Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-07-10
The Philippian
Jailer
Sundsy School LstsOa for July n. 1909
Specially Arranged for his Paper

il ia bout A l 81. So The same
period as our last lesson
PLACE.-At Phiuppi iu Macedonia
Suggestion and Practical Thought
l. The Story OF the Frenzied Girl
Her Mental and Physical Trouble
Pauls Faith. Her Deliverence. VS.
1918. The missionaries frequently
went from Lydia's house within the
city 70 the place OF prayer beyond IN,
walls by the river side on several
occasions they met In the streets
damsel possessed with 4
spirit Of divination." This girl gave
forth strange utterances and nystcri
cal cries in her frenzled condition
which her masters interpreted CAS- they
wished
Cried, saying. These men are the
servants OF the most high God. etc
She seems 90 have been impeued 20
tell the truth. as some demoniacs were
I'm Christs time
But Paul being grieved said 90 the
spirit az distinct from its victim To
come out OF her. ami go away from
her, not 90 return. And be came out
the same hour"
IT, The Missionaries Thrust Into
Prison; Their Faith. Their Deliver
ance.-Vs. 1926 The masters. hay.
ing lost their source of gain. like the
makers OF silver shrines in Ephesus.
stirred up a mob in the city and
dragged Paul and Suas before the
magistrates. The charge presented
was that OF throwing the city into con.
fusion and anarchy by trying % con
vert the Romans 90 new religion
The clothes OF Paul and Sias were
torn OF and the men were tiled up %
the triangles, and beaten with the fog
ging sticks" upon the naked body
(see . Cor. Il: 25. I Thes 9. %. till
their backs were torn BY the mercIless
blows Why did they not escape by
means OF their Roman citizenship. as
they did the next morning. Probably
the clamor OF the mob gave them no
opportunity 90 be heard. and n they
protested. their protests would be dis.
regarded By the excited people Then.
All mangled and bleeding as they were.
they were thrust into the inner prison
and their feet placed I'm the stocks
Songs in the Nights. Paul and
Silas prayed and sang praises
And the prisoners heard them. q"
This was the beginning OF the further
ance OF the gospel through the suffer.
Ing Of the missionaries.
90. And suddenly there was great
earthquake" This was the Lords
answer 20 prayer. whether 10 came by
miracle. or was timed by special provi.
dence. "Au the doors were opened.
and every ones bands were lOosed. "
Either by the action Of the earth
quake. or by the same supernatural
power which produced the earth
quake.
III The Conversion OF the Jailer. De-
liverance from Sin and Death Through
the Faith OF the Jailer.-Vs. 1884.
THE keeper would have
killed himself" because by Roman Law
he was responsible for the safety OF
the prisoners. and he would avoid by
suicide the disgrace of an execution.
2S. Paul cried We IRE all
here" Thus saving the jailer's life.
for there was no longer a reason for
his committing suicide.
90. Called for light" The Greek
IS plural. lights. torches or lamps.
Fell down before Paul and Silas."
so Brought them out" OF the In
ner prison. into the open court. or into
his own house. What was the jailers
motive In asking. What must do to
be saved2" The motive was a con
seriousness OF sin. OF danger. OF need.
and OF the goodness produced in Paul
and Silss BY their religion.
81. Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ. and thou shalt be saved q"
and to holmes and heaven. And thy
house" BY leading his family TO the
same faith
". The Missionaries Released and
Sent on Their Ways. 35-4O. The
next morning the magistrate. learning
what had taken place. sent officers to
quietly release Paul and Silas. az the
easiest way TO save trouble. But Paul
knew a better way and stood upon his
rights. quite as much for the good OF
the young church as for himself
'They have beaten US openly. uncon-
demned." without trial. and legal de-
cision that they were guilty according
20 Roman law. Being Romans" and
exempt from stripes and torture. Let
them come themselves and fetch US
cut"
80. They feared, when they heard"
etc. The crime was regarded as trea-
son, and those who committed II were
liable 20 degradation from once. con
fiscation of property. and perhaps
death. AS the result, the magistrates
apologized. and requested them to
leave the city. which they did with
dignity. and for the peace and good
OF the infant Philippian church.
Had they remained, there might arise
useless opposition; while by leaving
Luke with the church Gas we learn
from the change of pronouns we" 10
they. there was a peaceful but
large growth OF the Christian com
muniU. From a comparison with