Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-01
THE LESSON FOR SUNDAY
Something About The Early Life and
Training Of Saul.
NATIVE OF GREAT CITY OF TARSUS

Born Of Parents of the Sect of the
Pharisees He Was Learned in the
Trade Of a Tentmaker-study of HIs
Works to Engage Attention During
Next Six Months.
(By the Teacher.) =
My Friends:
This lesson marks the. beginning Of
new quarter in our Sunday school
work. Also lit marks the beginning OF
our studies into the life Of most re-
markable man-Saul of Tarsus or
Paul. Next to Jesus Christ Paul has
done more for the promotion OF
Christianity, perhaps, than any other
teacher who ever lived. A man OF
scholarly attainments and deep learn
ing, a native OF Tarsus in,Asia Minor,
q CITY which in it's day ranked with
Athens in Greece and Alexandria in
Egypt as one Of the three seats of
learning, Paul after he professed
Christianity, developed into power
full advocate-a veritabe bulwark for
Christianity.
have heard ministers and others
say that they wish PaulS BOOK OF
Acts OF the Apostles and his 'other
writings had not been included in the
Bible. Their argument is that his
works furnish opportunity for so much
discussion Of the proper Interpretation
of his- words that much confusion IS
caused. A prominent and learned
lawyer with whom was discussing
Paul the other day made the remark
that the writings Of Paul were TOO
deep for the average newspaper reader
to grasp.
II don't know. What do you think
about it?
Well, anyway, we'll read the Scrip
ture lesson for Sunday and then we
will proceed to learn n little more
about this wonderful evangelist, Saint
Paul:
The Scripture Lesson.
Here is the Scripture Lesson for
Sunday as found in Acts 81: 80; Z2:
8, %; 2 Tim. 3:14, IS; Deut. GAS.
80 But Paul said. am a man which
am Il Jew of Tarsus, city in Cllicla,
a citizen Of no mean city: and, pc
seech thee suffer me to speak unto the
people.
Il am verify a man which ann a
lew. born in Tarsus, a city Of Clllcia,
yet brought up in this city at the 1eet
of Gamaliel, and taught according 10
the perfect manner of the law OF inc
fathers and was jealous toward. Co..
as ye all are this day.
% And the chief captain answered
With q great sum obtained l this free-
dom. And Paul said, But l was Tree
born.
IA But continue thou in the things
which thou hast learned and mast peeIl
assured Of, knowing OF whom thou mast
learned them:
II And that from Il child thou has'
known the holy Scriptures which are
able 10 make thee wise unto .salvatio1l
through faith which IS in Christ Jesus;
q Hear, O Israel: the Lord our Goa
Is one Lord:
r And thou shalt love the Lord thy
Cod with all thine heart, and with all
thy soul and with all thy might.
6 And these words. which | com
mand thee this day, shall be IN thlne
heart: ,u,
7 And thou shalt teach them dill-
gently unto thy children and shalt lalK
of them when thou sittcst IN thihe
house and when thou walkesf by lhe
way and when thou liest down anu
when thou risest up.
s. And thou shalt bind them lor a
hnn fnap
he as fruntlets between thine eyes.
9 And thou shalt write them upon
the posts of thy house, and on thy
gates.
Discussing Tarsus. the birthplace OF
Saul. Rev. Francis E. Clark, y. y.
comments: ''In choosing the BIRTH
place of St. Paul the guiding hand Oh
Providence is seen. Here 1t was pos
sible for q Jew TO he brought up III
Gentle city and to become Il foillah
citizen, while at the same time he re-
manned q strict Jew, learned in the
law and true to the traditions OF HIS
fathers. In this city as in re" oIheFs
he could be fitted for the larger mis-
sion which made him the apostle 10 the
whole world and not to the Jews oh'S.
The situation of Tarsus between the
Great Sea and the great mountains
almost midway between the two' hiaue
i. one of the gateways of the world
Named for King Saul.
The family of Paul belonged to the