Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-30
Paul a Prisoner
The Voyage
Ssnday SehOOi Lesson for Oct. 81. 1903
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LESSON TE.NT.-Acts c7-I-cs Memory
verses Pa
GOLDEN TENT Commit thy way
unto the Lord trust also iu him. and he
shau bring DO to pass. PISA. So
TlAiE.-Summer and autumn OF A. d.
Sc or gu
PLACE-ou the Mediterranean sea. on
The way TO Rome.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The voyage of life illustrated by
Pauls voyage toward Rome
1. The Voyage on a Peaceful Sea.
From Cesarea TO Crete.-Vs. I-i3. The
ships. After Sc was determined TO
send Paul TO Rome under military
escort the first thing was TO find a
ship. There was probably very little
direct commerce between Cesarea and
Rome. and hence they embarked I'm
a trading vessel which coasted north
ward along the shores of Palestine 10
Sidon and around the eastern point
OF Cyprus. past Cuicia and Tarsus.
aud part Of Pamphylia 20 Nyra In
Lycia, near the southwest angle of
Asia Minor
The second ship was a large Eryp-
tian merchantmen loaded with Grain
from Alexandra
The ships company Included Paul
and other prisoners. Luke. who writes
she account mote The eve" I'm the
story; Aristarchus. an old friend OF
Paul who was one of the committee
that accompanied Paul 90 Jerusalem
with the collection for the poor acts
20;D: Capt Julius. with a guard OF
soldiers from the Augustan band. be-
sides we know not how many other
passengers. and the crew.
The Peaceful Voyage They sailed
westward. 10 took them several davs
20 reach the port Cuidus on a ponin-
sula at the extreme southwest point
Of Asia Minor, although the distance
IS only $50 miles
The sailing was stiu difficult and
they put into a harbor called Fair
Ravens on the southern coast Of
Crete. Here they wanted for pleas.
anter weather. But it was late in the
season, and rough. stormy weather
must be expected 20 prevail. Paul ad.
vised them 20 remain az Fair Ha-
Vens Till spring opened
Paufs advice was good. but Il is not
strange that experienced searnen
should not regard very highly the
opinion OF a scholarly laudsman.
2. Storm Tossed on a Wintry Sea
VS.. 1926. There arose against f."
(v. 80. the ship. "A tempestuous
wind" typhonic. tempestuous. like a
Whirlwind; a hurricane. a typhoon. a
cyclone
10. When the ship was caught. q"
A very strong expression. implying
that the wind seized hold OF the shin.
az 81 were. and whirled her out OF her
course. we let her drive" r. v. eve
gave way TO il. and were driven" be
fore the wind.
is. The next day they" the sail
ors, frightened the ship" The I'm
perfect denotes that they began TO
tighten the ship set about n bv
throwing out some Of the cargo not
the precious wheat which was thrown
overheard later ly 3S).
lS. Cast out with cur own hands"
that Is, OF the passengers as well as
OF the crew. the tackling." the fur
niture OF the ship. it's fittings and
equipment. anything movable Iyine
on the deck upon which the passen-
gers could lay their hands. such as Ia
bles. beds. chests. and the like"
20. When neither sun nor stars
appeared" We have TO re-
member that before the invention OF
the compass the sun and stars were
the only guides OF sailors who were
out of sight OF land "AIl hope
was then" at last. henceforth. ia
ken away"
The Vision OF Cheer-Now Paul
comes 10 the front. the only one in
the whole ship who could bring
message OF hope. The reason for his
assurance follows. An angel came 20
him with a message from God. as
Jesus had appeared to his disciples in
the tempesttossed boat on the Sea OF
Galllee.
The message was that he would be
saved because he " pa must be
brought before Caesar" as God had
promised him before Acts 23:1D.
PauIs safety was as sure as Gods
promise. The promise had been OBJ
scured before this, but IL had shone
out again through riffs in the clouds.
san with thee" Doubtless Paul
prayed earnestly for the safety OF
those who were in the ship with him:
and their lives were granted in an
swer to his prayers. The good man
Is never selfish even In his prayers.
The Port TO Which We should Sail
"A statesman declares that The
hrst requisite OF one who would have
successful life. as Of the pilot OF a
ship, is knowledge of its goal. No
helmsman however skilled in handling
a wheel or experienced In seamanship
would be trusted TO guide a vessel
unless he knew and could specify In
which direction IL should go. A
knowledge Of the goal OF nations Is
the first essential OF statesmsnship."
and also Of manhood and womanhood.
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