Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-12-12
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Prayer Meeting Topic For the Wee :
EecIaning Dec I0.
BY REV. S. H. DOYLE.

BY REV s. h Dof LIZ
ropic.-what truth has chiefly appealed
- you from our years Sabbath school
lessons Matt xii. 81: lisa lii. lS-15; lii.
LA
The Sabbath school lessons for the
east year have been devoted to the
life of Christ. The subject of the first
lesson was an incident connected with
His infancy, and the last subject VIII
be His ascension. Looking back over
IN entire year, we may not DE ale to
select one truth that impressed US
most If compelled to make a selee-
tson am sure that with one accord
we would choose the death of Christ.
DO truth. no fact, has ever appealed
10 the human mind and heart like this
greatest fact in all human history
Christ's death for the world 1t was
NOT 50 much His death that appeals TO
rs as the great truth that He died fer
us. "Ee WAS wounded for our trans
gressicas and bruised for our iniqui-
ties" This is why His death stands
cut as the supreme event in His mis-
zion ID this world. But we have stud
led not only the death of Christ, but
also His entire life, and 1t all should
sppeal to US, for His death is only ap-
preciatei aud fully understood through
His entire life. We should be familiar
with the lie of Christ throughout. and
IN proper proportion it should all ap-
peal to US. We should remember il
and apply it TO our lives.
After a years study in the life OF
Christ:
L We should remember Christ's life
Itself No more wonderful life was
ever lived 1t is the worlds only ideal
Hfe. Human nature is weak at its
hest. and when we see mans proneness
10 wander from God and his unfaith
fnlness to his fellow men it is no small
thing to have at least one life to CON
1emplate that was without flaw. NoT
should we only remember 1t. 1t should
be our ideal and our inspiration. We
should not only admire His life and
character, but should initiate them
\ 2. We should remember the works OF
CArist He did not live an idle life by
aAy means. He was ever going about
aning good. But, above all, the mar
roaous works Of Christ should appeal
- u Nor should we ever doubt that
0rist performed miracles In this
az. when so many would do away
With the supernatural, we must firmly
sand our ground An we know Of
1ssus Christ is told us in the Scrip
tares, and they declare that He per
1p<med miracles. If the testimony con
esrning the supernatural is false. can
~ accept that concerning the natural?
II one man can strike out the miracles,
eannot another with as much reason
slrike out the parallels? If some one
can say that one chapter should be
emitted. cannot some one else say that
smother chapter should go? What is
therefore the result7 Simply that the
Scriptures all stand or all fall The
records of the miracles of Christ are
true or we can believe nothing else
written about Him, for His only his
torians record His miracles. And why
should it be thought Incredible that the
Son of God did few things that an
ordinary man could not do? Could
God make millions of eyes and not
heal few that had become diseased:
Could God create universe and not
put new life into single human arm
mat had become paralyzed? What alb
sUrdity! Let US accept all the works of
Christ and by His miraculous ones be
convinced of His deity.
3. We should remember the words OF
Christ What gracious words fell from
his llps-matchless parallels on Gods
I'VE and human duties, tender words
- invitation to the erring and the
allen and words Of comfort and good
sAeer TO the weary, the bereaved and
0e discouraged! Never man spake as
He spake." Therefore let Us treasure
Ms words and be helped and comfort
- by them.
l. We should remember, above ev-
Gything else. Christ's death for u.s. He
0ed the innocent for the guilty, the
3ast for the unjust, the righteous for
ths sinful. We were among the guilty.
~ unjust, the sinful Therefore He
6led for us And let - remember
GAat He died for ~ In The sense that
He died in our stead. Had He not
paid the penalty Of our sins upon the
cross we ourselves would have been
compelled to pay the penalty for them.
Let us therefore remember and rejoice
II the fact that
Jesus paid II al,
Ali the debt eve.
Sin had left a crimson stain;
He washed Il white as SNOW.
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