The citizen., 1916-04-06
LESSON FOR APRIL 8
AgNEAs AND poRcAs.

oC,,DhN iFNT-In All tnings showing
T,y,s a. an en'amp'e OF good WORKS.
Step by step the Gospel can be
traced, spreading itself. hut "besin.
ming at Jerusalem" p.,r. corv.r.
s,on "a one q, IN. ~r..,.., .v,a.,o..
=, c..,.,,..,. r, -,,~
. , ~ "'~ VI
quay 'esSon are auu't'onai eVidence
'nat u !" OF ood'
L. ~ LYDIA Tvs. 32-3b). Caligula.
emperor Of Rome in A. d. 30. ordered
his statue to be erected in Jerusalem
that he might be worsbiped an a god
there as eIsewbere Tbe exc,,emen,
and conc,o, vh,.h .,,.. ,n onn,.,,,ou
A.. -
'"'.u' ~. wv 'o"''
uui'"s "n'cn time 'nr''''ah persecu'
uons ceased. FOLLOWING saurs visit
at Jerusalem. and during this time OF
quiet. Peter made this tour Of vista
tion. Lydia (modern Ludd) 10 about
twenty-five miles northwest of Jeru.
salem. Here dweIt certain saints ~.
discipIes of Christ not ones Of spe-
cial honor. for all wbo ara members
OF the body of Christ. are "aaints"
(pbu IN Here aIso dvelt Aepe..
"A certain man" possiblv not a beIiev.
or hut having rres, nesd ~ ,s.a.,.
1o.I. las. s.i0, and nj YEAR. .t.nd
ing ~. 33,. Notice Luke. the phy.i.
clans careful record Peter must hsvs
seen many such. vet this man n one
Peter found. he was evidently ioot.
ing for him. Peter,s pity was not sen-
t,mental hut practicsl ana nj. vords
poverfu, for hact os them VAS the
Living and poverfui Christ Hs
knew Who could vort a cure Ths
LONG vesr,ness IN n be re,,eved We,
,bose dav. os i,ns.. ,.vs tim. FOR
meditation and prob.b,v pr.nar,d the
mans heart IN re.nond In f.i,h IN
Peters words. Peter does NOT attract
a,,en,,oo to h,m.s,s hut ,.,h.r ,o
Jesu. Ala Vas bu, "a he the in.sru.
men, NJ On. cur. Tn. h..,,r. v.. .
moan. IN an end for whe, ,ho.. vho
dwell, In I.vdd. and sharon ~ az,
heard Of the miracle or ..v ,h,.
healed man. n wa, N them . dsmon
.trsnon Of the pov.r of the risen
Christ ana thev "turneS IN the lord"
~ ,s1 Th.rs 4. ro comn.r,nv pete,
With modern "be.lers" Pe,er.s vord.
ana .c,,ons we're . i,x,p~ dsmon.sr..
t,cp mn, for nroo, n, IN. novsr NJ
Je.u. IN nj. NE ana Testimony
m A Joo.. Nv. s..la Jo,n.
"a. the orlv .s.nort m. J.v. ave,
no..e..ea for ,h.m.e,xs. n %. ana
4. ain . r.,her ,n.,,n,ac.n, tovn
and nov marks the beginning Of the
railroad leading IN Jeru..lsm az
mile. distant No name n recorded
Of anv Of in r,ch or prom,pent Gift.
,en. univ that NJ an humble voman
The record os ber ,,,s hovever \.
in.pir,ns ~ "a, and her mama n n
common one adopted NV orr.n,r.tion.
os women Iahe mar m..,er hsr use
was full of good deeds": IKE him
.he ma. mt ministered unto. hut
m,n,.tered Thi. n real greatness
ana !, ,s o,en IN nj, NJ M Her name
"T.bIth." (Hebrev,. Dorcas fGreek).
means ...e,,e which IN the East IA a
s.vor,,s tvne of beau,v This "certain
di.cinle- was beautiful I'm life an we'll.
for she was er.t a believer. then a
doer We be,ieve IN order 10 DO not
do IN order IN beIieve This woman
4, an example Of the wise and capable
woman mentioned In Prov. sI:IO-3I,
a picture well worth studying IN these
days Of the feminist movement" She
is a good type TO be followed by
church women. and by us all in the
fact that her reputation rested upon
deeds which she did" ". 36), not
ones she was about to do. nor did she
wait for some great opportunity OF
service. The life OF Dorcas reveals
one OF the causes OF the triumph of
Christianity in the Roman empire. II
was a source OF wonder that those
early Christians should so love each
ma