. The history of Christianity: consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the adventures of Paul and the apostles; and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity, from the earliest period to the present time. azing into the skies, two angels, clothed in heavens white apparel, stood by them. One of them said, — Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go intoheaven. The apostles returned to Jerusalem, there to await thebaptism of the Holy Ghost.
. The history of Christianity: consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the adventures of Paul and the apostles; and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity, from the earliest period to the present time. azing into the skies, two angels, clothed in heavens white apparel, stood by them. One of them said, — Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go intoheaven. The apostles returned to Jerusalem, there to await thebaptism of the Holy Ghost. CHAPTER VI. THE CONVEKSION AND MINISTRY OF SAUL OF TARSTTS. The Baptism of the Holy —Boldness of the Apostles, —Anger of the Ru-lers. —Martyrdom of Stephen. —Baptism of the Eunuch. — Sauls Journey toDamascus. — His Conversion. — The Disciples fear him. — His Escape from theCity.— Saul in Jerusalem. —His Commission to the Gentiles.—The Conver-sion of Cornelius. —The Vision of Peter. — Pei-secution and Scattering of theDisciples. — Imprisonment and Escape of Peter. — Saul and Barnabas in Anti-och. — Punishment of Elymas. — Missionary Tour to Cyprus and Asia JMinor.— Incidents and Results. ^^. HE apostles, after the ascension of Jesus, obedientto the command of their Lord, remained in Je-rusalem, waiting for the fulfilment of the mys-terious promise of the gift of the Holy make their number complete, they choseMatthias to take the place of Judas. He was adisciple who had been a witness of the resur-rection of Jesus. Two were selected; and then the clioicebetween them was decided by lot, the apostles praying to theirLord, saying, — Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, showwhether of these two thou hast chosen. Upon the day appointed for the feast of Pentecost, aboutfifty days after the crucifixion, all the disciples in Jerusalemwere assembled for prayer. They numbered then but abouta hundred and twenty. Suddenly, w
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