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LESSEN FOR APRIL 9
AENEAs AND poRcAs.

AENEAs AND DoRcAs.
LESION TExT-Acts e:32-4a (see also
Prov. 1:1O-3l)
GOLDEN TExT-In all things showing
thyself an ensampls Of good works.
Titus 81.
Step by step the Gospel can be
traced. spreading itself, but begin.
ming at Jerusalem" Paul's conver-
sion is one Of the greatest evidences
of Christianity. The two miracles of
today's lesson are additional evidence
that It IL OF God.
l. Al LYDIA Tvs. 32-35). Caligula,
emperor of Rome in A. D. 80. ordered
his statue to be erected IN Jerusalem
that he might be worshiped az . god
there - elsewhere. The excitement
and conflict which arose In opposition
to this sacrilege lasted for two years,
during which time Christian persecu.
tions ceased. Following Sauls VISIT
at Jerusalem. and during this time of
quiet. Peter made this tour Of vista
tion. LYDIA (modern Ludd) 10 about
twenty-five miles northwest of Jeru-
salem. Here dwelt certain saints ".
32) literally holy ones," converted
disciples Of Christ, not ones Of spe.
cial honor. for all who are members
Of tho body Of Christ, are saints"
(Phil. I'D. Here also dwelt Aeneas,
p certain man." possibly not believ-
er. but having great need ". 26:3:2:
10:1. 1873: 9:10). and Of years stand
ing ". 33). Notice Luke, the physi.
clans careful record. Peter must have
seen many such. yet this man IL one
Peter found; he was evidently look.
ing for him. Peters pity was not sen.
timental but practical and his words
powerful. for back OF them was the
Living and Powerful Christ. He
knew who could work . cure. The
long weariness 10 to be relieved. Yet
those days Of illness gave time for
meditation and probably prepared the
mans heart to respond in faith to
Peters words. Peter does not attract
attention to himself, but rather to
Jesus. His was but to be the instru-
ment Of the cure. The healing was q
means to IN end. for when those who
dwelt In LYDIA and Sharon ". 35)
heard Of the miracle, or saw this
healed man. It was to them q demon.
stration of the power of the risen
Christ, and they turned to the Lord"
". 35). There IL ro comparing Peter
with modern "healers." Peters words
ana actions were living demonstra-
tion. not for profit. Of the power Of
Jesus In his life and testimony.
II. AZ Joppa Tvs. 36::43). Joppa
was the only seaport the Jews ever
possessed for themselves. It was and
II still . rather insignificant town,
and now marks the beginning of the
railroad leading to Jerusalem. IS
miles distant. No name is recorded
Of any of it's rich or prominent citi-
zens. only that OF an humble. woman.
The record of her life however. 10
inspiring ". 36). and her name II .
common one adopted by organizations
VI WOsuCus AAA0 uot us0OtCs uOS lilo
was full of good deeds; like him
she was not ministered unto, but
ministered. This 10 real greatness
and II 10 open to oil Of ~. Her name
''Tabitha" (Hebrew). Dorcas (Greek). {.
means gaselle, which In the East is .
favorite type Of beauty. This certain
disciple" was beautiful In life 40 well.
for she was first . believer. then 4
doer. We believe in order to do. not
do In order to believe. This woman
II an example Of the wise and capable
woman mentioned In Prov. 31:10-31,
. picture we'll worth studying In these
days Of the feminist movement" She
II . good type to b followed BY
church women. and By 10 oil In the
fact that her reputation rested upon
deeds which she did" ". 36). not
ones she was about to do. nor did she
wait Tor some great opportunity Of
service. The life Of Dorcas reveals
ono Of the causes Of the triumph of
Christianity IN the Roman empire. II
was . source Of wonder that those
early Christians should 20 love each
other. The reason Why Dorcas was
allowed 70 die lies In the providence
Of God. He loved his work and this
recorded incident has served to raise
m multitudee Of other Dorcases. Her
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