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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Story Of The Life Of St. Paul, The Apostle - -Author: Mary F. Seymour - -Release Date: August 31, 2020 [EBook #63093] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STORY OF THE LIFE OF ST. PAUL *** - - - - -Produced by Don Kostuch - - - - - -https://archive.org/details/StoryOfTheLifeOfStPaul_201502/page/n15/mode/2up - -{1} - - _Story Of The Life Of St. Paul, The Apostle._ - - -{2} - -{3} - - Story Of The Life Of St. Paul, The Apostle. - - By M. F. S., (Mary Seymour) - - Author of - "Legends of the Saints," - "Stories of the Saints," - "Stories of Martyr Priests," - "Tom's Crucifix and other Tales," - "Catherine Hamilton," - "Catherine Grown Older," - "The Three Wishes," &c. - - - - _London_ - R. Washbourne, 18 Paternoster Row. - 1877. - -{4} - -{5} - - To The Fathers Of The Sacred Heart - For Foreign Missions, - - Who, Obeying Their Vocation, - Are Devoting Their Lives - To The Apostleship of Heathen People, - This Story Of The Life Of - The Great Apostle Of Nations Is - _Dedicated_ - -{6} - -{7} - - - Preface. - - - -Of all the Christians that have ever lived, there is, perhaps, -not one whose life is invested with a greater interest than that -of St. Paul the Apostle. A Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, of the -strictest sect of the Pharisees, highly educated, and brought up -under the eye of the chief doctor and teacher of that time, a man -of position among the Jews, he must necessarily have been one of -the most conspicuous of the early converts to Christianity; even -had his conversion not been miraculous. -{8} -But to us Gentile Christians, St. Paul, the Hebrew of the -Hebrews, stands in a very special relation; for he, as the -Apostle of the Gentiles, reminds us that we have a claim to the -promises which God made to Abraham--promises which the -parenthetical dispensation of the Law could in no way disannul. -It is in his writings especially that we read of the liberty of -Christians, and of the necessity, power, and abundance of the -grace of God; of the personal relation to God in which all true -religion consists; of conscience, which makes the just man a law -to himself; and of a simple interior godliness which he speaks of -as Christ being formed in us. - -{9} - -But while he insists on our spiritual freedom, he dwells no less -strongly on our duties--on the sincere charity that we owe one to -another; the care we should take to avoid scandal; the interior -preparation with which we should approach the holy sacraments; -and the truth and reality that should pervade our lives. - -St. Paul, too, is a great example and teacher of the way in which -we should conduct ourselves towards unbelievers and the civil law -of the State. For we find him not only showing charity to all -men, and respect and submission to the magistrates and rulers in -all that was lawful, but also availing himself of all his civil -rights and privileges as a Roman citizen. - -{10} - -And does not the condition of our own times increase and -intensify the interest which must always attach to the life of -this great Apostle? The wide-spread structure of mediaeval -Christendom is broken up, and public opinion is no longer on the -side of right because right is the Will of God. Nations frame -laws and constitutions which recognise neither the Church, nor -the God Who founded it. - -As it was in the days of St. Paul, so is it now: material -prosperity, luxury, and pleasure, are the ends for which men -live. The Church, now as then, is a private community of -believers, depending, after the grace of God, on the good-will of -its members individually, and on no authority derived from civil -governments; indeed, there is hardly a nation upon earth in which -the Church is even free, unless it be ignored. -{11} -Those that are without look upon it now with much the same -feelings of fear, wonder, hatred, or contempt as men regarded it -in the days of the Apostles. Many a Gallio lives now indifferent -to all religions; many a Demetrius who judges of religion simply -by the gain it brings to the craftsmen; many an Agrippa who is -all but a Christian; many a polished Nero ready to persecute. - -Meanwhile, we that are within are cheered by the same hopes, and -tried by many of the same temptations, as were the lot of the -early Christians. - -{12} - -May the great Apostle of the Gentiles guide and help us in times -which are growing more and more like to his own, and obtain by -his prayers that Christ may live in us by grace, and truth, and -peace. - - W. J. B. R. - - _January_, 1877. - - -{13} - - - Story Of The Life Of St. Paul, The Apostle. - - - Chapter I. - -A year had scarcely passed after the death of Christ, when a -young man of honourable birth and great learning visited the city -of Jerusalem at the time of the religious festivals, and there -discovered that people of every rank were being attracted to a -new faith--the faith which Jesus had taught from His own lips -while He dwelt on earth, and which His Apostles were now -preaching in the midst of danger, difficulty, and unbelief. -{14} -Saul was filled with the fiercest indignation. His father was a -Pharisee who had carefully trained his son in their strict and -austere rules. From his earliest years he had been instructed in -the laws and traditions of the Jews by Gamaliel, the most noted -teacher of that day, and he had far excelled his companions in -the acquirement of that knowledge which was so highly valued by -the sect to which he belonged; and now, in his first anger and -hot zeal, the young man believed it his duty and his glory to -root out the Christian truth which _he_ deemed heresy, and -to destroy all who avowed themselves followers of Jesus of -Nazareth. - -{15} - -Tarsus, in Cilicia, was Saul's native city, and he must have been -dwelling there during the period of our Lord's public ministry, -for no record exists of his having witnessed any of the wondrous -scenes connected with the life and death of Christ; and it is -supposed that, after completing his studies at Jerusalem, he -returned to his home, remaining there until the year 35, when his -career of persecuting cruelty began by the martyrdom of St. -Stephen, about the time of the Feast of Pentecost. The Scripture -narrative does not mention Saul's name as one of those who took -Stephen captive, but probably he was among the number who -listened to that speech before the council, when we are told that -the martyr's face was "as the face of an angel." - -{16} - -It is at the scene of the stoning that we hear of Saul--the young -man at whose feet the witnesses laid down their garments, thus -choosing him for their commander and chief; and when the dying -Saint cried, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," and, "Lord, lay not -this sin to their charge," Saul was there, consenting to his -death. - -Little did the fierce and angry multitude think of the marvels -which St. Stephen's dying prayer would work, pleading effectually -with God, and securing the conversion of the young man Saul, who -was then one of the most bitter enemies of the Christian Church. -Perhaps, in those last moments, it was permitted the martyred -Saint to understand in some measure some of the purposes of the -Almighty in his sufferings and death--to know, maybe, that very -near him, in the ranks of the cruel and persecuting throng, stood -the man who had been chosen as the agent to carry out the -gracious designs of Providence towards the Gentile world. - -{17} - -However, the stoning of the Proto-martyr was followed for some -considerable time by a course of merciless severity. Saul -scourged, imprisoned, and put to death, men and women to whom the -name of Christ was dearer than aught else, even than life; -driving them by thousands from Jerusalem, and even pursuing them -into their hiding-places, that he might force them back to die. - -Thus it came about that Saul was journeying to Damascus. - -It was well known that many of the persecuted Christians had -sought refuge in that city, and Saul, "breathing out threatenings -and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord," went to the -high priest to obtain from him authority to seize all who were -known to be believers in the new faith, and to bring them back to -Jerusalem. - -{18} - -His journey was almost accomplished. Already the walls of the -then beautiful city were within his sight; his heart beat high -with triumph, when suddenly he was stayed, and, swifter than -gleam of lightning, an unnatural brilliancy encompassed Saul and -his attendants, who, confused and dazzled, fell prostrate on the -ground. - -A voice from heaven was heard--not in tones of anger or reproach, -to terrify the bold persecutor of Christians, but sweetly, -softly, sorrowfully it sounded in his ear, speaking words which -none but he could understand-- - -"Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?" - -{19} - -Oh, wondrous power of the gentleness of Jesus! The haughty -Pharisee became in that brief moment humble and yielding as a -little child, and answered, "Who art thou, Lord?" - -"I am Jesus whom thou persecutest," said the heavenly voice. - -Those who were with Saul heard not these words, nor was it -permitted them to see Christ. They were only conscious of the -overwhelming brilliancy of the flood of light, and knew too that -a strange voice seemed speaking--the privilege of beholding in -vision the Saviour of the world was reserved for the man who had -so deeply grieved Him. - -"Lord, what wouldst Thou have me to do?" inquired the now humbled -Pharisee, and the answer came at once-- - -"Go into the city, and there it shall be told thee what thou -shalt do." - -{20} - -It was a hard and humiliating command to one like Saul! - -_He_--so well versed in classical learning, honoured for his -superior attainments, followed by numbers who trusted implicitly -in his wise counsels--must he indeed in submissive obedience -learn from the lips of man what was the Will of God? - -Was it not also harder still to hear that he should be required -to teach the very faith he had openly despised to the Gentiles, -for whom, as a Pharisee, he had the deepest contempt and scorn? - -It _was_ hard to human nature, but Divine grace was strong, -and Saul did not hesitate, but suffered his attendants to lead -him to Damascus, still blind from the effect of the wondrous -light which had shone upon and around him, there to do whatever -God should direct. - -{21} - -In the grand old city, in a street called "Straight," which is -said still to exist, there dwelt near the eastern gate a man -named Judas, who received Saul into his house. While staying -there, a vision was granted to the sufferer, promising him -relief, and naming a Christian man of that city who should -speedily come and visit him. - -This man was Ananias, who also was directed from heaven to seek -out Saul of Tarsus, the well-known persecutor of Christians. - -That name had a terror for the servants of God in Damascus, and -Ananias was alarmed. - -{22} - -"Behold, he prays," the voice had said, and yet the Christian -hesitated, for he knew fall well that Saul had received from the -high priest authority to bind all who were followers of Jesus. - -But the command, "Go thy way," stayed his many doubts, and, -confiding in God's care, Ananias set out for the house of Judas. - -Arriving there, he laid his hand on Saul, saying that God had -sent him that he might receive once more his sight and be filled -with the Holy Ghost; and at once, by the power of the Almighty, -he was blind no longer, and, by the direction of Ananias, he -received baptism, and avowed himself from henceforth to be among -the followers of Christ. - -{23} - -Having recovered his strength, Saul entered the Jewish synagogue -in Damascus to proclaim the message of the Son of God whom he had -before rejected and despised, and the people there asked each -other in amazement if this could be he who had come to the city -as the enemy of Christians. - -Their surprise served only to animate Saul with still greater -zeal in preaching that the promised Messiah, so long expected, -had really dwelt upon the earth in the person of Jesus of -Nazareth, the crucified God. - -Shortly after his conversion, Saul travelled into the desert -regions of Arabia, to fit himself by prayer and solitude for his -future work; to learn those lessons of self-knowledge and -self-distrust, without which no active work can be done for God's -sole glory; and--separated from the business of this world--to -hold communion with his Creator. - -{24} - -Three years of silence and retirement--years in which the once -well-known Pharisee was almost forgotten by the crowd who had -followed him in his old days of influence and power--and then -Saul came forth to do his Master's work imbued with those deep -principles of spiritual life which should sustain and guide him -in the arduous labours which he was about to undertake on his -return to Damascus, and the Jewish people there. - -But just as fiercely, just as deeply as Saul had once hated the -holy Stephen, so did the Jews in the city hate and resolve to -destroy him. - -A plot was laid for his apprehension, and three men were -stationed at the different gates of Damascus in order to slay him -if he should try to escape; but his friends placed him in one of -the large, strong baskets common in the East, and let him down by -ropes from the window of a house close to the city wall; and thus -freed he made his way to Jerusalem. - -{25} - -Arrived there, Saul asked eagerly for the disciples of Jesus, but -they were afraid that he only sought to betray them; for, -although three years had passed since his conversion, it had not -become known in Jerusalem, and neither St. Peter nor St. James, -who were there, believed that Saul was a Christian. - -It was a fresh humiliation for that proud, lofty nature to be -thus mistrusted and rejected by Christ's own Apostles, but it -served to deepen his contrition for his former bitter persecution -of the Church. One friend was raised up for him in St. Barnabas, -who, remembering the honour and distinction which had attended -Saul's departure from Jerusalem, pitied him in this humiliating -return, and undertook to make known the wonderful story of his -change of heart to the other Apostles. - -{26} - -Hearing this, they were no longer fearful, but welcomed Saul as -one of their brethren, and gladly permitted him to share in their -work, so that he at once began to labour for the conversion of -the Grecian Jews in the city. - -But they remembered him as one of their own party, one whom they -had honoured as a Pharisee, and who had been their leader in the -work of persecution; and these facts made them so much the more -bitter in their hatred, and they began to conspire against his -life. - -{27} - -One day, while Saul prayed in the temple, he fell into that -strange supernatural state of ecstasy in which the prophets of -old, and the Apostles and Saints of later times, have received -messages and revelations from Heaven. It was the Lord Jesus -Christ Who thus in vision appeared to His servant, bidding him -leave Jerusalem because the Jews there would not receive his -words, and declaring it to be the Divine purpose that he should -journey afar off--to the Gentiles. - -Doubtless, in the freshness and fervour of his newly-felt love, -Saul would have chosen rather to remain in the city and give up -his life for God, but with that great faith and ready submission -of will which grace had implanted in his heart, he yielded -without hesitation; and, going down to Cæsarea, entered a ship -bound for Syria, and made his way to Tarsus, where he remained -for many years. -{28} -During that time Saul's life was secluded, and very few positive -records of it remain; but it was then he took short voyages to -the different towns on the coast, and suffered the shipwrecks -which are mentioned in his Epistles to the Corinthians. There, -too, he endured some of that hunger and thirst, scourging and -imprisonment, which he suffered for the sake of Christ, and -received, as it is believed, many of those wonderful revelations -which God granted as a help and consolation in his trials, as -well as in preparation for the still greater difficulties which -were hidden in the future. - -All this time the Jews, who were still unbelievers, pursued Saul -with the deepest hatred and longing for revenge. - -{29} - -He had forfeited his patrimony on becoming one of the sect of -Christians, and he had then no Gentile friends to help and to -pity him, yet he was content; for, as he tells us in his Epistle -to the Philippians, he esteemed "all things to be but loss for -the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord." - -Meanwhile, St. Peter had visited the different towns and -villages, and at length, reaching Joppa, took up his abode in the -house of a man named Simon, by trade a tanner. - -There, one day at noontide, as he reclined in Eastern fashion -upon the housetop, he turned his heart to God, and, forgetting -all earthly things, became absorbed in contemplation. - -A feeling of intense, supernatural hunger came upon him then, and -as his friends prepared food, he fell into a rapture, and saw the -heavens open, and a sheet descend which contained animals of -every description. - -{30} - -St. Peter had the strong Jewish regard for the distinctions of -the law concerning the clean and the unclean, therefore when a -voice directed him to kill and eat of these animals, he answered, -"Far be it from me, for I never did eat anything that is common -or unclean." - -A second time the voice spoke to him. "That which God hath -cleansed do not thou call common," it said; and when this -mysterious vision had been three times repeated, the sheet was -drawn up to heaven again. - -In the same manner that the Jews avoided eating such food as the -old ceremonial law of Moses deemed unclean, so they shunned all -intercourse with the Gentiles as an unclean nation. -{31} -This remarkable vision was God's way of teaching St. Peter that -the prejudices of his life must be laid aside, and as fully as -grace was poured out upon the Gentile world, so he must also -admit them to all the blessings of the Christian Church. - -While St. Peter pondered over this wondrous revelation of God's -Will, two servants and a soldier came to the tanner's house, and -asked if one Simon, surnamed Peter, was lodging there. - -They came from Cornelius, an officer in the Roman army, who dwelt -in Cæsarea, a fine city and seaport some thirty-five miles from -Joppa. We read in Scripture that Cornelius was a devout man, and -that he gave alms to the people, and spent much time in prayer. -{32} -He must, therefore, have been conscientiously following the light -he had, and praying to know God's Will; and such humble constant -prayer can never be disregarded by Heaven. So it happened that -one evening as Cornelius prayed, a heavenly visitor appeared to -him, speaking in gentle tones of love, and yet he was alarmed, -and exclaimed, "What is it, Lord?" - -Then he heard that his prayers and his alms had gone up as a -memorial before the throne of God, and he was bidden to send men -to Joppa, who should bring to him Peter, then lodging with a -tanner in his humble dwelling upon the sea-shore. - -We have already seen these messengers reaching the dwelling of -the Apostle; and while they asked for him, the Holy Spirit made -their arrival known to St. Peter, and inspired him to go with -them, for it was God Who sent them. - -{33} - -Immediately leaving the housetop, the Apostle went to the door, -and heard how the messengers had come from Cornelius, and also -that he had been directed by an angel to send to Joppa. - -Strong though his Jewish prejudices had been, love of his -Master's will and his Master's work were still stronger, and St. -Peter made the Gentile visitors welcome for the night, and -departed with them next day for Cæsarea, taking with him some of -his Christian brethren. - -When they reached the house of Cornelius, they found him with his -friends, assembled to receive the much-desired visitor; and -meeting St. Peter at the portico of his house, he prostrated -himself with the greatest reverence and humility, recognising the -Apostle as the visible head of the Christian Church, and the -representative of Jesus Christ. - -{34} - -St. Peter raised him from the ground, and entering the house, -began speaking of the old Jewish law which had prohibited -intercourse with other nations, telling his hearers that God now -commanded all those restrictions to end, and therefore he came -among them as readily as if they were his own Jewish brethren. - -Cornelius then related the favour which had been granted him, and -said that they were all there assembled to hear the words of life -from the lips of the Apostle. - -St. Peter now tells the glad news of Christ's coming amongst men. -He tells them that the once despised and outcast Gentiles are not -only invited to receive God's grace, but are to be in all things -equal partakers with the Jewish people--that Christ, of Whose -resurrection and ascension they had already heard, had given an -express commission to His Apostles to preach the Gospel to all -nations. - -{35} - -Suddenly his address is interrupted. It is a scene second only to -that of Pentecost, for the Holy Ghost comes down upon these -Gentile converts, and they begin to speak with tongues, to the -surprise of St. Peter and his companions. If any lingering -feeling of Jewish superiority had been left in their hearts, this -unmistakable proof of God's gracious purposes towards the -Gentiles destroyed it for ever. - -If special grace and special gifts were thus bestowed from -Heaven, St. Peter, as head of the Church on earth, must not fear -to admit them to every privilege it was his to bestow, and he -therefore desired that they should be baptized. - -{36} - -Thus began that mission to the Gentiles which opened a new era in -the world's history. - -The Apostles had thought much of the blessings and honours -intended for their own people, but they had not fully -comprehended how broad, how extended Christ's kingdom was to -become. So God wonderfully interposed, and called into His -service one who was better fitted to be the Apostle of the -Gentiles than St. Peter with his zeal, or St. John with his -ardent love,--even Paul the persecutor, but afterwards the great -and glorious servant of the Christian Church. - -{37} - - Chapter II. - -The city of Antioch, in Syria, was full of fugitives from other -countries. - -Many had come from Jerusalem, many also from the adjacent island -of Cyprus, others again from Cyrene; and when the truth was -preached to them, a great multitude turned to God. - -Tidings of this went to Jerusalem, and St. Barnabas was appointed -to go to Antioch to instruct the converts more fully in the -doctrines they had received, and shortly afterwards, Saul went to -assist his labours. - -{38} - -The people of Antioch gave the name of "Christians" to these -followers of Christ. Before this the disciples had called -themselves "brethren," or "saints," while the Jews in scorn -termed them "Nazarenes." - -St. Barnabas, with the help of Saul, had been teaching about a -year, when some prophets came down from Jerusalem, one of whom, -named Agabus, proclaimed a famine throughout Judea. - -When the Christians at Antioch heard of the great price of food, -and the consequent distress among their brethren in Jerusalem, -they collected together a sum of money, and St. Barnabas and Saul -conveyed this gift to the sufferers. - -But a greater evil than famine troubled the Christian Church--the -persecuting cruelty of Herod Agrippa, who had killed James, the -brother of John, and now would have taken also the life of St. -Peter, had not God interposed, delivering him by the help of an -angel. - -{39} - -When St. Barnabas with Saul returned to Antioch, they were -accompanied by a young man named John Mark, and probably they -would have continued long in their united work, had not the Holy -Ghost inspired them to begin that mission to heathen lands to -which they were more directly called. - -It was about this time that Saul exchanged his name for Paul--a -name more pleasing to the ears of Greeks and Romans. - -Somewhat near the Feast of Pentecost, in the year 44, the -Apostles started from Seleucia, the nearest seaport to Antioch, -arriving, after a few hours' sail, at Salamis, a large city on -the coast of Cyprus, the birthplace of St. Barnabas. - -{40} - -They began at once to preach in the synagogues, but with no very -marked success; however, neither Jews nor idolaters attacked -them, or made any opposition to their teaching, until they came -to Paphos. - -The governor of the island at that time was Sergius Paulus, who, -though a Roman and a pagan, was not content with the false -deities he had been taught to worship. - -At his court there was a false prophet and sorcerer named -Bar-Jesus, who had called himself "Elymas," which signifies "the -wise one." - -When Sergius Paulus heard of the arrival of the Apostles he sent -for them to come to him. Perhaps some hope was roused in his -heart of hearing from these strangers some truth which would -satisfy him. - -{41} - -When St. Barnabas taught of Christ, Elymas the sorcerer began to -deny and contradict his words, until the governor said he knew -not whom to believe. - -St. Paul, appealing to Heaven, called down the punishment of -blindness upon this impious man, which so strongly impressed -Sergius Paulus with belief in the power of God, that he at once -avowed himself a Christian. - -"Oh, full of all guile"--thus had the Apostle addressed the -sorcerer--"Oh, full of all guile and of all deceit, child of the -devil, enemy of all justice, thou ceasest not to pervert the -right ways of the Lord. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is -upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a -time." - -{42} - -Even as the servant of God spoke, a mist came before the eyes of -Elymas, then light faded into a deep, terrible darkness, and -blind and helpless he was led to his own home. - -Their mission to Cyprus concluded, the Apostles journeyed to -Pamphylia, landing at Perga, where there was a celebrated temple -dedicated to Diana. - -On arriving here, the young companion of Barnabas, "John Mark," -determined to return to Jerusalem--probably he shrank from the -difficulties and perils which threatened their missionary life. - -Together then did Paul and Barnabas proceed on their way, through -mountain passes, and across bleak plains, until they reached -Antioch in Pisidia--not the city of Antioch in which they had -already laboured. - -{43} - -Upon the Jewish Sabbath they directed their steps to the -synagogue, where they were invited by the "elders" to address the -people. - -St. Paul stood up, and in forcible, eloquent words gave a rapid -sketch of the history of the Jewish nation, showing that the -promises to the line of David were fulfilled in the coming of -Christ. - -He next proved to them that from this Saviour, this God-man, who -had lived and died in their own day, all might receive pardon of -sin, and, lastly, he warned his hearers not to incur the dreadful -punishment which awaited those who rejected the word of the -Almighty. - -Some who heard these things were deeply impressed, and followed -the Apostles to receive instruction; some had listened with -delight to an appeal which showed the preacher's familiar -acquaintance with the traditions of their forefathers, but their -hearts were not gained for God. - -{44} - -When the next Sabbath came, an immense throng made its way to the -synagogue, and this public demonstration of interest roused the -anger of the unbelieving Jews, who uttered terrible blasphemies -against the name of Jesus, and tried to silence His Apostles. - -But neither St. Paul nor Barnabas was afraid. They told these -angry Jews that to them had God's grace first been offered, they -had been His own chosen and beloved people, but now, as they -would not hear, the Divine message was sent to the Gentiles. - -Enmity against the Apostles now ran so high that they were forced -to leave the city, and on passing out they shook from their feet -the dust of Antioch, as Christ had commanded them to do in such a -case. - -{45} - -The Jews perfectly comprehended the meaning of this ceremony. -They, when they reached the borders of their own land, were in -the habit of carefully wiping from their sandals the smallest -particle of dust, so that not so much as a grain of the sacred -soil might fall on ground which was unblessed. - -When, therefore, they saw Paul and Barnabas pause and shake from -their feet the dust of Antioch, they knew that _they_ were -regarded as heathen and idolaters--no longer the people beloved -of God. - -Some hundred miles eastward stood Iconium, and there the Apostles -made their way, preaching with such power in the synagogue that -great numbers both of Jews and Gentiles believed. - -{46} - -But again the hard-hearted multitude made efforts to raise a -persecution against these messengers of Christ, although they -were not so violent as the Jews of Antioch, so that, in spite of -opposition, the Apostles remained some time in Iconium, -performing by God's power many miracles there. - -These wonderful proofs of Divine greatness caused much -excitement, and the enemies of the Christian party became so -infuriated that they would have stoned the Apostles to death, -unless they had escaped and fled to Lystra. - -In that city was a poor cripple who had been lame from his birth. -He was known by every one, yet none pitied, none cared for him; -and as he heard St. Paul tell of the love and compassion of -Jesus, he longed to know more of One Who was so good and kind. - -{47} - -The eye of the Apostle had noted this man who heard him with such -rapt attention, and he was inspired by God to heal his infirmity. -"Stand upright on thy feet," commanded St. Paul, and immediately -the cripple leaped up from the spot where he had been -crouching--not standing only, but walking as perfectly as though -he had possessed the power from his infancy. - -We can partly imagine the excitement such a marvellous event -would cause amongst the people, and in their surprise they -shouted, "The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men." - -Old pagan stories told that the gods sometimes assumed a human -form for the purpose of visiting and helping the people of earth, -and therefore these idolaters believed St. Barnabas must be their -own god Jupiter, while St. Paul, by reason of his wonderful -eloquence, could be none other than Mercury. - -{48} - -The report spread rapidly throughout the town, and when it -reached the ears of the priest of Jupiter, he hastened to show -his reverence to these visitors who were supposed to have -descended from heaven. Meantime the Apostles had gone quietly to -the dwelling of some Christians, who entertained them during -their stay in the city. Presently they were disturbed by the news -that two bulls, decorated with garlands, had been brought to the -gates as an offering, and that a vast crowd of people had met -there for the purpose of worshipping them. -{49} -The Apostles were very much troubled, and, rending their -garments, as was the custom of the Jews in any moment of great -grief, they hastened to prevent the people offering the proposed -sacrifice, telling them that their only desire in visiting the -city was to persuade them to turn from such idolatry, and worship -the one true and living God. - -But the enemies of the Apostle Paul had pursued him even to -Lystra, and these, now exercised so strong and so evil an -influence over the fickle people, that they were persuaded to -stone him whom they had sought to worship. - -Thinking him to be dead, they dragged St. Paul's body outside the -city gates, exulting over his destruction. But God was protecting -His servant, and, with that power which can do all things, He now -interposed; for, while the little group of Christians stood -mourning and weeping by the side of their teacher, he rose up in -their midst, and reviving, went home with them. - -{50} - -Next day both SS. Paul and Barnabas left Lystra, and went to -Derbe, a city in which dwelt a man named Gaius, who was rich and -highly esteemed. - -In the Epistle to the Romans he is mentioned as one who rendered -many services to the Church, and it is believed that by his -influence the malicious Jews were not allowed to interfere with -the teaching of the Apostles, and therefore multitudes were -converted. - -After remaining there some time, SS. Paul and Barnabas returned -to visit those whom they had already converted at Lystra, -Iconium, and Antioch, who received them with great joy. - -{51} - -Among the new disciples at Iconium was a young maiden named -Thecla, who, during the absence of the Apostles, had been chosen -to risk her life for God's truth--the first female martyr. When -she was dragged before the pagan judges, she firmly resisted all -their attempts to force her to renounce the Christian faith; they -threatened, they tortured her, yet she was not afraid. At last -Thecla was exposed to the cruelty of the wild beasts in the -amphitheatre, but they came crouching to the feet of the virgin -Saint, so beloved of God. The crowd who looked on were so moved -by this spectacle that they demanded the maiden's release, and -the judges dared not resist them; so Thecla ended her days -peacefully serving and praising God. Nevertheless, she has -received the title of "martyr," and her name placed next to that -of St. Stephen, because, in the early ages of the Church, they -who had suffered torments for God's sake, which they could not -have survived excepting by miraculous help from Heaven, were thus -called. - -{52} - -While SS. Paul and Barnabas made this second visit to the cities -where already their preaching had brought forth fruit, they -formed rules for the orderly government of the Churches. Then, -passing again into Pamphylia, through Perga, to Attalia, and -thence to Antioch in Syria, they closed their first mission. - -{53} - - Chapter III. - -For some years the Apostles remained labouring amongst the people -of Antioch, but at length a trouble arose, through the disputing -of the Christian Jews. - -It was very difficult to them to divest themselves of the idea, -that in the exact observance of the Mosaic law lay the one way of -justification and salvation. - -It was very difficult, again, for them to believe that faith and -obedience to the law taught by Jesus Christ was sufficient -without the outward ceremonies to which they had been accustomed, -and which were peculiar to them as a nation. -{54} -When, therefore, the Christian Jews refused to communicate with -the Christian Gentiles until they submitted to the rites of the -old Hebrew law, SS. Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem, there to -confer upon such matters with St. Peter, and SS. James and John. - -St. Peter, as head of the Church, addressed the assembly first. -He told them that God had given His Holy Spirit to the Gentile as -well as to the Jew; nor did He require them to conform to the -Jewish customs as regarded meats, and drinks, and outward -ceremonies. When he had finished, both St. Paul and St. Barnabas -spoke in turn of their mission, and the success granted to their -labours. - -{55} - -St. James then addressed the assembly, and said that the Jews -could observe the customs in which they had been educated, but -that the Gentiles were not to do the same. They must seek to -abstain from idolatry. - -The final decision of this first council, known as the Council of -Jerusalem, was, that the Gentile converts were only obliged to -abstain from meats offered in sacrifice, from blood and the flesh -of strangled animals, and also were to preserve purity of manners -as a distinctive mark of their connection with the Church of -Christ. - -It was necessary to prohibit these converts from meats offered in -sacrifice, else they might easily have fallen back into paganism: -impurity was thought so lightly of by the un-christian, that it -was necessary to set a higher principle before them as a positive -law and obligation. -{56} -The prohibition against strangulated meats originated in the -consideration of what was healthful, while the prohibition from -blood had a still higher signification. While it continued to be -offered in the temple as a sacrifice to God, it must be reserved -wholly for sacred purposes. - -The decision of the council was made known to the different -Churches, and SS. Paul and Barnabas were sent again to Antioch. - -Paul soon began to think of visiting the Churches they had -established. "Let us return and visit our brethren in all the -cities wherein we have preached the word of the Lord, to see how -they do." - -{57} - -St. Barnabas agreed, but he wished to take his nephew John Mark -with them, for he also had come to Antioch. St. Paul objected. -John Mark had deserted them at Perga through fear of the -difficulties which lay before them, and it did not seem expedient -to take one who could not endure hardships for the love of -Christ. - -Then--these two Apostles who had so long been united in God's -work could not agree upon this one point, and therefore they -parted company, Barnabas sailing for Cyprus, taking John Mark -with him, while St. Paul went to the Churches in Asia Minor, -having Silas for a helper. We see here that even Christ's own -Apostles were not perfectly free from those imperfections and -risings of human nature which men are prone to. Doubtless this -disagreement was permitted by God for their humiliation, and also -for the good of others in the wider diffusion of the Gospel, -through the separation of their work. - -{58} - -St. Paul first visited the Churches of Northern Syria, Cilicia, -and Lycaonia. At Lystra he was joined by the young Timothy, who -had a great desire to help in the missionary work. He was the son -of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, and believing that by -undergoing the old rite of circumcision he could more easily gain -access to the Jews, St. Paul desired him to submit to it. - -With Silas in their company, these two messengers of God's truth -travelled on until they reached Troas, at which place St. Luke, -the physician and evangelist, joined them. - -While they remained there a vision was sent to St. Paul in a -dream at night. It appeared that a man of Macedonia cried to him, -saying, "Pass over into Macedonia and help us." -{59} -From this the Apostle believed that God wished him to preach the -Gospel there, and therefore he embarked in a ship with his -companions, staying, on their first landing, at Philippi, the -chief city. - -There was no synagogue in this place, for but a very few Jews -dwelt there; yet in a little quiet enclosed space by the -riverside, the true God was worshipped by a small assembly of -Christians, chiefly women. On the Sabbath the Apostles went to -preach to them. - -One of the women was not of the people of Philippi; she was but -staying there while she tried to sell some of the richly-dyed -purple or scarlet cloth, which was so greatly prized at that time -for its brilliant colour. -{60} -Her name was Lydia, and she was not a Christian; but when from -the eloquent lips of St. Paul she heard the story of the -wonderful life, and still more wonderful death, of Jesus of -Nazareth, her heart opened to receive the truth, and she and all -her household were converted. - -In that city of Philippi there was a female slave, through whom, -it was supposed, the pagan gods were accustomed to speak, and -therefore she managed to gain money for her owner by appearing to -foretell future events. - -When this poor creature saw the Apostles going about the streets -of Philippi, she used to cry out, "These men are the servants of -the Most High God, who preach unto you the way of salvation." - -{61} - -One day as she uttered these words, St. Paul pitied her, and -pausing, said to the evil spirit which possessed her, "I command -thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out from her." - -That Holy Name had power then as in later days, and in that same -hour the evil spirit departed from the poor slave, much to the -displeasure of her masters, who could now gain no more money by -the strange predictions of future things she had been accustomed -to utter. - -In their rage they seized St. Paul and Silas and dragged them -before the magistrates, complaining that they disturbed the -public order by teaching unlawful customs to the people. - -The Romans had a law which forbade the teaching of any new -religion unless it was one of which the government had already -approved. This law St. Paul had certainly broken, that he might -obey the higher law of God, but neither he nor his companions had -occasioned any disturbance in the city. - -{62} - -The magistrates made no attempt to discover the truth of the -complaint made to them, and seeing that the people were angrily -resolved on having the offenders punished, they ordered St. Paul -and Silas to be beaten. - -The Jews, in scourging, were not permitted to inflict more than -thirty-nine blows, but the Romans used rods of elm, and gave many -more stripes, so that Paul and Silas were all bruised and -bleeding from the treatment they had received, when they were led -away to prison. - -The gaoler had orders to keep them securely, and they were thrust -into the close inner prison with their feet fastened in stocks, -so that they were prevented from taking any rest. - -{63} - -During the night, the prisoners who were confined in another part -of the prison heard voices singing--singing God's praises from -the miserable dungeon. Suddenly, while the Apostles sang, an -earthquake shook the prison to its very foundations, every door -burst open, and the bands of every captive were loosed. - -The keeper of the prison awoke from sleep, and when he saw what -had happened, and that the doors were open, he trembled with -fear, for he naturally believed that all the prisoners would have -escaped, and knew that his own life would be the forfeit. - -Drawing his sword, he was about to kill himself. Death was -inevitable, so by his own hand he would die; but in this moment -of despair, the voice of St. Paul reached him. "Do thyself no -harm," said the Apostle, "for we are all here." - -{64} - -Calling for a light, the gaoler entered the dungeon. Yes, there -indeed were his prisoners; and falling down trembling and tearful -at their feet, he said, "Masters, what must I do to be saved?" It -was given him in that moment to know that the scourged, -imprisoned men before him were the servants and messengers of -Almighty God. - -"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy -house." That was what they had to tell him; and the gaoler took -them out of the dungeon and washed their wounds, and bringing -them to his own house, set food before them, and begged for -instruction in the Christian faith. Then, with all his family, -this man received the grace of Baptism; and when morning came, a -message was brought from the magistrates bidding the gaoler -release his prisoners. - -{65} - -But St. Paul said that they would not thus depart. They had been -scourged, they had been thrust into the dungeon without an -opportunity of proving their innocence, and he then declared -himself a citizen of Rome, requiring the magistrates to make -known that they had been wrongfully punished. - -The authorities of the city were afraid when the Apostle's words -were repeated to them. To scourge a Roman citizen publicly and -uncondemned was a serious offence against Roman law. So, coming -to St. Paul and Silas, they acknowledged they had acted -unlawfully and entreated them to depart, which the Apostles did -after bidding farewell to their Christian friends in the house of -Lydia. - -{66} - -St. Luke, with Timothy, who had not been taken before the -magistrates, remained in the city to instruct the Philippian -Church more fully. - -Travelling onwards many miles, Paul and Silas reached -Thessalonica, the city next in importance to Philippi, wherein -many Jews were living. At first they were disposed to listen to -the teaching of the Apostles, but hearing that the Gentiles were -to be equally partakers with themselves in the privileges and -graces offered, they began to murmur loudly and excite the anger -of the people, who cried out that the strange men were -proclaiming another to be king--Jesus the Nazarene--in the place -of the great Cæsar! - -{67} - -The mob went to the house of Jason, where the Apostles were -lodging, intending to seize them, but, as they were absent, Jason -himself was seized and brought before the magistrates, upon a -charge of having such persons at his house. - -The magistrates made the Christians of the city and Jason also -promise that no further excitement and disturbance should occur, -so in the darkness and silence of night St. Paul and Silas had to -escape from Thessalonica. - -They were not discouraged or daunted by this opposition to the -truths they preached, they sought only to obey the command of -their Master, Who had bidden them carry His Gospel to every -creature. - -{68} - -Another fifty miles of journeying, and they were at Berea. Here -they found more sympathy than they had met with in Thessalonica, -but their persecutors followed them into Berea, seeking to rouse -the malice of the unbelieving against the Apostles, so that those -who were Christians and loved St. Paul entreated him to escape, -and even went with him down to the sea-shore and saw him safely -embarked in a ship sailing for Athens. - -Silas and Timothy had remained in Berea to instruct and confirm -the faithful there, so the Apostle Paul was alone in the -beautiful city of Athens, surrounded by glorious temples and -costly statues, and all the marks of civilisation of which it was -the centre. As he observed the gorgeous temples raised in honour -of every known pagan god, St. Paul felt a burning desire to -preach to the Athenians of the great Father in heaven, and Jesus -Christ, His eternal Son. - -{69} - -Going to the Jewish synagogue, he addressed the Jews assembled -there, and then went to the large square, called the Agora, in -which the market was held. - -Here many people were in the habit of meeting to hear and to tell -news, and the Apostle had _his_ great, glorious news to -utter--the tidings of a Saviour born into the world, dying for -the world, risen from the grave, and ascended to the right hand -of God, the Father Almighty--which were unknown themes to the men -of Athens. - -A flight of sixteen steps led from this Agora to Mars Hill, upon -which was built a temple in honour of Mars, god of war. - -{70} - -Here, too, was the great court of justice, called the Areopagus, -and the judges were the most learned men of Athens, who tried all -matters of government, and pronounced sentence upon criminals. -The Stoics and Epicureans led St. Paul here--to the supreme -tribunal--that he might speak about his God. - -{71} - - Chapter IV. - -In the Acts of the Apostles we have the address which St. Paul -delivered with eloquent tongue and flashing eye to the astonished -audience. - -He told them that in their capital he had seen one nameless -altar--an altar "to the unknown God"--an altar which they had -erected, lest there might, in some other land, be a God of whom -they knew not. - -"What, therefore, you worship without knowing it, that I preach -to you. God, Who made the world, and all things therein, He, -being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with -hands." - -{72} - -Thus did he commence his instruction, to which the men of Athens -at first listened with interest and attention, but when he came -to dwell upon the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead they -laughed him to scorn. - -A few, however, believed that St. Paul spoke truly, and these -sought further instruction from him during his stay in Athens. -Among their number was a humble woman named Damaris, and -Dionysius, one of the members of the Areopagus. For a short time -Timothy came to assist the Apostle in his work at Athens, but he -was wanted in Thessalonica, and therefore speedily returned -there, while St. Paul went on alone to the city of Corinth, where -he had neither companion nor friend. - -{73} - -The Emperor Claudius had issued a proclamation, commanding the -Jews to leave Rome, and one of these named Aquila, with Priscilla -his wife, had taken up his abode in Corinth. With them St. Paul -obtained a lodging, partly because Aquila was a tent-maker, and -the Apostle in his younger days had learned that trade. - -Now that food was scarce throughout Greece, and he had none to -assist him, St. Paul had to employ himself and work hard during -the week, but always when the Sabbath came round, and the Jews -assembled in the synagogue, he was there to tell the Corinthians -the new law of Christ Jesus. - -A great number of Jewish people were opposed to such strange -doctrines, but the Apostle met with greater success amongst the -Greeks, and soon formed a little congregation of Christians. - -{74} - -After labouring about three months alone, St. Paul was encouraged -by the arrival of Silas and Timothy. There was much to tell about -their work, and Timothy spoke of the faith and of the love of the -Christians in Thessalonica, but they had fallen into some errors, -which St. Paul reproved in his letter of holy counsel, known to -us as the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. - -Silas and Timothy had brought a gift of money to the Apostle from -the Churches of Macedonia, so that he was not forced to spend so -many hours at his trade, and had therefore more time for -instructing and preaching. Among those people of Corinth who had -been received into the Christian Church was Crispus, the chief -ruler of the synagogue--and his entire household had also opened -their minds to truth. - -{75} - -This made the Jews extremely angry, and they spoke so -blasphemously of Christ that St. Paul could not bear to hear -them. Shaking his garment with a gesture of horror and -indignation, he cried, "Your blood be upon your own head; I am -clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles." And so -saying he left the synagogue and went to the dwelling of Justus, -who, being a pious man, allowed the Apostle to teach there. - -In a vision of the night God encouraged His servant, saying to -him, "Do not fear, but speak, and hold not thy peace. Because I -am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee, for I -have much people in this city." - -After this declaration of God's Will St. Paul remained in Corinth -for another year and half. - -{76} - -He had already, as we have seen, written one epistle to the -Thessalonians, and a few months later he wrote them a second. -Some of the people of Thessalonica had fallen into a mistake. - -Thinking that Christ was soon coming to judge the world, they -deemed it useless to occupy themselves in their different -callings. - -When they left off work, like all other idle, unemployed people, -they began to meddle with the concerns of their neighbours, and -in his second letter St. Paul warned them that a great many -things were to happen before the second coming of Christ, and he -told them also the rule, "If any man will not work neither let -him eat." He begged them to pray that the Word of God might bring -forth much fruit among the Corinthian people, and bid them hold -firmly to the traditions received from him. - -{77} - -After a time a new governor named Gallio came to Corinth, and the -unbelieving Jews took this opportunity of trying to injure the -Apostle. Taking him before a magistrate, they accused him of -teaching men to worship God after a manner contrary to law. -Before the Apostle could attempt to defend this charge, Gallio -said he would not listen to such a complaint, and he sent the -angry people away. - -The Greeks were very much vexed at this attempt of the Jews to -bring trouble upon St. Paul, and they seized Sosthenes, the chief -ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat, -and yet even then Gallio did not interfere. - -{78} - -It seems probable that the Apostle would seek out Sosthenes after -this rough treatment, and gain his friendship; at any rate, we -next hear of this Jewish ruler as a Christian, and also a -companion of St. Paul in his journey to Ephesus. - -About a month following the day upon which he had been taken -before Gallio, the Apostle left Corinth with Aquila and -Priscilla, whom he left at Ephesus, while he himself passed on to -Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Pentecost. - -In the city of Ephesus stood the widely celebrated temple of -Diana, which was one of the seven wonders of the world. It had -taken more than two hundred years to build, and it was made of -the purest marble. It had one hundred and twenty pillars, -thirty-six of which were most beautifully carved, and the others -polished; every one had been the gift of some king. - -{79} - -The temple was not roofed over, excepting just in the part where -the image of Diana stood--the ugly log of wood, with a head -adorned with a mural crown, and the body covered with figures of -animals. - -The superstitious people believed that this idol had fallen from -the sky, and during our month of May they held a great feast in -Diana's honour, to which people came from far and near in vast -crowds. - -In this city they also practised magic. Certain words were -written on parchment, which had been copied from the image of the -goddess, and this parchment was worn upon the body to charm away -evil spirits, and to heal diseases, as it was believed. - -{80} - -We cannot marvel that ignorant people were thus led astray, when -the wise and learned philosophers of Greece had begun to write -about these hidden things, and sell such books at enormous -prices. - -It was to Ephesus, the city filled with pagan superstition and -practice, that St. Paul came after his visit to Jerusalem, -meeting there again the Christians Aquila and Priscilla. - -During the absence of the Apostle a young man had been preaching -in the synagogue, who was a Jew of the name of Apollos. - -He was well versed in Mosaic law and the books of the Old -Testament, but he could teach nothing of Christ, for he did not -believe that the promised Messiah had indeed come into the world. - -{81} - -It was from Aquila and Priscilla that Apollos learned the -Christian faith, and then in his gratitude and love he longed to -make it known to others, and for this purpose went to Corinth, -where he induced many Jews to listen and to believe. - -When St. Paul came back to stay a while in Ephesus he resumed his -trade, and taught continually in the synagogue; but at length the -ill-feeling of the Jews broke out upon him, and they spoke evilly -of him, and blasphemed the Name of Jesus. - -Upon this the Apostle left the synagogue and hired a room, where -he taught the Word of God, and many were converted and baptized, -and received the Holy Ghost from the hands of the Apostle. - -{82} - -It pleased the Almighty to work miraculous cures by means of St. -Paul, as we read: "God wrought by the hand of Paul more than -common miracles. So that even there were brought from his body to -the sick, handkerchiefs and aprons, and the diseases departed -from them, and the wicked spirits went out of them." - -Then some of the people who had witnessed the wonders which St. -Paul could do in the name of Jesus, thought they also could do -the same. There was a Jew who had seven sons, and these men -wanted to drive out an evil spirit with which a person was -possessed. But when they bade it come from him, the devil spoke -from within the man, and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, -but who are you?" and the possessed leaped upon and overcame -them, so that they had to escape. - -{83} - -When this was told in Ephesus, the people were awed, for they -could not but see that God would not permit His Name to be taken -in vain, and they began to be so much afraid of practising their -magic arts that they brought out the wicked books, which treated -of hidden things, and publicly burned them. - -During St. Paul's stay at Ephesus he went over for a short time -to visit the Christians in Corinth, and to his great sorrow he -found that among them were some who had brought disgrace upon -their faith by relapsing into many of their heathenish customs. - -After he had again returned to Ephesus, such bad news came about -the Corinthian Church that St. Paul wrote them a letter, in which -he reproved their sins and entreated them to lead holy lives. -This letter is the First Epistle to the Corinthians. - -{84} - -About this time a disturbance arose in Ephesus because the men -who had formerly sold models of the pagan goddess Diana could not -now find an easy sale for these things, and were therefore -enraged with St. Paul for preaching against idolatry. - -A silversmith of the city, whose name was Demetrius, called -together all who followed his own trade, and represented to them -how much they had lost through this man who preached the new -faith and persuaded the people to renounce the gods they had -formerly worshipped. - -Ephesus was soon in a tumult, and the angry people resolved to -seize upon St. Paul, whom they considered had done them great -injury; but on going to find him in the house of Aquila, he was -not there. Instead of the Apostle, therefore, two other -Christians were captured and brought to the place where all -public meetings were held. - -{85} - -St. Paul was not long in receiving tidings of this occurrence, -and he would have hastened to the assembled crowd had not his -friends interfered, for they believed that in their rage the -excited people might do him some serious injury. - -"Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"--so rose the cry again and -again, and it was a difficult matter for the authorities to quiet -them. - -In this occurrence the Apostle saw an indication of God's Will -that he should depart from Ephesus,--at any rate, for a -time,--therefore he called together the Christians, and after -exhorting them to perseverance in the faith they had embraced, -and to a holy and blameless life, he bade them farewell. - -{86} - -For three years he had taught in that city, but now, with Timothy -for a helper, he was to teach in other places, and win more -hearts to a knowledge and love of the true God. - -He now made his way to Troas, where once before he had stayed, -though only for a short time. But St. Paul's heart was troubled -regarding the Corinthian Church: Titus had been sent there, but -he had not returned, and St. Paul resolved to go and meet him. - -Leaving Troas he went to Philippi, where he was welcomed with -great joy by his friends, and after a time Titus found him -bringing better news of the people of Corinth, the greater number -of whom were striving to obey the counsels contained in his -letter. -{87} -There were, however, some who still refused to submit to the -Apostle's authority, and who were wicked enough to utter -untruthful things of him. They said that the money he wished the -Christian Churches to collect for their poorer friends, was -really needed by himself. It was now that St. Paul wrote his -Second Epistle to the Corinthians, in which he encouraged those -who were trying to live a holy life, and this letter he sent by -the hand of Titus, while he himself visited Thessalonica and -Berea. - -After summer and autumn had passed, the Apostle went to Corinth, -but scarcely had he arrived than he heard of troubles in the -Church of Galatia, because some people of Jerusalem had been -there, endeavouring to sow disbelief and distrust in the teaching -of St. Paul. - -{88} - -A letter was therefore written by him to the Galatians, to warn -them against these false doctors who were preaching the -obligation of observing the Mosaic law. - -Now the Apostle began to attend to the Church in Corinth, -reproving error and sin, and separating those who would not obey -the law of Christ from the submissive and good. He had warned -them many times before he did this, but now he could not permit -to be numbered among the followers of Christ those who brought -shame upon their profession by openly disobeying His laws. - -There were connected with the Christian Churches pious women, who -were called "deaconesses." Their charge was to assist the sick, -to instruct the catechumens, and help the newly baptized to lead -a Christian life. -{89} -For these duties it was necessary to have persons of experience -and great piety, and therefore the age for their admission to the -office was first fixed at sixty, but afterwards at forty years. - -One of these deaconesses, named Phoebe, was about leaving Corinth -for Rome, and by her St. Paul sent an epistle to the people of -that city. - -He had not yet been there, but he hoped before long to visit the -Church which was then being formed, and meanwhile he sent them -this proof of love and good-will. It was written in Greek, but -for the benefit of those who did not understand that language was -translated into Latin. In the arrangement of the Scriptures, this -Epistle is always placed first--although not the first which the -Apostle's hand has written--because of the great importance of -its contents, as well as the pre-eminence of the place to which -it was sent. - -{90} - -In it the Apostle first commends the faith of the Romans whom he -long[ed] to see, "that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace -to strengthen you." He goes on to show how the shameful sins of -the pagans were the result of the lack of faith and of humility. - -He next censures those Jews who, while they boast of the law, -neglect to keep it, and while admitting the advantages of the -Jew, "because the words of God were committed to them," he -teaches that all men, whether Jew or Gentile, are sinners who -must be saved by the grace of God, and not alone by obedience to -the law. - -{91} - -This doctrine of salvation by Christ is dwelt upon continually, -but St. Paul also insists upon the necessity of good works, and -that a Christian must die to sin and self, and live unto God. - -He also gives many beautiful counsels regarding Christian -virtues, lessons of obedience to superiors and of mutual charity. -He bids the strong bear with the weak, and cautions Christians -not to judge and condemn each other, neither to give scandal. - -Then, exhorting them all to be "of one mind one towards another -according to Jesus Christ," he promises to come and visit them, -and concludes by invoking upon them the grace of God "to Whom be -honour and glory for ever and ever." - -{92} - - Chapter V. - -The time was approaching when St. Paul was to leave Corinth--not -sailing thence to Jerusalem as he had planned, but returning by -the way he had come, because he found that some of the -unbelieving Jews had formed a scheme to destroy him while upon -his journey. - -For the space of a week the Apostle remained at Troas, and upon -the last evening he had assembled the Christians together in an -upper room--one of those dining-halls which the Latins termed -_cænacula_. - -{93} - -The Scripture narrative tells us that they were there to "break -bread," the name usually given in those days to the celebration -of the Holy Mysteries. The Body and Blood of our Lord was -received by those early Christians with extreme care and the -profoundest reverence, but in that age the Church had not -ordained that the reception of the Eucharist should take place in -the morning and fasting. This rule prevailed at the close of the -first century out of respect to so great a mystery. In the time -of the Apostles the Communion was given at other parts of the -day, and thus we understand the passage referring to this meeting -of Christians upon the last evening of St. Paul's stay in -Corinth. - -{94} - -An unusual crowd appears to have been assembled, and the heat was -so great that the windows were left open. A young man named -Eutychus, sitting in the recess of one of these windows, being -overcome with sleep, fell through it to the ground. St. Paul at -once descended, to find Eutychus, as it seemed, lifeless, but -stretching himself upon the body, he besought God to manifest His -power, and then returned to the upper room, and continued -teaching till the day dawned. - -Eutychus soon joined the assembly, perfectly restored by the -power of the Almighty through His servant. - -St. Luke, with Timothy and others who proposed accompanying the -great Apostle on his journey, went down to the ship, but St. Paul -had decided to travel on foot to the place at which it would next -stop, called Assos, where he entered the vessel and went on to -Miletus, situated some thirty-five miles from Ephesus. - -{95} - -At Miletus he sent a message asking some of the bishops and -priests to come down to the ship and pray with him. They talked -together upon the shore, and St. Paul told them that he was bound -for Jerusalem. "I go to Jerusalem not knowing the things which -shall befall me there. Save, that the Holy Ghost in every city -witnesseth to me, saying that bands and afflictions await me at -Jerusalem." He conjured the bishops to guard the people confided -to their care, and warned them against false teachers, who would -seek to mislead them, and then he bade them farewell. We read -that there was weeping among them all, for they feared from his -words that they should see the face of their teacher and father -no more; and as the vessel sailed from Miletus they returned to -Ephesus with heavy hearts. - -{96} - -At Tyre the ship had to unload, and St. Paul with his companions -availed themselves of this opportunity of going on shore to find -out the Christians who dwelt in that part. Seven days they -remained amongst the disciples they found there; and one who had -the power of understanding some of the things which were to -happen, warned the Apostle of the great danger which threatened -him at Jerusalem. - -But St. Paul knew that his way was ordered by God Who could -shield him from every danger if such was His Divine Will, -therefore he would not be persuaded to alter his course. - -The Christians of Tyre went with him to the shore and knelt down -while he blessed them, and so they parted, and the ship sailed on -to Ptolemais. - -{97} - -There the Apostles left the vessel and pursued their way by land, -staying at Cæsarea in the house of Philip the Evangelist, whose -four daughters had the gift of prophecy. During St. Paul's visit, -there came down from Judea a prophet, named Agabus, who took the -girdle of the Apostle, and binding his own hands and feet with -it, said, "Thus saith the Holy Ghost. The man whose girdle this -is, the Jews shall bind in this manner in Jerusalem, and shall -deliver into the hands of the Gentiles." - -St. Luke and Timothy then entreated their companion not to go to -Jerusalem, but he would not listen to them. - -"What do you mean, weeping and afflicting my heart?" he said, -"For I am ready not only to be bound, but to die also in -Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus." - -{98} - -When the Apostle uttered these words, the others besought him no -longer, but said, "The Will of the Lord be done," and thus--the -one with heart filled with courage and even with desire to die -for Christ, the others with sorrow mingled with their confidence -in God--they went on to Jerusalem. - -Arriving in that city, St. Paul was received with the greatest -joy by all the Christians, and next day the Apostle James, the -Bishop of Jerusalem, convened a meeting of all who composed the -Church. - -To them St. Paul gave a report of his work during his four years' -absence. When he had concluded his address, he was told that -great numbers of the Jews in that city believed the Gospel, yet -were very strict in their observance of Mosaic law, and that they -were hostile because they believed St. Paul taught the Jews of -other places to neglect the customs of their people. - -{99} - -St. James advised that, to prove this belief unfounded, the -Apostle should go to the temple upon the next day, which was the -feast of Pentecost, and take part in a certain ceremony for four -of the faithful. - -These four men had taken a vow. The Jews frequently did this for -some special purpose, either that they might be delivered from -some danger, or to show their gratitude for some special -blessing. Vows were made for a certain time, during which the -person considered himself specially consecrated to Almighty God, -and he had to observe strict rules, such as to abstain from -drinking wine, or from shaving his head. -{100} -When the time had come to an end, it was the duty of the person -who had made the vow to appear in the temple, taking his -offerings. Offerings on such an occasion were costly, and it was -a customary thing for some richer and pious Jew to pay this -amount for the man whose vow was at an end. - -It was for this purpose that St. James proposed St. Paul -accompanying to the temple the four men who now accomplished the -vow of the Nazarite, so that the Jews might observe his respect -for their ancient law. - -Scarcely had the Apostle shown himself than some Jews, who had -come up from Asia for the festival, saw him, and pointed him out -to their fanatical companions as one who despised the law and -profaned the temple. A terrible uproar followed, and seizing the -Apostle, they cried, "Men of Israel, help: this is the man that -teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and -this place, and moreover hath brought in Gentiles into the -temple, violating this holy place." - -{101} - -St. Paul was thus dragged from the temple to the outer court, and -the gates were closed, while the angry people began beating their -prisoner, and would certainly have killed him had not word been -taken to the Roman tribune Lysias, who sent soldiers and -centurions down to the scene of contest. - -Lysias readily believed that the Apostle had committed some -serious offence, nevertheless, however guilty, it was not lawful -for the mob to punish him, so the soldiers were ordered to bring -him in chains to receive judgment. -{102} -When the captain enquired what was the charge against the -prisoner, there was such a confusion that he could not discover -the truth, and therefore bade the soldiers lead St. Paul to the -castle, the angry crowd following, with cries of "Away with him. -Away with him." - -When the Apostle was brought into the castle, he turned to -Lysias, and asked if he might speak with him, who replied, "Canst -thou speak Greek?" Upon hearing that St. Paul was a Jew of -Tarsus, he acceded to his request that he might address the -people. - -"Men, brethren, and fathers," began St. Paul, using the Hebrew -language, which was spoken in Jerusalem, and in a moment the -tumult was hushed and every ear strained to listen. - -{103} - -The Apostle gave them a sketch of his early history, telling them -how he once hated and persecuted the Christians, and then of his -wondrous journey to Damascus--of his blindness, and its cure. - -He passed on to his first visit to Jerusalem, spoke of his vision -in the temple, when the Lord Jesus appeared to him, and bade him -depart and preach to the Gentiles. - -The crowd had heard him thus far with silent attention, but now -their rage burst forth afresh. Were they, the sons of Abraham, to -be left for the despised Gentiles? They would not suffer such -words to be spoken, and once more they cry, "Away with him." Away -with such an one from the earth, for it is not fit that he should -live. - -They began casting off their heavy outer garments purposing to -stone him, but Lysias ordered his soldiers to bring the prisoner -within the castle. - -{104} - -He had not understood St. Paul's address, being delivered in -Hebrew, but he saw how greatly the people were infuriated, and -therefore judged that some terrible crime must have been -committed. - -He accordingly told one of the centurions to scourge the -prisoner, so that he might confess what he had done, and St. Paul -was bound to a low pillar that he might receive this humiliating -punishment. But he spoke to the centurion and said, "Is it lawful -for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?" - -The centurion knew that such a thing was unlawful, so he went to -Lysias to tell him that their prisoner was a Roman. - -{105} - -When Lysias found from St. Paul that he was a free-born citizen -of Rome, he gave orders for him to be unbound, and convened a -meeting of the Jewish council for the next day, before which the -Apostle should answer the charges made against him. - -Early in the morning this council assembled, just as once it had -assembled to judge St. Stephen when Saul, the well-known -Pharisee, was one of its members. Now he was a prisoner--Paul, -the servant of Jesus Christ, standing before many who knew him as -the persecutor of Christians. - -"Men and brethren," he said, "I have conversed with all good -conscience before God until this present day." - -{106} - -At this the high priest Ananias, in his anger, told those who -stood near to strike the prisoner upon the mouth. Then St. Paul -said to him, "God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For -sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to -the law commandest me to be struck?" - -The bystanders now accused the Apostle of speaking against the -high priest. Seeing that he was not to be fairly tried, St. Paul -appealed to the Pharisees who were present. "Men, brethren, I am -a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. Concerning the hope and -resurrection of the dead I am called in question." - -At these words a great dissension arose between his judges. Party -spirit was kindled immediately in the Pharisees, who, forgetting -their anger against the Apostle, now declared that they found no -evil in him. The confusion increased, so that Lysias heard of it, -and ordered his soldiers to go and bring back the prisoner to the -castle. - -{107} - -It was well that he did so, or St. Paul would have been almost -torn to pieces by the indignant Sadducees. - -Night drew on, and in the still darkness the Lord Jesus Christ -appeared to His servant, speaking softly and encouragingly in his -ear: "Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me at Jerusalem, -so must thou bear witness also at Rome." - -{108} - -Not to die then! not yet to lay down life for God's truth. To -suffer again and to suffer more--yet St. Paul was not dismayed. -Had he not said already to the Christians of Ephesus, when upon -the sea-shore of Miletus they looked on his face for the last -time, "I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life -more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course." - -{109} - - Chapter VI. - -During that night the enemies of God's servant were not forgetful -of him, and forty men bound themselves under a curse neither to -eat nor drink until they had succeeded in killing him. - -They accordingly made request to the council that Lysias might -have St. Paul tried once more, purposing in their hearts to lie -in wait as he came out from the castle, and falling upon him, -destroy him. - -In some manner which we do not know, the secret transpired, and a -young man related to the Apostle brought news to the castle of -what the forty Zelotes had arranged. - -{110} - -Lysias listened to his story, but bade him not to speak of the -discovered plot to any one. He then determined to send St. Paul -away that same night, as it was evident that his life was in -peril through the malice of the people. Summoning two of his -centurions, he bade them make ready two hundred soldiers, seventy -horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, who were to take a journey -into Cæsarea at nine o'clock that night, and horses were also to -be provided for the Apostle, who must be safely placed under the -care of Felix the governor of that place. - -Lysias knew that this enormous guard would be necessary to ensure -the safety of his prisoner. When all was in readiness for -departure, he had a letter written which was to be given to the -governor of Cæsarea, explaining the reasons for which St. Paul -was sent to him, and all who had any accusation to make against -him were told to go to Felix with the complaint. - -{111} - -By the dawn of morning, the travellers had accomplished about -thirty-five miles of their journey, reaching Antipatris, where -the foot-soldiers were dismissed; the rest of the guard conducted -the Apostle safely through another day's travel, and then they -entered Cæsarea. - -After reading the letter sent by Lysias, Felix asked his prisoner -from what province he came. St. Paul told him that he was from -Cilicia, where he was born. - -Felix then gave orders that he should be kept in the -judgment-hall of Herod until his accusers came forward, and his -defence could be heard. - -{112} - -For several days the Apostle remained thus, until the high priest -Ananias, and others of the Jewish council, arrived with a Roman -advocate, or lawyer, ready to assist them in making their -complaint against him to the Cæsarean governor. - -Felix had once been a slave, who by the favour of the Roman -emperor had been raised to his high position; but he was an -unjust and a tyrannical man, who lived in great sin. It was -before him then that St. Paul had to appear, and Tertullus, the -lawyer, commenced his speech by praising Felix, as if he had been -a good man, and laying his accusations against the prisoner. -First, he was charged with being a "pestilent man, raising -seditions among all the Jews throughout the world, and author of -the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes." On these grounds St. -Paul was deemed an offender against the Roman government, and -against the law of Moses. - -{113} - -The next charge was that he had brought Gentiles into the temple. - -The assembled Jews confirmed the truth of what Tertullus uttered, -and then Felix gave the prisoner permission to defend himself. - -He therefore declared that he was not guilty of disputing with -any man, nor had he caused disturbance either in the temple or -synagogue; that he had gone up to the temple to engage in a -Jewish ceremony, and those who had been in his company were not -Gentiles. - -{114} - -After such a defence, it would have seemed impossible to find any -plea for detaining the Apostle a prisoner, but Felix only put the -matter off, promising to enquire further into it at the coming of -Lysias. Hoping that the Apostle would purchase his freedom, Felix -remanded him to a somewhat light imprisonment, which continued -two years. - -One day the governor sent for St. Paul, that he and his wicked -wife Drusilla might hear so famous a teacher speak about his -faith. - -The Apostle had the gift of making his addresses exactly -applicable to those who listened to him; and as he knew the -sinful life of Felix, he was not afraid to speak out openly of -that purity of life which the Gospel law enjoins. - -He spoke also of the judgment to come, in such forcible words -that the governor's conscience was awakened, and he trembled. - -{115} - -Still,--like so many wicked people of later times,--he was not -ready to give up his sinful pleasures, but only wished to be rid -of the thought of God's future punishment. "For this time go thy -way;" he said, "when I have a convenient time I will send for -thee." - -Thus did Felix close his heart to the influence of the Holy -Spirit, and resist God's grace; nor do we read that he ever had -another opportunity for repentance. - -At the close of the two years during which St. Paul was a -prisoner, another governor was appointed in place of Felix, whose -name was Festus. - -Scarcely had he come to Cæsarea than he went to visit Jerusalem, -and the Jews took the occasion as a favourable time to ask that -Paul might be tried there, but this request was not granted. - -{116} - -When Festus returned to Cæsarea, he had the Apostle brought up -before him in the presence of the accusers, and St. Paul replied -to the charges against him in much the same words he had used two -years before. - -Festus was perplexed, for it was evident to him that the prisoner -had not created any disturbance against the government; still he -feared the Jews, and therefore asked St. Paul if he would not -like to go up to Jerusalem for trial. But the Apostle replied -that he stood before Cæsar's judgment-seat, and he appealed to -Cæsar. - -Then Festus cried, "Hast thou appealed to Cæsar? To Cæsar shalt -thou go;" meaning that he should be sent to Rome for trial. - -{117} - -Soon after these proceedings, the young King Agrippa, with his -sister Bernice, came upon a visit to the governor of Cæsarea, and -hearing of St. Paul's case, said that he would himself pronounce -judgment upon it. - -The great hall of audience was filled with the royal court, the -tribunes and all the chief men were assembled; and St. Paul took -this opportunity to preach the Gospel to them. - -He told the story of his life, of his conversion and subsequent -work amongst men; but when he said that Christ had come to be a -light to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews, a loud cry broke -from Festus, "Paul, thou art beside thyself, much learning hath -made thee mad." - -{118} - -"I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth -and soberness," replied the Apostle; then, appealing to the king, -he added, "Believest thou the prophets, O King Agrippa? I know -that thou believest." - -Agrippa said, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." - -"Would to God," cried St. Paul, "that not only thou, but all that -hear me this day, should become such as I am, except these -bonds." - -The king, with Festus and the rest, rose up to leave the hall. -"This man hath done nothing that merits either death or the -prison," said Agrippa. "He might have been set at liberty if he -had not appealed unto Cæsar." - -As it was now necessary to send the Apostle to Rome, Festus had -him placed with some other prisoners on board a ship which was -going part of the way. It was in the year 62 that St. Paul -started as a prisoner, with Luke and Aristarchus to bear him -company. - -{119} - -Sidon was the first stopping-place, and here the Apostle was -allowed to go on shore to visit the Christians who dwelt there. - -When they arrived at Lystra, Julius the centurion, who had charge -of the prisoners, found a large ship going to Italy from -Alexandria, into which he had them removed. But a contrary wind -rose, so that for several days they could proceed but very -slowly. It was a time of year when sailing was difficult and -dangerous, so when they reached a place called Good Havens, St. -Paul said it would be better to remain there during the winter. - -But the master of the ship and the centurion determined to go on, -hoping to reach Phenice, and winter there. - -{120} - -At first a gentle south wind was blowing, but a sudden change -came, and the ship was driven furiously along towards the -dangerous coast of Africa. The sailors were afraid that their -vessel would be broken to pieces in the storm, and they passed -strong chains underneath it and took down all their sails. The -next day they tried to make the ship lighter by throwing over all -they could most easily spare, and upon the third day they even -cast away ropes, sails, and anchors. - -It was so dark from the heavy stormy clouds, that the master of -the ship could not discover whereabouts they were, and all hope -seemed gone. - -Then St. Paul stood up in the midst of the frightened men, and -bade them take heart, for the life of every one should be -preserved, although the vessel would be lost. -{121} -He gave them his authority for such a promise--"For an Angel of -God, Whose I am, and Whom I serve, stood by me this night, -saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar; and, -behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee." - -For fourteen long days and nights the vessel was driven about in -the sea of Adria, and then the sailors thought they were drawing -near land, but upon letting down their measuring line they found -the water becoming so shallow that they feared being cast upon -the rocks, so they cast down four anchors to hold the ship -securely until morning. - -{122} - -Filled, however, with selfish fear, the sailors secretly let down -a boat into the water, meaning to get into it themselves, and -leave the others in their difficulty. St. Paul was given the -power of divining what passed in their hearts, and he told their -scheme to the centurion, who ordered his soldiers to cut the -ropes that the boat might fall over into the sea. - -When day broke, the Apostle begged all on board to eat, and he -repeated his promise of safety for all, and taking bread, he -"gave thanks to God in the sight of them all," and they also ate -and were refreshed. - -It was now evident that the ship could not be saved, so the wheat -with which it was laden was thrown over, in order that it might -be lightened, and so run close in to the shore. But as the -sailors were endeavouring to get up a little creek, the vessel -stuck fast in the ground, and the hinder part was broken to -pieces by the stormy waves. - -{123} - -The soldiers would have begun putting the prisoners to death, -lest they might swim to shore and thus escape, but the centurion -prevented them, and ordered those who were able to swim to do so, -while the rest he made hold on to the boards and broken spars of -the ship. In this way every soul was saved of the two hundred and -seventy-six who had been on board the vessel--saved for the sake -of Paul, the beloved servant and Apostle of God. - -The island on which they were cast was called Melita--the Malta -of our own day--and no sooner were they landed than a fresh proof -of God's providential care over St. Paul was granted. - -A fire of sticks had been kindled by the people of the island, -and as the Apostle assisted the others, gathering together what -faggots he could find, a viper came and fastened upon his hand. - -{124} - -The ignorant natives observing this, thought it must be some very -wicked man pursued by dreadful judgments, although he had escaped -the perils of the sea; but when St. Paul shook off the viper, and -it was seen that he was wholly uninjured by its poisonous bite, -they changed in their feelings, and believed he could be nothing -less than a god. - -It was the Will of Almighty God that still more wonders should be -wrought upon that island. - -The father of Publius, the governor of Malta, was lying -dangerously ill, and St. Paul went to visit him as his Master -when on earth visited the sick and suffering, and "laid his hands -on him," and healed, him. - -{125} - -Seeing this marvel wrought by the touch of the Apostle, all the -people of the island who were in any way sick or diseased came -hastening to St. Paul, and they too received the healing of their -infirmities. For three months the shipwrecked company remained in -Malta, and when at length they departed in a ship bound for -Italy, the people of the island gave them many presents in -gratitude and good-will. - -{126} - - Chapter VII. - -On arriving at Puteoli (Pozzuoli) St. Paul received a welcome -from the Church already formed there, and at last, in the year -63, the eighth of the reign of Nero, he entered the city of Rome, -surrounded by the Christians who had gone out to meet him in his -chains. - -Julius the centurion now gave up his charge to the captain of the -emperor's guard, whom we hear of as a just and kind man, who -treated St. Paul well, and even permitted him to see his friends, -and to teach the Christian faith to such as willed. - -{127} - -For two years this imprisonment lasted, during which time, -Scripture tells us, he "received all that came in to him, -preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which -concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without -prohibition." - -Here ceases the narrative of the first missions to the pagan -world, given by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles. Those first -triumphs of the faith were won much as the triumphs of later days ---always against unbelief, error, opposition, and calumny; yet -won even by an Apostle in chains, as truth must ever conquer, -even when apparently vanquished. - -That two years' captivity in the Roman capital was cheered by the -company of St. Luke, Timothy, and John Mark, who was now a -faithful servant of Christ; they could go where St. Paul was not -permitted, and take counsels and messages of encouragement from -him to the different Churches. - -{128} - -There was a slave named Onesimus, who was very useful to St. -Paul, and who became a Christian through his teaching. He had -robbed his master and escaped to Rome, where from curiosity he -went to hear the imprisoned Apostle tell of Jesus of Nazareth. -His heart was touched, and seeking an opportunity, he opened his -conscience to St. Paul, in obedience to whom he went back to his -master, bearing a letter written to him by the Apostle. This -letter is known to us as the Epistle to Philemon. Tychicus -accompanied Onesimus on his way, bearing an epistle to the Church -of Colosse, which was the city in which Philemon dwelt. - -{129} - -In this beautiful letter St. Paul exhorts his brethren to beware -of the philosophers and Jewish teachers, who would withdraw them -from Christ. He entreats them to look after heavenly things and -to grow in holiness. He also speaks of the duties of husbands and -wives, parents and children, advises constant prayer, and -concludes with various salutations from the Christians of Rome. - -Tychicus was also the bearer of the Epistle to the Church at -Ephesus, and all these letters are supposed to have been written -when St. Paul had been about a year at Rome. - -To the Ephesians the Apostle speaks first of the many and great -spiritual blessings received through Christ, Who is our peace. He -prays that they may be strengthened by the Spirit of God, and -exhorts them to fly from sin, to be united in "One Lord, one -faith, one baptism." -{130} -To these Ephesians, as to the Colossians, he speaks of the duties -of the various relationships, and finally directs them to "Put on -the armour of God," that they may resist in the evil day, when -their wrestling would be against "the spirits of wickedness in -high places." - -The Church at Philippi had always shown a deep affection for the -Apostle, and about this time they sent him a present as a mark of -their love and sympathy for his sufferings. - -When St. Paul wrote to thank them, he told them also about -himself and that he expected soon to be tried, but that whether -his sentence was life or death he should be content. - -{131} - -Probably about this same time was also written the Epistle to the -Hebrews, which was addressed to the Jews of Judea and Jerusalem. -In this letter the Apostle sets forth the immeasurable -superiority of the New Law of Christ over the old Mosaic -dispensation. - -All this time the Christian Church at Rome was making rapid -progress. With the zeal of St. Peter, and the eloquent teaching -of St. Paul united in the great city, it was no wonder that the -truth made its way even into the imperial court, for we find -among the salutations of the Epistle to the Philippians, those of -"Cæsar's household." - -It was apparently through the influence of some of these more -powerful disciples that, in the early part of the year 65, St. -Paul was released from his imprisonment. - -{132} - -Very little information is given us in the Scriptures respecting -the Apostle after this liberation. We gain our knowledge chiefly -from his own letters to Timothy and to Titus, and from the -traditions of the early Church. - -Thus it appears that the first use the Apostle made of his -liberty was to undertake new missions, and to visit those -Churches to which he had already preached "Christ crucified." - -Though no longer young, he was still full of zeal for God's -glory, and we find him now journeying to Spain, which he mentions -in the Epistle to the Romans. A contemporary author--Clement of -Rome--tells us that "Paul was the herald of the Christian faith -to the whole world, and penetrated even to the limits of the -West." - -{133} - -Accompanied by Titus, the Apostle also went into the island of -Crete. Taking a long voyage, he next visits Ephesus, passing -thence to Macedonia. Titus had remained in Crete to watch over -the newly founded Church, and with power to institute bishops and -priests, and to him St. Paul writes an Epistle from Nicopolis, -counselling him how to watch over the flock committed to his -care. In this letter he speaks of remaining during the winter in -this city, but he appears to have passed to Corinth, and thence -to the Churches of Troas and Miletus, returning to Rome at the -close of the year 66. - -The first general persecution of the Church had commenced by -order of Nero. Being disposed to give a spectacle which might -rival the celebrated taking of Troy, this tyrant gave command for -the city of Rome to be set on fire. - -{134} - -Rome was then composed of fourteen divisions, out of which only -four escaped the flames of this tremendous conflagration. Nero, -to excuse himself from the infamy of this act, laid the blame -upon the Christians, and, as a punishment, had them arrested and -condemned to the most dreadful torments. - -Some were sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and then were -hunted by dogs in imitation of a barbarous chase. Many were -crucified; others had their clothing smeared with some -combustible material, and, fastened to posts in the streets or in -the alleys of the imperial garden, were then set on fire. - -During these horrors Nero walked, or drove in a car, about the -gardens, or through the ruined city, enjoying the sufferings -which his cruel nature had invented. - -{135} - -It was at the very height of this persecution that St. Paul was -brought into Rome once more a prisoner, and dragged before the -emperor. So great, however, were his courage and his eloquence, -that he escaped any severer sentence than that of imprisonment. -This time St. Paul was alone--his friends had removed to other -parts, and feared to come to him. But, like that dear Saviour, -Whose own disciples forsook Him in the hour of peril, St. Paul -did not harshly censure his Christian brethren, but rather felt -pity for their weakness of heart, and prayed that they might be -forgiven for deserting him in his infirm age, with the near -prospect of martyrdom before him. - -{136} - -While in prison, the Apostle wrote a second letter to Timothy, -full of love and holy counsels. In this Epistle he exhorts him to -"stir up the grace of God," which he had received at his -ordination, and not to be discouraged by suffering. - -He also utters a warning against those who have gone astray from -truth, and concludes by speaking of his approaching death, and -desires Timothy to come to him. - -The trial of St. Paul terminated, as he had expected, with -sentence of death. - -In the midst of the fury of persecution, St. Peter had set no -bounds to his zealous teaching of the faith of Christ. He had -celebrated the Holy Mysteries in the house of a Christian named -Pudens; in the presence of Nero himself he had confounded the -audacious heresy of Simon Magus; he had converted, among others, -a female slave greatly loved by the wicked emperor, and when she -forsook the court, and served God by a virtuous life, the -tyrant's rage against the Apostles of Christ broke out with -fourfold strength. -{137} -St. Peter was arrested and conveyed to the Mamertine prison, -where he converted two of his guards to the Church. - -Then together were these glorious Apostles brought before the -governor of Rome, together they confessed the faith, and together -were condemned to die. - -A tradition of the early Church tells us that, before they died, -the two Apostles prophesied the impending ruin of Jerusalem. - -Then St. Peter--the Jew--was beaten with rods, and crucified with -his head downwards upon Mount Janiculum, and buried in the -Aurelian Way, near the temple of Apollo, the spot upon which the -Vatican now stands. - -{138} - -St. Paul--the citizen of Rome--must not die by crucifixion but by -the sword. Upon the same day, the 29th June, he, the old man of -well-nigh seventy years, who had borne hunger and thirst, -scourging, imprisonment, and chains, was led out beyond the gates -of Rome to give up life for God. - -In a place near the Fulvian waters, the crowd stayed their steps, -and the executioner's sword severed the head of the old Apostle -from his body. A beautiful legend tells us that three times that -severed head leaped from the earth, and each time a clear -fountain of water sprang up, to the amazement of all who -witnessed the miracle. - -{139} - -There stands now upon that sacred spot the church of "Delle Tre -Fontane," and visitors to the Eternal City, who go there to pray, -have testified to the existence of these fountains. - -In the story of the life of St. Paul, Apostle and Martyr, we see -the marvellous effects of God's grace. It was by grace, through -the strength of Christ, that he laboured so long, so faithfully, -so successfully. It was by grace he had courage to endure -hardness, and by grace that his heart thrilled with such fervent -love to Christ--a love which sustained him through all the trials -of his long life. - -We read that St. Paul was exposed to one great trouble, a "thorn -in the flesh," as Scripture terms it, and we are told that it was -permitted for his humiliation. Three times he besought of God to -take it from him, but the answer was, "My grace is sufficient for -thee." - -{140} - -The Apostle had been highly educated; he was nobly born; he had -received great intellectual gifts; he had gained knowledge and -experience by travel into distant countries; he had even been -caught up into paradise, and heard words which he could not -utter, and seen wonders which it had been impossible to describe, -yet God kept him humbled by some sharp and continued trial or -temptation. - -There are some who have imagined they could find in the life of -St. Paul reasons for denying the teaching of our Holy Church, -which affirms the supremacy of St. Peter. - -{141} - -St. Paul taught in words the unity of faith and discipline, the -necessity of order, the obedience due to lawful authority, but he -taught it also in his own life. - -Glorious is his career; so marvellous in his conversion; so -sublime in doctrine, so eloquent in teaching, so grandly -successful in his missionary work, yet he comes to St. Peter as -supreme head of the Church. To him he refers all matters of -discipline, and to him he gives an account of his labours, -because to him Christ said, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I -will build my Church." - -Nor are there wanting those who seek to prove from the writings -of St. Paul, that to "believe in the Lord Jesus Christ" is -salvation without the good works which the Church of Christ -requires of her children. - -{142} - -The Apostle does indeed teach the redemption of man through the -death of Christ--that by grace and not through works are men -justified. But he tells also just as plainly, just as clearly, of -the necessity of a new life, of a casting away of sin; and while -he says "There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are -in Christ Jesus," he adds, "who walk not according to the flesh." - -Profession of faith in Christ, but a corresponding holiness of -life, a constant warfare against the world, the flesh, and the -devil, the mortification of self, and of even sinless pleasures-- -this was the teaching of Paul the Apostle, as it is the teaching -of Christ's Church. - -{143} - -Oh that we may receive some small measure of his burning -love--love so humble, so faithful, so abiding. Oh that, like St. -Paul, we too may become "new creatures in Jesus Christ," so that -with him we may even dare to say, "Mihi vivere Christus est, et -mori lucrum." - - - The End. - - - - R. 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Washbourne, 18 Paternoster Row.<br> - 1877.</h4> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_4">{4}</a></span> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_5">{5}</a></span> -<br> - -<p class="cite2"> - To The Fathers Of The Sacred Heart<br> - For Foreign Missions,<br> -<br> - Who, Obeying Their Vocation,<br> - Are Devoting Their Lives<br> - To The Apostleship of Heathen People,<br> - This Story Of The Life Of<br> - The Great Apostle Of Nations Is<br> - <i>Dedicated</i> -</p> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_6">{6}</a></span> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_7">{7}</a></span> -<br> - - <h2>Preface.</h2> -<br> - -<p> -Of all the Christians that have ever lived, there is, perhaps, -not one whose life is invested with a greater interest than that -of St. Paul the Apostle. A Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, of the -strictest sect of the Pharisees, highly educated, and brought up -under the eye of the chief doctor and teacher of that time, a man -of position among the Jews, he must necessarily have been one of -the most conspicuous of the early converts to Christianity; even -had his conversion not been miraculous. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_8">{8}</a></span> -But to us Gentile Christians, St. Paul, the Hebrew of the -Hebrews, stands in a very special relation; for he, as the -Apostle of the Gentiles, reminds us that we have a claim to the -promises which God made to Abraham—promises which the -parenthetical dispensation of the Law could in no way disannul. -It is in his writings especially that we read of the liberty of -Christians, and of the necessity, power, and abundance of the -grace of God; of the personal relation to God in which all true -religion consists; of conscience, which makes the just man a law -to himself; and of a simple interior godliness which he speaks of -as Christ being formed in us. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_9">{9}</a></span> -<p> -But while he insists on our spiritual freedom, he dwells no less -strongly on our duties—on the sincere charity that we owe one to -another; the care we should take to avoid scandal; the interior -preparation with which we should approach the holy sacraments; -and the truth and reality that should pervade our lives. -</p><p> -St. Paul, too, is a great example and teacher of the way in which -we should conduct ourselves towards unbelievers and the civil law -of the State. For we find him not only showing charity to all -men, and respect and submission to the magistrates and rulers in -all that was lawful, but also availing himself of all his civil -rights and privileges as a Roman citizen. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_10">{10}</a></span> -<p> -And does not the condition of our own times increase and -intensify the interest which must always attach to the life of -this great Apostle? The wide-spread structure of mediaeval -Christendom is broken up, and public opinion is no longer on the -side of right because right is the Will of God. Nations frame -laws and constitutions which recognise neither the Church, nor -the God Who founded it. -</p><p> -As it was in the days of St. Paul, so is it now: material -prosperity, luxury, and pleasure, are the ends for which men -live. The Church, now as then, is a private community of -believers, depending, after the grace of God, on the good-will of -its members individually, and on no authority derived from civil -governments; indeed, there is hardly a nation upon earth in which -the Church is even free, unless it be ignored. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_11">{11}</a></span> -Those that are without look upon it now with much the same -feelings of fear, wonder, hatred, or contempt as men regarded it -in the days of the Apostles. Many a Gallio lives now indifferent -to all religions; many a Demetrius who judges of religion simply -by the gain it brings to the craftsmen; many an Agrippa who is -all but a Christian; many a polished Nero ready to persecute. -</p><p> -Meanwhile, we that are within are cheered by the same hopes, and -tried by many of the same temptations, as were the lot of the -early Christians. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_12">{12}</a></span> -<p> -May the great Apostle of the Gentiles guide and help us in times -which are growing more and more like to his own, and obtain by -his prayers that Christ may live in us by grace, and truth, and -peace. -</p> -<p class="cite2"> - W. J. B. R.<br> - - <i>January</i>, 1877. -</p> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_13">{13}</a></span> -<br> - - <h1>Story Of The Life Of St. Paul, The Apostle.</h1> - - - <h2>Chapter I.</h2> -<p> -A year had scarcely passed after the death of Christ, when a -young man of honourable birth and great learning visited the city -of Jerusalem at the time of the religious festivals, and there -discovered that people of every rank were being attracted to a -new faith—the faith which Jesus had taught from His own lips -while He dwelt on earth, and which His Apostles were now -preaching in the midst of danger, difficulty, and unbelief. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_14">{14}</a></span> -Saul was filled with the fiercest indignation. His father was a -Pharisee who had carefully trained his son in their strict and -austere rules. From his earliest years he had been instructed in -the laws and traditions of the Jews by Gamaliel, the most noted -teacher of that day, and he had far excelled his companions in -the acquirement of that knowledge which was so highly valued by -the sect to which he belonged; and now, in his first anger and -hot zeal, the young man believed it his duty and his glory to -root out the Christian truth which <i>he</i> deemed heresy, and -to destroy all who avowed themselves followers of Jesus of -Nazareth. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_15">{15}</a></span> -<p> -Tarsus, in Cilicia, was Saul's native city, and he must have been -dwelling there during the period of our Lord's public ministry, -for no record exists of his having witnessed any of the wondrous -scenes connected with the life and death of Christ; and it is -supposed that, after completing his studies at Jerusalem, he -returned to his home, remaining there until the year 35, when his -career of persecuting cruelty began by the martyrdom of St. -Stephen, about the time of the Feast of Pentecost. The Scripture -narrative does not mention Saul's name as one of those who took -Stephen captive, but probably he was among the number who -listened to that speech before the council, when we are told that -the martyr's face was "as the face of an angel." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_16">{16}</a></span> -<p> -It is at the scene of the stoning that we hear of Saul—the young -man at whose feet the witnesses laid down their garments, thus -choosing him for their commander and chief; and when the dying -Saint cried, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit," and, "Lord, lay not -this sin to their charge," Saul was there, consenting to his -death. -</p><p> -Little did the fierce and angry multitude think of the marvels -which St. Stephen's dying prayer would work, pleading effectually -with God, and securing the conversion of the young man Saul, who -was then one of the most bitter enemies of the Christian Church. -Perhaps, in those last moments, it was permitted the martyred -Saint to understand in some measure some of the purposes of the -Almighty in his sufferings and death—to know, maybe, that very -near him, in the ranks of the cruel and persecuting throng, stood -the man who had been chosen as the agent to carry out the -gracious designs of Providence towards the Gentile world. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_17">{17}</a></span> -<p> -However, the stoning of the Proto-martyr was followed for some -considerable time by a course of merciless severity. Saul -scourged, imprisoned, and put to death, men and women to whom the -name of Christ was dearer than aught else, even than life; -driving them by thousands from Jerusalem, and even pursuing them -into their hiding-places, that he might force them back to die. -</p><p> -Thus it came about that Saul was journeying to Damascus. -</p><p> -It was well known that many of the persecuted Christians had -sought refuge in that city, and Saul, "breathing out threatenings -and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord," went to the -high priest to obtain from him authority to seize all who were -known to be believers in the new faith, and to bring them back to -Jerusalem. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_18">{18}</a></span> -<p> -His journey was almost accomplished. Already the walls of the -then beautiful city were within his sight; his heart beat high -with triumph, when suddenly he was stayed, and, swifter than -gleam of lightning, an unnatural brilliancy encompassed Saul and -his attendants, who, confused and dazzled, fell prostrate on the -ground. -</p><p> -A voice from heaven was heard—not in tones of anger or reproach, -to terrify the bold persecutor of Christians, but sweetly, -softly, sorrowfully it sounded in his ear, speaking words which -none but he could understand— -</p><p> -"Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?" -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_19">{19}</a></span> -<p> -Oh, wondrous power of the gentleness of Jesus! The haughty -Pharisee became in that brief moment humble and yielding as a -little child, and answered, "Who art thou, Lord?" -</p><p> -"I am Jesus whom thou persecutest," said the heavenly voice. -</p><p> -Those who were with Saul heard not these words, nor was it -permitted them to see Christ. They were only conscious of the -overwhelming brilliancy of the flood of light, and knew too that -a strange voice seemed speaking—the privilege of beholding in -vision the Saviour of the world was reserved for the man who had -so deeply grieved Him. -</p><p> -"Lord, what wouldst Thou have me to do?" inquired the now humbled -Pharisee, and the answer came at once— -</p><p> -"Go into the city, and there it shall be told thee what thou -shalt do." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_20">{20}</a></span> -<p> -It was a hard and humiliating command to one like Saul! -</p><p> -<i>He</i>—so well versed in classical learning, honoured for his -superior attainments, followed by numbers who trusted implicitly -in his wise counsels—must he indeed in submissive obedience -learn from the lips of man what was the Will of God? -</p><p> -Was it not also harder still to hear that he should be required -to teach the very faith he had openly despised to the Gentiles, -for whom, as a Pharisee, he had the deepest contempt and scorn? -</p><p> -It <i>was</i> hard to human nature, but Divine grace was strong, -and Saul did not hesitate, but suffered his attendants to lead -him to Damascus, still blind from the effect of the wondrous -light which had shone upon and around him, there to do whatever -God should direct. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_21">{21}</a></span> -<p> -In the grand old city, in a street called "Straight," which is -said still to exist, there dwelt near the eastern gate a man -named Judas, who received Saul into his house. While staying -there, a vision was granted to the sufferer, promising him -relief, and naming a Christian man of that city who should -speedily come and visit him. -</p><p> -This man was Ananias, who also was directed from heaven to seek -out Saul of Tarsus, the well-known persecutor of Christians. -</p><p> -That name had a terror for the servants of God in Damascus, and -Ananias was alarmed. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_22">{22}</a></span> -<p> -"Behold, he prays," the voice had said, and yet the Christian -hesitated, for he knew fall well that Saul had received from the -high priest authority to bind all who were followers of Jesus. -</p><p> -But the command, "Go thy way," stayed his many doubts, and, -confiding in God's care, Ananias set out for the house of Judas. -</p><p> -Arriving there, he laid his hand on Saul, saying that God had -sent him that he might receive once more his sight and be filled -with the Holy Ghost; and at once, by the power of the Almighty, -he was blind no longer, and, by the direction of Ananias, he -received baptism, and avowed himself from henceforth to be among -the followers of Christ. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_23">{23}</a></span> -<p> -Having recovered his strength, Saul entered the Jewish synagogue -in Damascus to proclaim the message of the Son of God whom he had -before rejected and despised, and the people there asked each -other in amazement if this could be he who had come to the city -as the enemy of Christians. -</p><p> -Their surprise served only to animate Saul with still greater -zeal in preaching that the promised Messiah, so long expected, -had really dwelt upon the earth in the person of Jesus of -Nazareth, the crucified God. -</p><p> -Shortly after his conversion, Saul travelled into the desert -regions of Arabia, to fit himself by prayer and solitude for his -future work; to learn those lessons of self-knowledge and -self-distrust, without which no active work can be done for God's -sole glory; and—separated from the business of this world—to -hold communion with his Creator. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_24">{24}</a></span> -<p> -Three years of silence and retirement—years in which the once -well-known Pharisee was almost forgotten by the crowd who had -followed him in his old days of influence and power—and then -Saul came forth to do his Master's work imbued with those deep -principles of spiritual life which should sustain and guide him -in the arduous labours which he was about to undertake on his -return to Damascus, and the Jewish people there. -</p><p> -But just as fiercely, just as deeply as Saul had once hated the -holy Stephen, so did the Jews in the city hate and resolve to -destroy him. -</p><p> -A plot was laid for his apprehension, and three men were -stationed at the different gates of Damascus in order to slay him -if he should try to escape; but his friends placed him in one of -the large, strong baskets common in the East, and let him down by -ropes from the window of a house close to the city wall; and thus -freed he made his way to Jerusalem. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_25">{25}</a></span> -<p> -Arrived there, Saul asked eagerly for the disciples of Jesus, but -they were afraid that he only sought to betray them; for, -although three years had passed since his conversion, it had not -become known in Jerusalem, and neither St. Peter nor St. James, -who were there, believed that Saul was a Christian. -</p><p> -It was a fresh humiliation for that proud, lofty nature to be -thus mistrusted and rejected by Christ's own Apostles, but it -served to deepen his contrition for his former bitter persecution -of the Church. One friend was raised up for him in St. Barnabas, -who, remembering the honour and distinction which had attended -Saul's departure from Jerusalem, pitied him in this humiliating -return, and undertook to make known the wonderful story of his -change of heart to the other Apostles. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_26">{26}</a></span> -<p> -Hearing this, they were no longer fearful, but welcomed Saul as -one of their brethren, and gladly permitted him to share in their -work, so that he at once began to labour for the conversion of -the Grecian Jews in the city. -</p><p> -But they remembered him as one of their own party, one whom they -had honoured as a Pharisee, and who had been their leader in the -work of persecution; and these facts made them so much the more -bitter in their hatred, and they began to conspire against his -life. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_27">{27}</a></span> -<p> -One day, while Saul prayed in the temple, he fell into that -strange supernatural state of ecstasy in which the prophets of -old, and the Apostles and Saints of later times, have received -messages and revelations from Heaven. It was the Lord Jesus -Christ Who thus in vision appeared to His servant, bidding him -leave Jerusalem because the Jews there would not receive his -words, and declaring it to be the Divine purpose that he should -journey afar off—to the Gentiles. -</p><p> -Doubtless, in the freshness and fervour of his newly-felt love, -Saul would have chosen rather to remain in the city and give up -his life for God, but with that great faith and ready submission -of will which grace had implanted in his heart, he yielded -without hesitation; and, going down to Cæsarea, entered a ship -bound for Syria, and made his way to Tarsus, where he remained -for many years. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_28">{28}</a></span> -During that time Saul's life was secluded, and very few positive -records of it remain; but it was then he took short voyages to -the different towns on the coast, and suffered the shipwrecks -which are mentioned in his Epistles to the Corinthians. There, -too, he endured some of that hunger and thirst, scourging and -imprisonment, which he suffered for the sake of Christ, and -received, as it is believed, many of those wonderful revelations -which God granted as a help and consolation in his trials, as -well as in preparation for the still greater difficulties which -were hidden in the future. -</p><p> -All this time the Jews, who were still unbelievers, pursued Saul -with the deepest hatred and longing for revenge. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_29">{29}</a></span> -<p> -He had forfeited his patrimony on becoming one of the sect of -Christians, and he had then no Gentile friends to help and to -pity him, yet he was content; for, as he tells us in his Epistle -to the Philippians, he esteemed "all things to be but loss for -the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord." -</p><p> -Meanwhile, St. Peter had visited the different towns and -villages, and at length, reaching Joppa, took up his abode in the -house of a man named Simon, by trade a tanner. -</p><p> -There, one day at noontide, as he reclined in Eastern fashion -upon the housetop, he turned his heart to God, and, forgetting -all earthly things, became absorbed in contemplation. -</p><p> -A feeling of intense, supernatural hunger came upon him then, and -as his friends prepared food, he fell into a rapture, and saw the -heavens open, and a sheet descend which contained animals of -every description. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_30">{30}</a></span> -<p> -St. Peter had the strong Jewish regard for the distinctions of -the law concerning the clean and the unclean, therefore when a -voice directed him to kill and eat of these animals, he answered, -"Far be it from me, for I never did eat anything that is common -or unclean." -</p><p> -A second time the voice spoke to him. "That which God hath -cleansed do not thou call common," it said; and when this -mysterious vision had been three times repeated, the sheet was -drawn up to heaven again. -</p><p> -In the same manner that the Jews avoided eating such food as the -old ceremonial law of Moses deemed unclean, so they shunned all -intercourse with the Gentiles as an unclean nation. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_31">{31}</a></span> -This remarkable vision was God's way of teaching St. Peter that -the prejudices of his life must be laid aside, and as fully as -grace was poured out upon the Gentile world, so he must also -admit them to all the blessings of the Christian Church. -</p><p> -While St. Peter pondered over this wondrous revelation of God's -Will, two servants and a soldier came to the tanner's house, and -asked if one Simon, surnamed Peter, was lodging there. -</p><p> -They came from Cornelius, an officer in the Roman army, who dwelt -in Cæsarea, a fine city and seaport some thirty-five miles from -Joppa. We read in Scripture that Cornelius was a devout man, and -that he gave alms to the people, and spent much time in prayer. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_32">{32}</a></span> -He must, therefore, have been conscientiously following the light -he had, and praying to know God's Will; and such humble constant -prayer can never be disregarded by Heaven. So it happened that -one evening as Cornelius prayed, a heavenly visitor appeared to -him, speaking in gentle tones of love, and yet he was alarmed, -and exclaimed, "What is it, Lord?" -</p><p> -Then he heard that his prayers and his alms had gone up as a -memorial before the throne of God, and he was bidden to send men -to Joppa, who should bring to him Peter, then lodging with a -tanner in his humble dwelling upon the sea-shore. -</p><p> -We have already seen these messengers reaching the dwelling of -the Apostle; and while they asked for him, the Holy Spirit made -their arrival known to St. Peter, and inspired him to go with -them, for it was God Who sent them. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_33">{33}</a></span> -<p> -Immediately leaving the housetop, the Apostle went to the door, -and heard how the messengers had come from Cornelius, and also -that he had been directed by an angel to send to Joppa. -</p><p> -Strong though his Jewish prejudices had been, love of his -Master's will and his Master's work were still stronger, and St. -Peter made the Gentile visitors welcome for the night, and -departed with them next day for Cæsarea, taking with him some of -his Christian brethren. -</p><p> -When they reached the house of Cornelius, they found him with his -friends, assembled to receive the much-desired visitor; and -meeting St. Peter at the portico of his house, he prostrated -himself with the greatest reverence and humility, recognising the -Apostle as the visible head of the Christian Church, and the -representative of Jesus Christ. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_34">{34}</a></span> -<p> -St. Peter raised him from the ground, and entering the house, -began speaking of the old Jewish law which had prohibited -intercourse with other nations, telling his hearers that God now -commanded all those restrictions to end, and therefore he came -among them as readily as if they were his own Jewish brethren. -</p><p> -Cornelius then related the favour which had been granted him, and -said that they were all there assembled to hear the words of life -from the lips of the Apostle. -</p><p> -St. Peter now tells the glad news of Christ's coming amongst men. -He tells them that the once despised and outcast Gentiles are not -only invited to receive God's grace, but are to be in all things -equal partakers with the Jewish people—that Christ, of Whose -resurrection and ascension they had already heard, had given an -express commission to His Apostles to preach the Gospel to all -nations. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_35">{35}</a></span> -<p> -Suddenly his address is interrupted. It is a scene second only to -that of Pentecost, for the Holy Ghost comes down upon these -Gentile converts, and they begin to speak with tongues, to the -surprise of St. Peter and his companions. If any lingering -feeling of Jewish superiority had been left in their hearts, this -unmistakable proof of God's gracious purposes towards the -Gentiles destroyed it for ever. -</p><p> -If special grace and special gifts were thus bestowed from -Heaven, St. Peter, as head of the Church on earth, must not fear -to admit them to every privilege it was his to bestow, and he -therefore desired that they should be baptized. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_36">{36}</a></span> -<p> -Thus began that mission to the Gentiles which opened a new era in -the world's history. -</p><p> -The Apostles had thought much of the blessings and honours -intended for their own people, but they had not fully -comprehended how broad, how extended Christ's kingdom was to -become. So God wonderfully interposed, and called into His -service one who was better fitted to be the Apostle of the -Gentiles than St. Peter with his zeal, or St. John with his -ardent love,—even Paul the persecutor, but afterwards the great -and glorious servant of the Christian Church. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_37">{37}</a></span> -<br> - <h2>Chapter II.</h2> -<br> -<p> -The city of Antioch, in Syria, was full of fugitives from other -countries. -</p><p> -Many had come from Jerusalem, many also from the adjacent island -of Cyprus, others again from Cyrene; and when the truth was -preached to them, a great multitude turned to God. -</p><p> -Tidings of this went to Jerusalem, and St. Barnabas was appointed -to go to Antioch to instruct the converts more fully in the -doctrines they had received, and shortly afterwards, Saul went to -assist his labours. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_38">{38}</a></span> -<p> -The people of Antioch gave the name of "Christians" to these -followers of Christ. Before this the disciples had called -themselves "brethren," or "saints," while the Jews in scorn -termed them "Nazarenes." -</p><p> -St. Barnabas, with the help of Saul, had been teaching about a -year, when some prophets came down from Jerusalem, one of whom, -named Agabus, proclaimed a famine throughout Judea. -</p><p> -When the Christians at Antioch heard of the great price of food, -and the consequent distress among their brethren in Jerusalem, -they collected together a sum of money, and St. Barnabas and Saul -conveyed this gift to the sufferers. -</p><p> -But a greater evil than famine troubled the Christian Church—the -persecuting cruelty of Herod Agrippa, who had killed James, the -brother of John, and now would have taken also the life of St. -Peter, had not God interposed, delivering him by the help of an -angel. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_39">{39}</a></span> -<p> -When St. Barnabas with Saul returned to Antioch, they were -accompanied by a young man named John Mark, and probably they -would have continued long in their united work, had not the Holy -Ghost inspired them to begin that mission to heathen lands to -which they were more directly called. -</p><p> -It was about this time that Saul exchanged his name for Paul—a -name more pleasing to the ears of Greeks and Romans. -</p><p> -Somewhat near the Feast of Pentecost, in the year 44, the -Apostles started from Seleucia, the nearest seaport to Antioch, -arriving, after a few hours' sail, at Salamis, a large city on -the coast of Cyprus, the birthplace of St. Barnabas. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_40">{40}</a></span> -<p> -They began at once to preach in the synagogues, but with no very -marked success; however, neither Jews nor idolaters attacked -them, or made any opposition to their teaching, until they came -to Paphos. -</p><p> -The governor of the island at that time was Sergius Paulus, who, -though a Roman and a pagan, was not content with the false -deities he had been taught to worship. -</p><p> -At his court there was a false prophet and sorcerer named -Bar-Jesus, who had called himself "Elymas," which signifies "the -wise one." -</p><p> -When Sergius Paulus heard of the arrival of the Apostles he sent -for them to come to him. Perhaps some hope was roused in his -heart of hearing from these strangers some truth which would -satisfy him. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_41">{41}</a></span> -<p> -When St. Barnabas taught of Christ, Elymas the sorcerer began to -deny and contradict his words, until the governor said he knew -not whom to believe. -</p><p> -St. Paul, appealing to Heaven, called down the punishment of -blindness upon this impious man, which so strongly impressed -Sergius Paulus with belief in the power of God, that he at once -avowed himself a Christian. -</p><p> -"Oh, full of all guile"—thus had the Apostle addressed the -sorcerer—"Oh, full of all guile and of all deceit, child of the -devil, enemy of all justice, thou ceasest not to pervert the -right ways of the Lord. And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is -upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a -time." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_42">{42}</a></span> -<p> -Even as the servant of God spoke, a mist came before the eyes of -Elymas, then light faded into a deep, terrible darkness, and -blind and helpless he was led to his own home. -</p><p> -Their mission to Cyprus concluded, the Apostles journeyed to -Pamphylia, landing at Perga, where there was a celebrated temple -dedicated to Diana. -</p><p> -On arriving here, the young companion of Barnabas, "John Mark," -determined to return to Jerusalem—probably he shrank from the -difficulties and perils which threatened their missionary life. -</p><p> -Together then did Paul and Barnabas proceed on their way, through -mountain passes, and across bleak plains, until they reached -Antioch in Pisidia—not the city of Antioch in which they had -already laboured. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_43">{43}</a></span> -<p> -Upon the Jewish Sabbath they directed their steps to the -synagogue, where they were invited by the "elders" to address the -people. -</p><p> -St. Paul stood up, and in forcible, eloquent words gave a rapid -sketch of the history of the Jewish nation, showing that the -promises to the line of David were fulfilled in the coming of -Christ. -</p><p> -He next proved to them that from this Saviour, this God-man, who -had lived and died in their own day, all might receive pardon of -sin, and, lastly, he warned his hearers not to incur the dreadful -punishment which awaited those who rejected the word of the -Almighty. -</p><p> -Some who heard these things were deeply impressed, and followed -the Apostles to receive instruction; some had listened with -delight to an appeal which showed the preacher's familiar -acquaintance with the traditions of their forefathers, but their -hearts were not gained for God. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_44">{44}</a></span> -<p> -When the next Sabbath came, an immense throng made its way to the -synagogue, and this public demonstration of interest roused the -anger of the unbelieving Jews, who uttered terrible blasphemies -against the name of Jesus, and tried to silence His Apostles. -</p><p> -But neither St. Paul nor Barnabas was afraid. They told these -angry Jews that to them had God's grace first been offered, they -had been His own chosen and beloved people, but now, as they -would not hear, the Divine message was sent to the Gentiles. -</p><p> -Enmity against the Apostles now ran so high that they were forced -to leave the city, and on passing out they shook from their feet -the dust of Antioch, as Christ had commanded them to do in such a -case. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_45">{45}</a></span> -<p> -The Jews perfectly comprehended the meaning of this ceremony. -They, when they reached the borders of their own land, were in -the habit of carefully wiping from their sandals the smallest -particle of dust, so that not so much as a grain of the sacred -soil might fall on ground which was unblessed. -</p><p> -When, therefore, they saw Paul and Barnabas pause and shake from -their feet the dust of Antioch, they knew that <i>they</i> were -regarded as heathen and idolaters—no longer the people beloved -of God. -</p><p> -Some hundred miles eastward stood Iconium, and there the Apostles -made their way, preaching with such power in the synagogue that -great numbers both of Jews and Gentiles believed. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_46">{46}</a></span> -<p> -But again the hard-hearted multitude made efforts to raise a -persecution against these messengers of Christ, although they -were not so violent as the Jews of Antioch, so that, in spite of -opposition, the Apostles remained some time in Iconium, -performing by God's power many miracles there. -</p><p> -These wonderful proofs of Divine greatness caused much -excitement, and the enemies of the Christian party became so -infuriated that they would have stoned the Apostles to death, -unless they had escaped and fled to Lystra. -</p><p> -In that city was a poor cripple who had been lame from his birth. -He was known by every one, yet none pitied, none cared for him; -and as he heard St. Paul tell of the love and compassion of -Jesus, he longed to know more of One Who was so good and kind. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_47">{47}</a></span> -<p> -The eye of the Apostle had noted this man who heard him with such -rapt attention, and he was inspired by God to heal his infirmity. -"Stand upright on thy feet," commanded St. Paul, and immediately -the cripple leaped up from the spot where he had been -crouching—not standing only, but walking as perfectly as though -he had possessed the power from his infancy. -</p><p> -We can partly imagine the excitement such a marvellous event -would cause amongst the people, and in their surprise they -shouted, "The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men." -</p><p> -Old pagan stories told that the gods sometimes assumed a human -form for the purpose of visiting and helping the people of earth, -and therefore these idolaters believed St. Barnabas must be their -own god Jupiter, while St. Paul, by reason of his wonderful -eloquence, could be none other than Mercury. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_48">{48}</a></span> -<p> -The report spread rapidly throughout the town, and when it -reached the ears of the priest of Jupiter, he hastened to show -his reverence to these visitors who were supposed to have -descended from heaven. Meantime the Apostles had gone quietly to -the dwelling of some Christians, who entertained them during -their stay in the city. Presently they were disturbed by the news -that two bulls, decorated with garlands, had been brought to the -gates as an offering, and that a vast crowd of people had met -there for the purpose of worshipping them. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_49">{49}</a></span> -The Apostles were very much troubled, and, rending their -garments, as was the custom of the Jews in any moment of great -grief, they hastened to prevent the people offering the proposed -sacrifice, telling them that their only desire in visiting the -city was to persuade them to turn from such idolatry, and worship -the one true and living God. -</p><p> -But the enemies of the Apostle Paul had pursued him even to -Lystra, and these, now exercised so strong and so evil an -influence over the fickle people, that they were persuaded to -stone him whom they had sought to worship. -</p><p> -Thinking him to be dead, they dragged St. Paul's body outside the -city gates, exulting over his destruction. But God was protecting -His servant, and, with that power which can do all things, He now -interposed; for, while the little group of Christians stood -mourning and weeping by the side of their teacher, he rose up in -their midst, and reviving, went home with them. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_50">{50}</a></span> -<p> -Next day both SS. Paul and Barnabas left Lystra, and went to -Derbe, a city in which dwelt a man named Gaius, who was rich and -highly esteemed. -</p><p> -In the Epistle to the Romans he is mentioned as one who rendered -many services to the Church, and it is believed that by his -influence the malicious Jews were not allowed to interfere with -the teaching of the Apostles, and therefore multitudes were -converted. -</p><p> -After remaining there some time, SS. Paul and Barnabas returned -to visit those whom they had already converted at Lystra, -Iconium, and Antioch, who received them with great joy. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_51">{51}</a></span> -<p> -Among the new disciples at Iconium was a young maiden named -Thecla, who, during the absence of the Apostles, had been chosen -to risk her life for God's truth—the first female martyr. When -she was dragged before the pagan judges, she firmly resisted all -their attempts to force her to renounce the Christian faith; they -threatened, they tortured her, yet she was not afraid. At last -Thecla was exposed to the cruelty of the wild beasts in the -amphitheatre, but they came crouching to the feet of the virgin -Saint, so beloved of God. The crowd who looked on were so moved -by this spectacle that they demanded the maiden's release, and -the judges dared not resist them; so Thecla ended her days -peacefully serving and praising God. Nevertheless, she has -received the title of "martyr," and her name placed next to that -of St. Stephen, because, in the early ages of the Church, they -who had suffered torments for God's sake, which they could not -have survived excepting by miraculous help from Heaven, were thus -called. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_52">{52}</a></span> -<p> -While SS. Paul and Barnabas made this second visit to the cities -where already their preaching had brought forth fruit, they -formed rules for the orderly government of the Churches. Then, -passing again into Pamphylia, through Perga, to Attalia, and -thence to Antioch in Syria, they closed their first mission. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_53">{53}</a></span> -<br> - <h2>Chapter III.</h2> -<br> -<p> -For some years the Apostles remained labouring amongst the people -of Antioch, but at length a trouble arose, through the disputing -of the Christian Jews. -</p><p> -It was very difficult to them to divest themselves of the idea, -that in the exact observance of the Mosaic law lay the one way of -justification and salvation. -</p><p> -It was very difficult, again, for them to believe that faith and -obedience to the law taught by Jesus Christ was sufficient -without the outward ceremonies to which they had been accustomed, -and which were peculiar to them as a nation. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_54">{54}</a></span> -When, therefore, the Christian Jews refused to communicate with -the Christian Gentiles until they submitted to the rites of the -old Hebrew law, SS. Paul and Barnabas went to Jerusalem, there to -confer upon such matters with St. Peter, and SS. James and John. -</p><p> -St. Peter, as head of the Church, addressed the assembly first. -He told them that God had given His Holy Spirit to the Gentile as -well as to the Jew; nor did He require them to conform to the -Jewish customs as regarded meats, and drinks, and outward -ceremonies. When he had finished, both St. Paul and St. Barnabas -spoke in turn of their mission, and the success granted to their -labours. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_55">{55}</a></span> -<p> -St. James then addressed the assembly, and said that the Jews -could observe the customs in which they had been educated, but -that the Gentiles were not to do the same. They must seek to -abstain from idolatry. -</p><p> -The final decision of this first council, known as the Council of -Jerusalem, was, that the Gentile converts were only obliged to -abstain from meats offered in sacrifice, from blood and the flesh -of strangled animals, and also were to preserve purity of manners -as a distinctive mark of their connection with the Church of -Christ. -</p><p> -It was necessary to prohibit these converts from meats offered in -sacrifice, else they might easily have fallen back into paganism: -impurity was thought so lightly of by the un-christian, that it -was necessary to set a higher principle before them as a positive -law and obligation. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_56">{56}</a></span> -The prohibition against strangulated meats originated in the -consideration of what was healthful, while the prohibition from -blood had a still higher signification. While it continued to be -offered in the temple as a sacrifice to God, it must be reserved -wholly for sacred purposes. -</p><p> -The decision of the council was made known to the different -Churches, and SS. Paul and Barnabas were sent again to Antioch. -</p><p> -Paul soon began to think of visiting the Churches they had -established. "Let us return and visit our brethren in all the -cities wherein we have preached the word of the Lord, to see how -they do." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_57">{57}</a></span> -<p> -St. Barnabas agreed, but he wished to take his nephew John Mark -with them, for he also had come to Antioch. St. Paul objected. -John Mark had deserted them at Perga through fear of the -difficulties which lay before them, and it did not seem expedient -to take one who could not endure hardships for the love of -Christ. -</p><p> -Then—these two Apostles who had so long been united in God's -work could not agree upon this one point, and therefore they -parted company, Barnabas sailing for Cyprus, taking John Mark -with him, while St. Paul went to the Churches in Asia Minor, -having Silas for a helper. We see here that even Christ's own -Apostles were not perfectly free from those imperfections and -risings of human nature which men are prone to. Doubtless this -disagreement was permitted by God for their humiliation, and also -for the good of others in the wider diffusion of the Gospel, -through the separation of their work. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_58">{58}</a></span> -<p> -St. Paul first visited the Churches of Northern Syria, Cilicia, -and Lycaonia. At Lystra he was joined by the young Timothy, who -had a great desire to help in the missionary work. He was the son -of a Greek father and a Jewish mother, and believing that by -undergoing the old rite of circumcision he could more easily gain -access to the Jews, St. Paul desired him to submit to it. -</p><p> -With Silas in their company, these two messengers of God's truth -travelled on until they reached Troas, at which place St. Luke, -the physician and evangelist, joined them. -</p><p> -While they remained there a vision was sent to St. Paul in a -dream at night. It appeared that a man of Macedonia cried to him, -saying, "Pass over into Macedonia and help us." -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_59">{59}</a></span> -From this the Apostle believed that God wished him to preach the -Gospel there, and therefore he embarked in a ship with his -companions, staying, on their first landing, at Philippi, the -chief city. -</p><p> -There was no synagogue in this place, for but a very few Jews -dwelt there; yet in a little quiet enclosed space by the -riverside, the true God was worshipped by a small assembly of -Christians, chiefly women. On the Sabbath the Apostles went to -preach to them. -</p><p> -One of the women was not of the people of Philippi; she was but -staying there while she tried to sell some of the richly-dyed -purple or scarlet cloth, which was so greatly prized at that time -for its brilliant colour. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_60">{60}</a></span> -Her name was Lydia, and she was not a Christian; but when from -the eloquent lips of St. Paul she heard the story of the -wonderful life, and still more wonderful death, of Jesus of -Nazareth, her heart opened to receive the truth, and she and all -her household were converted. -</p><p> -In that city of Philippi there was a female slave, through whom, -it was supposed, the pagan gods were accustomed to speak, and -therefore she managed to gain money for her owner by appearing to -foretell future events. -</p><p> -When this poor creature saw the Apostles going about the streets -of Philippi, she used to cry out, "These men are the servants of -the Most High God, who preach unto you the way of salvation." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_61">{61}</a></span> -<p> -One day as she uttered these words, St. Paul pitied her, and -pausing, said to the evil spirit which possessed her, "I command -thee, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out from her." -</p><p> -That Holy Name had power then as in later days, and in that same -hour the evil spirit departed from the poor slave, much to the -displeasure of her masters, who could now gain no more money by -the strange predictions of future things she had been accustomed -to utter. -</p><p> -In their rage they seized St. Paul and Silas and dragged them -before the magistrates, complaining that they disturbed the -public order by teaching unlawful customs to the people. -</p><p> -The Romans had a law which forbade the teaching of any new -religion unless it was one of which the government had already -approved. This law St. Paul had certainly broken, that he might -obey the higher law of God, but neither he nor his companions had -occasioned any disturbance in the city. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_62">{62}</a></span> -<p> -The magistrates made no attempt to discover the truth of the -complaint made to them, and seeing that the people were angrily -resolved on having the offenders punished, they ordered St. Paul -and Silas to be beaten. -</p><p> -The Jews, in scourging, were not permitted to inflict more than -thirty-nine blows, but the Romans used rods of elm, and gave many -more stripes, so that Paul and Silas were all bruised and -bleeding from the treatment they had received, when they were led -away to prison. -</p><p> -The gaoler had orders to keep them securely, and they were thrust -into the close inner prison with their feet fastened in stocks, -so that they were prevented from taking any rest. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_63">{63}</a></span> -<p> -During the night, the prisoners who were confined in another part -of the prison heard voices singing—singing God's praises from -the miserable dungeon. Suddenly, while the Apostles sang, an -earthquake shook the prison to its very foundations, every door -burst open, and the bands of every captive were loosed. -</p><p> -The keeper of the prison awoke from sleep, and when he saw what -had happened, and that the doors were open, he trembled with -fear, for he naturally believed that all the prisoners would have -escaped, and knew that his own life would be the forfeit. -</p><p> -Drawing his sword, he was about to kill himself. Death was -inevitable, so by his own hand he would die; but in this moment -of despair, the voice of St. Paul reached him. "Do thyself no -harm," said the Apostle, "for we are all here." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_64">{64}</a></span> -<p> -Calling for a light, the gaoler entered the dungeon. Yes, there -indeed were his prisoners; and falling down trembling and tearful -at their feet, he said, "Masters, what must I do to be saved?" It -was given him in that moment to know that the scourged, -imprisoned men before him were the servants and messengers of -Almighty God. -</p><p> -"Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved and thy -house." That was what they had to tell him; and the gaoler took -them out of the dungeon and washed their wounds, and bringing -them to his own house, set food before them, and begged for -instruction in the Christian faith. Then, with all his family, -this man received the grace of Baptism; and when morning came, a -message was brought from the magistrates bidding the gaoler -release his prisoners. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_65">{65}</a></span> -<p> -But St. Paul said that they would not thus depart. They had been -scourged, they had been thrust into the dungeon without an -opportunity of proving their innocence, and he then declared -himself a citizen of Rome, requiring the magistrates to make -known that they had been wrongfully punished. -</p><p> -The authorities of the city were afraid when the Apostle's words -were repeated to them. To scourge a Roman citizen publicly and -uncondemned was a serious offence against Roman law. So, coming -to St. Paul and Silas, they acknowledged they had acted -unlawfully and entreated them to depart, which the Apostles did -after bidding farewell to their Christian friends in the house of -Lydia. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_66">{66}</a></span> -<p> -St. Luke, with Timothy, who had not been taken before the -magistrates, remained in the city to instruct the Philippian -Church more fully. -</p><p> -Travelling onwards many miles, Paul and Silas reached -Thessalonica, the city next in importance to Philippi, wherein -many Jews were living. At first they were disposed to listen to -the teaching of the Apostles, but hearing that the Gentiles were -to be equally partakers with themselves in the privileges and -graces offered, they began to murmur loudly and excite the anger -of the people, who cried out that the strange men were -proclaiming another to be king—Jesus the Nazarene—in the place -of the great Cæsar! -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_67">{67}</a></span> -<p> -The mob went to the house of Jason, where the Apostles were -lodging, intending to seize them, but, as they were absent, Jason -himself was seized and brought before the magistrates, upon a -charge of having such persons at his house. -</p><p> -The magistrates made the Christians of the city and Jason also -promise that no further excitement and disturbance should occur, -so in the darkness and silence of night St. Paul and Silas had to -escape from Thessalonica. -</p><p> -They were not discouraged or daunted by this opposition to the -truths they preached, they sought only to obey the command of -their Master, Who had bidden them carry His Gospel to every -creature. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_68">{68}</a></span> -<p> -Another fifty miles of journeying, and they were at Berea. Here -they found more sympathy than they had met with in Thessalonica, -but their persecutors followed them into Berea, seeking to rouse -the malice of the unbelieving against the Apostles, so that those -who were Christians and loved St. Paul entreated him to escape, -and even went with him down to the sea-shore and saw him safely -embarked in a ship sailing for Athens. -</p><p> -Silas and Timothy had remained in Berea to instruct and confirm -the faithful there, so the Apostle Paul was alone in the -beautiful city of Athens, surrounded by glorious temples and -costly statues, and all the marks of civilisation of which it was -the centre. As he observed the gorgeous temples raised in honour -of every known pagan god, St. Paul felt a burning desire to -preach to the Athenians of the great Father in heaven, and Jesus -Christ, His eternal Son. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_69">{69}</a></span> -<p> -Going to the Jewish synagogue, he addressed the Jews assembled -there, and then went to the large square, called the Agora, in -which the market was held. -</p><p> -Here many people were in the habit of meeting to hear and to tell -news, and the Apostle had <i>his</i> great, glorious news to -utter—the tidings of a Saviour born into the world, dying for -the world, risen from the grave, and ascended to the right hand -of God, the Father Almighty—which were unknown themes to the men -of Athens. -</p><p> -A flight of sixteen steps led from this Agora to Mars Hill, upon -which was built a temple in honour of Mars, god of war. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_70">{70}</a></span> -<p> -Here, too, was the great court of justice, called the Areopagus, -and the judges were the most learned men of Athens, who tried all -matters of government, and pronounced sentence upon criminals. -The Stoics and Epicureans led St. Paul here—to the supreme -tribunal—that he might speak about his God. -</p> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_71">{71}</a></span> -<br> - <h2>Chapter IV.</h2> -<br> -<p> -In the Acts of the Apostles we have the address which St. Paul -delivered with eloquent tongue and flashing eye to the astonished -audience. -</p><p> -He told them that in their capital he had seen one nameless -altar—an altar "to the unknown God"—an altar which they had -erected, lest there might, in some other land, be a God of whom -they knew not. -</p><p> -"What, therefore, you worship without knowing it, that I preach -to you. God, Who made the world, and all things therein, He, -being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with -hands." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_72">{72}</a></span> -<p> -Thus did he commence his instruction, to which the men of Athens -at first listened with interest and attention, but when he came -to dwell upon the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead they -laughed him to scorn. -</p><p> -A few, however, believed that St. Paul spoke truly, and these -sought further instruction from him during his stay in Athens. -Among their number was a humble woman named Damaris, and -Dionysius, one of the members of the Areopagus. For a short time -Timothy came to assist the Apostle in his work at Athens, but he -was wanted in Thessalonica, and therefore speedily returned -there, while St. Paul went on alone to the city of Corinth, where -he had neither companion nor friend. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_73">{73}</a></span> -<p> -The Emperor Claudius had issued a proclamation, commanding the -Jews to leave Rome, and one of these named Aquila, with Priscilla -his wife, had taken up his abode in Corinth. With them St. Paul -obtained a lodging, partly because Aquila was a tent-maker, and -the Apostle in his younger days had learned that trade. -</p><p> -Now that food was scarce throughout Greece, and he had none to -assist him, St. Paul had to employ himself and work hard during -the week, but always when the Sabbath came round, and the Jews -assembled in the synagogue, he was there to tell the Corinthians -the new law of Christ Jesus. -</p><p> -A great number of Jewish people were opposed to such strange -doctrines, but the Apostle met with greater success amongst the -Greeks, and soon formed a little congregation of Christians. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_74">{74}</a></span> -<p> -After labouring about three months alone, St. Paul was encouraged -by the arrival of Silas and Timothy. There was much to tell about -their work, and Timothy spoke of the faith and of the love of the -Christians in Thessalonica, but they had fallen into some errors, -which St. Paul reproved in his letter of holy counsel, known to -us as the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. -</p><p> -Silas and Timothy had brought a gift of money to the Apostle from -the Churches of Macedonia, so that he was not forced to spend so -many hours at his trade, and had therefore more time for -instructing and preaching. Among those people of Corinth who had -been received into the Christian Church was Crispus, the chief -ruler of the synagogue—and his entire household had also opened -their minds to truth. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_75">{75}</a></span> -<p> -This made the Jews extremely angry, and they spoke so -blasphemously of Christ that St. Paul could not bear to hear -them. Shaking his garment with a gesture of horror and -indignation, he cried, "Your blood be upon your own head; I am -clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles." And so -saying he left the synagogue and went to the dwelling of Justus, -who, being a pious man, allowed the Apostle to teach there. -</p><p> -In a vision of the night God encouraged His servant, saying to -him, "Do not fear, but speak, and hold not thy peace. Because I -am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee, for I -have much people in this city." -</p><p> -After this declaration of God's Will St. Paul remained in Corinth -for another year and half. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_76">{76}</a></span> -<p> -He had already, as we have seen, written one epistle to the -Thessalonians, and a few months later he wrote them a second. -Some of the people of Thessalonica had fallen into a mistake. -</p><p> -Thinking that Christ was soon coming to judge the world, they -deemed it useless to occupy themselves in their different -callings. -</p><p> -When they left off work, like all other idle, unemployed people, -they began to meddle with the concerns of their neighbours, and -in his second letter St. Paul warned them that a great many -things were to happen before the second coming of Christ, and he -told them also the rule, "If any man will not work neither let -him eat." He begged them to pray that the Word of God might bring -forth much fruit among the Corinthian people, and bid them hold -firmly to the traditions received from him. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_77">{77}</a></span> -<p> -After a time a new governor named Gallio came to Corinth, and the -unbelieving Jews took this opportunity of trying to injure the -Apostle. Taking him before a magistrate, they accused him of -teaching men to worship God after a manner contrary to law. -Before the Apostle could attempt to defend this charge, Gallio -said he would not listen to such a complaint, and he sent the -angry people away. -</p><p> -The Greeks were very much vexed at this attempt of the Jews to -bring trouble upon St. Paul, and they seized Sosthenes, the chief -ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat, -and yet even then Gallio did not interfere. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_78">{78}</a></span> -<p> -It seems probable that the Apostle would seek out Sosthenes after -this rough treatment, and gain his friendship; at any rate, we -next hear of this Jewish ruler as a Christian, and also a -companion of St. Paul in his journey to Ephesus. -</p><p> -About a month following the day upon which he had been taken -before Gallio, the Apostle left Corinth with Aquila and -Priscilla, whom he left at Ephesus, while he himself passed on to -Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Pentecost. -</p><p> -In the city of Ephesus stood the widely celebrated temple of -Diana, which was one of the seven wonders of the world. It had -taken more than two hundred years to build, and it was made of -the purest marble. It had one hundred and twenty pillars, -thirty-six of which were most beautifully carved, and the others -polished; every one had been the gift of some king. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_79">{79}</a></span> -<p> -The temple was not roofed over, excepting just in the part where -the image of Diana stood—the ugly log of wood, with a head -adorned with a mural crown, and the body covered with figures of -animals. -</p><p> -The superstitious people believed that this idol had fallen from -the sky, and during our month of May they held a great feast in -Diana's honour, to which people came from far and near in vast -crowds. -</p><p> -In this city they also practised magic. Certain words were -written on parchment, which had been copied from the image of the -goddess, and this parchment was worn upon the body to charm away -evil spirits, and to heal diseases, as it was believed. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_80">{80}</a></span> -<p> -We cannot marvel that ignorant people were thus led astray, when -the wise and learned philosophers of Greece had begun to write -about these hidden things, and sell such books at enormous -prices. -</p><p> -It was to Ephesus, the city filled with pagan superstition and -practice, that St. Paul came after his visit to Jerusalem, -meeting there again the Christians Aquila and Priscilla. -</p><p> -During the absence of the Apostle a young man had been preaching -in the synagogue, who was a Jew of the name of Apollos. -</p><p> -He was well versed in Mosaic law and the books of the Old -Testament, but he could teach nothing of Christ, for he did not -believe that the promised Messiah had indeed come into the world. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_81">{81}</a></span> -<p> -It was from Aquila and Priscilla that Apollos learned the -Christian faith, and then in his gratitude and love he longed to -make it known to others, and for this purpose went to Corinth, -where he induced many Jews to listen and to believe. -</p><p> -When St. Paul came back to stay a while in Ephesus he resumed his -trade, and taught continually in the synagogue; but at length the -ill-feeling of the Jews broke out upon him, and they spoke evilly -of him, and blasphemed the Name of Jesus. -</p><p> -Upon this the Apostle left the synagogue and hired a room, where -he taught the Word of God, and many were converted and baptized, -and received the Holy Ghost from the hands of the Apostle. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_82">{82}</a></span> -<p> -It pleased the Almighty to work miraculous cures by means of St. -Paul, as we read: "God wrought by the hand of Paul more than -common miracles. So that even there were brought from his body to -the sick, handkerchiefs and aprons, and the diseases departed -from them, and the wicked spirits went out of them." -</p><p> -Then some of the people who had witnessed the wonders which St. -Paul could do in the name of Jesus, thought they also could do -the same. There was a Jew who had seven sons, and these men -wanted to drive out an evil spirit with which a person was -possessed. But when they bade it come from him, the devil spoke -from within the man, and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, -but who are you?" and the possessed leaped upon and overcame -them, so that they had to escape. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_83">{83}</a></span> -<p> -When this was told in Ephesus, the people were awed, for they -could not but see that God would not permit His Name to be taken -in vain, and they began to be so much afraid of practising their -magic arts that they brought out the wicked books, which treated -of hidden things, and publicly burned them. -</p><p> -During St. Paul's stay at Ephesus he went over for a short time -to visit the Christians in Corinth, and to his great sorrow he -found that among them were some who had brought disgrace upon -their faith by relapsing into many of their heathenish customs. -</p><p> -After he had again returned to Ephesus, such bad news came about -the Corinthian Church that St. Paul wrote them a letter, in which -he reproved their sins and entreated them to lead holy lives. -This letter is the First Epistle to the Corinthians. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_84">{84}</a></span> -<p> -About this time a disturbance arose in Ephesus because the men -who had formerly sold models of the pagan goddess Diana could not -now find an easy sale for these things, and were therefore -enraged with St. Paul for preaching against idolatry. -</p><p> -A silversmith of the city, whose name was Demetrius, called -together all who followed his own trade, and represented to them -how much they had lost through this man who preached the new -faith and persuaded the people to renounce the gods they had -formerly worshipped. -</p><p> -Ephesus was soon in a tumult, and the angry people resolved to -seize upon St. Paul, whom they considered had done them great -injury; but on going to find him in the house of Aquila, he was -not there. Instead of the Apostle, therefore, two other -Christians were captured and brought to the place where all -public meetings were held. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_85">{85}</a></span> -<p> -St. Paul was not long in receiving tidings of this occurrence, -and he would have hastened to the assembled crowd had not his -friends interfered, for they believed that in their rage the -excited people might do him some serious injury. -</p><p> -"Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"—so rose the cry again and -again, and it was a difficult matter for the authorities to quiet -them. -</p><p> -In this occurrence the Apostle saw an indication of God's Will -that he should depart from Ephesus,—at any rate, for a -time,—therefore he called together the Christians, and after -exhorting them to perseverance in the faith they had embraced, -and to a holy and blameless life, he bade them farewell. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_86">{86}</a></span> -<p> -For three years he had taught in that city, but now, with Timothy -for a helper, he was to teach in other places, and win more -hearts to a knowledge and love of the true God. -</p><p> -He now made his way to Troas, where once before he had stayed, -though only for a short time. But St. Paul's heart was troubled -regarding the Corinthian Church: Titus had been sent there, but -he had not returned, and St. Paul resolved to go and meet him. -</p><p> -Leaving Troas he went to Philippi, where he was welcomed with -great joy by his friends, and after a time Titus found him -bringing better news of the people of Corinth, the greater number -of whom were striving to obey the counsels contained in his -letter. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_87">{87}</a></span> -There were, however, some who still refused to submit to the -Apostle's authority, and who were wicked enough to utter -untruthful things of him. They said that the money he wished the -Christian Churches to collect for their poorer friends, was -really needed by himself. It was now that St. Paul wrote his -Second Epistle to the Corinthians, in which he encouraged those -who were trying to live a holy life, and this letter he sent by -the hand of Titus, while he himself visited Thessalonica and -Berea. -</p><p> -After summer and autumn had passed, the Apostle went to Corinth, -but scarcely had he arrived than he heard of troubles in the -Church of Galatia, because some people of Jerusalem had been -there, endeavouring to sow disbelief and distrust in the teaching -of St. Paul. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_88">{88}</a></span> -<p> -A letter was therefore written by him to the Galatians, to warn -them against these false doctors who were preaching the -obligation of observing the Mosaic law. -</p><p> -Now the Apostle began to attend to the Church in Corinth, -reproving error and sin, and separating those who would not obey -the law of Christ from the submissive and good. He had warned -them many times before he did this, but now he could not permit -to be numbered among the followers of Christ those who brought -shame upon their profession by openly disobeying His laws. -</p><p> -There were connected with the Christian Churches pious women, who -were called "deaconesses." Their charge was to assist the sick, -to instruct the catechumens, and help the newly baptized to lead -a Christian life. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_89">{89}</a></span> -For these duties it was necessary to have persons of experience -and great piety, and therefore the age for their admission to the -office was first fixed at sixty, but afterwards at forty years. -</p><p> -One of these deaconesses, named Phoebe, was about leaving Corinth -for Rome, and by her St. Paul sent an epistle to the people of -that city. -</p><p> -He had not yet been there, but he hoped before long to visit the -Church which was then being formed, and meanwhile he sent them -this proof of love and good-will. It was written in Greek, but -for the benefit of those who did not understand that language was -translated into Latin. In the arrangement of the Scriptures, this -Epistle is always placed first—although not the first which the -Apostle's hand has written—because of the great importance of -its contents, as well as the pre-eminence of the place to which -it was sent. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_90">{90}</a></span> -<p> -In it the Apostle first commends the faith of the Romans whom he -long[ed] to see, "that I may impart unto you some spiritual grace -to strengthen you." He goes on to show how the shameful sins of -the pagans were the result of the lack of faith and of humility. -</p><p> -He next censures those Jews who, while they boast of the law, -neglect to keep it, and while admitting the advantages of the -Jew, "because the words of God were committed to them," he -teaches that all men, whether Jew or Gentile, are sinners who -must be saved by the grace of God, and not alone by obedience to -the law. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_91">{91}</a></span> -<p> -This doctrine of salvation by Christ is dwelt upon continually, -but St. Paul also insists upon the necessity of good works, and -that a Christian must die to sin and self, and live unto God. -</p><p> -He also gives many beautiful counsels regarding Christian -virtues, lessons of obedience to superiors and of mutual charity. -He bids the strong bear with the weak, and cautions Christians -not to judge and condemn each other, neither to give scandal. -</p><p> -Then, exhorting them all to be "of one mind one towards another -according to Jesus Christ," he promises to come and visit them, -and concludes by invoking upon them the grace of God "to Whom be -honour and glory for ever and ever." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_92">{92}</a></span> -<br> - <h2>Chapter V.</h2> -<br> -<p> -The time was approaching when St. Paul was to leave Corinth—not -sailing thence to Jerusalem as he had planned, but returning by -the way he had come, because he found that some of the -unbelieving Jews had formed a scheme to destroy him while upon -his journey. -</p><p> -For the space of a week the Apostle remained at Troas, and upon -the last evening he had assembled the Christians together in an -upper room—one of those dining-halls which the Latins termed -<i>cænacula</i>. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_93">{93}</a></span> -<p> -The Scripture narrative tells us that they were there to "break -bread," the name usually given in those days to the celebration -of the Holy Mysteries. The Body and Blood of our Lord was -received by those early Christians with extreme care and the -profoundest reverence, but in that age the Church had not -ordained that the reception of the Eucharist should take place in -the morning and fasting. This rule prevailed at the close of the -first century out of respect to so great a mystery. In the time -of the Apostles the Communion was given at other parts of the -day, and thus we understand the passage referring to this meeting -of Christians upon the last evening of St. Paul's stay in -Corinth. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_94">{94}</a></span> -<p> -An unusual crowd appears to have been assembled, and the heat was -so great that the windows were left open. A young man named -Eutychus, sitting in the recess of one of these windows, being -overcome with sleep, fell through it to the ground. St. Paul at -once descended, to find Eutychus, as it seemed, lifeless, but -stretching himself upon the body, he besought God to manifest His -power, and then returned to the upper room, and continued -teaching till the day dawned. -</p><p> -Eutychus soon joined the assembly, perfectly restored by the -power of the Almighty through His servant. -</p><p> -St. Luke, with Timothy and others who proposed accompanying the -great Apostle on his journey, went down to the ship, but St. Paul -had decided to travel on foot to the place at which it would next -stop, called Assos, where he entered the vessel and went on to -Miletus, situated some thirty-five miles from Ephesus. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_95">{95}</a></span> -<p> -At Miletus he sent a message asking some of the bishops and -priests to come down to the ship and pray with him. They talked -together upon the shore, and St. Paul told them that he was bound -for Jerusalem. "I go to Jerusalem not knowing the things which -shall befall me there. Save, that the Holy Ghost in every city -witnesseth to me, saying that bands and afflictions await me at -Jerusalem." He conjured the bishops to guard the people confided -to their care, and warned them against false teachers, who would -seek to mislead them, and then he bade them farewell. We read -that there was weeping among them all, for they feared from his -words that they should see the face of their teacher and father -no more; and as the vessel sailed from Miletus they returned to -Ephesus with heavy hearts. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_96">{96}</a></span> -<p> -At Tyre the ship had to unload, and St. Paul with his companions -availed themselves of this opportunity of going on shore to find -out the Christians who dwelt in that part. Seven days they -remained amongst the disciples they found there; and one who had -the power of understanding some of the things which were to -happen, warned the Apostle of the great danger which threatened -him at Jerusalem. -</p><p> -But St. Paul knew that his way was ordered by God Who could -shield him from every danger if such was His Divine Will, -therefore he would not be persuaded to alter his course. -</p><p> -The Christians of Tyre went with him to the shore and knelt down -while he blessed them, and so they parted, and the ship sailed on -to Ptolemais. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_97">{97}</a></span> -<p> -There the Apostles left the vessel and pursued their way by land, -staying at Cæsarea in the house of Philip the Evangelist, whose -four daughters had the gift of prophecy. During St. Paul's visit, -there came down from Judea a prophet, named Agabus, who took the -girdle of the Apostle, and binding his own hands and feet with -it, said, "Thus saith the Holy Ghost. The man whose girdle this -is, the Jews shall bind in this manner in Jerusalem, and shall -deliver into the hands of the Gentiles." -</p><p> -St. Luke and Timothy then entreated their companion not to go to -Jerusalem, but he would not listen to them. -</p><p> -"What do you mean, weeping and afflicting my heart?" he said, -"For I am ready not only to be bound, but to die also in -Jerusalem for the Name of the Lord Jesus." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_98">{98}</a></span> -<p> -When the Apostle uttered these words, the others besought him no -longer, but said, "The Will of the Lord be done," and thus—the -one with heart filled with courage and even with desire to die -for Christ, the others with sorrow mingled with their confidence -in God—they went on to Jerusalem. -</p><p> -Arriving in that city, St. Paul was received with the greatest -joy by all the Christians, and next day the Apostle James, the -Bishop of Jerusalem, convened a meeting of all who composed the -Church. -</p><p> -To them St. Paul gave a report of his work during his four years' -absence. When he had concluded his address, he was told that -great numbers of the Jews in that city believed the Gospel, yet -were very strict in their observance of Mosaic law, and that they -were hostile because they believed St. Paul taught the Jews of -other places to neglect the customs of their people. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_99">{99}</a></span> -<p> -St. James advised that, to prove this belief unfounded, the -Apostle should go to the temple upon the next day, which was the -feast of Pentecost, and take part in a certain ceremony for four -of the faithful. -</p><p> -These four men had taken a vow. The Jews frequently did this for -some special purpose, either that they might be delivered from -some danger, or to show their gratitude for some special -blessing. Vows were made for a certain time, during which the -person considered himself specially consecrated to Almighty God, -and he had to observe strict rules, such as to abstain from -drinking wine, or from shaving his head. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_100">{100}</a></span> -When the time had come to an end, it was the duty of the person -who had made the vow to appear in the temple, taking his -offerings. Offerings on such an occasion were costly, and it was -a customary thing for some richer and pious Jew to pay this -amount for the man whose vow was at an end. -</p><p> -It was for this purpose that St. James proposed St. Paul -accompanying to the temple the four men who now accomplished the -vow of the Nazarite, so that the Jews might observe his respect -for their ancient law. -</p><p> -Scarcely had the Apostle shown himself than some Jews, who had -come up from Asia for the festival, saw him, and pointed him out -to their fanatical companions as one who despised the law and -profaned the temple. A terrible uproar followed, and seizing the -Apostle, they cried, "Men of Israel, help: this is the man that -teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and -this place, and moreover hath brought in Gentiles into the -temple, violating this holy place." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_101">{101}</a></span> -<p> -St. Paul was thus dragged from the temple to the outer court, and -the gates were closed, while the angry people began beating their -prisoner, and would certainly have killed him had not word been -taken to the Roman tribune Lysias, who sent soldiers and -centurions down to the scene of contest. -</p><p> -Lysias readily believed that the Apostle had committed some -serious offence, nevertheless, however guilty, it was not lawful -for the mob to punish him, so the soldiers were ordered to bring -him in chains to receive judgment. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_102">{102}</a></span> -When the captain enquired what was the charge against the -prisoner, there was such a confusion that he could not discover -the truth, and therefore bade the soldiers lead St. Paul to the -castle, the angry crowd following, with cries of "Away with him. -Away with him." -</p><p> -When the Apostle was brought into the castle, he turned to -Lysias, and asked if he might speak with him, who replied, "Canst -thou speak Greek?" Upon hearing that St. Paul was a Jew of -Tarsus, he acceded to his request that he might address the -people. -</p><p> -"Men, brethren, and fathers," began St. Paul, using the Hebrew -language, which was spoken in Jerusalem, and in a moment the -tumult was hushed and every ear strained to listen. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_103">{103}</a></span> -<p> -The Apostle gave them a sketch of his early history, telling them -how he once hated and persecuted the Christians, and then of his -wondrous journey to Damascus—of his blindness, and its cure. -</p><p> -He passed on to his first visit to Jerusalem, spoke of his vision -in the temple, when the Lord Jesus appeared to him, and bade him -depart and preach to the Gentiles. -</p><p> -The crowd had heard him thus far with silent attention, but now -their rage burst forth afresh. Were they, the sons of Abraham, to -be left for the despised Gentiles? They would not suffer such -words to be spoken, and once more they cry, "Away with him." Away -with such an one from the earth, for it is not fit that he should -live. -</p><p> -They began casting off their heavy outer garments purposing to -stone him, but Lysias ordered his soldiers to bring the prisoner -within the castle. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_104">{104}</a></span> -<p> -He had not understood St. Paul's address, being delivered in -Hebrew, but he saw how greatly the people were infuriated, and -therefore judged that some terrible crime must have been -committed. -</p><p> -He accordingly told one of the centurions to scourge the -prisoner, so that he might confess what he had done, and St. Paul -was bound to a low pillar that he might receive this humiliating -punishment. But he spoke to the centurion and said, "Is it lawful -for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?" -</p><p> -The centurion knew that such a thing was unlawful, so he went to -Lysias to tell him that their prisoner was a Roman. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_105">{105}</a></span> -<p> -When Lysias found from St. Paul that he was a free-born citizen -of Rome, he gave orders for him to be unbound, and convened a -meeting of the Jewish council for the next day, before which the -Apostle should answer the charges made against him. -</p><p> -Early in the morning this council assembled, just as once it had -assembled to judge St. Stephen when Saul, the well-known -Pharisee, was one of its members. Now he was a prisoner—Paul, -the servant of Jesus Christ, standing before many who knew him as -the persecutor of Christians. -</p><p> -"Men and brethren," he said, "I have conversed with all good -conscience before God until this present day." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_106">{106}</a></span> -<p> -At this the high priest Ananias, in his anger, told those who -stood near to strike the prisoner upon the mouth. Then St. Paul -said to him, "God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For -sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to -the law commandest me to be struck?" -</p><p> -The bystanders now accused the Apostle of speaking against the -high priest. Seeing that he was not to be fairly tried, St. Paul -appealed to the Pharisees who were present. "Men, brethren, I am -a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. Concerning the hope and -resurrection of the dead I am called in question." -</p><p> -At these words a great dissension arose between his judges. Party -spirit was kindled immediately in the Pharisees, who, forgetting -their anger against the Apostle, now declared that they found no -evil in him. The confusion increased, so that Lysias heard of it, -and ordered his soldiers to go and bring back the prisoner to the -castle. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_107">{107}</a></span> -<p> -It was well that he did so, or St. Paul would have been almost -torn to pieces by the indignant Sadducees. -</p><p> -Night drew on, and in the still darkness the Lord Jesus Christ -appeared to His servant, speaking softly and encouragingly in his -ear: "Be constant; for as thou hast testified of me at Jerusalem, -so must thou bear witness also at Rome." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_108">{108}</a></span> -<p> -Not to die then! not yet to lay down life for God's truth. To -suffer again and to suffer more—yet St. Paul was not dismayed. -Had he not said already to the Christians of Ephesus, when upon -the sea-shore of Miletus they looked on his face for the last -time, "I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life -more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course." -</p> -<br> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_109">{109}</a></span> -<br> - <h2>Chapter VI.</h2> -<br> -<p> -During that night the enemies of God's servant were not forgetful -of him, and forty men bound themselves under a curse neither to -eat nor drink until they had succeeded in killing him. -</p><p> -They accordingly made request to the council that Lysias might -have St. Paul tried once more, purposing in their hearts to lie -in wait as he came out from the castle, and falling upon him, -destroy him. -</p><p> -In some manner which we do not know, the secret transpired, and a -young man related to the Apostle brought news to the castle of -what the forty Zelotes had arranged. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_110">{110}</a></span> -<p> -Lysias listened to his story, but bade him not to speak of the -discovered plot to any one. He then determined to send St. Paul -away that same night, as it was evident that his life was in -peril through the malice of the people. Summoning two of his -centurions, he bade them make ready two hundred soldiers, seventy -horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, who were to take a journey -into Cæsarea at nine o'clock that night, and horses were also to -be provided for the Apostle, who must be safely placed under the -care of Felix the governor of that place. -</p><p> -Lysias knew that this enormous guard would be necessary to ensure -the safety of his prisoner. When all was in readiness for -departure, he had a letter written which was to be given to the -governor of Cæsarea, explaining the reasons for which St. Paul -was sent to him, and all who had any accusation to make against -him were told to go to Felix with the complaint. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_111">{111}</a></span> -<p> -By the dawn of morning, the travellers had accomplished about -thirty-five miles of their journey, reaching Antipatris, where -the foot-soldiers were dismissed; the rest of the guard conducted -the Apostle safely through another day's travel, and then they -entered Cæsarea. -</p><p> -After reading the letter sent by Lysias, Felix asked his prisoner -from what province he came. St. Paul told him that he was from -Cilicia, where he was born. -</p><p> -Felix then gave orders that he should be kept in the -judgment-hall of Herod until his accusers came forward, and his -defence could be heard. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_112">{112}</a></span> -<p> -For several days the Apostle remained thus, until the high priest -Ananias, and others of the Jewish council, arrived with a Roman -advocate, or lawyer, ready to assist them in making their -complaint against him to the Cæsarean governor. -</p><p> -Felix had once been a slave, who by the favour of the Roman -emperor had been raised to his high position; but he was an -unjust and a tyrannical man, who lived in great sin. It was -before him then that St. Paul had to appear, and Tertullus, the -lawyer, commenced his speech by praising Felix, as if he had been -a good man, and laying his accusations against the prisoner. -First, he was charged with being a "pestilent man, raising -seditions among all the Jews throughout the world, and author of -the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes." On these grounds St. -Paul was deemed an offender against the Roman government, and -against the law of Moses. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_113">{113}</a></span> -<p> -The next charge was that he had brought Gentiles into the temple. -</p><p> -The assembled Jews confirmed the truth of what Tertullus uttered, -and then Felix gave the prisoner permission to defend himself. -</p><p> -He therefore declared that he was not guilty of disputing with -any man, nor had he caused disturbance either in the temple or -synagogue; that he had gone up to the temple to engage in a -Jewish ceremony, and those who had been in his company were not -Gentiles. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_114">{114}</a></span> -<p> -After such a defence, it would have seemed impossible to find any -plea for detaining the Apostle a prisoner, but Felix only put the -matter off, promising to enquire further into it at the coming of -Lysias. Hoping that the Apostle would purchase his freedom, Felix -remanded him to a somewhat light imprisonment, which continued -two years. -</p><p> -One day the governor sent for St. Paul, that he and his wicked -wife Drusilla might hear so famous a teacher speak about his -faith. -</p><p> -The Apostle had the gift of making his addresses exactly -applicable to those who listened to him; and as he knew the -sinful life of Felix, he was not afraid to speak out openly of -that purity of life which the Gospel law enjoins. -</p><p> -He spoke also of the judgment to come, in such forcible words -that the governor's conscience was awakened, and he trembled. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_115">{115}</a></span> -<p> -Still,—like so many wicked people of later times,—he was not -ready to give up his sinful pleasures, but only wished to be rid -of the thought of God's future punishment. "For this time go thy -way;" he said, "when I have a convenient time I will send for -thee." -</p><p> -Thus did Felix close his heart to the influence of the Holy -Spirit, and resist God's grace; nor do we read that he ever had -another opportunity for repentance. -</p><p> -At the close of the two years during which St. Paul was a -prisoner, another governor was appointed in place of Felix, whose -name was Festus. -</p><p> -Scarcely had he come to Cæsarea than he went to visit Jerusalem, -and the Jews took the occasion as a favourable time to ask that -Paul might be tried there, but this request was not granted. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_116">{116}</a></span> -<p> -When Festus returned to Cæsarea, he had the Apostle brought up -before him in the presence of the accusers, and St. Paul replied -to the charges against him in much the same words he had used two -years before. -</p><p> -Festus was perplexed, for it was evident to him that the prisoner -had not created any disturbance against the government; still he -feared the Jews, and therefore asked St. Paul if he would not -like to go up to Jerusalem for trial. But the Apostle replied -that he stood before Cæsar's judgment-seat, and he appealed to -Cæsar. -</p><p> -Then Festus cried, "Hast thou appealed to Cæsar? To Cæsar shalt -thou go;" meaning that he should be sent to Rome for trial. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_117">{117}</a></span> -<p> -Soon after these proceedings, the young King Agrippa, with his -sister Bernice, came upon a visit to the governor of Cæsarea, and -hearing of St. Paul's case, said that he would himself pronounce -judgment upon it. -</p><p> -The great hall of audience was filled with the royal court, the -tribunes and all the chief men were assembled; and St. Paul took -this opportunity to preach the Gospel to them. -</p><p> -He told the story of his life, of his conversion and subsequent -work amongst men; but when he said that Christ had come to be a -light to the Gentiles as well as to the Jews, a loud cry broke -from Festus, "Paul, thou art beside thyself, much learning hath -made thee mad." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_118">{118}</a></span> -<p> -"I am not mad, most excellent Festus, but I speak words of truth -and soberness," replied the Apostle; then, appealing to the king, -he added, "Believest thou the prophets, O King Agrippa? I know -that thou believest." -</p><p> -Agrippa said, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." -</p><p> -"Would to God," cried St. Paul, "that not only thou, but all that -hear me this day, should become such as I am, except these -bonds." -</p><p> -The king, with Festus and the rest, rose up to leave the hall. -"This man hath done nothing that merits either death or the -prison," said Agrippa. "He might have been set at liberty if he -had not appealed unto Cæsar." -</p><p> -As it was now necessary to send the Apostle to Rome, Festus had -him placed with some other prisoners on board a ship which was -going part of the way. It was in the year 62 that St. Paul -started as a prisoner, with Luke and Aristarchus to bear him -company. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_119">{119}</a></span> -<p> -Sidon was the first stopping-place, and here the Apostle was -allowed to go on shore to visit the Christians who dwelt there. -</p><p> -When they arrived at Lystra, Julius the centurion, who had charge -of the prisoners, found a large ship going to Italy from -Alexandria, into which he had them removed. But a contrary wind -rose, so that for several days they could proceed but very -slowly. It was a time of year when sailing was difficult and -dangerous, so when they reached a place called Good Havens, St. -Paul said it would be better to remain there during the winter. -</p><p> -But the master of the ship and the centurion determined to go on, -hoping to reach Phenice, and winter there. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_120">{120}</a></span> -<p> -At first a gentle south wind was blowing, but a sudden change -came, and the ship was driven furiously along towards the -dangerous coast of Africa. The sailors were afraid that their -vessel would be broken to pieces in the storm, and they passed -strong chains underneath it and took down all their sails. The -next day they tried to make the ship lighter by throwing over all -they could most easily spare, and upon the third day they even -cast away ropes, sails, and anchors. -</p><p> -It was so dark from the heavy stormy clouds, that the master of -the ship could not discover whereabouts they were, and all hope -seemed gone. -</p><p> -Then St. Paul stood up in the midst of the frightened men, and -bade them take heart, for the life of every one should be -preserved, although the vessel would be lost. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_121">{121}</a></span> -He gave them his authority for such a promise—"For an Angel of -God, Whose I am, and Whom I serve, stood by me this night, -saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar; and, -behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee." -</p><p> -For fourteen long days and nights the vessel was driven about in -the sea of Adria, and then the sailors thought they were drawing -near land, but upon letting down their measuring line they found -the water becoming so shallow that they feared being cast upon -the rocks, so they cast down four anchors to hold the ship -securely until morning. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_122">{122}</a></span> -<p> -Filled, however, with selfish fear, the sailors secretly let down -a boat into the water, meaning to get into it themselves, and -leave the others in their difficulty. St. Paul was given the -power of divining what passed in their hearts, and he told their -scheme to the centurion, who ordered his soldiers to cut the -ropes that the boat might fall over into the sea. -</p><p> -When day broke, the Apostle begged all on board to eat, and he -repeated his promise of safety for all, and taking bread, he -"gave thanks to God in the sight of them all," and they also ate -and were refreshed. -</p><p> -It was now evident that the ship could not be saved, so the wheat -with which it was laden was thrown over, in order that it might -be lightened, and so run close in to the shore. But as the -sailors were endeavouring to get up a little creek, the vessel -stuck fast in the ground, and the hinder part was broken to -pieces by the stormy waves. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_123">{123}</a></span> -<p> -The soldiers would have begun putting the prisoners to death, -lest they might swim to shore and thus escape, but the centurion -prevented them, and ordered those who were able to swim to do so, -while the rest he made hold on to the boards and broken spars of -the ship. In this way every soul was saved of the two hundred and -seventy-six who had been on board the vessel—saved for the sake -of Paul, the beloved servant and Apostle of God. -</p><p> -The island on which they were cast was called Melita—the Malta -of our own day—and no sooner were they landed than a fresh proof -of God's providential care over St. Paul was granted. -</p><p> -A fire of sticks had been kindled by the people of the island, -and as the Apostle assisted the others, gathering together what -faggots he could find, a viper came and fastened upon his hand. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_124">{124}</a></span> -<p> -The ignorant natives observing this, thought it must be some very -wicked man pursued by dreadful judgments, although he had escaped -the perils of the sea; but when St. Paul shook off the viper, and -it was seen that he was wholly uninjured by its poisonous bite, -they changed in their feelings, and believed he could be nothing -less than a god. -</p><p> -It was the Will of Almighty God that still more wonders should be -wrought upon that island. -</p><p> -The father of Publius, the governor of Malta, was lying -dangerously ill, and St. Paul went to visit him as his Master -when on earth visited the sick and suffering, and "laid his hands -on him," and healed, him. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_125">{125}</a></span> -<p> -Seeing this marvel wrought by the touch of the Apostle, all the -people of the island who were in any way sick or diseased came -hastening to St. Paul, and they too received the healing of their -infirmities. For three months the shipwrecked company remained in -Malta, and when at length they departed in a ship bound for -Italy, the people of the island gave them many presents in -gratitude and good-will. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_126">{126}</a></span> -<br> - <h2>Chapter VII.</h2> -<br> -<p> -On arriving at Puteoli (Pozzuoli) St. Paul received a welcome -from the Church already formed there, and at last, in the year -63, the eighth of the reign of Nero, he entered the city of Rome, -surrounded by the Christians who had gone out to meet him in his -chains. -</p><p> -Julius the centurion now gave up his charge to the captain of the -emperor's guard, whom we hear of as a just and kind man, who -treated St. Paul well, and even permitted him to see his friends, -and to teach the Christian faith to such as willed. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_127">{127}</a></span> -<p> -For two years this imprisonment lasted, during which time, -Scripture tells us, he "received all that came in to him, -preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which -concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without -prohibition." -</p><p> -Here ceases the narrative of the first missions to the pagan -world, given by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles. Those first -triumphs of the faith were won much as the triumphs of later days -—always against unbelief, error, opposition, and calumny; yet -won even by an Apostle in chains, as truth must ever conquer, -even when apparently vanquished. -</p><p> -That two years' captivity in the Roman capital was cheered by the -company of St. Luke, Timothy, and John Mark, who was now a -faithful servant of Christ; they could go where St. Paul was not -permitted, and take counsels and messages of encouragement from -him to the different Churches. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_128">{128}</a></span> -<p> -There was a slave named Onesimus, who was very useful to St. -Paul, and who became a Christian through his teaching. He had -robbed his master and escaped to Rome, where from curiosity he -went to hear the imprisoned Apostle tell of Jesus of Nazareth. -His heart was touched, and seeking an opportunity, he opened his -conscience to St. Paul, in obedience to whom he went back to his -master, bearing a letter written to him by the Apostle. This -letter is known to us as the Epistle to Philemon. Tychicus -accompanied Onesimus on his way, bearing an epistle to the Church -of Colosse, which was the city in which Philemon dwelt. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_129">{129}</a></span> -<p> -In this beautiful letter St. Paul exhorts his brethren to beware -of the philosophers and Jewish teachers, who would withdraw them -from Christ. He entreats them to look after heavenly things and -to grow in holiness. He also speaks of the duties of husbands and -wives, parents and children, advises constant prayer, and -concludes with various salutations from the Christians of Rome. -</p><p> -Tychicus was also the bearer of the Epistle to the Church at -Ephesus, and all these letters are supposed to have been written -when St. Paul had been about a year at Rome. -</p><p> -To the Ephesians the Apostle speaks first of the many and great -spiritual blessings received through Christ, Who is our peace. He -prays that they may be strengthened by the Spirit of God, and -exhorts them to fly from sin, to be united in "One Lord, one -faith, one baptism." -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_130">{130}</a></span> -To these Ephesians, as to the Colossians, he speaks of the duties -of the various relationships, and finally directs them to "Put on -the armour of God," that they may resist in the evil day, when -their wrestling would be against "the spirits of wickedness in -high places." -</p><p> -The Church at Philippi had always shown a deep affection for the -Apostle, and about this time they sent him a present as a mark of -their love and sympathy for his sufferings. -</p><p> -When St. Paul wrote to thank them, he told them also about -himself and that he expected soon to be tried, but that whether -his sentence was life or death he should be content. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_131">{131}</a></span> -<p> -Probably about this same time was also written the Epistle to the -Hebrews, which was addressed to the Jews of Judea and Jerusalem. -In this letter the Apostle sets forth the immeasurable -superiority of the New Law of Christ over the old Mosaic -dispensation. -</p><p> -All this time the Christian Church at Rome was making rapid -progress. With the zeal of St. Peter, and the eloquent teaching -of St. Paul united in the great city, it was no wonder that the -truth made its way even into the imperial court, for we find -among the salutations of the Epistle to the Philippians, those of -"Cæsar's household." -</p><p> -It was apparently through the influence of some of these more -powerful disciples that, in the early part of the year 65, St. -Paul was released from his imprisonment. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_132">{132}</a></span> -<p> -Very little information is given us in the Scriptures respecting -the Apostle after this liberation. We gain our knowledge chiefly -from his own letters to Timothy and to Titus, and from the -traditions of the early Church. -</p><p> -Thus it appears that the first use the Apostle made of his -liberty was to undertake new missions, and to visit those -Churches to which he had already preached "Christ crucified." -</p><p> -Though no longer young, he was still full of zeal for God's -glory, and we find him now journeying to Spain, which he mentions -in the Epistle to the Romans. A contemporary author—Clement of -Rome—tells us that "Paul was the herald of the Christian faith -to the whole world, and penetrated even to the limits of the -West." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_133">{133}</a></span> -<p> -Accompanied by Titus, the Apostle also went into the island of -Crete. Taking a long voyage, he next visits Ephesus, passing -thence to Macedonia. Titus had remained in Crete to watch over -the newly founded Church, and with power to institute bishops and -priests, and to him St. Paul writes an Epistle from Nicopolis, -counselling him how to watch over the flock committed to his -care. In this letter he speaks of remaining during the winter in -this city, but he appears to have passed to Corinth, and thence -to the Churches of Troas and Miletus, returning to Rome at the -close of the year 66. -</p><p> -The first general persecution of the Church had commenced by -order of Nero. Being disposed to give a spectacle which might -rival the celebrated taking of Troy, this tyrant gave command for -the city of Rome to be set on fire. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_134">{134}</a></span> -<p> -Rome was then composed of fourteen divisions, out of which only -four escaped the flames of this tremendous conflagration. Nero, -to excuse himself from the infamy of this act, laid the blame -upon the Christians, and, as a punishment, had them arrested and -condemned to the most dreadful torments. -</p><p> -Some were sewn up in the skins of wild beasts, and then were -hunted by dogs in imitation of a barbarous chase. Many were -crucified; others had their clothing smeared with some -combustible material, and, fastened to posts in the streets or in -the alleys of the imperial garden, were then set on fire. -</p><p> -During these horrors Nero walked, or drove in a car, about the -gardens, or through the ruined city, enjoying the sufferings -which his cruel nature had invented. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_135">{135}</a></span> -<p> -It was at the very height of this persecution that St. Paul was -brought into Rome once more a prisoner, and dragged before the -emperor. So great, however, were his courage and his eloquence, -that he escaped any severer sentence than that of imprisonment. -This time St. Paul was alone—his friends had removed to other -parts, and feared to come to him. But, like that dear Saviour, -Whose own disciples forsook Him in the hour of peril, St. Paul -did not harshly censure his Christian brethren, but rather felt -pity for their weakness of heart, and prayed that they might be -forgiven for deserting him in his infirm age, with the near -prospect of martyrdom before him. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_136">{136}</a></span> -<p> -While in prison, the Apostle wrote a second letter to Timothy, -full of love and holy counsels. In this Epistle he exhorts him to -"stir up the grace of God," which he had received at his -ordination, and not to be discouraged by suffering. -</p><p> -He also utters a warning against those who have gone astray from -truth, and concludes by speaking of his approaching death, and -desires Timothy to come to him. -</p><p> -The trial of St. Paul terminated, as he had expected, with -sentence of death. -</p><p> -In the midst of the fury of persecution, St. Peter had set no -bounds to his zealous teaching of the faith of Christ. He had -celebrated the Holy Mysteries in the house of a Christian named -Pudens; in the presence of Nero himself he had confounded the -audacious heresy of Simon Magus; he had converted, among others, -a female slave greatly loved by the wicked emperor, and when she -forsook the court, and served God by a virtuous life, the -tyrant's rage against the Apostles of Christ broke out with -fourfold strength. -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_137">{137}</a></span> -St. Peter was arrested and conveyed to the Mamertine prison, -where he converted two of his guards to the Church. -</p><p> -Then together were these glorious Apostles brought before the -governor of Rome, together they confessed the faith, and together -were condemned to die. -</p><p> -A tradition of the early Church tells us that, before they died, -the two Apostles prophesied the impending ruin of Jerusalem. -</p><p> -Then St. Peter—the Jew—was beaten with rods, and crucified with -his head downwards upon Mount Janiculum, and buried in the -Aurelian Way, near the temple of Apollo, the spot upon which the -Vatican now stands. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_138">{138}</a></span> -<p> -St. Paul—the citizen of Rome—must not die by crucifixion but by -the sword. Upon the same day, the 29th June, he, the old man of -well-nigh seventy years, who had borne hunger and thirst, -scourging, imprisonment, and chains, was led out beyond the gates -of Rome to give up life for God. -</p><p> -In a place near the Fulvian waters, the crowd stayed their steps, -and the executioner's sword severed the head of the old Apostle -from his body. A beautiful legend tells us that three times that -severed head leaped from the earth, and each time a clear -fountain of water sprang up, to the amazement of all who -witnessed the miracle. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_139">{139}</a></span> -<p> -There stands now upon that sacred spot the church of "Delle Tre -Fontane," and visitors to the Eternal City, who go there to pray, -have testified to the existence of these fountains. -</p><p> -In the story of the life of St. Paul, Apostle and Martyr, we see -the marvellous effects of God's grace. It was by grace, through -the strength of Christ, that he laboured so long, so faithfully, -so successfully. It was by grace he had courage to endure -hardness, and by grace that his heart thrilled with such fervent -love to Christ—a love which sustained him through all the trials -of his long life. -</p><p> -We read that St. Paul was exposed to one great trouble, a "thorn -in the flesh," as Scripture terms it, and we are told that it was -permitted for his humiliation. Three times he besought of God to -take it from him, but the answer was, "My grace is sufficient for -thee." -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_140">{140}</a></span> -<p> -The Apostle had been highly educated; he was nobly born; he had -received great intellectual gifts; he had gained knowledge and -experience by travel into distant countries; he had even been -caught up into paradise, and heard words which he could not -utter, and seen wonders which it had been impossible to describe, -yet God kept him humbled by some sharp and continued trial or -temptation. -</p><p> -There are some who have imagined they could find in the life of -St. Paul reasons for denying the teaching of our Holy Church, -which affirms the supremacy of St. Peter. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_141">{141}</a></span> -<p> -St. Paul taught in words the unity of faith and discipline, the -necessity of order, the obedience due to lawful authority, but he -taught it also in his own life. -</p><p> -Glorious is his career; so marvellous in his conversion; so -sublime in doctrine, so eloquent in teaching, so grandly -successful in his missionary work, yet he comes to St. Peter as -supreme head of the Church. To him he refers all matters of -discipline, and to him he gives an account of his labours, -because to him Christ said, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I -will build my Church." -</p><p> -Nor are there wanting those who seek to prove from the writings -of St. Paul, that to "believe in the Lord Jesus Christ" is -salvation without the good works which the Church of Christ -requires of her children. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_142">{142}</a></span> -<p> -The Apostle does indeed teach the redemption of man through the -death of Christ—that by grace and not through works are men -justified. But he tells also just as plainly, just as clearly, of -the necessity of a new life, of a casting away of sin; and while -he says "There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are -in Christ Jesus," he adds, "who walk not according to the flesh." -</p><p> -Profession of faith in Christ, but a corresponding holiness of -life, a constant warfare against the world, the flesh, and the -devil, the mortification of self, and of even sinless pleasures— -this was the teaching of Paul the Apostle, as it is the teaching -of Christ's Church. -</p> -<span class="pagenum"><a id="Page_143">{143}</a></span> -<p> -Oh that we may receive some small measure of his burning -love—love so humble, so faithful, so abiding. Oh that, like St. -Paul, we too may become "new creatures in Jesus Christ," so that -with him we may even dare to say, "Mihi vivere Christus est, et -mori lucrum." -</p> -<br> - <h2>The End.</h2> -<br> -<br> - - <h4>R. 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This Edition retains all the Devotions - that have made the <i>Garden of the Soul</i>, now for many - generations, the well-known Prayer-book for English Catholics. - During many years various Devotions have been introduced, and, - in the form of appendices, have been added to other editions. - These have now been incorporated into the body of the work, - and, together with the Devotions to the Sacred Heart, to Saint - Joseph, to the Guardian Angels, the Itinerarium, and other - important additions, render this edition pre-eminently the - Manual of Prayer, for both public and private use. The version - of the Psalms has been carefully revised, and strictly - conformed to the Douay translation of the Bible, published with - the approbation of the late Cardinal Wiseman. The Forms of - administering the Sacraments have been carefully translated, - <i>as also the rubrical directions</i>, from the Ordo - Administrandi Sacramenta. 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T. — <a href="#Page_24c">24</a> -<br><br> -Beste, J. R. D., Esq. — <a href="#Page_12c">12</a>, <a href="#Page_23c">23</a>, <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Beste, Rev. K. D. — <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Bethell, Rev. A. P. — <a href="#Page_21c">21</a> -<br><br> -Blosius — <a href="#Page_8c">8</a> -<br><br> -Bona, Cardinal — <a href="#Page_8c">8</a> -<br><br> -Boudon, Mgr. — <a href="#Page_8c">8</a> -<br><br> -Bowles, Emily — <a href="#Page_28c">28</a> -<br><br> -Bradbury, Rev. Fr. — <a href="#Page_29c">29</a> -<br><br> -Browne, E. G. K. — <a href="#Page_15c">15</a> -<br><br> -Brownlow, Rev. W. R. B. — <a href="#Page_7c">7</a>, <a href="#Page_14c">14</a> -<br><br> -Burder, Rt. Rev. Abbot — <a href="#Page_7c">7</a>, <a href="#Page_8c">8</a> -<br><br> -Burke, S. H., M.A. — <a href="#Page_13c">13</a> -<br><br> -Butler, Alban — <a href="#Page_9c">9</a>, <a href="#Page_18c">18</a> -<br><br> -Challoner, Bishop — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a>, <a href="#Page_20c">20</a> -<br><br> -Collins, Rev. Fr. — <a href="#Page_9c">9</a>, <a href="#Page_10c">10</a> -<br><br> -Compton, Herbert — <a href="#Page_3c">3</a> -<br><br> -Dechamps, Mgr. — <a href="#Page_12c">12</a> -<br><br> -Deham, Rev. A. — <a href="#Page_6c">6</a> -<br><br> -Dixon, Rev. Fr. — <a href="#Page_1c">1</a>, <a href="#Page_18c">18</a> -<br><br> -Doyle, Canon — <a href="#Page_2c">2</a> -<br><br> -Doyotte, Rev. Père — <a href="#Page_6c">6</a> -<br><br> -Dupanloup, Mgr. — <a href="#Page_9c">9</a>, <a href="#Page_17c">17</a> -<br><br> -Francis of Sales, St. — <a href="#Page_12c">12</a>, <a href="#Page_13c">13</a> -<br><br> -Frassinetti — <a href="#Page_16c">16</a> -<br><br> -Gibson, Rev. H. — <a href="#Page_15c">15</a> -<br><br> -Grace Ramsay — <a href="#Page_20c">20</a> -<br><br> -Gracian, Fr. Baltasar — <a href="#Page_3c">3</a> -<br><br> -Grant, Bishop — <a href="#Page_6c">6</a> -<br><br> -Gueranger — <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Hedley, Bishop — <a href="#Page_14c">14</a> -<br><br> -Henry, Lucien — <a href="#Page_8c">8</a> -<br><br> -Herbert, Lady — <a href="#Page_8c">8</a>, <a href="#Page_9c">9</a>, <a href="#Page_19c">19</a> -<br><br> -Hervey, Mrs. T. K. — <a href="#Page_1c">1</a> -<br><br> -Hill, Rev. Fr. — <a href="#Page_30c">30</a> -<br><br> -Hope, Mrs — <a href="#Page_10c">10</a> -<br><br> -Humphrey, Rev. Fr., S.J. — <a href="#Page_1c">1</a> -<br><br> -Husenbeth, Dr. — <a href="#Page_2c">2</a>, <a href="#Page_18c">18</a>, <a href="#Page_20c">20</a>, <a href="#Page_21c">21</a>, <a href="#Page_22c">22</a> -<br><br> -Kenny, Dr. — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a> -<br><br> -King, Miss — <a href="#Page_28c">28</a> -<br><br> -Laing, Rev. Dr. — <a href="#Page_14c">14</a>, <a href="#Page_17c">17</a>, <a href="#Page_21c">21</a> -<br><br> -Lane, H. Murray, Esq. — <a href="#Page_30c">30</a> -<br><br> -M'Corry, Rev. Dr. — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a>, <a href="#Page_26c">26</a> -<br><br> -Macdaniel, Miss — <a href="#Page_6c">6</a>, <a href="#Page_21c">21</a> -<br><br> -Macleod, Rev. X. D. — <a href="#Page_21c">21</a> -<br><br> -Manning, Most Rev. Dr. — <a href="#Page_15c">15</a>, <a href="#Page_20c">20</a> -<br><br> -Marshall, T. W. M., Esq. — <a href="#Page_11c">11</a> -<br><br> -Meehan, Madeleine Howley — <a href="#Page_27c">27</a> -<br><br> -Mermillod, Mgr. — <a href="#Page_9c">9</a> -<br><br> -Milner, Bishop — <a href="#Page_6c">6</a> -<br><br> -M. F. S. (Mary F. Seymour) — <a href="#Page_2c">2</a>, <a href="#Page_19c">19</a>, <a href="#Page_26c">26</a> -<br><br> -Nary, Rev. J. — <a href="#Page_15c">15</a> -<br><br> -Newman, Dr. — <a href="#Page_2c">2</a> -<br><br> -O'Clery, Chevalier — <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -O'Mahony, D. P. M. — <a href="#Page_26c">26</a> -<br><br> -Oratorian Lives of the Saints — <a href="#Page_18c">18</a> -<br><br> -Oxenham, H. N. — <a href="#Page_13c">13</a>, <a href="#Page_29c">29</a> -<br><br> -Ozanam, Professor — <a href="#Page_12c">12</a> -<br><br> -Philpin, Rev. Fr. — <a href="#Page_7c">7</a> -<br><br> -Platus, Fr. Jerome — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a> -<br><br> -Poirier, Bishop — <a href="#Page_16c">16</a> -<br><br> -Poor Clares — <a href="#Page_14c">14</a>, <a href="#Page_20c">20</a>, <a href="#Page_23c">23</a> -<br><br> -Powell, J., Esq. — <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Prins, Leopold de — <a href="#Page_31c">31</a> -<br><br> -Pye, H.J., Esq. — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a> -<br><br> -Ravignan, Père — <a href="#Page_9c">9</a> -<br><br> -Redmond, Rev. Dr. — <a href="#Page_14c">14</a> -<br><br> -Richardson, Rev. Fr, — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a> -<br><br> -Rowley, Fr. A. J. — <a href="#Page_2c">2</a> -<br><br> -Schulthes, Herr — <a href="#Page_31c">31</a> -<br><br> -Shakespeare, — <a href="#Page_29c">29</a> -<br><br> -Sligo, A. V. Smith, Esq. — <a href="#Page_19c">19</a> -<br><br> -Sligo, Mrs. Smith — <a href="#Page_28c">28</a> -<br><br> -Stewart, A. M. — <a href="#Page_23c">23</a>, <a href="#Page_29c">29</a>, <a href="#Page_30c">30</a> -<br><br> -Tame, C. E., Esq. — <a href="#Page_22c">22</a>, <a href="#Page_26c">26</a> -<br><br> -Tandy, Very Rev. Dr. — <a href="#Page_27c">27</a> -<br><br> -Taunton, Mrs. — <a href="#Page_28c">28</a> -<br><br> -Tondini, Rev. C. — <a href="#Page_9c">9</a>, <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Wegg-Prosser, F. R. .— <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Williams, Canon — <a href="#Page_17c">17</a> -</p> - - - <h4>Contents.</h4> - -<p class="cite"> -New Books — <a href="#Page_1c">1</a> -<br><br> -The Sacred Heart & St. Joseph — <a href="#Page_6c">6</a> -<br><br> -Religious Reading — <a href="#Page_7c">7</a> -<br><br> -Religious Instruction — <a href="#Page_15c">15</a> -<br><br> -Dramas, Comedies, Farces — <a href="#Page_18c">18</a> -<br><br> -Lives of Saints, &c. — <a href="#Page_18c">18</a> -<br><br> -Our Lady, Works relating to — <a href="#Page_21c">21</a> -<br><br> -Prayer-Books — <a href="#Page_22c">22</a> -<br><br> -Rome, &c. — <a href="#Page_25c">25</a> -<br><br> -Tales, or Books for Library — <a href="#Page_26c">26</a> -<br><br> -Educational Works — <a href="#Page_30c">30</a> -<br><br> -Music — <a href="#Page_31c">31</a> -</p> - - <h4>R. 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