Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-08-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Ix.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. n. 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text II tire Lessen, Acts Xxx 1877.
esee-Sry VERSE 2-Gsl5en Text, Acts
u, -conmert.ry Prepares -
Rev. o. "a. Stearns-
After the uprozr Of Z heSus- Paul
babe an z1e@sio1zre farewell 70 the
MaeeaorsIa- whittier Tim0sfsv and Eras
tbs hAsi T-esesieSl him xix -. X Il
After comforting the disciples prob
ably In al plSces where be had TsreacE
81 the word be and his party recroSsesi
10 Treas. where he first hezrd the call
to Mace-ionsA- He bad tar-iei three
n0nths n Greeee- and rov Tfaey abode
seven days az Truzs Xxx 2-ss, xvi S. 81
There they had an al night preaching
service- AZ which one ygzng u1an who
sat II 8 window slept 50 soundly that
he fell 0ut from the third story ami
was killed bat the Lord restored aim
through Paul and ali were comfo-1e-d-
PAU must have been full to Overflow
inr with messages whfrh lie felt world
be his last - them Xxx. 1l2- 80 While
all the TzrIy went By ship 10 Asses
Paul walked across country 10 meeE
them there fve-se 49,. While fellowship
with the brethren Is often refreshing
there Is nothing 81 grand as 10 Be
aioue with God and this lonely walk
would give Paul opportunity for the
communion he desired
Paul desired. II possible. to he 81
Jerusalem BIZ the day Of Penter~t- 50
instead Of visiting Ephesus again be
sent fo- tie elders OF the church there
to meet him at Nsletus. and the rrin-
ciTal part q our lesson today : the
record ~ his farewell address 10 them
fTerses 14l7s- He reminded them that
for three years he had faithfully test
fed to Jews and Greeks repentance
toward God and and faith toward cur
Lord Jesus Christ. tsSestyi1g the ges-
pei Of the grace Of God and preaching
tie Kingdom Of God fverses q ~ -
These are the truths which al need IA
know. ard there Is nothing so grand TO
tell as the grace Of God which bring
eth salvation TO al and tustides freely
all who traly receive him lRo1a III
"a; Eph- l. s 9, Tit Il II. LII. A.
Since all are guilty before God ami
the Righteousness which He requires
no mortal man has NOR can obtain by
his own efforts il Il surely good news
thst God has provided this perfect
righteousness In Christ Jesus and Of
fers il freely 70 every penitent sinner
Rom- Ill 10; II Coz '. 81: Cor l. 30.
Rom <. A. Humility becomes Us al
ways. for We are nothing and know
nothing and can do nrhing apart from
Him and there Is 10 roora for Boosting
except in the Lord II we realized how
great is the wrath from which we have
been delivered and which still rests
upon and awaits these WIG are lot
saved there might be more prevailing
tears on our part for lost ones about rs
Then there is the building up OF esiify-
ing of the saints 50 necessary for tlea
giortfyfns OF God on the part OF His
saved ones Verse 81. and nothing can
do this bat the wond OF God which T.
the only food for the soul John xvii
IL. Jer. xy. iGs- Paul could sar what
many q preacher cannot say: L kef
back nothing that was profitable unto
you 49, / have not slammed TO de-
clare unto roa al the counsel OF God
tyer<es Do "a Although il Is written
that All Scripture Is gtveE by inspira-
ton Of God and Is profitable. that
there Is special blessing upon all who
read or hear the book Of Revelation
thar our Lord said that II was foolish
not TO give heed TO all that the proph-
cts had said III TIN iii. Is: Rev. /. 3.
Like. xiv. 81 yet there are those who
turn away from al rrophecr and spe-
cialiy from the book Of Revelation and
encourage others TO do 50 Such wolld
do well 20 consider what Is written Of
tisdsse who feed themselves instead OF
the sock and are called wolves. There's
robbers. hirelinys tFerses -. %: Eek
xxIiv: John r.
Paul was always speaking Of the
kingdom Of God. rs was also our Lori
Jesus verse -. xviii y. 81: Matt fv
3: Acts J. 3. bHt of all Bible fonses
pe-haEs none Is more misunderstood
than that Of the kingdom which Is re.
to be set up on this earth at the second
coming Of cur Lord and whics '2nzar
be Till He shall come as He Himself
taught 1ake XIX fl-l3s WIN a5i VI
read these notes rleaSa i'e~- -----s -
In my Oft repeated assertion that this
Is MOI the age Of world conversir u Il
Of szlssiuing all things 70 Christ: 2u.
as James said AT the council at Jeru-
salem it i the time Of taking out FROM
the senfiies u people for His name
that 50 He MAY come again with His
church. HIS bride. as the Ms-ssia-. %
Israel for their conversion as a nation.
and then through them the winning OF
all nations fxr 1919
The only business Of believers is to