The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-10-11
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Oct 15-Appeal to Caesar.-Acts rs.
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Win Tue s'e"' 1>poe''e "ui' II Will
be recalled that he was at the time of
the lesson prisoner at Caesarea, held
nv the Roman povernmon+ tho com.
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p'a1l' AGAINST nm oeihs maze ny the
Jews at Jerusalem. Paul was arrested
at Jerusalem but had been taken to
Caoaareo for sofo toon,ro A. +h,,
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cry le was gwen tnree puohc trlals
or hearings. First before Felix, the
Roman governor. Second before Fes.
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before King Agrippa, Jewish king of
the locality. whom the Romans saw
a. 70 ,;,,o L,,.,, h,n, o,.,,.,,
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was IN truth Out suDJect OF the great
empire. The lesson today relates to
the second hearing before Festus n
On becoming the new governor Fes
tus maid visit to .Jernsalem ana conn
the leading Jews made known their
enmitv toward Paul and wanted him
sent to that CITY for tria, before tho
Jewish council Festms refused To
transfer the prisoner to Jerusalem and
ordered Paul's accusers to Caesarea tn
make known thei,. charges In dive
course ~ fine tho trial or haar;ng tool
nlace and the Jews wera there with
fhoir choroas ~ did thot pa,,I uos
disturher ~ the neoce PAM. a~a,n
made defense Insisting that neith
err against the law of the laws
neither against tho temnIa nor aooinst
Caesar bad he offended IN anvth1na ''
The Roman governors plate Fatty
and Festus. were coward,v man WHEN
thew came in contact with tho nrain'
dices Of the Jews knowing their own
corruption and desiroms If ho,dino
their nosition where thew ,n;pht fattan
themselves at the expense Of tho neo.
nile governed. thew did not admin;star
law with a view tn trne instica hnt
rather to advance their own interasts
plate delivered .Iesns over IN. - no
killed Felix held Paul tn nieasa the
Jews and now Festus aithoueh en;np
ON record that he found no fault WITH
Paul would not free him He evan
was 30 weak along lines of true iustice
that he proposed to PAM that he %
back to ,Jerusalem for trial before Tia
Jews. knowing fuu well that the ver.
dict worIld be guilty of death - -
When this proposition was laid he.
fore paul let us note what he said His
words were in line with the nohilitv NJ
character of the man.
''If I be- an offender or have commit. |
ted ANYTHING worthy OF death. refuse
not to die. but II there he none of |
these things whoreof thew accuse mo
no man shall deliver me unto them. u
appeal unto Caesar"
That Paul was no coward had been
proven in his missionary labors Of the
last wears. He had endured brutal
suffering for the cause of Jesus with.
out complaint at the hands of the Jews
He had the right of q Roman to a fair
trial and acouittal II innocent. Felixl
had Judged him innocent. Festus said
there was nothing wrong with him in
the eve of the law. This entitled Paul
to freedom: In view Of this Paul re.
fused to be turned over to the Jews|
for killing as a rat might be let ont ofI
a trap when ten angry dogs stood
ready to grab him. He rightly said II
can die If legally found guilty. hut Won
Fest,s. shall not turn me over to he
nut to death. I stand on nv rights
as Roman and ask that nv cause
he taken before the courts at Rome nj
apneal INTO Caesar" The anpeal was
era ntedfi and in time he Ia taken tol