February 1927
T H Ë' :.' K i n g ’ s
B u s i n e s s
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MISSIONARY MISSILES
Even in the wilds of Africa the sew ing machine, mes- • senger of civiliza tion, is to be found. Here-is a native So fond of his n ew , toy that he must work in the open , so passers-by can See it and marvel.
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they have discovered that there is a colored family in the top floor back.” ’ ^ ^ ^ How many are saying; “There are heathen enough in America; let us convert them before we go abroad?” Let us grant that charity begins at home, but only selfishness will stay there. Wherever there is a human soul perish ing,; be it next door-or ten thousand miles away,, that soul has- a claim upon us. How can. a Christian be satisfied until he has made his influence extend to the remotest cor ner of this,ruined world? * * * Ten thousand missionaries to a billion heathen: that is the ratio given by the Moody Herald. Each missionary is responsible for a hundred thousand, while in our land, there is a minister to every seven hundred persons. China has one ordained minister to every million. Out of every hundred thousand church members in the United States, only 21 go to the foreign field. * * * A venerable colored minister who Wad been pleading earnestly for foreign missions; closed with these words: “Bredren, I ’ve heard of churches dat’s dyin’ of ’speCtabil- ity, I ’ve heard of a church where de souls of de- people is all shriveled up with selfishness, and- I ’ve heard of lots of churches like a barren desert, with no livin’ waters, no waters of ’freshment runnin’ in ’em', ’cause dey refuse to do de Lord’s will. But, bredren, who ever heard of a church dat was killed ’cause it gave money to foreign mis sions ? Who ever heard of a church dat died ’cause it did what de Lord said ? Neber! neber! bredren. Ef any body would tell me of such a church in all dis wide uni verse, I ’d make a pilgrimage to dat church. I would climb up its ivy-mantled walls, and to de top of de steeple, and lay dis great black hand on de topmost stone of dat temple and say, ‘Bressed are de dead dat die in de Lord.’/U'i:
Every eighth person in the world is a Mohammedan. * * * Women all over the world are expected to join in a movement to make March 4, 1927, a day of prayer for missions. * sK * There is no better contributor to foreign missions than the one who engages in missionary intercession. * * * A hundred million in India, have never heard the name of Jesus, not even in blasphemy. •1» s|* H* Dr. A. J. Gordon once said: “The church that is not a missionary church will soon become a missing church. * * * “The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions/’ said Henry Martyn, “and the nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.” * * * It was Simeon Calhoun who once said: “If the church of Christ was what she ought to be, twenty years would not pass away until the story of the cross would be uttered :in the ears of every living man.” * * * What equipment do you need in order to be a mission ary. J. Hudson Taylor answers the question. “A life yielded to God, a restful trust in Him to supply your needs, a willingness to take a lowly place, adaptability toward cir cumstances, steadfastness in discouragement, love for prayer and study of the Word, some experience and bless ing in the Lord’s work at home.” * * * “We have just heard of a minister and his wife who were all ready to go to Africa as missionaries,” reports an •exchange, “but they have been unavoidably delayed. They have just left their apartment in high dudgeon, because
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