The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-07-03
Sabbath School
Lesson |. puly !. 1909
ANTIOCH TO PHlI-1PPL

tActs I5 90 To- 10: 49,

tAcis IS: 90 tu 10: $50
Golden Text: Come over into
Macedonia and help us Acts 10: o.
When the first Council 81 the Church
was over and its dcliyerancc To the
world had been made. Paul and Barna-
bas returned "a Antioch 10 the church
which they loved. and for which they
had gained large liberty Here they
could have remained and preached. but
Paul was restless. lie longed to
know the condition oi the little
churches they had founded in Asia
Minor. So he proposed To Barnabas
second missionary journey. Then
came the first disagreement between
these two excellent mnn. Barnabas
would take his nephew Mark Paul
said. NJ. They separated. Barnabas
went to Cyprus. taking Mark with
h.m Paul went ON foot with SilaS for
n companion. and passed through sly
ria and Cilicia
Notice The first difference that
made division between brethren was
not over doctrines and conceptions at
Christ. hut was over man. II was
not difference 81 belief but clash
al wills. One wanted Ia have his way
The other was stubborn. They quar-
relied How like us 81 today that was
THE LESSON.
Chap. 10. Vs. I introduces the man
commonly called Timothy His mo-
theirs name was Eunice His grand
mothers. Lois. They had unicigned
faith The fathers name is not given
He wa, Greek. Paul had been Ia
Derbc and ly>tra on his first Jour
rcy.
vs. , Timothy was popular and in
good rcputc, apparently. in all that re
piou Good tnurg men were rare
enough in that day To- have the TACT
that one Young man was known from
Lystra tu lcnnlum reported Tor the
whole world in all ages following TO
read. No Young man can tell how far
hi name will GO
W /. Paul wanted this bright Young
man a an attendant. He always call.
cd HIM his Sun after that He caused
him tu be crcumciScd. which made
him trouble later. 1t was a concession
t. the Jews. Luke says II seems ur-
ING ! "ul w Htl Il NUIlNildN lOdl' ''nte
begins l." act from motives 81 policy
he i in danger.
Vs. l. On this trip among the
churches Paul carried the first copies
OF the law, ar dclivcrancc. adopted bv
the Jerusalem Council, This was the
Law by which these churches were to
he governed The effect was 1" make
these Gentle churches look /" the
mother church n Jerusalem a, their
head
V : The effect va, stability. and
courage. aud increase. When ono has
n principle 81 action given by author
ity. il j. wisdom to stay by IT, II, sure
a. your foundations, then work, act,
I've
" o. Here /, singular verse
The Holy Ghost forbade Paul and his
men h. preach ~ Asia; that is, the
par, a. \>ia Minor called Asia Does
God ever forbid men +" preach the
Gospel anywhere: Ii 80. he has a
reason. They had iourncycd widely
ON i"", already But God stopped
them
V, : They turned away from N,ia
and entered My>ia. There WAS no
opening i"r the G">pcl Then they
tried Eihyuia Still they were OPP
posed What VA, God doing:
V & Thry came At last +" the
shores "i the \cgcan Sea. {" the city
oi Iruas, not lar from the site ~ an
oicnt Troy Paul must have wondered
what God wa> doing
Vs. q. Now came Paurs second
great vision His tir,, wa> at Dana,
Gus Lul VA, q scholar lie knew
about Greece lying ON the other SIDE
ci that blue sea ~ doubt he walked
On the ,h"rr and Thought IT the lands
beyond Perhaps he wished he were
over there Tie would tell ,hcm over
there about the Christ
We an know what Paul dreamed.
lie SAW q man He heard - call 1t
wa, clear call PAU knew wha, help
Macedonia needed Now Paul began
t. know why God would not let him
preach more IN ASIA Minor There
were larger p",sihliiic, awaiting him
When God take, away one uppor-
tun,ty he make, another God never
want, his work To- stop Europe lay
acr">, that \cgcan Sea he Gospel
in Europe meant the Gospel iur
America 10y and by. and some day the
Gospel jur the world
v 10 Paul told hi, dream in the
morning Luke aud Sila, and Timothy
and he discussed what it could mean.
They did not differ They all agreed
that they must go over the sea. and at
tee they began To- plan To- GO That
i the way ior the disciples, Obc, The
divine adm, milton when 1t come. Be
sure y"u hay" g. Then obey forth
with.
W. ma describe their journey.
They sailed straight before the wind
g. Samuihracla Then tu NcapoliS
Then t." rhiippi That Mas bold
move II Wa, Rumc'> great city Il;
bore the name ~ the great Philip ui
Maccdnu 1t wa, historic city What
was done there would be known 40 al
the world Many Of Rome, great men
lived there We owe the great l.pi,tle
g. the phjlppiau. a. thi, voyage over
the ,ra. Crest men dare To- do great
thing,
v a. The Jewish religion wa, tod
Grated ~ tins Roman city, hu. It's place