Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-06-06
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lessen Comments
For June Z.
Subtle: Paul's Voyage and Shipwrcek, Acts
xxxyii, 3S.4-Goldcn Text, Psa.-l07
.2S-Mcmory Verses, 4l.4t-COm.
mentary on the Days Lesson.

The voyage to Crete Tvs. l-l2l. From al
| The provinces ..cd parties were con
aanty being brou-h; 10 Rome, and AS soon
| A. a suiiic,ea~ company could be gathered
Pau. was seat ,'ltl them Under the charge
| OF Judvs. "A Roman centurion. They
| ceaci,ed fair Ravens, on the south OF
| ;'re.c. during the season of storms OF the
| Mediterranean, and when all navigation
IN the open sea was discontinued. Paul
| advised them L remaid here. but Julius,
| inc centurion, who had charge of the so,
| liers and prisoners. had the authority tn
| decide and natura..y trusted the master and
the owner Of the snip more than he did
| Pan. Accordingly they set sail for phe.
| lice. more modious port o. Crete, in
tending there 20 winter.
The hurricane Tvs. 1920. They set sail
! from FAIR Ravens for fhenice. IL distance
II 'csS dian forty mics. on Il pleasant day.
| expecting: to make speedy and safe Jour
| nev. Bat almost immediately hurricane
struck them. and the snip was caught and
| iriven before the wind for tvcnty-three
| mics il a southwcs .cr.y direction to the
! small Is and ~ Cauda. This was about
! twenty-five mics south Of Phcalce where
>iey ncsired - and. Then followed many
| lays of tempest IL which neither sun nor
stars appeared. Everything not indisren
| abe to thc preservation OF the ship was
| brown overheard. aad al hove OF being
1
| Paul giving con.fo-t and advice Tvs. IL
81. Cnds- that darl; sky. and i'll that
:Opclc>s'r drifting ship. there appeared the
10y OF light and lie. fo- it held no Jonah
| fleeing from duty. but Pau hoInd in the
| spirit tn testify for Col a,so a. Rome
! adapted ~ the need of these $40 sous
re his hnpc.r!. encourari3: WORKS. First
Pau! rem inds them OF their error in disre
yardinG his counsel al Fair Ravens. THIS
: nr does, not TO rcaroH"h hem. but to give
hem basis of confidence in his present
comforting assurances. Then he cXhorts
hat the angel OF God stood by him in the
nie,t ari assured him thai therc would
&c no 'os' OF any mans life. Their faith
| md hope IL these strange. bright words oi
pro nise were reinforced by Pau.s grand
| Confession of trast in the God whose iner
.ifu; purpose he had a1n"urced 10 them.
81, the fourteenth night q. the storm they
! Ii covered tina. th"y were drawing neal
come land. They had been driven about
$50 mics westward to the little is'and al
VI l'tc. some of the sal ors were irving &c
,sc,re aud leave the others II their fate,
5ut Paul said. EXCEPT these abide in the
! shin We clnno: be saved" whereupon the
| .od'c-s cut tho roocs thi: held the snail
hon; to the shin and allowed it 10 drif:
,wly. aHt thr sa..ors were Obliged 10 re.
min IN nc ship.
-. ",yas coming o." While they were
waiting for daylight they had cas. ont the
anchors. Paul heso"ght." 1t is strange
.hat a pr.so-c- shoa,d he listened to Tor
sHomcnt. Ra"'sav cxpains this by the rs.
:';rahcc thet Pal hero was pan OF dis
inciioa. that Lake and .,ristarchuS accom-.
panied PAIL rs servants. Cor in no other 90.
racity woild they he allowed to 20 with
| him. TO talc some food" To their dc.
spair was added further suffering from
| want ri t0od in CONSEQUENCE OF the injury
lone t, the provisions. and the i,nnossihi..
| T. o. preparing any regular veal. We see
| Tho force of the nhras" which a,udes Ia
what casual reader might suppose an UNI
important part Of the srGCriac, that there
WAS much abstinence. Then. too. with
ieath stari-C them in the face no one cared
| 20 eat. Taken nothing Tta' is. no
rcgl'ar mea,. This ca1ro; mean that they
had lived entirc'y without food.
3i-3s. Not hair fall" The rhresc is Il
provcrbiai ore tn express cnr,r'cte deliver
lncc. Gave thanks." Without asking
| permission. Pau. acts With authority and
in the prcsencc III these hrothon soldiers
and sailors recognizes Col This mist have
had an influence for good Too often il is
the case that Christians allow the wicked
to rule. ''All of COOL chce-.' Paul's hope
fnl and cheerful snirit hal breathed hone
and comfnr. into the who cnnDarr. His
faith and COURAGE not ol'v caused him 10
pass through these der; days without Or.
owning RESPONDENT. hrt sr;ua,'y cra5'ed
81 3s. Were il all Tho ruuhcr
rivcr here is very larce. which shows that
this must haze been largo shin. Souls. )"
Persons. Eaten enough Thcv would
thus have fun strcrgth for tn" ;'s'; before
them. Last CIT the wheat" o. grain
This would be the natural cargo Of r,er
chant vessel nroceeding FROM AlcXandria
| to Ita.y. - grain was tic principal article
c~nnrted from Egypt.
The wreck and the rsca~c Tvs. 39-si. 81
81. Knew not the land Fen If somc
Of ~" sailors were familiar with the Is'ard
thcv would a. fist fail t. recognize it.
"Tonk cni.scl" Thcv s.v. IN met with n
beach (R. W whore they hc"cd 10 he nA'c
70 land. and thy discussed tie hast MEANS
oi doing 50. Casting Of ~" anchors
They cast of tho anchors all eft them in
sl,irs were supplied with two rnd 'or>. ike
! paddles. one being p'aced OF each si,ic Of
the stern When the shin WAS anchored
hv the str-:i il became necessary 10 hoist
these ruhie-S ont of the vatcr md bind
them 10 tho shin. hnt now that they we're
irving to ~et the ship TO land Il, rudiers
were united.
~. -. .Two s"-, vet Tho oh1.,ncl
which scoaratos t. title Island OF Samo,
rctta from Tho J.. tcsc coast near st.
Pau.s Eav unitcs TIC otter sea with tie
inner aud f,r~'s i..st s'ich position as is
hero described. "So'diers' counsel Ac.
cording to the Roman custom each OF the
prisoners was che ned 10 particular sol.
der VIII, wa. his kcepcr. The Ro~'an law
made the so'diers answcrab'c with their
own lives for IT," prisor"rs r'aced under
their charge. end now tina: there was 4
possibility of ~ prisoners cscapin; the
so diers wished them nut to death.
-. 81. ''Dcsirirg to save The centn.
rior could ut f,ii to sec that it was tc
Paul that tho safety of the. who.c marty
was duo. .'Sw~'.' - ST Papl had already
been thrice si-inw:e~ked and had hecn il,
the deem a night and ,iav - Cor. II: 25l
we may be sure taa. he was among thos
who wc-e tod to swim ashore Game
pass Aud so the three noints of Paul
prediction were Notwithstanding wcr
wrrcled ron an island. he snip was los:
and their lives were saved