Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Prayer Meeting Topic For the week
beginning Sept. ~.
BY REV. S. II. DOYLE.

BY REV. S. H. DOYLE.
Topic. - Tire great surrender.-Acts TX.
az; Rom vi, la--9
In the ninth chapter OF the Acts we
have the record of the wonderful con
version OF the Apostle Paul On his
way from Jerusalem TO Damascus to
prosecute the disciples OF Christ he
had a remarkable vision 81 Christ. aud
from SAM, the prosecutor, he was
transformed 70 Paul, the apostle. Con
WINGED of the sinfulness of his course,
accepting the mercy of God in Christ,
ne cried out. Lord, what wilt Thou
have me to do:" and in that exclama.
ton we see the great surrender of Pau
unto Christ.
The surrender of Paul to Christ was
a great surrender.
/. Pauls surrender was the surrender
of great man 10 a great cause. Paul.
the apostle, is one of the worlds great
est men. At the moment when he sur
rendered himself to Christ he was 4
great national figure and was already
recognized as one of the great leaders
Oh JuAGlHNl rs A%saAaASA t+4At i7>ttssA4aha
He was an educated man, deer think
er, a leader among men. and had he
continued TO remain in opposition to
Christianity he would probably have
written his name high in the annals OF
his own people, but in Christianity he
found an especial field for proving his
greatness to the world. No human void
has ever been more powerful than his,
and no pen of man has welded n great
or influence than his But the great
ness of his surrender was greatly in
creased by the cause TO which he sur
wondered Great men have sometimes
surrendered themselves TO causes any
thing else than great, but no man ever
surrendered himself to worthier
eause than religion, and the vast ma
tnrity of the worlds great men have
bsen religious men. Young men, IL
they will follow the example of the
Norlds great men, need never be
nnhamed to surrender themselves TO
Christ, the greatest of the worlds
treat men.
z Paul's surrender 10 Christ was
Eeat In Its completeness, 1t was
70 absolute, entire conservation e
Christ He surrendered self to Christ,
h that he surrendered his will. the cit
odel of self, 10 Him. What wilt Thou
have me to doT" he asked. And from
mat moment the Will of Christ was his
Wfll. He went where Christ would
have him go, spoke what Christ would
have him speak, did what Christ would
have him do, suffered without murmur
or complaint what Christ would have
him suffer. and, last Of all, as the
browning act of his entire surrender 10
Christ, he died as martyr for Him.
What surrender could have been noee
complete! He surrendered all-time.
talents, life. They We're all asked of
him. and he gave them. Such q sur
render should be an inspira ~ to all
young Christians. Let US not only
sing II surrender all" but, following
In the footsteps of the great apostle,
do it
8. Paurs surrender TO Christ was
great in its results. 1t brought to
him eternal life. Every OK Of us
must surrender ourselves to aoine SUI
preme influence, Shall 1t be 10 sin,
the wages of which is eternal death,
or shall it be to Christ, the reward of
which is eternal life?
BIBLE READINGS
Gen. xviii, 20-22; Deut. vi. 10; lisa.
~, Ii: Eccl. xii. Is, ii; Matt vi, 80:
xxii, 1910; XVI, 1915; Mark ii. Ii;
Nom. XII, l, 2; ii Cor. viii, 10.