The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COmMtN .
FOR FEBRUARY |.

S"hjr'': RAUL at Ati,nns, Acts xviii. ""'3A
-""'""n f"Nt. Acts xviii, l%-Mrm"ry
verses @S, 20 - Commentary on tho
Days Lsssnn.
J. tan' III A'h"uS Tvs. l"2lN. y r,;,a!,
DcrrUCulI ION ar,r,I' .,vaiuS, ,hr rr,, r,,ipi,,u
~ Brrr,,. and natu. Iruvinp $ii,. and Tim.
oth W. ~ 10 '"'lpM him I,.trr }.,>,.Y.I
secretly on tit Ii" came e., ;hr I,,,,nu. .i,y
"t Athens. the 'apitHl vi the lnivlir,i,,il
worst. u, Rom" NL~ ni the unli,,r,L and
)rru~hicm ni the religious. White Paul
waited :or the rOmng al Sa> anal rmo.
Thy ne employed ms time IN SIrakiu, IN
"a" ~NnnGuSuc> 10 III" Jews. and ~ tEr
m'r ~, places /" those whom h. met, The
"id'r> ~ philo-npiy and religion were At.
traced by Paul. and held Conversation,
WNh h'w ABOUT HI, religion. A,,cr discuss.
M; "Nn lh"s" pin >nphc'- iUr i TINE thcv
'rn"' >t'i Paul /" leave ihr curious anI
'n''""ur" crowds ot the narkcj and .d
"I"'> 'nm from ihc plat inrm ON th, sum.
lu.i "t the hili. called Nrcurls,., 90: Mar.
llI!. "''ci" w"r" assembled trr mobiles, of
Athens. IT," hr>' l'rrt;r'hl~. -, itI>i ,,,,-
tor. th" hrst phIio>p ppircrS
-, ~ r'n,S nId''-~ an Mr'.s l'rl ~. =.
men ar "Ma's i',l tic Nrrnu.sil,''
This ill WAS {" ia" wcSl 81 ,ur \rrI,n.,.
ana "n> the meet ln% place ~ IL" N'hnl,an
'"un'l. 10 lhi> bill or Mrl< ,hc ph,h,,o.
"i''r> i"d st. Paul. ,h.t hv ligh, more
,"a'"r"H'y adi"c,s It lar.rr a"d.rnt..
M" "t h':i' i.i"ilocluJ! p,Nrr> Tun II
''' ""> ~" mos; irnowuch nr luc Ur,iI
'"i H., ..''r. Jrj ,,ut ',nr}"-.tit. n veg.
:" Ec. 'HHi iai "h.cc>" II ti,r important
'''''' go 'Ir 'lii. FOO sHi'r'~tjtI"u,.
N' :'" -l'rttl .,id'r'"t 49, .".pn, r,,,..
ii''. '" "\pi","i'H used l., ia" .,ro>i e.
"'' '""".."'r'.lt1. \c 49,, "',rl l,ii.
&.ol'..
a@S, ~ -. y, H"' -, ,;% @",%; INN. So L. \. Tic
81 &C.. '"'',r,'Hlrd 80 rcii:,,uu. 40 Ir I'm.
MH""" "od. That NO dyit, nriuat mnl il
in"!a 'or n"Ilor'jng h. w"i,hi,. '!I.uor.
""'N Worship. Sc" l.. v Tic apostle
""'> ""' ni'nl !" say liEi, thcri Worship
~ 80 a." i-""i 1ni "il",'rr bat i:idr they
"il"'"d II ~ rg'ln',r,". "iinn drrl,r,, -
j. W.T. d"llh Iur .,l,y priy,'" ,,rr,ou +,
disturb i'It 'rirEt"' ri IN" >tutu b> the IN
,'"dh''I"n ni any lo"rtGn god ;h!, had no,
b,Cn nu'i'clN rc""%nizcd lim how, ,dni,.
abIh docs PAut avail hiIn.c'' oj the in
SS"ll'',"n on n" altar. WA, could accuse
MN "i 'n'r"LUc'nS ANYTHING I,cw " n:n he
only rNn"unhcd 10 The Nhrii,u> iIn ,t.
i'ibhics Of the God wh"m ,h"v had irro,-
".ily worshipcd: -.
"a. god that made" J. II" oruo,,..
'nos,''1h M:;F cnn'""S that ;H"," wrr"
tina, matter j. eternal ). That all n:. THUS
arc controlled by fate. 4. That !hc world
VAS formed by an accidental th,ong' u
atoms. And these were the doctrine, OF
his hearers Whiic Paul respected ,nT
rank and position WHICH hi, hcu,c,> held
truth. 'Dwclcih nos" \ strong. dcri.
siv" stroke, against the whole system of
Grr~ian idolatry. mls
"a "Nri' mrn'> n.nl." The apostle
ilIu>tI"'c, thc CHARACTER "r the true t;od
SUI! lnr:A"r by another von;l..,, hc,wrrn
~ .t,.t ftf.. it.,. l,,.
- 'ndcpcndcnt 81 lls creatures. lie needs
nothing from then. The hca: :h"u Goa I'D.
tlcI y ,mcrlloriou> 10 bl;nr costly gii,~ 10
'h"lr idols. and even offerings "l !no.! and
'di1n", "llc givcth." T." is III" source al
pc and all things Necessary /" sustain
lL'", therefore lie cannot he G"rcndcn, ON
that bic WHICH lie has created -,
70. zone blood. God has made oi one
ancestor, or one source. a.: nar iamiI\. all
nat'onS; This LAYS upon u> Tho duty 10
ana lovingly. even The lowest races nf mon,
creeks hcld that the first men had sprung
up IN .tttrl. like radislcs:" that. like flow,
rrS ana trees. every nat ION was the pro-
due. OF It's own soil. and ,ha, they were
he "iistocracy. all Others being harbar
'nn>. The whole human i4,n:lv. however
different IN c0n!nicNion. customs and Ian
"uaoe. are brethren. ''1ia,h determined
E"d' almighty hand is revealed in the gov.
"rnmrhi "i the world. "a we'll - IL lis ere.
alton.
y. should seek he Lord" The whole
22hlcct OF the divine Providence. in Ills
,'ealngS with ma ions and individuals, i to
bring them to "a lirowlcdgr ni the ono ,rnr
God ''Not far lie is bard to find: no,
cause we withdraw from %IJr,. % C; Our In inimI.
iIcS SEPARATE lis from Him lisa. 80: ,:
Rom. 10: lOl
%. "Ofspring " God" Tsv creation a,'
,Sr ,, inr image OF Cog; ny regeneration
!nioH3h inc incarnn;r Son {" God. Ought
not: If we. intelligent. moral, rationa!
beng. are the offspring oi God we ough,
not 10 thinl; that the Divine One is Ike a
dumb. dead. ScnSclrSs idol
81" Tins ignorance. Sac +. Y. sins
committed IN ignorance are different from
S""rommittrd against light and con
,rlcncc Men cannot plead ignorance who
trc living IN thc presence oi an open Bible.
Overlooked In The word 'ovcrookrd''
'e treasures OF mercy for those who lived
n The times of ignorance,
81. '"iic viii judge" Their character
md deeds were to Ike examined. and the
'eward or punishment due was to hc
lwarded by the Judge. Panl'S reference
va vas apt since he was standing in the place
Sherc Judiriai sentences were wont to be-
islon> will be absolutely right and correct.
here VIII be, no bribery. no covering up.
The righteousness of the Judgment is What
makes II terrible to the conscience
:. ~. nc erect OF raul 3 address Tvs. 81
-: 32. Some, mocked' PERHAPS the
ipicureans. who believed that this life
vas all. "Othera said,' etc. Whether &c.
lously, or merely u courteous refusal to
lear anything further is uncertain.
33, "a. Paul departed" His effor, had
lot' proved as successful "a he had hopcd.
lie soon left Athens for Corinth. Certain
men - believcd. Several accepted ,hr
ruth, but the names Of only two arc men.
ioncd. 'Dionysius." There can he no
ioubt that this man was one Of the Judges
# this great court. but whether the pres.
lent or otherwise. we cannot. tell No per
ION was Judge in the Arcopagus who had
not borne the office Of chief governor Of
.he city, and none bore The Office Of Judge
N this court who was not Of Che hiuhrs,
among the pcoplc for his intcli.
sencc and exemplary conduct. "DamariS.'
COR what she was noted is not known. hut
The must have been q woman of influence