The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-09-09
QUARTERLY
REVIEW

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Subject: Travels with st. Paul by
Sea and Land.
There never was so much interest
In missions among the people of this
country as there is to-day.
About two years ago from the date
OF this lesson) one of our largest
steamships. filled with persons inter
ested in Sunday schools, sailed for
Rome to hold a convention there.
Three years before lin 1900 another
steamship was filed with delegates to
a Worlds Sunday School convention
in Jerusalem. Both these great COM
panies stopped at mission stations.
sions, and took up large contributions
for them from the passengers whose
interest was greatly awakened,
amounting to over $4,000.
A friend Of mine is sending his son
and wife on two years tour among
the Protestant missions of the world
TO make thorough study OF them.
All the great missionary societies
are sending visiting delegates to their
mission stations.
He had made one journey before we
join him.
We propose TO stop at each city.
and recall the events, the persons, the
stories and the special teachings
which belong to IL.
The Second Missionary Journey
From Antioch TO Asia Minor, Europe,
returning through Jerusalem to An
tioch again. Extending from A. ID. so
20 53.-Acts 15:36-1S:22.
Antioch OF syrla.-The first foreign
missionary church; Paul, Barnabas.
Silas. leading members. For the city
of Antioch, see lesson " of the sec
ond quarter. Why Paul took Silas in
stead of Barnabas.
Land journey. Paul alone going
north through "the Cilician gates" a
pass in the great mountain range.
Then he turned westward.
Derbe. The city farthest east in
Paul's first journey.
Lystra In lycaonia.-Here Paul had
healed a man; and was stoned. First
journey) Here Paul was joined by
Silas ". they" instead OF "he" in
vs.. 1-9). Timothy became Paul's as
sistant.
Iconlum.-An attempted assault on
Paul; church here. Established in the
faith.
Antioch In Pisidia.--Paul's sermon.
A church founded. Paul expelled.
First journey.)
Still by land. They passed through
Galatia to which the above cities prob
ably belonged. and through Phrygia,
to the northwest to
Troas, a Port on the Aegean Sea-
Paul's first visit here; the vision and
Macedonian call. Here Paul, Silas and
Timothy were Joined by Luke ", 10
I'VE" instead of "they"). Paul and
Eutychus-six years later. Oesson
X) Troas and ancient Troy.
By sea to Neapolis, the port Of Phil
ippi. BY land to Philippi.
Philippi.-Secular history; Lydia.
The skyline girl. Imprisonment of
Paul and Silas. Paul delivered. The
jailer converted. Paul released by the
magistrates. The church at Philippi.
A letter of Paul's to the Philippians.
BY land toward the south.
Thessalonica. Ancient history.
Modern missionary station; a church
founded Riot by their enemies.
Paul sent forward. Letter to the
Thessalonians.
Berea.-Bible study by the Bere-
ans; Paul again assaulted.
From Turkish empire into Greece.
Athens.-The city. The philoso-
pliers; altar to the unknown God.
Paul on Mars hill. Few converts.
Corinth.-The city. Paul here a
year and six months; a large church.
Two letters to them. AQuila, Pris-
ella. Silas. Timothy, Apollos, Gallo.
Close of work in second journey.
The Third Missionary Journey
From Antioch. through Asia Minor
and Europe, to Jerusalem. Extend
ing from A. ID. SO TO sc or 57.-Acts
1S:23-21:17.
Asia Minor.-Travel by land. Paul
revisited the churches here. Derbe.
Lystra, lconium and Antioch Of Pr
sidia, as on the previous journey, till
he came to Ephesus.
Ephesus.-The city. The company
OF disciples of John; the exorcists;
burning of the books of magic;
shrines of Diana; the mob; a -four
ishing church; the seven churches Of
Asia in this region; letter to the
Ephesians; Paul. Timothy, Erastuss
Gaius, Aristarchus, Demetrius, Sceva.
By sea TO Macedonia: Philippi.
Thessalonica, Berea.
BY land to Greece: Athens, Cor
NTH, three months.
The return. By land to Philippi.
BY sea to Troas, Miletus, down the
coast. turning eastward TO Tyre,
Ptolemais, Cesarea. Jerusalem.
Events by the way. At Miletus.
At Tyre. At Cesarea.
What impressions does this gen.
ersl view make upon you as to the
progress of the gospel? How long
since the day of Pentecost?
What Impress on does ii make as
to the character OF Paul?
How does II compare with modern