The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-06-15
INTERNATIONAL
SUNMSQIOOL
LESSON
By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute Of ChicagoD
Copyright by Western Newspaper Union.D
LESSON FOR June 18.
THE PHIuPP,AN JAiLeR.

LESSON TExT-Acts l6;i6-40
GOLDEN TExT-Believs on the Lord
Jesus and thou shalt be saved. thou and
thy house.-Acts 1851
Dean Vaughn has said Of this lesson
that in It we have an epitome OF the
whole history Of the gospel" The time
was A. ID. so or 81 and the place was
Philippi. an important city. as before
suggested.
.. The DamseI Delivered Of Demons
wv. 1919. On their way to the pray
ing place where they had met Lydia,
the disciples met this maid who had
spirit, a Python" Greek soothsayers
were supposed to be inspired by Apol.
10. who killed q great snake at MI
Parnassus and left II To rot. The girl
was probably possessed OF hysteria
and thus spoke strange words. and her
condition brought much profit to her
masters. who professed to interpret
her words. This evidence OF evil pos
session awoke a sympathetic response
In Paul's heart. Her misery and
degradation were q symbol OF the
degradation, as Lydia's sweet and be-
nevolent Christian character was OF
the TRANSPORTATION OF womanhood -
Stalker. Her cry after Paul was per
haps that they were the slaves OF some
god, even as she was the slave OF Apol-
10. The Gadarene Luke S:2S) used
similar language. Paul did not at once
stop her ". 81, perhaps to avoid con-
troversy. but his elaboration made
more profound the final deliverance
wrought Worn out at last with her
cries. but taking no credit himself.
Paul spoke the name OF Power which
had foretold Just such acts INK.
1911; Tx. 81: Tx. l0:iD.
u. The Disciples In Prison (vv. -
24) or no further commercial value.
the slave drivers sought revenge by
melting a mob to attack Paul and his
companions. So today the liquor In.
terests would seek remuneration for
the loss OF their business" and
anathematize their opponents. while
the underworld tries to overthrow all
who seek to restrain them Paul and
Silas were accused OF troubling" the
city, for the trade has been interfered
with. II. indeed. went hard with them
thus to be unjustly set upon and final
ly. through the connivance OF the
spineless authorities. to be incarcer-
ated In a filthy dungeon. Still, though
the majority was against them. yet the
mob was not right compare 1875: is;
IL: 10: 2s-29). and they had One on
a.. .AA anflefnnt lRnm
8:2s).
~. DelIveranee and Salvation wv.
1856. Christ before Plate was &C
cused OF sedition. and these logged dis
ciples were likewise innocent suffer-
ers. Qj Prayer and praise (25-26).
Note the mstances-darkness.
torn and bleeding. aching backs and a
morrow filled with blackness. There
was no sleep for the disciples at that
midnight hour, but often strength is
better gained In prayer than sleep.
praying. they sang hymns,"-in the
midst OF that heterogeneous lot OF pris-
oners they did not. could not. keep 81
lent. The result was attentive listen
ing by the other prisoners and by q
loving Heavenly Father. who shook
the place to evidence his interest
". 26). (2) The Jailed delivered. The
place was so shaken that every barred
door was opened and the staples OF the
stocks were so loosened as to liberate
every prisoner go The taller saved
The brutal one is now the anxious In
quirer, and becomes a good type for
all TO follow who are out OF Christ. (a)
He saw he was lost. lie was subject
TO the same death as his escaped pris
oners. "Supposing" ". 30 has dark
ened many lives. and our greatest sor
rows are often imagined. Face To
face with death. the tailer would
plunge into an eternity for which he
was not prepared. Paul's clarion cal
brought the jailer to express his ankle
ty ". 29), and II was not trifiing mol
skeptically Indifferent man who ap
pealed TO Paul. He was brought face
TO face with two holy men. with God
and with eternity.
Those to whom he came knew th'
facts, had faith. and could meet the
emergencies OF life with confidence
". The Humbled Magistrates wv
85-40). The jailer evidences JOY. hes
pitailty and q changed home. which
news must have reached the magis
trates. Their early command was U
'let these fellows CO." Paul here
rises to his full dignity. Beaten open
iy. condemned without trial and yer
dict, does not allow them to cove
their crime and blunder by stealth.
The magistrates were liable to los
of position, goods. and even life. ant
hence willingly did all that Paul rs
CURED.
Thus the Imprisonment turned GU
TO the honor OF the apostle and tn
glory OF God.
Nor did Paul hasten at all in leavinl
the city.
After recovering strength to trave
ana encouraging the members OF tn
infant church they departed. takin
Timothy Q7:1D with them.
Thus God gloriously delivered thos
who labored amidst sore trials, an