heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house
where they were sitting. 3. And there appeared unto them cloven
tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4. And
they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5. And there
were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation
under heaven. 6. Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude
came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard
them speak in his own language. 7. And they were all amazed and
marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which
speak Galileans? 8. And how we hear every man in our own tongue,
wherein we were born? 9. Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and
the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in
Pontus, and Asia, 10. Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in
the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and
proselytes. 11. Cretes, and Arabians, we do hear them speak in
our tongues the wonderful works of God. 12. And they were all
amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth
this? 13. Others, mocking, said, These men are full of new
wine.'--ACTS ii. 1-13.

Only ten days elapsed between the Ascension and Pentecost. The
attitude of the Church during that time should be carefully noted.
They obeyed implicitly Christ's command to wait for the 'power from
on high.' The only act recorded is the election of Matthias to fill
Judas's place, and it is at least questionable whether that was not a
mistake, and shown to be such by Christ's subsequent choice of Paul
as an Apostle. But, with the exception of that one flash of doubtful
activity, prayer, supplication, patient waiting, and clinging
together in harmonious expectancy, characterised the hundred and