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few? Shall the votaries of mammon be more brave than the disciples of Christ ? Shall the missionaries of the Crescent be more zealous than the soldiers of the Cross? God forbid. WHAT ABOUT THE CLIMATE? Africa does not profess to be a health resort for Europeans or timid Christians, yet it is not so bad as to furnish any excuse for not taking the Gospel to those for whom Christ died. The Belgian officials reside there, anyhow! Gold hunters, etc., clamor to be allowed to enter. Should not the soldiers of Christ be braver than the brave, and rush in gladly when the bravest of the brave hang back? A house on fire is not usually considered to be a safe or salubrious place, yet our firemen rush into the hottest of the flaipes to save their fellow men, and sometimes even property. Are nof Christians in honor bound to go to the very jaws of death or hell to save the souls of them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death? Shall our blood turn to water and our hearts to stone at the cries of needy and thirsty souls in their agony, calling on us for deliverance, forsooth because the climate is not “just so?” What would Jesus do? Let us follow Him, or cease to confess His name with our lips- while denying Him with our life. Should we—unlike the great Apostle—consult with flesh and blood, or pray to be excused ? Should we not reply to those who would hold us back by the selfish call of affection: “I could not love three, dear, so much, loved I not honor more?” Here at least there is no danger of overlapping nor of a repetition of God-dishonoring sectarian squabbles. Here there is a real chance to be apostolic in making it our aim to
preach the Gospel not where Christ has already been named! Here there will be but little temptation to decry others and preach oneself, rather than proclaim the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: for no other society than the Africa Inland Mission contemplates the evangelisation of these millions. AND WHAT IS TH E AERICA INLAND MISSION ? One working on the same lines as the China Inland Mission— International, Interdenominational, Evangelical, and Inspirational, i. e., holding fast to the Holy Scriptures, the whole of the Holy Scriptures, and nothing but the Holy Scriptures. It has already some ninety missionaries at work in British and German East Africa, and on the shores of Lake Albert, etc. Its objective is the evangelisation of the unevangelized tribes of Africa which cannot be evangelized by other societies or missionaries. Its method i§ perhaps best described by the words of our Saviour who said A#‘Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things (the necessities of life and protection) shall be added unto you.” BUT HOW CAN WE GET TO THESE “ n i a m - n ia m s ?” By steamer to Mombasa, thence by rail to Lake Victoria, cross the lake to Tinga, thence by rail and steamer to Port Mashindi, by motor to Lake Albert, cross the lake by steamer to Mahagi, and you are on the threshold of the promised land. AND WHAT IS TH E PLAN OE OPERATION ? Learn the language, which is declared to be an easy one. March in and select a station or centre, and
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