Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-13

from the land of Egypt, their wan
dcllngS in the wilderness, and then
establishment in the chosen land. He
told OF their kings, leading up grad
TALLY to Jesus birth, teachings, death
and resurrection. '
Many Followed Them.
SO cloqucntly did Paul talk and
50 vast an impression did his words,
I make, that many followed them, ask
n9 then to tell more. Next Sabbath
almost the whole city came to near
them, which filled the Jews with
envy, SO lhat they began to speak
against the apostles, contradicting
them and disappearing. Then Paul
and Barnabas waved bold" st. Luke
tells us, and told the Jews that
whereas it was right that they should
first reveal the gospel to them, they
now would turn to the Gentlles.
From this time on, Paul preached
largely to the Gentilcs, although ne
still, OF course. addressed Jewish ON
gre9ationS, too.
The GentiIes were glad and
glorified the word Of Cod SAYS st.
Luke, but the Jews stirred up the
deVout and honorable women ana
the chief men of the city, and raised
persecution against them, and cN-
PEELED them out of their coasts
Therefore Paul and Barnabas shook
Inc dust OF the city from their feet
and went t.. lconium.
They converted many people by
preaching in the synagogue at Icon
num-, but when they were threatened
with stamina th., TI4l T., ,,a+n ., .,LI
Dcrbe, where they preached the COS
pei. Here they saw d man who had
been crippled al birth, unable to
walk. lie listened To Paul speaking
md as Paul observed him he per
celNed that he had faith to be healed.
50 Paul called to him in a loud voice,
Stand upright on thy feet And tLc
man "leaped and Walked.'
Thought Ancient Gods Return.
When the people OF LyStra saw
this, they believed their ancient gods
had come to earth again. They called
Earnabas Jupiter and Paul Mercury.
end they informed the chief prizes,
OF Jupiter, and brought oxen and
garlands and intended TO do honor to
these gods in all their old pagan
rites. Paul ana Balnabas We're hol-
ritlvd at this, and rent then
clothes,' and ran among the people
crying. "SlrS, why do We these
things? We also are men of like pas
slona with you, ana preach unto you
That yc should turn from these van
tiles unto the living God"
Certain Jews from Antioch and
Iconium then persuaded these we'll
meaning hnnhln thnt p1Ill 1t,I Do,
nabas, instead of being gods, We're
wicked, 50 that they turned agains.
them and stoned them and threw
Paul, whom they thought dead, out
OF the city. However, as he was SUI
rounded by his disciples, he revived
and departed with Bmnabas for
DcrDe.
From Derbe, they went to Lystra.
lconium and Antioch, preaching and
converting, ordaining elders to lead
those they converted. After they
had passed through Pisidia they came
to Pamphylja. And when they had
preached the word in Perga, they
went down to Alfalfa: And thence
sailed to Antioch" And there they
gathered the church together, ana
told Of all the things that had hap
pened to them ON their long mission
ary journey, and how God haG
opened the door of faith unto the
Gentilcs."
And there st. Luke tells us,
they abode long time among the
Disciples"
In Galatians 3, ST. Paul says, "ye
are all the children OF God by faith
IN f'h,iut JnrI,t Eni nc MANY OF
you as have been baptized into
Christ have put on Christ. There is
neither Jew nor Greek, there is Meth
er bond nor free, there is neither
male nor female: for ye are all one