The Detroit times., 1916-06-14
The international Sunday School
Lesson for June 10 10 "The Philip
plan Jaller."-Aets 10: 1910.


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slightly expanding the text
SCENE: The City OF Philippi. a
short distance from the present al
lied camps. The action moves from
the Jews praying place by the river
to the market place OF Philippi. and
thence to the city prison and the
jailor's house.
TIME: so A. d.
PERSONS: Paul OF Tarsus.
Silas. OF Antioch. a companion.
Timothy. OF Lystra. Paurs disciple
and attendant.
DR.. Luke. physician and historian.
Lydia. dealer in purple goods. and
Q Christian.
Fortune telling Maiden
Her Masters.
Roman Magistrates.
Tailor.
Roman Sergeants.
The Jailor's Family.
Mob OF Citizens.
Act I.
PAUL: Not again. Brother 81
las. shall we return to this quiet
place OF prayer by the flowing
stream. where Gods own sky
canopied US. and our hearts were as
open as the air TO one another. Still,
! seem TO see that little company OF
whom Sister Lydia Is the chief.
grown to great church. worship
ping the Name, and with Its power
flowing farther than the rivers flow.
But see. here Is the adversary, again
intruding into our hottest hours"
FORTUNE TELLING MAIDEN:
"Ho. people! Look These are the
teachers OF new doctrine, They call
themselves servants OF the Most
High God. and say that they alone
proclaim salvation. Can they tell
your fortune. DO they read the
omens? Out upon them for foreign
ers and dreamers."
PAUL: Demon. charge thee in
out OF that maiden. See, Silas. how
wen the evil spirits are subject TO
che Name. Behold. the maiden Is
now herself and no LANCER "A mock.
or and a railer. Now who comes
here, fuming and cursing and swing
ing their arms as II TO do us VIC
lence?"
THE MAIDEN'S MASTERS bar.
barians Unbelievers Rascals!
We shall see OF there Is law in
Philippi to lay such gentry by the
heels. Have hold OF them. men, and
and we'll 10 the magistrate. (They
voughly drag Paul and Silas to the
market place and the Judgment
seat
Act u.
THE MOB: "Yo no. All Al, 90
90. Kill EN- Beat EN-, Let
us at EN-! That's Il: hit him again.
Well placed, Tony; that blow
brought the blood. Give them TO us,
Master Magistrates. aud we'll make
short shift OF them
THE MAGISTRATES: 'Silence!
Order! Sergeants. quiet that rab-
BILE. Where are the accusers? All,
here they stand Well. speak up,
now"
THE MAlDEN'S MASTERS: 20
Honorable sirs, justice is with you,
and no man comes to your august
presence In vain for his rights.
These men. being Jews, do exceed
ingly trouble our city and set forth
customs which II il not lawful for
VI to receive, or to observe, being
Romans"
THE MOB: "Ow' Boo. Kill EN-!
Kill eml"
THE MAGISTRATES: Ion with
their coats. Lictors. 10 your work.
Beat them we'll, that they and all
other wanderers and inconoclasts
may keep away from Philippi.'
paul and Silas are severely beat
en- with many stripesD
PAUL: BE OF good courage,
Brother Silas. Twas so our Lord
was beaten for our sins. Let us pray
for these poor misguided folk"
MAGISTRATES Now TO prison
With them. the inner prison. and
sticks for their feet" aside, TO the
Maiden's Masters. Come to US first
hour after nightfall and we shall set
tie that little matter OF business.
There was no need to raise such a
riot. Our business which is the
city's order, Ia more important than
yoursD
Act ~.
PAUL: This Is a deep prison
hole. brother Silas: yet It was from
q darker pit OF prideful sin that our
Lord delivered me. Did you not feel
Him near. In the fellowship OF His
sufferings, when the blows fell 80
fast?"
SILAS: Even so, Brother Paul.
My spirit was never freer than since
my feet base been locked In these
dungeon stocks. Christ counts me
worthy to suffer for Him."
PAUL: "Why not a hymn, Broth.
Ner? The one you taught the women
by the river. about the worthiness
OF the Lamb. To you has been Civ.
en- the minstrel gift"
(The sing. even as the hour OF
midnight sounds While singing, an