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retain His th rone of righteousness while He forgives and even justifies a guilty sipner. The need of the hour is deep con viction of sin; and then comes the prayer for salvation. G rant us Thy salvation: You will notice th a t it is not a prayer for re formation though th a t is important. But Christianity is neither form nor reform , b u t a life deeper th an both. It is not a prayer for education though education is good; b u t education is not salvation. Nor is it a prayer for civil ization which we once though t was good till it plunged th e world in a hell of war. But civilization a t its highest is not salvation. The fact is, reform ation, education 'and civilization w ithout sal vation mean in th e long run damnation for th e individual, the nation and the world. 2.-^By Preaching. “ I will hear w hat God the Lord will speak. A re fusal to h ear God’s Word plunges the people into all sorts of sin. D iscredit ing the au tho rity of th e Bible is, more th an anything else, responsible for the flood-tide of sin and crime now sweep ing over th e world. Give the Bible .its righ tfu l place as the au tho ritativ e Word of God,.and the tide will turn. If God’s people will pray for salvation and preach God’s Word in th e power of the Holy Spirit, th e revival for which we long will come. 3te m. A CORRECTION Ju st as we go to press an erro r is noticed in connection w ith the drawing of the proposed buildings a t Changsha. The funds for th e Adm inistration Building were furnished by Mr. Milton Stewart, and it is proposed to call this building the “Milton Stew art H all,” not the Lyman Stew art Hall, >as appears on the engraving. The mind may be changed as oft as needful; the h eart must be changed only once.
him w ithout th eir breakfasts, still in prayer. While Abel Clary prayed in his room, God shook Rochester, New York, through the preaching of Charles G. Finney, and the most em inent men in th e city were converted-. While an invalid woman in London prayed, a con gregation in London was shaken by the preaching of D. L. Moody and four hun dred conversions was the resu lt w ith a, revival following which spread over G reat B ritain. While George Muller prayed, God sent five m illion dollars for th e care of orphan children w ithout asking a hum an being for a cent. While Hudson Taylor and his co-workers prayed, -God sent m issionaries and money to support them till Inland China was covered w ith hundreds of w itnesses for Christ, though not a col lection has ever been taken for th a t work’. Look a moment a t th e prayer of the P salm ist which pu t in operation forces which filled the land w ith glory, and you will see the secret of real revival. “ Show us Thy mercy O Lord, and g ran t us Thy" Salvation.” It was a prayer, first of all, for mercy, and a prayer for mercy carries w ith it confession of sin. Only guilty sinners plead for mercy. And th e one place in th is universe where God deals w ith sinners is under neath th a t m iddle cross on th e hill-top outside the city gate. He shows kind ness, love and favor in a thousand ways and places, bu t th ere is only one place where He can deal w ith the guilty, for th ere He bore th e ir gu ilt and can now be merciful w ithout being unjust. Mercy in its n atu re Rejoices against judgment, th a t is, it excludes justice. The mo m ent one begins to be ju st he ceases to be merciful, and when he begins to be merciful, he ceases to be just. If God should cease to be ju st He would be unrighteous,, and would cease to be God. But through Jesus Christ on the cross He can now be ju st and th e Justifier of him th a t bfelieveth in Jesus. He can
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