The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-09-03
Paul's Third Journey
Continued
Sunday School Lesson for Sept. S, 1909
Specially Arranged for Tbis Paper

LESSON TEXT.-Acts 9O:2-3S. Memory
verses n, 20.
GOLDEN TENT can do all things
through Christ which strengthened me-"
Phil. 4:13.
TIME.-Paul left Ephesus late in A. D.
Sc. December, Sc, January and February,
81. at Corinth. He reached Miletus and
conferred with the Ephesian elders the
Fl, last of April.
PLACE.-Paul, after leaving Ephesus,
went through Macedonia to Corinth, and
returned by the same route to Philippi,
Troas and Miletus.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
A Pastors Wise Counsels Redeemed
by Example. %
1. Paul's J~ourneyings Among the Eu.
ropean Churches-Vs. 1-6. We learn
from Q Cor. 1910, written not a great
while after Paul left Ephesus, that he
left that city because his life was in
danger If he remained, and he could
no longer do his work there. He was
in depressed frame of mind from i'll
health. From Ephesus he o a trad
ing vessel to Troas on his way to
Philippi. Here a door was opened, but
he was restless because Titus failed to
met him there with news from the
church at Corinth. e. Cor. 2:12; 7:5, 6;
8:16.)
Paul took another vessel to Philippi,
where he was Joined by Titus, and
later to Berea and Thessalonica, where
Timothy Joined them, and they joined
in addressing the second letter to the
Corinthians. In the autumn he went
to Greece and spent three months
there, chiefly in Corinth, where he had
much to do amid sickness and Attic
tons on every side, %"fghtings without
and fears within e Cor. 4:7.11; 7:5,
81 in caring for the churches e Cor.
11:28) and correcting wrong conduct
e Cor. 1920, 81; 1871, ~. 1t was four
or five years since he had left them,
after a stay of a year and a half.
During all this time collections were
taken up In the various churches on
this tour for Paul to carry to the poor
disciples at Jerusalem, according to
his promise seven years before (Gal.
2:10). Seven delegates had been ap-
pointed to accompany Paul, but a plot
of the Jews determined him to change
his plans and, instead of going by wa
ter, he, together with five delegates
from Europe, went by land to Troas,
where two delegates from Troas Joined
him.
2. Paul's Experience at Troas-Vs. G.
IL. Paul and his company remained a
week at Troas, a seaport on the Aeg-
can sea-. They reached Troas five days
actor thn pacCnuar DoIl m tho nUc.
ming of the Lords day. held a preach.
ing service and holy communion in an
upper chamber Al Paul was to sal
the next morning the service lasted till
midnight. A young man was sitting in
the latticed window of the third story.
The place was crowded and hot, the
hour was late, and the young maj was
weary, so that he was overpowered by
sleep and fell down three stories to
the ground and was taken up for dead
Paul Immediately went down by the
outside stairs common in Oriental
houses, and fell on him, embracing
him, as Elijah in the case of the soI
of the widow of Zarephath q Kings
17:21), and Elisha, in that of the Shu
nammite's son. Doubtless Paul prayed
as earnestly as those prophets, 'ant
the close contact, the clasp of warn
affection gave new intensity to the
prayer of faith" His prayer WIS an
swered, and the young man was re
stored. The incident revealed thu
love, the faith and the power Of Pau
and the religion he represented.
8. Paul's Review of His Life at Eph
esus-Vs. 1927.
Luke. The change of pronouns I,
1--WE" IN v. 10 shows that Luke had nov
Joined the party, and he CONTINUES
with them till they reached Jerusalem
(Acts 21:17).
On the fourth day they reached Mi
etus, beyond Ephesus. The vessel wa
detained here for an uncertain lengtl
of time and Paul sent for the Ephesia,
elders to come to Miletus and meet hin
for it would not be safe for him not t
be ready to embark at short notice.
Paul Meets the Elders of Ephesu.
Luke was probably present at tn
meeting, SO that he was able to repor
what Paul said.
Those present knew that he wa
speaking the truth. What he had don
and taught was an example for theI
to follow and an inspiration to faitl
fulness.
l.. He did his work ". 19) with a
humility of min6." He was not sci
seeking; he was ready to do the hun
blest service for the humblest persol
He worked with his hands, althoug
brought up in the midst of wealth an
learning. Paul set Christ forward an
kept himself in the background.
2. Amid great difficulties. wit
many tears" not for himself, but fl
others. And this ". 80 might an
day with tears" expressing the inten
ity of sympathy and desire for the
good. ". ~ "And temptations
Trials of his temper. of his patienc