The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-03-23

heat: for the lamb that is In the midst
OF the throne shall be their shepherd,
and shall guide them unto fountains OF
waters of life; and God shall wipe away
all tears from thelr eyes-Rey. 7:iG. II.
/. General information - Omitting
lessons 4, and IL, all OF the past
quarters work has to do with the
early, the apostolic church, covering
a period Of time from A. d. 30 to per-
haps a. ID. 81, six or seven years. The
chief events are the resurrection Of
Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit,
the change in tile apostles, particular.
ly Peter, the conversion and baptism
Of 5000 believers. fellowship and won
ders worked among these believers, the
beginning Of persecution. the selection
Of seven deacons, Stephens testimony
and death, the dispersion Of the Chris
tians, the work Of Philip, great growth
In the early church.
Historically these lessons have to
do with the things that Jesus began
and continued to do after his resur-
rection through the power OF the Holy
Spirit. 1t is, therefore, a story Of tho
power of the risen Christ. The prin-
cipal characters are OF two classes (l}
The leading workers. OF these are:
Peter and John, apostles; the 100 dis
clples. Barnabas. the seven deacons,
particularly Stephen and Philip; the
Ethiopian eunuch and Gamaliel, who
gave some friendly assistance. (2D
The chief enemies; Those who falsely
Pccused the apostles. the rulers Of the
Jews and the temple, Ananias and
Sapphira. Saul and Simon Magnus.
1t is not difficult TO paint a word pic
ture CT the events of the past quar-
ter. This may be dole by assigning
to separate pupils such questions as:
Where, when and why did the event
Of this lesson occur? To another pu-
pill assign the task Of telling what he
thinks the scene looked like, and to
still another to name the chief per-
sons mentioned in each lesson. Let
these assignments onit lessons 4, Z
and IL, which do not chronologically
fit into the work OF this quarter The
remaining pupils should be primed to
supply any omitted facts and to cor
rect any mistaken.
]. The Coming cf Power. Lesson 1.
The ascension Of Jesus is one that
shows us the risen Christ as the giver
of the Holy Spirit and he is the All
Powerful One VITO has carried for
ward the things Jesus began 60 do"
Lesson 2. This is very much the samo
except that 1t suggests the man side
OF this transaction. AS the early dis
ciples obeyed, they received. In like
manner the Spirit is given today to
those that "ask him" Lesson 3 shows
what effect we may anticipate when
we proclaim the fact OF the risen
Christ.
II. The Use Of Fower. Lesson 5
(cmitting No. Al has to do with the
daily walk and work OF those who had
sc recently received this newly be-
slowed power. Through his servants.
Jesus, by the power of the Spirit. heals
and makes strong the lame man at
the temple gate--a case Of applied
Christianity" the pc yer OF practical
social service. AS - result of this
service Peter and John Uesson 81 had
TO give their testimony to
the rulers, the result Of which con-
the enemies who thought they
had conquered Christ at Calyary-the
use of power in testimony. Tho fur
Their evidence OF how this new power
was using nen is that given in lesson
3. the Christian Brotherhood at Je"''
salem.
III. The Test of Power. Stephen
(lesson 10) was Gre cf those who had
been separated for the care of the
temporal affairs of the early church
yet his testimony and martyrdom eas
ly makes him m5rs famous than most
Of the apostles and forever exalts the
ayman in the Christian church.
One other Oesson ~ Of those seven
ieacons, Philip, was also SO signally
used and BLESSED that his name and
leeds are almost as familiar to us as
IS the work Of Stephen.
In the first case this newly bestowed
nawar TIlal tho ,yit,aoo with q no Inn
ness and courage that will always re-
main an inspiration, while in the sec
md illustration Philip SO gave himself
% the directlcn AID leadership OF the
Spirit as to go where ho was sent;
md when u human judgment his
presence was essential to the carrying |
IN of great revival, he obeyed the
lew command and left the multitude |
o deal with single individual.
Jesus makes no reference to the
mass consciousness" ard the Holy
Spirits power receives no greater or
more far-reaching tect than that which
lad to do with its dealings with the
Individual soul.
Each teacher should see to 1t that
ach scholar shall read these eight
he piers several times. If possible, be-
ore tho review occurs, in order that
hey may see the quarters work as a
vholc, for 1t is lGdeeG one story: the
tory of the risen Christ winning men
0 himself and equipping them to go
orth in obedience to his last great
fLuke "a, ,46-49: Acts l:e.i