Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-10-04
= 'CHRlSTIANi ENDEAVoP y,
Topic For the Week Bcginnjr.
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o-eomment by Rev. 5, II, Doyle :
Torc.-This grace also.-Il Or. VII. ~ =,
! ing) Nt
The grace that Paul hero s'lpd..
Is the grace of giving o.. of rbrts,,.I
Ebcrality. In the part Of ..s Ia,,6.
the Corinthians he is urging than ".
be ready to E!eet the Obligation, ,rtt W
they had taken upon tAemselvo. 81
ward the poor saints Of Ta-psolS
Titus is to come for their onerng a-,l
Paul is anxious that they shall b.s
1t ready, and presents to them q nnr
Der of reasons why it should be. Tba,
reasons are applicable to US today nv
grace of Christian liberalty needs :,
be practiced today. The calls .,.N
money are many and varied N,N
church must be supported. Gods ma.
saints must he helped aud sustan@
The spiritually poor in heather Land,
must have the gospel sent to them Thu,
these causes and others may be sr,
tanned great liberality must be n-,,
ticed by the people Of God.
/. Paul urged the Corinthians :,
practice the grace of giving becapa
they had received so much. "As r,
abound in everything, in faith and
utterance, and knowledge, and in an
diligence and in your love toward n,
see that ye abound in this grace also
God had freely given to them the nor
desirable Christian graces, They we-A
rich. Why should they not, out Of
gratitude and love to God for what h.
had given TO them freely also give q,
theirs to the children Of God who bsd
not? Having freely received t5er
should freely give. This principle a..
plies to us. Spiritually and teIaporar7
God has blessed us. Let us, Therefore
III gratitude and love cultivate tie
grace of liberality.
Dark days have their mission il the
world. "All things work together fr
good" and we are taught many useful
lessons in the days of darkness that We
would never learn otherwise. !. Da,t
days teach us our dependence Upon
God. In prosperity how indepenirl.
we feel; how easily we yield 10 he
temptation to trust in ourselves Or ii |
our possessions. But sickness CONS
or adversely sweeps away our earthly
belongings. How helpless we become
and how quickly we flee to God and
find in him a refuge, q strength and q
help in time of trouble. .. Dark days
teach us the preciousness Of prayg.
Who prizes and appreciates prayer Ike
the man who is in trouble| We 4cTy
unto the Lord in our trouble and ap
preciate then as at no other time tie
priceless privilege and power Of prayer.
5. Dark days teach us to appreciate tie
goodness of God and to praise Hin fc,
His goodness. Continued prosperity
would lead US to lose sight Of The
providence of God in our lives. Wee
the days all sunshine, and no darkness,
the hand of God would not be seen
But, lest we forget God sends TIE
dark days, and when they are passed
we appreciate the goodness OF God and
are more than ready to praise Hin ttf
It. Gods providential care is over Us
1T all times. Let us appreciate t1s
fact and praise Him for it, "0h, that
men would praise the Lord for Hs
goodness and for his wonderful wofis
% the children of men"
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Arrange special programme coyi'
ng completely the subject Of the Prov
lence of God.
BIBLE READINGS.
Gen. xviii, 1922; xiv, Is; Ps. XIV.
-3; lisa. xiii, II; Math. V, 10-12;; JOIN
,iv, 1-3; Pet. !, 10; V, 10, II; keV'
ii, OF.