New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-02

p0""Nb '""'o "no more enlightened and spiritr., ~
W ano the great body of Christianity 4, s,eS
fly rising out Of earthly fogs msts and soao
Alro dy tho Lesser lines OF differences are ovorr
and men recognize each other a. brothers oes 49,
| which have long hidden them one from another on,
the highest mountain tops OF radical difference =,
opinion thrust their angular peaks above the su,o -
Tho words Of or text were uttered b. Christ % IN,
disciples, after His resurrection, and are apono a.
! plain Interpretations which Tie gave OF tho IA ~.
ment writings. Let us notice the last mart n, So.
and consider how important and necessary II "a
! Scriptures should be known 10 all Here q "a 49,,
stated. in the words OF Christ himself that na tI .
salvation In Gods mind depended no more co,ori.,,
upon the life and death OF Christ than upon the trt
ing OF HIS Gospel among all nations Christ came %
save all mankind, and II the Of His salyatlon d.
not reach all mankind the object OF III. u,A
is unattainol. The missionary spirit f. ro,..s.,
as modern, For, although u several cenfIrie. ,h.
were spasmodc or individual attempts to send ~, o..
pei among the different hcathen nations only AZ thu
Ginning Of the present century dd the work take Ace
mite and well grounded start Only then did the (bri
tans realize that the command given 10 His dscipio a.
this matter vas not for one but for al times Or
through tho labors Of organized missionary soc,,,
reminded that II was not mat e- OF ehos.
bu Of duty. Thir dTty, imposed ~ Chris upon Hs DE-
c es. Is written Ie declares IN the Old Testament rather
generally than in many wOrds. Jehovah rrorni.ea
Abraham that through his seed benefits would GcsccnS
upo the world ~ large saying, In thee shall an he
families OF earth be blessed Isaiah speaks somewbse
more directly when referring 10 Christ he saws Iis
hight thing that thou shouldst be- nv -rrvapt IN ra
~ che tribes Of Jacob and 70 the preserved ~
Israel II viii also give thee for light the Geuties
That thOn mavst ne my salvation INTO the ends NJ Tia
,Gba' orenc.s tb@ tnowodgc ~ 'Ci{t ~ 49, .n1oaga
unto tEe ends Of the earth II remained for Crst the ord
&" ternret Lis Own word and to make certain that is
was part Of he Divine plan that He sboui die for an
md that His DEATH and mans salvation should Ia
preached ir His name among on nations. The Lord
touched mankind n one spo and len the influence and
Yet
that Influence power 10 be Eel. throughout the world
BY the contact of humanity, by the Intercourse and in.
confluence between the life giving blood
dfused from the one point whr-o Lad entered through
the whole body OF mankind The whole word
was 10 be saved when repentance and
remission Of sins shond be preached 90 all people.
God 20 the world Is impossible to ignore the fact that
al mankind are equally His chdrcB and al by nature
equally dear TO His heart. The heavenly parent ha.
favorite children Peter SAYS perceive that God 4.
10 resPecter OF persons. but in every nation he that
icareth Him and worketh righteousness If accepted of
Him. Ii wac great source OF national pride among
the jews thdt Jehovah was their Go1. But God failed
they were better than All others. but thar 10
M ,rnroush tncih work out HIS plan for
from their own error IN this respect which
so mpeItd thc reglohs growth OF the Jews, living in
or 'vNu",dpIe uDnies uhdcr the protection OF ampe
laws, revealing II the happy Ell cts ~ cultivation, We
should shuddcr to think OF the ignorant awcss saygeg
VINO CTuuCI shSu.h,d aDot forest IRE, kuo ling no
manner Of life but That Of the beasts; and we consider
that God regards these matters even as We DO is well
3 u To ooS about aud ask Ourselves DOES God indeed
-IuGdcI at he uneD ucdted and unTetnpd mel
g did c2t Iva iva NOR. ,''% for Ht the plan ev II
lied and cultured than for othersl against such
Wow ever. mans better na.ufe must 1se. Bry
must believe that in every nation no that feaetb MN
and "orketn righteousness is accepted by Him. Mo-
rinty, .uL"cencc and righteousness The elements
"h9h P0u oUhs ~ III every man character, ana We
need not look far into history to become that in
the most elegant ana nSuOus usrs can DC witnessed
Hu' HtplnS Oh crime rs one uSht long search of ia VAN
among many so-calleG savage people. God loves them
among all nations. n We understand the nature Of God
must see that salvation could not De- prepared ~
Another proof that the Gospel IN its nature Intended
toi all and iails IN it, object If preached 10 ALL IL
is impossible 81 conceive that CHRIST should de Tor few
only All mankind needed His salyaron lie felt SYM
",',,,iiI W, icr All In 1870 ~ o' tbe uri,roI
G2 Toe of c6 @ IA .,crre tbc TO be -en drb
""rnc ~, TO The wafer! II 1uy man tufssetu lee him
come unto me al drink" For God was in Christ re-
couci.iuS the y"i.I uutc himself
Thi, WORK OF carrying the news - salvation 10 every
rcur,, and completing the plan Of God, was lett 10
ChIi-t- followers. Iie dld not travel throughout all
neu, but ef, the seed IN Judea TINT thence might he
scattered broadcast Ii tur peculiar ana natural work
Christians, for nat only through contact Of members
communicated, Is PLAINLY t taasit by the
der his iuueiitc succc~~0r the apo ties spread
know throughout Judea, Palestine syris, Greece and
even distant Rome from these me- idO1's 81 tn9
APOSTLES there sprung tAe greatest acuElI} a.uous al
Christians iu disseminating the Gospel Christianity
soon became Tue enc! rei'-loh oI tGe A-""A "ofl.
THIS the first great missionary effort begun " Tie
q JJ,tleS themselves.
rarely after the apostles. Christianity becoming
estab. sL,d, its advocates became careless, aut
missionary labor carried lstessy
Tor INJURIES. since the thirteenth ceutury the Roman
Catholic Church Pas sent oL many Ii,atuutlc- anu ~
a Iroot t"ai OhuIcI Hi' @l""h poPNdi, 'u4 i' ''.e
.bOu activity those Of us ho fear tc N
lucuce uI It's doctrine and IT. teachings But untu tho
r.- mt century tht Protestant Church took time 90
tend her boundaries Cromwell concrN cd, IL IT. true,
scheme unite all the Protestant Churches o the world
mto great missionary Soci,ty, the whole
world 10 be divided IltO IUuI districts, IN each II
It lain fan IfD Ietl
p!n never hcu Its ftlhlrcul society formed IA
Iu-lauu in 1901, weak and feeble, but with tnc riS1t
s.Irt became .he and plccu- Of AL. missionary
So tiIc SINCE, these societies have Increased, auu AZ
- rrru Professionalism Is spreading rapidly Throughout
the world. oar duty rs 1Llp. To those tnut Eho" ~
ir,,i come, tc crBal 10 tell Him 10 others. HIS
invitation has reached IL; We have not His spirit unless
through us It reaches tIOsc around u-. We are the
be crs of liz truth. Let lim Cld. hearetA CONE
each carry Tue udlnss hch have made HIN Lap