The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-18

the word of God and prevailed. Acts
1920
Subject: Travels with st. Paul by
Sea and Land.
There never was so much interest
in missions among the people of this
country as there is to-day.
About two years ago (from the date
of this lesson one of our largest
steamships, filed with persons inter-
ested in Sunday schools, sailed for
Rome to hold a convention there.
Three years before lin 1000 another
steamship was filled with delegates to
a Worlds Sunday School convention
In Jerusalem. Both these great COM
panies stopped at mission stations,
learned about the needs of the mis-
sions, and took up large contributions
for them from the passengers whose
interest was greatly awakened,
amounting to over $4,000.
A friend of mine is sending his son
ard wife on two years tour among
the Protestant missions of the world
to make thorough study of them.
All the great missionary societies
are sending visiting delegates to their
mission stations.
He had made one journey before we
join him.
We propose to stop at each city,
and recall the events, the persons, the
stories and the special teachings
which belong to it.
The Second Missionary Journey
From Antioch to Asia Minor, Europe,
returning through Jerusalem to An
tiech again. Extending from A. d. so
to 53.-Acts 15:36-1S:22.
Antioch of syria.-The first foreign
missionary church; Paul, Barnabas,
Silas, leading members. For the city
of Antioch, see lesson Nv of the sec
ond quarter. Why Paul took Silas in.
stead of Barnabas.
Land journey. Paul alone going
north through ''the Cilician gates" q
pass in the great mountain range
Then ne turned westward.
Derbe. The city farthest east in
Paul's first journey.
Lystra In Lycaonia.-Here Paul had
healed man; and was stoned. First
Journey Here Paul was Joined by
Silas w. they" instead of "he" in
VS.. 1-3). Timothy became Paul's as
| sistant
iconium.-An attempted assault or
Paul; church here. Established in the
| faith.
| Antioch in Pisidia.-Paul's sermon
A church founded. Paul expelled
First Journey
Still oy land They passed through
Galatia 10 which the above cities prob
ABLY belonged, and through Phrygia
to tAe northwest to
Tross, Port on the Aegean Sea-
Paul's first visit here; the vision and
Macedonian call. Here Paul, Silas ant
Timothy we're Joined by Luke ", II
I'VE" instead of they. Paul ant
Eutychus-six years later. Uessor
Ky Troas and ancient Troy.
BY sea to Neapolis, the port of Phil
lppi. BY land to Philippi.
Philippi.-Secular history; Lydia
The sibylline girl. Imprisonment o
Paul and Silas. Paul delivered Tit
taller converted. Paul released by tn,
magistrates. The church at Philippi
A letter of Paul's to the Philippians
By land toward the south.
ThessaIonica. Ancient history
Modern missionary station; a churcl
founded. Riot by their enemies
Paul sent forward. Letter to tn
Thessalonians.
Berea.-Bible study by the Bere
ans; Paul again assaulted.
From Turkish empire into Greece
Athens.-The city. The philose
pliers; altar to the unknown Goo
Paul on Mars hill. Few converts.
| Corinth.-The city. Paul here
year and six months; large churct
Two letters to them. Aquila. Pri'
ella, Si'as, Timothy. Apollos. Gallis
Close OF work in second journey.
The Third Missionary Journey
From Antioch, through Asia Mine
and Europe, to Jerusalem. Exten
ing from A. d. So to 56 or 57.-Aci
18:23-21:17.
Asia Minor.-Travel by land. Pal
revisited the churches here, Derb'
Lystra, lconium and Antioch of
sidia, as on the previous journey, ii
he came to Ephesus.
Ephesus.-The city. The compar
Of disciples of John; the exorcists
burning of the books of magic
shrines of Diana; the mob; fiou
ishing church; the seven churches I
Asia in this region; letter to tn
Ephesians; Paul, Timothy, Erastu
Gaius, Aristarchus, Demetrius, Scev
BY sea to Macedonia: PhilipI
Thessalonica, Berea.
By land to Greece: Athens, Co
!. NTH, three months.
The return. BY land to Philip