Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOUR
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill-Luts.
For Sunday Januarv p 1905

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For Sunday, January %. 1905.
Topic: 'How to Win Souls for Christ" lied by
| the Lookout Committee.) John 40-48.
40. One Of the two which heard John
| speak. and followed him, was Andrew, 81
mon Peters brother.
A. He first findeth his own brother Simon.
and saith unto him. We have found the
Messiah. which is. being interpreted, the
| Christ.
AZ. And he brought him to Jesus. And
| when Jesus beheld him, He said, Thou art
| Simon. the son of iona: thou shalt be called
| Cephas, which Is. by Interpretation. stone.
| 43. The day following Jesus would go
| forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and
| saith unto him. Follow Me-.
| A. Now Philip was of Bethsaida. the city
| of Andrew and Peter.
| As. Philip findeth Nathaniel. and saith
unto him, We have found Him. Of whom
| Moses in the law, and the prophets. did
| write, Jesus of Nazareth. the son of Joseph
| 46. And Nathaniel said unto him. Can
| there any good thing come out of Nazareth!
Philip said unto him, Come and see.
| The Lesson.
| What a natural, everyday sort of story
| this is! You can shut your eyes and see
| Andrew hurrying home to find his brother
| cleaning fish for market perhaps, and tell
| ing him what he has seen and heard ana
| his own deep conviction concerning Jesus.
| 1t speaks much for the relation between
|
| ever he was doing and went with Andrew
| to Jesus. There was a bond between them
| that is not always found between brothers.
| Marcus Dods in speaking of this passage
says: This is how the Gospel Is propa-
| gated The closer the tie, the more en-
phatic the testimony 1t Is what brother
| says to brother, husband to wife, parent
| to child, friend to friend, far more than
| what preacher says to nearer, that carries
| in it irresistible persuasive power. When
| the. truth of the utterance is vouched for
| by the obvious gladness and purity of the
| life; when the finding of the Christ Is obvl-
ously real as the finding of a better
| situation and as satisfying as promotion
| in life, then conviction will be carried with
| the announcement. And he who like An
| drew, can do little himself, may, by his
| simple testimony and honest life. bring to
| Christ a Simon who may become a con-
| spicuous power for good The mother
| whose influence is confined to the four walls
| of her own house may lodge Christian prin-
| ciple in the heart of a son, who may give
| it currency in form other to the re-
| hottest corner of the EARTH
| We sometimes fret ourselves that we can
do nothing for Christ and Will go empty
| handed to heaven because we have no op-
| portunity to go forth and preach the Cos
| pei to the heather or to those at our doors
| think of trying to win another to Christ
| because they say they timid or slow
of speech. or they know very few people
| and it would be of no use for them to try.
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| given them field in the home in which He
| has placed them.
| There is scarcely a family circle which
| has not connected with it, either closely or
| remotely, some one who does not belong to
| Christ. Let no soul fret for broader field
| until he has done his utmost for every soul
| with. whom God has placed his life in
| touch. Then, too there are people of our
| families, surely. who. though they believe
| in Jesus and some of them are even pro-
Tossing Christians, still seem to take no
| comfort from Him, and get no joy and
hope from His Messiahship. We might
| bring them to Jesus. too. There are little
| ways in which we can do it. 1t would not
be wise. perhaps. for a young girl to APP
! proach her elderly aunt with a SanctimO-
| NOUS air and say: Aunt, see your face is
constantly drawn in frown. and that you
! fret and worry over everything. Don't you
| think you could take little comfort out
| of your religion? The Bible promises help
| for every kind of trouble, and I'm sure you
might find it for yours if you only tried"
| Your aunt would probably make reply to
the effect that you were impertinent and
that you would better attend to your own
| affairs. There is nothing winning about
that sort Of thing. But if your own daily
| life is a sweet, sunny one, If the duties
| that come to you are done with a smile
| and the disappointments that are yours
| are taken calmly, If you are consistent and
| helpful, and your presence continual sun
| shine and blessing, so that all who know
| you take knowledge that you have been
| with Jesus" then you may have an oppor-
|
cheer up. God loves US, if things do go
pretty badly sometimes, and 1t will all
| come out right If we trust Him" Then,
| maybe, she will let you into her heart Sc
| crets little way, and you will have fur
Their opportunity to tell her of the precious
ness Of Jesus and the help He gives
| through all sorts of worrying and fretting
| and temptation. For winning souls does
| not always necessarily mean bringing them
| to know Of Jesus with mere head knowl-
| edge. You may also help them to a deeper
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| to them if they will.
| But now. if we have many faults and
| know it, and feel our lives are not all con-
siStent we are not to feel that therefore
| we must not try to help anyone else, nor
| win any to Christ because of our own fail
ures. 1t is better to acknowledge our own
| faults. and say to a friend: Il am far from
perfect l know. and have much room for
] Improvement, but l am trying day by day
| to overcome my temptations and conquer
my besettng sins, and 1 want you to know
| that Jesus is very precious to me, and
| am trying to please Him. / wish you loved
| Him, too, and would try to serve Him.
| Such gentle, humble talk as that will ever
| win it's way. But it is not wise to argue
much Arguments have not winning way.
| They antagonize. Learn from Philip. When
| Nathaniel said: Can any good thing come
| out of NAZARETH" Philip tersely replied:
| Come and see." Argue not, but simply
| and sWeetly say, Come and see" No one
can look close upon the face of Jesus and
doubt again. Arguments will not be needed
then. Bring them straight to Jesus
There is one thing to be remembered
the successful winners of disciples had
been with Jesus and came straightway
from seeing Him and hearing His voice.
The radiance of their own conviction was
in their faces. See that you always go to
your winning from your knees. where
you have been talking with Jesus.
Applied Truth.
During the war they. often had men en-
listed who knew nothing at all about mill
tary tactics Men were scarce and the
Officers had to take them they found
them. One day when a regiment was going
into a fight of these young and green
recruits went marching into the battle. He
saw the enemy ahead and went for them.
In the smoke of the battle he did not see
his comrades when they fell back. but,
pressing forward caught a man by the col
lar and led him back to where his regiment
had again formed. He was much surprised
when he found that he was the only one
who had captured prisoner. Why boys!
said he 'if you had kept on, every one Of
YOU could have got fellow"
H. M. WHARTON.
How to Help the Leader.
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