The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-21

Vice President. ] B. Alfred Manila.
! Secretary and Treasurer. Chas. K. Meyers
/ Denison.
Department secretaries are follows: Home
department, Mrs. E. w. Pierce. De.ison Nor
NAL depart nent Prof E.. W. Follows. Denison.
4 House to house. Mrs Helen Cassaday. Denison.
| Primary. Mrs. G. L. Voss. Denison. Temperance.
Sears McHenry. Denison. Missionary, Mrs. j.
Lyon. of Denison
April %. The Gospel in Antioch.
Acts II :l9-30;12 25.
We now begin an intensely interest
ing series of lessons which will tell
of the spread of the gospel throughout
Asia Minor and the work of Paul and
Barnabas on what is known in bible
history as "Paul's first missionary
Journey" Today we are introduced
to the great city of Antioch which
was 300 miles north of Jerusalem.
Those who have read the book of Ben
Hur will feel familiar with that city.
At the time of our lesson it was one
of the great cities of the Roman en-
pire, and to it came people from all
parts of the known earth. 1t was
a city vel! situated to become one
of the chief centers for the preaching
of the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
All will remember that it was told
that the persecution of the christians
at Jerusalem after the stoning of
Stephen caused the believers to scat
ter. We remember how those who
went to the city of Samaria told about
Jesus so successfully that Phillip, was
sent to care for the converts as told
in Acts eighth chapter. Those going
still further north to Antioch were
Grecians and they preached to the men
of their nationality in that city.
Their faithful preaching had an effect,
and the lesson verses tell us that ga
large number believed and turned to
the Lord
We now have for the third time a
man named Barnabas brought to our
attention. 1t will be recalled that
just before Ananias and his wife
sinned by holding back some of the
pay for their property, the record says
man sold his land and laid the money
at the apostles feet. That man was
Barnabas. We are thus we'll pre-
pared to hear that he was one of the
most prominent preachers of the early
times. Barnabas appears to notice
again at the time when Paul came
first up to Jerusalem after his depart
ure to Damascus to prosecute the
Christians. The christians at Jeru-
salem were afraid to receive Paul as
a fellow believer knowing his old re-
putation. But here come Barnabas
to the front as told in Acts 9:27. He
took Paul to the band of christians
and vouched for his conversion and
right to speak for Christ.
| 1t was this very Barnabas whom
the apostles at Jerusalem sent to An.
tioch to help the new converts. The
bible has this to say as to Barnbaas
something which every reader nigh
want to have said for him. "He wa.
good man and full of the Holy Ghos
and of faith He reached Antioch
saw what had been done and was glad
/ He urged the converts to "Cleave I'm
to the Lord He next sent for Pau
who was at Tarsus. his home. Barna
bas had the good judgment to know h
needed help, and to call the right mai
to his assistance. The two rename
year, having great success. Tn
early believers made 80 much of Chris
that the outsiders named them Chris
tians" and by that name the follow
ers of Jesus have been known to thi
day. 1t is their glory to be known a
such. Just at this time it was fore
told. and then came to pass that owin
to crop failure the people abou
jerusalem, including of course til
!. Christians, were in want, and those 9
Antioch made up a contribution fo
them, and Paul and Barnabas were tn
. messengers to convey it.
Among the many good things to /
learned from this lesson are the fo
lowing: Int. The gospel of JEST
will spread and have force when H
followers preach and talk for Hin
End. The Grecian converts spoke
hose of their own countrymen and
!. it will be all right to speak to our ne,
of kin. our near neighbor. 3rd. tt
self sacrifice of Barnabas in sellir
his possessions for the benefit of h
fellow christians was rewarded by
being the companion of Paul and d
| ing great missi. nary work. 4th. v
can strive to be like Barnabas with
| record of being a good man or woma
| boy or girl, and of faith. 5th. Tr'
christianity will show itself in sacr
flee for others.
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