Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
L"~s"" u the International SerIes
for February -. tooI-rhe
Church at Corinth.
THE LESSON TEXT.

And found a certain Jew named Aquiia
.u,n IN fontus. lately come from Italy,
WIN his wife Priscilla: tbecause that
'iaudiuS had commanded all Jews to de-
part from Romeo; and come unto them
\ Ana because he was OF the same craft,
he abode with them and wrought: for by
'hr'r occupation they were tent makers.
Y And he reasoned in the synagogue
every sabbath. and persuaded the Jews
and the Greeks
b And when Silas and Timotheus were
come from Macedonia. Paul was pressed
In the spirit. and testified to the Jews that
+ And when they Opposed themselves.
"hu h'aSphcme6. he shook his raimcnt.
a"d said unto them Your blood Toe upon
Your own heads, | am clean. from hence
forth Will 20 unto tho Gcntlcs
And he departed thence. aud entered
INTO "a certain mans house. named Justus.
one that worShiped God whose house
joined hard to the synagogue
\ And Irispus. the chief ruler Of tho syn
esoS"e, believed on the Loud with al his
mouse and many ct the Corinthians hear
ing believed. ana wCr baptized
Then spake tho Lord tu paul IN the
night 10y n vision. Re not afraid but speak
and hold no, thy peace:
10 For am with thee and no man shah
people In this city.
IL And he continued there n year and
| tlN months. teaching the word OF God
among them
''ibEN TENr.-Othcr foundaa lou
run no man tny thnn shnd H. laid
which IL Jesus Christi COR. 3iII.
pl. THINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
n"N'ng 'ehts .....'.............Acts lStl-i
Tesutying for Jesus. Acts 1851
Encouraged 10y vision......Ac Is SIT
| Before the Judgment seat......Acts ls:l2.iI
| TIME a II So
| PLACE -Corinth
| NOTES AND COMMENTS
| 'orlnth was city that greatly con
trasted with Athens. 1t was not intel.
| lcctual but sensual, and was noted for
ITS RIGHTEOUSNESS and corruption. "To
live as at Corinth" was n phrase that
| meant prohigatc indulgence. Paul
had accomplished but little at Athens;
| now we are to see what he was able
10 do in a city less cultured and more
| wicked
| After these things:" The events
| OF last Sundays lesson. which should
he reviewed. Game to Corinth:" The
! distance from Athens To Corinth by
water is about 40 miles, and the voyage
can he made with n fair wind in four
or five hours. "Corinth." says Prof
| hoSworth, was great commercial
city midway between Rome and Ephc-
| suS Its life was characterized hy n
combination OF commercial greed. SUI
| pcriicial but conccitcd culture, and
| fngrant scnsuality. which made il by
far The most difficult field which Paul
had yet entered" "Aquila
lately come from Italy" 1t is possible
| that Aquila and his wife were believers
before Paul knew them The edict
| that had banishcd the Jews. and with
Them Aqnila and Priscilla. WINS owing
| To certain disturbances said 10y one OF
the Roman historians TO have been
| due to The action of ChrcStus."-a
common form Of Chrisius. Christ
| whom the historian in his ir-orancc
Of Christianity, supposed to he The
| living leader of the "ChrcstianS or
the same Nradc:" Both men we're tent.
| makers. During most OF Paul's mis-
sionary life he worked for lis living
| lie stoutly maintained that il would
| have been perfectly right for him TO
receive his living from those whom he
was spending his life. but he shrank
| from being burden TO anyone. and
preferred To earn his own way The
rabbinic laws required every Jew 10
teach his son some trade. "Gn he syn
agogue:" AS usual Paul began his
work among the Jews.
"Constrained by the word" Ran
| cay translates this. "was wholly alb.
| sorbed in preaching" Jesus
the Christ" Or the Messiah Think
how CALLING an assertion that would
be 10 the Jews who had killed Jesus.
"H'aSphemed:" Uttered bitter and
abusive language. probably against
Jesus. denouncing Him rs an impos.
tor. lie shook out his raimcnt:" The
net was symbolical Of shaking of all
responsibility for them y was the
breaking off Of all friendly relations
and Paul's declaration Of war. .'rbe
house joined hard to the syna-
fogue:" Hardly a conciliatory move
on Paul's part.
The opposition TO Paul and his work
WIS especially bitter here. partly be.
| cause Of his success in winning sucb
prominent men as Crispus. and he had
need enough Of the announcement
that God sent him.
This IS one Of the few occasions in
Pauis life when his implacabIe enc.
mics. the Jews. were beaten AT their
own game. Gallios contempt for
The Jews and their religion
- evident. This incident must
have encouraged Paul greatly. as
showing the proconsul's policy Of non.
interference. Sostbenes had been an.
pointed 10 take Crispus' place rs ruler
Of the synagogue. and was doubtless
spokesman for the Jews before Gallo.
Encouraged by the action Of the pro-
consul. The crowd. probably Of the
Greeks who were hanging around the
court room all the Greeks hated the
Jews pounced upon the angry Jew
and tbrasbed him soundIy. in all prob.
ability 10 the secret qualification Of
The proconsul The attack Of the Jews
had ended in a most humiliatino do