The Detroit times., 1916-10-27
In The Religious World
The SHIP that COULD NOT BE wREcKEO
The international Sunday School
Lesson tor oct. % is The Noy
age Acts 2Y. l-3B
IeY WILLIAM J. ELLIs

age Acts n. l-3B
(BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS
All aboard Enough ui riots
and cons p!aci,s aud Nenomous ec-
Iivsastu- aud petty king. Paul 10
through With Ms adventures ON land,
for a um, at least, and takes ship
Tor Rome. ne ras appealed 10 tSt-
saI and 20 Caesar hc must 90 Here
begins he most famous sea voyage
in all literature
Ihcs, waters OF The Mcditerranc.
am. wh.ch shine $50 blue a. they lap
the shore OF tdesarra, can Uc As
boistcrous and powerful ana trcach-
ruous a- the WId-AtldutIC. Al the
literature of Tho classics that deals
with the sea means this Middle
set or "Gtctt sea, nov newly IA
The worlds thought because of the
troop shius and the War vessels ihdi
al the present time crowd its waters,
myself have sailed most OF the seas
OF earth. but nDne can approach IN
historic interest or uttuya! beauty
thls great land locked SEA which has
borne upon It's BOSOM the commerce
and u8ties OF all the great nations
from r,mOtUst antiquity
Puufuly small 20 our eyes seems
the craft ~ winch Paul ,moa. .ked
FOR his momeutOuo voyage 10 could
D., hidden lu ON, uf the holds ui a
modern liner. IL had no motive pow
cr except heavy sails and man.pulied
oars Ir Was entirely OF wood and
had uu division into compartments,
of aU> ~ the other safety devices ot
modern seamauship when trouble
.ias, % could lUt call uy wireless,
and when stars and sun we're oloti"d
o4t th, mariners were AZ d'au
loss. tor 'hry had no compass.
Stout acr. the hearts OF he sailors
va0 JGNrnfured nm. cruel N'dl'"r
r3ucNB ,n such Trail vessels
A Voyage Of Romance
Bctau-. tho greatest historian IN
the world vas aboard tIe lu.c BOAT
as companion to the distinguished
prlson,s. Paul of Tar-Hs. we haV" "a
graph, account OF ihe storms and
anal -hipwreck Dr Ink" ana
brother Artsfartfus. ID, Th"esNon
ica were The -urt of friends Who
stand by iu ady,rslF Nris'archus,
n viii br remembered Was with
Paul In the rlut AZ ltpbc,u7. and uu
dcrWrut imprisonment tor aim pf
him and two others. the apostle
wrote. ar The close OF his letter 20
ino IuIo-sisna They are men Rho
have. brrn q comfort to me What
~ meant, to Paul. a- h' saw th"
shore ~ Caesarea fade. 10 have p}
hi. SID. .uko. d." p"crie-s historian,
whose writings 49, are now study
ing and Ari~'trrhU-. the huWbi"
devoted helper Who was ever alert
20 ease his leaders lut We can
easily imagine In hcayyu histories
account Is taken of ala these neon
,pipuou4 .har,rs iu "a great work.
There the viVcs ot the ministers.
tne women who support the PRAYER
meetings and misslouar' societies
and teach the Sunday school CLASSES
will NOT be without their need OF
reward
Becausc Ur Luke. with his OBJ
servant "sc. Was aboard che ship.
vg have this complete record of
tho romantic voyage He makes us
.ce by n few lines. the genticmani}
ofHccr. capt Jlil4e, Tho 'cV other
prisoners, '.h' ul"'t' N''"''i
covardly sailor and th' thrifty
ewn.r We can follow every u.,"
of rhc great journey
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