The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-16
has given the repentance which lead
to Life
The Church in Antioch
The first Gentle Church

AdS gwen the repentance WHICH 1eduS
to Life
The Church in Antioch
The first Gentle Church
Those, however. who had been driv-
en- in various directions by the perse-
cution which broke out on account
of Stephen made their way to
Phoenicia, Cyprus and Antioch, de-
livering the Message to none but Jews.
But some of them were Cyprians and
Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to An
tioch. spoke to the Greeks also and
told them the Good News concerning
the Lord Jesus The power of tho
Lord was with them, and there were
turned to the Lord.
Barnabas sent to Antioch
When tidings of this reached the
ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they
sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. on
getting there he was delighted to SEQ
grace which God had bestowed; and
he encouraged them all to remain
Lord. For he was a good man, and
was full of the Holy Spirit and of
faith; and the number of believers in
the Lord greatly increased.
He brings Saul from Tarsus
Then Barnabas paid a visit to Tar
sus to try to find Saul. He succeeded
and brought him to Antioch; and for
ings of the Church, and taught a
large number of people. And it was
in Antioch that the disciples first re-
ceived the name Of Christians
Relief for the poor Christians in
Judaea
At that time certain Prophets came
down from Jerusalem to Antioch, one
of whom, named Agabus. being in
structed by the Spirit, publicly pre-
dicAed the speedy coming of a great
famine throughout the world. (It
came in the reign of CIaudius) So
the disciples decided to send relief
every one in proportion to his means,
to the brethren living in Judaea. This
they did, forwarding their contribu-
tions to the Elders by Barnabas and
Saul.
James beheaded. Peter
imprisoned
Now, All Jut that time. King Herod
Church, in order to ill-treat them;
and James, Johns brother, he be-
headed. Finding that this gratified
the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter
also; these eing the days of I'm
leavened Bread. He had him arrested
and lodged in Jail, handing himaover
to the care of sixteen soldiers; and
intended after the Passover to bring
him out again to the people. So
Peter was kept in prison; but long
by the Church on his behalf.
An Angel rescues Peter
Now when Herod was on the point
of taking him out of prison, that very
night Peter was asleep between two
soldiers, bound with two chains, and
guards were on duty outside the door.
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood
by him, and a light shone in the cell;
and, striking Peter on the side, he
woke him and said,
Rise quickly"
Instantly the chains dropped off his
wrists.
'Fasten your girdle," said the an
gel, "and tie. on your sandals
He did so. Then the angel said,
Throw your cloak round you, and
follow me-
So Peter went out, following him,
yet could not believe that what the
angel was dong was real, but sup
posed that he s4<T a vision. And pass
ing through the first ward and the
second, they came to the iron gate
leading into TIE city. This opened to
them of itself; and, going out, they
passed on through one of the streets,
and then suddenly the angel left him.
Peter coming to himself said,
NOW I know for certain that the
Lord HAS sent His angel and has res
cued me from the power of Herod
and from all that the Jewish people
were anticipating"
(To Be ContInued.)