The Acts of the Apostles (1911) — PDF Scan 397

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JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 391 true-hearted of the apostle's converts, and during the eight days of the feast he enjoyed peaceful and happy communion with them. Sailing from Philippi, Paul and Luke reached their companions at Troas five days later, and remained for seven days with the believers in that place. Upon the last evening of his stay the brethren ^^came together to break* bread. ' ' The fact that their beloved teacher was about to depart, had called together a larger company than usual. They assembled in an upper chamber'' on the third story. There, in the fervency of his love and solicitude for them, the apostle preached until midnight. In one of the open windows sat a youth named Eutychus. In this perilous position he went to sleep, and fell to the court below. At once all was alarm and confusion. The youth was taken up dead, and many gathered about him with cries and mourning. But Paul, passing through the frightened company, embraced him, and offered up an earnest prayer that God would restore the dead to life. His petition was granted. Above the sound of mourning and lamentation the apostle's voice was heard, saying, "Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him." With rejoicing the believers again assembled in the upper chamber. They partook of the communion, and then Paul 'talked a long while, even till break of day." The ship on which Paul and his companions were to continue their journey, was about to sail, and the brethren hastened on board. The apostle himself, however, chose to take the nearer route by land between Troas and Assos, meeting his companions