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

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What more can c. Els do for the evan
pelistic life OF the church, is question
which may we'll engage attention The
true Endeavorer wants to know this, that
he may do il. The true Christian En-
deavorer is never willing to cease his en-
deavors, and his endeavurs Will always he
in the direction OF Christian life, activity
and helptulnCss, He realizes, too hat in
no direction can lie be more helpful than
in he direction OF stimulating and pro-
noting The Christian life Of the church
with which ne IL connected, and whose
field OF activity Is in the community in
which he lives, where its business is to
purify the morals OF the people and tone
up society, and upon which so much de-
ponds fer the Ruil-hetrg of the state and
for the eternal salvation Of immortal
souls.
The true Christian Eadeayorer sees
somew bat the importance OF the church,s
having and manIfesting evangelical life
above everything else, and he " Ill exercise
himself, according TO the reRl meaning OF
the word "EndeaVur', that the church
may secure such life.
Then what can Christian Endeavorers
do toward this great and desirable end?
Or what more can they do, for 1T is to be
allowed that they are already doing much.
/ think every pastor and Christian
worker III the Union will allow that much
is being done now by our societies. II
evangetistic life in he church is secured
by attendance upon church services by
participation in the social prayer and testi-
mony meetings, and by an active interest
in the different departments of church
work such as the prayer meeting commit
tee, the lookout committee, the Sunday
school committee, tue calling COMMITTEES
and OF ers, stand for, or II IL be evidenced
by thee things, then, certainly, our Y. p
:. L. I societies are doing welt their part
as c. lpsred with the Older church
memU,ls.
Iht members OF these societies are III
pu-tt "A to do more. They have more of
ply -nel Life and strength, more OF time
Hnu opportunity, than older people, and
ought To do more every way. But how
eau they do more than they are now do
ing Tor the evangelist &c life OF he church?
!. answer, first, by having more
esangelistic and spiritual life themselves.
ihe most faithful and cody among US
Will not for moment claim that he has
az he spiritual life here Is for him, or
ri, that he oug hit to have. As Paul says:
Al count not myself to have apprehended
but press forward toward the mark for
he prize OF the high calling" So the
"A ost earnest Eudegvorer must needs con-
TESS that he has not attained the highest
mark in Christian living, even though he
has made most faithful endeavor. Then
TO get up higher should be our aim, to
come nearer to God and more into the
likeness OF the perfect man. Christ Jesus
to live on a higher plane, to be a nobler
and a better Christiau-in word to have
more OF the Christians iife.
This Will be ours 10y seeking aud max
ing use Of the means OF grace accessible
and available FOR all, And these means
of grace, my young friends, are some
t,.f,
on pleasant sunday mornings. Besides
the faithful attendance upon and partici
patton ia, the church services and all the
activities OF the church and Sunday
school rs well as tie {. l.. society, all OF
which are evcryW here recognized as i'm
portant and helpful, the regular reading
and study OF Gods word must not be
omitted the habit Of regular closet prayer
must be toStered aud acquired; the prac-
tice OF 1.-THE quiet hour must be con-
scientiously pursued, until it becomes
more aud more much priced necessity.
The bible Christian ~ a strong Christian.
BY feeding upon 1.-THE sincere milk OF the
word, or upon the ''strong meat OF
Christian doctrine a. taught III the bible
the Christian Endaavorer gets his life
and pnwe r for endeeVurInE.
The praying Christian is the living,
strong iruit bearing Christian. They
that waIt upon the Lord shall renew
upon God and have close, definite and
vital relations with Jesus Christ, and the
practical Christian needs but to read
few verses OF the 18th chapter OF John
to know that as he, the branch, is in vital
connection with Christ the Vine, he will
have life and iruitfulness.
The quiet hour, meditating Christian
is the spiritual Christian. Mary at the
feet OF Jesus is in evidence OF this. She
has "the good part which cannot be
taken from herr. 81 thought on my
ways and turned my feet unto thy testi-
monies" is the evidence the psalmist
gives. Take time to be holy; speak oft
with thy Lord" is practical counsel.
know that the Lord hath set apart him
that is cody FOR himself" aud "stand in
awe and sin not; commune with your
own heart upon your bed and be still"
are most logical sentences, as protasis
and apodosls in this psalm
By these means let us, as Christien En-
deavoIers, be strong, spiritual living
Christians ourselves, then may we help
our church and our brethren and sisters
to manifest the evangellstic life and
spirit.
II. But, secondly, answer this ques-
tion by saying let Christian Endeavorers
exercise more evangelism themselves.
Let them make more practical personal
effort for the eyaugelizlng OF the world
around them Could We not individually
do more in this direction than We are
now doing? WIN any one claim that he
is now DONG all lac can, every Gay, year
nand year out for the bringing OF the good
news OF ChriSt'- eVHugei 10 the ears ahu
hearts OF ms teIluH men 1T home ana
abroad? Hardly,
OurC. T. societies have done much,
are dntng nobiy. Many Of them rrsu-
larry ana freofy send uut thetr delegations
OF gospel workers to huld meetings IN the
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