Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-06-04
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments
For June 7.
Subject: PauI's Voyage and Shipwreck, Acts
xxxvii., 33.44-GoIden Text, Psa,-l07
.2S-Memory Verser, 4l.44-Com.
mentary on the Days Lesson.

The voyage to Crete Tvs. l-l2). From all
the provinces accused parties were con
itantiy being brought to Rome, and as soon
rs n sufficient company cou.l Uo Ga; h7rcd
Paul was sent with them under the charge
of Julius, a Roman centurion. abey
reached Fair Ilavens, on the south d
Crete, during the season of storms on the
Mediterranean, and when all navigation
on the open sea was discontinued. Paul
advised them to remain here, but Julius,
the centurion, who had charge OF the sol
1ierS and prisoners, had the authority to
decide and naturally trusted the masterand
Paul. Accordingly they set sail for Pho
,ice, more commodious port OF Crete, in
tending there to winter
The hurricane Tvs. 1920. They set sail
from Fair Havens for Phenice, distance
If less than forty miles, on pleasant day,
expecting to make a speedy and safe jour
hev. But almost immediately hurricane
struck them, and the ship was caught and
driven before the wind for twenty-three
miles in southwesterly direction to the
small island of CLAUDIA. This was about
twenty-five mics south of Phcnice, where
,hey desired to land. Then followed many
lays OF tempest in which neither sun nor
stars appeared. Everything not indispcn"
sable to the preservation Of the ship was
snlonn o'eino"ru, anu 'u hotc Vi pe'''s
saTea was an g,ren nofor, up; and ,dvioo ns 81.
33,. Under that dark sky, and in that
1orclcssiy drifting ship, there appeared the
10y of light and life, for it held no Jonah
fleeing from duty, but Il Paul bound in the
spirit to testify for God also at Rome,
auapieu 70 tii neeu vi .n'sc oJo E,u!t EIT
we're nus hoPeIul. eiicouI'Sl,'s Moies' + liS'
rau1 reh,ihus tnc,1 oi tnsI @ iI,oa It" u1s, ia,
TarJlng ms co,'nse' a' L'Ir Ill., ii"IenSi @ ii,s
,ic uoeS' not " i,p,ual, pI ,n';,,' Luz ~ H.nt
mem a"7's VI conllie''IN ,r, III us arLs.n.
.'l'is "IS"i '''I'S "e'' "t IN, rN.''.,, .
s%,ei' % 10 pc u Eo3t' i'',S,' NV 'on' 'ir,n ,In
1lat the anger OIL ,Gu Slnpu D. nm III u,g
niGhI anE ASSURE" MN, In't 'ur,c "pH'u
DC no loss o, any man NE. lne'r 1oitn
ma nope IN lhcsr SlrallGei nr'En1 W"rna 81
Pron'Sc WtLe leltlo'cel' py dH. e.anu
;nniession on, OF 1ruSt IN lne uon WhoSt mer'
f,1ui purpose ne hati ahhpnnrcu 10 mem. .
W I .He lo"'..eu'n n.snn .. 'nc S.Hun .ney
discovered that tbcy were craving near
.omc !ahd. lhey haa necn arlFef a3ouss
~ ml!eS WestWar,H re-, TO l IN" IMtIc i$,ana o,
Mait@. some OF tnc sailoE' we're 'FNlhg 10
.sca2e ana leaVc the o'ncrS 10 tne' la,e,
2nt iaul salu' ,tAcept tneSe aol,e III the M
snip Fo cannot DC saFen, WheIenPoh 'hs ne
'oid'e:S cut inc ropes 'nat he'o 'he S1na,l
BOAT TO the snip ana a'loWe1 u 10 or'l'
,,,in in tho Shi,,
a "yVns coming on" While they were
waiting for davliqbt thev had cast ont the
,nrGorss s ~ ..Panl besouoht II il strange
that a nr;soner shoulJ he listened 10 for
moment hamnsay GAp,ans tn's ny tne as.
.;nct;on that Inke and Arstarchus arcom.
nan;ed paml a. servants for in no other cn.
nan;tv would % thcv bn allowed to 90 with
him "To take some food" TO their de.
r,m na;,. ,,nS o adSed frtbnr ruffer;ng from,
mant vnt of food in consenucncc Of the injury
Ione r. the nrovisons. and the impossibii.
~ Of nrenar;no anv regular meal, We see
iIc force Of the nhrasr which alludes to
VIZ io',9 U 'mu n,;,,ht snmnosn an nm.
;nnorf ",, ont MART Of thn suFer;nr ihat there
,,p'' ,, r,noh ,"mJ 'a ahs t;ncnca Tbcn tno With
n earh "u starns s them in the face no one one cared
" eat Taken nothing" That is. no
I ~ cI,, aI RI; n,,,,nr ,,o1n th,t tbny.
bnJ E" ;roJ er ept;rc,w without iond '''''' '''''
''.' oi az "Not, h,;, f,iI ;, Thc nhr,se ;s
,rororha ono - oYnross convict" dcIiyrr
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