NOTE.—It is recommended that the whole epistle to the Ephesians be read at one sitting and choice passages be learned by heart; that the lesson be taught with practical application to every-day life. Paul while dictating this epistle was a prisoner of Rome, chained to a soldier. The epistle was written in his hired house in the latter part of A.D. 62 or early in A.D. 63. Notice the valuable mine of instruction which Paul opens up for the Christian before giving the final admonition which includes our present lesson.
10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his 11 might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to 12 stand against the wiles of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and hav- 15 ing put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod 16 your feet with the preparation of the Gospel of peace; withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to 17 quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. And take the hel- 18 met of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the 19 Word of God; with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all persever- 19 once and supplication for all the saints, and on my behalf, that 20 utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak."
Golden Text: "Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might." Eph. 6: 10.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) What admonition does Paul give to his brethren? Verse 10. Note 1. (2) How should the Christian be equipped for his conflict with the powers of evil? Verse 11. Note 2. (3) What will this enable him to do? Same verse. (4) What are the opposing forces which the Christian must meet? Verse 12. Note 3. (5) What only will enable the Christian to stand during the conflicts through which he must pass? Verse 13. (6) When complete in his armor, what is it his duty to do? Same verse. (7) To what is truth likened in the armor of the Christian? Verse 14. (8) What is the office of righteousness? Same verse. Note 4. (9) How are the feet prepared for the roughness of the way? Verse 15. (10) What other important piece of armor is mentioned? Verse 16. Note 5. (11) What protection would this afford? Same verse. (12) What is the helmet with which the Christian is to be provided? Verse 17. Note 6. (13) What is the nature of the sword with which his warfare is to be waged? Same verse. (14) What is necessary in addition to the armor with which he is provided? Verse 18. (15) To what does the "watching" refer? Same verse. (16) What request did Paul make of them for himself? Verse 19. (17) For what purpose did Paul desire the prayers of his brethren? Same verse. (18) What relation did he sustain to the Gospel? Verse 20. (19) What did Paul desire in regard to his ambassadorship? Same verse.
NOTES.
1. Be strong in the Lord.—Be filled with the strength of God by having Christ enthroned within. The only strength that will avail the Christian anything in the time of trial, of conflict, is the strength of the Lord and the power of his might. To be strong in self is to make defeat a foregone conclusion. The "wiles" of the enemy can not be circumvented by any power of human direction or by any human skill. Having Christ within, we have a source of strength that will fit us for all the conflicts in which we must engage.
2. The whole armor of God.—The armor which he provides for us to use. In other words, put on Christ, who is our wisdom, our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. "In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him." Col. 2: 9, 10. He is a perfect defense for us at every point. He is our shield, for he saves us from sin and from death, the consequence of sin. He is our breastplate, for he is our righteousness. He is our helmet, for in him is our hope of salvation. He is our girdle, for he himself is truth. He is our sword, for he is the Word of God.
3. Not against flesh and blood.—That is, it is a spiritual warfare, and literal guns and swords are not employed. It is not merely against the evil influences of individuals, but it is a defensive warfare against the actual influences of Satan and his associates, graduated soul-destroyers. That is why it is that of ourselves our powers are insufficient to make any headway whatever. Satan has the advantage of us in experience, and certainly in power if we rely upon self. But the battle, tho defensive in this particular as regards ourselves, must be an advance movement as regards the souls in darkness around us. Otherwise it is a losing battle.
4. The breastplate of righteousness.—There is no more vital part of the body than that which should be covered by the breastplate. If we have on the breastplate of righteousness, and that not our own but Christ's righteousness, we have a perfect covering, through which none of the fiery darts of the enemy can pierce. The breastplate of the ancient warrior was often an inadequate protection, and was pierced by the foe. Not so with that which is provided for the Christian. Christ's righteousness is absolutely invulnerable.
5. Withal taking up the shield of faith.—The thought seems to be, in addition to these other parts of the soldier's defensive armor, let him take up faith as a shield. Perfect faith in God will be a perfect shield to protect us from all the various missiles which the adversary may hurl against us, especially doubts, skepticism, and infidelity. Without faith these "fiery darts" will strike us in a vital part, and bring about our eternal destruction.
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—The Duchess of Teck, cousin of Queen Victoria, died on October 27 as the result of a surgical operation.
—Vacher, the French “Jack the Ripper,” has been captured, and has confessed to twelve murders. He has been accused of nineteen.
—A report from Mazatlan, Mexico, states that an epidemic of yellow fever has broken out at that place, and a number of deaths are reported.
—It is reported that a mysterious disease has broken out at Dawson City, which the physicians are unable to check, and is carrying off an average of five men daily.
—A fierce cyclone raged along the eastern coast of Bengal on October 27, causing a number of deaths, damaging a large amount of property, and driving seven vessels ashore.
—A destructive cyclone, followed by a tidal wave, visited Leyte, one of the Philippine Islands, recently, doing incalculable damage to property, and it is stated that thousands of persons lost their lives.
—The Spanish Government is seeking to negotiate another loan of $200,000,000 to meet current expenses in the army and navy, and fit up her war vessels recently launched or in process of construction.
—The sultan has demanded the recall of two American missionaries from the province of Aleppo, on the pretext that their distribution of relief will cause disturbances. The United States legation has ignored the demand.
—Twelve survivors of the Norwegian bark Seladon, which was wrecked on a reef in the south seas in August last year, arrived in London on October 22. They had lived for ten months on a little isolated island before they were rescued.
—Five whaling vessels are reported frozen in the ice flees of the Arctic Ocean, without hope of extricating themselves before spring, by which time many of them may have been crushed in the ice. Being near shore, it is thought the whalers will find shelter among the Eskimos.
—Inhabitants of Porto Rico are said to be planning an insurrection by which they hope to “sweep into the sea” all the Spanish forces in the island. They are waiting for an expedition from the United States consisting of arms and ammunition, and claim that hostilities will be inaugurated soon after its arrival.
—Fifty-four persons were suffocated or trampled to death in a panic at Khnieloff, Crimea, on October 24, caused by an alarm of fire. The officiating priest was powerless to quell the tumult, and the weaker ones were thrown down and crushed under the feet of the stronger as the frightened crowd rushed for the exits.
—Both the English and French are despatching troops to the border of the Hinterland, West Africa, each nation claiming what the other is not willing to grant in regard to territorial rights, and as no surveying has been done in that part of the country, it is expected that the opposing forces may clash at any moment.
—The German Government is making preparations for the increase of its war strength, and has decided to hold its army maneuvers for the coming year in Alsace-Lorraine. They will be on an exceptionally large scale, and, being held in this locality, will not tend to lessen the enmity between Germany and France.
—A despatch from Cairo, Egypt, states that the Abyssinian army, which started out to punish the Somalis for massacring three regiments of Abyssinians has already laid waste a large territory, and has completely annihilated four large tribes, their work of revenge being accompanied by acts of horrible brutality.
—Recent advices from Honolulu state that the island government has finally agreed to the arbitration of the claims set forth by Japan, but is not willing to accept the king of Belgium as arbitrator. President Dole suggests a commission of three, one from each government, the third to be chosen by these two representatives.
—The International W. C. T. U. convention in session at Toronto, Ontario, held its last meeting on October 26. The following officers were elected: Honorary president, Mrs. M. C. Leavitt, Boston; president, Miss Frances E. Willard, Evanston, Ill.; vice-president, Lady Henry Somerset, England; secretary, Miss Agnes E. Slack, England; treasurer, Miss Mary Sanderson, Danville, Quebec.
—The Spanish Government refuses to publish its reply to the note of U. S. Minister Woodford, but the contents of the reply are announced to deal largely with America’s responsibility for the maintenance of the insurrection in Cuba through the arms and ammunition which they receive from this country. The hope is expressed that through granting autonomy and withdrawing of American support, the rebellion will soon be suppressed.
—A portion of the Spanish army, which the government designed to send to Cuba in November, has refused to don the colonial uniform, and state that when the time for embarkation comes, they will refuse to go to Cuba. In the Spanish army such insubordination is punishable with death, and the government is perplexed over the situation, disliking to inflict the penalty at the present time, and upon so many.
—Brigadier-General Castillo, commander of the Cuban army in Havana province, was betrayed by supposed friends and shot near Havana on October 25. A proclamation signed by Maximo Gomez and president Capote is being circulated in Havana, rejecting autonomy or any concessions made by Spain short of absolute independence, and threatening with death any envoy approaching the Cuban army with any proposition short of independence.
—A column of English troops has started from Berber on the Nile to drive Osman Digna, the Dervish general, from the region of the Atbara River. The Dervishes have taken terrible vengeance upon a large tribe which refused to join them in withstanding the British. Every male member of the tribe was killed, the older women and many of the children were thrown into the river, while the young women were taken to the harems of the chiefs and the khalifa.
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—The Fowler Bicycle Company, of Chicago, failed on October 22 for $225,000.
—The International Fur Seal Convention opened at Washington on October 23, with Russia, Japan, and the United States represented.
—The general offices of the Wabash Railroad of St. Louis, Mo., were burned on October 27, entailing a loss which the company places at $500,000.
—Officials of the Navy Department estimate that the United States has already expended about $2,000,000 in assisting Spain to keep filibusters out of Cuba.
—Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, the well-known Arctic explorer, arrived in New York on October 23. He will give a course of sixty lectures before returning to Europe.
—The famous trial of Adolph L. Leutgert, the Chicago sausage manufacturer, closed on October 21, with a disagreement of the jury, and Leutgert was remanded to jail.
—Fire destroyed the Hotel Brooklyn at Kelletville, Pennsylvania, on October 23, three of the inmates being burned to death in the conflagration, and seven being seriously injured.
—The steam schooner Caspar, of San Francisco, Captain Anfindsen, struck on a reef near Point Arena, California, at midnight on October 23, and became a total wreck. Eleven of her crew of fifteen men are known to have perished.
—General Miles, of the United States army, who has recently returned from a tour of Europe, reports to the War Department the necessity of large expenditures for the coast defenses of the country, and a considerable increase in the size of the army.
—Severe storms of rain, snow, and sleet have seriously interfered with traffic during the week in the States of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. Snow plows have been called into service to clear the tracks. Much damage has been done to telegraph and telephone lines, especially in Denver.
—The situation in the fever-stricken districts of the south shows no signs of improvement. The largest number of deaths recorded during the week ending October 27 was on that day, the number being 14. The record for the week shows 59 deaths and 347 new cases. A number of cases in a mild form have been reported from towns farther north than the previously affected area.
—A battle occurred recently between the force of a Colorado game warden and a band of Ute Indians who were killing deer in Colorado contrary to the law of the State. A number of men are said to have been killed on both sides, but details are lacking. Troops have been ordered to the scene of the difficulty to protect the settlers and drive the Indians back to their reservation.
—A petition now before the district court of Neosho County, Kansas, and subscribed to by citizens of several counties, prays for relief from the power of trusts. The petition states that the dry goods merchants have formed a pool, that grocers have joined in a combination, and the coal dealers in a combine, to prevent competition, and force the people to pay a uniform price for the necessaries of life.
—The proposed postponement of the sale of the Union Pacific Railroad has been abandoned, and the sale will be made on the date previously announced, the reorganization syndicate having added $8,000,000 to its former guaranteed bid. This bid does not include the Kansas Pacific branch nor guarantee a buyer for it, and it is claimed that the chances for a purchaser of the branch line will be meager indeed, in view of its dependence upon the main line. In view of this fact, the chances are yet good for a government loss of several million dollars.
—Dr. J. O. Hirshfelder, of San Francisco, Cal., has discovered a cure for consumption. It is based upon the discovery of Dr. Koch, but other elements are added to the tuberculine. The curative lymph is named oxytuberculine. The faculty of Cooper Medical College, to which Dr. Hirshfelder belongs, have examined a number of patients who have been cured by the newly discovered remedy, many having been in the advanced stages of consumption.
—The New York and Buffalo Express on the New York Central was thrown down an embankment near Harrison, on October 24, and plunged into the Hudson River, killing twenty persons and injuring a large number. The president of the road states that dynamite had been placed in the road bed, and was exploded as the engine passed over it, the design being to wreck the train and secure a large amount of gold which was being carried in the express car.
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Signs of the Times,
Oakland, Cal.
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