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LESSON 1L --APRIL II, 1909.
Peter Delivered From Prison. -Acts
12: 1-l9.
Commentary.—I. The martyrdom of
Tames (vs. 1,. 2). 1. About that time —
About ttc time Saul and Barnabas came
to Jertisalem (chap. 11. 80), Herod —
l'bis was Herod Agrippa L He was
grandson of Herod the Great who nano•
tiered the innocents (Matt. 2. 16.;
nephew of Herod Autipas, who murder-
ed John the Baptist (Matt. 14. ; • 12),
acid father of Herod Agrippa 11,', be-
fore whom Paul preached (Acts 26. 1).
Stretched forth—A figurative expres-
sion, denoting that he endeavored vio-
lently to oppress the church. to vex —
-To afflict."—R, Y. `According to Jose-
ph -as, Herod was anxious to be esteemed
a devout Jew. He allowed no day to pass
without. its appointed sacrifice. Such a
elan might easily- be aroused, by the
Yews whom he was so ettsious to please,
to the perpetration of acuities upon the
t'hristians."—Cant. Bib. 2. Killed James
--James was one of the three apostles
who had been especially favored by
Jesus, He was present at the raising of
rained daughter, at the transfiguration,
snd at the time of Christ's agony in
the garden. James was no doubt taking
a prominent part in the work of the
the:reh. With the sword—By killing with
:,he sword we are to understand behead-
ing. Among the Jews there were four
!rinds of death—stoning, burning, killing
with the sword, or beheading and
strangling.—Clarke. About a month af-
ter the death of James, his murderer
lied a horrible death at Caesarea (vs. 21-
23).
II. The imprisonment of Peter (vs. 3,
4).
3, Pleased—His object was to gain
public favor. Many others in authority
since Herod's time have sacrificed prin-
Aple in order to secure popularity. Pet-
er also—Peter was very conspicuous iu
the church at this time. "Herod suppos-
ed that these two were the pillars on
which the infant cause rested, and if
they were removed the building must
come down." Unleavened bread — The
feast of the Passover which continued
seven days. During this feast the Jews
etc unleavened bread (Exod. 12. 15-18),
and no leaven was allowed in their
homes. The Passover thet year was April
1-8. James was killed just before, and
Peter was imprisoned during the feast.
•L. Apprehended—See R. V. in prison—
Intending 'to keep him until the feaat
was over. During the festival it would
have been considered improper to en-
gage in the trial of a supposed criminal.
Four quarternions—A quarternion was
a company of four soldiers, heuce there
were sixteen in all, The night was divi-
ded into four watches of three hours
eaoh, so that four soldiers were on guard
at one time. Two of these were at the
door of th•, prison keeping guard and
two wereo hained to the prisoner. Escape
was impossible from a human stand-
point. After Easter—"After the Pass-,,
aver."—R. V. After the feast -Was over.
rhe -word Easter is an ecclesiastical term
of later date, and should have no place
in the sacred text. 13ring kim forth—
This evidently means to put him to
death provided "the people" —the
blood -thirsty Jews—desired it.
111. Peter's deliverance (vis, 5-11). 5.
Prnyer `The only weapon they could
twee" Without ceasing—"Earnestly."—
R. V. These prayers brought about his
deliverance. Of the church—They no
doubt met in private houses because of
the persecution which would make public
servioes danngeroue. Their central place
:If meeting was at the house of Mary,
the mother of John Mark (v. 12). They
prayed during the entire week for his
deliverance, and it is not unlikely that
they had a continuous meeting; although
those composing the ineetbig would ne-
eesearily change. 6 The same night—
The night preceding the day on which
Herod intended to bring him forth for
trial and execution. Peter was sleeping
Blessed sleep t "He giveth his beloved
steep," 'Peter hart nothing to fear. He
was ready, to die for his )taster; and al-
though he did not know when his end
wes to be, yet he knew how he was to
die (John 21: 18,19). "Me peaceful
glrrnp leas the triumph of faith,"
7. Angel cam' ---The deliverance
was delayed until the last moment. This
would test the faith of the choreli. Gates
and guards kept his friends from hint,
but could not keep the angels away.
Tilley camp invisibly around them that
fear God. Wherever the people of Cod
are, and however surrounded, they have
a way open heavenward. A light shined
__The angel brought no lantern, lamp or
rnndle, yet he brought a "light"—the
beaming of his own person. Peter saw
by it his prison, ilia chains, his cloak, his
sandals and hie emancipator. Whedon.
In the prison—In the cell"• --P. V. Smote
Peter—"He struck him in just such a
way as to awaken hint from his sleep,
and to leave in hie recollection a testi-
mony of the reality of the angelic ap-
pearance" Bai:-retl hint up ---"Awoke
itim"—R. V. Saying. Arise—The angel
did not assist Peter to rise. Chains fell
of—The chains that bound hint to the
two sleeping soldiers. With what ease
can Cod 'deliver his people from their
enemies! 8. Gird thyself -1n order that
he might sleep more comfortably, he had
laidaside hie belt, or girdle, his sandals,
and Itis tunic, Bind on. thy sandals—
This was it, shoe made to cover only the
Holt of the foot, and was fastened about
the ankle with straps. Originally it was
worn only by women. The disciples were
commanded to take no shoes (Matt. 10:
10), but to be shod with sandals, which
were lighter than ordinary shoed (Mark
6: 9), 9. And h.' went out --Guided by
an angel, he niet no opposttton in his
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way. Ile was led by the angel safely
out of all danger. Anti wist not—He
knew not. 10. Ward—Ward and guard
are different forms of the same word.
The Swatches, or wards, here mentioned
seem to have included the stated guard
of the prison, as well as the soldiers
specially appointed to keep Peter. They
were probobaly all asleep. Iron gate—
Although locked and barred, it opened at
their approach! Departed—Supernatural
aid was unnecessary longer; the apostle
could now direct his own steps. 11. Come
to himself Recovered from his confu-
sion of mind. Now I know—He had had
a similar experiece before this (chap. 5:
19). Before this he did not know what
to expect. The expectation—The Jews
were waiting anxiously for his execu-
tion. James had been slain, and they
were confident that Peter would soon
meet the same fate.
1V. The Church astonished (vs. 12-19).
When Peter fully comprehended what
had transpired he went to the house of
Mary, where an all-night prayer meet-
ing had evidently been carried on. This
:'Lary was a sister of Barnabas (Col. 4,
10) and the mother of John Mark, the
young man who attended Paul and Bar-
nabas en their first missionary tour and
who was also the author of the gospel
♦t'hiclt bears his name. 13.—As Peter
knocked—It was now between 3 and 6
o'elock in the morning. They missed
Peter about 6 o'clock (v. 18), when the
guard changed, and he could not have
left the prison before 3 o'clock or they
would have missed him when the guard
changed at that time. When Peter
koneked Rhoda "dame to -answer" (R. V.),
and when Peter announced his name she
knew his voice and was so overjoyed
that instead of opening the door and eat'
nutting him she ran to inform the oth-
ers, At first they said to her, "Thou
art mad," that is, "Thou art beside thy-
self, and when she insisted that it wag
so, they said, "ft is his angel" The be-
lief in guardian angels was dom.nton
among the Jews, 16. They were astonish-
ed ---This does not indicate that they
were unbelieving and had no expectation
of an answer to their prayers. "They
were astonished, not at the fact of an
answer, but at the strange way in
which it carne. Our prayers are often
answered in unexpected ways." After
relating what had occurred Peter asked
thein to tell .Tames and the brethren.
This was not the Apostle Janes, the son
of Zebedee, as he had been slain (v. 2),
but it was probably ,Tames, the brother
of our Lora, who, it is believed, had the
supervision of the church in Jerusalem.
Peter then "went into another place,"
where we do not know. The peril of
death was so immiti:•nt that he evidently
decided it to be his duty to conceal him-
self.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Peter's Deliverance.
1. Persecution. "Herod...killed Jatnes
...and... proceeded, ..to • tale Peter
also" (vs. 1-3). James and Peter had
been with Jesus on the Mount ofTrans-
figuration (Matt. 17, 1); hod stood be-
side Him when He raised the dead
(Mark 5, 37); were witnesses of His ag-
ony in the garden (Mark 14, 33); saw
Him in His resurrection glory (Ants 1, 10,
11); and had been baptized by His
Spirit (Acts 2, 4f 4, 1.4). Persecution is
the aura price of intimacy with the Lord,
II. Prayer. It was earnest. "Prayer
was made without ceasing" (v. 5).
"Prayer was made earnestly" (R. V,),
Persevering and fervent was the prayer.
Earnestly means stretched out. For
seven days they prayed (vs. 3-6). All
night, untile':Peter interrupted then.
Paul, Barnabas, Mark, Mary, block and
the others supplicated (vs. 12-18, 25).
ITL Peace. `•Peter was sleeping" (v.
0.) He would could sleep in such a place,
iu a dark, damp, dirty Roman cell, at
such a time, within a few ]tours of exe-
cution, in 'such company, between two
soldiers, had peace with God (Rom, 5;
1), and the peace of Cod (Phil, 4; 0,7.)
Be knew the God of Peace (ITeb, 13; 20,
21); Jesus, the Lard of pease (2 These.
3; 16; Mark 4; 30) ; and the Holy Spirit
whose fruit is peace. (i;a1, 5; 22, 23.)
At Jesus'- birth came a message of
peace (Luke 2; 14) ; at his death his
legacy was peace (John 14; 27); after
Ins resurrection his first salutation was
Peace (John 20; 19, 21, 26.) He is our
peace (Iph. 2; 14). -
IV. Protection. "Theangel" (vs. 7-
10.) It is a marvelous trtrtlte'leiveet yet
solemn, _that • the hosts of heaven serve
the saints on 'earth, They guide' (Acts
10; O,3); comfort (Acts 27; 21-25); de-
fend (Ads 5; 19); watch (1, Tim. 5;
21); shall conte with Jesus when he ap-
pears (Matt. 25; 31; 2'Thess. 1; 7); and
shall execute judgment (Matt. 13; 14,
42.) But there is a limit to angelic min-
istry. "Forthwith the„angel departed”
(y, 10..) lit', was sent to do for Peter
what Peter Could not for Itituself.
V. Power: "The Iran gate -- opened"
(v. 10.) "Iran stands for strength"
(Dan. 2; 40)t. the iron gate. for any
obstacle that confronts us. John Eliot,
missionary to the Indians, was inform-
ed that )Ir, Foster, a godly maul, had
been taken prisoner and made a elave
by a prince who had declared that no
captive should be released in his life-
time. ,The following 14 nrdav, before a
tame congregation, yr, 'Eliot • prayed:
"Heavenly Father, work for the re'
demption of thy poor servant, Foster. If
the prince who detains hint will not dis-
miss him so long as he lives, kill him
adn glorify thyself." The prince came
to an untimely death, and Mr. Foster
was set at liberty.
teL Persistence, `-Peter eoutineed
knocking" (v, 16.) There is nothing like
persistence for overcoming. "The Christ-
ian worker who tarns from the door of
a heart because it is not opened at his.
first call, tis not (reserving of success.
Knock, and it shall be opened. If ',t is
not opened the first time, knock gin,
1f it is not opened after ten times, knock
until it is opened,"
'vir, Praise. "Declared „ how the
Lord had brought him ane" (v. 31). Ile
told of his deliverauee, "Men ought al-
ways to pray, and not to taint" (Luke
18; 1.) Trial of faith nod patience is
precious and profitable (•Tae. 1; 3, 4.)
Delay is not denial. (aorl'a moment
may be the last moment, God's time is
always best. "Blesser] aro all they that
wait for hint" (Tea. 30; IS.) We should
not become impatient. ---A. C. M.
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TORONTO MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK,
The railways reported 78 carloads of
live stock received at the :market for
Tuesday, consisting of 15.56 cattle, 512
hogs, 350 sheep and lambs, with 301
calves.
There were few good to choice cattle,
although there were 1556 reported for
sale.
Trade was slow at the rnion curds
on Monday, but worse at the City
Yards to -day.
Exporters—Export steers sold at
$5,40 to $5.60. and McDonald & Halli-
gan sold one Easter quality steer,
brought in by Jetties Coutts, of Milver.
ton, that weighed 1400 lbs„ at $6.15.
Bulls sold at $4.25 to $4.80.
Butelle7•s---Prince picked lots Sold at
$5„30 to 3„5.00; loads of .good, :):5.20 to
*5.40; medium, $4.75 to $55,15; common,
$3,60 to $4.60; canners. $L60 to $2,50.
,Stockers and Feeders—Steer!, 900 to
1100 lbs, -each, at $4 to•lp"4,7,5 steers, 800
to 006 lbs. eneb at 0.7a to • $1, stock.
ers, 500 to 700 the, each, -at $3 to $3.35.
Milken tool Springers—The market •
for 'milkers and springers was not near-
ly as strong. I'ricee ranged at from $30
to $00 each,. with few at ]atter price.
'Veal ('ttivrs---Reeeipte liberal; prices
ease, a l $44 to $6.75. per cwt. •
Sheep and Lambs—Receipts light, Ex- .
port ewes, $4,50 to $5 per- met:; rams,
$3.50 to $4 2t; yearling lantbe, .grain -fed,
87.25 to $7.75; common, $5 to $6 per
ewl. Spring lambs sold at $5 to $8 for
the bulk,
Hogs—:Priors steady. • Selects, fed anti
watered at far. market, $7.15, and $0.99
f.o.b. care at country points.•
:FARMERS' MAi.KE1'.
The offerings of grain on the street
continue small, owing to the bad state
of the roads. One load of fall wheat
sold at $1.077 per bushel, 100 bushels of
barley at 61 to 05e, and 200 bushels of
oats at 49 to 50e.
Hay in good supply, with prices easy;
35 loads sold at.$12 to $1:3 a ton for
No, 1 and at $8 to $10 for :nixed. Straw
steady, three loads selling at $12 to $13
a ton for bundled. '
Dreeseit hogs are firm at $9.40 to
$0.50 for heavy, and at 89.60 to $9.855 for
light.
Wheat, fall, bushel .. ..$ 1 07 $ 1 08
Do., goose, bullet , , , , 1 02 000
Oats, bushel . - , , ... 0 49 0 59
Barley, bushel ,. ,.. . 0 64 0 65
Rye, bushel .-. ,,, ,,, 0 72 073
Peas, bushel - , . , 0 94 0 95
Buckwheat, bushel ... , , 0 63 0 65
Hay, per ton ... ... . 1" 00 13 00
1)o., No. 2 „ .,, ,-, 800 10 00
Straw, per ton ,,, .,, 12 00 13 00
Dreesed hogs ,,, .. 9 40 9 85
Butter, choice, dairy ... 0 22 0 25
Do,, inferior . -. ., 0 18 0 20
Eggs, new laid 0 20 0 22
( h.iokens, dressed, lb. , , . 0 17 0 20
Fowl, ib, - - - , , , - . 0 13 0 14
Turkeys, lh. , , , 0 22 0 25
(.'abbage, per barrel . - . 2 00 3 00
Celery, per dozen .. - . , . 0 40 0 60'
Potatoes, bag .. , . , . , . 0 75 0 35
Onions, bag --, ,-- ,,. 1 00 1 25
Apples, barrel , , , , .. . 3 50 5 00
Beef, hindquarters . , . - . 8 50 10 00
Do., forequarters ,.. 6 00 7 00
Do„ choice, carcase . - . S 00 8 75
Do., medium, carcase . 5 50 7 00
Mutton, per cwt. 8 00 10 00
Veal, prime, per cwt. ... 10 00 11 50
Lamb, per cwt. ... ... 13 00 14 50
TORONTO SUGAR. MARKRT.
St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as fol-
lows: Granulated, $4.80 per ewt., in bar-
rels, and No. 1 golden, $4.40 per cwt., in
barrels. These prices are for delivery
here. Car lots Se less. In 100-1b. bags
prices are 50 less.
OTHER MARKETS
BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.
London.—London cables for cattle are
steady, at 13 1-4 to 141.4e per pound,
for Canadian steer,, dressed weight; re-
frigerator beef is quoted. at 9 6 -Sc per
pound.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.
Wheat—March, $1.13 3-4 `bid, July •
$1.16 1-4 bid, May, $1.14 7-8 sellers.
Oats —March 41 3-4o bid, May 42 7-8o
bid.
NFW YORE SUGAR MARKET.
Sugar—Raw firm; fair refining, 3.52e;
centrifugal, 96 test, 4.02e; molasses su-
gar, 5.27e; refined steady.
MONTREAL LIVE STOCK.
Montreal—At the Canadian Pacific
Live Stock Market the offerings this
morning were (300 cattle, 50 sheep and
Iambs, 225 hogs and 1,300 calves.
A firm feeling prevailed in the mar-
ket f -r cattle on account of the fact that
the supply was not in excess of the re-
quirements and the quality of the stock
in many cases was all that could be de-
sired by butchers, in consequence the de-
mand was fairly good, especially for
the better grades and a fair trade was
done. There was also some demand front
exporters for a few to complete ship-
ments with and they paid 5 1-8c to 6 1-2c
per Ib. Choice steers sold at 5 3 -to to
6c; good, at 5 1-40 to 5 1-2o fair at 4-
3.4c to 5e, medium at 5 1-4c to 4 1-2c,
and lower grades at 3c to 4c per lb.
The supply of sheep and lambs was
small, for which the demand ryas good
and prices ruled very firm. , Yearling
lambs sold at 6 1 -to to 6 1-2e, and sheep
at 5e to 5 1-2c per lb. There were a few
spring lamb: offered, which met with a
ready sale at from $4 to $6 each, as to
size, Calves were very plentiful and an
active trade was done in this line, but
as the quality of the stock was not
above the average, prices showed no
change, sales being made at from $2 to
38 each, as to site and quality. The
undertone to the market for hogs was
firer, on account of the limited offer -
lugs. The demand was good and sales
of selected lots were made at $7.90 to
$8, and straight lots at 57,75 to $7.85
per cwt,, weighted off the cars.
At the Montreal Stock Yards, West
End Market, the offerings consisted of
350 eatle, 604 calves and 100 hogs. There
was no change in the condition of the
tnarket for cattle since Monday, prices
being form under a fairly good demand
and sales of full car loads of choice
stock were made at 85.80 and good at
35.25 to $6.te; per cwt. There was an
active demaniefor calves at prices rang-
ing from $2 to $8 each. Hogs were firm
at the recent advance, with sales of sel-
ected lots a 07.00 to $8, and straight
lots at $7.75 to .$7,85 per cwt., weighed
off cars.
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