The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-05-01
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verses =. s.
GOLDEN TExT.-"Go we into all the
world, and preach the Gospel TO every
1915.
TIME-Probably in the spring and
summer of A. d. AZ.
PLACE.-Antioch in Syria. and the is
land of Cyprus.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Caesar. emperor OF
Rome, 41-54. Cuspius Fadus. governor OF
Judea The Romans are in Britain, seek
ing tc subjugate the country.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
"The church at Antioch, from
which Paurs missionary journey
started. Jerusalem had before been
the center of influence. its heat and
light radiating to Samaria, Joppa,
Ethiopia, Cyrene. Damascus, Tarsus,
Antioch. The ray that reached Anti
och kindled, as it were, new sun.
which became center of radiation
for Asia Minor and Europe.
It was a small and struggling church.
Paul and Barnabas were the strongest
men in it, the leaders. How could
they be spared? Our modern
churches and Christians need to learn
that it is not keeping, but giving
away, that enriches and strengthens.
Missionaries Are Your Representa-
| tives.-Those whom you have commits
stoned, the official heads Of the church,
| have sent the missionaries forth for
you. They are your proxies. When
| you joined the church. you made its
enterprises yours, and assumed re-
sponsibility for them. You became a
partner In a business, the greatest
business in the world. II the missions
OF your denomination fail or grow
weak through your neglect, it is as
great a disgrace as for you to become
bankrupt in any other business to
which you have made yourself a part
ner.
Lessons for Our work.. Paul
and Barnabas went first to Cyprus,
where they would find beginning
easiest. Wise workers always work
along lines of least resistance.
| 2. They worked in the center of in.
fiuence. large city, where they could
reach the most people. The church
must never neglect the city.
4 8. They based their work upon the
word of God. We shall fail II we dc
not do the same.
i 4. They did not try to do theiI
work alone, but utilized John Mark
and doubtless all the other helpers
they could find The most usefu
workers are those that know how tt
set others to work.
5. They were ignorant, as yet
that their great work was to be fol
: the Gentiles, but they followed along
, the line of providence "A flower vii
often remain furIed for days till sun
beam touches it, when instantly 1t vii
Barring Could Their mis-
sion was preparing for a full unfold
, ing.
: ". 8. "Elymas,' not necessarily
: proper name, being merely Aramai
) | for magician. He was a Jew; falls
: prophet, an impostor pretending to
knowledge of the future and teachin
! untrue doctrines; and he was a sol
. cerer,y magician or sage, the nam
1 given to the wise mtg from the Eas
the Magi Of Matt. Q: l. Z. 1G. In thos
J, days superstition and science wer
e commingled, and the scholar did nc
/ consider beneath him the arts of th
!, fortune-teller and the magician.
{ There stood before the procons'
g the apostle of truth and the emissar
Il of falsehood, like Moses and the mag
y clans before Pharaoh. Dean Vaugl
d an. Victory over the opposition of tn
y sorcerer was a specimen of all I'll
n missionary victories that have bee
q won since, in countless numbers, q
d over the world. 1t was won by thrt
means:
n 1. BY the power of the spirit
10 81. saul, (who also is called Paul.
IS and henceforth, to mark his change
r labors, the history drops his JEWS
lie .ame, Saul, and uses the Gentle nan
10 solely was filed with the Holy Ghost
N THE tense of the Greek particir
implies a sudden access of spiritu
i'd power, showing itself at once in
Ill sight into character, righteous ind
e. nation, and provision of the divi
chastisement "-Ellicott-
70 2. BY bold speech ". 10). Pa
Of never minced matters. He spoke G
I'd his full heart. Thoughts were ma
Of for words, with him! With ste
ed face, his eyes fixed intently upon
To- sneering sorcerer ". 81, he burst {
ct with stern words: 20 full Of all 81
IS tiIity" Or. v. guile" receiD "and
ss- mischief (the Greek word implies
easy doing of villainy), thou ch
CHI of the devil" Though named, al
he Bar-Jesus, child of JesusD 1T
CHI enemy of all righteousness" (for
ne. Greek word devil, means SANDER
ge false accuser, and therefore enemy
nd the truth and right, wilt thou !
wo cease to pervert," ('distcrt, Il
aside) "the right (sraighD ways
oh the Lord?" 1t was frankness {
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