The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-17
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.

Topic For the week Beginning Jan.
20--Commcnf by Rev. 3. III. Doyle.
Torrc.--Abiding influence. Heb. n, 4; Math.
XVI. 49,
"The evil that men do lives after
them. The good is oft Inferred with
their bones" Thus writes the great
poet, but It is not always the case.
Good has an abiding influence as well
as evil, and the good that men do often
lives after them, and they being dead
yet speak. The fact is that both good
and evil remain after we are gone and
exert an influence, and this fact only
makes II the more important that our
lives should speak for good instead of
evil. How long and how farreachng
the influence of life is to be no one
can know. Eternity alone can reveal
the length and extent Of the influences
of our lives. What an inspiration this
should be In favor of a good lIfel
What hlndrance in the way of an
evil lifel
In the topical references we have
two illustrations of abiding influence,
and in both cases for good.
1. AbePs abiding influence, Heb. xi.
4. "By faith Abel offered unto God
more excellent sacrifice than Cain. by
which he obtained witness that he was
righteous, God testifylng of his gifts.
and by II he being dead yet speaketh."
Abels life and this particular act in
1t speak for faith, for the true spirit
of worship and for the sacrifice of the
best to God. The man who believes
and shows his faith by his works has
great influence. and his influence not
only lasts during his lifetime, but 1t
is an abiding influence. Abers faith
has been an inspiration to thousands
of worshipers and has directed them
Alright I'm their worship. Abrahams
faith In God. shining out brightly in
the days of the grossest idolatry. has
been n beacon light in every genera
ton of the world since he lived and
has kept multitudes true to their faith
In God. SO it has been with all the
worthless of the past who have believed
and who have kept the faith. A life
of faith in God has an abiding inllu-
ence.
2. Marys abiding influence. Math
XVI, 13, "Wheresoever this gospel
shall be preached I'm the whole world
there shall also this that this woman
hath done be told for a memorial of
her." These are Christ's words OF ell.
logy upon Mary for amounting Him
with the aabaster box of ointment
H.. l..
fulfilled today. For 1000 years this
beautiful story has been told and has
had an abiding influence. This act Of
Mary's speaks for good deeds and H.
lustrates the fact that not only faith
has an abiding influence, but also good
deeds Simple. humble, loving. unself-
ish deeds of kindness live forever and
bear eternal fruit. This should inspire
us to fill our lives full of such good
deeds No one wants to be forgotten.
and. that we may not. let us initiate
the faith Of Abel and the service Of
Mary, and then throughout all time
yea, throughout all etel nity-we shull
be remembered for what we have be-
lieved and for what we have done.
Though we are dead. our faith shall
speak, and our deeds of loving service
shall be remembered
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Have testimony meeting. Let each
one try to tell what have been the
words and deeds of others that have
influenced their lives most Thus we
may learn what will Influence the lives
of others.
BIBLE READINGS.
Ps. XIV. 1-5; ell. 24-2S; Prov. xii, Il;
Eccl |. A; Math. vi, 10. 20; XXlv, ~;
Luke xvi. 1-10; John XIV, 1-10; Rom. xiv,
Z; Cor. XIV. SO.