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do we1w rite le tte rs to people? Because they are not near BEGINNERS enough so we can AND PRIMARY go and see them , Mabel L. M errill and so we w rite on p a p e r w hat we w ant to say to them . We have had such a delightful tim e for th e past weeks hearing th e wonderful stories about Paul, who loved Jesus so much th a t he was always telling others about Him. One day P au l w rote a lovely let te r to a very dear friend of his, and what do you th ink P au l said to his friend? Do you not th ink it is very wonderful th a t th is le tte r of P au l’s was saved, and we can read it in our Bibles? L et us bow our heads and th a n k God for th e Bible and our Sunday School where we can come and hear these tru e stories. Lesson Story.B-Before we h ear about th is letter, I wonder who will tell us what happened to P a u l and all the people who were w ith him afte r they swam from the wrecked ship to land» How wonderfully God worked to save these people, and pu t it into th e h earts of th e people living on th e island to tre a t them kindly and help them , and kep t th e poisonous snake’s bite from h u rting Paul. And boys and girls, ju st th ink th is same Jesu s th a t took such good care of P au l through all the dangers he passed through, is the Jesus we know and love, and He will be w ith us ju st as He was w ith Paul, if we will tru s t Him and do th e thingg th a t are pleasing in His sight. In our story to day Paul was still a prisoner, b u t he was allowed to dwell by himself, 'w ith a soldier to guard him. P aul was kept a prisoner because he, loved Jesus and told th e people about Jesus. One day P au l w rote a le tte r to a very dear friend living a t ano ther place.“ This friend loved Jesus too and told o ther people about Jesus, and th e church m et in his home. One of the things P aul told his friend in th e le tte r was th a t He thank ed
of Africa, says an Englishman, a slave procession passed by and the king called ou t a poor slave who had displeased him and ordered his men to p u t th eir arrow s to th e ir bowstrings and avenge th e offense w ith his blood. This Eng lishman went to th e chief and begged for th e poor slave’s life, he offered money and costly bribes, b u t th e chief tu rn ed and said: “ I don’t w ant ivory, or slaves, or gold. I can capture these in th e stores and villages of th e -u n d e r tribe. I w ant no favors from th e white man. All I w ant is blood.” Then he ordered one of his men to pull his bow string and discharge an arrow a t the h ea rt of the poor slave. The young Englishman, w ith the instinct of -the moment, threw himself in fron t and held up his arm , and th e next moment the arrow was quivering in th e flesh of his arm . He pulled the arrow from his arm and th e blood flowed, and he said to th e chief: “H ere is blood. I give it for this poor slave, an d I claim his life.” The native chief had never seen such a spectacle before and was con quered by it and gave th e slave to th e white man. He said, “Yes, white man has bought him w ith his blood, and he shall be his.” The poor slave threw himself a t the feet of his deliverer, tears flowing down his face, and said: “Oh, white man, you have bought Lebe w ith your own blood— Lebe shall be your slave forever.” Shall we no t say the same to our Saviour and Lord? The Story of A Runaway Slave. Phile. 4-20. Memory Verse.— “Let us no t love in word . , . b u t in deed.” I Jno. 3: 18. - Approach.—Did any of you boys and girls ever w rite a le tte r and send it in th e mail to some one you knew? Why
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