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who are earnestly "striving towards the same objective. With these conditions fulfilled, success is ensured. In answer to any question about the possibility of providing sufficient funds, we have only to realize that our Lord, when He gave the commission, provided for its accomplishment, and notw ith standing the financial strain caused by the war, we are persuaded there is suf ficient wealth in the Church to do this, not only for China but for all other unevangelized parts of the world. Think of it, that in the United States, apart from all other luxuries, two hundred million dollars a year are spent for candies and forty millions for chewing gum. In the light of such facts, are we not bound to confess that this matter IS SOMETHING TO US. In these days of drives, will not some one take up this FORWARD MOVE MENT, and make it possible for the three hundred millions of Chinese to have at least one. Chance to hear the story of redemption. ALEX. R. SAUNDERS, China Inland Mission, Yangchow, China. Address till September, 1918,»-Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal. MINISTRY AND PRAYER The brethren who are engaged in the ministry of the Word have often to say to themselves: “Yesterday I was preaching, and all was so cold- and lifeless; there seemed not to be the least impression pro duced through my ministry; there seemed to be no blessing at all.” Well, you may be right-in what you state; but you can follow up by prayer the ministry of the Word. The office of the Holy Ghost is to bring to remembrance the words you have ministered, and after months and years, or perhaps scores of years, the blessing may come. We should always, as servants of Christ, believe that these great things can be obtained through the instrumen tality of prayer. —Muller.
SKEPTICISM When the microscopic search of skepti cism has found a place on this planet ten miles Square where a decent man can live in decency, comfort and security, support ing and educating his children unspoiled and unpolluted; a place where age is rev erenced, infancy. respected, womanhood honored and human life held in due re gard—when the skeptic can find such a place on this globe «where the Gospel of Christ has not gone and cleared the way, laid the foundations and made decency and security possible, i t 1will then be in order for the skeptical literati to move thither, and there ventilate their views. But so long as these men are dependent upon religion which they discard for every privilege they enjoy, they may well hesi tate a little before they seek to rob the Christian of his home and humanity of its "faith in that Saviour who alone has given to man that hope of eternal life which makes life tolerable and society possible, and robs death of its terrors and the grave of its gloom. —Lowell. BUSY OR RESTLESS We may think we are truly busy when we are really only restless, and a little studied retirement would greatly enrich our returns. We are great only as we are God-possessed; and scrupulous appointments in the upper room with the Master will prepare us for the toil and hardships of the most strenuous cam paign. • —J. H. Jowett. THE LIFE The exhibit of Christianity is a redeemed life. Christians are to be living epistles. Christianity’s exhibit is not a cathedral, nor"an altar, nor a sacred relic. It is neither sacrament nor ritual nor creed. It is a life across which God has written Himself. —Vance.
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