The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-03

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into my mouth.
even praise unto our God" This may
be your experience ere you close this
day. and 1t may be your privilege to
sing
happy day that hxed my choice,
On thee. my Savior and my God
Well may this glowing heart rejoice.
And tell Its raptures all abroad.
This story tells the secret OF the
eunuch's happiness and refreshes the
soul as we read.
The Servant.
Philip. the evangelist, is one Of the
chief actors in this dramatic incl
dent. He was one Of the deacons who
had been converted In the early days
Of the apostolic church. and having
found Jesus he was busy In making
him known. He Is associated In our
minds with Peter az we read the Acts
Of the Apostles. But he Is 80 differ
ent In his temperament and methods,
and this illustrates how Christ chooses
the man for the task. Philip was ag-
gressive. many.sided. flexible. capable
Of adapting himself to divers tempera.
ments. lie had Just been preaching
In Samaria. and perhaps the incident
Of Simon Magus may have disturbed
him. II SO the message from the an.
gel to leave Samaria would be some
encouragement. God Is behind all our
movements: let US be quiet In our
souls and quick to hear when he
speaks, follow where he leads or go
where he sends US. In that direction
lie Joy. power and victory. The
paths may be as diverse as those Of
Peter and Philip and the places may
be as strangely different as Samaria
and GAIA. The word OF the Lord came
TO Philip to leave the populous city.
preaching OF the divine truth and re-
spending thereto. and to go to GAIA, a
desolate and desert place. and preach
the gospel to one man. But there God
met them; And he blessed him
there" GAIA was the gateway to Pal.
estins from the south. and Ethiopia
was now to stretch out her hands to
God. Your prompt and Joyous obedi.
ence may open new kingdom for
your Lord. No doubt that was a
strange journey to Philip. and he must
have wondered why he was leaving
the city and going down to GAIA; but
at the end OF the day his soul re-
joiced In what had been done. It is
a blessed thing to have SO infallible a
guide, SO wise teacher 30 safe a
master. and TO know that in following
him we are safe.
The Seeker.
As Philip waits on the lonely road
he sees chariot approaching and he
may have wondered whether the man
in It would be the object OF his own
Journey. The chariot contains not an
lsraelite. but man from Ethiopia.
and probably a descendant OF Ham,
The eunuch was man OF Importance.
treasurer In the court OF Queen
Candace. No doubt he had wealth.
high position. great influence and fame,
but evidently the spirit Of God made
him dissatisfied with all these. He
had occasion to 60 to Jerusalem; may
It not have been part Of Gods plan
to bring him to the clear realization
OF his need. In fact, to have some
promise and encouragement to 90 up
to the temple Of Jerusalem.
But even there he did not find peace,
and he was returning to his own coun.
try still longing for God, when the
Spirit said to Philip: go Join thyself
to this chariot" Undoubtedly the eu.
much was distracted and anxious. but
In his hand he had the message OF
God. At last Gods messenger, God
word, and the seeking soul have met
and the result Is glorious and crafty.
ing. The seeking soul always will
find. Do not be lazy or Indifferent
about your own eternal welfare. Have
some real concern about yourself. Fol.
low God as far Us he leads. New
light will fall upon the path jus,
ahead Of your present step.
III thou believest, thou mayest."
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved" God has de.
clared 1t: nothing hinders Its fulnll
ment except your own belief. Come
let the spirit Of God through the word
reveal Jesus to you as the Saviour
from your sins and as the keeper oi
your life: claim what he promises sc
freely, accept what he offers. and en-
Joy what he imparts and reign In life
through One. even Jesus Christ. And
he went on his way rejoicing"
Suffering. shame and scoffns rude.
| In my place condemned he stood:
Sealed my pardon with his blood.
Hallelujah. what q Savior!