The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-09

yours, and pray to the Lord, In the
hope that the purpose which is in
| your heart may perhaps be forgiven
you. For I perceive that you have
fallen into the bitterest bondage OF
| unrfghteousness."
"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for
me-" answered Simon, that nothing
of what sou have said may come upon
me-
Philip and the pious Abyssinian
So the Apostles, after giving a SOL
emn charge and delivering the Lord s
/ Message, travelled back to Jerusalem,
making known the Good News also in
many of the Samaritan villages. And
an angel of tie Lord said to Philip,
Rise and proceed south to the road
| that runs down from Jerusalem to
GAIA, crossing the Desert"
Upon this he rose and went. Now,
| as it happened. an Ethiopian ennuch
who was in a position of high au-
thority with Candace, queen of the
Philippians, as her treasurer, had Wis
tied Jerusalem to worship there, and
was now on his way home: and as he
sat in his chariot he was reading the
Prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said
to Philip,
go and enter that chariot"
So Philip ran up and heard the
eunuch reading the Prophet Isaiah.
do you understand what you are
reading?" he asked.
"Why, how can T." replied the eu-
much, unless some one explains 1t
to me?"
come up and sit with him. The passage
of Scripture which he was reading
was this:
Like sheep He was led to
slaughter,
And just as lamb before its
sh4arer is dumb
So He opened not His mouth.
In His humiliation justice was de-
- who viii make known His pos
For He is destroyed from among
men" lisa. lii. z, 81.
''Pray, of whom is the Prophet
speaking?" inquired the eunuch; ''of
himself or of some one else ?'
Then Philip began to speak, and.
commencing with that same portion
of Scripture. sold him the Good News
about Jesus.
Philip baptizes him
So they roceeded on their way till
they came to some water; and the
eunuch exclaimed,
''See, here is water; what is there
to prevent my being baptized ?''
So he stopped the chariot; and both
Of them-Philip and the eu9uch-t
went down into the water, and Philip
baptized him. But no sooner had they
come up out of the water than the
Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, |
and the eunuch did not see him again. |
With a glad heart ne resumed his
Ashdod. Then visiting town after !
town he everywhere made known Tire
Good News until he reached Caesarea. /
Saul of Tarsus is suddenly
converted
Now Saul, whose every breath was a
threat of destruction for the disciples
Of the Lord, went to the High Priest
and begged from him letters addressed
to the synagogues in Damascus, in or
der that if he found any believers
bring them in chains to- Jerusalem.
But on the journey, as he was getting
near Damascus, suddenly there
flashed round him light from Heav-
en-; and falling to the ground he
heard a voice which said to him, /
Saul, Saul, why are you persecut-
ing Me?"
At am Jesus, whom you are per-
was the reply.
But rise and go to the city, and
you will be told what you are to do"
Meanwhile the men who travelled
with Saul were standing dumb with
smazement, hearing sound, but sect
ground. but when he had opened his
eyes. he could not see, and sthey led
him by the arm and brought him to
Damascus. And for two days he re-
NAMED without sight, and did not eat
,r drink anything. II
Now in Damascus tn. was a dis
,iple Of the name of Ananias. The
Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, ;
".Ananiasi"
s ST am here, Lord he answered.
Rise" said the Lord, "and go to
Straight Street, and inquire at the
house Of Judas for man called Saul,
rom Tarsus. for he is actually pray
ng. He has seen man called
Ananias come and lay his hands upon
1im so that he may recover his sight /
Lord" answered Ananias, Il have
heard about that man from many. and