Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-03-06
CHRISTIAN EHDEaVOR


Beginning March f9, 1912.
Tspsc --Chrfsttan testimony that counts
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ing eonmittse3 Edited By Rev. Sherman
II. Doyle. d. D.
The purpose Of all testimony is that
II may count In fact. all Testimony
does count on one side or the other.
The life OF every professed disciple OF
Christ eOuntsfor Him or against Him
In proportion. as II is a true or false
representation Of what Christ wants
His disciples to be. Regardless OF the
fact that a false profession Of Chris
tianity should not count against
Christ. in that He was never false,
nevertheless it does. The testimony
Of patient who neglected his physi-
eian's medteine could not properly be
used against him. But in religion men
fail to make the proper distinction be-
tween Christ and processing Chris
tians- How vitality important, there
fore. that cur iifss and lives testify In
a way that counts for Christ and not
against Him.
The supreme ain Of Christian sestf-
mony Is to wia- souls for Christ.
Christ dyyelf but a brief tine upon the
earth. but He gathered about Him a
band Of men who after His departure
from the earth were to bear testimony
Of Him and thus win others to Him.
The purpose Of HIS teaching and OF
the special revelation Of Himself to
the apostles was that they might tes-
tffy OF Him to others and these others
TO still others, and thus BIZ an endless
chain Of testimony the world was to
be evangelical and Christianized. This
fact Is strikingiy Illustrated In the ex-
ampaes selected Of testimonies that
counted In winning others. The testi- I
mony OF John the Baptist won An /
drew for Christ. The testimony OF I
Andrew won his brother, Simon Pc T!
ter, to Christ, and thousands were led (.
to accept Christ by the testimony of 1
Peter. His great apostle. The end Of /
Christian testimony. so far as we are 4
concerned, Is not reached when we
are saved We also are to be wit /
nesses for Christ We also are to tell /
Others the story Of Jesus and His lore /
In order that they may he saved and 1
that they In turn may become wit 4
nesses for Him who saves them.
Personal testimony counts. John-fea
taed personally TO AndEsD v,
the Apostle and g. ~
was the personal - and John
that won Simont were won. II
Testimony Is ektestimony OF Andrew
testimonies In X Peter. Face TO face
walton Of the sa,s most effective of all
ter. Men ca aiming souls. The sal
- df Is an individual mat
mot be saved en- masse.
They are won one by one, and what
Christian does not know some one to
whom be can go and say: Il have
found the Saviour. VIII you let Him
save your
Testimony that exalts Christ counts.
John the Baptist did not speak Of him
self, but pointed out Christ and said.
'sBehold, the lamb of God" When An
drew became a follower Of his Lord,
he did not speak to Simon OF any
thing In himself, but simply said. I'VE
/ have found the Christ, and
be brought him TO Jesus" II we would
be successful soul winners we must
obiiterate self and exalt Christ Nor
need we hesitate to testify because we
realize our own infrmities and weak
nesses. We are not asking men to
come TO us, but TO come TO Him, and.
while we may be weak. He Is strong;
while we are imperfect, He is perfect;
while we are unable to save ourselves,
much less others, He is able ito save
unto the uttermost all who come unto
Him." He that winneth souls is
wise"