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880 nISTORY OF THE NEW TESTAIIENT.
QUESTIONS.
1. As the number of the dieciples increased, what hnppcned?
Bence, what did the apostles do? Saying what 7 2. M'l~om {lid thc
disciples chooee? W hat did the apostles do when thc seven \\'ere
preeented? What did Stcphcn do among the people? N'tiat did
gome of the most learned of tllo Jewish doctoir;, envying his fnmc,
do? What follo~vcd ? 3. Abhamerl of their defeat, allat did tllcy
do? What waa done to Stephen P Whom did tbcy bring up P
Wbat did thcy testify 7 \\'hen the member8 of tIlo colincil lookcd
angrily upon him, did tbey sec7 Ofwhatdid Stcphenremind
thcm7 4. Whet did hc show them ? In what wordrr did Ilo conetude?
5. When tbey henrd him speak tbns, whnt did they do?
But what did Stephen do? Whet did he ~eu7 lIrl~en the Je~rw
heard liim tcll 11is vision, what did thcy do? B. II'l~ilst Stepl~en
waR being p11t to death, who Iield tt~e gxmwnle of tho murdcrert;?
Vhst did Steplien, falling on his knees, cry ont? Wl~sl I~appcnecl
then7 Was the prnycr of Stephen for his cncmics pleasing toGod?
CHAPTER LXXXVII.
The Sncmrtte~tt of Cu~lf~~~rrrtion.-Rn~tis~~ ofthe Ofl~cf of
Qr4eert Ca?zrince.
Ile that Lelioveth atld is baptised, shall Lc.susc!tl.-hf(zrk 16, 16.
1 ll3R the deltth of Stephen, the disciples of J'csue
Af" Cl~rist were grievously nfflictcd in Jcrt~saleln. Arnul~g
the worst of the persc?cutors was Saul, the salno who I~nd
held tl~u gsrrrients of those nrllo put Stcphen to dealh. I-Ic
wer~t from I~ouse to house, dragging out lnen and wo~r~en who
professed to be follo\r.ers of Christ, and threw them into
prison.
2. 011 nccount of this fierce oppression, thc disciples were
scattcrcd abroad through all Juden nnd Samat-ia, preacl~ing
evcrywhcre thc gospcl of Jesus Christ. The deacon Pliilip
trrent to Samhrin, where he cured nll ~nnnner of diseases.
The inhabitants of that city received the gospcl with joy, Le.
licvcd and were baptitled.