Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-11-23
CHRISTIAN EnDEAvoR.


pvgrss aesstiNs Topic Fer tss Week
Dsoierins Nv. "a. ie10
1pAa-lly favorits missionary hero Or
hO1na and why.-Heb II. 0-4a Edited
~ ~. Sherman H Doyle. D. D.
- ecriptursl selection for this topic
= uBaBuaaly apt. In this List Of IA
ns0 worthless. who BY faith perform
ID Aseds Of heroism. the author speaks
- . numbef IN particular and then,
overwhelmed by the lengthy List that
~ remains, exclaima, And what
shnn I msre say. for time would fail
NJ - tel Of Gideon and Of BarAk and
al 0AnnsUn ana Of Jeptha. Of David
A. ara eal1ael and Of the prophets r.
An1 then be sans up the deeds and
saol1ces a. Z great List tn ~ few
wupdb - possible.
- great d1mculty In choosing q
1Rvsslts missionary hero or heroine -
tie lpog Mt 81 them to Be found in
Ou1D11an history. Both time and space
wouAd fan ~ - merely mention the
nHas Of the vast number of men and
w0ea who - missionaries have per
fuuWed heroic deeds. Moreover, In %
9nHt . number who performed equally
hmuee deeds and sacrifices It b no
80 nsk to select one n . favorita
II many perhaps have some favor
~ nAnsionary and In telling the reason
~ IT, favoritism win make many
mssthe interesting and uplifting.
y tie early Christian centuries there
woe many heroic missionaries. Leav-
~ 81 the Master Himself. who was
N1y . miassonary-one sent from
0se-wAat was stephen but Chris
~ missionary when be tried to per
sus1e the Jews 10 believe In Christ?
Museover. he was q hero. dying - the
NJ CAr1st1an martyr. yet praying God
10 foeg1ye hin enenaAes ~ Christ before
I'M had dome.
- twelve apostles were all mis-
simnries. To them the great commits
- was f1rst gwen At the end Of
cse1ssy they. With Paul. had preached
IL gospel to practically all the Roman
eDrA Tradition tells N that each
a. ct the twelve died - martyrs. Pc
- bsing crucined with his bead down
s1 = not being ot TO die - Christ
Il bscause h had baseiy denied his
LuA Ccntemporaneous with and sue
cseaang he apostles numbers Of others
Hsnchsd the gospel, not . few Of
wAsa ssRsred tho death Of martyr
AsA
~. TIE apostle to the ssntilea. was
~ greatest Of IN Afst century mis-
aanartss and for that matter the
ssaaAsst Of an tims. For length Of
savtce, for hardships endured. for
a910ces made. for hefoic dseds and
~ sesults accomplished PGul stands
h - front rank Of an missionaries,
an seyond III doubt II an Christians
vOs compelled to select . fAvorite
manapna1y hero hi name would be
Psa the apostle. His life was filled
WAA thrilling incidenn- 1t was in
csnGtant danger and ut last was Of
fe1el up In martyrdom- Any one who
~ closely Study the life Of Paul VIII
m n It every phase Of heroism and
lGwa every lesson possible upon the
sua1ect Of missions. He has been the
Ups Of an succeeding Christian ages
Al TIE church's greatest heroic mis-
a1InAfy.
Msdern missions have not been with
o. tAsir heroes and herolnes. and II b
~ IL members Of each denomination
= ~ the story Of their favorites and
~ heEu1c deeds.
umR RrADYNoa
-. N. II: Nah 1 Is; Matt xxvhi.
n -; Acts 1 LA: viii. t-6: ELL l-8.
~; xvL. $40: xvii. 1873; xix. $3.50;
N SIS; xvii. 1925; Heb. n 17-lo.
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