Arizona republican., 1916-08-19
International Sunday
 School Lesson For August 20
THE RIOT AT EPHESUS


 t29) And the whole city was filled | with confusion: and having caught | Gaius and Aristarohus, men Of Mace donia. Pauls companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the lheater. t3O) And when Paul wc/d have entered in unto the people, the discuples suffered him not (3D And certain of the chief of Asia. which were his friends sent unto him. de- string him that he would not adVen- ture himself into the theater. t32) some therefore cried one thing. and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come to- gether. (3S) And they drew Alexan- der out of the multitude. the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander heckoned with the hand. and would have made his defence unto The peo- ple. (S4) But when they knew that he was Jew. all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out. Great is Diana of the EphesianS
 t35) And, when the townclerk had ap- pedsed the people he said. Ye men of Ephesus. what man is there that knoWeth not how that the city of the Epnesians is a worshipper Of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell from Jupiter? (36) Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against. ye ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly t3) For we have brought hither these men. which are neither robbers of church. es, nro yet blasphemers of your god dess. (3S Wherefore if Dimetrius. and the craftsmen which are with him. have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are dep nties: let them implead one another
 (39) Bu. if We inquire any thing con- corning other matters. it shall be de-
 termined in a lawful assembly f40l For We are in danger to be called in question for this days uproar there being no canse whereby we may give an account Of this concourse. t4D And when he had thus spoken. he dismissed the assembly
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 Expostion-I A Riot in Ephes"s. 29-3i. Paul had wonderful success n Ephesus lvs. l0-12. IS-20) He must also have testing before he leaves. IL might seem to Us that it would have heen better for Paul to leave in th" full blaze Of his success, but God 1 looks a these things quite differently from what We do. The Gospel Way k sure to create a stir sooner or later Men do not realize all its bear 1 ings and all its demands at ono. 90 they receive 1t quite calmly. But De metrius will wake un to lh" fa"t that l. touches his business, The gospe' faithfully ard fully prea Chcd will stir rn any community. at home or 1 a broad. It is not necessarily a had 1 sign at all when things begin to boil i in city village ar church It may ! fsir, ind haf uaas- 1 ting hot. The siir came because the new religion affected business C-. 25, l Reforms and revfrals are all right # i tNev do not hurt anvbodv's business l r. theV do why of course "busine. .e ] Is business" and the reform and tho 1 revival rust @" "The love of moneV --'vhat prolific nafher of evils it Is | fcf Tim. .: Q 10 ?. VI. The Sun { day newspaper may he great curse. ! but thcn the Christian merchant must | advertise in it: for you Ges. "by this bus s.uc-s we taN. our wealth" There | are many applications. Let us s~" fl we canrot find Y c that WEI hit ogr- i selvsS Dem.dttt.S uttered a very striking and truthful. though entirely | unints ntionll cnmmendatiAn of Pau 1 ~. 26) Would that Wr had moif | Pauls who will persuade people and turn them away from the worship oi 1 falsc gods "to serve the living and 'ru.. God. and D wat for His Sou rom lcaNeu" fl Thes. 9 iG1 Paul vas. of course. entirely right it 1 saying that 'shey he no gods Waich 1rc n,aGe with nluds Dcmclrius does not attempt 10 prove tha: he wasn't but simply poinss out uta. this doc 1 iriue would have a bld effect pr tneir business. He was like many to- day who wish tie preacher to square tis preaching mol with the Word oi God but with financial considera tons The first and chief danger was injury to business; but there was another
 poor Diana was imperiled ~. 21. |
 is doubtful fl Demetrius really caret much for her: but he knew that ar appeal to religious rreiudices woui, Carry rlany vitr him Ahose coopera- tiun he greatly desired. There ar' many today Who become very enihu- siastic religionsts. if they can coil money out Of il CT get into an office His statement that all Asia and thu world worshipped Diana was hardl, consistent with his professed appre
 hension concerninf her; nor was i
 exactly true. Some were enraged be 1 cause they saw their business goini to pieces: some because they say
 their religion going to pieces. Ant l then there was a concert of action t'
 reestablish business and religion d
 tae same time In unison they op
 ened their mouths and yelled: 'Grea
 is Diana of the E,phesiaHs'' This wa, of proving a point has not gone ou
 of use even in our day. The Crow'
 who can yell the loudest are quit
 sure they have proved their point an'
 carried the day. But somehow 0
 other Diana of the Ephesians lost he
 hold on men from that day or
 though they screamed for two straigh
 hours. Points proven in that way d.
 not stay proven. There was a rar
 combination of fearless courage an
 humble common sense in Paul. Tn
 mad mob awakened the manly fire O
 Pauls soul He wished to go into tn
 midst of the riot and proclaim Jesus
 But he yielded tc the entrcatles O
 the disciples and the persuasions Q
 his friends who were In place 0
 power Paul will have the opportun
 ity of facing a maddened mob furthe
 on; the time has not yet come. Mob
 are always ira tional and mob la'
 always insane. There was a babel c
 voices. one crying one thing and an
 other another. There was utter con
 fusinon and the majority knew nc
 why they were come together. Tn
 original cry (v 2S) is taken up agaif
 and with one voice thev shout ie fo
 two hours. What q strange sight
 great concourse shouting steadily fo
 two hours Great is Diana of th
 Ephesians." If shouting could .rov
 anything. surely this proposition w9
 proven. But thouting no matter hoy
 loud,- How long or how unanimou,