The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1916-11-03
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER S.
sHIpwREckEo At mELIrA tMal.a,

sHIPWRECKE0 At MElITA (Malta)
LESSON TExT-Acts H:ss-2s:1o.
GOLDEN TExT-Jehovah redeemsth
t the 'v ,h.t tai. rsrura a. him .ham ~ y.
conference.-the. M:zz
Paul was at Malta three months.
from the last OF November to the last
Of February. A. ID. SO. A bay on the
north shore Is still called st. Paurs
bay. Much help on this lesson can be
secured by reading Mr.. James Smiths
book on the voyage and Shipwreck Of
st. Paul. Sir William Ramsey's, "St.
Paul, the Traveller, and Everyday
Men," by Robert Elliott Thompson.
!. Paul safely ashore CT :3s-44). As
the day dnwned the ship was lightened
for third time to enable them to ap-
proach nearer to the shore. This time
the main cargo of wheat was thrown
out, heretofore having been saved as
long as possible. The sailors were fa-
mIliar with Malta, but not with this
part where the ship now lay. Discov-
ering a small creek, they perceived
certain bay with beach upon which
they might run the ship, and hold 1t
without Its going to pieces before they
could land. 1t would have been i'm
possible to escape If they ran upon the
rocks In a heavy sea. The words
taken up anchor" ". 4O) indicates
that the sailors had cast them over
board, but attached to the ship. Now
they cut the cables and permitted
themselves not to be anchored but to
blow with the storm that they might
land upon the beach. Approaching the
inlet, where the waters Of the bay
met that Of the sea. "where the two
seas met, the 'essei "oulo not an
s"er 10 its hehh. Inc snip propaDiy
drew ABOUT 10 1eet OF water ana the
pottoh stusk IN tne ciinslhs ihuu anu
Gay, ana the 1orepart pegan TO Dreak
away rom the rear, que 10 tne vio-
ience OF the waves. Here faul had ms
most mario" escape w. AZ Not
alone was ne on tne point OF losing
MS liie Dy the sea- put the SWORD nuhg
over MS neau' NOT that OF law1ui e4-
cutioner' OUT OF seinsn murderer.
Before 1t was danger from the SAIL
ors; now It Is the soldiers, but the
centurion proved true, and all Of the
prisoners were saved for Paul's sake.
It would be interesting speculation as
to how many Of those saved realized
that they were not for Paul's sake, but
for the sake Of his Savior, and how
many Of them were duly grateful. On
this second stage Of the journey, after
having left Caesarea with the larger
ship, there were probably 276 persons,
Dy COOS guaranty was mere snaii
De no loss OF any mans h1e' anu MS
"ord Is sure.
u. PauPs continued service (28: Il
10Y. This island Is today and has
been since 1900 under British rule. 1t
was then governed by the Romans.
(D Comfort wv. 1. ~. The term
barbarian" does, not Indicate rudeness
or uncivilized people, but merely those
OF non-Greek birth. These people KIN
died fire because OF the cold and OF
the rain. They received everyone,
prisoners and soldiers ike Drothers'
and, IN the persons OF Paul ana Luxe
they certainly entertained angels una
wares. tHeb. Ii ~. ,t2) Cooperation
". ~: the nre wouid neeo communal
replenishing. again Paurs energy Is
conspicuous. Inougn the greatest OF
men then living ne was reaay 10 &c
the numDlest uuty. "hether counsei
ing ABOUT oincuity OF comforting uh
der dangers, ne was ready TO relleVe
distress at all u1nes' ana mus heio w
the banner OF tne Cross ana proved MI
Cnrlstiah spirit
As Paul gathered the roots and put
them upon the fire there came out
viper, probably benumbed by the cold
which fastened itself upon his hand
There are now no venomous serpent!
In Malta, but this Is no reason to be
lieve that In the earlier days, wher