The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
CHRISTIAN eNDEAvoR.
Topic For the Week Beginning Eel

Topic For the Week beginning Feb.
2f-Commont by Rev. $. II. Doyle.
Torrc-Trust: Trusting in the Lord jesus
Christ for strength. Phil. iv, 4.13.
The Christian Endeavor topics last
year included in them a study of the
parallels of Christ. This year they
cover the Christian Endeavor pledge.
beginning with this topic on the first
clause, Trusting in the Lord Jesus
Christ for strength" The idea of
studying the pledge by clauses is
good one and should enlist the earnest
thought and interest of every Endeav-
orer. The Scriptural basis of every
clause in the pledge should be noted
and a practical application made of
every clause to our lives as Christians
and as Endeavorers. The pledge is
Scrlptural 1t is practical. 1t is not
impossible of ful6llment Every duty
included In 1t may be performed. 1t
is not antiquated. II is as fresh and
attractive and helpful today as 1t was
at It's birth 20 years ago. 1t should
not be shelved nor forgotten. Chris
tim Endeavor without the pledge is
Hamlet without Hamlet; 1t Is the shell
without the kernel, the bark without
the tree. Take it, and 1t will take you
to Christ. Keep 1t and it will keep
you in faithfulness and fidelity to
Christ.
TRUSTING"
Trust is heart confidence. 1t is not
mere intellectual belief in Christ, but a
trust of the heart in Christ. The child
trusts its parent. 1t leans upon him.
1t has confidence in him. 1t does not
always understand him. 1t does not
come scientifically to this position. 1t
knows him, and therefore 1t trusts him
with the heart rather than with the
head. This is the character of Chris
tian trust The Christian Endeavor
pledge does well to begin with Trust
ing" All Christian life and zeal be-
gin there. Trust is Scriptural. 1t Is
enjoined and emphasized throughout
the Scriptures. Trust is practical. We
can trust. We cannot always under
stand but we can always trust. Trust
inspires endeavor. The man who trusts
God delights to serve God.
''IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
The trust of Christian Endeavor is
not trust in self. in the Christian En-
deavor society or in the millions of En-
deavorers 1t is trust in Jesus Christ.
Trust in Christ is both Scriptural and
practical Trust in the Lord" is the
keynote of the Scriptures. Paul de-
clares that he can do all things. not
by his own power. but through Christ"
The Endeavorers trust is to be put In
Christ Such trust alone will produce
the desired results. The Endeavorer
who trusts in himself. in the society or
In great Christian Endeavor conven-
tions will find his trust misplaced.
Christ is worthy of our trust. God
trusted Him - trusted Him with the
greatest work of the universe-and He
failed Him not. Neither will lie fail
us. 80 | am with ye alway, even unto
the end of the world"
''FoR STRENGTH"
"Trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ
for strength" The Endeavorer trusts.
He trusts Christ. He trusts Christ for
trength-strength to keep the Chris
iAihthNbi piNhSNs StiNiSAh " iiNN
Christian life, strength to endure
hardness. to meet adversely. This is
also Scriptural: II can do all things
through Christ who strengtheneth me-
''Thy grace is sufficient for thee" The
reason so many fail in keeping the
pledge in living the Christian life, in
doing Gods work in the world Is be
cause they do not trust Christ for
strength They try to keep the pledge,
to live a Christian life in their own
strength This is impossible. We need
Christ to strengthen us. Through His
strength alone can we do all things
But how does Christ help us? Not by
doing for us. Christ helps us by help
ing us to help ourselves. He strength
ems us with might by His Spirit in the
inner man." By trust in Christ we re
celve His strength. He dwells in oul
heart by faith, and then we can do all
things through Him.
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Have a special programme, with O
prepared address on the first clause ir
the pledge.
BIBLE READINGS.
Ps. XII II; XXXvii, 3-5; cxxi, 1-S; lisa
xl, 27-31 Math. vi, 1884; John XIV
1-10; ii Cor. xii, 40; l Pet. V, 6, z;