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M ISS IONARY I n cooperation with the Interdenomi national Foreign Mission Associa tion, Dr. J. Herbert Kane, Instructor in Missions at Providence Bible In stitute is preparing a handbook of the faith mission movement which can be used as a textbook in the Bible in stitutes and Bible colleges of the United States and Canada. This book will be divided into two parts. Part I will contain a brief his tory of the faith missionary move ment, and include chapters on such topics as “ The Origin of the Move ment” , “Theological Position” , “ Fi nancial Policies” , “ Principles and Practice” , “Methods of Work” , etc. Part II will be devoted to a concise but comprehensive survey of the pres ent work and fields of the 34 missions comprising the membership of the I.F.M.A. The book will contain about 300 pages. For a number of years, the most popular textbook on the history of missions has been Dr. Robert Hall Glover’s The Progress of World-W ide Missions. Dr. J. Herbert Kane gives the following two reasons for offering something new at this particular time. “ First, it has not been revised since 1939, and consequently is somewhat out of date. Secondly, it covers such a wide field, and extends over such a long period of history that the author was of necessity obliged to concentrate on the work and history of the large denominational missions to the almost total exclusion of the so-called faith boards.” According to Dr. Kane this is re grettable for two reasons: (1) The solid work done by the faith (¡missions on the foreign field, ationalism in Africa, persecution in Latin America, and Communism in Asia all too clearly show great sec tions of the mission fields of the world are closing to the FOREIGN MIS SIONARY. But for the nationals of these var ious countries today’s crises and soul- hunger in the midst of confusion come as an era of unparalleled opportunity —amidst persecution—to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ. Accordingly, it is the indigenous method that offers the greatest hope for completing the task of world evan gelism before the Lord returns for His own. And Mexico, to the south of us, is no exception to the rule. Raised up of the Lord to do so, it was over 20 years ago that Dr. James 28
EDUCATION and especially their phenomenal ex pansion during the past two decades, is a testimony to the growing impor tance of boards which were once con sidered the Cinderella of the mission ary movement. Of the 25,000 Protes tant missionaries on the field today, approximately 5,000 of them are members of the 34 faith missions which comprise the Interdenomina tional Foreign Mission Association of North America with headquarters at 1860 Broadway, New York 23, N.Y. One of these faith missions, the Sudan Interior Mission, with a total mem bership of 1031 is now the second largest missionary society in the world. Only the great and honored Presbyterian Board, with over 1700 members, is larger. (2) “ It is a well-known fact that from the very beginning Bible insti tutes and Bible colleges of North America, denominational as well as interdenominational, have worked hand in hand with the faith missions. The two movements arose about the same time, and to this day they still have a good many things in common. It is estimated that 80% of our Bible institute and Bible college graduates who become missionary candidates join one or the other of the faith mission boards. This is no reflection on the denominational boards. It is simply a statement of fact. It is easy to see then that the Christian schools and the faith missions have very close connections.” “ This being so, it seems to me that we missionary instructors in Christian colleges ought to give more place and prominence in our teaching to the work of these worthy missions which absorb such a high percentage of our graduates.” G. Dale—missionary to Mexico since 1899—took to the mountains of Mex ico and established a Bible training school many miles from the comforts of civilization. Through the inter vening years more than 50 graduates have, gone to work among their own people and over 12,000 have been won to Christ. The Three-Fold Purpose To evangelize the Mexican Indi ans and other Mexicans living in the zone where Mexico’s Indians are found. To build up these converts in Christian character and inspire them for service in seeking to reach the unreached of their people. To organize and establish an in digenous church able to sustain and
« ne minute is plenty of time. Migh ty things can happen in one min ute. ONE MINUTE is plenty of time for a Judge, at the Court of Justice, to condemn a man to both imprisonment and Death. ONE MINUTE is plenty of time for a man to make a decision and choose between heaven and hell for all eternity. ONE MINUTE was plenty of time for the Apostle Peter, being taunted by a young maiden,—with cursing, to deny His Lord. In fact that could have taken less than a minute, and he could have had some time left over. IN LESS THAN A MINUTE, the Holy Spirit, ministering under God the Father, can convict a soul of sin, and then woo and win that soul to a saving confession of the Name of The Lord Jesus Christ; and then seal that soul unto eternal life;—and all that in less than a minute. May I publicly praise the Name of my Lord and Saviour, in that, early in my life, God saw fit to grant me my “ ONE) PRECIOUS MINUTE OF TIME,” to name His Name, and de clare my choice of Him,—my EL SHADDAI,—my Almighty God and Eternal Saviour. “How amiable are thy tabernacles, oh Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.” (Psa. 84:1,2,12). The mode of evangelism is some what unique in the Mexican Indian Mission. One of the weak points in some foreign missionary effort has been the tendency to train national men; locate them in charge of a little congregation, and there the national pastor sits and lives, leaving the out lying districts without Christ. In the Mexican Indian Mission they have traveling evangelists. Each one is given a district and is told he is re sponsible for the evangelization of that field. He reaches a village and is supposed to evangelize that village house by house. He seeks to win at least one home, or at least get their THE KING 'S BUSINESS Robert L. Borland, D.D.S. B iola School of Missionary Medicine direct its own missionary efforts. Pattern for Procedure
EVANGELIZING THE MEX ICAN IND IAN
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