Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-08-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson vIll.-Third Quarter, For
AUG. 20, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of tire Lesson. Acts XIX. 9-4i.
Memory Verses. q. 3o-GoiSer Text
Tim vi. fo-commensary Prepared
By Rev. o. N. ssearos-
Paul IS row on his third and has;
missionary tour. As be returned from
bis second tour be left az EThesus his
two fellow workers. Priscilla an
Aquiia. whom he had brcngaf sikh
hsra from Corsnfh He thea proceeded
TO Jerusalem and thence - snfeva
where be remained .or some time -
fore starting on this last toar sxviiL
1873. We cannot think q hfra rarTy
Ing anywhere wfths0ns seszsz- every
opportunity TO speak Of JeSGs Car1sg
and His sutTer5ngs and GLORY. Having
passed through Galaria arsl PsA9rgls
nour.sLing aud strengthening the dis
came again 10 EpiseSUs xix. % Dur
ing his absence Priscilla and Aguila
had been busy at something more than
fent making for a Jew from Alex
ansir1a. eloquent and mighty IN the
Scriptures. bad come 60 Epse~as. an.
because Of the IRE that was IN him be
spoke boldly to the synagogue and
taught diligently the things OF the
Lord. but be did not know OF the
baptism Of the Holy Spirit These twe
faithful ones exrcunded the Scripture
more fully TO him concerning some
things. and then be selt he'd to go 70
Corinfh and was commended 10 the
disciples there whom be WIS able 10
help much. and be nightly convinced
the Jews, from the Scriptures. that
Jesus Is the Christ {xvfii. 25-csl There
is many Q Priscilla who Is qualified TO
Instruct more fullv many an AEsolioS.
but the latter are not always IS teach
able as this one seems to have been
The crown Of glory Is . special reward
for those who feed Others with Hiring
bread, and IL Is not eloquence that is
needed. but trsf a willingness TO re-
cetve the message from the Lord and
deliver II In His name, as the disciples
received the bread from the Lords
hands when the 5000 were fed and
passed ON TO the people whst they re
cetved from Him They neither made
H. nor bought IL nor Increased II nor
In any war improved upon IL but were
simply channels or messengers he
tween Him and the people. Our Lord
Himself only said what His Father
told Him to say. as He has todd N IN
John Iii ~. So and thus He honored
His Father. and the Father v-rough,
through Him. -
This gives no opportunity TO sbc~
what We know or what we can do
and is therefore very Illuminating TO
the pride Of man. and many VIII not
submit to H. But there b no other
way by which We can be true messen-
gers Of God II the message In ours
He VIII not assume any responsibility
concerning Il, but II Il y HIS messs &c
He win see that His purpose and
pleasure are accomplished BY II dsa-
", III. When Paul came to Ephesus
Apoilos had gore 10 corinsh- and Psui
beean TO inquire ~ 70 What the beiiev-
ers knew of the Holy sptrt; and. ree
ing their i-nn-ance n this matter. w.
taught them more perfectly and be
came Gods channel 10 them Of the
gin a The Spirit. - dat tbey spake
with tongues and pruphested txtx. I'D.
Every true believer = temple u the
Holy Spirit. and when any ooe re
ce4ves the Lord Jesus the SFsrif takes
up His abode IN that persou. bur there
Il q difference between being indveif
by the Spirit and died with the Spirit
John xiv, II: Cor Vi. 10. %: Acts H.
a. The Spirit ab4des IN the believer.
and we cannot pray. rs David Gid.
Take not Thy Holy Spirit from me"
Cps. Il. III. but we MAY be Oiled and
sedllei as the need arises for special
service
For three months Paul spake In the
synagogue at Ephesus. boldly disput-
ing and persuading concerning the
Lord Jesus and the kingdom OF God.
and when opposition drove him out he
continued In the school Of Tyrannus
for two years or more until all In the
province Of Asia where be was for
hidden 10 speak on his second tour. as
IN wi. g. heard the word Of the Lord
Jesus Some very special miracles
were also wrought by the Lord through
Paul xix. $40. Wicked men tried to
do wonders. even some In high reli-
gious standing. using the name o. tise
Lord Jesus as they heard Paul do. 10.
they Jared badly indeed while through
Paul the word OF God grew mightil-
and prevailed xix. 1890. HAVING
sent Timothy and Erastus into Mace
eonia. where he hoped to follow them
be continued In Asia. completing three
years there xix. II. -. k. 81. as We
hall see in our next lesson. Why hs
-as forbidden to go to Asia on his sec
ond journey and now permitted 4
spend three years there We may per
har,e loarys eorno DAY