The Montgomery tribune., 1909-09-17

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 convention there.
Three years before Tin 1900 another
steamship was filled with delegates to
Worlds Sunday School convention
In Jerusalem. Both these great COM
panies stopped at mission stations,
learned about the needs Of the mis-
sions, and took up large contributions
for them from the passengers whose
interest was greatly awakened,
amounting to over 100000
A friend of mine is sending his son
and wife on two years tour among
the Protestant missions of the world
to make a 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 it.
The Second Missionary Journey
From Antioch to Asia Minor, Europe,
returning through Jerusalem to An
tioch again. Extending from A. D. so
to 53--Acts 15:36-18:22.
Antioch of Syra.-The first foreign
missionary church; Paul, Barnabas,
Silas, leading members. For the city
of Antioch, see lesson w of the Sec
ond quarter, Why Paul took Silas in
stead of Barnabas.
Land Journey. Paul alone going
north through "the Cilician gates"
pass in the great mountain range
Then he turned westward.
Derbe. The city farthest east in
Pauls 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.. 1.3). Timothy became Paul's as
sistant.
lconium.-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, 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
1--WE" instead Of "they"). Paul and
Eutychus-six years later. Uesson
Ky Troas and ancient Troy.
BY sea to Neapolis. the port of Phil
ippi. BY land to Philippi.
Philippi.-Secular history; Lydia.
| The sibyliine 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.
ThessaIonica. 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-
Paul on Mars hill. Few converts.
corinth.-The city. Paul here a
year and six months; 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. d. So to sc or 57.-Acts
| 18:23-21:17.
Asia Mlnor.-Travel by land. Paul
revisited the churches here, Derbe
Lystra, Iconium and Antioch of Pi
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; -four
ishing church; the seven churchest Of
Asia in this region; letter to the
Ephesians; Paul, Timothy, Erastus
Gaius, Aristarchus, Demetrius, Sceva
BY sea to Macedonia: Philippi
Thessalonica, Berea.
BY land to Greece: Athens. Cor
inth, 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
eral view make upon you as to the
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