Ancient apostles (1918) (14598176219)

Identifier: ancientapostles00mcka (find matches)
Title: Ancient apostles
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: McKay, David O. (David Oman), 1873-1970 Deseret Sunday School Union
Subjects: Apostles
Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah : Deseret Sunday School Union
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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rbe First ^PP^^^^^ these towns from the opposite di-rection, and come to Derbe first, then toLystra, then to Iconium. At Lystra he was welcomed by that beautiful char-^ , , acter Eunice who was a Jewess, the Ivelcome at Lystra , « rrt. , t • i i mother oi limothy. Lois, her mother,would also greet Paul, and extend the glad hand tohis companion Silas. Call and Ordination of Timothy From the brethren at Iconium and Lystra, Paullearned that these good women and their noble youngson Timothy had been true to the faith. He alreadyknew that Timothy had been instructed from child-hood to repeat the scripture and to live aImI P^ie ^- Timothy had been one who hadstood by him when the mob dragged himfrom the city and left him for dead, and now he findsstill in the young mans heart the unfeigned faithwhich first dwelt in his grandmother Lois, and hismother Eunice. No wonder Paul said to the womenI desire Timothy to go forth with me. The mother consented, and Timothy accepted the ♦Acts 21:39.
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Paul Begins His Second Missionary Journey 175 call, though scarcely twenty years of age. Accord-^. r ^ , . , ingly, a meeting was held, and Paul I imothy Ordained i . i m. i i i i • r ordamed Timothy by the laymg on othands to be a missionary and servant of the LordJesus Christ. Paul afterwards called this young manhis own son in the Faith.^ This instance tends toconfirm the truth of the Article of Faith which de-clares the belief of the Latter-day Saints that A manmust be called of God by prophecy and by the lay-ing on of hands by those who are in authority topreach the Gospel and administer in the ordinancesthereof. After baptizing many more converts and establish-ing the churches in the faith, and undoubtedly visit-, ^ , . ing Antioch in Pisidia and other towns I awards Galatia , . i i i i i -n i on the mamland where he and Damabashad organized branches of the Church, Paul, Silas,and Timothy went in a northerly direction throughthe region of Galatia. While passing through here Pa