The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-02-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the international Series
for February 8, 1003-The
Church mt Corinth.
THE LESSON TEXT.
(Arfu IQ.1-1ff


(Acts BILLY
!. After these things Paul departed from
Athens and came TO Corinth:
2. And found a certain Jew named Aquiia,
born In Pontus, lately come from Italy,
with his wife Priscilla: (because that
Claudius had commanded all Jews to de-
part from Rome); and come unto them.
g. And because he was Of the same craft.
he abode with them and wrought: for BY
their occupation they were tent-makers.
4 And he reasoned in the synagogue
every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews
and the Greeks.
g. And when sllas and Timotheus were
come from Macedonia. Paul was pressed
In the spirit, and testified to the Jews that
g. And when they opposed themselves
and biasphemed, he shook his raiment,
and said unto them Your blood be upon
your own heads: am clean: from hence
forth will go unto the Gentiles.
7. And he departed thence. and entered
into a certain mans house, named Justus,
one that worshiped God. whose house
tsined hard 70 the synagogue.
Asd Crispus, the chief ruler OF the syn
~InEss believed on the Lord with all hts
house. nd many OF the Corinthians hear
ing believed. ana wer baptized
>. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the
night by a vision. Be not afraid, but speak
and hold NOT thy peace:
10. For am with thee, and no man SHAH
sat on-thee TO hurt thee: for have much
u. And 10 continued there year and
Eir months. teaching the word Of God
among them saAa
GOLDEN TExT--0ther founda<ion
can no nan Lay than that Il laid.
which II Jeaus Chrisf.-1 Cor. 3iI1.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
a Inn ~
Testifydng for Jesus. 1851.
Encouraged BY vision.......Acts 1851.
Before the judgment seat Acts S;i2-17.
TIME.-A. ID. S.
PLACE.-Corinth.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Corinth was city that greatly con-
trasted with Athens. 1t was not intel
lectual but sensual. and was noted for
its RIGHTEOUSNESS and corruption. ITO
live as at Corinth" was a phrase that
meant prohieate indulgence. Paul
had accomplished but little at Athens;
now we are to see what he was able
to do in city less cultured and more
wicked.
"After these things:" The events
Of last Sundays lesson, which should
be reviewed. "Came to Corinth:" The
distance from Athens to Corinth by
water is about 40 miles, and the voyage
can be made with fair wind in four
or five hours. "Corinth,v says Prof.
Bosworth, twas a great commercial
city, midway between Rome and Ephe-
sus. Its life was characterized, by q
combination Of commercial greed, SUI
perficial but conceited culture, and
fiagrant sensuslity, which made II by
far the most difficult field which Paul
had yet entered" "Aquila -.
lately come from Italy," tits possible
that Aquila and his wife were believers
before Paul knew them. The edict
that had banished the Jews, and with
them Aquila and Priscilla, was owing
70 certain Disturbances said by one OF
the Roman historians to have been
@due to the action of Chrestus,"--s
common form of Christus, Christ
whom the historian, in his ignorance
Of Christianity. supposed to be the
living leader of the "Chrestians." "Of
the same trades" Both men were tent
makers. During most of Paul's mis-
sionary life he worked for his living.
He stoutly maintained that 1t would
have been perfectly right for him to
receive his living from those whom he
was spending his life, but he shrank
from being a burden to anyone, and
preferred TO earn his own way. The
rabbinic laws required every Jew to
teach his ron some trade. "In the syn
agogue:" As usual Paul began bis
work among the Jews.
Constrained by the word:" RAM
say translates this, "was wholly alb
sorbed In preaching" "Jesus
the Christi" Or "the Messiah" Think
how CALLING an assertion that would
be TO the Jews who had killed Jesus.
@Blasphemed:" Uttered bitter. and
abusive language. probably arainaf