Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-15
LESSON FOR JUNE 10.
u p~HiLtPPiAN JAILER.


that in 1t I'VE have an epitome OF the
whole history of the gospel" The time
was A. D. so or SO and the place was
Philippi, an important city, as before
suggested.
l. The DaSnsei 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 a
spirit. a Python" Greek s%oothsayers
were supposed to be inspired by Apol.
10. who killed a great snake at Mt.
Parnassus and left it to rot. The girl
was probably possessed Of hysteria
and thus spoke strange words, and her
condition brought much profit to her
masters, who professed to interpret
her words. This evidence of evil pos
session awoke a sympathetic response
in Paul's heart. Her misery and
degradation were a 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 duke 1929 used
similar language. Paul did not at once
stop her ". 81, perhaps to avoid a con-
troversy, but his deliberation made
more profound the final de%liveranca
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. 10:1O.
u. The Disciples in Prison wv. -
24.) OF no further commercial value.
the slave drivers sought revenge by
'rciting 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
Silas were accused Of troubling" the
city, for the trade has been interfered
with. 1t. indeed. went hard with them
thus to be unjustly set upon and final
ly, through the connivance of the
.spineless authorities. to be incarcer.
ated in a filthy dungeon. Still, though
the majority was against them, yet the
mob was not right compare 1875; 10:
IL; ~19:2S.29). and they had One on
their side who was sufficient from.
S:2S).
~. D%eIiveranee and Salvation wv.
25-35). Christ before PLATE was &C.
cused of sedition. and these logged dis
ciples were likewise innocent suffer-
ers. 1) Prayer and praise (25-26).
Praying, they sang hymns."-in the
midst of that heterogeneous lot of pris-
oners they did not, could not. keep ST.
lent. The result was attentive listen
ing by the other prisoners and by a
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 so loosened as to liherate
every prisoner. (3) The jailer saved.
The brutal one is now the anxious In.
quirer, and becomes a good type for
all to follow who are out Of Christ. (a)
He saw he was lost. He was subject
to the same death as his escaped pris.
oners. Surprising" ". 90 has dark.
cned many lives, and our greatest o
rows are often imagined. Face to
face with death. the TALLER would
plunge into an eternity for which he
was not prepared. Paul's clarion call
brought the jailer to express his ankle
ty ". 29), and it was not a trif1ing nor
skeptically Indifferent man who ap-
to Paul. He was brought face
to face with two holy men, with God
and with eternity.
Those to whom he came knew the
had faith. and could meet the
emergencies of life with confidence.
10 The %jailer's question and its an.
swer. This question is the most i'm
portant OF life. and the answer is very
What Is 1t to believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ? The same as to
believe In any other person. He is to
take him John l:12) as Savior. Lord
and King. as the only One who can de-
liver from the penalty and power. and
from the presence Of sin (Acts
2: SO; Heb. 2: 25). It is to commit all
we have and are to him III Tim. 1919
for guidance; to surrender absolutely
to him, cast all upon him and leave
all with him. God Is love, and we can
trust in his Justice. yet in his
son the full penalty Ut sin has been
met and through him we are saved
Irom its depression and power unto
q godly character and unsel1sh career.
Is loving everything God
loves and hating everything God
hates."-Sam Jones. (c) Those saved.
Our trust makes a way for Christ to
save and for us to make a trial OF him.
He does the rest. The result was first
\ service Of ministration ". 33),
Washing the disciples stripes as he had
been washed from sin. and then a.
Of testimony by being baptised
the water reservoir or swimming
bath common to such houses. THE
Of Thyatire; the native
girl with the divining spirit: the
jailer-all alike acknowledged
heir new faith; one an Asiatic, the
,ther q Greek, and the third q Roman"
~. The Humbled Magistrates wv.
The jailer evidences Joy. hos.
and q changed home. which
news must have reached the magis.
Their early command was to
let these fellows co.. Paul here
Uses to his full dignity. Beaten open.
y. condemned without trial and YER.
iict, does not allow them to cover
heir crime and blunder by stealth.
Tho MAGISTRATES were liable IN Ioas