The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-01

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This letter raises interesting oues-
lions for research and discussion, such
as:
l. What is the difference between
tauis heroism and that of soldier?
& Is war essential to the development
OIL heroism! 3. Which courage is high
er, moral or physical?
Paul, the Hero Gl :2l-22). To q ma2
OF u sensitive nature, craving perfec
tlon, sarcasm Stirs up the deepest Bit
terness of the soul. We do not believe
Paul primarily desired to refuse these
false charges-they We're unworthy of
nlm-Dut the knowledge of his suffer-
lnSS Tor the cause of Christ and the
truth of the gospel would augment his
power to serve the church. For Hle
sake of those whom he had reclaimed
from heathenism he was willing 10
seem to be boasting. Literally he
says: II speak by way of diSnaragc-
ment (of MYSELF US though we had
been weak" yet he adds: "Whcreinso-
ever any is bold, l am bold also" Paul
had as much to boast of as any one
or his Jewish opponents (v. 2D. "Are
they Hebrews? (Of the purest blood,
OF one nation and languaceD So am
l. Are they lSracliteS, wOrShiping
only one God? Are they of the seed of
Abraham, inheritors of the ministry of
/ the promise and the NIcsSionic hone
and the kingdom of Godp Are thnv
ministers of the Messiah. seeking to
bring all men into his Einadom9 "I
speak us n fool. speak as one beside
himself. ] am more" In labors he
was more abundant: no had occunicd
larger field with greater results In
stripes above measurc-thosa inflicted
by the hcathon were not umitod to
forty blowS-bcSidcs other bcotinrs rn.
4 ferrcd To in this list. In uriSons off
! (Acts 1G :23). Frequently cXnosod to
| death and to the ucrilS of robbers Inv
land and sea (v. 24. give Times 7
received forty stripes. save one, from
the Jews" ". 20. "Tbrice wos 7
beaten with rods; once was l stoned"
/ (Acts. Ii :19. Thrice 7 suffered shin.
/ wreck" evidently not recorded in Acts
for his shipwrccl on the way to Rome
was later "a night and n doy I'm the
deep" this not otherwise rrcnrand
I'm journcyings often" suffering from
the perilS of hard travel, often ON foot
In unciviliZed regions. "In pcr.ils of
water" literally 'in rivers" Bridges
were rare, and floods sudden and fire.
quent. "ln perilS of robbers" Every
road lin Asia Minor then as now was
infested with robbers. "In pcrils of
his own cOuntrymen :" an perils bv
] = In
In perils In the wilderness :" "In per-
lis In the sea" from storms, rocks. pi-
tates; "In perils among false hreth-
ren'-Judaising teachers who We're
self-sceking instead OF making the COS
/ pei hrSt (Gnl. = Il III Cor, IL :l3). "In
WEAKNESS and paInfulneSS," literally in
iaDor ana travail; IN watchings oft
en-; repeated nights Of SlecpleSSncss
hue 10 anxiety or pain. In hunger and
thirst, in Hastings often" hunger un-
/ salShSd TOR long time. In cold and
naKedneSS;' - IN the mountain passes
oadiy Shod anu badly clothed Besides
theSe Things which We're without, in
nuihcrahIe other trials such as the
care of or anxiety over the churches
(NV. 81, 33).
u. Sods Sustaining Grace G2 :1-10.
10 iaui God gave one of the greatest
tasks over committed to man, viz, the
planting of the gospel in heathcn
lands; rounding churches; teaching
them the gospel truths of the Lord Je-
sus. lie wrote To these churches two
hfths of the New Testament, thirteen
OF It's twenty-seven books, and this
4 II.