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First Quarter. Lesson II. Philip
plans iy. lib. January IL, 1875.
CHRISTIAN LIVING.
The sublime example o: the patient
and even Joyous endurance of eN-
IRENE and igBOminiOus suffering
which Paul gave at Philippi never
could be forgotten. The miraculous
deliyerduee. tine conversion OF the
taller, the visit of the .BEetOTs IN
person to the prison 10 iiberate those
whom they had .uniastIy condemned.
all tended to put the gospel IL tile
most favorable light possible before
the people of that city, No wonder
that one of the very strongest apOS-
tOlic churches spFang suddenly into
existence on the very scene Of Paul.
sutfering-a church 10 which ten
years later he poured out his very
soul in this glorious ePiSle. Well
called Paul's lOEe-letteE
The word Joyous is the keynote
10 the ePistle. Il rejoice. " My Joy
Rejoice We" Strange that a letter
fairly Drumming with felicity should
have been written by = prisoner
whose chance of Justice diminished
AS Nero dTifted from Seneca 10
4 POppea. Generous BurruS was dead
/ The hired house was exchanged for
I the pretOrian barracks. MsTtyrdOm
E Jecame increasingly probable. But
the apostles joy, instead Of dImiH-
( ishinZ. actually augmented.
( The secret OF this joy Is in the COM
/ pletenesS of Paul's devotion 10 the
Q ~ ~ -zE fa
/ substantial evidence of the thorough
+ going character of the church he had
/ establizhed at Philippi in three do
nations and the visit OF Its pastor
/ Epaphrudi,us- He found, also that
The things that were happening TO
MIN in Rome were falling out TO the
furtheranee rather than the binder
ing OF the gospel. So TO one 10 whom
I Christ and life were Synonyms there
we're causes Of joy entirely OutWI-ta-
ing those of grief and fear. Tie
churches planted. rhrived. and code
vertS were making even In Cesar ;
palace
Again. the example of Christ in
/ Spired the apostle. The superlative
instance of self-abuegatiOu was IN
aim who WAS not tenacious Of his
divine hOnOrs. but let loose Of them
% such an extent a. 10 appear ia
human form. as a Serv ing-ulau- and
20 die even the slayelike death OF the
cross. The Via D,oiOrosa has no ter
.urs for Paul since Jesus has trOddeD
il. He will take that way also If Il
0e for the honor Of his Master anC
the good of mis- fellows. And having
initiated Christ himself. he can al
the more fOrcefully call the Philip
plans to the ideal Christian life
which Is ever humble, considerable .
. others. self-deuying and seTyIeetUl
Paul also has in view the GROWING
iay. Christ's humiliation was fol
: lowed by an exaltatiUn: so shall ]
1a also with all his followers. /
they suff 7 with him they shall reigi
= with him. Prison walls cannot hlu
from the apostle the crown EhicI
The righteous judge will give hin
: that day.
THE TEACHER LANTERN.
Paul was denOusErative in mis- af
lection toward his converts. Fl
I allied the Corinthians his -'BelUve
,Ous. ald exclaimed. Though yC
: nave ten Thousand teachers Yet hav
o sc not many fathers; for in Chri-
> Jesus l have b-EOJt-n you thrOug
i the gospel" He addressed the Phi
tppians as My brethren, dearly b-
loved aud longed for, my joy and In
= crown
j. This epistle has been called th
key and summary Of s.. Paul
b EChristOIOgy. Il Is the whole cOurs
/. / IF Jesus in spitome. His pre-eNis
suee. the amazing spectacle Of hi
: humiliation his superlative eGs
!. tstiOu as Lord Of earth and HEAVIER
The meiiaCOrial and iuCeTceSS0T
Jfties Of Jesus Is indicated in tb
Il phrase. In the name Of Jesus ever
knee should bow" The purpose ,
his exaltaCion is that in his name q
i. prayer may be made.
ASH walked through the chambel
: IN the SubstTuctiOuS Of the Palatiu
> supposed 10 have been occupied
the pretOrian guard, and the walls ,
: which were scraElsi by the snldIel
:. in hours. Of idlensss- / was reInInde
Of the SaluratiUl with which tn
epistIe closes; namely from I'll
saints that aEa Of Caesars hOus'
II mold" Some mePhiJ vapors ma
nave crept up from these vaults int
the giideI corridors above. but u
sweet Od0r Of Paul'S life and HE.
2 SAGE came up alsO-and not IN val