Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR HOUR
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill-Luts.

Conducted by Grace Livingston HiIl-Luts.
For Sunday, October s, 1905.
Topic: 1.-THE Christians Trials and Triumphs.
James i:1-o
/. James. servant of God and of tht
Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes
which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2. My brethren. count it all joy when "
fall into divers temptations;
g. Knowing this. that the trying of your
faith worketh patience.
4. But let patience have her perfect
work, that We may be perfect and entire
wanting nothing.
o. II any of you lack wisdom, let him
ask OF God. that giveth to all men literally
and upbraidedth not; and it shall be given
him.
9. But let him ask in faith, nothing
wavering. For he that wavereth is like q
wave of the sea driven with the wind and
tossed.
T. For let not that man think that he shall
receive anything of the Lord.
g. double-minded man is unstable in
all his ways
The Lesson.
Many of us have experienced the desola-
ton which comes over the face of our spir-
itual lives after some peculiarly uplifting
time Of refreshment, some day of pentecost,
some vision of the TRANSPORTATION, when
we come down from the mountain top OF
exaltation and meet Immediately at its foot
some looming disappointment some fearful
crisis. some Turing temptation.
With the vision of the Christ comes Ella
ton, joy. a feeling that life can never be
the same We expect that the tempta lions
will have no hold upon us any more, and
when we meet them and find their ability
to irritate or frighten is still there, we
straightway forget the vision and the prom
Uses and fall into doubt and darkness.
1t Is not easy to remember that nothing
can come to US but what our Father lets,
and that He never let's aught come that
does not come in blessing. Count 1t all
joy is a command that is seldom obeyed.
And when we feel that this Is Impossible,
that we cannot count it a joy when an
other man does US an injury, accuses us
falsely, takes away what is rightfuliy ours.
malignS US, evil treats us-then comes the
promise along with the command, IF any
of you lack, let him ask of God You of
yourself are not able to bear the tempta-
ton to sin, the temptation to lose your tenn
per, the temptation to doubt God when SICK
ness lays low, or when death stops at your
house and carries beloved form away. 1t
is only through constantly asking of Coo
that we may keep the assurance of JOY that
visited our hearts when we first saw Jesus,
and so be enabled to triumph over divers
temptations.
How to Help the Leader.
You have seen how grass after being
burnt over will grow UP greener and more
beautiful than before. Speak of this and
liken it to the burning of trials and tempta-
lions over the soul. Use some incident IN
your own life to illustrate, If possible.
Hints to the Leader.-The Endeavor Hymn
nal, 135, 1877, 1872, 13S, 40, 21s. Open with
chain of Bible verses from memory,
about how God will sustain His children In
time of trial and temptation. Follow with
a season of prayer which endeayor to have
filed with many brief prayers, rather than
few lengthy ones. After your own Opening
words ask members to give their own per-
sonal experience in how Christ has up
borne them in time of trial. Have some
one sing II left it all with Jesus" found
in gospel hymns, 1-6
Is God less God that thou are left undone?
Rise, worship, bless Him in this sackcloth spun
AS In that purple.i - -
/ thank Thee for sickness, for sorrow and care;
For the thorns have gathered, the anguish bear
For nights of anxiety, watching and tears;
4 present of pain, prospective of fears;
l praise Thee, bless Thee, my Lord and my God
For the good and the evil Thy hand hath bestowed
MRS. c. FRY WILSON.