Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1895-01-31
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Topic for the Week Beginning Feb.
Y-Cpfnrucnt by Rev. y. IL. Doyle.


2-Conmcnt by Rev. =. IL. Doyle.
TORE ritual d 9TH and spiritual life
Rev H. ~ 7l3, 21-23,
Spiritual death and spiritual life are
so4~-0 scented in the references
from Gods word to illustrate the topic.
Tho jt..-z-~t.~ce # the topic as well as
its solenntry can be clearly seen. Spirit
-aal death, What a ~lemn thought that
there can be such thing; that the soul
NAV de 70 the duties it owes to God
and to the blessings that it receives
from God in Christi Spiritual life
What a joyous, happy thought that the
soul may live in vital connection with
Jesus Christ. as the branch to the VINE
and may receive life from Him. Spirit
NJ, 1T ,S9rld be earnestly stunned,
while spiritual life should be anxlously
deslra., atsa sought.
/. apirlual death Rev. Ill, 81.
Death is here represented in the church
of Sarlis. Thou hast name to live,
but taot art dead Sardis was one OF
the churches that received unmixed re-
proof. 7. received no praise at all. 1t
was spiritually dead 1t had not always
been SO, for Christ reminds it of bet
ter Condition in times past Nor was 1t
necessary az this time. Spiritual death
in church or individual Is sad condl
ton. It is unnecessary, unnatural, Is
dishonoring to Christ and to ourselves,
and a stumbling block in the way Of
many who might by better example he
lad to a pet,er life But there is pointed
out in connection with Sardls the things
that may ~ done to brig Us hat', -,
to state Of life | Be Watehtul ti..4+4
carefully against continuing further la
to the state of deafness , Strengthen
the things which remain. All was not
hopeless. Some even in Sardis had not
succunT1ed to the general spiritual
arr some works We're not entire
ly dead. These men TO be strengthened
and others would rise around them, 3
Rene r..hor the past, Recall better days
that Yea may earnestly covet them
again. repent Turn from evil. Turn
back e God. But Sardis diSresarded
these injnncuons. and her eandlestlek
W. /. Let L. he warned by her
fate against her example
2. SF.i't-al life Rev. iii, 1l3). This
is exhibited in the church of Philadel-
phia. We know less of the church Of
philadelphia than some of the oth@
seven. aud vet we love it 1t WAS allva
1t did Is duty faithfully and well.
Christ t,.g.! 10 reproof for II at all II
had strength. 1t WAS trnsty 1t had been
faithful = had not dtuiea the name OF
Christ had trouble with those WIN
claimed II be .Iews, and vet were rot,
but II uau been patient and loyal t.
Christ vas abunlautly rewarded L.
enemies " re to be humihated before
them Z was to he kept IN time Of
temrtatiou and thtse PROMISES We're
crowned by one Of the nohlest pledges Il
him that overcometh in verse Il The"
arc =, ,....sactetistlrs Of spiritual lie,
ecclesiastical or personal, and some OF
their Ic.":ds. They are open tn all and
froo - ~. No one need be splrltua y
dead LIZ is offered To AL Behold !
stand e. the door and knock and if any
man l1ls.se Iy voice and open the door
will ne in and sup with him, and
ne with Ma Verse 2o) If we let Christ
in the church or heart, we may have
life. To exclude HIM means spiritual
deaf.
Bible Readings. lisa tx, .; Math
vii, 21-23; John Vi. 80, "a; Rom V,
1919; viii, 6, = Gal ii, 20. Elh a.
Is; iv. II, is; V, IA Col. ii, r.. IL
8, a.