Evening journal., 1910-01-26

Christian Endeavor Lesson for Janu-
uary 80, 1910; The Most Stirring
Events in Foreign Missionary His
tory. Written by A. Rae du Bell.
Paul the Apostle, who before hts
conversion was an enthusiastic enemy
OF Christ, became the most ardent
teacher OF the region OF Jesus. tho
son Of God. who came into the world
that all who believed in Him might
be saved. He travelled over the then
known world healing the sick, restor-
ing sight, making the lame TO walk,
and always preaching Jesus, the light
Of the world. No efforts on the part
of the jews his worse enemies. caused
Paul to waver in his determination
to carry the gospel to thousands OF
people living in sin and superstition.
From that day to this thousands OF
people have been consecrating their
lives to the foreign missionary cause
Men and women versed in the lam
guage. well educated, and some who
have studied for the medical profess
sion are carrying the gospel TO the
heather Of Africa, India. China, the
islands of the Ocean and wherever
the people do not know God. These
missionaries face fevers, terrible dis
eases, starvation, heat and cold alike
with never a murmur so earnest and
desirous are they of carrying the Light
to the darkened heather. Thousands
OF pious upright lives have been siven
In furthering the cause of Christ in
the foreign fields.
By descent Paul was a Jew, but
for some reason he inherited the
rights of Roman citizenship. Before
his wonderful conversion on the road
to Damascus. Paul was known as
Saul of Tarsus. Saul hated the re-
ligion OF Christ and did whatever he
could to persecute Christs followers.
Any man who dared to announce his
faith in Jesus was bounded 70 tNo
death by Saul While on the road to
Damascus where he expected to round
up some of the followers OF the new
religion Saul was struck blind by a
great light. He heard a voice saying.
saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me-?
Saul was converted and changed his
name. From that day on he determin-
ed to carry the gospel Of Christ TO
the Gentiles.
Paul travelled all over the Medit-
erranean carrying to the Greeks, re-
!
gospel of Jesus Christ. Though often
beaten and cast into prison no pun
ishment nor method of torture could
turn him from his purpose. In Phil
lippi Paul and Silas, a fellow minister
of the gospel were cast into prison
and their feet put into stocks. In the
middle of the night these two Cody
men began to sing the praises of God
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quake which rent the walls of the
prison and threw down the bars ci
captivity The jailer fearing that his
prisoners had escaped rushed forth
ready to fall upon his sword. Eau
assured the jailer that none had es-
capped whereupon he fell at Paulls
feet crying "Sirs, what must I do tC
be saved?" And they said "Believl
on the Lord Jesus Christ and thoI
shalt be saved and all thy house
Acts XXI, 30-31. The keeper and al
his house listened to the preaching
of Paul and Silas, after which the,
were baptized and believed on Christ
At Lystra. Paul and Barnabas saw
man who was born cripple He nat
heard and believed the doctrine
taught by Paul. Paul seeing the Grip
pie had faith to be healed. said wit
loud voice. Stand upright on tn
feet And he leaped and walked.
Acts XIX, 10. At another time Pau
was preaching in an upper room
when a young man fell asleep and fel
to the floor below He was pickle
up dead. Paul told the people tina
the young man was only sleeping
, After while they returned to tn
meeting bringing the young maj
walking.
} Such miracles as these brough
many people to Paul. They believe'
on Christ and were saved.
After faithfully carrying the gospe
far and wide Paul was cast into pris
on at Rome where he remained sew
eral years. His last words have beel
an inspiration to the thousands witt
have given up their lives in the caus
Of Christ. Il have fought a good fight
have finished my course, l have KEEP
the faith"
From the time Of Paul, the frs
apostle Of his day, men and womel
who have had the cause of Christ a
heart and who desired to carry Christi
words to the unsaved have been Civ
ing up their lives rather than den,
their Lord. Such loyalty can only in
spire others. Learned men and w"
men are daily giving up their worl
at home because they are called for ;
foreign field, when perhaps their tai
ent may be forgotten by the worli
The darkest depths OF Africa. the jun
giles of India, the fevers of the tropics
and China, intense heat or extrem'
cold hold no terrors for these conse'
Grated children of God.
Gradually the heathens are being
brought into the Light of the Cos.
pei While Christ is being preached
the missionaries are nursing the sick
restoring sight and making the lam'
to walk just as Paul did during hi.
ministry. / recently read returned
missionary doctors story of a p0oi
blind boy in China. The doctor wen
about preaching the gospel and minis
tering to the sick and afflicted. Hi'
fame spread over hundreds of miles
One day a poor footsore woman carry.
ing a bundle came to the doctors
door. She told a pitiful story. Hel
five year old boy had lost his sigh
shortly after birth. The native phy'
sicians and priests could do nothing
for the child. At last she heard o.
the doctor and though she lived ovei
hundred miles away, and there was
no railroad she decided TO walk e
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