The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-16
LESSON FOR JUNE Is.
THE PHlLlPpIAN JAILER.

LESSON TEXT-Acts 1880 d
GOLDEN TExT-Beiieve on tho LORD
Jesus and thou shalt DO saved, thou and
thy house.7Acts ls:al
Dean Vaughn has said Of this lesson
that in It I'VE have an epitome Of the
whole history Of the gospel" The tins
Twas A. D. 80 or So and the place was
aPhilippi, au:important city, as before
suggested.
4 !. Tho pamsel Delivered Of pemons
NV. 1919. On their way to the pray
ing place where they had met Lydia
The disciples. met this maid who had q
spirit Python" Greek soothsayeri
4 were supposed to be inspired by Apol
No. who killed q great snake at Mt
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 he'll
masters, who professed to interpret
,her words. This evidence Of evil pos
9sssion awoke sympathetic response
IA Paurs heart. "Her misery and
degradation were Q symbol Of the
DEGRADATION, as Lydia's sweet and be
Inevolent Christian character was Of
khe TRANSPORTATION Of womanhood."-
STALKER. Her cry after Paul was per
hapa 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 q con
troyersy, but his elaboration made
more profound the final, deliverance
wrought. Worn out OF last with her
Icries, but taking no credit himself,
Paul spoke the name Of Power which
bad foretold Just such acts INK.
h6;i7: LIZ. s:1; LIZ. 10:17).
| II. The plsoIples In Prison wv. 10
ekl OF no further commercial value,
khe slave drivers sought revenge by
tnciting mob to attack Paul and his
companions. So today the liquor In.
kerests would seek remuneration for
khe loss Of their business" and
anathematiie their opponents. while
the underworld tries to overthrow ali
who seek to restrain them. Paul and
l6ilas were accused of troubling" the
lcity. for the trade has been interfered
with. n indeed, went hard with them
thus to, be unjustly set upon and final.
~, through the 'connivancs Of the
eptneless authorities, to be incarcer,
hted in filthy dungeon. Still. though
The majority was against them, yet the
mob was not right compare 17:5; IS:
hai 1s;2S2s), and they had One on
their side who was sufficient from.
h:ssY.
~. pslIyeranoe and Salvation wv.
eta5). Christ before PLATE was 40
cused Of sedition, and these logged dis.
Itiples were likewise innocent suffer.
efs. ~ Prayer and praise (25-2e).
Note the ces-darknoss,
horn and bleeding. aching backs and q
morrow fiiled with blackness. There
Ines no sleep for the disciples at that
nidnisht hour, but often strength 10
better gained IN prayer than sleep.
prayins, they sang hymns,"-In ths
midst Of that heterogeneous lot Of pris.
pners they did not, could not, keep si.
lent The result was attentive listen.
Ing By the other prisoners and by q
loving Heavenly Father, who shook
the plaoe to evidence his interest
" 25). t2) The Jailed delivered The
place ives 90 shaken that every barred
hooriwas opened and the staples Of the
etocks were % loosehed as to iiberate
syery prisoner. (s) The TALLER saved.
Ehe brutal one d now the anxious In.
uuirer. and becomes o good typo for
HI 70 follow who are out Of Christ tal.