had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais;
and we saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. And on the
morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea: and entering into the house of
Philip the evangelist, we abode with him. Now this man had four
daughters, who prophesied. And as we tarried there many days, there came
down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And coming to us, and
taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus
saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that
owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the
Gentiles." And when we heard these things, both we and they of that
place besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Then Paul answered, "What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am
ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of
the Lord Jesus." And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying,
"The will of the Lord be done."

And after these days we went up to Jerusalem. And there went with us
also certain of the disciples from Caesarea, bringing with them one
Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.

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[Illustration]
CAPE SUNION.
Photograph taken by Dr. C. W. Bill. Owned by Arthur S. Cooley, Ph.D.,
and used by his kind permission.

The ship on which Paul sailed rounded this point on her way to Athens.
The white columns of the famous temple of Minerva, always a landmark to
Greek sailors, are still seen upon the headland.
[End illustration]

[Illustration]
THE ISLAND OF NAXOS.

Photograph taken by Dr. C. W. Bill. Owned by Arthur S. Cooley, Ph.D.,
and used by his kind permission.

The mountains of the island of Naxos must often have been seen by Paul
on his voyages. The Aegean Sea is almost deserted now, but in classic
times it was crowded with the commerce of the East.
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THE CAPTAIN OF THE NEW FAITH IN THE HANDS OF HIS FOES

I

THE JEWS STIR UP A RIOT.

_Paul, in Great Peril, is Saved by a Roman Officer_.

(When Paul reached Jerusalem he worshiped, as was his custom, in the
temple. But he had many enemies who said that he was a traitor to the
Jewish faith because he was friendly with people who were not Jews.)

Paul's enemies stirred up all the multitude, and laid hands on him,
crying out, "Men of Israel, help: This is the man, who teacheth all men
everywhere against the peop