Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-06-17
International Sunday
School Lesson
for June 18
THE PHllIPPIAN TAILOR

and thy house" Ac. 16: 81.
Lesson Text.-Ac. l6: 1910. Com
nit VS.. 49,, "a.
19 And when her masters saw
that the hope of their gains was gone,
they caught Paul and Silas, and drew
them into the marketplace unto the |
rulers. (20) And brought them to the |
magistrates. saying, These men, being |
Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, |,
cd And teach customs, which are |
not lawful for us to receive neither |
to observe, being Romans. (22) And
the multitude rose up together against
them; and the magistrates rent off
their clothes, and commanded to beat
them. (23) And when they had laid
many stripes upon them, they cast
them into prison. charging the jailer
TO keep them safely: (24) Who, hav-
ing received such a charge thrust
them into the inner prison. and made
their feet fast in the stocks. $50
And at midnight Paul and Silas
prayed, and sang praises unto God:
and the prisoners heard them. t26)
And suddenly there was great
earthquake, so that the foundations of
the prison We're Shakeu and imme-
diately all the doors We're opened, and
every ones bands We're loosed (2O
and the keeper of the prison awaking
cut of his sleep, and seeing the prison
doors open he drew cut his sword,
and would have killed himself. sup
. posing that the prisoners had been
| fled (2S) But Paul cried with a loud
voice, saving, Do thyself no harm: for
! we are all here. (29) Then he called
/ for a light, and sprang in. and came
| trembling. and fell down before Paul
and Silas. 800 And brought them out.
and said, Sirs. what must I do to be
! saved? (3D And they said, Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ. and thou
shalt be saved. and thy house. 1929
And they spake unto him the word Of
the Lord. and to all that We're in the
house. (33) And he took them the
same hour of the night and washed
their stripes: and was baptized. he
and all his, straightway. t34) And
when he had brought them into his
house he set meat before them, and
rejoiced believing in God with all his
house.
Time-A D. 81 Place.-Philippi.
Exposition-I. Paul and Silas Cast
into Jail. 1924 The poor girls mast
ers We're trading upon her misfortune,
lust as mediums today trade upon
their own When the evil spirit had
gone out the girl was Of little com
mercial value and her owners were
enrased. Just as those who trade upon
the vices of men and women today
are enraged when these men and wo-
men are converted TO righteousness
and so their own nefarious bushes.
is ruined. The accusation was brought
that Paul and Silas exceedingly troub-
led the city. Nothing troubles The
city in the eyes of some people like
the revival that upsets their illicit
gain and brings in Righteousness
Nearly the whole town seems 10 have
taken a part in the demonstration
against Paul and Silas 1t was YER,
important matter. for trade had beef
iEterfered with II proves nothing
against man that the multitude i
against him (cf. ch. Il: 5: IS: y: 10
IS, 29l. But If the multitude wa
against them. and the magistrate
against them, God was with them AM
tina. more than COMPENSATED Rom &
81 Paul and Silas Jared hard
clothes toIn off, backs nogged unit
they were torn and bleeding, an(
then Without any care Of thei
wounds they wer@ thrust into 4 DIR
and filthy dungeon, and their fee
made fast in the stocks.
H. A Midnight Prayer and Prais
Service in Jail. p, 26. This is one {
the most inspiring and instructiv
PRAYER and praise services on recor,
"a The circumstances-in dar
hole, with torn and bleeding and acl
ing backs, and with a very dark Out
look for the morrow. 4 good time
pray ops. so: Is: CT. Jas. 5: 49,. Bl
it might seem strange time to sir
praises Uu. 6: %. %. CHI. 5: Al; Ror
5: 3; Phil. 2: II; l Pet. IA: T. Ep
): 20). Sorrows and aches taken
that way become sweet friends.
The time-midnigbt There is no be
ter time for a prayer and prai
meeting. 1t might seem as if Pa
and Silas would have been better er
ployed sleeping and getting streng
for the next days trials. But streng
can often be better gained by pray
than by sleep. (3) The result
great earthquake" foundations of t
prison shaken ''everyones ba
loosed." the iailor and his Wit
household converted and rejoiciI
This land needs a moral earthqua
Let rs pray for it. There are ma
prisoners who need TO have tn
bands loosed. Let us pray for tn
There is great need of the conversi
of whole households. Let us pray
this. also. Paul would never ha
gotten a hearing from those prison
had he not himself been cast il
prison They were doubtless a hal
cned crowd. more used to profan
and blasphemy than to prayer q
songs of praise: but oaths and Gu
fellow prisoners listened. But {
is not the best of it, God was list
ing also.
I'll. The Tailor at Philippi Sudde
and Thoroughly Converted, 27-94.
q moment the brutal jailor Decor
an anxious inquirer He asked
question every man should ask. n
why the iailor asked it, how he as
it, from whom he asked it % w
Because he was lost and had b
brought to see it and feel it.
Tailor had been fast asleep, but
woke him mn He had been brOu