ork whereunto I
have called them" (Acts 13:2, 4). Contrast this with
the beginning of the work in Jerusalem which was also
inaugurated by the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost
(Acts 1:14; 2:1-4). This call was in accordance with
what Jesus had told his disciples before His ascension
(Acts 1:8).

The agency of the Holy Ghost in directing and
promoting this missionary work is very manifest (Acts
13:2, 4, 9, 52; 15:8, 28; 16:6; 19:2, 6; 20:23, 28;
21:11; 28:25).

+The Significance+ and importance of these journeys
cannot be overestimated. It is probable, when the call
came, that Paul had but little idea of their magnitude and
that in the end they would result in changing not only the
religion, but the philosophy and civilization of the world.

+Extent and Time.+--It is estimated that the first
journey was 1,400 miles long, the second 3,200, and the
third 3,500, making 8,100 miles traveled by Paul.
The time occupied for the three journeys was about
ten years.

+The Record+ of the three missionary journeys, is briefly
comprised in eight and a half chapters (Acts 13:1-21:17),
and it does not profess to be a complete one. Only the
most striking incidents and events, and probably not all
of these, are given. There were side trips not recorded
by Luke; Paul speaks of one to Illyricum (Rom. 15:19),
and of others in which he underwent great perils (2
Cor. 11:24-27).

The purpose of Luke seems to be to show how, in
accordance with the command and promise of Christ, the
knowledge and power of the gospel was spread, beginning
in Jerusalem, through Judea, and Samaria, throughout
the heathen world (Acts 1:8); everything seems to be
made to bend to this purpose. Certainly there could be
no more graphic and concise account of these epoch
making events than that given us by this wonderful
narrator.

+Other Long Journeys.+--1. Paul's voyage to Rome as
a prisoner. Luke gives a full account of this voyage, its
many interesting incidents (Acts 27:1-28:16), and of the
circumstances which led up to it (Acts 21:17-27:1).

2. There is every reason to believe that Paul was
released at the end of his two years imprisonment in
Rome (Acts 28:30) and that he made an Eastern journey
as far as Colossae and a Western journey as far as Spain.

NOTE.--These last journeys are considered in chapter ten.

+Method of Work and Support.+--Paul and his companion,
or company, when they entered into a city would
first seek for a lodgi