The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-29
The SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments For
February |.
Subject; Paul at Athens, Acts xviii, 22.34-
dolden Text, Acts xviii, lS-Memory
Verses, rs. 70 Commentary on the
Days Lesson.

verses, zS, D-Commentary on the
Days Lesson.
l. Paul at Athens Tvs. 1920. AS usual,
persecution arose against the new religion
at Berea. and Paul, leaving Sias and Tim.
othy ". l4) to follow him later, hastened
secretly on till he came to the famous city
OF Athens, the capital of the intellectual
world, as Rome was OF the political and
Jerusalem of the religious. While Paul
waited for the coming of Silas and Time.
thy he employed his time in speaking in
the synagogues to the Jews, and in the
market places to those whom he met. The
leaders in philosophy and religion were at.
traeted by Paul, and held conversations
ing with these philosophers for a time they
requested Paul to leave the curious and
thronging crowds of the market and ad.
dress them from the platform on the sum.
init Of the hill, called Areopagus, or Mars
Hill, where were assembled the nob,est of
Athens, the first politicians, the first ora.
tors. the first philosophers.
II. Pauls address on Mars Hill Tvs. 90.
81. %. Paul stood" Paul spoke in the
open air Mars Hill--the Areopagus."
This hill was to the west of the Acropolis
and was the meeting place of the Athenlan
Council. To this hill of Mars the philoso-
pliers led st. Paul. that he might more
"Yo men ~ ttbenso uo ,,."l dduasI;, dddduIence.
men OF bigh intellectual nowe%s Ths TheisS
city was the most renowned in the world
for literature, art and philosophy. Il per.
eeive.' Paul had observed the important
Ye are greatly addicted 70 rei;cions nroc.
tice, T5e expression used bv ouo tbo anppstie pstil
was comnl;mentarv We ,rs w I'VE nvor, apVsyle roI;s
gious" ie
%. Your devotions." See r. V. The
OF art consecrated to rei;g;on "To Nv ,n' ms
known god That no ds;tv r,;cbt r,,r;sh
them for neclecting HE wors sh;p Hum,Sn iannr'
antlv worshin," See r v 'fho ,nostio
does not ;ntand 70 say tba, .hain p,h' "poih.ie
was Of an ignorant character. but that at theyy fhy
offered It in Ignorance. "Him% nd deoIare sr '"eS y
d;.,nSS wsS %ea,n dGr any private person to
troduction of anv fornan roJ ~ .ne IN IN
been publiclv recognizcd PIT how, a ~; nv.
oh'v dos poui asaG L;,,,.ois Lit no" aohilI
scription on tbe aItar, XVbo oo,,id 'ne LII ~.
him of introducino anvtbina new ey'u ,ben he
only expounded to tbe AtSan;ons Im " tHa n ats ne
tributes OF the God whom they had isnor.
antly worshipedg '''N' "''' 'e'oA
2t' "God that made" He orrosos
indirectly their oninons that tberpp TppUsrs, ,rsrs
many po1a JJe onnosas tLa o,,;;
that matter il cternol Thot ,ne a,i pptHron thin
are controlled bv fate Tbot tho a., ,,.I,rLi ,nrI5
was formed bv an acc;Jontai thron, mo',I ~
atoms And toea ' ,'ao,a tL tnrong OF
his bcarnrs ' Wh;Io "Gpe pe,i ine ] uocetlIes on
rank and nos;tion wbicS his beareeS ho1d the
he was fa;fbfnl in nroaoh;n US -" ~ ne.u t
truth "DHyeIleth not "..U stuo rnehi IN; e,e
siye stroke against Tho wbojc s,s,o-,, ns 81
Grecian ;do,otS '"' ""o'' sss''ih Vi
* "lVi,i, r,a,,s h,nd,v ~. .,.
st;ii fnrtbor "S T., 'naiai.cr .i VI .ne true uod
Tim and tbo Gsit;os of +ho hnast between Ta
ia indenandnrt ~ H. oi .mv mea'hGn' g uoa
noth;nr fron, tba,, lis The Saotl ne needs
cred II meritorious to hr;na noiti,, O,;itn ~
their idols and even offerS, s uoSty 81 sad's 70
drink "Ue a;ve,b y H. - thn ~, ,. toou any
life and an tbings nccesssrv @ 70 souee ~
lie therefore He c,rnot ho Sonondon. W sus'a,, VI,
that life which He has created pe"''"' oi
%. Zone blood u Cod bes r,,do =, o,o
ancestor. or one source or one fan,;i,. i, o, ali
nations. This laws nnon ns thn dmf,,, ~, w
helm ali men, and m treat ali ,nsn ~ ~, ~
and lovingly, even the lowest r,ces Of men
Greeks held that the s.frst men bad s,,r,,nr,
IN in Attica. like radishas." th,t 1lap ~ a,.s on
ers and trees. every nation was 'Ire tbo Um nro.
duct of ;ts own sol and .hat - n'' Ine .o p,u,
the aristoeraev' all Others be;na borhar' Je,o
ians. The whole human famii,, bou,a".ar
different in comnlcx;on cnstoms, and l,n.
guace. are brethren "HatS determ;ned ,u J,
Gods almighty hand ;s revenled ;n tbo oo,.
ernment Of the world as veil " y, n W. ts soo gov
alton. "@'' % III 10 VIC
81. .Shoum soel, tbo Lord ~ Tho ,rho,o
object of The divine Providsnce in " IJ;e He
dealings with nations and ;nd;y;dra,s :" IL 10
bring them to n knowledve of the one !, trne No
Cod. Not far" lie is hard n 70 f@ind. ind not rot
because He withdraws from ne but he.
cause we Withdraw from Him. Onr iniou;.
ties separate us from Him Usa 70. D.
Rom. 10: G.lO). w. -
20. "Ofspring of God" By creation of.
ter the image OF God: bv Recommendation
through the incarnate Son Of CoS "0nrbt
not" If we, intelligent. moral rotinnai
beings. are the offspring of God we ought
not to think that the Divine One is iike a
dumb, dead, senscless idol
80. "This ignorance" See R. V. Sins
committed in ignorance are different from
those committed against ligbt nad con.
science. Men cannot plead ignor, ,ce who
are living in the presence OF an omen Bible
"Overlooked" In the word "oyer,ooked"
lie treasures of mercy for those who lived
in the times of ignororce
and deeds wero 70 La ovon1;nnJ n',I ~
reward or punishment due was to be