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 ADVANCED SCHOLAR IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS 
 
 SIBLE CLASSES. 
 
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 ADVANCED SCHOLAKS IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS 
 
 BIBLE CLASSES. 
 
 BY BENTON SMITH, 
 
 BOSTON : 
 UNTVERSALIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, 
 
 NO. 37, CORNHILL. 
 
 1868. 
 
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PREFACE. 
 
 For some time there has been a call for another 
 instruction-book for the higher classes in our Sunday 
 Schools, and for Bible Classes. This book is an 
 attempt to meet that demand. It wiH be found to 
 have unity and close connection. All the answers 
 are given in full, and yet the subjects are not ex- 
 hausted, leaving opportunity for the true work of the 
 teacher. Some might prefer a simple reference to 
 the Scriptures for the answer, rather than this giving 
 of the full answer in the book, that the student might 
 be compelled to consult the Scriptures. Both modes 
 have their advantages; but, after consulting many 
 who have had much experience in Sunday-school 
 instruction, it seemed preferable to adopt the mode 
 here followed. May this little book become the way 
 of many to Christian truth and life 1 B. S. 
 
 Boston, October, 1868. 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 PART I. 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 I. Preparation for Christ 7 
 
 II. The Rich Lawyer 10 
 
 III. Parable of the Sheep and Goats 13 
 
 IV. Barnabas 16 
 
 V. Stephen 18 
 
 VI. Philip 20 
 
 VII. The World-wide Charity of the Christian Church 24 
 
 VIII. The Publicans 32 
 
 IX. The Soldiers 36 
 
 X. Corroborating Scriptures 39 
 
 PART II. 
 
 I. The Gospel extended to the Gentiles 41 
 
 II. Simeon 43 
 
 III. The Mob at Nazareth : 48 
 
 IV. Greeks desire to see Jesus 52 
 
 V. Christ at the Well of Jacob 56 
 
 VI. The Inhospitable Samaritans 59 
 
 VII. Miracles worked by Christ for those who were 
 
 not of the Jewish Nation 62 
 
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6 CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE. 
 
 VIII. The Syrophcenician Woman 64 
 
 IX. The Leaven 66 
 
 X. The Marriage of the King's Son 67 
 
 XI. The Laborers in the Vineyard 68 
 
 XII. The Great Supper 70 
 
 Xlir. The Rich Man and Lazarus 71 
 
 XIV. The Laborers in the Vineyard 73 
 
 PART III. 
 
 I. Nicodemus 75 
 
 II. Preparation of the Apostles for the Holy Spirit. 82 
 
 III. The Walk to Emmaus * 85 
 
 IV. The Conversation before the Ascension 90 
 
 V. The Day of Pentecost 92 
 
 VI. The Gospel carried to all Nations 100 
 
 ]P ^JRX TV. 
 
 I. The Preaching at Antioch in Pisidia 106 
 
 II. The Founding of the Churches in Iconiuni, 
 
 Derbe, and Lystra Ill 
 
 III. Introduction of Christianity into Europe 114 
 
 IV. Christian Labor in Thessalonica and Berea 117 
 
 V. St. Paul in Athens 120 
 
 VI. The Planting of the Church in Corinth 123 
 
 VII. The Founding of the Church in Ephesus 126 
 
PART I. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 PREPARATION FOR CHRIST. 
 
 Who was the father of John the Baptist? 
 
 Arts. Zacharias. Luke i. o. 
 
 Who teas the mother of John the Baptist? 
 Ans. Elisabeth. Luke i. 5. 
 
 What did the angel foretell concerning John ? 
 
 Ans. He shall be great in the sight of the 
 Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong 
 drink ; and he shall be filled with the Holy 
 Ghost. Luke i. 15. 
 
 . Where did John commence his ministry ? 
 
 Ans. He came into all the country about 
 Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance 
 for the remission of sins. Luke iii. 3. 
 
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8 THE CHRISTIAN WAY. [Pakt I. 
 
 What did he say respecting the salvation of 
 God? 
 
 Ans. All flesh shall see the salvation of 
 God. Luke iii. 6. / 
 
 What was the burden of his preaching ? 
 
 Ans. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make 
 his paths straight. Luke iii. 4. 
 
 When the people ashed him what they should 
 do to prepare for their Lord, what icas his 
 answer ? 
 
 Ans. He answereth and saith unto them, He 
 that hath two coats, let him impart to him that 
 hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do 
 likewise. Luke iii. 11. 
 
 Why teas giving clothing to the naked, and 
 food to the hungry, a preparation for the 
 coming of Christ ? 
 
 Ans. Because, when Christ should come, he 
 would teach the love of God for all men ; and 
 they must love men, to be ready to receive and 
 enjoy his great truth. 
 
 Who will rejoice to hear that God loves the 
 children of men ? 
 
 Ans. Those who really love them. 
 
 Who will be unable to take interest in that 
 truth, and will see no beauty in it ? 
 
Part I.] THE CHRISTIAN WAY. 9 
 
 Arts. Those who have no love for fellow-men. 
 
 How can we become one ivith God? 
 Ans. By loving those he loves. 
 
 Is it enough to feel kindly towards men ? 
 Ans. It is not. We must perform acts of 
 goodness to them. 
 
 How great, according to John the Baptist, 
 must be those deeds of goodness that ice may 
 be prepared for Christ? 
 
 Ans. Even to giving one half our clothing 
 and food to those who have none. Luke iii. 
 11. 
 
 Shall we be ready for Christ and his teach- 
 ing unless we make this preparation ? 
 Ans. We shall not. 
 
 Does Christ require the same preparation ? 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 Mention some instances in which he makes 
 the same requirement. 
 
 Ans. In the instance of the rich Lawyer, and 
 in the parable of the Sheep and Goats. 
 
LESSON II. 
 
 THE RICH LAWYER. 
 
 Who came to Jesus to inquire how he might 
 have eternal life ? 
 
 Ans. A certain lawyer. Luke x. 25. 
 What were his icordly circumstances? 
 
 Ans. He had great possessions. Matt. xix. 
 22. 
 
 What had he clone from his youth up? 
 Ans. He had kept all the commandments. 
 
 What did Jesus tell him he must do to be 
 perfect? 
 
 Ans. Jesus said unto him : If thou wilt be 
 perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to 
 the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven. 
 Matt. xix. 21. 
 
 Did the young man make this prepara- 
 tion ? 
 
 Ans. He did not. 
 
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 What did he do f 
 
 Ans. When the young man heard that say- 
 ing, he went away sorrowful. Matt. xix. 22. 
 
 Did he become a disciple of Christ ? 
 
 Ans. He did not. 
 
 Do we hear of him afterwards ? 
 
 Ans. We do not. 
 
 What was the difficulty with this young 
 man? 
 
 Ans. He was too selfish. His heart was not 
 tender and warm and generous. He did not 
 love his fellow-men sufficiently to make sacrifices 
 for them ; and, therefore, he was not prepared 
 for the good news that God loves them. 
 
 What object had the Saviour in making that 
 requirement of him ? 
 
 Ans. To increase his love for fellow-beings, 
 and so prepare his heart for the news of God's 
 love of them. 
 
 To what nation did the young ma?i belong? 
 Ans. To the Jewish nation. 
 
 Was he to confine sacrifices for others to his 
 own countrymen f 
 
 Ans. He was not. 
 
 Sow does Christ teach him this ? 
 
 Ans. By the parable of the Good Samaritan. 
 
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 Did the Samaritan do good to one of 
 another nation ? 
 
 Ans. He did : to a Jew. 
 
 Did the Samaritan perform every office of 
 mercy to the waylaid Jew ? 
 
 Ans. He had compassion on him, and went 
 to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in 
 oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, 
 and brought him to an inn, and took care of 
 him. And on the morrow, when he departed, 
 he took out two pence, and gave them to the 
 host, and said unto him, Take care of him : and 
 whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come 
 again, I will repay thee. Luke x. 33-35. 
 
 WJiat did Jesus charge the young man to 
 do? 
 
 Ans. Go and do thou likewise. Luke x. 
 37. 
 
 Was this a necessary preparation for 
 Christ ? 
 
 Ans. It was. He could not receive the 
 truth Christ would teach, unless he made this 
 preparation. 
 
LESSON III. 
 
 PARABLE OF THE SHEEP AND GOATS. 
 
 What will Christ do when he sits upon the 
 throne of his glory ? 
 
 Ans. Before him shall be gathered all na- 
 tions : and he shall separate them one from 
 another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from 
 the goats : And he shall set the sheep on his 
 right hand but the goats on the left. Matt. 
 xxv. 32, 33. 
 
 Why are the sheep placed upon the right 
 hand, — the side of favor? 
 
 Ans. I was an hungred, and ye gave me 
 meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink : I 
 was a stranger, and ye took me in : naked, and 
 ye clothed me : I was sick, and ye visited me : 
 I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Matt. 
 xxv. 35, 36. 
 
 What were they to inherit ? 
 Ans. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you 
 from the foundation of the world. Matt. xxv. 34. 
 
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 How extensive tooidd this kingdom he? 
 
 Ans. That in the dispensation of the fulness 
 of times he might gather together, in one, all 
 things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and 
 which are on earth ; even in him : in whom also 
 we have obtained an inheritance. Eph. i. 10, 
 11. 
 
 Why were those icho had fed the hungry, 
 clothed the naked., given drink to the thirsty, 
 and visited the sick and the prisoner, prepared 
 for this kingdom ? 
 
 Ans. Because they truly loved their fellow- 
 men, and would receive with gladness the truth 
 that God loves them and will save them. 
 
 Where woidd they walk ? 
 
 Ans. In the light respecting God and his 
 providence, and they would see the world and 
 man and heaven and Christ in that great light. 
 
 Why are the goats placed upon the left- 
 hand side, — the side of disfavor? 
 
 Ans. For I was an hungred, and ye gave 
 me no meat : I was thirsty, and ye gave me no 
 drink : I was a stranger, and ye took me not in : 
 naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in 
 prison, and ye visited me not. Matt. xxv. ±2, 
 43. 
 
 What preparation for Christ did John the 
 Baptist require f 
 
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 Ans. He that hath two coats, let him impart 
 to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, 
 let him do likewise. Luke iii. 11. 
 
 Seed these on the left-hand side made this 
 preparation for Christ? 
 
 Ans. They had not. 
 
 As they did not love men, could they enjoy 
 the truth that God loves them^ and enter the 
 kingdom of heaven ? 
 
 Ans. They could not. 
 
 Where would they walk ? 
 Ans. In darkness respecting God and his 
 providence. 
 
 Is this walking in darkness deplorable ? 
 
 Ans. It is. The glory of God and Christ 
 cannot be seen, and the beauty and glory of 
 God's works and purposes are hidden. 
 
 What does the Saviour say of this darkness ? 
 
 Ans. If thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall 
 be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is 
 in thee be darkness, how T great is that darkness ? 
 Matt. vi. 23. 
 
LESSON IV. 
 
 BARNABAS. 
 
 Tell me something of the charity of the 
 early church. 
 
 Ans. Neither was there any among them 
 that lacked, for as many as were possessors of 
 lands or houses sold them, and brought the 
 prices of the things that were sold, and laid 
 them down at the apostles' feet : and distribution 
 was made unto every man according as he had 
 need. Acts iv. 34, 35. 
 
 Who is named as a generous giver ? 
 Ans. Barnabas. Acts iv. 36. 
 
 How much did he give f 
 
 Ans. Having land, sold it, and brought the 
 money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. Acts 
 iv. 37. 
 
 What did the young lawyer do ichen Christ 
 required him to give all his ^>ossessions to the 
 poor ? 
 
 Ans. He went away sorrowful : for he had 
 great possessions. Matt. xix. 22. 
 
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Part I.J THE CHRISTIAN WAY. 17 
 
 We hear no more of that young man. Do 
 we hear of Barnabas again? 
 Arts. We do. 
 
 Who was the leader in the first missionary 
 work of carrying good news of God to all 
 nations ? 
 
 Ans. As they ministered to the Lord, and 
 fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Bar- 
 nabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have 
 called them. And when they had fasted and 
 prayed, and laid their hands on them) they sent 
 them away. Acts. xiii. 2, 3. 
 
 What preparation required by John the 
 Baptist, for Christ and the kingdom of 
 heaven, had Barnabas made ? 
 
 Ans. He that hath two coats, let him impart 
 to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, 
 let him do likewise. Luke iii. 11. 
 
 What teas the effect of this noble prepara- 
 tion upon him ? 
 
 Ans. It prepared him to receive with joy the 
 kingdom that ruleth over ail. 
 
 Upon which side was Barnabas, and where 
 did he walk ? 
 
 Ans. Upon the right-hand side ; and he 
 walked in the light of the love of God and 
 Christ for all the nations and kindreds and 
 families of the earth. 
 
LESSON V. 
 
 STEPHEN. 
 
 How many persons were chosen to superin- 
 tend the charity of the Jerusalem Church ? 
 Ans. Seven. Acts vi. 5. 
 
 Who was placed at the head of these ? 
 Ans. Stephen. Acts. vi. 5. 
 What was their duty ? 
 
 Ans. To see that the widows and orphans 
 of the believers did not suffer from want. 
 
 To lohat places did the disciples flee from 
 the persecution against Stephen? 
 
 Ans. Now they which were scattered abroad 
 upon the persecution that arose about Stephen, 
 travelled as far as Phoenice, and Cyprus, and 
 Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto 
 the Jews only. Acts xi. 19. 
 
 What did the church at Antioch do ? 
 Ans. As they ministered to the Lord, and 
 fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barna- 
 
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 bas and Saul for the work whereunto I have 
 called them. And when they had fasted and 
 prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent 
 them away. Acts xiiL 2, 3. 
 
 To what work had Saul been called? 
 
 Ans. But the Lord said unto him, he is a 
 chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before 
 the Gentiles and kings, and the children of 
 Israel. Acts ix. 15. 
 
 To whom was Stephen good and kind? 
 A?is. To the widows and orphans. 
 
 What did his followers do at Antioch ? 
 
 Ans. They sent Barnabas and Saul to tell 
 the whole world of the love of God for all the 
 nations and families of the earth. 
 
 How was Stephen enabled to enter into this 
 truth and act consistently with it ? 
 
 Ans. By making the preparation for the 
 kingdom of heaven required by John the Bap- 
 tist. Luke iii. 11. 
 
LESSON VI. 
 
 PHILIP. 
 
 Who was the second of the seven deacons ? 
 Arts. Philip. Acts vi. 5. 
 
 What was the feeling of Jevjs and Samari- 
 tans towards each other? 
 Ans. One of great dislike. 
 
 Did they give a drink of water to one 
 another ? 
 
 Ans. Then saith the woman of Samaria 
 unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, 
 askest drink of me, which am a woman of 
 Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with 
 the Samaritans. John iv. 9. 
 
 Did they converse together if they could 
 avoid doing so ? 
 
 Ans. And upon this came his disciples, and 
 marvelled that he talked with the woman. 
 John iv. 27. 
 
 Who first preached to the Samaritans the 
 good news of God's love for cdl men? 
 
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Part I.] THE CHRISTIAN WAY. 21 
 
 Arts. Then Philip went down to the city 
 of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 
 Acts viii. 5. 
 
 How could Philip overcome his Jewish ed- 
 ucation and prejudices, and call Samaritans 
 brethren in Christ ? 
 
 Ans. He had given food and clothing to 
 widows and orphans, making the preparation 
 required by John the Baptist ; and, when the 
 kingdom of heaven came, his heart was ready 
 to receive it with joy and gladness. Luke 
 iii. 11. 
 
 How were Gentiles regarded by the Jews f 
 Ans. They were despised by them. 
 
 What term of contempt did the Jews some- 
 times apply to Gentiles ? 
 
 Ans. They called them " Gentile dogs." 
 
 When the Gentile woman sought the miracle- 
 working power of Jesus for her daughter, in 
 what humble terms did she pUadfor it ? 
 
 Arts. And she answered and said unto him, 
 Yes, Lord : yet the dogs under the table eat of 
 the children's crumbs. Mark vii. 28. 
 
 Did this term " Gentile dogs" signify any 
 thing worse than it would now signify if we 
 should use it? 
 
 Aiis. It did ; for dogs were abhorred by 
 Jews. 
 
22 THE CHRISTIAN WAY. (Paht I. 
 
 Who was the first Gentile convert to Chris- 
 tianity ? 
 
 Ans. A man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of 
 great authority under Candace queen of the 
 Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her 
 treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to 
 worship. Acts viii. 27. 
 
 Where did Philip meet him? 
 
 Ans. On the way that goeth down from 
 Jerusalem unto Gaza. Acts viii. 26. 
 
 Who baptized him and gave him fellow- 
 ship ? 
 
 Ans. And they went down both into the 
 water, both Philip and the eunuch ; and he 
 baptized him. Acts viii. 38. 
 
 Did God love all men f 
 
 Ans. God so loved the world, that he gave 
 his only begotten Son. God sent not his Son 
 into the world to condemn the world, but that 
 the world through him might be saved. John 
 iii. 16, 17. 
 
 What preparation had Philip made to re- 
 ceive that truth f 
 
 Ans. As deacon, he had blessed the poor 
 and suffering. He had made the preparation 
 for it which was required by John the Baptist. 
 
 W J tat followed this preparation 
 
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 Ans. He loved all men, — Jews and Samar- 
 itans. 
 
 Upon which side icas he f 
 Ans. Upon the right-hand side, walking in 
 the light of God. 
 
 How extensively shall this light prevail? 
 
 Ans. There was a man sent from God 
 whose name was John. He was not that Light, 
 but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 
 That was the true Light, which lighteth every 
 man that cometh into the world. Then spake 
 Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light 
 of the world. John i. 6, 8, 9 ; viii. 12. 
 
LESSON VII. 
 
 THE WORLD-WIDE CHARITY OF THE CHRISTIAN 
 
 CHURCH. 
 
 What church sent the first missionaries to 
 the whole world? 
 
 Arts, The church at Antioch. Acts xiii. 
 1,2,3, 
 
 Had this church been noted for its char- 
 ity? 
 
 Ans. And there stood up one of them named 
 Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there 
 should be great dearth throughout all the 
 world. Then the disciples, every man accord- 
 ing to his ability, determined to send relief 
 unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. 
 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders 
 by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. Acts 
 xi. 28, 29, 30. 
 
 Where did the missionaries of this church 
 plant churches ? 
 
 Am. In different nations, among peoples who 
 spoke different languages. 
 
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Part I.] THE CHRISTIAN WAY. 25 
 
 What language wa^s used by the cJiurches in 
 the Holy Land. 
 
 Ans. The Hebrew language. 
 
 What language was used by the churches in 
 Ephesus, Philippic Thessalonica, Colosse, and 
 Corinth f 
 
 Arts. The Greek language. 
 
 What language teas used in Rome ? 
 Ans. The Latin language. 
 
 Had the people of these different nations 
 had much intercourse with one another '? 
 
 Ans. They had not. Communication was 
 difficult, uncertain, and costly. 
 
 Had the people of these different nations 
 suspected that they were all members of one 
 family ? 
 
 Ans. They had not. 
 
 Who first taught them this truth? 
 Ans. The missionaries of the church at 
 Antioch. 
 
 What was PauVs statement of it at 
 Athens f 
 
 Ans. God hath made of one blood all na- 
 tions of men for to dwell on the face of the 
 earth. Acts xvii. 26. 
 
26 THE CHRISTIAN WAY. [Part I, 
 
 Mention one effectual means by which St. 
 Paid made this truth a reality to the believers 
 in the different nations ? 
 
 Ans. By a great charity in which men of 
 all nations and tongues united together. 
 
 What did St. Paid write to the Corin- 
 thian church respecting this great charity ? 
 
 Ans. Now, concerning the collection for the 
 saints, as I have given order to the churches of 
 G-alafia, even so do ye. 1 Cor. xvi. 1. 
 
 Who were the saints mentioned in this 
 
 verse f 
 
 Ans, The poor believers in Judea. 
 
 Which churches did St. Paid assure the 
 Romans had already made collections ? 
 
 Ans. For it hath pleased them of Macedonia 
 and Achaia to make a certain contribution for 
 the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. Rem. 
 xv. 26. 
 
 What obligation to contribute to this 
 charity did he urge upon the Roman church? 
 
 Ans. It hath pleased them verily ; and their 
 debtors they are. For, if the Gentiles have 
 been made partakers of their spiritual things, 
 their duty is also to minister unto them in car- 
 nal things. Rom. xv. 27. 
 
 How often were the members of the churches 
 to contribute? 
 
Part I.] THE CHRISTIAN WAT. 27 
 
 Ans. Upon the first day of the week, let 
 every one of you lay by him in store. 1 Cor. 
 xvi. 2. 
 
 How much was each person to lay by each 
 week ? 
 
 Ans. As God hath prospered him. 1 Cor. 
 xvi. 2. 
 
 What argument did he present for generous 
 giving f 
 
 Ans. But this I say, He which soweth spar- 
 ingly shall reap also sparingly ; and he which 
 soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 
 2 Cor. ix. 6. 
 
 With what feeling were they to give? 
 
 Ans. Every man according as he purposeth 
 in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or 
 of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver. 
 2 Cor. ix 7. 
 
 For how long a time did the members of 
 the churches contribute ? 
 
 Ans. For more than a year. 
 
 For as touching the ministering to the saints, 
 it is superfluous for me to write to you : for I 
 know the forwardness of your mind, for which 
 I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that 
 Achaia was ready a year ago. 2 Cor. ix. 1, 2. 
 
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 Wha would carry this large, charity of the 
 
 different churches to Jerusalem ? 
 
 Ans, Such persons as each church might 
 appoint. 
 
 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall ap- 
 prove by your letters, them will I send to bring 
 your liberality unto Jerusalem. 1 Cor. xvi. 3. 
 
 Wlio accompanied St. Paul upon this 
 Messed mission ? 
 
 Ans. And there accompanied him into Asia, 
 Sopater of Berea ; and of the Thessaloniaus? 
 Aristarchus and Secundus ; and Gaius of 
 Derbe, and Timotheus ; and of Asia, Tychicus 
 and Trophimus. Luke ; Acts xx. 4. 
 
 WJiat shall we say of the action of this 
 company' of men of •different nations and 
 churches, uniting in love, and travelling 
 together more than a thousand miles over sea 
 and land, to carry the charity of all nations 
 to a strange people ? 
 
 Ans. That it is one of the most important 
 and remarkable events in history. 
 
 At what place did they land in Palestine ? 
 
 Ans. Cresarea. Acts xxi. 8. 
 
 In whose house were they entertained? 
 
 Ans. And the next day, we that wen 
 Paul's company departed, and came upon Cesa- 
 
Part I.] THE CHRISTIAN WAY. 29 
 
 rea ; and we entered into the house of Philip 
 the evangelist. Acts xxi. 8. 
 
 Who was Philip ? 
 
 Ans. One of the seven. Acts xxi. 8. 
 
 What does he who was a deacon of the 
 charity of the Jerusalem church now do ? 
 
 Ans. He entertains men of different nations, 
 who represent the whole world, in another and 
 larger charity. 
 
 Before whose persecution did Philip flee ? 
 Ans. Before the persecution of Saul. 
 
 Sow long before this meeting in his house 
 did Philip flee before SauV s persecution? 
 
 Ans. About twenty-five years. 
 
 Whom did Philip now entertain in his 
 
 house ? 
 
 Ans. The very man before whom he fled for 
 his life. 
 
 Who first carried the gospel — the good 
 news — to the Samaritans ? 
 
 Ans. Then Philip went down to the city of 
 Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 
 Acts viii. 5. 
 
 Who made and baptized the first convert 
 from heathenism? 
 
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 Ans. They both went down into the water, 
 both Philip and the eunuch ; and he baptized 
 him. Acts viii. 38. 
 
 What promise of Christ did Philip novo 
 
 see fulfilled? 
 
 Ans. And ye shall be witnesses unto me both 
 in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, 
 and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 
 Acts i. 8. 
 
 Who stood by, and held, the clothes of those 
 who stoned Stephen ? 
 
 Ans. The witnesses laid down their clothes 
 at a young man's feet whose name was Saul. 
 Acts vii. 58. 
 
 Did Philip know Stephen intimately ? 
 
 Ans. He did. They had counselled together 
 respecting the charity in their charge, and had 
 visited the widows and orphans together in the 
 discharge of their duties. 
 
 Was this a strange meeting ? 
 
 Ans. It was. The persecutor of Philip 
 had been over the world preaching the very 
 doctrines for which he persecuted Philip and 
 Stephen, and is now a guest in the house of 
 him who first preached the good news to Sama- 
 ritans and heathen. 
 
 Of whom would Paul talk with Philip ? 
 
Part I.] THE CHRISTIAN WAY. 31 
 
 Ans. Of Stephen, wliose death Paul wit- 
 nessed, and in which he participated. 
 
 Was Paul now expecting to suffer death for 
 declaring the same doctrines for which he as- 
 sisted in putting Stephen to death ? 
 
 Ans. And now, behold, I go bound in the 
 spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things 
 that shall befall me there : But none of these 
 things move me, neither count I my life dear unto 
 myself, so that I might finish my course with 
 joy, and the ministry which I have received 
 of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the 
 grace of God. Acts xx. 22, 24. 
 
LESSON VIII. 
 
 THE PUBLICANS. 
 
 Who, besides the people, were anxious to pre- 
 pare for Christ and the kingdom of heaven, 
 and he baptized by John ? 
 
 Ans. The Publicans. 
 
 What question did they ash John ? 
 
 Ans. Then came also publicans to be bap- 
 tized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we 
 do? Luke iii. 12. 
 
 What was Johrfs amwer ? 
 Ans. And he said unto them, Exact no more 
 than that which is appointed you. Luke iii. 13. 
 
 What was a publican ? 
 Ans. A collector of taxes. 
 
 Sow were the taxes collected ? 
 
 Ans. Men purchased them of the govern- 
 ment for less than the amount of the taxes, and 
 then they made a profit by collecting the whole 
 tax. 
 
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 Was the business of a publican considered 
 an honorable one by the Jews ? 
 
 Ans. It was not. 
 
 Why? 
 
 Ans. Because the taxes were imposed by 
 their conquerors, the Romans. 
 
 On what ground did the Jews object to 
 JRoman taxes ? 
 
 Ans. They answered him, We be Abra- 
 ham's seed, and were never in bondage to any 
 man : how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 
 John viii. 33. 
 
 What question was discussed among the 
 Jews ? 
 
 Ans. What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to 
 give tribute unto Cesar or not? Matt. xxii. 
 17. 
 
 Had the business of a publican great tempta- 
 tions and dangers to character ? 
 
 Ans. It had. 
 
 What loere they ? 
 
 Ans. Publicans could gain no credit for 
 goodness and uprightness by being good and 
 upright ; therefore there was little inducement 
 for them to live good and pure lives. 
 
 Mention another danger. 
 
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 Arts. In collecting the taxes, they could 
 easily collect more than the amount assessed. 
 
 Mention still another danger. 
 
 Arts. In enforcing the collection of the taxes, 
 they would see and create much poverty and dis- 
 tress, and become hard-hearted. 
 
 What publican is mentioned by St. Luke ? 
 Ans. Zaccheus. 
 
 What is the first thing which Zaccheus tells 
 the Saviour ? 
 
 Ans. And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the 
 Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I 
 give to the poor. Luke xix. 8. 
 
 Was this the preparation for Christ, re- 
 quired by John the Baptist ? 
 
 Ans. He that hath two coats, let him impart 
 to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, 
 let him do likewise. Luke iii. 11. 
 
 What other thing did he assure the Saviour 
 that he had done ? 
 
 Ans. And if I have taken any thing from 
 any man by false accusation, I restore him four- 
 fold. Luke xix. 8. 
 
 Was this the preparation required of the 
 publicans by John the Baptist ? 
 
 Ans. Then came also publicans to be bap- 
 
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 tized, and said unto him, Master what shall we 
 do ? And he said unto them, Exact no more 
 than that which is appointed you. Luke iii. 12, 
 13. 
 
 What great effort did Zaccheics make to see 
 Jesus f 
 
 Ans. He sought to see Jesus who he was : 
 and could not for the press, because he was 
 little of stature. And he ran before, and 
 climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him ; for 
 he was to pass that way. Luke xix. 3, 4. 
 
 Was Zaccheus prepared for Christ ? 
 Ans. He was. 
 
 Wliere did Jesus abide when in Jericho ? 
 
 Ans. And when Jesus came to the place, 
 he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, 
 Zaccheus, make haste, and come down ; for to 
 day I must abide at thy house. Luke xix. 5. 
 
 How did Zaccheus receive Jesus ? 
 Ans. And he made haste, and came down, 
 and received him joyfully. Lu«ke xix. 6. 
 
 What did Jesus say as he entered his house? 
 Ans. And Jesus said unto him, This day is 
 salvation come to this house, xix. 9. 
 
LESSON IX. 
 
 THE SOLDIERS. 
 
 Who came to be baptized by John after the 
 Publicans had come ? 
 Ans. The soldiers. 
 
 What question did they ask ? 
 
 Ans. And the soldiers likewise demanded 
 of him, saying, And what shall we do ? Luke 
 iii. 14. 
 
 What was Johrfs reply ? 
 
 Ans. And he said unto them, Do violence 
 to no man, neither accuse any falsely ; and be 
 content with your wages. Luke iii. 14. 
 
 Mention a soldier icho icas converted to 
 Christianity ? 
 
 Ans. Cornelius, a centurion of the band 
 called the Italian band. Acts x. 1. 
 
 What icas a centurion ? 
 
 Ans. The commander of one hundred Ro- 
 man soldiers. 
 
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 For what virtues was he noted ? 
 
 Arts. A devout man, and one that feared God 
 with all his house, which gave much alms to 
 the people, and prayed to God always. A just 
 man, and one that feareth God, and of good 
 report among all the nation of the Jews. Acts 
 
 X. 2ij X. A&. 
 
 What is it to be devout? 
 
 Ans. To be inwardly and outwardly devoted 
 to God. 
 
 What is it to be just? 
 
 Ans. To be upright and faithful in all our 
 relations to our fellow-men. 
 
 Did Cornelius make the preparation for 
 Christ and the kingdom of heaven required 
 by John the Baptist ? 
 
 Ans. He gave much alms to the people. 
 Acts x. 2. 
 
 By being a just man, what other require- 
 ment of John had he fulfilled? 
 
 Ans. And the soldiers likewise demanded 
 of him, saying, And what shall we do? And 
 he said unto them, Do violence to no man, 
 neither accuse any falsely ; and be content with 
 your wages. Luke iii. 14. 
 
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 Did Cornelius become a believer ? 
 
 Ans. Can any man forbid water, that these 
 should not be baptized, which have received the 
 Holy Ghost as well as we? And he com- 
 manded them to be baptized in the name of the 
 Lord. Acts x. 47, 48. 
 
LESSON X. 
 
 CORROBORATING SCRIPTURES. 
 
 Is John the Apostle in harmony with John 
 the Baptist and Christ, respecting the prepara- 
 tion requisite to enter the kingdom of heaven ? 
 
 Ans. He is. 
 
 Mention a scripture in which this harmony 
 is prominent. 
 
 Ans. If a man say, I love God, and hateth 
 his brother, he is a liar ; for he that loveth not 
 his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love 
 God whom he hath not seen ? 1 John iv. 20. 
 
 Can the love of God find a dwelling-place 
 in any man who does not love his fellow-men ? 
 
 Ans. But whoso hath this world's good, and 
 seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his 
 bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth 
 the love of God in him? 1 John iii. 17. 
 
 What transpires if men love one another ? 
 Ans. If we love one another, God dwelleth 
 
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 in us, and his love is perfected in us. 1 John 
 iv. 12. 
 
 Is faith profitable without this grace of char- 
 ity? 
 
 Ans. What doth it profit, my brethren, though 
 a man say he hath faith, and have not works? 
 Can faith save him? If a brother or sister be 
 naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of 
 you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye 
 warmed and filled ; notwithstanding ye give 
 them not those things which are needful to the 
 body, what doth it profit? James ii. 14-16. 
 
 Can any one, in our day or at any time, 
 know God and his providence, unless he loves 
 his fellow-men, and is generous in doing them 
 good? 
 
 Ans. He can not. 
 
 What, then, is our duty ? 
 
 Ans. To repent of all hardness of heart, and 
 turn to the practice of benevolence. 
 
 What will follow ? 
 
 Ans. We shall become one with God and 
 Christ, and be ready for the glorious kingdom 
 that ruleth over all. 
 
PART IL 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 THE GOSPEL EXTENDED TO THE GENTILES* 
 
 Who were the Gentiles ? 
 
 Ans. The heathen portion of the human 
 
 race. 
 
 Relate a prophecy respecting them. 
 
 Ans, And in that day there shall be a root 
 of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the 
 people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his 
 rest shall be glorious. Isa. xi. 10. 
 
 Mention one more prophecy. 
 
 Ans. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, 
 and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Then 
 thou shalt see and flow together, and thy heart 
 shall fear, and be enlarged ; because the abun- 
 
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 dance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the 
 forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 
 Isa. lx. 3, 5. 
 
 Are there many other similar prophecies re- 
 specting the Gentile world? 
 
 Ans. ' There are. The prophetical books es- 
 pecially repeat this truth frequently. 
 
 WJiat did the angel announce to the shep- 
 herds at the birth of Christ ? 
 
 Ans. And the angel said unto them, Fear not ; 
 for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great 
 joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you 
 is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, 
 which is Christ the Lord. Luke ii. 10, 11. 
 
 What song did the heavenly host sing after 
 the announcement of the angel ? 
 
 Ans. And suddenly there was with the angel 
 a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, 
 and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on 
 earth peace, good will toward men. Luke ii. 
 13, 14. 
 
lesson n. 
 
 SIMEON. 
 
 What priest officiated in the temple when the 
 parents of Jesus presented him there to the 
 Lord? 
 
 Ans. Simeon. Luke ii. 25. 
 
 What was his character ? 
 
 Ans. And, behold, there was a man in Jeru- 
 salem whose name was Simeon, and the same 
 man was just and devout. Luke ii. 25. 
 
 What is it to be just ? 
 
 Ans. To be upright and faithful in all our 
 relations to our fellow-men. 
 
 What is it to be devout ? 
 Ans. To be inwardly and outwardly de- 
 voted to God. 
 
 When Simeon took the infant Jesus in his 
 arms to perform the ceremony of the Jewish 
 law, what did he say ? 
 
 Ans. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant de- 
 part in peace, according to thy word : for mine 
 
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 eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast 
 prepared before the face of all people ; a light 
 to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy 
 people Israel, Luke ii. 29-33. 
 
 Where was this said? 
 
 Ans. In the temple in Jerusalem. 
 
 Could men and women of all nations enter 
 the Jewish temple f 
 
 Ans. Only a small part of it. 
 
 WTiat part of the temple could the Gentiles 
 enter ? 
 
 Ans. Only the outer court, which was called 
 the court of the Gentiles. 
 
 For what purpose did the Jews use this part 
 of the temple ? 
 
 Ans. And Jesus went into the temple, and 
 began to cast out them that sold and bought in 
 the temple, and overthrew the tables of the 
 money-changers, and the seats of them that sold 
 doves. Mark xi. 15. 
 
 What did he say to these dealers ? 
 
 Ans. And he taught, saying unto them, Is it 
 not written, My house shall be called of all na- 
 tions the house of prayer ? but ye have made it 
 a den of thieves. Mark ii. 17. 
 
 Was the Gentile portion of the temple as 
 sacred to Jesus as any other portion of it? 
 Ans. It was. 
 
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 Why? 
 
 Arts. Because he was a light to lighten the 
 Gentiles. Luke ii. 32. 
 
 Sow were the Gentiles situated who came to 
 Jerusalem to worship God in the temple ? 
 
 Arts. They were compelled to worship among 
 oxen, sheep, and lambs, and in the midst of 
 money-changers. 
 
 Why were these animals sold in the Gentile 
 court f - 
 
 Ans. For the convenience of Jews who 
 wished to purchase them for religious sacrifices. 
 
 Why was money exchanged there ? 
 
 Ans. Jews came to worship from all parts 
 of the world, bringing with them the coin of 
 the countries in which they resided ; and they 
 wished to exchange it for money current in 
 Palestine. 
 
 Why did the Jews permit themselves to so 
 desecrate this part of the temple f 
 
 Ans. Because, being the Gentile portion, it 
 was not sacred to them. 
 
 Could Gentiles pass into the temple beyond 
 this outer court ? 
 
 Ans. They could not. 
 
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 What divided this court from the rest of 
 the temple ? 
 
 Ans. A low wall. 
 
 What teas inscribed upon this icall? 
 
 Arts. There were notices upon it in Hebrew, 
 Greek, and Latin, that no persons but Jews 
 would be permitted to pass within it except upon 
 pain of death. 
 
 How was the next court to the court of the 
 Gentiles reached? 
 
 Ans. It was elevated above the court of the 
 Gentiles, and was reached by a short flight of 
 steps. 
 
 Did Joseph and Mary, with their child, 
 pass into this second court f 
 
 Ans. They did. Being Jews, they could pass 
 into it with safety. 
 
 Were people of every nation but the Jewish 
 excluded from the spot where Mary and Joseph 
 stood with their child before Simeon ? 
 
 Ans. They were. 
 
 When Simeon held Jesus, and said that he 
 had now seen what he had long been waiting 
 for, — God's salvation which he hadprepar 
 before the face of cdl people, a light to Ugh 
 the Gentiles, and the glory of Israel^ — what 
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 Ans. Joseph and his mother marvelled at 
 those things which were spoken of him. Luke 
 ii. 33. 
 
 What did Simeon assure the mother ? 
 
 Ans. And Simeon said unto Mary, his 
 mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and 
 rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign 
 which shall be spoken against. Yea, a sword 
 shall pierce through thy own soul also. Luke 
 ii. 34, 35. 
 
 What did Simeon mean by saying that a 
 sword should pierce through the mothers soid? 
 
 Ans. That Mary would be deeply disap- 
 pointed in her son. 
 
 In what respect would she be disappointed? 
 Ans. She expected that he would be a king 
 of the Jews, and never die. 
 
 Where did she expect his throne would be ? 
 Ans. In Jerusalem. 
 
 Sow would she be disappointed? 
 
 Ans. Her child would be the Saviour of the 
 whole world ; and as he would live an humble 
 life, and die upon a cross to accomplish the great 
 salvation, all the mother's hopes of worldly 
 glory and splendor would be destroyed. 
 
LESSON m. 
 
 THE MOB AT NAZARETH. 
 
 Where was Jesus brought up ? 
 Ans. In Nazareth. Luke iv. 16. 
 
 What did he do there in the early part of 
 his ministry ? 
 
 Ans. He came to Nazareth, where he had 
 been brought up ; and, as his custom was, he 
 went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, 
 and stood up for to read. Luke iv. 16. 
 
 How were the people affected by his reading 
 of the Scriptures ? 
 
 Ans. The eyes of all them that were in the 
 synagogue were fastened on him. Luke iv. 20. 
 
 How were they affected by the first part of 
 his address to them ? 
 
 Ans. And all bare him witness, and won- 
 dered at the gracious words which proceeded out 
 of his mouth. Luke iv. 22. 
 
 W7io was blessed in the days of the prophet 
 
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 Elias, when there was no rain for three years 
 and six months ? 
 
 Ans. A widow of Sarepta. Luke iv. 26. 
 
 In what country was /Sarepta ? 
 Arts. In Sidon. Luke iv. 26. 
 
 Was it a Jeicish or Gentile country ? 
 Ans. A Gentile country. 
 
 Was the widow a Jewess, or a Gentile wo- 
 man? 
 
 Ans. She was a Gentile. 
 
 What did the Saviour teach ? 
 
 Ans. That, in a time of severe famine, God 
 did not send his prophet to bless a Jew, but to 
 bless a heathen. 
 
 Where were there many lepers in the time of 
 Eliseus, the prophet ? 
 
 Ans. In Israel. Luke iv. 27. 
 
 Were any Israelitish lepers cleansed ? 
 
 Ans. Not any. Luke iv. 27. 
 
 Who was cleansed by the prophet ? 
 Ans. Naaman. 
 
 Of what country was Naaman a native? 
 Ans. Syria. 
 
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 To which division of mankind did he be- 
 long, then ? 
 
 Ans. To the Gentile division. 
 
 What did the Saviour teach from this piece 
 of history ? 
 
 Ans. That in time of extreme sickness, 
 God's prophet healed a heathen, rather than one 
 of the chosen people. 
 
 How were the people in the synagogue af- 
 fected by this plain statement of the providence 
 of God over all people ? 
 
 Ans. All they in the synagogue, when they 
 heard these things, were filled with wrath. 
 Luke iv. 28. 
 
 What did they do to Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. And they rose up, and thrust him out 
 of the city, and led him unto the brow of the 
 hill whereon their city was built, that they might 
 cast him down headlong. Luke iv. 29. 
 
 At first, the people heard him gladly, and 
 wondered at the gracious words he uttered. 
 What caused this great and sudden change of 
 feeling ? 
 
 Ans. He talked of God's goodness to the 
 heathen ; and they could not endure to hear of 
 his goodness to any but Jews. 
 
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 Did Jesus more than intimate that he would 
 bless the Gentile world? 
 
 Ans. And he said, Verily I say unto you, 
 No prophet is accepted in his own country. 
 Luke iv. 24. 
 
 What prediction of himself was Jesus ful- 
 filling in the synagogue at Nazareth ? 
 
 Ans. A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the 
 glory of thy people Israel. Luke ii. 32. 
 
 What other prophecy was he fulfilling? 
 
 Ans. It is a light thing that thou shouldest 
 be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, 
 and to restore the preserved of Israel : I will 
 also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that 
 thou may est be my salvation unto the end of the 
 earth. Isa. xlix. 6, 
 
LESSON IV. 
 
 GREEKS DESIRE TO SEE JESUS. 
 
 People of what nation came to obseme the 
 Passover at Jerusalem ? 
 
 Arts. There were certain Greeks among 
 them that came up to worship at the feast. 
 John xii. 20. 
 
 What did they say to Philip ? 
 Arts. The same came therefore to Philip, 
 which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired 
 him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. John 
 xii. 21. 
 
 Whom did Philip inform of this request ? 
 Ans. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew. 
 John xii. 22. 
 
 Who informed Jesus that Greeks wished to 
 see him ? 
 
 Ans. Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. John 
 xii. 22. 
 
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 Were Greeks Jews, or Gentiles? 
 Arts. Gentiles. 
 
 What did Jesus first say upon hearing this 
 
 request of GrreeJcs to see him ? 
 
 Ans. And Jesus answered them, saying, The 
 hour is come that the Son of man should be 
 glorified. John xii. 23. 
 
 Sow would Jesus be glorified? 
 
 Ans. Thou madest him a little lower that 
 the angels ; thou crownedst him with glory and 
 honor, and didst set him over the works of thy 
 hands. Thou hast put all things in subjection 
 under his feet. For in that he put all in sub- 
 jection under him, he left nothing that is not 
 put under him. But now we see not yet all 
 things put under him. But we see Jesus, who 
 was made a little lower than the angels for the 
 suffering of death, crowned with glory and 
 honor ; that he, by the grace of God, should 
 taste death for every man. Heb. ii. 7-9. 
 
 Mention one more passage in which Christ s 
 glory is described. 
 
 Ans. But made himself of no reputation, and 
 took upon him the form of a servant, and was 
 made in the likeness of men. And, being found 
 in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and 
 became obedient unto death, even the death of 
 the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly 
 
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 exalted him, and given him a name which is 
 above every name : that at the name of Jesus 
 every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and 
 things in earth, and things under the earth ; and 
 that every tongue should confess that Jesus 
 Christ is Lord, to the glory of God, the Father. 
 Phil. ii. 7-11. 
 
 What other icords fell from the Saviour's 
 lips, when told that Greeks wished to see him ? 
 
 Ans. Now is my soul troubled ; and what 
 shall I say ? Father, save me from this hour : 
 but for this cause came I unto this hour. Father, 
 glorify thy name. John xii. 27, 28. 
 
 Was this the first coming of the Gentiles to 
 Christ? 
 Ans. It was. 
 
 What shall we say of this moment in the 
 life of Christ ? 
 
 Ans. It was an intensely interesting moment 
 to the Saviour ; for these Greeks were the first 
 fruits of the great world that should all come to 
 him at last. 
 
 What evidently teas in the /Saviour's mind? 
 
 Ans. That he had come to save all nations 
 of men, that this was the first little beginning 
 of his salvation, and that he must die upon the 
 cross to finish his great work. 
 
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 What did he predict of his death ? 
 Ans. I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will 
 draw all men unto me. John xii. 32. 
 
 Was Christ fidfilling the prophecies of him- 
 self? 
 
 Ans. He was. 
 
 Mention one. 
 
 Ans. Thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles* 
 Is A. liv. 3. 
 
LESSON V. 
 
 CHRIST AT THE WELL OF JACOB. 
 
 At ichat time of the day did Jesus arrive 
 at the well of Jacob f 
 
 Ans. About the sixth hour. John iv. 6. 
 
 What part of the day was the sixth hour ? 
 Ans. Midday. 
 
 In what country was Jacobus well? 
 Ans. In Samaria. 
 
 Did the Jews and Samaritans have dealings 
 with one another ? 
 
 Ans. The Jews have no dealings with the 
 Samaritans. John iv. 9. 
 
 Did they give a drink of water to one an- 
 other ? 
 
 Ans. Then saith the woman of Samaria 
 unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, 
 askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sa- 
 maria? John iv. 9. 
 
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 What was the feeling of the disciples when 
 they came and found their Master talking with 
 a Samaritan woman ? 
 
 Ans. And upon this came his disciples, and 
 marvelled that he talked with the woman. John 
 iv. 27. 
 
 Where did the Jews believe God especially 
 dwelt and would continue to dwells 
 
 Ans. In the temple upon Mount Moriah, in 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 Where did the Samaritans believe God es- 
 pecially dwelt and would continue to dwell f 
 Ans. In their temple upon Mount Gerizim. 
 
 Did Christ teach the woman that God would 
 dwell with all people, and be truly worshipped 
 in allp>arts of the loorldf 
 
 Ans. Jesus saith unto her, "Woman, believe 
 me, the hour cometh when ye shall neither in 
 this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the 
 Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when 
 the true worshippers shall worship the Father in 
 spirit and in truth ; for the Father seeketh such 
 to worship him. John iv. 21, 23. 
 
 When Jesus saw the crowds coming to him 
 out of the city, what did he say ? 
 
 Ans. Say not ye, There are yet four months, 
 and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto 
 
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 you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields ; 
 for they are white already to harvest. John iv. 
 35. 
 
 Of whom was this harvest composed? 
 Ans. Of Samaritans. 
 
 Was the Saviour so absorbed in deep thought 
 upon his mission to the Samaritans and all 
 other nations, that he neglected to eat ? 
 
 Ans. In the mean while his disciples prayed 
 him, saying, Master, eat. John iv. 31. 
 
 What was his reply ? 
 
 Ans. I have meat to eat that ye know not 
 of. John iv. 32. 
 
 What was his meat ? 
 
 Ans. My meat is to do the will of Him that 
 sent me, and to finish his work. John iv. 34. 
 
 What is the wiU of God ? 
 
 Ans. This is the Father's will which hath 
 sent me, that of all which he hath given me I 
 should lose nothing, but should raise it up again 
 at the last day. John vi. 39. 
 
 How many did the Father give to Christ ? 
 Ans. The Father loveth the Son, and hath 
 given all things into his hand. John iii. 35. 
 
LESSON VI. 
 
 THE INHOSPITABLE SAMARITANS. 
 
 Through what country was it necessary to 
 pass in going from any part of Galilee to Je- 
 rusalem ? 
 
 Ans. Samaria. 
 
 At what period of the /Saviour's life did he 
 pass that way ? 
 
 Ans. And it came to pass when the time was 
 come that he should be received up, he stead- 
 fastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. Luke 
 ix. 51. 
 
 What did the Saviour predict of his cruci- 
 fixion ? 
 
 Ans. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, 
 will draw all men unto me. John xii. 32. 
 
 Would the great effect of his death be upper- 
 most in his mind at this period of his life ? 
 Ans. It would. 
 
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 How did the Samaritans conduct themselves 
 when the disciples asked for hospitality ? 
 
 Ans. And they did not receive him, because 
 his face was as though he would go to Jerusa- 
 lem. Luke ix. 53. 
 
 WJiat did James and John request of Jesus 
 respecting the Samaritans ? 
 
 Ans. And when his disciples James and 
 John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that 
 we command fire to come down from heaven, 
 and consume them, even as Elias did? Luke 
 ix. 54. 
 
 What did Jesus say to this request ? 
 
 Ans He turned and rebuked them, and said, 
 Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 
 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's 
 lives, but to save them. Luke ix. bb, b(j. 
 
 If the spirit of James and John had been 
 of the truth that " the Son of man is not come 
 to destroy metis lives, but to save them" tchat 
 zoould they have ashed ? 
 
 Ans. That the Samaritans might be saved, 
 and not destroyed. 
 
 Saved from what and into ichat ? 
 
 Ans. Saved from ignorance of God as the 
 Father of all men, into the truth that he is the 
 Father of all men, and that all men arc breth- 
 ren. 
 
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 Had the Samaritans known and believed 
 this, hoio woidd they have treated Jesus and 
 his disciples ? 
 
 Arts. As brethren. 
 
 Had the disciples known and believed these 
 truths, how would they have regarded the Sa- 
 maritans ? 
 
 Ans. As brethren in darkness. 
 
 What was Christ attempting to do to his 
 followers ? 
 
 Ans. To lead them into the light. 
 
LESSON VII. 
 
 MIRACLES WORKED BY CHRIST FOR THOSE WHO 
 WERE NOT OF THE JEWISH NATION. 
 
 Did Christ etxend his miracle -icorJcing 
 power to any who were not Jews ? 
 
 Ans. He did. 
 
 What did the centurion request of him at 
 Capernaum ? 
 
 Ans. Lord, my servant lietli at home, sick of 
 the palsy, grievously tormented. Matt. viii. 6. 
 
 What is a centurion ? 
 
 Ans. The commander of one hundred Ro- 
 man soldiers. 
 
 What teas the character of the centurion ? 
 
 Ans. Lord, I am not worthy that thou 
 shouldest come under my roof; but speak the 
 word only, and my servant shall be healed. 
 Matt. viii. 8. 
 
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 What did Jesus tell him should transpire ? 
 
 Ans. I say unto you, That many shall come 
 from the east and west, and shall sit down with 
 Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom 
 of heaven. Matt. viii. 11. 
 
 What is meant by these words of Christ ? 
 Ans. That men of all nations shall enjoy 
 the fulfilment of the promise to Abraham. 
 
 What was the promise to Abraham? 
 Ans. In thee shall all families of the earth 
 be blessed. Gen. xii. 3. 
 
 Did Jesus heal this Roman soldier's ser- 
 vant f 
 
 Ans. Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy 
 way ; and as thou hast believed, so be it done 
 unto thee. And his servant was healed in the 
 selfsame hour. Matt. viii. 13. 
 
LESSON VIII. 
 
 THE SYROPHENICIAN WOMAN. 
 
 Who asked a favor of Christ near the bor- 
 der of Tyre and Sidon ? 
 
 Arts. A woman that was a Greek, a Syro- 
 phenician by nation. Mark vii. 26. 
 
 What favor did she ask ? 
 
 Arts. She besought him that he would cast 
 forth the devil out of her daughter. Mark vii. 
 26. 
 
 What reply did Jesus make ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus said unto her, Let the children 
 first be filled ; for it is not meet to take the chil- 
 dren's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. Mark 
 vii. 27. 
 
 What answer did the woman make ? 
 
 Ans. She answered and said unto him, Yes, 
 Lord ; yet the dogs under the table eat of the 
 children's crumbs. Mark vii. 28. 
 
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 Why did Christ speak of the woman as a 
 dog> and the woman speak of herself as a dog ? 
 
 Ans. Because the Jews called the heathen, 
 " Gentile clogs." 
 
 WJiat did Jesus say to this appeal from 
 her? 
 
 Ans. He said unto her, For this saying go 
 thy way ; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 
 Mark vii. 29. 
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LESSON IX. 
 
 THE LEAVEN. 
 
 To what does Christ liken the kingdom of 
 God? 
 
 Arts. It is like leaven, which a woman took 
 and hid in three measures of meal. Luke xiii. 
 21. 
 
 Sow long did the leaven remain in the meal? 
 Ans. Till the whole was leavened. Luke 
 xiii. 21. 
 
 What is signified by this parable ? 
 
 Ans. A final complete triumph of Chris- 
 tianity. That it will diffuse itself through all 
 nations, and purify and ennoble all life. 
 
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LESSON X. 
 
 THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING'S SON* 
 
 Were all men at first invited to the marriage 
 of the king*s son ? 
 
 Ans. He sent forth his servants to call them 
 that were bidden to the wedding. Matt. xxii. 3. 
 
 How did those icho were first invited con- 
 duct themselves ? 
 
 Ans. They made light of it, and went their 
 ways, one to his farm, another to his merchan- 
 dise. And the remnant took his servants, and 
 entreated them spitefully, and slew them. Matt. 
 xxii. o, 6. 
 
 Whom did the king then invite ? 
 
 Ans. Go ye therefore into the highways, and 
 as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 
 So those servants went out into the highways, 
 and gathered together all as many as they found, 
 both bad and good ; and the wedding was fur- 
 nished with guests. Matt. xxii. 9, 10. 
 
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LESSON XL 
 
 THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD. 
 
 What did the householder do ? 
 
 Ans. A householder went out early in the 
 morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. 
 Matt. xx. 1. 
 
 What wages did he agree to pay the labor- 
 ers ? 
 
 Ans. He agreed with the laborers for a pen- 
 ny a day. Matt. xx. 2. 
 
 Did he go out at other times in the day to 
 hire laborers ? 
 
 Ans. He went out at the third, the sixth, the 
 ninth, and the eleventh hours. 
 
 What time of the day was the eleventh 
 hour ? 
 
 Ans. Five o'clock in the afternoon. 
 
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 Who are represented by those who came early 
 into the vineyard ? 
 
 Ans. The Jews. 
 
 Who are represented by those who came late 
 into the vineyard? 
 
 Ans. The Gentiles. 
 
LESSON XII. 
 
 THE GEE AT SUPPER. 
 
 What was the conduct of those who were first 
 invited to the great supper ? 
 
 Ans. And they all with one consent began to 
 make excuse. The first said unto him, I have 
 bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go 
 and see it : I pray thee have me excused. And 
 another said, I have bought five yoke of oxeu, 
 and I go to prove them : I pray thee have me 
 excused. And another said, I have married a 
 wife, and therefore I cannot come. Luke xiv. 
 18-20. 
 
 Who were then invited? 
 
 Ans. Then the master of the house said to 
 his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and 
 lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, 
 and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 
 Go out into the highways and hedges, and com- 
 pel them to come in, that my house may be 
 filled. Luke xiv. 21, 23. 
 
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- LESSON XIII. 
 
 THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS. 
 
 Whom does the rich man represent ? 
 Ans. The Jews. 
 
 As a Jew, whom does he have for religious 
 teachers and guides ? 
 
 Ans. Abraham saith unto him, They have 
 Moses and the prophets : let them hear them. 
 Luke xvi. 29. 
 
 Who was the father of the Jewish people ? 
 Ans. Abraham. 
 
 Whom does Lazarus represent ? 
 Ans. The heathen world. 
 
 Wliere does the rich man behold Lazarus f 
 Ans. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being 
 in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and 
 Lazarus in his bosom. Luke xvi. 23. 
 
 What did this signify ? 
 
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 Arts. That the heathen are included in the 
 promise to Abraham. 
 
 Repeat the promise to Abraham? 
 Arts. In thee shall all the families of the 
 earth be blessed. Gen. xii. 3. 
 
LESSON XIV. 
 
 THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD. 
 
 Who were first tailed to seme God? 
 Arts. The Israelites. 
 
 Were other nations to be called into the ser- 
 vice of God f 
 
 Arts. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that 
 thou knowest not, and nations that knew not 
 thee shall run unto thee, because of the Lord 
 thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel. Isa. 
 lv. 5. 
 
 JEToio many nations should come into the 
 service of the Lord f 
 
 Ans. Then thou shalt see and flow together, 
 and thine heart shall fear and be enlarged ; be- 
 cause the abundance of the sea shall be converted 
 unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come 
 unto thee. Isa. lx. 5. 
 
 Were any laborers left unemployed? 
 Ans. Not one. 
 
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 What does that signify ? 
 
 Arts. That all men shall serve God. 
 
 Mow much will each man at last receive ? 
 
 Ans. And when they came that were hired 
 about the eleventh hour, they received every 
 man a penny, But when the first came, they 
 supposed that they should have received more : 
 and they likewise received every man a penny. 
 Matt. xx. 9, 10. 
 
 Upon what condition icitt cdl men receive 
 each the same blessing from God? 
 
 Ans. Upon the condition of having worked 
 in his vineyard. 
 
PART III. 
 
 THE HOLY SPIRIT AND ITS OFFICES. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 NICODEMUS. 
 
 What man is mentioned in the Gospel of 
 John iii. 1 ? 
 
 Ans. Nicodemus. 
 
 What was his civil station ? 
 Ans. A ruler of the Jews. 
 
 What was a rider among the Jews f 
 Ans. A member of the highest court of the 
 Jews, called the Sanhedrim, which tried cases 
 carried up to it by appeal from lower courts. 
 
 When Nicodemus acknowledged Jesus to be 
 
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 a Teacher come from God, what did Jesus 
 say to him f 
 
 Ans. Jesus answered and said unto him, 
 Verily, verily, I say unto thee. Except a man be 
 born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 
 John iii. 3. 
 
 Were Gentiles ever admitted to the privi- 
 leges of Israelites ? 
 
 Ans. They were. 
 
 In ivhat manner ? 
 
 Ans. By many ceremonies. 
 
 What was the first ceremony ? 
 Ans. It was washing, or baptism. 
 
 When was this icashing, or baptism, per- 
 formed ? 
 
 Ans. In the daytime. 
 
 In whose presence was it performed? 
 Ans. In the presence of at least three Jews 
 of distinction. 
 
 Why was it done in the daytime, and in the 
 presence of such ivitnesses ? 
 
 Ans. That nothing might be clone in secret. 
 
 When this rite teas administered^ what 
 
 the proselyte do ? 
 
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 Ans. He declared his abhorrence of his past 
 life, and that no improper motive, but a sincere 
 love of the Mosaic law, induced him to be bap- 
 tized. 
 
 What did he promise at this time? 
 Ans. To lead a holy life, to worship the true 
 God, and keep all his commandments. 
 
 What icas done next ? 
 
 Ans. The candidate was then instructed in 
 the essential parts of the law of Moses. 
 
 What was the proselyte then required to do? 
 Ans. To offer a sacrifice. 
 
 Of what did the sacrifice consist ? 
 Ans. Of two turtle-doves or two young 
 pigeons. 
 
 In what light was the proselyte regarded 
 after he had observed all these ceremonies f 
 
 Ans. As a new-born babe just commencing 
 life. 
 
 Was it called a new birth by the Jews ? 
 
 Ans. It was. The proselyte was regarded 
 as having died to his former life by being buried 
 in the water, and as rising to a new life, having 
 a new birth, when he rose out of the water of 
 his baptism. 
 
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 How completely was it esteemed a new birth 
 by the Jews ? 
 
 Ans. The proselyte was regarded as divorced 
 from his wife, and utterly separated from chil- 
 dren and former friends, and at liberty to com- 
 mence life entirely anew. 
 
 As at least three men of distinction from 
 among the Jews were required to be present as 
 witnesses of the ceremonies, is it probable that 
 Nicodemus, as a ruler, had been present at 
 such ceremonies as a witness ? 
 
 Ans. It is. 
 
 What words of Christ to Nicodemus indi- 
 cate this ? 
 
 Ans. Jesus answered and said unto him, Art 
 thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these 
 things? John iii. 10. 
 
 Whom did Nicodemus believe needed to be 
 born again ? 
 
 Ans. Gentiles, or heathen. 
 
 Did he think that Jews needed to be bom 
 again ? 
 
 Ans. He did not. 
 
 What perplexed him ? 
 
 Ans. That he, or any other Jew, needed to 
 be born again. 
 
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 , JBy what means were proselytes from hea- 
 thenism to Judaism bom again ? 
 Ans. By ceremonies. 
 
 Were these ceremonies intended to appeal to 
 the eye ? 
 
 Ans. They were ; for persons were required 
 to be present at them to witness them* 
 
 By what means did Jesus assure JVicode- 
 mus that he must be born again f 
 
 Ans. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say 
 unto thee, Except a man be born of water and 
 of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom 
 of God. John iii. 5. 
 
 "Wliat is there in this which is additional to 
 the Jewish ceremonies ? 
 
 Ans. The necessity of being born of the 
 Spirit. 
 
 Could the workings of the Spirit be wit* 
 
 nessed? 
 
 Ans. They could not. 
 
 How did Christ state and illustrate this 
 fact? 
 
 Ans. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and 
 thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell 
 whence it cometh and whither it goeth : so is 
 every one that is born of the Spirit. John iii. 8. 
 
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 Of the Spirit of what truth must Nicode- 
 mus be born ? 
 
 Ans. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the 
 wilderness, even so must the Son of man be 
 lifted up ; that whosoever believeth in him should 
 not perish, but have eternal life. John iii. 
 14, 15. 
 
 Which is the first emphatic word in the fif- 
 teenth verse ? 
 
 Ans. Whosoever. 
 
 Does this mean any person and every per- 
 son ? 
 
 Ans. It does. 
 
 Which is the second emphatic icord in the 
 
 fifteenth verse ? 
 Ans. Believeth. 
 
 Were proselytes received into the Jewish 
 cnurch upon prof ession of belief? 
 
 Ans. They were not. They were received 
 by ceremonies. 
 
 Why should Christ be lifted up as Moses 
 lifted up the serpent in the loildemess ? 
 
 Ans. That men might be saved by belief, or 
 faith, instead of Jewish ceremonies. 
 
 That how many might be saved? 
 Ans. Whosoever believeth. 
 
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 Sow many will Christ save by faith, by 
 being lifted as Moses lifted the serpent in the 
 wilderness ? 
 
 Ans. I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will 
 draw all men unto me. John xii. 32 
 
 Why must Nicodemus be bom again of the 
 Spirit of this truth ? 
 
 Ans. For God so loved the world, that he 
 gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever be- 
 lieveth in him should not perish, but have ever- 
 lasting life. For God sent not his Son into the 
 world to condemn the world, but that the world 
 through him might be saved. John iii. 16, 17. 
 
 Did Nicodemus believe that God loved the 
 whole world equally ? 
 Ans. He did not. 
 
 Did he believe the Messiah would come for 
 the tvhole world? 
 
 Ans. He did not. 
 
 Was he walking in darkness ? 
 
 Ans. He was, — in darkness respecting the 
 character and providence of God, the mission 
 of Christ, and the destiny of mankind. 
 
 Did he need to die to his old, selfish, narrow, 
 and earthy life, and be born into that king- 
 dom ichich embraces all nations of men ? 
 
 Ans. He did. |^ 
 
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LESSON II. 
 
 PREPARATION OF THE APOSTLES FOR THE HOLY 
 SPIRIT. 
 
 What did Jesus promise his disciples if he 
 should die ? 
 
 Arts. If I go not away, the Comforter will 
 not come unto you ; but, if I depart, I will send 
 him unto you. John xvi. 7. 
 
 JBy what other name was the Comforter 
 called by Jesus ? 
 
 Arts. The Spirit of truth. John xvi. 13. 
 
 What offices would this Comforter, this 
 Spirit of truth, perform ? 
 
 Am. And, when he is come, he will reprove 
 the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of 
 judgment: of sin, because they believe not on 
 me ; of righteousness, because 1 go to my 
 Father, and ye see me no more; of judgment, 
 because the prince of this world is judged. 
 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come. 
 
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 he will guide you into all truth : for lie shall not 
 speak of himself; bat whatsoever he shall hear, 
 that shall he speak ; and he will show you 
 things to come. He shall glorify me ; for he 
 shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto 
 you. John xvi. 8-14. 
 
 Were the disciples preparedj for this Spirit 
 of truth f 
 
 Ans. I have yet many things to say unto 
 you, but ye cannot bear them now. John xvi. 
 12. 
 
 Do we find any instance in the Bible in 
 which the Holy Spirit iocis imparted to a bad 
 person ? 
 
 Ans. We do not. 
 
 To whom was it imparted? 
 Ans. Only to the best of men. 
 
 Were the apostles religious and, good men 
 when Christ called them ? 
 
 Ans. They "were. They had kept the Sab- 
 bath ; they had been lovers of God ; they had 
 been men of prayer ; they had observed all the 
 ceremonies of their religion ; they had been just 
 men*. 
 
 Mow long had they practised these virtues ? 
 Ans. As Jews, they were instructed and 
 
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 trained in them in youth, and they had practised 
 them from their earliest days. 
 
 What additional religious advantages had 
 they enjoyed ? 
 
 Ans. They had been under the teaching and 
 training of Jesus for three years. 
 
 After all this teaching and excellence of life, 
 were they prepared for the baptism of the Holy 
 Spirit ? 
 
 Ans. They were not. — I have yet many 
 things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them 
 now. John xvi. 12. 
 
 What do toe learn from these facts ? 
 Ans. That the Holy Spirit linds a dwelling- 
 place in none but those who have made the lar- 
 gest attainment in holy living ; never with bad 
 nor with indifferent people. 
 
LESSON III. 
 
 THE WALK TO EMMAUS. 
 
 Did the apostles understand the character 
 and mission of the Messiah ? 
 Ans, They did not. 
 
 What did they expect him to he and to do ? 
 
 Ans. They expected he would be a king of 
 the Jews, who would have his throne in Jerusa- 
 lem, and who would secure and preserve the 
 liberty and glory of the kingdom of Israel. 
 
 What evidence do the Gospels furnish of 
 this expectation ? 
 
 Ans. Then came to him the mother of Zebe- 
 dee's children, with her sons, worshipping him, 
 and desiring a certain thing of him. And he 
 said unto her, What wilt thou ? She saith unto 
 him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the 
 one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, 
 in thy kingdom. Matt. xx. 20, 21. 
 
 And he came to Capernaum ; and, being in 
 
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 the house, he asked them, What was it that ye 
 disputed among yourselves by the way? But 
 they held their peace ; for by the way they had 
 disputed among themselves who should be the 
 greatest. Mark ix. 33, 34. 
 
 Hoio long did they expect he would live and 
 reign in Jitdea ? 
 
 Am. They believed he would never die, but 
 reign forever. 
 
 What scripture proves this ? 
 
 Ans. From that time forth began Jesus to 
 show unto his disciples how that he must go 
 unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the 
 elders and chief priests and scribes, and be 
 killed, and be raised again the third day. Then 
 Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, say- 
 ing, Be it far from thee, Lord ; this shall not be 
 unto thee. Matt, xvi 2.1, 22. 
 
 What did Peter and other apostles propose 
 to do, after Christ icas crucified f 
 
 Ans. There were together Simon Peter, and 
 Thomas called Didymus, and Nathan ael of Cana 
 in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two 
 other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto 
 them, I go a fishing. They say dhto him. AVe 
 also go with thee. They went forth, and entered 
 into a ship immediately ; and that night they 
 caught nothing. John xxi. 2, 3. 
 
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 Why did they return to their old business ? 
 Arts. Because they were convinced that Jesus 
 was not the Messiah. 
 
 Sow icere they convinced that Jesus was not 
 the Messiah ? 
 
 ' Ans. They believed the true Messiah could 
 never die ; and, as Jesus had died, they reasoned 
 that he could not have been the Messiah. 
 
 Who were walking to JEmmaus on the day 
 of Christ's resurrection ? 
 
 Ans. Two of the apostles. 
 
 What did they do upon the road? 
 
 Ans. And they talked together of all these 
 things which had happened. Luke xxiv. 14. 
 
 Who joined them, and walked with them ? 
 
 Ans. And it came to pass that, while they 
 communed together and reasoned, Jesus him- 
 self drew near, and went with them. Luke 
 xxiv. 15. 
 
 Did the disciples know him ? 
 Ans. Their eyes were holden that they should 
 not know him. John xxiv. 16. 
 
 What question did Jesus ask them ? 
 
 Ans. And he said unto them, What manner 
 of communications are these that ye have one to 
 another, as ye walk, and are sad? Luke xxiv. 
 17. 
 
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 What did they reply concerning Christ ? 
 Ans. Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which 
 was a prophet mighty in deed and word before 
 God and all the people. Luke xxiv. 19. 
 
 Why did they speak of Christ as Jesus of 
 Nazareth and a prophet, and not speak of him 
 as the Messiah or Christ ? 
 
 Ans. Because his death had satisfied them 
 that Jesus could not have been the Christ. 
 
 What did they say they expected of him ? 
 Ans. We trusted that it had been he which 
 should have redeemed Israel ; and, beside all 
 this, to-day is the third day since these things 
 were done. Luxe xxiv. 21. 
 
 What was the nature of the redemptio?i of 
 Israel which they expected he woidd effect ? 
 
 Ans. Redemption from the government at 
 Rome. 
 
 Did they believe the rest of the world would 
 be benefited by the Messiah ? 
 Ans. They did not. 
 
 What shall we say of this narrow expecta 
 Hon ? 
 
 Ans. That it was extremely low, earthy, and 
 
 selfish. 
 
 To lohat did the disciples need to be con- 
 verted? 
 
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 Ans. To the truth that Christ had come for 
 all nations of men. 
 
 To ivhat, in addition to this, did they need 
 to be converted"! 
 
 Ans. To the truth that the Messiah's bless- 
 ings were to be spiritual, and not earthly. 
 
 Were they able to bear these truths respect- 
 ing the Messiah ? 
 
 Ans. I have yet many things to say unto 
 you, but ye cannot bear them now. John xvi. 
 12. 
 
 What would teach them these truths, and 
 cause them to rejoice in them, and to sacrifice 
 all things for them? 
 
 Ans. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, 
 is come, he will guide you into all truth. John 
 xvi. 13. 
 
LESSON IV. 
 
 THE CONVERSATION BEFORE THE ASCENSION. 
 
 Hoio long teas Jesus with his disciples after 
 his resurrection ? 
 
 Ans. To whom also he showed himself alive 
 after his passion by many infallible proofs, be- 
 ing seen of them forty days. Acts i. 3 
 
 Sow long after the Passover did the feast 
 
 of Pentecost occur ? 
 Ans. Seven weeks. 
 
 If Christ remained in the grave three dags, 
 and was with his disciples fort g days after his 
 
 resurrection >., how long before the feast of Pen- 
 tecost icas his ascension/ 
 Ans. Six days. 
 
 W7iat did he assure his disciples they should 
 soon receive ? 
 
 Ans. John truly baptized with water; but 
 ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not 
 many days hence. Acts i. 5. 
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 Did the apostles still believe that he had 
 come to be king of the Jews ? 
 Ans. They did. 
 
 What was the last question tohich they 
 asked the Saviour ? 
 
 Ans. When they therefore were come to- 
 gether, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt 
 thou at this time restore again the kingdom to 
 Israel? Acts i. 6. 
 
 What teas Christ's reply ? 
 
 Ans. And he said unto them, It is not for 
 you to know the times or the seasons, which the 
 Father hath put in his own power. But ye 
 shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost 
 is come upon you ; and ye shall be witnesses 
 unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, 
 and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of 
 the earth. Acts i. 7, 8. 
 
 What, then, tooidd the Holy Ghost teach 
 them ? 
 
 Ans. That the whole world would be saved 
 through Christ. 
 
 To what would the Holy Spirit inspire 
 them ? 
 
 Ans, To make every sacrifice to teach all 
 men everywhere the great love of God, and the 
 great work of Christ. 
 
LESSON V. 
 
 THE DAY OF PENTECOST. 
 
 Where icere the apostles on the Day of 
 Pentecost ? 
 
 Ans. And, when the Day of Pentecost was 
 fully come, they were all with one accord in one 
 place. Acts ii. 1. 
 
 What occurred ! 
 
 Ans. And suddenly there came a sound from 
 heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled 
 all the house where they were sitting. And there 
 appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of lire, 
 and it sat upon each of them. And they were 
 all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to 
 speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave 
 them utterance. Acts ii. 2-4. 
 
 How does the fact that there was a sound as 
 of a rushing mighty wind correspond to the 
 /Saviours statement to Nicodernus f 
 
 Ans. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and 
 thou nearest the sound thereof, but canst not 
 
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 tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; so 
 is every one that is born of the Spirit. John 
 iii. 8. 
 
 Who were dwelling at Jerusalem at this 
 time ? 
 
 Ans. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem 
 Jews, devout men, out of every nation under 
 heaven. Acts ii. 5. 
 
 Does the historian wish us to 'especially no- 
 tice that religious men out of every nation 
 were 'dwelling at Jerusalem at this time ? 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 What did these men of all nations hear from 
 the apostles ? 
 
 Ans. Now, when this was noised abroad, the 
 multitude came together, and were confounded, 
 because that every man heard them speak in his 
 own language. Acts ii. 6. 
 
 Mention the nationality of those who heard 
 the good tidings in their own national lan- 
 guages ? 
 
 Ans. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, 
 and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, 
 and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, 
 and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of 
 Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Pome, 
 Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we 
 do hear them speak in our tongues the wonder- 
 ful w^orks of God. Acts ii. 9-11. 
 
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 Which of these peoples resided in the east? 
 Ans. Partisans, Medes, and Elamites. 
 
 Which resided in a northerly direction ? 
 Ans. Mesopotamians. 
 
 WJiich in the north and west ? 
 
 Ans. Cappaclocians, Pontians, Phrygians, 
 Parnphylians, and Romans. 
 
 Which in the southicest and south ? 
 Ans. Egyptians, Libyans, Cyrenians, and 
 Arabians. 
 
 Are the inhabitants of any island named as 
 hearing the good news ? 
 Ans. Yes, Cretans. 
 
 What great prophecy was partly fuifilUd 
 in cdl these wonders of the Spirit ? 
 
 Ans. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, 
 till he have set judgment in the earth ; and the 
 isles shall wait for his law. Isa. xlii. 4. 
 
 What did Peter assure these persons had 
 happened? 
 
 Ans. But this is that which was spoken by 
 the prophet Joel : And it shall come to pass in 
 the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my 
 Spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your 
 daughters shall prophesy, and your young men 
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 dreams. And on my servants and on my hand- 
 maidens I will pour out in those days of my 
 Spirit. Acts ii. 16-18. 
 
 What, according to the poetic imagery of 
 Joel) should transpire before the great and 
 notable day of the Lord should come ? 
 
 Ans. And I will show wonders in heaven 
 above, and signs in the earth beneath ; blood, 
 and fire, and vapor of smoke. The sun shall 
 be turned into darkness, and the moon into 
 blood. Acts ii. 19, 20. 
 
 Woidd these loonders close all opportunity 
 for all men to be saved) or would they open the 
 way for their salvation ? 
 
 Ans. They would open the way of salvation 
 to all men. 
 
 Why? 
 
 Ans. It shall come to pass, that whosoever 
 shall call on the name of the Lord shall be 
 saved. Acts ii. 21. 
 
 Which is the emphatic word in this scrip- 
 ture ? 
 
 Ans. "Whosoever. 
 
 Does this correspond to Christ's statement 
 to Nicodemus ? 
 
 Ans. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the 
 
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 wilderness, even so must the Son of man be 
 lifted up ; that whosoever believeth in him 
 should not perish, but have eternal life. John 
 iii. 14, 15. 
 
 Could whosoever called upon the name of 
 the Lord before this great and notable day, 
 
 be saved? 
 
 Ans. They could not. 
 
 What were these wonderfid events for ? 
 Ans. To prepare the way for all men to be 
 saved. 
 
 When the Jews asked Peter what they shoidd 
 do because they had crucified the Messiah, 
 what did he require of them ? 
 
 Ans. Then Peter said unto them, Repent, 
 and be baptized every one of you in tne name 
 of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and 
 ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 Acts ii. 38. 
 
 Were they to repent and be baptized in the 
 name of Christ because only a part of men 
 woidd be saved, or because cdl men icould be 
 saved ? 
 
 Ans. For the promise is unto you, and to 
 your children, and to all that are afar off, even 
 as many as the Lord our God si mil call. Acts 
 ii. 39. 
 
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 In his second address in the temple, what 
 does Peter exhort the people to do ? 
 
 Ans. Repent ye therefore, and be converted, 
 that your sins may be blotted out, when the 
 times of refreshing shall come from the presence 
 of the Lord. Acts iii. 19. 
 
 What was the time of refreshing ? 
 Ans. The announcement of God's love for 
 all nations. 
 
 Sow does Peter immediately declare this ? 
 
 Ans. And he shall send Jesus Christ, which 
 before was preached unto you ; whom the 
 heaven must receive until the times of restitu- 
 tion of all things, which God hath spoken by 
 the mouth of all his holy prophets since the 
 world began. Acts iii. 20, 21. 
 
 Did Peter call their attention to the promise 
 to Abraham ? 
 
 Ans. Ye are the children of the prophets, 
 and of the covenant which God made with our 
 fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed 
 shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 
 Acts iii. 25. 
 
 Where did Peter once think, and that but a 
 few days before, that the throne of Christ 
 would be ? 
 
 Ans. In Jerusalem. 
 
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 Where did lie now believe the throne . of 
 Christ would be? 
 
 Ans. And he shall send Jesus Christ, which 
 before was preached unto you ; whom the heaven 
 must receive until the times of restitution of all 
 things, which God hath spoken by the mouth 
 of all his holy prophets since the world began. 
 Acts iii. 20, 21. 
 
 How many nations had Peter, within only 
 a week, believed Christ icould reign over ? 
 
 Ans, When they, therefore, were come to- 
 gether, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt 
 thou at this time restore again the kingdom to 
 Israel? Acts i. 6. 
 
 Over how many does he now believe Christ 
 will reign ? 
 
 Ans. Over all. 
 
 Has Peter been born again of the Spirit f 
 Ans. He has. 
 
 What is now his belief? 
 
 Ans. That, as Moses lifted up the serpent in 
 the wilderness, so Christ was lifted up from the 
 earth to draw all men unto him. 
 
 What teas new to Peter? 
 Ans. The character of God, the place of 
 Christ's throne, the nature and extent of his 
 
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 government, the completeness of his authority 
 over all things, the relation of men to one an- 
 other and to God, and the meaning of the Scrip- 
 tures. 
 
 Was he a new man in a new spiritual 
 world f 
 
 Ans. He was. 
 
LESSON VI. 
 
 THE GOSPEL CARRIED TO ALL NATIONS, 
 
 What did Christ assure his disciples they 
 should do after they had received the Holy 
 Ghost ? 
 
 Ans. Ye shall receive power, after that the 
 Holy Ghost is come upon you ; and ye shall be 
 witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all 
 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost 
 part of the earth. Acts i. 8. 
 
 Who first preached Christ to Samaritans? 
 
 Ans. Then Philip went down to the city of 
 Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. Acts 
 viii. 5. 
 
 Who made the first convert from heathen- 
 ism ? 
 
 Ans. And he commanded the chariot to 
 stand still ; and they went down both into the 
 water, both Philip and the eunuch ; and he bap- 
 tized him. Acts viii. 38. 
 
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 Had Philip received the Holy Ghost ? 
 
 Arts. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among 
 you seven men of honest report, full of the 
 Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint 
 over this business. And the saying pleased the 
 whole multitude ; and they chose Stephen, a 
 man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and 
 Philip. Acts vi. 3, 5. 
 
 What church first gave fellowship to men of 
 all nations ? 
 
 Ans. Now they which were scattered abroad 
 upon the persecution that arose about Stephen 
 travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and 
 Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto 
 the Jews only. And some of them were men 
 of Cyprus and Cyreue, which, when they were 
 come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, 
 preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of 
 the Lord was with them. Acts ix. 19-21. 
 
 Of ivhose disciples was this church com- 
 posed ? 
 
 Ans. Stephen's. 
 
 Sad Stephen been baptized icith the Holy 
 Ghost ? 
 
 Ans, Stephen, a man full of faith and of 
 the Holy Ghost. Acts vi. 5. 
 
 Who gave fellowship to this church? 
 
 Ans. Then tidings of these things came unto 
 
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 the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem ; 
 and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go 
 as far as Antioch ; who, when he came, and 
 had seen the grace of God, was glad, and ex- 
 horted them all that with purpose of heart they 
 would cleave unto the Lord. Acts xi. 22, 23. 
 
 Had Barnabas received the Holy Ghost ? 
 Ans. He was a good man, and full of the 
 Holy Ghost and of faith. Acts xi. 24. 
 
 What taught the church at Antioch to send 
 missionaries to the vjhole world ? 
 
 Ans. As they ministered to the Lord, and 
 fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Bar- 
 nabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have 
 called them. Acts xiii. 2. 
 
 What were the members of this church 
 called? 
 
 Ans. And the disciples were called Chris- 
 tians first in Antioch. Acts xi. 2ti. 
 
 To whom, then, %cas this name first given? 
 
 Ans. To those who believed God loves the 
 whole world, that Christ would save all men, 
 and who lived consistently with their great faith. 
 
 Who became the leader in the great work of 
 carrying the gospel to the ichole world ? 
 Ans. Paul. 
 
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 Had he received the Holy Ghost ? 
 
 Ans. And Ananias went his way, and en- 
 tered into the house, and, putting his hands on 
 him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, 
 that appeared unto thee in the way as thou 
 earnest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive 
 thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. 
 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it 
 had been scales. Acts ix. 17, 18. 
 
 What did the aged Simeon say when he to oh 
 the infant Saviour in his arms ? 
 
 Ans. Lord, now lettest thou thy servant de- 
 part in peace, according to thy word ; for mine 
 eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast 
 prepared before the face of $11 people ; a light 
 to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy 
 people Israel. Luke ii. 29—32. 
 
 Had Simeon received the Holy Ghost ? 
 
 Ans. Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, 
 whose name was Simeon ; and the same man 
 was just and devout, waiting for the consola- 
 tion of Israel ; and the Holy Ghost was upon 
 him. Luke ii. 25. 
 
 What did John the Baptist my of Jesus as 
 he saw him coming to him ? 
 
 Ans. The next day John seeth Jesus coming 
 unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, 
 which taketh away the sin of the world. John 
 i. 29, 
 
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 Had John the Baptist received the Holy 
 Ghost ? 
 
 Ans. He shall be great in the sight of the 
 Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong 
 drink ; and he shall be filled with the Holy 
 Ghost. Luke i. 15. 
 
 What pecidiar fact is stated of John the 
 Baptist, Barnabas, Paul, Stephen, and Philip, 
 the men who first saio the universality of the 
 salvation in Christ, and who first preached 
 the love of God to all men ? 
 
 Ans, That they were full of the Holy 
 Ghost. 
 
 With what did John the Baptist say Jesus 
 would baptize ? 
 
 Ans. I indeed baptize you with water unto 
 repentance ; but he that cometh after me is 
 mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy 
 to bear ; he shall baptize you with the Holy 
 Ghost, and with fire. Matt. iii. 11. 
 
 - How did the missionaries sent out by the 
 church at Antioch regard their mission, and 
 preach ? 
 
 Ans. So hath the Lord commanded us, say- 
 ing, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, 
 that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the 
 ends of the earth. Acts xiii. 47. 
 
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 How did the Gentiles receive this good news f 
 Ans. When the Gentiles heard this, they 
 
 were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord. 
 
 Acts xiii. 48. 
 
 What promise of Christ have ice found 
 fulfilled? 
 
 Ans. But ye shall receive power, after that 
 the Holy Ghost is come upon you ; and ye 
 shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, 
 and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the 
 uttermost part of the earth. Acts i. 8. 
 
 What remarkable passage of 'Scripture do 
 we find being fulfilled ? 
 
 Ans. All the ends of the world shall re- 
 member and turn unto the Lord ; and all the 
 kindreds of the nations shall worship before 
 thee. Psalm xxii. 27. 
 
 What prediction did John the Apostle make 
 when comparing John the Baptist and Jesus ? 
 
 Ans. He was not that Light, but was sent 
 to bear witness of that Light. That was the 
 true Light which lighteth every man that com- 
 eth into the world. John i. 8, 9. 
 
PAKT IV. 
 
 THE PLANTING OF THE CHRISTIAN 
 CHURCHES. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 THE PREACHING AT ANTIOCII IN PISIDIA. 
 
 Under what direction were the first Christian 
 missionaries consecrated to their icork and 
 sent out into the icorld ? 
 
 Ans. So they, being scut forth by the Holy 
 Ghost, departed unto Seleucia ; and from thence 
 they sailed to Cyprus. Acts xiii. 4. 
 
 What port in the main-land did they reach, 
 after leaving the island of Cyprus ? 
 Ans. Perga. 
 
 To what inland place did they immediately 
 
 proceed ? 
 
 Alls. To Ant'ioch in Pisidia. 
 
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 In what country was this Antioch ? 
 Ans. In what is now Turkey in Asia. 
 
 How far was it from the sea-coast ? 
 Ans, About one hundred miles. 
 
 To what place did they go upon the first 
 sabbath after their arrival at Antioch ? 
 
 Ans. They came to Antioch in Pisidia, and 
 weut into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and 
 sat down. Acts xiii. 14. 
 
 Were they observed to be Jews from abroad? 
 Ans. They were. 
 
 How were they known to he Jews ? 
 Ans. By a part of their clothing known as 
 the Tallith. 
 
 What ivas the Tallith ? 
 
 Ans. It was a fringe upon the corners of 
 the outer garment, with a blue ribbon drawn 
 through it. 
 
 What was its purpose ? 
 
 Ans. To remind the Jews, as they looked 
 upon it, of the laws of Moses. 
 
 Hoio toas it worn by Jews upon entering a 
 synagogue f 
 
 Ans. A corner was drawn over the face like 
 a veil. 
 
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 What invitation teas extended to Paid and 
 Barnabas by the rulers of the synagogue ? 
 
 Ans. And, after the reading of the law and 
 the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent 
 unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye 
 have any word of exhortation for the people, 
 say on. Acts xiii. 15. 
 
 After St. Paul had given a concise history 
 of the Jewish nation to the death of Christ, 
 what declaration did he make ? 
 
 Am. And we declare unto yon glad tidings, 
 how that the promise which was made unto the 
 fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us 
 their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus 
 again. Acts xiii. 32, 83. 
 
 To what promise did he refer ? 
 Ans. The promise to Abraham, Isaac and 
 Jacob. 
 
 Who now icillbe saved through Christ? 
 
 Ans. And by him all that believe are justi- 
 fied from all things, from which ye could not be 
 justified by the law of Moses. Acts xiii. 39. 
 
 Why does St. Paul make so prominent the 
 doctrine that men will be saved by belief ? 
 
 Ans. Because the Jews constantly asserted 
 that none could be saved but those who observed 
 the ceremonies of the Mosaic law — by works. 
 
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 How would men, under the gospel, be made 
 just in the sight of God ? 
 
 Ans. Not by observing the ceremonial law 
 of Moses, but by beliefo 
 
 Could any one enter the temple at Jerusalem 
 and draw near to the Holy of Holies, icherc 
 Jehovah dwelt, unless he observed the rites of 
 Moses ? 
 
 Ans. He could not. 
 
 How can men come near to God and be 
 made just, under the Christian dispensation? 
 Ans. By faith. 
 
 Were the Gentiles in the synagogue pleased 
 with this doctrine f 
 
 Ans. And, when the Jews were gone out of 
 the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these 
 words might be preached to them the next sab- 
 bath. Acts xiii. 42. 
 
 Why were the Gentiles pleased vnth the new 
 doctrine ? 
 
 Ans. Because it afforded a way for all men 
 to be saved. 
 
 Did many come to hear Paul and Barnabas 
 on the next sabbath ? 
 
 Ans. And the next sabbath day came almost 
 the whole city together to hear the word of God. 
 Acts xiii. 44. 
 
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 Sow were the Jews pleased by the interest 
 manifested by the heathen ? 
 
 Ans. But, when the Jews saw the multitudes, 
 they were filled with envy, and spake against 
 those things which were spoken by Paul, con- 
 tradicting and blaspheming. Acts xiii. 45. 
 
 Why did they manifest this envy and 
 bigotry ? 
 
 Ans. Because they could not endure the doc- 
 trine that all men are loved of God. 
 
 What did Paid and Barnabas say ? 
 
 Ans. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, 
 and said, it was necessary that the word of God 
 should first have been spoken to you ; but seeing 
 ye put it from you, and judge yourselves 
 unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the 
 Gentiles. Acts xiii. 46. 
 
 WJiy did they preach to the Gentiles ? 
 
 Ans. For so hath the Lord commanded us, 
 saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gen- 
 tiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation uuto 
 the ends of the earth. Acts xiii. 47 
 
 IIoio were the Gentiles affected by this 
 
 statement f 
 
 Ans. And, when the Gentiles heard this, 
 they were glad, and glorified the word of the 
 Lord. Acts xiii. 48. 
 
LESSON II. 
 
 THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCHES IN ICONIUM, 
 DERBE AND LYSTRA. 
 
 To what place did Paul and Barnabas go, 
 upon leaving Antioch ? 
 
 Ans. To Iconium. Acts xiv. 1. 
 
 What did they do on the sabbath after their 
 arrival in Iconium ? 
 
 Ans. They went both together into the 
 synagogue of the Jews. Acts xiv. 1. 
 
 What followed from their preaching there? 
 Ans. A great multitude, both of the Jews and 
 also of the Greeks, believed. Acts xiv. 1. 
 
 What did the unbelieving Jews do ? 
 
 Ans. The unbelieving Jews "stirred up the 
 Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected 
 against the brethren. Acts xiv. 2. 
 
 What did the unbelieving Jews finally bring 
 to pass ? 
 
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112 HIE CHRISTIAN WAY. [Part IV. 
 
 Ans. An assault made both of the Gentiles, 
 and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use 
 them despitefully and stone them. Acts xiv. 5. 
 
 To what place did Paul and Barnabas flee ? 
 Ans, To Lystra. 
 
 What miracle toas wrought by Paid ? 
 Ans, He cured a man who had been a crip- 
 ple from his birth. 
 
 How did this miracle affect the people of 
 Lystra ? 
 
 Ans. When the people saw what Paul had 
 done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the 
 speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down 
 to us in the likeness of men. Acts xiv. 11. 
 
 Which two of the Grecian gods did the peo- 
 ple believe them to be ? 
 
 Ans. They called Barnabas, Jupiter ; and 
 Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief 
 speaker. Acts xiv. 12. 
 
 Bid the missionaries connect this error? 
 
 Ans. They rent their clothes, and ran in 
 among the people, crying out, Sirs, why do ye 
 these things? We also are men. ACTS xiv. 
 14, 15. 
 
 7/7/0 disturbed the pi asant relations beto 
 
 the Missionaries and the people of Lyxtr 
 
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 Ans. There came thither certain Jews from 
 Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, 
 and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the 
 city, supposing he had been dead. Acts xiv. 
 19. 
 
 WIio was living in JOystra ? 
 Ans. A certain disciple was there, named 
 Timotheus. Acts xvi. 1. 
 
 May Timothy have been one of those who 
 were standing over the apostle when he re- 
 turned to consciousness ? 
 
 Ans. He may have been. 
 
 After these events, what course did Paul 
 and Barnabas take ? 
 
 Ans. They returned to Antioch in Syria. 
 
 What report did they make to the church 
 that sent them out ? 
 
 Ans. When they were come, and had gath- 
 ered the church together, they rehearsed all 
 that God had done with them, and how he had 
 opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. 
 Acts xiv. 27. 
 
LESSON III. 
 
 INTRODUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY INTO EUROPE. 
 
 Who went with Paul upon his second mis- 
 sionary journey ? 
 
 Arts. Paul chose Silas, and departed, being 
 recommended by the brethren unto the grace of 
 God. Acts xv. 40. 
 
 Who joined them at Lystra ? 
 Ans. Timothy. 
 
 Did Paid visit the churches he had estab- 
 lished upon his first journey ? 
 
 Ans. They went through the cities, and so 
 were the churches established in the faith, aud 
 increased in number daily. Acts xvi. 4, 5. 
 
 Narrate the vision St. Paul had at Troas. 
 
 Ans. There stood a man of Macedonia, and 
 prayed him, sayinir, Come over into Macedonia. 
 and help us. Acts xvi. 9. 
 
 In xohich of the continents was Mat 
 Ans. In the continent of Europe. 
 
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 Who joined the company at Troasf 
 Ans. St. Luke. 
 
 In ichat place in Macedonia did they com* 
 mence their work ? 
 
 Ans. In Philippi. Acts xvi. 12. 
 
 Where did they teach on the first sabbath 
 after their arrival ? 
 
 Arts, On the sabbath, we went out of the 
 city by a river-side, where prayer was wont to 
 be made ; and we sat down, and spake unto the 
 women which resorted thither. Acts xvi. 13. 
 
 What occasioned the persecution of Paid 
 and Silas ? 
 
 Ans. The curing of a young woman of the 
 spirit of divination. 
 
 How were they treated? 
 
 Ans. The multitude rose up together against 
 them ; and the magistrates rent off their, clothes, 
 and commanded to beat them. And, when they 
 had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them 
 into prison, charging the jailer to keep them 
 safely, who, having received such a charge, 
 thrust them into the inner prison, and made 
 their feet fast to the stocks. Acts xvi. 22-24. 
 
 What happened in the prison at midnight ? 
 Ans. ' There was a great earthquake, so that 
 
116 THE CHRISTIAN WAY. [Part IV. 
 
 the foundations of the prison were shaken ; and 
 immediately all the doors were opened, and 
 every one's bands were loosed. Acts xvi. 26. 
 
 What did the jailer do ? 
 
 Ans. He called for a light, and sprang in, 
 and came trembling, and fell down before Paul 
 and Silas, and brought them out, and said, 
 Sirs, what must I do to be saved ? Acts xvi. 
 29, 30. 
 
 How did St. Paul answer him ? 
 
 Ans. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and 
 thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts xvi. 
 31. 
 
 Why does St. Paul ascribe so great an 
 efficacy to belief? 
 
 Ans. Because the jailer could not be saved 
 by Jewish nor heathen ceremonials, or works. 
 
 From what would he be saved by belief on 
 the Lord Jesus Christ ? 
 
 Ans. From his ignorance of God, from his 
 superstition and ungrounded fears, from his 
 ignorance of the relation of men to one another 
 and the destiny of mankind. 
 
 Did he become a convert ? 
 
 Ans. He took them the same hour of the 
 night, and washed their stripes, and was bap- 
 tized, he and all his, straightway. Acts xvi. 33. 
 Who was left at Philippi ? 
 
 Ans. St. Luke. 
 
LESSON IV. 
 
 CHRISTIAN LABOR IN THESSALONICA AND BEREA. 
 
 To what place did Paul, Silas, and Tim- 
 othy go upon leaving Philippi ? 
 Ans. Thessalonica. 
 
 What did Paul first do there ? 
 Ans. Paul, as his manner was, went into the 
 synagogue on the sabbath. Acts xvii. 2. 
 
 What did he teach ? 
 
 Ans. He reasoned with them out of the 
 Scriptures, opening and alleging that Christ 
 must needs have suffered, and risen again from 
 the dead, and that this Jesus, whom I preach 
 unto you, is Christ. Acts xvii. 2, 3. 
 
 Sow much was involved in this truth of the 
 death and resurrection of Christ ? 
 
 Ans. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the 
 wilderness, even so must the Son of man be 
 lifted up ; that whosover believeth in him should 
 
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118 THE CHRISTIAN WAY. [Part IV. 
 
 not perish, but have eternal life. John iii. 
 14, 15. 
 
 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth will 
 draw all men unto me. John xii. 32. 
 
 Were any converts made ? 
 
 Arts. Some of them believed, and consorted 
 with Paul and Silas ; and of the devout Greeks 
 a great multitude, and of the chief women not 
 a few. Acts xvii. 4. 
 
 Who disturbed this successful work? 
 
 Ans. The Jews which believed not, moved 
 with envy, took unto them certain lewd fel- 
 lows of the baser sort, and gathered a com- 
 pany, and set all the city on an uproar, and 
 assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to 
 bring them out to the people. Acts xvii. 5. 
 
 To ichat place did the brethren send the 
 missionaries ? 
 
 Ans. To Berea. 
 
 What was the character of the Jews in 
 Berea? 
 
 Ans. 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 BO. 
 Acts xvii. 11. 
 
 What interfered icith the happy success in 
 Berea ? 
 
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 Arts. When the Jews of Thessalonica had 
 knowledge that the word of God was preached 
 of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and 
 stirred up the people. Acts xvii. 13. 
 
 Why loere the Jews so envious and violent ? 
 
 Arts. Because the Christian ministers taught 
 that the Mosaic rites could not give the full sal- 
 vation of God, and that Gentiles w^ere equal in 
 the sight and care of God with Israelites, and 
 heirs of the promise to Abraham. 
 
 Who icere left in JBerea ? 
 Ans. Silas and Timothy. 
 
 Where did St. Paul proceed? 
 They that conducted Paul brought him unto 
 Athens. Acts xvii. 15. 
 
LESSON V. 
 
 ST PAUL IN ATHENS. 
 
 What was the subject of Paul's preaching 
 in Athens ? 
 
 Ans. He preached unto them Jesus and the 
 resurrection. Acts xvii. 18. 
 
 Having seen an altar with an 'inscription 
 upon it, " To the unknown God" what did 
 the apostle propose to the Athenians ? 
 
 Ans. Whom ye ignorantly worship, him de- 
 clare I unto you. Acts xvii. 23. 
 
 Where did /St. Paid stand, as he sp>o7^e ? 
 
 Ans. In the midst of the splendid templcs.of 
 the Grecian deities, and the finest representa- 
 tions of the deities in sculpture. 
 
 Why did not the true God need a temple ? 
 
 Ans. God that made the world and all 
 things therein, seeing that he is Lord of 
 heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made 
 with hands. Acts xvii. 24. 
 
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 From whose speech was this taken ? 
 Ans. From Stephen's. 
 
 Who held the clothes of those that stoned 
 Stephen ? 
 
 Ans. The witnesses laid down their clothes 
 at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. 
 Acts vii. 58. 
 
 Had Paul heard Stephen's defence ? 
 
 Ans. Without doubt he listened to it, and 
 felt its force. His principal objection to Stephen 
 was that he taught that God would not abide 
 exclusively in the temple at Jerusalem, but 
 would dwell with all people everywhere. And 
 now he teaches Stephen's doctrine. 
 
 • In what words does St. Paul declare the 
 close relation of cdl mankind to one another ? 
 
 Ans. He hath made of one blood all nations 
 of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth. 
 Acts xvii. 26. 
 
 What should all men do ? 
 Ans. They should seek the Lord. Acts 
 xvii. 27. 
 
 How completely are all men dependent upon 
 God? 
 
 Ans. In him we live and move, and have 
 our being. Acts xvii. 28. 
 
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 What is our relation to God? 
 
 Ans. We are his offspring. Acts xvii. 28. 
 
 Had God dosed his eyes, for a time, to the 
 toorlcVs ignorance of himself and his provi- 
 dence, of his intimate relation to men and 
 their close relation to one another ? 
 
 Ans. The times of this ignorance God 
 winked at. Acts xvii. 30. 
 
 Will he suffer this ignorance to continue 
 longer ? 
 
 Ans. He now commandeth all men every- 
 where to repent. Acts xvii. 30. 
 
 Why does he require all men to repent ? 
 
 Ans. Because he hath appointed a day, in 
 the which he will judge the world in righteous- 
 ness by that man whom he hath ordained. 
 Acts xvii. 31. 
 
 What is judging the world in righteous- 
 ness ? 
 
 Ans. So ruling it that righteousness shall 
 prevail everywhere. 
 
 What assurance has God given that Christ 
 will so rule the \oorld? 
 
 Ans. He hath given assurance unto all men, 
 in that lie hath raised him from the dead. 
 Acts xvii. 31. 
 
LESSON VI. 
 
 THE PLANTING OF THE CHURCH IN CORINTH. 
 
 Does St. Paid appear to have been deeply 
 discouraged in Corinth ? 
 
 Ans. He does. 
 
 Why does he feel discouraged? 
 
 Ans. He had suffered severely since his first 
 entrance into Europe. In Pliilippi he was 
 beaten and imprisoned ; he fled for his life from 
 Thessalouica and J3erea ; and at Athens he had 
 received only cold civility. 
 
 Why did he go to the house of Aquila and 
 Priscilla ? 
 
 Ans. Because he Was of the same craft, 
 he abode with them, and wrought (for by 
 their occupation they were tentmakers). Acts 
 xviii. 3. 
 
 What did he do upon the sabbath days f 
 
 Ans. He reasoned in the synagogue every 
 sabbath. Acts xviii. 4. 
 
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 When did he speak boldly of Christ ? 
 
 Arts. When Silas and Timotheus were come 
 from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, 
 and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 
 Acts xviii. 5. 
 
 How was this declaration received by the 
 Jews in the synagogue? 
 
 Ans. They opposed themselves, and blas- 
 phemed. Acts xviii. G. 
 
 How did St. Paul meet this opposition ? 
 
 Ans. He shook his raiment, and said unto 
 them, Your blood be upon your own heads ; I 
 am clean : from henceforth I will go unto the 
 Gentiles. Acts xviii. 6. 
 
 In what place did he teach, after this trou- 
 ble? 
 
 Ans. He departed thence, and entered into 
 a certain man's house, named Justus. Acts 
 xviii. 7. 
 
 Was the apostle still fearful? 
 
 Ans. He was. 
 
 How was he encouraged? 
 
 Ans. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the 
 night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, aud 
 hold not thy peace : for I am with thee, and no 
 man shall set on thee, to hurt thee ; tor 1 have 
 much people in this citv. Acts xviii. 9, 10. 
 
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 How did the Jews disturb his worlc ? * 
 Ans. When Gallio was the deputy of 
 Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one 
 accord against Paul, and brought him to the 
 judgment seat saying, This fellow persuadeth 
 men to worship God contrary to the law. 
 Acts xviii. 12, 13. 
 
 Did Gallio listen to the accusation ? 
 
 Ans, And, when Paul was now about to 
 open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If 
 it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, 
 O ye Jews ! reason would that I should bear 
 with you. And he drave them from the judg- 
 ment seat. Acts xviii. 14, 16. 
 
 Sow long did Paid labor in Corinth ? 
 ' Ans, And he continued there a year and six 
 months, teaching the word of God among them. 
 Acts xviii. 11. 
 
LESSON VII. 
 
 THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS. 
 
 To what place did St. Paid proceed from 
 Corinth ? 
 
 Ans. He came to Ephesus. Acts xviii. 19. 
 
 Soto did he commence his work there ? 
 
 Ans. He entered into the synagogue, and 
 reasoned with the Jews. Acts xviii. 19. 
 
 When the Jeios would endure J dm in the 
 synagogue no longer, what did he do ? 
 
 Ans. He taught daily in the school of one 
 Tyrannus. Acts xix. 9. 
 
 How long did he teach in this school ? 
 Ahs. This continued by the space of two 
 years. Acts xix. 10. 
 
 What did many of the Gentile converts do ? 
 
 Ans. Many that believed came, and con- 
 fessed, and showed their deeds. Many of them 
 also which used curious arts brought their books 
 together, and burned them before all men ; and 
 they counted the price of them, and found it 
 fifty thousand pieces of silver. Acts xix. 
 18-20. 
 
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