Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-08-31
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Prayer Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning Sept. 4 1910.

Prayer Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning Sept 4 1910.
Tspsc-Cnrist our saviour.-John ~.
o0- (ConsecrAtion meeting.) Edited BY
1sv. Sherman H Doyle. d. d.
The word '.Balvation" II one Of the
most precious words In the human
language. Our word salvation comes
from the Latin salvare. which means
tosave. to keep. to preserve. and other
similar expressions.
The Geld for the possibilities of sal
walton b q broad one. In many ways
and under many forms human life. the
human soul, material prosperity and
even nations may be saved. No matter
IN what form the salvation may take
place. 1t u always appreciated BY men
Let = fireman climb a ladder and save
q mother and child and he becomes q
hero. Let a ship be saved at sea BY
the deed of 4 heroic captain, BY the
action Of the wireless telegrapher who
stands at his post at the risk Of his
life. and the world hales them a. saw
Tors and crowns them as heroes.
The worlds recognized supreme Saw
four Is the Lord Jesus Christ
our Saviourl This lies In the fact that
Christ came to save and does save the
souls Of men Moreover, the value
of Christ as our Saviour d immense
y increased by the fact that In no 9TH
er way than through Him Is saliva
tion possible. No angel, however high
his estate in heaven; NO MAJ, no mat
ter how powerful or how great or
how exalted position he may occupy
IN life, has any power to save the soul.
mo man." said Christ Himself, can
come to the Father but by Me-" and
Of Him the Apostle Peter said, Mel
rther u there salvation In any other. for
there Is none other name under heaven
given among men whereby We must
be saved" Jesus, our Saviour, IL our
only Saviour, and this should lead rs to
appreciate His salvation, for. since He
alone could save rs, II He had not
done 30 we would have no opportunity
Of being saved. Increased gratitude II
due our Saviour because only by His
death could He save us, and that He
might save rs he died on the cross In
our stead Taking our sins upon Him.
He ascended the cross and paid the
penalty Of them by dying In our stead.
He also lived a perfect. sfnless life,
which. by faith In Him. Il imputed to
NJ, and we also are considered right
sous by God. Made righteous by His
righteousness and our sins atoned for
by His death we are saved, provided
We have accepted the conditions Of
faith In Christ, for 1t Is by faith In
Him and the acceptance Of Him a. our
substitute that we can be saved
Christ, our Saviour. - a universal
Saviour. God 30 loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believeth In Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life,
for God sent not His Son into the
world to condemn the world. but that
the world, through Him, might be
saved" The love of God was the in
SEPARATION Of mans salvation. and as
HIS love is worldwide 50 u the saliva
ton that He offers to the world. 1t is
not universal In the sense that all viii
be saved. but rather that 1t II to be
offered to all and Possesses the power
to save all. But all do not want to be
saved upon the conditions He that
believeth In Him is not condemned.
but he that believeth not on Him Is
condemned already" Christ came to
bring light into the world. He Is 1.-THE
Light Of the World" But some prefer
darkness to light because their deeds
are evil. Such have no hope while In
that condition Of being saved
Christ our Saviour. offers free sal
Walton 1t Is without money and with
out price" In this world We pay for
all We get Salvation. the eternal life
Of the soul, Is free How inexcusable,
therefore, II we do not accept 1t and
are eternally condemned! The respon-
ability rests upon us.
BIBLE READINGS.
lsa. !, 1918; ", II; Matt !, Fl; Luke
XII, 81. 80; Rom. v. 8, 10; viii. !. 2; Gal.
', 16; VI 8; Rom. viii, 1, 2: Heb Iii. 10;
Vii, %; II Tim. |, 10; Acts Nv. 1921; II
Tim l. 10; Jude "a, Is.
Christian Endeavor's Power In China.
In the spring Of 1909. says the Gen.
tral China Christian. some delegates
from the society In Chuchow went
with flying banners to the Marking
Christian Endeavor convention. Here
they learned that only four societies
were at work In their province, and