We are not told on what particulars Philip dwelt; but, doubtless, starting from the prophetic description of the Man of Sorrows, "_despised and rejected of men_," he would show how that description held true of the earthly life of Jesus. And then he would go on to show the meaning and bearing of these sufferings. They arose from no fault on the part of Jesus; but, "_He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities_." And yet that was not the end. The life which had thus ended in shame had begun again in glory: the cross had led on to the crown. And as thus he unfolded the first great principles of the Christian faith, Philip would press home on the eunuch's awakened conscience that they had a vital meaning for him. "_Repent_," can we not imagine him pleading as Peter had pleaded before, "_and be baptised . . . in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost_" (Acts ii. 38). The eunuch's heart was touched, and he asked that he might be baptized. Satisfied that he was in earnest, Philip agreed to his request. And when they came to a certain water, "_they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him_." Thus "the Ethiopian changed his skin," and "_went on his way rejoicing_" to his distant home, to declare in his turn to his countrymen the tidings of great joy. There are many points of view from which we might regard this beautiful incident, but it is with it in its bearing on the person and character of Philip that we are alone at present concerned. And in considering it further in this light, it may be well to confine ourselves to noticing in what way it gained for Philip his distinctive title of "_the Evangelist_," and consequently what it has to teach us still regarding all evangelistic and missionary work. I. The Evangelist. With regard to the evangelist himself, one truth stands out clearly from the whole narrative, his work is _given_ to him to do. He is first and foremost a missionary, one sent. It is a pity, perhaps, that in our ordinary speech, we have come to limit the name "missionary" so much to the man who carries the gospel abroad. No doubt he is a missionary in the highest sense of the word; but still the fundamental idea in every minister or evangelist's position is the idea of one sent--sent for a particular purpose, with a particular message to proclaim wherever God may place him. He has no power, no authority of his own. All that he has comes from Him whose servant he is, and whose truth he has to announce.