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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, filled with persons inter ested in Sunday schools, sailed for Rome to hold convention there. Three years before Gin 1904 another steamship was filled with delegates to a Worlds Sunday School convention in Jerusalem Both these great con- 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 s3O,O0O.
 friend of mine is sending his son and 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 which belong to it.
 The Second Missionary Journey- From Antioch to Asia Minor, Europe, returning through Jerusalem to An tioch again Extending from A. D. 50 to 53.-Acts 15:36-1S:22.
 Apt;oob of Cxr;, Tho Gret foro;ap missionary church; Paul, Barnabas, Silas, leading members. For the city of Antioch, see lesson " of the sec. ond quarter. Why Paul took Silas in- stead of Barnabas.
 Land journey. Paul alone going north through "the Cilician gates" pass in the great mountain range. Then he turned westward
 Derbe The city farthest east in Pauls first journey.
 Lystra in Lycaonia.-Here Paul had healed man; and was stoned. (First journey) Here Paul was joined by Silas (v 4 they" instead of "he" in vs. 1-3). Timothy became Paul's as- sistant.
 lconium.-An attempted assault on Paul; church here. Established in the faith.
 Antioch in Pisidia.-Paul's sermon. A church founded Paul expelled. First journey)
 StjIl by land They passed through Galatia to which the above cities prob. ably belonged. and through Phrygia, to t1e northwest to
 Troas, a Port on the Aegean Sea- Paul's first visit here; the vision and Macedonian call. Here Paul, Silas and Timothy were joined by Luke (v, 10 i've" instead of "they'D. Paul and Eutychus-six years later Uesson X) Troas and ancient Troy.
 By sea to Neapolis the port of Phil ippi. By land to Philppi
 philippi.-Secular history; Lydia The sibylline girl. Imprisonment of Paul and Silas. Paul delivered The .ailer converted. Paul released by the magistrates. The church at Philippi A letter of Pauls to the Philippians.
 By land toward the south
 ThessaIonca. Ancient history Modern missionary station; a church founded Riot by their enemies Paul sent forward Letter to the Thessalonians.
 Rerea.-Bible study by the Bere- ans; Paul again assaulted
 From Turkish empire into Greece.
 Athens.-The city The philoso- phers; altar to the unknown Cod. Paul on Mars hill Few converts.
 Cortnth.-The city. Paul here q year and six months; a large church Two letters to them. Aquila, Pris- cilla, Si'as, Timothy, Apollos, Gallo. Close ot work in second journey.
 The Third Missionary tourney From Antioch, through Asia Miner and Europe, to Jerusalem. Extent ing from A. D. 53 to 56 or 57.-Acts 1923 21:17
 Asia Minor.-Travel by land. Paul revisited the churches here, Derbe. lystra, lconium and Antioch of Pi- sida, as on the previous journey, till he came to Ephesus.
 Ephesus.-The city, The company of disciples of John; the exorcists; burning of the books of magic: shrines of Diana; the mob; flour ishing church; the seven churches of Asia in this region; letter to the Ephesians; Paul, Timothy. Erastus, Gaius, Aristarchus, Demetrius, Sceva.
 By sea to Macedonia: Philippi. Tbessaonica, Berea.
 By land to Greece: Athens. Cor inth, three months.
 The return. By land to Philippi. By sea to Troas, Miletus, down the coast. turning eastward to Tyre, Ptolemais, Cesarea, Jerusalem.
 Events by the way. At Miletus. At Tyre. At Cesarea
 What impressions does this gen eral view make upon you as to the progress of the gospel? How long since the day of Pentecost?
 What impression does it make as to the character of Paul?
 How does it compare with modern missions?
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