Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-10
EvERx mAN A DERroR.

pr. y. 0. Peck at the George Street M. E. Church-A Powerful Missionary Sermon-We Are Blessed According 1 As We GIve-The Heather Are Our
 Wards.
 l The pulpit at the George street M E. church was occupied by one of New Haven's
 most beloved ex-diyines. Rev. pr. J. O. Peck,
 now of Brooklyn, N. Y., in the missionary l service of the M. E. church. His sermon l was eloquent and his powerful bursts of l pathos more than once brought tears to the l eyes of his hearers. He chose his text from Romans IA: 'I am a debtor to the Greeks
 and to the barbarians; both to the wise and 1 to the unwise."
 In opening he spoke of Paul's heroism and self abnegation, and how he gloried in the cross of Christ. He eloquently reviewed the story of Paul's conversion and of Paul's de- voted missionary spirit. Each and all should partake of that spirit. All Christians want others to taste of the water of life. We must help others to the way of eternal life. Christ says "A new commandment give unto you; that ye love one another" and "and go ye out into the world and preach the gospel" The grandest right since Paul started out to preach the gospel, was the departure of that noble old man, Bishop William Taylor, of Califor- mia, as 8 missionary to Africa a few days age. Who ever saw 8 nobler sighti O, we should rush to him with offerings, and say, Bishop of Africa, here is our substance; take it and spend it as you think ft." Think of the ma larial swamps, superstitious races and mighty labors that lie in the path of this grand man who leaves family and friends in his home in California, to pierce the depths of Africa with the glorious words of the Scriptures. What are we as representing the Lord Jesus Christ if we won't give the gospel. It's not an optional matter, breth- ren. We are as much in debt as Paul was, and must spread the gospel broadcast among the heathen.
 Some people say they will not aid the hea- then when so many around home are suffer ing. Is this Christian. Such 8 man is 8 fraud. lust as much so as the man arrested for such crime and taken to our police sta- tion. We do not neglect home missions. We have given this year half million dollars to over sixty millions of people, who have knowledge of Christ and of whom twenty. millions are church members. We have only given little more to the one million of be- nighted heather. Out of the wh ole amount given by Christians for their religion, ninety eight cents is used at home and only two sent abroad. These figures show that it is 8 shame to say that we are doing too much for foreign missions. No one but heathen in New York city would say so. You intelligent New Haveners would not think of it.
 Gods law is that the more we scatter the more we will reap. This is universal. The churches that spread their country most widely are most literally showered with Code blessing. If you want great revivals do great things for missions. He who lifts millions of drops from the ocean every day and pours them upon the parched earth only to run back to the ocean again, he will not allow the generous giver to suffer. May the spirit of God to-day help us to do in the spirit of Christ and may God bless you with the heart ease of Christian life.
 At the close of the service collection was taken up for the missionary work.