The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-09

Deen temporary ueldys sometimes a testing
of faith, yet the final result has en- the whole
been proportionate to the precedent outlay,
that even where the providence of God has left
Closed some one door that has been attempted
another g4eater and more effectual has been
thrown wide opens My brethren, history
speaks to us tonight frsm every page Of the
church's record-pages that are written simply
in lambert fame and assures us that the
greater the labor the more numerous the de-
voted laborers, the greater the benefcent re-
suit Moreover, my friends, add to that
witness the promises, and prophecies, and
admonitions of God Himself. Take the eternal
dec ar tons Of Isaiah whibh, inJ ehovah's behalf
affirms, "My word shall not return unite me
void but shall accomplish that which plea Sc.
and prosper in the thing whereto l sent t.
declaration to be joined, however, with that
inspired a gument of Paul. "Hew shall they
cali ON Him in whom they have not believed,
and how shall they believe in Him of whom
they have not heard, and how shall they hear
without preacher, and how shall they
preach except they be sents" Take that saw
ing of our Lord himself 1.-THE harvest truly is
plenteous, but the laborers are few; pray We
therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He vii
send forth laborers into His harvest" Take that
commanding promise, that promising COM
| mand, $50 We and make disciples of all ma
| tons: Lo | am with you.' Yea, my friends,
take that word Of confident faith that accord
ing to his promise "we look for new heaven
and new earth wherein dwelleth rihgteo-
ness I therefore think of the three ordained
missionaries for every half million of the
| evangelical in the chief mission fields of this
Board as over against the present one. l think
of the aggrea ated l,4O0 missionary laborers as
o7er against the present 400; of the annual
S., 000, 600 as over against the present $780,
600; and the sure results therefrom hold nv
| thought as by fascination, even as by the re-
yealing of millennial glery. For what might we
not nationally and confidently expect if thus
generously ard freely the people of God
should contribute and works With almest
painful eagerneAs my soul takes in the en-
rapturing thought. And then in the tension
| the stress of THAT outreaching. / look abroad
to see if there is the possibility of sush supply
| Is it within the power of the constituency Of
this Board to meet the argument and the APP
peal? But, Mr.. President, to put that in
airy is to answer it. / submit no sane man
can count it an open question. Fer look at
it soberly and in detail Who does not admit
that on the basis Of the present 1900 minis
ter of Christ in our churches the additional
300 ordained missionaries might be for the
foreign field speedily furnisheds Who sup
poses for one instant that the annual
$2,00e000 could not be given readily and easily
if there was prevailing and personal con-
secrations And all that without doing the
least injustice to the kindred demands of
the kiss dom of the King.
Pardon me if say just here that there new
er should be absent from our thought that
conception which grows, I am glad
to say, clearer and clearer in the
consciousness of the church, namely, that
ChriGt's work on earth is an indiyisible work.
am always panied when hear even in ap-
peals for mission help, one field in exacting
contrast with the other. ] have never been
able to frame that plea Somehow my heart
refuses it. my lips will have rothiug to do
with it; but rather had the right and the
til e, would advocate now and here an adj
vance in the home mission field up to the
limits of its reasonable needs. have set before
you to night this land in the confluence
and vortex of the worlds forces as one of the
strategic points, as one of the pivotal issues,
IN the work of converting the world. would
seek to demonstrate anew that for the very
sake of the mort distant heatiendom we
mutt take and hold this land for Christ. Be
it understood therefore that when your COM
mittee recommend the enlargement of the for
e.gn miss ons they do not so much as forget
the home mission field. The argument, l may
rather spy the contention, is that cut of cur
treasures wemight supply both fields. Sup
pose thet the professed followers of Christ
should now remember their vows, their Chris
ii n fathers and mothers should utterly and
unreservedly dedicate their sons and daugh-
ters to God in His service with faith and ioy
oes otlng tne,n 70 onrlst IN Docy ana IN spirit I;
clairl the everlasting gospel, the unsearchable
riches of Christi Suppose that $4,000 mem
Ders u our oongregatlona chuIcnes should
contribute llciudihg Dequests even ~ cents
week ior missions that would give us the
TWO mllons for tne foreign neid annually and
:, iouiiu TWO 1iillions pe'loe 10 De expended on
the NOME reld. ana VINO claims that the
twenty Genus week on an average could not
De reached without undue self-cenials
suppose that the Almost 4oo'ooV OF Cur spirit
uai lei'oWshp shouo De OF one MIND and one
accord in their suppication to tie throne Of
grace as In the arms g an mporlunate and
conndent and believing faith p-e7enting
tne "noie great woTk, praying Grey
wnere ana constantly, my King
dom come. Wolid not that sufflce to
command Diesslng TO- tne rome and foreign
neid axe! An, my brethren l SIMPLY trem,
oie at'tne measure ana tne meaning OF the tact
anu MAJ vel lnasea at the 1oroears nee OF him
Wlo1 we profess 10 serve. co not know where
70 nloe myself save IN the shelter OF that prayer
OF his, rather forgive them for they know
nos what they 40. II IS SO manifest that the
work IS IN our hands. For look for one mo-
ment. Christ has at last gained following
ape 10 meet the requirements OF his service;
ne mas at last seen somewhat OF the travail of
lbs soll, fe IS riding forth unto salvation and
Ills VIC ores are beginr ng to fill the earth.
The race for which de gave His life is be-
ng drawn to Him as never before by the in
splratlols OF tremendous successes. He is
summoning His own redeemed ones to follow
Him IN tie advance to worldwide prevail
ing. But, alas! Ills redeemed ones hesitate;
they IN part refuse; they come not fully to
Ills help they make the wheels OF His chariot
to tarry. why, suppose that Welseley in
Egypt mad found his British soldiers reluc-
tant Wnen ne summoned them to the hnal
advance; suppose that they mad been half
reaseeo IN tnelI iealty ana only nan oDeyed
tielr commands. baron Won Moitke SAID,
MY herman soIolers VIII hsht "a
hours on mistaken orders, and by
that time l can correct my mis-
teke." Lut the captain OF our salvation, the
Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Lamb slain
wlo was dead, and behold IS alive forever