The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-03-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
SaTERNAIloNAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH $.

Memory Verses. @9-31 - Comm cntary
on tho Days Lesson.
Il. I)emctrius causing tumult Tvs %
-. l'emctrius WA Il leading spirit among
Inc Enheslan shrine .makcrS, and may nave
bc"" Wholesale dealer. executing orders
'"L INC Shrincs and "cmploying artisans
mo ,rcGGrcd lucrative wages for their la
DO Dor. Inc preaching of Paul. the growth
OF inc chnrch and the advancing civiiiza-
l,oh OF mat time were making mroads
upon IDOL worship; and the sale OF the
shrlhcS was decreasing. These shrincs
were made OF wood or metal. and were lit
iIE lihascS or models OF the temple OF
d1ana, containing an image Of the goddess.
1hry were sold to the people OF Ephcsus
aud to the many strangers who visited the
clty, and wcr" Il so sent to distant ci:ic.
ior sac; Deme'i1ns COLLECTED all the work
men who were connected with his b.si-
nC>S and very a"tiulv aroused thrir ms
si"aS. In his speech he declared Chat thc,
craft or trai" was in danger OF being
hron%ht INTO d'srrputc. and then mwt-
t;n%,y nThd |;"Wln% tribute to the apos-
t!r Paul and tn effectiveness of the nos-
i'"' 'vs. 2G, 27. III" cause OF tl.c trn,ult
WAS rnyctoWSncSS under The ::uisr Of rclig-
ii"n; I!c@" and %an blind men to Tie
H'Ii|S' ,hirr2si% o, m0nNGd.
u. 'Ani : companions seized (vs. .22.
-. J y" adIrc,* O., Nymu,ri,ls was effect.
iN'. !" men I" whose worldly interests
ir nag &prra,rl responded with loud
.uj"E. "t'vnI; : i"'n2 o., tho Epn~.iana,"
J." G"~ "a oi ,hir r'amp" was 10 raise =
i.@t1yurou 1aHi"J Paul, and t;r,,a serve
'.,r rWH INTERESTS.
"nin"i"n. ~ 'h" n,on'r rushed
,.,.,I, =" ~, 'or' III, !" ,W",1 ru,dl% mno"tn&s
~ nc "omru1. "nu'J not ,'n found. his at.
',",ir , "G,r" NI.'E'E.. dr@-2"d along, hy
~, mn,'t''",i"; ,,Goi''s.' lIG il@d lived at
S",in'9 %HI , ha" |H,,"ria"%H IhNi at his
i,r., II; H. AZ h'm, m,. ~; ~. AT<,
""r %, '".n1 liy~,' 'o|r Wlih mn. tNnI |: '"i.
'';; N"H'd h@N" cni"T"d. Paul WAS
..,, -, ''' ''',, ~ HI'Nt' IN 'HG lorI'
.lI,,' 80 ""lnS'T. ''' n" Goonl hoped - be
~. 20 IU'' ~! !H' nNs"r"a". 'Nuh"rcd him
,L,,. ,.;.f.11 ~" wa" zoo, N'III0TS to ne
t, ,l.n ,,lsm, ,lsm, "lnY't" ih?I i"Ni listened
~ '"'''",;' ;'' "' n' ",.'p.'I on tniS "c-
". lHIN NN,,".;S., ',"lGI n' ~, HIh not lNrtS
Uv cycn ic,iiI,," -" 90" no' lH2r, nous
w., w., ,,n' ,' ~ iot I'9i n'E I'c Wh"A
III W. W., =" ittE'"-''i| !or - t44,h@
d., = HNlr' o. A~A. ihC original
". .'"NiH%; lfEi& W"r" Ten men;
!. . Ho,.;c, .'"'o 'HS in"It 'N'lncnl!a,
., ~ ",IIIIIr|' 10 '"h"4ci tie SIcrt'c,&i
."# W zee ma; Somu o. the
~ ~ H"nDII! VIVA u" n:@h@St q ',"S ut
,i,..,. '..,i;II Wr,,' i''nItN TO, f"ul and
''., 10y llama or H"r W"r~hiN.
,,,., ~, Nn"W n",. Nr crowd had h?en
"i'NN ,'i'Nl5r ny 'N' NOISE and excite
'"'u'' "H! "h.% 90" NH"W III" real cause
' ~ '.,rsl,'m,'.','. ......,..... 90 >
g. I'm In,.... ~ N NEn1% ,.acr'aS,ME Crs. 33 ~,
-, o,'h.IIrr''I n,E. y, lIaT nv" been
we case 'h'l' !'' '''WS Wi+hci .NrNanIrr.
N"' "aS' u''ha"'. ~ .""p"r!c"cyl public
",'i. . ~ ~, N.'I; :" 'o"'f ,'ha"; and thus
,"H"."r '"" 4,''N' ,''m in"mSHiv"S to the
"F',',R"%. ~ Nn'n hG ,3t'cmrtel 10
'W'N ne '''].' ''I".iN"i me- N'% Jew,
nv" "'HI ''nl ","'.m,, ann !" N't"r word;
.;;,,,,,;,N J~W. ,2ir was -, ! general
o,'''.",.' e.. !" eAHr.' "a" whn'r difficulty
"'"' ~" ''WS; e. ''nthH AH"t'"nS 70 hc
~. i .""i ct TIVE Ir,yS. ncT were. there
l..', M"#l"nl an rE"l'rJ. an! indis-
,t'2''i''" ~ tt"n WRATH ANA unwilling 20
',,@... to. any .d..'en~". "l'v.o hours" IN
re "Nls'"N @, t'm' Am"ME TIC Greeks and
'""'S ~ h"UI, ga NOT olIi"r @rC@;ir
!I'h an n"Ur with II. 1t l. not unlikely
: length of tine wan|! be necessary 70 al
!N we Nunnt erred on;." ctc. lhS
they at first did Ia "j'rnce Alexander. The
r%rh"m'nt, h""@vcr was continued in OF.
n"I . GN'"rr their att&chmrnt 10 Diane. as
v'oH'I D" natWrai in an excited and tumul-
tu"nS mob "f d"ho.o.I hcathcn worshircrs.
'tl. nc town ci"r!l * sD"cch Tvs. -.
4''. b. "Ih" town c!2rk.' This official
""% %"r2c, VERY W mrGrton nrIa n m@r";n lie was o'
and he stood, next in :4nl; 10 the mnnici-
"a! rn'"i, and r"rtn"m"l his dut lies during
tnr absence or on IT," death oc thaJ officer.
nag ,Hn'"i"d. l'is influence was so
great thnt thc mob became nuirt and gave
him 2 hearing. "ilc said" The speech
: full OF tact and ability and shows that
the man was we'll ouolicd 10 fiji the high
Office he held. "A observation-disclosures
Keeper Literally. temple sweeper The
name no doubt WAS first used to imply
that any Office i'll the service Of so magnii-
cen, cGmt Il goddess was a. grand distinction.
''!hc image, etc. This sacred imocc
which was believed TO have fallen down
from Jupiter was "A rude wooden figure
nearly the shape OF a mummy"
81 81. DO nothing rashiv." They had
performed very rash act in scizing two
persons against whom it appears they
could take no proceedings. 'Robbers of
temples AS the temple at 1N,hcsus had