Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
Prayer Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning Dec. is, 1907.
BY REV. s. a. DOYLE.


By REV. s. a. DOYLE.
Topic.-Con iident testimony for Christ
Luke xii, L. u: Acts w, 1888.
The supreme mission of the Chris
tian church and its members IS to win
the world for Christ. His last and su-
preme command was, go ye into all
the world and preach the gospel TO
every creature" And this mission il
fulfilled largely through tic varioas
kinds of confident testimony FOR Christ.
And no one who has had the expert
ence of being saved should neglect to
tell to others what he has experienced
and what he has seen and heard con
corning the conversion of others. Some
times we may be called upon to testify
before or to those Who are our SUI
periors. Yet we should not hesitate.
If we lack appropriate and wise words.
Christ has promised that Ills spirit
win supply the necessary words. Some
times, as in the case Of Peter and John.
we may be called upon to testify be-
fore those who are hostile to Chris
tianity and may even have the power
to do us harm, yet we should not fear.
It is letter to obey God rather than
man." and therefore we should have
no hesitancy in telling our experience.
The most influential factor in win
ming tie Roman world to Christ was
confiGelt personal testimony. A few
unlearned men had been associated
with Him for three years. They had
seen lis marvellous works, His death
upon the cross; knew assuredly that
He had been raised from the dead, for
they Ind seen Him after the resurrec-
ton. they went about and with deep
conviction told what they knew, had
seen and heard; others were convinced
and converted by the power of the
Holy Ghost, and they kept telling
these facts to others, and so it cont.n-
ned until the Roman world was largely
at the feet Of Christ.
Testimony has still great part to
do In the Christianization Of the world.
a. Verbal testimony Is often of great
value, but 1t is usually more effective
when face to face with a single soul
than In large public meeting. There
men are apt to be carried away and
after repeating their stories to mag
But II you know that you have been
saved 60 to some one person who is
unsaved and tell him that Christ
saved you and can save him, and God
VIII bless your efforts. (2) A consistent
Christian life is testimony for Christ
This is very effective testimony. The
Inconsistency of professed Christians
has greatly injured Christ and Chris
t1anity. If we were all more con-
sistent, more consecrated, men would
know that we had been with Jesus,
and they would want to come to
Him too 81 Church membership is
another effective way of testifying
for Christ. There we take our stand
among Christ's people and say to the
world by that act. II am on the Lords
side" and every time we walk to and
from the church We are giving testi-
mony for Christ. If we only realized
this, 80 many of US would not be SO
irregular In attendance. In these and
IN any other ways possible let us con-
fess Christ ON earth, and He will con-
fess US before His Father who Is In
heaven.
BIBLE READINGS.
Matt. Z, 1919, 80, SO; Mark viii, "a
%; John v, 80; xxi, POPS; Acts vii,
t1-60; Rom. (, S-1i; Cor. Kill. 1-3;
John !, 40; iv, tbs.
Prasident Of the Alabama c. e Union,