The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-30

to see whether they are prosper
ing!"
Barnabas, however, was bent on
taking with them John, whose other
name was Mark, while Paul deemed
it undesirable to have as their COM
panion one who had deserted them III
Pamphylia and had nO1 gone on with
them to the work So there arose a
serious disagreement between them,
which resulted in their parting from
one another, Barnabas taking Mark
and setting sail for Cyprus. But Paul
chose >Silas as his travelling compan-
ion; and set out, after being COM
mended by the brethren to the grace
of the Lord; and he passed through
Syria and Cilicia, Strengthening the
Churches.
Timothy Joins them at Lystra
He also came to Derbe and to
Lystra. At Lystra he found a dis
ciple, Timothy by name-the son of
Christian Jewess, though he had a
Greek father. Timothy was well
spoken of by the brethren at Lystra
and Iconium, and Paul desiring that
he should accompany him on his
journey, took him and circumcised
him on account of the Jews in those
parts, for they all knew that his
father was a Greek.
As they joufneyed on from town to
town, they haI.ded to the brethren for
their obs .ancc the decisions which
had been rrived at by the Apostles
and Elders in Jerusalem. So the
Churches went on gaining stronger
faith and growing in numbers from
day to- day.
Phrygia, GaIatia, Troas
Then Paul and his companions
passed through Phrygia and Galatia,
having been forbidden by the Holy
Spirit to proclaim the Message in the
province of Asia. When they reached
the frontier of Mysia, they were about
to hut hA irit n
Jesus would not permit this. So.
passing along Mysia, they came to
Troas.
An Appeal from Macedonia
Here. one night, Paul saw a vision.
There was a Macedonian who was
standing, entreating him and saying,
Come over into Macedonia and
So when he had seen the vision. we
Immediately looked out for an op-
portunity of passing on into Mace
donia, confidently inferring that God
had called US to proclaim the Good
News to the people there.
Arrival in Philippi
Accord we put out to sea from
Troas. and ran straight course to
Samothrace. The next day We came
to Neapolis and thence to Philippi,
which is a city in Macedonia, the first
in its district, a Roman colony And
there we stayed some little time.
Conversion of Lydia
On the Sabbath we went beyond
the city gate to the riverside, where
we had reason to believe that there
down we talked with the women who
had come together. Among our hear
ers was one named Lydia, a dealer in
purple goods. She belonged to the
city of Thyateira, and was a worship
per of the true Cod The Lord opened
her heart. SO that she gave attention
to what Paul was saying. When she
and her household had been baptized,
she urged us, saying,
''If in your judgement I am a be-
liever in te Lord. come and stay at my
house"
And she made US go there.
Cure of a mad Slave Girl
One day. as we were On our way to
the place of prayer, a slave girl met
US who claimed to be inspired and
large profits by telling fortunes. She
kept following close behind Paul and
the rest of us, crying aloud.
These men are the bondservants of
the Most High God, and are proclaim
ing to you the way of salvation"
This she persisted in for a consid-
erable time, until Paul, wearied out,
turned round and said TO the spirit.
Il command you in the name of
Jesus Christ to come out OF her.
And it came out Immediately.
Paul and Silas arrested
But when her owners saw that their
hopes of gain were gone. they seized
Paul and Silas and dragged them off
to the magistrates in the public
square. Then they brought them be-
fore the praetors-
"These men, they said, ''are Great
ing a great disturbance in our. city
They are Jews, and are teaching Gus
toms which we, as Romans. are not
permitted TO adopt or practise"
The crowd, too. Joined in the outcry
against them, till at length the prae-