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ethers, either at home or abroad. Un fo rtunately there are such persons in some churches. Certainly the church th a t has “ no religion to export,” or is d estitu te of a m issionary spirit, and does not pray for the holy cause of missions, and is unw illing to Support th e same finan cially, is in a very pitiable condition. It is ready for the sp iritu al hospital, and unless rescued from its- “w retch ed, and m iserable, and poor, and blind, and nak ed” predicament, will soon be In th e hands of the under ta k er “Ichabod.” W ith th e explicit command of Jesus Christ to “ go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creatu re,” it is strange indeed th a t any church or any individual member should be indifferent to the g reat missionary work. The' Bible is replete w ith the teaching th a t all Christians shall seek to promote th e kingdom of God in the hearts and lives of men. Those who w ilfully refuse to do so assume a very unsafe responsibility. It leaves the h ea rt cold, lean and selfish and unfit for heaven. No wonder such persons “have no religion to export.” W hat they very greatly need is to import more for themselves from, the inex haustible storehouse on high. Los Angeles. .. 4—Rev. A. W. Orwig. A THRILLING OBJECT LESSON It has been generally though t th a t either C. H. Spurgeon or th e late Gen eral Booth was the perform er of the feat of sliding down the pulpit rail. A present-day w riter says the origin ato r was P eter Mackenzie -when he was a “ local preacher” in the New castle district. He laboriously climb ed up th e outside of the high pulpit, and exclaimed, “T h at’s how you get to heaven !” Then he quickly slid down th e stair-rail, and cried, “And th a t’s how you go down to h ell!”— The Christian H erald (London).
The present extrem ity has a h arden ing effect, they hide themselves in some dismal corner or commit suicide. There were 30 such cases in S tu ttg a rt in one day. Visitors from abroad see nothing of this and say conditions are not at all bad. They see the outward gloss, the b rillian t streets, the heedless, self ish population, th a t has enriched itself a t the expense of th e nation. They live in pleasure and care noth ing for th e wretchedness th a t lies un derneath the surface— th e cry is too low and stifled to reach the crowd. But “ saints th eir watch are keep ing.” There are those here whose ears and h earts are keen to catch the cry of distress, f even when it comes from other lands. F aith fu l, brave- hearted servants, they have sacrificed much to help Russia;- they cared for strang ers; th eir loving messages have cheered h earts and sustained our faith. We can never repay them , but we lay th e ir need and our debt of g ratitud e at the feet our our Lord entreating Him to save them and incline the h earts of H is , children to come and help. I cannot close w ithout my share of th ank s for what America has done for Russia. (Signed) Alexander Peucker. “NO RELIGION TO EXPORT” At a certain church meeting, which I attended several years ago, some one suggested the sending of the Gos pel to foreign lands through a mis sionary. To th is proposal a man strangely answered, “We have no re ligion to expo rt!” The first speaker replied, “ If we act on th a t principle, we shall soon be w ithout religion our selves.” Perhaps the objector had de generated to th e low position of hav ing no genuine religion himself, and therefore had none to im part to
A GLIMPSE AT STRICKEN RUSSIA (From a le tte r w ritten by a former member of the Russian nobility in “Christian Testimony to Jew s” ) Dear F riend: Many years have passed since we met, bu t I have often remembered you and your active in terest in Russia, and th ink you have not forgotten me. A fter ten years absence I have been enabled to come to Germany, for some months to see the dear friends whose loving efforts and prayers have brought me out of the land of godless ness, bondage and deep misery, for a time. Now, I am retu rn ing there, in a few days, hoping th a t th e Lord will enable me to bring some relief and com fort into desolate lives and h earts; but I cannot leave this country where so ;much kindness and sympathy has been showered on me personally and on my countrymen at large w ithout laying its u rgen t need before those who have proved th eir willingness and ability to help and who are merciful and impartial. Germany is on the very brink of total ruin! A strong, intelligent, in dustrious people, th a t has proved its capabilities, energy and powers of en durance, is taken off its feet and rush ing helplessly and blindly to its doom. Millions are out of work, starvation claim ing its victims, despair prevail ing. Events are succeeding each other w ith such terrific rapidity, th a t some are stunned, paralyzed with fear, anx iety and a bew ildering sense of help lessness. Others seem almost mad in th e ir recklessness, hurrying after something which will stifle conscience and every feeling, caring for nothing and nobody; nothing m atters now, let us eat, drink, spend our last money-jigi it will be worthless tomorrow— and perish. S tudents give up th e ir studies, teachers th eir profession, owners of small factories are obliged to dismiss th eir workmen and do the machine work themselves. Clergymen have to take up other work and because of not having required training, work at inferior wages. Missionary sem inar ies where th e young need nourishing food are reduced to porridge and po tatoes and have neither m ilk, meat, eggs or b u tte r for a long time. As for clothing, it is all love gifts from friends. Many school children have no underclothing. About 350,000 are out of work in Berlin and 400,000 in th e Ruhr. Those still a t work a re half starved, th e ir wages often delayed un til they lose most of th e ir value. P esants and small land owners are much b etter off. The h arv est m ight have brought relief if the barns were no t frequently burned down, out of revenge, by those who w ant to make th e people sell th e ir grain, which means giving th e buyers an ex tra chance of enriching themselves by speculation and depriv ing the owners of the last means of substance, for grain is worth some th ing and money is not. The taxes are heavy and th ere is no lifting up of one’s head. Of all sufferers th e worst off, perhaps, are the educated people, who have lost all, too weak to work, often homeless, shelterless, friendless.
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