Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-03-26
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
Lesson Comments for
March 29.
Review of The Lessons For the First Quarter
of the Year-Read Cor. kill, l'io-Go,d'
en- Text, Matt. xviii. 20 Summary.

en- Text, Matt. XVIII, ZV-ohhlhary'
Introduction. lessons this quarter
cover portions of Pauls second and third
missionary journeys. Although great OPP
position met him at nearly every, place ne
visited, yet the gospel took deep hold
on the hearts of the people, and in many
churches were established. During his
missionary journeys Paul not only preached
the gospel in all the cities he visited, but
he labored with his hands to support HIM
self.
Summary l. Topic: Suffering
for Christ. Place: Phiippi. Paul on hls
second missionary Journey visits Ph,llppl;
a city of Macedonia. They are followed
by fortune teller; Paul was grieved;
Paul and Sas arrested: a mob rose up;
the missionaries were beaten; cast INTO
prison; at midnight they prayed and sang
praises; Il great earthquakes; the doors
we're opened and bands loosed; the laiier
drew his sword; Paul saves him; the Jaller
converted; Paul and Silas cared Ior.
II. Topic; Paul's, love and care for the
church. The cpstle to the Philippians
was written by Paul, from Rome in \. ID.
f3, and sent by Epaphroditus. Paul shows
his great love for the saints; cells them
his Joy and crown; urges them to stand
fast; to help the women who labored with
hir,; to always rejoice; to be moderate; to
pray and give thanks; desires that they
may be kept through Christ; eXhorts them
to think on holy things; thanks them forr
strangth in Christ
III Ton;r. panl nrovinr that Jesus is
tLn Chr;.t Paul and his comnanions, ex.
cept Luke, leave Phijppi and go to Thes,,
salonita Paul entered the synagogue and
Tho thr,a Sabbath davs reasoned with
the,, ont Of the Srr;ntnrcs nroyjna that
Jas"s 1e,t V"v was II The e" Cbrist Some Of the Jews
he1;n2ed d'n and io;ned thor' sejycs to paul and
Silas hut If thn GcnfiIcs "a great multi.
tn%e1 be- hecame an ~" Cbrist;ans Tfo nnheliev.
;ue+ laws rat harod a mob cot tbe city in
an an ,ynroar and assaIIlt"d the house Of Ja.
sar PAUL and S;los v,crc sent to Herpo hv
night and at once hcran 10 nreach in the
n.s.,1' ,.s,n.,,,.,,o ",,n !" ~ tLnt
'IV7 Tonir. ''Ih The chlInrrt c,horfcl to hoTv
ry;,o iT'a ,rhe 1ot"or tn thr Thc.saionians
,',, E,i.r;ti ht, p,uI !, 4 u 70 Thny
wa" h.J n,;sn'Icr';o m,n,u P,nrs tcorIinr on t6n
second con,ing Of Cm,.t In his lesson
Paul aivcs ihcm yarions cxhortations and
d;naat; 'o' ,TI,a'. ,ro to11 ~ oI,nnn;sh tba
donJarI, dd.orJJl"IT nv, ",. ,n,' ond ~, smnnoTt The
oo'.. - o1,tovS 40 COD. 70 constantly re.
;o;nn ;ic' nr,, va an1 ovo thons. not 70 nnencb
ttb ttbe Skirt XIII; "I,r nr Hdesn;.e Tronhesvinds: to
,,ro,-,, tLiroc. "a bnl3 ftst Tho Sr10l but
nlhote d" fr ~ thar lS aro na,ed ~ en.
t;ro o',ss'r sapct;Gnat;or' iGI'a w. ''N'
Tonc. ,'e''T'' Thc snncrori+v Of thc true
CA o,.o, .ho raJ, of thn tbon PM
Uu IVY ft t"' p,o, I' w ."' atbons ad.
drelseo, tho nbi,oso,,hors y, SJnrs' Hill.
ooInnIop5. than, ca! bnin, ro,;gions. cnlis
.,tn,,.i '", o1tor ~ ~, ,,,,,1o CnJ
toiI thnr ~ Of % to Go1 90 d" of hnaynn Who
tod om tinas. t' for,narIv il'rancc nre.
,n;ioJ hm+ T,, 'na nn. IL nno, snuId renant
snoI. f 80" , ,oM a., rt'. nnd ,og,'rort;on
spe"Ns oe tlU I1;a,,ni '',i
80 ,!G 'i'2CNo Thc. p9 e% raos ond suo.
ooSsns il Tnrrt '"' I ,Ess j., "1 Tar;ntb
ono ~, 40 noI'nIn l. nnth, I, r fro, " y -
70 Iro "mn rnat All, omJ pr;'n;i'. ohoJo
';tL tn,,, 'o,l.dJ ot H.. t,ado r6,sonnd
M'tI H. mem m"[he "S ,oI S cr h, Ias Ig,soneC and
r! ot ~ S''"Sos"GG w tn ~ ros ] hae T,u
,,han,od pa,I ,,t +',oJ 'nr ~ o Gant'os had
p''eo a"t uI',l" !" '''[ ,r"
s,eu, en,.'v', "|1 ,,, ou'''l2i. Tnrn
tGS;, ~; :" hi;o!5,J hai;on, ,i'S'"' "i''' many
'","Iis VII Tn,o Tho or ,y,+b
ro,+ - "I 20 ''' h e.t,a iIn
- ~ ~ M1%M ton I Psn
so thI "IIml"H"S VIZ w ar;GS,, ;S ! ,'o, "m,
no'.; ,aet ~. go -, 4o Tnn;,th;,,
ahnrE hu 9fS,onS Tbers ,s s'9 farcnce @ of oninion
be eaten. Paul urges those who are strong
to guard the conscienceS OF the weak.