The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-12-15
Sunday School Column.
Side Lights on Next Sundays Les
son for Teachers and Pupils.
By cHAs. K. MEYERS.

7 By CHAS. K. MEYERS.
Dec. 10. Review of Lessons of
Last Quarter.
The lessons of the past quarter
have been of intense interest. There
was story of adventure about the
Apostle Paul which was easy to tell
about, and held the attention of the
children. AS the lessons gave an
account Of the later life of Paul. they
were of much Importance. When
called to mind. all will remember of
the exciting scenes in Jerusalem when
Paul was in the temple worshiping
God, and certain Jews raised the cry
that he was profaning the sacred
place by bringing in those not of the
Jewish faith. There was great up
roar and Paul might have been killed
then and there if the Roman officer
had not came to the rescue. 1t will
be remembered how Paul turned on
the mob following him and in the
Hebrew language made a defense,
standing near the door of the fortress.
Soon he was given hearing before
the Sanhedrin or high Jewish council
and this broke up in a quarrel be-
tween his judges. He was saved
from plot to kill him made by GER
tain Jews by the prompt action Of
boy. his nephew. To save him, the
Roman officer sent Paul to Cesarea by
night.
1t was at Cesarea that Paul had
his first trial before the Roman gov
ernor. Felix. When asked to speak
for himself he proved more than
match for the lawyer employed to
prosecute him. 1t was when before
Felix that Paul said that he so regu-
lated his life as to always have a
conscience void of offense toward God
and man. When considering the les
son attention was called to the fact
that everyone ought TO live in that
way and that if this was done, happi-
ness on earth and in heaven was as
sured. Paul had further trial, and
this time before another Roman COVER
nor named Festus and Jewish king
named Agrippa. 1t was then he gave
the great address which made the
judges tremble. The golden text for
that lesson was taken from 2 Tim.
where Paul said he knew whom he
had believed, and felt that God would
keep him until the end.
Paul appealed to the courts at
Rome and so was taken there q
prisoner. On the way he encountered
the shipwreck which is SO graphically
told of in the bible. Paul. although q
prisoner in chains became the CHIEF
man on the ship during a fearful
storm and showed the heathens in the
ship that he was a follower of the
true God who would protect those
who put their trust in Him. The
inability of vemomous snake tt
harm Paul will be remembered, alst
his triumph in winning the people OF
the island to him. Then followed
his continued Imprisonment at Rom,
and his death as Christian martyr
No one could read these lesson
without being impressed with tn
! greatness of Paul. His advice to alb
! stain from doing anything which will
make ones brother fall in bad way
7 was seen to be the strongest POSSIBLE
reason why a Christian should be
total abstainer from intoxicating
9 liquors. His talk as to giving to tn
church were we'll worth needing
, His words of triumph and confdenc
. of having a crown of reward wer
q considered last week. Paul was on
: of the greatest men of history
a Every christian is proud of him. HI
: epistles contain the meat of the got
pei of Jesus, and will live forever
d Next year we will consider the life
e Jesus as recorded in Matthew. but !,
It none forget or fail to often read IL
l. great writings of ST. Paul.
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