The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-05-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Aide LiShts on Next sundays
Lesson S6r Teachers and Pupllo
Edited BY Charles x. Meyers.
CRAWFORD co q ny q N d A I
SCHOOL A01oC1ATI0N

SCHOOL AssocIATIoN
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President ~. Sears McHenry. Denisor
Sec. Treas. .Chas. K. Meyers, Denisor
Executive 0ommittss
J.. l.. Hoffman, Denison; VIM. Lindberg
kiron; r. L. VanSlyks, Manila: II J
Cook, Denison; Frank Woolston, Deni
'y ssp.siinssadsnss. I.
-. Miss Susie Craft. Denisor
Secondary Grade, +. Ii HOFFMAN. Denisof
-. Prof. b. j. stiil, Manila
:. -. AIRS p W. Pierce. Denisor
reaener r' Rev s., G rourteilot. Denisor
........ Miss Manetta jorgensen. Val
Missionary Department .........
Mrs Anna Williams, Denisor
June 4-The Call of the West.-Acts
Is, sc to 16 Is.
We have seen in the past few lessons
how the religion of Jesus, starting out
from little company of disciples who
had been with Him, branched out un
der the inspiration Of the work Of Pau
and Peter. 1t broke away from the
narrow confines of being alone FOL
Jews or those who became Jews, and
became the means of enlightening the
entire Gentle world as we'll. Paul in
his first missionary journey took the
gospel message to the southern part OF
Asia Minor. and planned to keep work
ing along the same lines. Our lesson
of today will tell how his plans were
cverruled by God, and wider sweep
given to the scope of country which
was to hear of Jesus the uplifted and
Savior of mankind.
We have before learned Of the first
trip, and then Of the council at Jerusa.
lem where the wonderful letter to Gen.
tile christians was made, and sent out
by the hands of Paul. To take this
letter, Paul went over the same ground
which he had visited before. His com.
ing gave new strength and vitality to
the Gentle christians and made firm
their resolve to remain faithful. Paul
made plans to keep right on to new
fields Of labor on the mainland of Asia
In this he was overruled by the spirit
OF God. I cannot tell how this was
done. Paul seemed to see and hear q
resident of Macedonia over in Europe
urging him to preach the gospel there
TO this call he responded with all haste
and our lesson of this day tells us as
to his experiences there.
1.-THE Call Of the West" Paul is not
the only man who has responded to
that call "The call of the west" had
Judgment in the brain and heart OF
Columbus and despite awful discour.
agements he found the means to re-
spond and America was discovered
1.-The call of the west" caused the
thousands of people of the Atlantic
coast to take boat. wagons. horse. any
means OF locomotion, and extend civili'
cation over our prairies and mountains,
even to the sun kissed shores Of the
great Pacific. and then northward into
Alaska. THE call Of the west" has
ever meant new fields for the SUCCESS
full endeavor, and been the moving
cause for things which have added to
the uplifting of races and advance OF
christian civilization.
We know that the party was made up
of Paul, Silas and Timothy, the latter
young man destined to have high
place in the spread of the gospel.
Across the arm Of the Mediterranean
sea they went from Asia to what is now
Greece, and landed on the continent
of Europe, and first visited the city of
Philippi This was a most notable
city, held by the Romans. and the seat
of much activity. Although in a
strange land they did not long delay
about letting the people know as to
their mission. knowing the customs
OF the Jews, when away from their syn.
10, "a, rsoc InNyn
by the bank Of the river on the Sab,
bath day and were rewarded by find.
ing number Of women called for
prayer. One Of these, Lydia, gave a
lieved on the name of Jesus, became an
listening ear to the talk of Paul, be-
open convert and she and her house.
hold became christians. She invited
Paul and his party to her home. and
thus obtained double blessing, in
learning as to Jesus and having near
her His great apostle, Paul.
OF course the religion of Jesus would
have finally been taken into Europe,
but with Paul as the leader it was Civ.
en- a great start. Paul had many ex-
periences at Philippi which we will
learn of later. From here he went to
Athens and Corinth There is beau
tiful story published by the Cook peo-
pie called the Wrestler of Phflippi,'
which makes so real the visit Of Paul
to the city that advise the reading of
it at this time.
This lesson can we'll call to mind the
need Of the missionary spirit among all
christians. IT. can renew zeal to pay
money, pray for the missionaries and
go yet step further and decide to go
into the mission field. Iowa has just
been honored by the great Methodist
church by the election Of an Iowa
man, Rev. Johnson. who was the resi-.
dent pastor at Wall Lake and Maple.
ton in years gone by. to be the mission
airy bishop to Africa. Without doubt
this will be the means of causing
many young men and women OF west
ern Iowa to think we'll OF the African
field and decide to be one of Bishop
JohnsOn's helpers. Crawford county
has sent two distinguished missionar.
lest to foreign fields, Alfred Seagrave
to Burmah and Miss Glassburner to
China. May there not be some one
from here to enlist for Africa, and
swell the number of workers in that
very needy field for christian endeav.
or:
"The Call of the West" need not
mann poinr across tho waters bnt