frequently changing. At one time there is no doubt that this province contained Pisidia and Lycaonia, and therefore those towns of Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe, which are conspicuous in the narrative of St. Paul's travels. But the characteristic part of Galatia lay northward from those districts." Here Paul founded churches while on his second missionary journey, and to these churches he afterwards sent his Epistle to the Ga'atians. Asia. Not the continent of that name, nor the peninsula of Asia Minor, but a Roman province in the western part of Asia Minor, of which Ephesus was the capital.

7. Mysia. A province in the north-west of Asia Minor. Assayed. Attempted. Bithynia. A province north-east of Mysia. But the Spirit suffered them not. "The Spirit of Jesus." — Revised Translation.

8. And they passing by Mysia. They passed by Mysia, so far as preaching was concerned, but passed through it to reach Troas. - Troas. This was the name of a small maritime district of Mysia, and Alexandria Troas was the name of a city in this district near the site of ancient Troy. The city, not the district, is referred to here.

9. Macedonia. This, in the time of Paul, was a large Roman province in the south-east of Europe.

10. We. The writer now for the first time employs the first person plural in direct narrative. Many suppose that Luke was the author of the Acts, and that he joined Paul for the first time at Troas and was with him most of the time afterwards. Others are of the opinion that Luke was not the author of the Acts, and that the author was not with Paul during any part of his travels, but that in compiling the book he made use of notes taken by one of Paul's companions, and allowed the " we to remain unchanged.

11. Samothracia. An island in the Ægean Sea, thirty-eight miles from the coast of Thrace, and about midway between Troas and Neapolis. It is of an oval shape, eight miles long and six broad, and remarkable for its extreme elevation, rising 5,240 feet above the level of the sea. It is without good harbors, but affords good anchorage.― Neapolis. This was the seaport of Philippi, ten miles distant from it.

HINTS TO TEACHERS. This Lesson is very interesting from a geographical point of view, and should be studied with the aid of a good map. Since the chief object of this portion of this Series of Lessons is to give a general view of Paul's travels, many incidents are passed over with only cursory notice.

REFERENCES. Conybeare and Howson (Chs. VIII, IX.); Farrar (Chs. XXIV., XXV.); Renan's "St. Paul" (Chs. V., VI.); "Bible for Learners" (Vol. III., Ch. VII.); "Footsteps of St. Paul " (Chs. IX., X.); "A Year with St. Paul" (Sundays XVIII.-XXI.) For a fuller list of references, see Lesson V.

PAUL AT THESSALONICA AND BEREA.

Acts XVII. 1-15.

Life is ours for faithful labor
Of the hand or of the thought;
Every hour and every moment

Is with living meaning fraught.

Waking every morn to duty,

Ere its hours shall pass away,

Let some act of love or service,
Mark it as a holy day.

GOLDEN TEXT: He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.- LUKE xvi. 10.

1. What did you learn about Paul in the last Lesson?

2. Where did he go when he left Philippi?

He went to the city of Thessalonica.

3. Will you find this city on the map ?

4. What was the effect of Paul's preaching here?

It led many to become Christians.

5. What did some of the Jews in Thessalonica do?

They gathered a company of bad men and made a great deal of trouble in the city.

6. Where did Paul go when he found that they meant to do him harm?

He went to the city of Berea.

7. Will you point out Berea on the map?

8. What did Paul do in Berea?

He preached as he had done in Thessalonica and other places. 9. What is said of the Jews in Berea?

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

10. What did the Jews in Thessalonica do, when they heard that Paul was preaching in Berea?

They came and stirred up the people against him.

11. Where did he then go?

He went to Athens.

12. Will you find Athens on the map and tell in what country it was?

1. Will you give an account of Paul's second missionary journey as far as we traced it in the last Lesson?

2. Where did Paul go on leaving Philippi? xvii. 1.

3. What account can you give of Thessalonica?

4. What was the substance of his preaching to the Jews here? xvii. 2, 3.

5. What effect had his preaching? 4.

6. What account have we of a disturbance created by some of the Jews?

5-9.

7. Where did Paul and Silas now go? 10.

8. What letters did Paul afterwards write to the Thessalonians?

9. How does he say that they received the gospel? 1 Thess. i. 6, 7.

10. How does he speak of them in 1 Thess. ii. 19, 20?

11. How did he employ the time not occupied in preaching? 1 Thess. ii. 9; 2 Thess. iii. 8.

12. Who contributed to his support while here? Phil. iv. 15-17.

13. What account can you give of Berea?

11, 12.

14. What is said of the Jews in Berea? 15. What did the Thessalonian Jews do when they heard that Paul was preaching in Berea? 13.

16. Where did Paul then go? 14, 15.

NOTES. Acts xvii. 1. Amphipolis. This was the capital of the eastern province of Macedonia. It had great facilities for trade, both by sea and land. It was called Amphipolis - which means "around the city' because the river Strymon flowed nearly around it. Apollonia. This was a less important place than Amphipolis. It does not appear that Paul preached in either of these cities. Thessalonica. This was a beautiful city, one

hundred miles west of Philippi, situated on the slope of a hill at the northern end of the Thermaic Gulf, now called the Gulf of Salonica. Its original name was Therma; but Cassander afterwards called it Thessalonica, in honor of his wife, who received this name from her father Philip, on account of a victory gained by him over the Thessalians on the day of her birth. Its population consisted of Romans, Greeks, and Jews. It is now, as it was in the time of Paul, an important commercial city. It has about 70,000 inhabitants, one half of whom are Jews: its modern name is Salonica.

5.

Certain lewd fellows of the baser sort. "Bad men of the idlers in the market place." - Noyes. "Certain vile fellows of the rabble." Revised Translation. The Jews out of Judea had but little power. It was necessary that they should get some of the native inhabitants to join them. They succeeded in getting only loungers about the market; but these answered their purpose.

7. These all. Paul, Silas, and their followers. Do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar. The Jews were careful to make an accusation that would receive the attention of the rulers and excite their suspicion. - Saying that there is another king, one Jesus. "It is not improbable that the title 'Lord,' so frequently given by Christians to their great Master, may have given occasion to such a charge. It would also appear from the Epistles to the Thessalonians that Paul, when at Thessalonica, dwelt much upon the kingdom of Christ and his second coming as judge of the world; hence certain expressions of his might be perverted, as if he taught that Jesus was an earthly monarch." — -Gloag.

10. And immediately the brethren sent away Paul and Silas. At the time Paul left the city it was his intention to return soon (1 Thess. ii. 18). He was prevented, however, by subsequent events, and sent Timothy in his stead (1 Thess. iii. 2). While here he twice received supplies from the church at Philippi (Phil. iv. 15, 16). He also labored with his own hands that he might not be dependent on the Thessalonians (1 Thess. ii. 9; 2 Thess. iii. 8).- Berea. This does not appear to have been a large or in any way important city. Christianity had a favorable reception here at first; but we have no means of knowing its subsequent fate. The city is now called Verria, and contains about 20,000 inhabitants.

14. To go as it were to the sea. "To go as far as the sea."- - Revised Translation. They went to the coast, no doubt to Dium, a port only seventeen miles distant, and thence to Athens. It is almost certain that they went by water, for this would be easier, quicker, cheaper, and safer than a journey of two hundred and fifty miles by land.

REFERENCES. Conybeare and Howson (Ch. IX.); Farrar (Ch. XXVII.); Renan's "St. Paul" (Ch. VI.); "Bible for Learners" (Vol. III., Ch. VII.); "Footsteps of St. Paul " (Ch. XI.); "A Year with St. Paul" (Sundays XXII., XXIII.). For a fuller list of references, see Lesson V.

LESSON XIII.

PAUL AT ATHENS.

Acts XVII. 16-34.

Thou art, O God, the life and light
Of all this wondrous world we see;
Its glow by day, its smile by night,
Are but reflections caught from thee.
Where'er we turn, thy glories shine,

And all things fair and bright are thine.

GOLDEN TEXT: 0 Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. Ps. civ.

24.

1. What did you learn about Paul in the last Lesson?

2. What did he see when he reached Athens?

That the city was full of idols.

3. What is an idol?

Anything that people worship instead of the true God.

4. What were most of the idols in Athens?

Statues that looked like men and women.

5. What did Paul do when he saw that the people of Athens worshipped these idols?

He told them about the true God. 6. What did he say God made? The world and all things in it.

7. What did he say he gives to all? Life, and breath, and all things.

8. Where did he say God dwells?

Not far from every one of us.

9. What did he say some of the Greek poets said of God?

That we are his offspring.

10. What did they mean by this?

That we are God's children.

11. What did he say God commanded all men to do?

To repent.