The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-02-15
DIR. HUBBARD'S SERMON
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about and shouting words at him as
he passed along the street. She was
in the employ Of one Of the politi-
clans Of Philippi, man who had a
grip on the city politics. But this
girl was bringing great pain to him
and his associates; she could tell
prophesies-she was like one Of your
fortune tellers. People would be
very willing TO know what their fu-
ture was TO be; and she would be at
a certain place and a young fellow
would come in ard say, IL want 10
know about my future; what kind OF
a business am | going TO haveS What
kind Of a life am | going TO haveS
What kind OF home and wife am |
going to have2" And this girl, with
out any questions, could tell the
whole thing, and OF course the young
man would pay over the money very
freely. Well, Paul got tired Of the
girl shouting after him, so, one day
he commanded the evil spirit 10 come
out Of her; and when he commanded
the evil spirit TO come out Of her the
evil spirit had to obey. So this
soothsayer's, this fortune teller's bus
mess was gone and she was no longer
Of any use-of any value 10 those
who had employed her. Well, imme-
diately these politicians, when they
found their business was gone, went
before the city government and said,
Look here. There's Paul and Silas
in town disturbing the peace, they
are raising rebellion here, they are
teaching doctrines that are contrary
10 Roman faith and contrary 10 the
customs Of Philippi. We would just
like 10 have them arrested" So the
police brought them before the court,
these fearful fellows, Paul and Silas,
aud they we're ordered 10 be beaten
and thrown into prison; so the lash
was used and they were beaten until
their backs we're cut and the blood
ran. II was a fearful time for Paul
aud Silas. And then the jailor was
told 10 take care OF them; aud he did,
but he did not dress their wounds
that night nor give them anything 10
eat, but they we're put in a prison,
with their feet put into stocks 80
that they could not stand up, The
jailor and the others did not care
what happened 10 these fellows the
graft was on. And the politicians
told the jailor 10 hold them sure, and
be thought he was going 10 hold them
sure. But pretty soon there was
pretty strange experience. Some
way or other when the grace Of God
gets inso a human heart there is Joy
there, even with the back bleeding,
even when things seem dark and the
way II hard--there il a song in the
soul that will express itself And 80
at midnight a song was heardj song
OF triumph and song Of victory.
How surprised the prisoners werel
And while the song was being sung
there was an earthquake, and the
great doors OF the prison that wero
supposed 10 be 40 securely locked,
swung on their hinges, and the doors
were open, And the iailer wakes up
and when he finds the doors open he
knows what that ueans he knows il
means death for him; and 50 humili-
aiod and unnerved was he that be
was ready 10 kill himself rather than
have 10 DO killed by some one else.
And Paul sees that he is about 10
commit suicide and he says: Here,
what are you so worried about we
are all here" Then the jailer and
his family rush in and say; Master,
what must we do 10 be savedf" Aud
then Paul and Silas feel that it is
worth while 10 have been thrown in
prison and TO have been beaten, for
the privilege Of telling the iailer aud
his household what they must do 10 be
saved. So Paul says: believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt
be saved" Easy doctrine. Trust in
Him and thou shalt see salvation, not
only for thyself but for thy house
hold. II took only a few minutes
for the jailer and his family TO nc
knowledge Jesus Christ; and in an
hours time the jailer and his family
had been baptized. And then the
converted jailer began 10 perform
some Christian service for Paul and
Silas, washing their wounds and pre-
pairing them something to eat, max.
ing them comfortable for little
sleep that night.
Paul just simply obeyed as God
spoke, and the iailer believed him
when he said, Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved" Friends, how are we going
10 be sayedS Here are all our sins.
What can we do with themY The
jailer got rid of his very quickly in