Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-02-14
RELIGIOUS.
THE MOST EFFICIENT MIS-
SION.sIsYES.
ny MRS. EMILY c. JuDsoN.
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From The Macedonian.

prevail with regard to the qualifca'
tions most desirable in a missionary,
care must be taken that the "tithe ol
mint, and anisc, and cummin" do moi
occupy too prominent position, to the
detriment of tho woightier matte ors
of the law" Devotion to Christ and
love to man are, after all, tho great
qualifications.
Some seven or eight years ago,therc
came to Maulmain fine old British
officer, who had, in the dawn Of his ca.
reer, served in the Peninsula wars, ,and
brought away a French love token, in
the shape of an honorable scar, from
the battle of Salamanca. He, twas an
earnest, active, fearless sort of man,
and yet not particularly gifted with
anything, except the life.giving influ-
cnccs of the Holy Spirit. In his reg
iment he was n sort of a dissenting
chaplain; in the little English church
he was the first in evcrygood word and
work; and in tho prison and hospital
he was like ministering angel, until
forbidden by his superior to degrade
his Office by familiar intercourse with
tho common soldiers; and then he
submissivcly took his stand in the door
way, and read and preached tho gos-
pei to the sick and fiiendless Within
Thus much for his own countrymen
but that was not all. His associa-
ton with the American missionaries
openeda new field of usefulness, and
in spite Of .jccrs, reproachcs and ex-
postulutions, he entered upon it man
fully. BY the help Of a Burmese
Christian, who had been taught the
English, he wentup street and down,
preaching the Gospel toall he mot,
and distributing tracts from the ample
7satchel of his interpreter. He, also
stood in the zayat by the wayside, as
sailing every passrr-by; he entered
the lowly doors of,hc lowlicst tna'ivcs;
and in the monastcries he boldly op'
posed his own commission to the lofty
prctensions of the proud propl ietors
of the sllavcn crown and yellow robe
Now that is the sort of man, what
ever his other qualifications may be-
most needed in the great missionary
work. The command of the Lord
Jesus Christ, eco yc into all the
world, and preach the Gospel to every
creature" was not addressed to minis.
tcrs alone, and is no more restricted to
particular style Of man, of a particu-
lar set of qualifications, than it was to
the twelve disciples. The commission
includes every man, woman and child
who loves the Saviour. Itis address
cd personally and distinctly to each
one; and whoever cvades it in this en-
Ilightencd age, should at least be pre-
pared with reasons to present at the
bar of God. Every converted soul
has duty to perform to his fellow
men. If he cannot Go-if he is sure,
positively sure, that he has an excuse
which will stand the searching light OF
eternity, let him stay at home, ndhelp
others go. But if he has not that cx-
cuse, he is disobcying the last positive
command of lis ascended Lord. And
though, through the sufferings of that
sighted Saviour, he may be so torglv.
en- as not to prove an outcast from the
realms of bliss; just so sure as tone
star difcrcth from another star i'll
glory will he be crippled for his re-
missncss, throughout the ncver-cndlng
ages of eternity. ] am advocating no
wild theory; ! speak the words oftruth
and sobcrncss. And in doing so, lap'
peal to conscious hearts. Arc there
not hunlrcds-aye. thousands Of truly
converted men in our American chur'
ches, who dare not-dare not enter the
closet, and there, making an unrcscrv-
ed conservation of self, solcmnly pray
for light on the subject Of personal
dutyl No; will make no such gen,
ernl appeal; but yoa--you who hold
this papcr-darc yoN do it! Have
you ever done it? Willyou do itnow,
or do you fear tho result?
AZ have an extensive business"
All! al haze bought five yoke OF
oxon." That is it.
81 have n family"