The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-29
lM OUnunI oJHOOL.
Lesson v.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. 81, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text OF the Lesson, Acts xviii, 1925.
Memory Verses, 22-24-GoIden Text,
Ps. xxxvii, documentary Prepared
by Rev. o. NJ, Stsarns.
AS we hear Agrippa say privately to
Festus. This man might have been
set at liberty II he had not appealed
unto Caesar" txxvi. 31). we are tempt.
ed to feel pang OF regret that Paul
had thus appealed. but when we re-
member that his liberty would proba.
bly, have meant his death because of
the Jews, who were watching their
opportunity to kill him, we are glad
that his life is still protected. Paul
and other prisoners were committed to
the care OF Julius. Roman centurion.
and set sail for Italy, Aristarchus of
Macedonia txix. 29l being one of the
company, We have no account OF fare
wells, as at other places. though we
cannot imagine that such were lack
Ing. bat we have quite a detailed ac
count Of the voyage. We note. with
gratitude to God. the centurion's cOur.
aeous treatment of Paul and that when
they touched at Sidon he was allowed
to go unto his friends to refresh him.
self verse p. We cannot but hope
that this centurion ere he parted COM
pany with Paul had received Jesus as
the Christ and thus become AZ heir OF
the inheritance and joint heir with
Christ Himself.
: After sailing by Crete they met the
storm. as Paul had feared, and for
two weeks they were exceedingly
tossed by the tempest. saw neither sun
nor stars in many days. and all hope
that they should be saved was taken
away. A glance at the map viii show
that they had completed about half the
voyage from Syria to Italy before
they ran into this storm. remembei
thinking much about II as one beauti
full day in the fall Of 1897 we sailed
across from Port Said. in Egypt.
Drindisi. In italy. and we passed clos
by Crete. can never forget tha
most refreshing sail across the Med
ferrancan after the heat OF China fnt
ndla a"I tropical seas and last or all
The blue l,cd ;ea. which. the captain
aid. r-e Save hoen called red be
ause II vfs 80 often red hot. We met
10 eura.i;tioa. and. though have
>een IN sonIe storms. yet never have
known anything like this that Pau
passed Through. Thank God for all
who know In storm and fair weather
the refuge and rest there are in the
Lord Himself ard In the consciousness
Of His presence. aud care. He is In.
deed our rafn~e and strength. a very
present hep i:lEtr'ab.e, refuge from
the Storm (f'E xivi. 4: lisa. XIV. A. He
vas watching OYER his servant In all
this STERN and probably comforted
him with the assurance. "The Lord Oh
high IS mi..ht!er than the noise OF
many wafers-yea. than the mighty
waves Of the sea- FPS. xciii. Al. No
doubt the assurance In chapter xiii.
IL. Thou nlust bear witness also at
Rome rested t'aul and made him be-
lieve that there was some way out OF
his, although the others had given UP
III hope. Well. there came a day when
Paul stncd forth In the midst of them
md. with word about the mistake
hey had made In loosing from Crete
old them how a messenger from God
had come 80 him the night before and
had assured him that. while the shiI
would he lost by being wrecked upol,
;ome island there would be no loss OF
ny mans Fife md he added in the
words Of thu Erovrrs)ial saying. There
. hail not an hair faii from the head OF
my Of yen Compare Sam. xiv. 10:
II Sam. xiv. II: Kings |. ~: Matt. K
30: Luke xii. Z; xxi rs. He exhorted
them 10 '.he Of good cheer (22. 25. SO,
and he was successful for as be took
bread and gave thanks to God In the
presence ogthem all and began TO eat
they also atp enough to strengthen
them ard were All Of good cheer
Thus one man helped 2T5 others by
his confidence 10 God verses 34-87I
What beautiful Illustration OF I'm
quietness ard Ia confidence shall be
your strength lisa. XXX. Id, They
we're OF good cheer not because the
storm had ceased. but because they
had words from heaven on which ii
rest. No words Of earth or OF mans
wisdom can giye rest III time OF real
trouble. but We can rest quietly and
unWaveringly On the words OF Elm
who died for us and rose again and
who has MI power IN heaven and on
earth. Whether this was another ap
pearance of the Lord jesus himself.
~ on three previous occasions Ok. II:
xviii o: kill iii, Or a messenger such
~ Gabriel. It was certainly message
straight from heaven reminding Paul
lat he must be BROUGHT before Caesar