For my part, I cannot bring myself to believe that any change has taken place on the commission or in the obligation to fulfill it. In that case I must put myself in the position of those originally addressed by the Lord Jesus, and recognize that the command is binding on me in common with others to lay out my life in the execution of it. This consideration must sustain me in the face of all incredulity, and of the ridicule that may be launched against me. It may not be ours to convert the world, but our Commander s orders are explicit, to carry the glad tidings to every soul. All power is given unto me.
All nations go ye and disciple.
All my commandments teach them to observe. All the days till the end of the world I am with you. No country for its size has a greater amount of qualification doctrinal, spiritual, and otherwise for influencing the world than our own. Our poor land has always had great conflicts within its borders to maintain, which have absorbed her resources and lessened her influence abroad. Let me say, God will not look for more from us than He knows we possess.