The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-03-31

Common Nrrsions
And Saul. Vet breathing rut threat
rnlngs and slaughter against the disciples
" the Lord. vent unto the hish priest.
Ana desired Of him le'tern to pamas
us tn tho rNnnEoEucs. that I've touhu
an, nf this way. whether they were men
or women. he might bring them bound
unto Jerusalem
Nnd NJ he lourneNcd. he ram" near
Damascus and suddenly there shlncd
round shout him a light from heaven
And he fcll 10 the earth, ana heatd
IL ,ol.c saving unto him, saul Saul. why
psrSeyuttst thou me
And he -Nid. Who are thou. Lofd'
ana the Lord said. I am lcsus, whom
thou pcrsccuicst " Is hard Tor thee 10
uFk against the prick
4 And hc trembling and nstnnlshcd seih.
Lord what wilt thou have me io 90
And the Lord said unto him, Arise. and
rn into The ~, and " shall ~ toll thcc
What thou must io
And tho men which iontnclcd WIN
him stood Spe,chlcss. hearing voice.
hut seeing NO man
And saul arose from the earth and
when hts cNes we're opened. he saw rn
man hu, they led him 10y the hand. an !
. brought him 70 l'utnhF'NH
And he vss three DAYS without .lght.
and neither did eat nor drink
/ ~ And there vas n certain disciple ~
| p,mnscns. usmcd NnnHnlas and 10 him
/ said tn Lord In . vision, Ananins An
. hc said BEHOLD ! ain here. lord.
7 n And the Lord said unto him. Arise
aud ~ into tho street which u called
/ straight. and enquire In the house o.
. . t.
behold. he ptsye,h
4; And Nnnnias vent hts way, and IN.
t,rri into the house and putting his
hands an him said, nrnther saul M"
. { ord. even Jesus that appeared unto tho"
In tho wa, ~ ,fou ram-st hath sent M
I that thou mlghtest receive thy slght. ani
he nurd with the iioly Ghost
IA And immediately there icll from his
ewes ~ II hni been scales and he 80.
rsiycd sigh, forthwith, and arose aud
Wus baptized
" Ana vnen he had received meat. No
vas strengthened Then was Saul ccr.
tain dn,s with the disciples witch we're
~ Damascus
No other man sn,e our ord has msli
lsurh an impress upnn history be th'
lev " rarsus Read carefully nni
repeatedly Nets. chapter. a's7 "a and 60
saul the Man. 80 Physically, ",
know hn, m,ic of Saul tse. Rsm.~,
von,heatc end c'hefsl, but ~ know
nuu his lahors that he was man nj
tremendous vitality nis,an, namasru.
knrW ~ NJ, Ncrk ~. i5i and ~ him
seif te,titls, ~ 20 he srtlviti.. ,1la.f
M gi p.huiously he belonged To N,
titir,est nf N, strict. the pharssri
20 k.a.lii His anger At Jesus az,
The dlsciples VAS ,nnsumins passion
literally he "btea,hed threatening an,
slaughter" 49, A. In all his violence NJ
was conscientious. hut ys, he was aNfull'
and tertlhl, vuns and vhat is mrfe
his actions vsre not nlnnc REsiv, th'
disciples hut against Jesus ~ - nn
Politically saul wa. perfectly lcsai n
kesplng 'hs law aud IN his executions II
the namc VI thr lsw Doubtless mem
bsf ~ the ssnheitim tis iol. his hatt,
knew NO pliY. u included Hil Who he
lUsvsd m Jesus 80 w.n,sliy this ~.
Iir,nsrsnds an who have ever inilne..
iesrs \ rnn " intense convictions
slave tn misiltrri.d cons ionre. tiia'
" elranii, infvy and power once In M
tlsm thannel
| N saul saved ~ This man WAS fire
'humhlsd a. ~ God put forth hls hsn'
IT, save the elect At Damascus, thCrsl