Middletown transcript., 1899-09-09
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| Topic For the Week Beginning Sept.
1O-COmment by Rev. s. H. Doyle.
ToPIc.-An early Christian Endeavorer.-u
| Tim. lii, 10-l7. a union meeting with the
/ junior society.)
Timothy is the illustration used Of an
early Christian Endeavorer. A study of
his training, character and life will
prove the wisdom of the selection of
| Timothy as an early endeavorer. He
was born at Lystra or Derbe. His fa-
| ther was a Greek and probably died
when Timothy was babe. His mother
| was a Jewess named Eunice, and her
mother was named Lois. The care and
training of Timothy deyolved upon his
mother and grandmother. His training
was therefore decidedly Jewish when
Paul and Barnabas were in Lycaonia
(Acts xiv, 81. Timothy and his moth
er received the gospel with ''unfeigned
faith. /" Seven years later, when Paul
returned and Timothy had grown to
young manhood, he was set apart to the
work Of an evangelist. he then became
a companion and colaborer with Paul
and was sienally consecrated and devot-
ed. Later he was stationed at Ephesus
to check the heresies and heentiousness
of the Ephesian church. Tradition says
that he continued here as pastor of the
church of Ephesus and died martyrs
death under Domitian or Nerva.
In what did Timothy resemble Jun.
ior Endeavorerf
/. Timothy's religious training be-
gan In his childhood. That Timothy
might stand steadfast in the faith amid
the heresies Of Ephesus Paul reminded
him that "from a babe thou hast known
the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation, through
faith which Is In Christ Jesus" The
Junior Endeavorer begins early to be re-
ligiously trained and taught, and the
Holy Scriptures should be his principal
religious textbook. He should begin
early to commit God g word to memory.
Q. Timothy as an early Endeavorer
had good teachers. Paul speaks Of those
Of whom Timothy had learned his reli-
gious truths Whether the apostle refers
to the Holy Spirit, to himself or Tim
othy's mother and grandmother is q
matter Of difference of opinion. But
Timothy was taught by all. The Holy
Ghost taught him, Paul taught him.
and his dear ones taught him. They
understood what they taught and whom
they taught. They knew the Holy Scrip
lures and understood child life, which
every successful teacher of children
must do. They taught by example as
well as precept. Paul, Eunice and Lois
exempliHed to Timothy the Scriptural
truths which they taught him. No one
should presume 10 train children unless
he knows what he teaches, whom he
teaches and exemplifes In his own life
that which he teaches.
8. Timothy was working Endeavor-
er. He soon developed evangelistic talent
and was placed on that committee and
was a great success as a missionary
and an evangelist. Juniors must work
as well as be taught.
T. Timothy life wasWolded and de-
termined by the early training he re-
ceived. Junior work is failure unless
It produces character A Christian char
acter should be the aim of all Junior
work, and Christ should be the great
model, constantly held up before all En-
deavorers.
Bible Readings -Deut. v. IS; Sam.
/, 20-28; iii, 1-14; II Kings xii. 1-6;
Ps. i, 1-8; viii, 1-S; Prov. !. sic; vi,
1923; xxi, i; Eccl xii, / Eph. vi. 1-S;
Col. iii, 90.