The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-06-15
LESSON FOR June 18.
THE PHlLIPPlAN JAlLER.

LESSON TEXT-Acts i6:l6-i0.
GOLDEN TEXT-Belleve on the bord
Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and
thy house.-Acts l6:3L
Dean Vaughn has said OF this lesson
that In It I'VE nave an epitome OF the
whole history of the gospel" The time
was A. ID. so or So and the place was
Philippi. an important city, as before
suggested.
|. The Damsel 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, Python" Greek soothsayefs
we're supposed to be inspired by ApoE
10, who killed a great snake at Mt.
Parnassus and left 1t to rot. The girl
was probably possessed OF hysteria
and thus spoke strange words. a1d her
condition brought much profit to her
masters, who professed to interpret
her words. This evidence Of evil pos
session awoke sympathetic response
IN Paul's heart. Her misery and
degradation were 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 8:2S) used
similar language. Paul did not at once
stop her ". 81, perhaps to avoid con
troversy, but his deiboration 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 (Mk..
1917; Tx. 9:1; Tx. 10:lO.
II. The Disciples In Prison wv. 10
24.) or 70 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
Sias we're accused of troubling" the
city, for the trade has been interferei
with. It, indeed. went hard with them
thus to be uniustly set upon and final
ly, through the connivance OF tho
spineless authorities, to be incarcer-
ated in filthy dungeon. Still, though
the majority was against them, yet the
mob was not right compare 1875; 1S:
~; 10: 2S-29), and they had One on
their side who was sufficient from.
S:2S).
III. Dellveranee and Salvation (vv.
25.95). Christ before Plate was &C
cused of sedition, and these ilogged dis
clples were likewise innocent suffer
ers. (l) Prayer and praise t25-26)
Note tho clrcumstances-darkness
torn and bleeding. aching backs and q
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 ether prisoners ani by
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 30 loosened as to llberat6
every prisoner (3) The jailer saved
The brutal enc is now the anxious in
quirer, ana becomes good type fol
all to follow who are cut OF Christ. (a)
He saw he was lost. He was subject
to tho same death as his escaped pris
oners. "Supposing" ". 2O has dark
ened many lives, and our greatest scr
rows are often imagined. Face Z
face with death. the jailer would
plunge into an eternity for which nc
was not prepared. Pauls clarion ca
brought the jailer tc express his anxi"
ty w. 29), and 1t was not triiiing mol
skeptically Indifferent man who ap
pealed to Paul He was brought face
to faco with two holy men, with GoC
and with eternity.
These to whom he came knew thu
facts, had faith, and could meet Tho
emergencies of life with confidence
". The Humbled Magistrates (vv
35-4O). The jailer evidences Joy, hes
ritality and changed hcne. which
news must have reached the magis
trates. Their early command was t
'1et these fellows CO." Paul here
rises to his full dignity. Beaten open
ly, condemned without trial and yer
dict, does not allow them to covel
their crime and blunder by stealth.
The magistrates were liable to los
OF position. goods. and even life, am
hence willingly did all that Paul re
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