The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-31
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
CHRISTIAN EN-DEAvoR.
Topic For the Week beginning Feb
S--Comment by Rev. $. ii. Doyle.

Torc.-Chfistian Endcavor day.Josh. g. Ill
THE PAST
The twentieth anniversary Of Chris
tian Endeavor has come. The move
ment has successfully passed its child
hood and youth and stands today at
the beginning of the twentieth century
upon the threshold of n vigorous and
long lived manhood. The predictions
of the past have failed In fulfillment.
Christian Endeavor has not been
movement of a day. II has not been
bubble of enthusiasm, soon to be
pricked and to subside. 1t has become
in 20 years stable and permanent
part Of our church life and work. 1t
stands today in multitude like the
sands of the sea and the stars of the
heavens, In strength a mighty power
of God for efficiency in church work
and for the moral improvement and ell
ovation of mankind.
THE FUTURE.
But what of the future? The past Is
sealed; the present is assured-what of
the future? We cannot but feel that
the future also is safe IL we continue
to recognize the hand Of God in the
movement and still "observe to do"
that which is well pleasing in the sight
of God.
GOD IN CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
To Joshua, as he was about to begin
the conquest Of the land of Canaan, the
Lord said: II will be with thee will
not fail thee or forsake thee" God
had been with Moses in the past He
now promises to be with Joshua. as he
had been with Moses. God has been
with and in the Christian Endeavor
movement. Its entire history proves
that the hand of God has been in it.
AS He has been in it in the past, so He
will be In the future, and on this ami
versary day we hear Him say to us;
"As l have been with you in the past,
so l will be with thee. l will not fail
thee nor forsake thee"
STRENGTH.
Gods presence in the future as
well as in The past should inspire
strength. "Be strong" God is with
us. Therefore we should be strong
not in our own strength. but in Gods
strength, strong as Paul was strong
when he said, 81 can do all things
through Christ, who strengthened me"
COURAGE.
"Be of good courage" God is with
us. Therefore we should be coura-
geous. Courage is necessary to success
in moral and spiritual warfare. We
fight against no mean advcrsaries. but
against principallties and powers and
wiclIedness In both high and low
places. We stand often upon the firing
line, and this is 10 place for the
weakllng. But God being with us.
we need not be weak "Our weakness
is perfected in His strength"
ASSURANCE.
"There shall not any man be able to
stand before thee" "Unto this people
shalt thou divide for an Inheritance
the land" The presence ana power
of God with Joshua made success as.
sured. 1t assures us also of victory
and success. He who fights on the
side of the Lord need have no doubts
as to the results. "Whatsoevor Is
born of God overcometh the world"
OBEDIENCE
"Observe to do according to all the
law, which Moses, my servant, com
manded thee turn not from it to the
right hand or to the left. that thou may
est prosper whithersoeyer thou goest."
Gods presence should inspire ODE
dience, for upon obedience depend
stability and success God leaves the
disobedient and casts them aside,
He honors and helps those vino obey.
obedience Is better than sacrifice
Thankful for the success of the past,
let us go forward with strength,
courage assurance and obedience in
the future, firmly believing that as
God has been with us SO he Will
not fail nor forsake us.
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Use the United Society's special
Christian Endeavor day programme
or have an address upon the twentieth
anniversary of Christian Endeavor.
BIBLE READINGS
Deut. XXI 1-S; Judg vii, 1925; Neh
iv, 1-14 Eccl TX, 10; Zech. iv, G; Math
xviii, 20; Cor. Ill. 7-15; XIV, So; Gal.
vi, 8; Rev. ii, 10.