Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-02-18
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.

Topic For the Week BEGINNING Feb
2e--S'omment by Rev. 5. Ii. Dey~.
Top,c.--An evening with home missions
Acts |. 6-S
The general missionary command o.
Christ 10 His disciples was, Go ye Eat,
all the world and preach the gospel t,
every creature" but just before Hi
ascension He specialized this genera
Worldwide mission by setting forth TIT
order in which it was to be performed
Aud by CRISIS suggested method mis-
/. sloa work was TO be begun at home
Eye saSl ba witnesses unto Me bota il
Jerusalem and ia all Judea and in Sa
nl1r.a and uato the utterH9ost part o.
tbs earth First Jerusalem, the home
city; taeu ,Tujsea. tie home country
then Sau2r.a. TIE frst contIguou,
eaa1.lg. and thence the whole world
AID the book OF the Acts is the RECORD
e tse ,,-eaChiuE Of the gospel o. i
Irrass lem. ~ IN JUdsaa. "a, in Samaris
and 70 throughout the world.
, C3~.st tl s3re laid special stress
uf0s hoas missions. Beginning at
Jeru salszaa the disciples were 10 evan
gene tae verdi They We're not, how.
evsr. to s. p II Jerusalem. Home mis-
sion work Is not all. There Is enough
to DO at home" is no excuse for lack OF
interest IN foreign missions. Samaria
and the world need the gospel as well
as Jerusalem and Judea. and they
were included in Christ's instructions
Pf-t mission work is TO begin at home
AMI the desire of every American
C3s-;s.ian E-5eaveCer should he 10 VIE
America for Christ.
Home missions for Us include mis-
slons in every part Of the United States
But some one may ask. Is not OUT ma
tioa Cari>tia l.1ele Yes and 10. We
ca1 claim thlt we are q Christian M
ton ana vet beneath cur flag and in
our own land there are millions who
need the goSpei In the great west
there are many destitute and needy
districts that can only have the gospel
through the missionaries. In the south
there are 9.oo0.o00 of colored people
and 2.O1o08s) Of poor mountain whites
who need the lators of Christian mis-
sionaries. Then there are millions OF
un-Caristian foreigners, 500.o0U Nor
mons. 250.ooO Indians. 100000 Mex
leans and the Alaskans and Islanders
These are the exceptional populations
OF our country. the vast majority of
whom are un-Chrisrianized, and they
call TO Us for the gospel
With such a mission field at our very
doors it need scarcely be argued that
we should enthusiastically support
home missions. Yet. let Us ask. why:
u Because OF Chri>t's command. This
OF itself should he sufficient Ameri-
can cities are our Jerusalem, and the
American nation is our Judsea Christ
commands Us 10 witness In them for
him. and de should be obsyei. >
Patriotism should make Us home mis-
sionsries our national interests de-
mand that our nation be entirely
CArisIianlzed- The race problem OF
TIE south, the Mormon and Iud.aa
Problems. the problem Of tie foyeiGa-
ers In our land. Will be best solved by
the CHARACTERIZATION OF all these peoples.
-NAzAttES VIII 80 aGl 10 0tsF Ia tsGl3l
stability and so insure our future well
being as the evanSeIizStiou 90 the en-
tire nation. 5. Worldwide evauGeiism
should make US home missionaries
Our nation occupies a unique place u
the world God Ss-euls to have destined
fl TO be the bearer OF Christian truth
TO the nations o. TIE world Ii rats be
true. the soOIeg America IS evangelical
the sooner the world VIII he evan
gelized.
! But what can We do for home mis-
sions? l. Pray for them The power
must come from Gods spirit y Study
tie field and It's needs Information
aroUses interest and zeal Advocate
home missions i Give literally 10
their financial support The gospel IS
free. but it costs money 10 send Il TO
those who have il not
/ BLBLE READINGS
: PS- xxxll, 1872; e1xii. SO; cxxxvii.
8. 6. Prov. XIV. 81: lisa Iii. =; Nah. i.
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