The Holt County sentinel., 1916-09-08
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNYS01OOL
LESSON
ny r. q. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
the sunday School Course u tile Moody
Lible Institute. chicaguJ
Copyrieht. 1915. W. stern Newspaper tuion ,
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
THE ARREST OF PAUL.

rurHiuty unless ill., teacher ilr,Eva..
/ upon his pupils The urirUuutir. for
. living IN, Christian TO- 90 ihn normal
u,u.nu,ut IT nr hpmr ur s,huul,
. ~ v,"t ,r play ~. Interest ut.
iu,'.s ~ every fHuii beading up ~
, i"uls visit ~ H#". TA,rrfrrr let
I iha taur',r irur" H''. journey from
MI.'u - I,rusr',.. which occupied
Z about four weeks. ard TOOK place ia
Tie uur'y I.rt uf o.. year \. T.. -.
I. r. Arrival f,y '7"N T'H S.if't
r,r,a 'rl , ~. ''. ''l's pul t' rrui'.
Ct t'r l' ruul won't tu THE city No.
would be- lu great Guu.rr. Hli the
S,igl' was tot r.ihldllug it uul.
/ i"u'f"g iip r'r lr tru.. irul NHl
I q ~. wu"' g. 49, IN i,ru.nlu'l. aud
/ ilNt h., 'liN could Gn T.. EyyryWh,,u
I l'ul won't y" "s,'"pn,' for" a. -
disciple, v''h whom hr 'nrrl,d md
NhuH IT, ,i' h'.upi IN ,hr way ~
! tech. Ar.;y''g 9" iprH. 'r'u h. ~.
4 rrnrs ~ nv" rrdr It's lrnr with
B Nuusnn. u',fdr 'f M cru"d.l city,
thus ',l'r! i.. "N'...ul 'n dang y rud
finding q p'pc' 81 rest ~ pu,llc
ruc.''luu g. ~ iHui REPORTS Il HE
b work. % 90 duuN hr laid hl. strong.
, - rril hlsis IN WlHt God had
wrought i'ruu'' l'w. uurug H..
/ church"s uf Asia. The headers uf the
.i"ru.u'"fn church rarrlv.i The gifts
PAM '-nu ~ from 'hc G,riilu
Churches. l'Hr'.l,i cod f.r Wlu' &C.
l"' ACCOMPLISHED hut -..' clearly
Z HAT. tn rrruiIpll.r l's sia'rsuuullh"
irrt .". sD'Hr''.'g wrr ~ q 40 'u0
( wnf" "l,Fr that the n'," r"rrris naI
g. l'un''. uc'Hu. were ~ .'rH,iri
f'". ""'l II n .".r irr r,,su"'
~ diplomacy NV .:t2.D. - The
'."'y NO" n't 90 ' ws "g'irr.h nu
/ illlH Festival ",, .'uu On M" clty.
-niur uf whom we're Zrr'.ns fur the
law. they declared flr,' tin, Imi
iuuan' rll the Jews which ,.Hr. n'uuug
thr tru'lvs not 60 furnkr Moses
second that be- hHd not taught thrm
not To- wink ufiur the customs ~
] Moses. TIL" facts w'r" Paul nhoy"i
I The Jewish crr uuniul laws person.
! ally, ~ n m"''rr II rnrr. not ne n
4 e, r'f. . - -.i'H'l.
~. TIE S-ro' Cyv. .-"rN. rpul's
| li'.rH't ~ c,H"i'. Iriuu resulted 10,
| 10 I,""" 1T 20 wHry d'rurl T. rry
iru" SERVANT IT Gni IL sur" 4" h. mis-.
rrr''e'r'"d "'i II ''ill 49, dn '''v"ve
., u,'"4ut ~ '"t ,.". ir'i ~ ''r I,"s
49, 49, - u It, CT N
take care ~ The Hos ard ~ "ur rrpu.
lntlonS. Most ~ The rhnrr ihHi
men, even 'lui'lr's Trim; u"''ust
one another ~ hus.l uiiuu "siu,.
| position" Is, @D. II WI. nv, u H,,,
| experience for rnul Ia be- moI,hoi Ne
| M" muddcnrh Jews dragged him uU,
! - tho 'uu,',ir y, 'r,'.' h""n rrr#i'n'
he t'."''" ~ 80 q. u'.r lu v.''',h T..
s.it Lul had II hand & 80. ">i
! TOW frequent n Il ,hrt we. ourselves.
| ar" IN du" Tim" treated IN the same
WY In which We have tronicd others
| (Gnl, i:D. N was the intention ~
| the Jews Ia KIN Paul NJ once without
II trial t2G;o, iO). They fnncl"d they
were doing Gods service tI"hn 10 ~.
This lrssrn Is n striking example ot
the utter folly aud wicko'lncss of mob
Inv. Pnuls time hnd not yet come.
and al the mohS on earth could not
kill him until God permitted II.
~. The brrai7nment wv, ?7.io).
Tidlngs ~ the rio, came Ia the chief
captain, equivalent To our colonel
tAcis 81 :aG), Paul was bound with
two chains, one from each ~ his arms
/ Ia n soldier, secured, yet left free to
walk with his guards, thus fulfilling
the prophecy Of Agabus ". 2l). Mobs
usually have great respect for sol.
dIcrs, for they nrc inwnrlly cownrdly.
No sooner was Paul on the stairs
which led 10 the top of the fortress
than the mob, afraid that they were
about 10 he hnlkcd OF their vengeance,
made mad rush ut him. with cries
If "Kill him: kill him." ana Paul,
unable In his fcttcred condition to
steady himself was carried on his
feet and hurried or IN the same pnth
his Master had trod tJOhn 1870
and he was again 10 hear that cry.
(Ch. 90 :.%. During all this tumult
Paul had hut one thought, how he
might witness for his Master, and
bring some NJ his blinded nccuscrs 10
n saving knowledge Of Christ. Thus
II was that he asked for the privilege
81 speaking, md most courteously did
he make his request, He spoke to
the captain In the Greek tongue not
IN Hebrew, and great was the surprise
Of the captain,
Practical Application. When we are
attacked, no matter for what cause, II
we confidently look for dellyernnce
and exercise self.control, God will
take care OF us.
Such conduct is dIsconcerting to our
enemies.
Diplomacy Is often dangerous and
misunderstood.
Circumstantial evidence is never of
great value.
There Is, however, a desirable form
OF diplomacy as when Paul addressed