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mn, Sunday School Lesson » » LESSON VI PAUL WORKS A HARD FIELD Acts 17:16--18:17; I Corinthians 2:1.5 Printed Text, Acts 18:1, 4-11; I Cor. 2:1.5 Golden Text.--I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me. Phil. 4:13. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.--Paul's visit in Athens and Corinth occurred A.D. 50 to £2; he wrote his First Epistle to the Corinthians in A.D. 54. Place.--Both Athens and Cor- inth were in what we might call the central part of southern Greece. 1. After these things he depart- ed from Athens, and came to Cor- inth. The record of the second missionary journey of the apostle Paul is found in Acts 15:36--18: 22, by which we shall see at once that in the chapter we are now to study Paul is drawing to the end of this great preaching tour. He probably came to Corinth in A.D. 50, remaining there about eigh- teen months. Corinth was the commercial capital of Greece, occupying a commanding position at the sou- thern extremity of the narrow is- thmus which joined the Pelopon- nesus to the mainland of Greece. As an emporium of the trade of the East and the West Corinth grew into a splendid. city, the home of merchant princes, adorned with temples and filled with works of fine art. But as it increased in wealth and refinement, Corinth became proverbial for abysmal profligacy. Into this centre of commerce, shrine of art, and vortex ox iniqu- ity, St. Paul came. How long he had been in the city before he found Aquila and Priscilla. we do not know, nor do we know wheth- er they were Christians or not be- fore they met the apostle Paul. Paul first met them because they were engaged in the same craft by which he made his living, namely, the making of tents. As time went on, these two people became co-labourers of the greatest help- fulness in the mighty labors of the ever-active apostle. . Co-Laborers 4. And he reasoned in the sy- nagogue every sabbath, and per- suaded Jews and Greeks. when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testify- ing to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. The effect produced by their arrival seems to have been an instant increase of the zeal and energy with which Paul re- sisted the opposition which was even now beginning to hem in the progress of the truth. 6. And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will 'go unto the Gentiles. Paul did not say he would give up the work because of the opposition of these people. Let us never give up the work. We 'may turn in vexation of soul from stolid unbelief, and preach to ignorant and bewildered heath- enism, but do not let the work have less of our energy because we have been disappointed in this or that particular circle. 7. And he departed thence, and went inte the houfe of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8. And Crispus, the ruler of the sy- nagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. It was a contin- ual revival after Silas and Timo- thy came, and a great church was gathered here during Paul's la- bors in this city. 9. And the Lord said unto Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak and hold not thy peace, 10. For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to harm thee: for I have much people in this city. 11. And he dwelt there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. particular word here translated "dwelt" may be purposely used here to indicate the quiet and settled work to which the apostle was directed by the vision which had calmed his troubled spirit, and had taught him that his cher- ished plan of revisiting Macedo- nia must be postponed to preach- During this period I and II Thes- salonians were written. Men at- tacked him with a view of injur- ing him, but without success, for his continuous abode in Corinth was a fulfillment of the promise in verse 10. I Cor. 2:1-5. Paul wrote more to the church at Corinth, as far as the New Testament documents inform us, than to any other one ehurch of all those he visited. In these epistles to Corinth Paul 5. But Former British Prime Minister, Earl Baldwin, Visits Canada Shown here en route to Convocation Hall, Toronto, to deliver the first of 3 addresses in the Sir Robert Falconer lectureship, Sarl Baldwin, former Prime Minister of Great Britain, RIGHT, is accompanied by Dr. H. J. Cody, president of the University of Toronto. In his lecture Earl Bald- win defended the party system of government as it had evolved in Eng- land. Planes Are Coming Challenge to Auto Vast Expansion Is Looked For In Airplane Industry In U.S. --To Be Brought Wit"n Reach Of Average Citizen. Igor Sikorsky, noted airplane de- signer, asserted this week at a private flying conference that within the next decade there would be a vast expansion of light airplane building in the United States which would have an effect in promoting prosperity similar to that which the general use of auto- mobiles produced. Landing In Backyards Mr. Sikorsky, whose aviation in- terests always have been concerned with huge bombin® planes and giant clipper ships of the skies, told delegates that he was certain that the airplane was about to be brought into the homes of ordinary citizens through the development of new types of much lower land- ing speeds than any now in exist- ence. The direct-lift airplane poss- essihg the ability to make vertical landings in back yards, he said, wag "just around the corner" and I would benefit private flying when it was perfected. He stressed that neither the automobile nor the radio ever would have come into general favor if it had been neces- sary to go ten or twenty miles to use them. 3 British Suicides Laid To Newscast Thre: persons have committed suicide in London within the past month after listening to broad- casts on the European situation, according to verdicts at coroners' Price Of Unity Has Gone Hig John M. Imrie, managing director of the Edmonton Journal, last week appealed for a 'new individual dedication to Canada and unity within the Dominion" in an ad- dress to Vancouver's Canadian Club, Mr. Imrie said the "price of un- ity" has gone high as Canada has become older and more developed and differences have become more pronounced. But unity is still pos- sible, he said, "if there exists in sufficient measure and diffusion the will to find it and the willingness to pay its price." That price expressed in one word, he told his audience, would be "Understanding". "Without tolerance and decent treatment of minorities, democra- worked out, for the instruction and guidance of the Christian church, for all ages to follow, the great principles of church govern- ment and church polity. 1. And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excel- lency of speech or of wisdom, pro- claiming to you the testimony of God. 2. For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. Whatever else Christianity comes to be--and it comes to be a great . deal else--the principle of its growth, and the germ which must vitalize the whole, lie in the per- sonality and the death of Jesus Christ. We are called upon to preach an applied Christianity, a social gospel. 3. And I was with you in weak- ness, and in fear, and in much trembling. Paul had been "shame- fully entreated" at Philippi. He had been driven by persecution out of Thessalonica and Beroea. He had been left alone to be mock- ed at Athens. He had been vir: tually expelled from the syna- gogue in Corinth. This was too much for even his iron nerve. His courage was tottering, and Luke shows how the Lord cheered his heart again. 4. And my speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demon- stration of the Spirit and of pow- er: 5. that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. A N D MADGE ARCHER THE ROYAL VISIT His Majesty King George VI will broadcast five times over the Canadian networks during his forthcoming tour of Canada. Queen Elizabeth broadcasts once. The King's schedule: -- May 15, 1.45 p.m. from Quebec at Federal Government luncheon....May 18, 2.45 p.m. from Ottawa at War Memorial Unveiling....May 24, 3.00 p.m. from Winnipeg to the Empire....May 30, 6 p.m. from Victoria.at B.C. Government lnn- cheon....June 15, hour to be an- nounced, from Halifax at N.S. Government luncheon.... The Queen's schedule: -- May 19, between 10.45 a.m. and 11.30 a.m., from Ottawa while laying the cornerstone of the new Supreme Court Building. More than seventy broadcasts in all have been arranged by CBC to cover the Royal tour from coast to coast. Schedule for tour to Victoria and back to Niagara Falls:--May 6, 7.830 a.m. Repulse leaving Portsmouth, England....May 13, time to be announced, Repulse enters Canadian waters...... May 14, time to be announced, The Re- pulse approaches Rimouski...... May 15, 10.00 a.m. The King sets foot on Canadian soil....1.45 p.m, His Majesty speaks....10.30 p.m. Fireworks and concert from Que- bec....May 16, times to be an- nounced, the King in Montreal.... May 17, 11.00 a.m. The King and Queen arrive in Ottawa....May 18, 2.45 p.m. The King's second speech....8.45 p.m. State Dinner at the Chateau Laurier Hotel.... May 19, 10.45 a.m. Her Majesty speaks....2.45 p.m. Their Ma- jesties visit the Parliament Build- ings....May 20, 10.45 a.m. Troop- ing the Color.... May 22, times to be announced, Their Majesties in Toronto...... May 238, times to be announced, Their Majesties in Port Arthur and Fort William. ...May 24, 1.30 p.m. Their Majesties welcomed in Winnipeg....2.15 p.m. Empire Day broadcasts, Addresses of loy- alty to His Majesty from repre- sentative British subjects through- out the world, the King replies. ... 8.15 p.m. Presentation of the Black Beavers. ...May 25, times to be announced, The Royal Party in Regina....May 26, times to be announced, The Royal Party in Calgary....May 29, 2.45 p.m. Their Majesties welcomed in Van- couver, escort of 20 Indian war cances....May 30, 3.00 p.c. B.C. Premier welcomes Their Majesties ....3.00 p.m. Presenting the col- ors to the Royal Canadian Navy «...6.00 p.m. The King speaks.. June 2, 7.00 p.m. Royal visit to _the Edmonton Municipal Airport ++e+.7.30 p.m. The Premier of Al. berta welcomes Their Majesties ....June 3, 5.00 p.m. The Royal Party in Saskatoon....June 7, 3.30 p.m. School Children demon- strate before Their Majesties at Hamilton, Ont.....June 7, 3.30 p.m. Their Majesties pass beneath Niagara Falls....10.15 p.m. The King and Queen cross the border into the United States.... June 8 to June 11, NBC, CBS and Mutual, times to be announc- ed, Their Majesties in the United States. Their Majesties arrive in Hali- fax approximately at 11.00 a.m. June 16th, and the King will be heard in his fifth and final Cana- dian address at the luncheon which follows. The Royal Party boards the Repulse to sail for England at 6.00 p.m. TO BE HEARD--May 5, 8.30 p.m. CBC, CBL--Miss Trent's Children....9.00 p.m. CBS, CFRB -- Orson Welles .... 10:15 pm, CBC, CBL--My Home Town, new series....May 6, BBC, CBC--9.10 a.m. The King and Queen leave England for Canada....12.15 p.m. CBC, CBL--Ontario Farm Pro- gramme....7 p.m. CBC, CBL-- The Little Review....8.15 p.m. CBC, CBL Austin Cross....May 7 11.15 a.m. NBC (Red) Vernon Crane's Story Book (new)....1 p.m. NBC--Great Plays--Eliza- beth the Queen.,...5.45, NBC-- Ray Perkins interviews visitors to N.Y. World's Fair (new)...... S p.m. NBC CBC--Charlie McCart- hy, Edgar Bergen and Chase & Sanborn Hour....10.30 p.m. CBS, CFRB Commentator Kalten- born....May 8, 10.30 p.m. NBC blue--Premier de Valera speaks from Washington. inquests. One coroner comment- ed: "News is not always happily expressed over the wireless. Peo- ple with nervous dispositions are liable to be tremendously affect- ed by it." 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