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I had ju st finished leading some souls to Christ, a m an came up and asked me if I would go and see a man who was dying a t Tottenham Corner. He said, ‘I do not know you, b u t you looked as though you were in touch w ith heav en.’ ” ! “They th a t be wise shall shine as th e sta rs.” Dan. 12:3. Soul-winning Needs th e Hum an Touch. An old potter, who was moulding the clay into the desired shape by his hands, was asked by a visitor, “Why don’t you have m achinery to do th a t? ” The old man replied, “We have tried all kinds of m achinery and failed; somehow it needs the hum an touch.” Soul-winning work cannot be done by machinery. v 9. Come over an d help us. This voice cries from heathendom still to th e Christian church and never does th e church undertak e th e work of missions nor any m issionary COMMENT FROM go fo rth from it, in MANY SOURCES the rig h t spirit, save K. L. B rooks in obedience to th is cry1. — J. F . & B. Christianity is help or it is nothing-—- active service, co-operation, sympathy, a common sacrifice for a common good. — P ark er. This cry was a confession th a t Greek culture, a rt, literatu re, science and philosophy, Roman au th o r ity, law, government, were no t suffi cient. I t was th e cry of a world th a t had gone as fa r as it could in its own stren g th and along the rou te of its own genius.-—Haldeman. If th e church could have its eyes opened today, it would see every unevangelized country and every land in sore stra it typified in th is Macedonian man.— People’s Bible. v. 10. Imm ediately we endeavored to go. If we respond a t once to God’s leading, it becomes clearer and clearer. If we falter, the guiding lig h t grows dimm er and dimmer.— Torrey. L et no grass grow under our feet— imm ediate obedience. Delayed obedience is th e
b ro th er of disobedience and we have no hours to waste. The tim e is short, the sun h u rrie s to the west, and th e sickles will have to be laid down before long.— Maclaren. The “we” , h ere first in tro duced, is a modest intim ation th a t the h isto rian him self had now joined the m issionary party. Possibly P au l’s broken health had something to do w ith th e arrang em en t for having “ the beloved physician” w ith him .—Wies. Assuredly gathering . “Concluding.” God often leaves us to in fer our course. He does not ignore His own g reat gift of reason.— Meyer. v. 11. W ith a stra ig h t course. The response of th e church should be to “ loose from T roas” and go w ith a stra ig h t course.— Cook. There was no sign th a t the apostle was conscious of an epoch in th is transference of the sphere of his operations. L ittle do we know w hat g rea t things in C h rist’s kingdom may hinge upon our obedience to th e vision He has given us of lost souls.— Sel. v. 12. In th a t city abiding. They had made all th e haste they could th ith e r b u t now th a t they are there, they are alm ost tempted to th in k they m ight as well have stayed where they were, b u t so it is often ordered for our tria l. Let us no t th in k it strange if we are clearly invited of th e Spirit to a place and then looked upon shyly when we come.— Henry. There never was a more fatefu l moment th a n th a t a t which th e Gospel in th e person of th e apostle crossed th e sea and effected a lodgment in th e progressive q u arte r of the world. —Maclaren. v. 13. W en t o u t by a riv e r side. The open a ir has been the scene of the g reatest victories of th e Cross.— Sel. In an outdoor prayer meeting they g ath ered th e first fru its of Europe unto Christ.— K. B. On th e Sabbath. We m ust go ou t on th e Sabbath day if the S pirit of Christ be in us. Let us not be led away by th e foolish fan tasy
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