Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-08-06
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Si1r1daySchool
Y Lesson '
(By REV r. b. FlTzWATER, DID. Dean
OF the Evening school, Moody Bible In
atitute OF Chicago)
C. 1925. Western Newspaper Unioni
Lesson for August 8
BEGINNING THE SECOND MIS-
SloNARY JOUR.


minion alse frsn sea to sea, and fire..
the river unto the ends of the eartk."
-Ps. 1873.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Hsw the Bsy
Timothy Became a Missionary.
JUNIOR T0PIC-Silas and Tinothy
Become Missisaaries
INTEdtMIsHJATE AND SENIOR Tor
IC-Missienary Recruits.
YOUNG PEOPLE ANB ADBLT TOP
IC-StreRgtheniRg the Churches.
!. Contention Over John Mark Ooh.
Is :36-41).
1. Pauls Proposal w. 36)
This was to revisit the scenes of
their missionary endeavsr, and see the
state Of the beHevers-what progress
they were making in their Christian
experience. This is a pattern fer
missionaries In all ages and countries.
2. Barnabas' Determination ". 81.
1t was to take with them John
Mark The human relation of these
men was uncle and nephew, (Cel.
4:16).
3. Paul's Opposition ". 3S).
He was suspicious of Mark because
Of his desertion on the former jour
Rey (Acts 10 :13).
A. Their Separation wv 39-4D.
Their contention was so sharp that
they separated. 1t Is impossible to alb
solutely determine which of these men
was right. 1t is quite clear that both
were sincere. That John had done
wrong in turning back, could not be
disputed That one failure in a young
Christian should condemn him for life
Is wrong conclusion. 1t may be that
nearness Of relationship w,.rped the
| judgment of Barnabas. On the other
hand, this very fact may have given
insight into Marks nature which bet
ter qualified him to judge of his fit
ness than Paul Then again. it Is to
be presumed that Paul. whom God
was thrusting out to be the leader had
clearer understanding Of the matter
Besides it may be that this stern
ness of Paul was the very thing that
brought Mark to his senses. Frequent
ly the demands of justice make the
man. This painful incident resulted in
these devoted missionaries parting
company, but God oyer-ruled it to the
wider extension Of the work Barna-
| bas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus,
| and Paul chose Silas, and being recon-
mended by the brethren unto the grace
of God, went through Syria and Cilicia.
confirming the churches The fact
that Paul went forth with the recon-
! mendation Of the brethren may be a
| vindication of the rightness of his
action. It is comforting to know that
the frailties of men cannot thWart
the purposes of God, nor even delay
them. One of the most serious diff
culties in Christian work at home and
abroad, is to get Christians to work
tremendously together.
II. Finding Timothy (ch 16 :1-5).
l. The Place ". ~.
| This was at the very place where
| Paul on his first journey had endured
cruel stoning. The conversion of this
young man may be regarded as the
fruitage of his testimony at that time
2. His Percentage, (v. ~.
His mother was a believing Jewess
and his father a Greek The mothers
name was Eunice QI Tim. 1:5).
Timothy's unfeigned faith had passed
| from his grandmother Lois through
Eunice to him.
3. His Character w. p.
| He had a good reputation in the
church at Lystra and Iconium This
| shows that the young man from the
very first had followed in the foot
steps Of his spiritual father as Wit
ness for Christ
! 4. Timothy Circumcized ". 81.
| Though Timothy had been carefully
instructed in the Word of God by his
mother and grandmother, the Mosaic
! rite of circumcision had not been com
piled with Doubtless this was be-
cause his father was a Gentle In
order to avoid offense among the Jews
Paul circumcised Timothy This may
seem strange in the light of the de-
! cision Of the Jerusalem Council which
set them free from this rite, but it
showed his willingness to con rorm to
any reasonable demand for the sake
I Of eXpedience. However, when this
act involved principle he was unyied,
ing, as in the case of Titus when he
refused to have this done at the be-
hest Of Judaistic. teachers, Goal. 2:3).
5. The Ministry Of Paul and Tim
othy Through the Cities wv 40
It is likely that at this time Tim
othy was ordained q Tim 40.
They went through the cities and de-
Iiyercd the decrees which had been
ordained at The Jerusalem council
/ ACTS l5:19-241.3 This resulted In the
establishment Of the churches IN the
faith, and dhesdaily increase in the
number Of believers.