Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-06-22
CHRISTIAN ENpEAvoR.


Prayer Meeting Topic For the Week
Beginning June %. 1910.
Topic.-Money. men and prayers. the
three great missionary needs.-II Cor. viii
10; Matt *. s5-3S
The eyangelization of the world for
Christ is gigantic undertaking. and
rs the work successfully increases the
demands and needs become increasing.
" great. From a human standpoint
their needs are well divided into three
money, men and prayers
/. The need of money should at once
be perceptible to all. To send multi
tudes to all parts Of the world to
preach the gospel to every creature
requires money, and an immense
amount of money. No commercial en-
terprise In the world has such a ire
:nendous burden upon 1t, and yet we
know that billions of dollars are
spent by business concerns. A pop
ular woman's magazine which has
spent thousands of dollars in adver-
Using claims to have 100000 sub
Scribers. But what Is 100000 in
comparison with 16.0O0,O00.oo0 people?
Yet this is the mission of Christianity
to evangelize every creature" The
need of money is gigantic need, yet
many think not. Spirituality is their
hobby, but 1t may sadly be said that
those who talk so spiritually about
missions have usually left their pocket
books at home when the collection
plate Is passed. This Is absolute evil
dence of their cant and hypocrisy.
The Christian who emphasizes the
great spiritual needs of the world and
talks in language that seems to come
directly from heaven and deprecates
the mere mention Of money Is a hypo-
critic pure and simple Better say not
4 word, but from a sincere heart give
according to ones ability to help dis
pei the spiritual darkness than follow
the course above described. The spir-
itual part belongs unto God. The pres
ence Of the spirit win always be pres
emit with every missionary in his work,
but before he can work and be blessed
he must be sent and supported, and
that work God has placed upon us.
The Macedonians in gifts to foreign
ers should put the most Of US to shame.
They gave ~ without being asked.
e. out Of deep poverty. 60 beyond
their means. a. praying that their gifts
be received Are any Of us following
such a course in giving to missions?
II not we should at least be inspired
by them to do better than we are do
ing.
2. Men. All the money In the world
viii not evangelize the world without
mem missionaries. In His day Christ
said, 1.-THE harvest is great but the
laborers are few" In comparison with
the number to be reached today it is
still true that the harvest is great
and the laborers are few. Yet the
church finds as many today as its
money will allow. II billions were
given instead of millions or thousands
the men and women, too, could prob
ably be found. But men cannot walk
to China or live on nothing or build
churches out Of air. To get the best
land only such should be senb our
boards and committees need again in
creased financial aid
8. Prayers. Christ declared that for
the needy harvest the disciples should
pray to God for more laborers for the
harvest True laborers must be called
of God. He calls them as a result
of prayer. But has the praying for
v,,gnfeyarc ord ,,iccfouo ,-;ac 3pcraos od
or decreased? 1t has undoubtedly de-
creased In numbers the students Of
our theological seminaries have been
declining for years. Many reasons
have been suggested for this unusual
condition. But perhaps, after all. the
greatest is the lack Of prayer for la
borers. The desire Of almost every
Christian home in the past was for at
least one minister in the home. Pray
ers were offered to this effect. Moth
ers prayed in secret and openly with
their boys upon this subject and early
consecrated them to God for the min
istry If God would call them. The re-
suit was not one son. but often three
to six, entered the ministry. Have we
quit praying and consecrating our
sons to the ministry? If so, let us
begin again. and once more our SEM
inaries may equal their increased ca
pac1ty.
BIBLE READINGS.
lisa. xii, IT; NAL iii. 10; Chron. XIX.
1916; Rom. K, IA. 10; lisa. vi. $40;
John <, II, IS; Matt. tx, 8; xviii, 10,
20; xvi, 36-44.
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Gently been organized in the United