, : ~ ~ - -
Hig Our Inst Lesson in the history OF the
apostolic period. studied February sth,
srr-.a,.,a, :. ~ to,,r,t,,p ~ the church
p e' - - 80 !.
u Corinth. After Two Two q icssons - ~ -,
cpistlcs-one on Christian Selt-Contro "
ana onc IN u Chrigtian I1oye-we resume
S tho narrative. The prosecution OF Paul
nv the Jews when Gala was deputy
y 1ycrses 10 To IL rs the only important
r,nth, 5 Alter u an extended ministry
thare n,ssnd over in silence by the sac
rnS Newman the apostle. accompanied
nv Priscilla and A1us:ia, took ship and.
crnssinr over TO Syria. came to Ephesus,
Inc scene Of our present lesson. This
1 city was one OF the most important IN
g Asia II was noted Ia that day as the
Mace where tho goddess Diana was
r,orsh ,nnnd With most Imposing cerc-
mnnv and much popular devotion. Our
! lnssIms for this month all pertain to
avents that TRANSFERRED there.
EIOoINE,NT PREACHIR-( verses "A
nnd 81. Many OF various talents were
church 4 Then. as now, God was able
tonse The feeblest instruments for the
& : ~ M ,n,,abmentEo FIis n,,rnoses Il Cor
& ,.xvv,i : for thc confusion OF the mighty
i band OF nshcrmen were the apostles
yut n few men. gifted By nature ana
we'll yersed in the learning OF the time
,vero also engaged. Such was Paul
! ,,rn,,bt IN Under an eminent rabbi
a1.ots Wi q ana endowed above many
My, "a "a, accom nlIshments The intro
auction 81 nnothe of similar ability.
both native and acquired .3in the person
~ Anollos was m event OF far reaching
3 t ~ , III This man was a Jew, a
nnt,vc Of Alexandra In Egypt. then
me soat ~ the most famous university
IN In tho world, There he had acquired
snnna trnwiedpo Of Jesus. which he
,,r.,so a. With preot accountability, for
~ ,,aa o,onnani In this respect no
.4,,rrnssoa INC great apostle to the Cen.
sr,aac,' * Rnt Anolle. had a limited
: ,,iav ~ cl,r,stianl that which, John
az M Mat had taught Matt. ili:11)
IN ,AiTsHT1r. 1NsTRUCTORS-(
ocl q re- wos fortunate that Apollos
~ ~ 70 nnhnsns, fortunate for him and
eanthn cn,,sa NJ Christ. He arrived
!Uh,,e ~ PAL wo absent on his mission
w., t,,,r % tha there was need Of his
- .ao,,i;,r ssryioa nut. what was most
p pnnnrt,,ne was the presence OF Priscil-
- 49, Annila the former being the
Vic =, the latter. Aauila seems to
,'aMa haon.n man of some learning, for
;,a had I translated the Old Testament
t ~ c,reck 4, Fleeing from Rome in obe
d;encc r. the order OF Claudius, expell-
I n
ronn d" his way to Corinth in time to.
Mako tha acn,aintnnce of Paul, under
whose preaching he became convert
Co Christianity. His knowledge of tho
Jewish Scriptures served good pur.
nose, enabling him to form clear idea
Of tho gospel Thus were these two
prepared to be the instructors OF the
eloquent preacher who only needed more
light to become highly useful. Hus-
band and wife, nay, wife and husband,
the womnnly and the manly combined,
exhibited the now way more perfectly.
a LARGER MINISTRY Oversees q and es,)
This labor of love on the part Of Prls-
ella and Aquila was not in vain. There
was point Of contact between the
teachers and their brilliant pupil that
rendered the work easy and the result
certain Their Jewish training laid a
basis and provided conditions In every
way favorable And SO It came to pass
4 that Apollos went forth vel! furnished
al Lat tn~.