Arizona republican., 1916-11-04
International Sunday School Lesson for
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sHIPwRecKEDoN MILITIA (Malta) }

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 Golden Text-"Jehovah redeemed he soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall ye condemned" Ps. 34: 22
 Lesson Text.-Ac. 27: 3S2S 11. Commit vs. 4244.
 ,SSD And when trey had catch nough, they frightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. (39) And V hen IL was day. they knew HpJ no Ian but they discovered a cer- tain creek with q shore, into which they were minded, if 1t were possible, to thrust in the ship. (40) And when hey had taken up the anchors they ommitted themselves unto the seI ,d ioosed the rudder bands. an1 hoisted up the mainsail to the wind. 0d made toward snore. (iD And a'ling into & place where two seas met, :hey ran the shin aground, and the foreport stuck fact and remained nnoVeahle but tn" rinder part was roken with the violence Of the waves ti2) And the soldiers counsel was to i'll the prisoners. lest any of them should swim out and escape. t43) Put the centurian willing to save Paul. kept them from thei~ un pose
 rd comma nded that they which could 'wim should east themselves first mo t'o sea and get to land tiA And the est some on boards and some on rnken pieces of the ship. And SO it mo to pass that trey escaped all afe to the land. 1) And inc barbar- '"s people showed us no little k'nd- 'ose' Cor tNev kindled a fire and re- "ived rs every ono. hecaveH of th" present -aio ana hr"nuse of thN cold. El And Whoo Paul hod gathe~ed rud'~ Q" stioks and laid them on ~ fire the~e came a v'ne~ out Of inc .r-t "~a ra~t"ued on hia hard CD And when the tarharians sa'" the ''"r"ro"- beast Hang on his band 'hrv aid mon~ t'oms"lv's No do'h' .His man is r'urds ~er. whom though l'@ D: IT cscared the sea yet Ven "onore suffe-eth not to i've.
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 Fx-os;tio,-r Co.'S Promise F'l- T'lcd oS-44. Faih end fea~ are a'IEc o~tngious. ono panic ricken m q ill throw a whole crowd into pen ~ rd one man oi robust faith and feortv cheer will rata a whole com na'v chcer'ul Parrs chea-fIlnoss '~ndo an on board of good cheer and 'No.- followed ais evamo'e pni 'tnoF -ood," How careful w- orVht 'o 'e ! our ccudrct even in 't'l" thin2s ! No~ouse of 'he influence it will have avon othe~s There woS something l sinl lef, that they could do. that is. ! ''r' ts- .ht', h, fhrosviro ont tNe cargo ,rd this they proceeded in do at o7-a The cargo was of great value. but they 1 Id mol stop to th'nk of that. for try | Ing 70 save both ship and cargo would l mean 10 lose slip. cargo and their own lives as well but bv sacrificing { the precious cargo thov Int save ] their own far more precious lives. ] Hprv man to ay will not got safe to bod because be Is rot w.l''rc ' sacrifice his cargo. so both himself ! -rd Hie uosscSsion will be lost foe ~ethe- tMF S 2G1 r was a glad -0on,ent vncn aaN i-ck' trf v. 'q. R. Y Na-gl Tu. tt@-c were sin "-
 ,r'a utiee ard 'eri's h"fore the.. Tbe ,r4 "rs utt".l, unknown to them 'rd it was n grave qi estion still whether they would be able to make ' hrairo Ilt tha"o 'v.s~ no r~t any n..cision or excuse f1~ gH~. ...-- -'.e, red Gods sure word of promise t-.f re' s'r t7- shpu hc is. sl any fersou injured n tNe ss,i.hfr- iee~rc- fvs. 2i Z5 3tl A ra-t of th. rr@diction was already being fu'fillel ,fore thci- rvc~ 'rf V. Pc Eve rt"n he took ~n1 rve~vthi0g th1 occnv~ed ',ll aut .n cVoet inf lrro~ of Y hot God lad said frf. Y 22l Rn inuh lees there Ws- neuv an nnN or H.o~t a- 'Ne Vosssl beran to go t' riroes There was. however one hear t.cre that was perfectly ra'n t.c ? Iea aG a. 1u Inc sold CTS CD, D r.l 'o ti'l ih" urisouerS We hove s'-itirg ilustr~tfor or the hrrta'i i~ie 'endoncv Of a rili;arv life TNcv hal Inst escf nod from eXtr ar1@ noril them elves and that too. through ono Q he uri-onr-e nn' nov they wouh turn aro,.rd ard ri'i ou tHo nr sopars r.rul fut tlrFod IF ff~~n te an"fliu thgt can make brute and 9 demo ou' of man # is tNe r~ofe ion o wgr The~s are noble Chtst an rn" 'o our rmios bl.t The so'die~ ifo r.'ehtfullv dcrnora 1iz'ng Huf the lr' 'al inc attitude os theec eeldirrs i~ ward Piul Is nothing to the inrrati tu1e of the great mass Of men tod ? towards Fauls Nasfer Jesus. The ova all tNelr safety for time anf ct"r nity to Him. and yet tHeY are eillin o turn upon Him al any momen But the centurian proved true and a the prisoners were saved for Pal sake wonder how grateful the were to their saviour In one wa and another they escaped I'll sa' to lard" both those who could swir ard those who couldn't. T. did seer 1s if some of those two hundred an seveutv-SiN rcrsovs must be lost hH
 'od has given His guarantee tha there shall be no loss of any man
 fife among you" and Gods word fure no matter low the breakers das and the ship goes en pieces. Cor r.'omse was fulfilled to the very lcl ter and it always Will he.
 IT, Paul tte Prisoner Pecame PaJ the Mighty Worker l-4. The pr1m- of God when mode did seem quit 'mnossible of fulfillment. but God hp Fert it to the very letter. God mnk' nll things and all persons minister His faithful servant (cf. Rom. S 2S The sto'm m had swept Paul or towar is definitely appointed destina'io ior The shipwreck had given him ascer dency over soldiers sailors and o
 ficers and now these unknown fo' eigners minister abundantlv to h needs Paul was a great man-tf worlds greatest preacher. greate missionary. greatest reformer Greate
 philosopher, greatest man of letter 'r' Tanl was not above picking | sticks for the fire on a wet day
 that was the worl, at hand ("f. Ma 20 2s.) The spirit of service W, woven into the verv warp and wo
 of Paul's being ard if there was rot'
 Ing for him to do to help his fellow men but pick ID sticks hH would hat It was Very unidentified but
 vas very Christlike CPno 12. Ills
 Tfe first result of his humility, al
 neared diecoura ging (vs, 4D
 soere as if he must nerish tho victi
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