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For Sunday,
April 2nd
By Dr. Paul Caudill
Topict SAUL BECOMES A
NEW MAN
ScHptjure Lewmi:
Acts B:l», 18>lte
BerlnniiiK with the present lea-
son, we are to study for the next
three months the life and letters
of the apostle Paul. Those who
are In any measure interested in
Motraphlcal studies -should find
the series to be of compelling in
terest from the beginning to the
ALLEN THEATRE
Now Showing
end. Without a doubt, Paul is
the greatest fojlower Christ has
ever had, from the -standpoint of
loyalty, ability, and achievement.
Thirteen out of the 27 books of
the New Testament are generally
considered to have been written
by him—some would say 14, on
the assumption that he also wrote
Hebrews. From the day that he
met Christ on the Damascus Road,
his life was out and out for Christ.
He was ever fearless In his stand
for right, and courageous unto the
uttermost even when his own per
sonal safety was involved. He
died, tradition says, as a martyr,
being beheaded on the Ostian Way
around 67 A. D.
THREATENING AND
SLAUGHTER
Acts 9:1-2
We meet Paul, or rather Saul,
tor the first time, in the New Tes
tament, under circumstances that
are none too pleasant. Luke’s
words of “threatening and slaugh
ter” against the disciples of the
Lord, may be regarded as charac
teristic of the attitude of Paul to
ward Christianity up to the time
of his experience on the Damas
cus road. We do not know a great
deal about the family of Saul. We
do not know the name of either of
his parents. We do know that he
was the son of a Pharisee (Acts
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RANDOLPH SCOTT
NOAHIIHY,Jr. AUN CURTIS
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J.CarrolNaisli DdNtdlana MAtimStona
Mid GIACi MtDONAlD
Olr.d»\ RAY ENRIGHT
Produc«i by WAITER WANGER
A UNIVERSAL PIOURE
ALLEN THEATRE
Monday - Tuesday
Dolribvl.l by UniY.r,ol to Wor Activitiw
28:6), a strtot Jew (AoU 22:1),
that he waa a deeeendant of Abra
ham (2 Cor. 11:22). and that he
was of the%rtt>e of
In‘Ti
eailhmi that jiwn eo-prcmdiy^l
hav^ te
Benjamin
(Phil. S':B). He was well edu
cated, being Iwottght up at the
feet of Gamaliel, and educated ac
cording to the Btrlcteet manner of
the law (Acta 22:3), and he aur-
paaaed his fellows In his studies
(Gal, 1:18). About the moat one
can aay about him up until the
time he was converted la that be
waa a vigorous leader in the per
secution of the Christians. Act 8:
3, 26:11, 28:i0, 22:4, 1 Tim.
1:18, and Gal. 1:13. The descrip
tion ‘‘thfwtenlng and slaughter”
certainly describes Paul’s early
life In appropriate manner. His
zeal for persecuting the Chrls-
tlons knew no bounds. In the
words of Dr. A. T. Robinson, “the
taste of blood in the death of
Stephen was pleasing to young
Saul (8:1), and now he revelled
In the slaughter of the saints both
men and women. In 26:11 Luke
quotes Paul as saying that he was
‘exceedingly mad against him’
The expression ‘breathing threat
ening and slaughter’ suggests that
the very breath of Saul was charg
ed with ‘‘threatening and slaugh*.-
er”, “like a warhorse who sniffed
the smell of battle”.
A LIGHT OF HEAVEN
Acts 9:8-9
As our lesson opens, we find
Saul on the'way to Damascus. He
has In his possession letters of au
thority that will permit him to en
ter the synagogues there and bind
and bring to Jerusalem any whom
he might find of “this way”,
whether they be men or women.
Luke tells us that “as he Journey
ed, he came near Damascus: and
suddenly there shined round him
light from Heaven”. In Acts
22:6 Paul calls it “a great light”
‘abouLnoon”, while in Acts 26:13
he says that it was “above the
brightness of the sun”. At any
rate the light had a tremendous
effect upon Saul, for he tell upon
the earth. Tremendous change
was taking place in the life of
Saul. He had met Jesus face to
face. He was becoming convert
ed.
For the full historical narrative
dealing with Saul’s conversion
one should read not only the ac
count in Acts 9:3-18, but also the
account given in Acts 22:6-16 as
well as Acts 26:12-20. In com
menting on the numerous varia
tions In these narratives Dr. A. T.
Roibinson has the following to
say: “A great deal of capital haq
been made of these variations to
• Allen Theatre
MONDAY - TUESDAY
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of th« Order of of ^nttn
Pablo Duarte, and the Oidef' of
TniliUo In the grade of officer.
.AR—“ r-tj
LIBERTY
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. “Preeldent TriiJlllp^
The eti^s response to the tele-
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gram, sent after the volatile Latin
took considerable time to compose
herself, read as follows:
"Your excellency: I am deeply
touched and very proud of the
great honor that you and my com-
petrlots have rendered to this,
your humble servant. I assttre
yon that this gesture of appreelat-
tlon will be a great and luminous
incentive to my artistic career,
and will assist infinitely the mnl-
tlplication of my effo^ and in
that way help me deeerve the ap
probation of my country, my
president and my compatriots. To
my thanks and gi'atitnde, allow
me to add my ibest regards”
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M».Yniim*GioriaDaHAVEir
“5^g**^\Tomroy DORSEY and ORCB
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Marie Montez, Latln-Amerlcan
Queen of Technicolor”, and a na
tive of the Dominican Republic,
was officially honored by her
country and Its President during
the filming of Universal’s "AH
Baba and the Forty Thieves.”
coming Monday to the Allen ‘Thea
tre.
Awarded two decorations in
recognition of her artistic success
and for her “spirit of Dominican-
ism”, she was informed of her
new honors in a telegram from
President Rafael L. Trujillo, ct
the Dominican Republic.
Surprised and obviously delight
ed, Marie took a few moments to
wonder if it could really be true,
then hastened to a phone to tell
Jean Pierre Aumont, handsome
French actor to whom she waa re
cently wed.
Miss Montez’ message from the
Dominican Republic’s President
read as follows:
"To render you homage and to
recognize your brilliant success as
an artist, and to express to yon
Maria Montez_
and Jon- Hail
again are lovers in the Universal
Technicolor fantasy, ‘‘Ali Baba
and the Forty Thieves”, showing
Monday and Tuesday at The Al
ien 'Theatre.
my deep satisfaction and that of
all your compatriots because of
the never-ending spirit of Domini-
the discredit of Luke as a writer
as if be should have made PauTs
two speeches conform at every
point with his own narrative. 'This
objection has no weight except for
those who hold that Luke com
posed Paul’s speeches freely .as
some great writers used to do. In
broad outline and in all essentials
the three accounts agree and testi
fy to the truthfulness of the ac
count of the conversion of Saul. It
is impossible to overestimate the
work to the student of Christiani
ty of this even from every angle
because we have in Paul’s Episcles
his own emphasis on the actual
appearance of Jesus to him as the
fact that changed his whole life.
(1 Cor. 15:8, Gal. 1:16). The
point that interests us here chief
ly is found in the fact that in this
experience is seen the turning
point in the career of a great man
a turning point that set his life
forever from that day on on the
side of Christ.
One cannot read- the account of
Saul’s conversion wlthoi^t think
ing On the glorious power of the
Gospel in Christ Jesus. It is so
powerful in Its meaning for the
human heart that it is able to
change the whole course of a
whole life in a single moment. Let
those who preach and who teach
the Gospel find in this grand fact
encouragement and strength to
carry on at their given post—un
til the end.
A CHOSEN VF.SSEL
Acts: 9:18-19
It was not an easy matter for
Ananias to accept the bidding of
the Lord to contact Saul in the
house of Judas, as instructed. He
had heard of Saul’s “threatening
and slaughter”. What assurance
did he have that he would not be
one of his victims. What power
was there great enough to change
the course of his life so quickly?
How could he trust him? Never
theless, he made his way to the
house of Judas and there spoke to
Saul the words given him by the
Holy Spirit: 'Brother Saul, the
Lord, even Jesus, that appeared
unto thee In the *ay as thou
earnest, hath sent me, that thou
mightest receive thy sight, and be
filled with the Holy Ghost". Luke
adds “and immediately there toll
from his eyes as if It had been
scales; and he received sight
forthwith, and arose, end weis bap
tized".
In other words, Saul had now
•become “a chosen vessel” of the
Lord. He had been designated to
bear God’s name before the Gen
tiles, and kings, and the children
of Irsael. He had become a new
man. He must have a new task.
The old way St persecution must
give over to the nerw way of love.
He had been an enemy of Jesus.
Now he was a friend of Christ,
and His most ardent follower. The
message of the Lord Christ had
triumphed in him. Old things
had passed away. All things had
become new.
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