Acts 16:13. And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made;
Some quiet corner, where good people were wont to gather by the brook to pray.
Acts 16:13. And we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
This was probably the first religious meeting of Christians that was ever held in Europe. It is remarkable that it was a prayer-meeting, a prayer-meeting attended by women, a prayer-meeting to which two ministers came, and preached the gospel to the women who resorted thither. To be able to be present at a prayer-meeting ought always to be reckoned a great privilege to all of us who are Christians. In this way the gospel first came to us; in this way the gospel will be best preserved to us; and in this way we may best obtain guidance from God as to how we may carry the gospel to others.
Acts 16:13. And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made;
Some quiet corner, where good people were wont to gather by the brook to pray.
Acts 16:13. And we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
This was probably the first religious meeting of Christians that was ever held in Europe. It is remarkable that it was a prayer-meeting, a prayer-meeting attended by women, a prayer-meeting to which two ministers came, and preached the gospel to the women who resorted thither. To be able to be present at a prayer-meeting ought always to be reckoned a great privilege to all of us who are Christians. In this way the gospel first came to us; in this way the gospel will be best preserved to us; and in this way we may best obtain guidance from God as to how we may carry the gospel to others.