The Holt County sentinel., 1916-05-19
LESSEN FOR MAY Il
THE CRIPPLE OF lYsTRA.


toned In this lesson and locate them
on a map. Lot seven pupils attack to
the map ilag. or banner, to locate
each ono. The visit To lconium oc-
cured probably In the snrihg OF a. ID.
u RamseyI. raul and Barnabas had
q great triumph aud severe testing
NJ lconium. wrought n great victory of
feith and became popular ut bys,rn,
only To- meet great tribulalion ON
their homcward Journey they con.
nrmcd saints. Sc, up rules and gave
account OF their lnbors to the home
church of Antioch
!. In ieonium wv. ~. This was
Roman city Of great antiquity ana
importance The modern city konia
IL an important MOhammedan and
trade center. Tradition sayr Paul was
Imprisoned for being magician nn'
teaching q woman named Thckla not
10 marry. This woman endured great
hardships and trials for the faith. FIN
ally becoming q nun ut Selcncia and
dying ~ the advanced age OF ninety.
From this tradition we get most OF our
ideas OF pauls appcarancc--smali.
bandyicggcd. large eyed. shaggy eye.
brows long po,n. fuil of grace with
,omo,inc. IN, face a., N man and n,
others OF nn angel. THIS IN tradition
only. but II probably somewhat near
the truth. raul followed his usual
grs, vI,nc,,,,y 4, Tho svpnvovuo. vii.
,css,,, 90 40 o,,i,o Nomination low
o,J cc,,i,c o,d JIy,dir, ,bcm cfr,c.
,iyc,y hy ia rr,,,a ,hou, I,sua
n, IL lv.,ra NV a.oi,. Al, popu.
,,,,,, ,,, SIS, rho,, ,,,,oduc,ion
h.,a uo,,J .,,r, ,,o,i,i,u. healing
,,a .r,nr,o a,J n, ,,,,,. ,nI,iny ,,o
os,,em n, Tho ncon,c Adorn,ion and
,ro,I,us. npncai 10 tho human hcnr,.
I'na,,pc,,h IN, hca,bcn idrn ,ba, tho
rnda .cnm, inwn \, N. IN tho likeness
n, mon :. No ,,cn, mud glorIou,
,r,,h q, ,he ,nco,nn,,o, ,Io,n ia.
pm ga ?, NO ,bouiJ hcsI,o,. IN
cond.mn ,,o., mo, a, I, ,s,r, ,oo az.
y,ro,v IN, who, A,,c,Ic,n commu,i,v
a. mo, nnor ,n c,nd,r,,n,,,n IN mi.
,o,ard, Too many cnr,s,,nrs ocrcr
,a,lanss ~ n, M Tho foe, nj The mon
-hom God has uscd IN work his
mIrb,v wo.ks I, an. common com.
n,nin, ,,,, a, Tho J,ys n, hIs creates,
.ic,nr,e. mo, could M, and Nr.
voody u,on n soryic. ,,,s ,Ism,sscd.
or 90, into nj. ,ua,,crs n, tho ho,,ls.
ho yo,lJ s,v, ma on,,r,un,,v for se,s,
giorIfcn,,on pnui and unrn,bas Ind
hard worL m restrain those nero wor.
ahincrs Nv ia and N conylncc them
WHO ,bev were md how they bod bcen
enabled IN occom,i,sh such n worder.
f,,l miracle Nv m, pau was NJ "iike
stature" with ,bcm and wou,d no, nc.
can, worshIn ma ana tho Caesars or
Uerod I2,2a. ea,. Ue exborted tho
Lys,rIans 10 turn from ",hcsc win
,hinya" a such idn, worsh,n un,o
the Giving cod" 1scc aiso / Cor sd.
I Tbess i.o,. Hitherto Goi had NOT
miraculously in,erfered 10 turn
men from their evi, ways ~ IA, but
left them 10 their own devices 10 show
their Inability 10 and their way hack
10 him Iseo Acts n: 40. I Cor, i,2U.
Yet God ia no, "wI,bout Witnessed"
". ~, The seasons ana the natura,
laws point TO God yet men still no.
main blind and unvrateful. Thus by
vehement cxbortation thcy prevented
this act OF sacrllcge. (2) Persecution
Tvs. 10, 20). The mob In ever fckie,
". 49,, but Il did not turn Thorn unto
tho living God" ". l5). Conversion
Ia the simple turning from idols Il
Thcss. i.9), a rational thing. but one
contrary to the pride OF men who de-
sire to do something" whereby they
may merit or can demand their sal
walton. Even as Paul had difficulty to
turn people aside from idols, 30 today
It 10 hard to keep nen aud women
from idolatry. not the gross or vulgar
idolatry OF hcathcnism. but tho re-
fined idols OF culture. success. power.
money and pleasure. To his difiicul.
ties Paul had the added persecution Of
the vindictive iconians and those from
Antioch ". iS. God delivered him
rom tnis trial u Cor li;2b, 80, All
!oyn WITNESSES must expect persecu.