The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-07-01
Paul's Second
Missionary Journey
Sunday School Lesson for July 4, 1909
Specially Arranged for This Paper


)ry verses 9, 10.
GOLDEN TExT.-"come over into
Macedonia and help us."-Acts 1879.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
Pauls Second Great Missionary
Campaign. The Patriotism Of Mis-
sions
Planning for the Second Missionary
Campaign.-Acts 10: 36-39. The les
son for to-day connects with the
eighth lesson of our last quarter,
which describes the epoch making
gathering at Jerusalem to settle the
disputed questions concerning the re-
ception of the Gentiles into the church
with the Jews.
New Work in Old Fields.-Acts
is: 40; 1910. Barnabas and Mark
went to Cyprus where the family of
Barnabas belonged (Acts 436), and
where he went with Paul on the first
missionary journey (Acts 13:4-12).
Paul started on his journey alone,
but was joined by Silas at Lystra, as
we learn from the pronouns "he' in
vs.. 1-3, but they" in v. and there
after. At Lystra Paul also found
young man named Timothy to be his
associate and helper in place OF
Mark He was converted as the re.
suit of Paul's labors on his first jour.
ney q Tim. 1:2).
Journeyings Through Asia Minor
In his former journey Paul went by
sea. In this one he went by land.
Vending his way northward from
Antioch, he crossed through the
"Cilician Gates" a long deflle in the
range OF mountains which separated
Syria from Cillcia. Gradually turning
to the left around the Gulf Of Issus
he went in a southwest direction till
he came to his native city and home
at Tarsus.
What Paul and Silas Did on This
Tour.-They confirmed the churches
(Acts 15:41), making them strong,
establishing them on a firmer basis.
One means of doing this was by de-
livering to them the DEGREES lately
ordained at Jerusalem concerning the
Gentle Christians ". ~. One result
was large increase of membership
". 81.
Were come to Mysia," the province
in which the port Troas was situated.
"Assayed," were planning, attempting,
ito go into Bithynia," on the north, in
which are modern mission stations
south of the Black sea. "But the Spir.
II suffered them not" Every way but
! the one the Spirit wanted them to go
I the right way
The Macedonian Call.-"And a vision
appeared to Paul in the night" ". 81,
: in order to guide him in the right
way. The vision was OF "a man of
Macedonia" so recognized by his
dress or by his words.
Come over into Macedonia, and
help u.s." Paul had heard before the
call to missionary work; now he hears
the call to the place of work,
The Beginnings OF Christianity in Eu-
O rope.-Vs. Ills. The four missionaries
5 Immediately sail from Troas" in "a
; straight course" 60 miles to the island
I of "Samothracia," the first day. THE
5 next day" they sailed rs miles "to
5 Neapolis" New City Naples), the sea
: port OF Philippi. Thence" ten miles
5 by land or by the river, ito Philippi.'
. Lydia, the First European Chris
s tian.-13. And on the Sabbath
5 Note how Paul spent his Sabbaths
s being no synagogue in the city, "by
5 river side where prayer was wont
. to be made" "A modern parallel, un
q til quite recently, was the Protestant
5 place of worship at Rome, which wal
D compelled to be outside the city, be
s yond the Porta del Popolo." "AnC
S spake unto the woman which resorteC
st thither."
The first of his converts was I
noted woman named Lydia" ". 1D
W a merchant, a dealer In purple-dyeC
fabrics and garments made in Thyat
ira, one of the seven cities of Asia L
which messages in revelation wer'
sent. She and her family became
members of the church by baptism
and she entertained the missionarie
in her own home. Such guests are
blessing to any home, not angels I'm
awares" but by invitation. II ma.
be said OF Paul, "Whsre'er he met
stranger there he left friend"
mlSblOuS anu EdlilOlibHs-lI Dolu
the Fourth of July, when every Amer
lean boy is boiling over with som
expression of the spirit Of patriotism
1t may be we'll to remind him tina
giving to missions, working for mi;
sions, and consecrating himself I
missions are among the most patriot
acts he can perform. For every fee
ing is strengthened and developed b
!. being put into action.
These words OF DR.. Nehemia
NJ Boynton are striking and true: "'Our
Is a country of prairies and muscle an
Rocky mountains said Walt Whitman
But Sidney Lanier. the poet, in
burst of fine indignation, turned an
said to Whitman: Whitman, you cal
not make republic out OF muscle an
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