Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-11-22

| BelIsm, nor the manifestation of eyenpe-
iistlc lie. They are good, excellent for
lhe drlIl and training they give as a
preparation for eyangelistic effort, as pro-
, motors OF evangeistic life in the individ-
| ual and in the body OF Endeavorers Let
US make good use OF them to that end and
/ purpose.
Let us in this meeting, draw nigh to
pod, let US seek HIS Spirit to fill and
| quicken us, and His hand to guide u.s. let
| us learn here all we can OF how best to
work in our several fields, and then go
down from this place to put into practice
what we learn. Let US not be weary in
well DOING" but as doors OF opportunity
open to us, let US enter in and whatever
our hands find TO do, do it with our might
You and |, individually, are component
parts OF our churches. !. all the parts OF
church have evangeistic life, the church
rs whole is embued with it. IL We who
are here to-day, or any considerable por-
ton OF the several churches awake to Life
buckle on the armor, and take .'the sword
OF the spirit which is the word Of Cod
and go forth earnestly for the saving of
men, with the spirit and purpose OF dong
what we can for the evangelizing OF the
world, why there Is Just that proportion
OF the church possessing and manifestfnr
this evangeiistic life so devoutly to be
wished. We eau help the evHngelistic life
OF the church, by possessing and manifest
ing 1t ourselves III our daily lives as we
meet our associates or mingle with men
III the world, as we sit at our firesides or
go out to our daily secular occupations.
III. Then, thirdly, answer, Christian
Eudeayorers can make greater direct
effort toward the evangeistic life desired.
Each member can do something toward
the quickening of his society and his
church in this direction, il he would but
think of 1t as important and set himself
about it. To revive is to renew life.
revival IN church or parish is the renew
ing and increasing OF HE in the church or
among the people, or 1t used to be that in
the former days OF REVEALS.
Now, then, when the evangelist comes
himself, all full of evangelistIc life, What
does he do but first seek to increase the
evRngeIistic life OF the church? And how
does he do that? He breaches to the
church, he eXhorts the church; he gets
the church members out to meeting, gets
them to praying, gets them to settle up
their differences and unite with him III
God 8 work. And what is it hat he and
they are doing then? Why, it is evangel-
istic work; it Is maniiesting he evangel
istic life. He is an evangelist and his
first effort is to get the church members
to be evangeiists with him, and When he
mas gotten the members at it, he has done
much for the evangelistic life of the
church, life and activity is aroused that
is going to tell as he proceeds with his
meetings and seeks the unconverted
That, then, Is what we might be doing,
and not wait for the evangelist. The
Christian Endeavorer might make direct
effort toward arousing and stimulating
the eyangeIistic life i'll others, more than
he now is making, on the average. The
prophet Zachariah declares: (s:21 "Fhe
inhabitants of one city shall go to another
say ing: Let us go speedily, to pray before
the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts.
| VIII 20 also"
Let Christian Eudeavorers exhort one
another to prayer, and encourage one
another to active service i'll the prayer
meeting, as they can; and let each Lead
the way himself, saying: ~ will go also"
1t is too much the case now that even
active members are not active. Too many
OF them now want the back seat in meet
ing, or they stay away unless everything
is entirely favorable to their attending,
and when present, they do not take part
until the leader or some other has worked
hard to awaken their interest, kindle their
spiritual lie aud warm their hearts into
emotion.
Instead OF that, each Endeavorer should
come III hot for the conflict. He should
be the one to kindle the interest and
quicken the life OF he rest, and OF ali in
the meeting and in the church. Let him
be instant, in season, out OF season, going
to one and anot her outside OF the meet
lngs and eXhortlng them to evangelIstlc
life and effort, and in meeting always
speaking and praying, teaching and adj
monishing with psalms and hymns aud
spiritual songs, stirring up he GUT that
is in him and stirring up the gifts that
are in OF hers, by his example OF earnest
ness and activity. Let HIM seek 10 henl
the differences OF brethren and to unite
them in service; let him arrange meetings
and sustain them by mars halling he avail
able forces and leading them to the onset.
Let him do this, and he will do much for
the eVangelis lie life OF the church in his
community, more, fear, than many OF US
are now doing.