Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-06
hv the providence of God opened 20 The
Bible as never before. he then introduced
Rev. iucieu l.. kira0lving.


were iuli of missionary texts we are
taught 70 pray for she mission cause be-
fore pravinc for our daily bread. Ihe gc-
mus oi our holy religion is cnnstlucted on
the missionary principle somcthlhg iltt
works from within outward tnrt cannot
Toe shut up within The individual h'art' me
congregation, the diocese, thc uailuh. il
is broad as the world. far-reaching as the
race. sweeping forth so millions yer aH-
haru-cver % the last syiiAHle of recorded
time. Christ lived q mis~l unary 's iit, dl'd
iniseiou3ry's death. His last command 10
His Church was a iui Houar} command.
The apostolic construction oi the great
CaptAiu's mar hing orders was mat Their
euriaoe meaning was meant. hrdthcn 90
b,ne did not hinder them from going
forth. They parted from LAeir lead y with
loy. becau so l.ie was filled with noble duty,
LIFTING mankind with thcir story oi love.
kyaiu the historic construction proves tAe
saviour meant tho heather 60 oe liis in-
h,ritancc. H. every age " COD church.
whom she has realized her ouiy 90 the
hcathcu. she has not failed Go do her homo
work more faithfully. Yet man t9 pray
for the heather abroad b. 9u IRE ist.ale
logic hc must pray for thc hcatn"n az
homo. The success of the Oh asiOnary Bap-
rsH and the saa failure Of tho auti-mls-
siOnarv Bap;ists teach this striking truth.
Again. view the Church from CONNER
cial standpoint. a business house can only
do @ local trade without foreign corfe-
spoudeuts When IL makes itself telt On
the pulse of our western world II must
have interests iu Other lands.
In the work 10 which We believe we have
been called by the Holy oncSt tner" D. 10
hint of failure. ln the past many a noble
ku-eht OF God has been tramplcd down.
yet God seldom fade t0 work HF greatc.t
miracles of success ont Of seeming iH.-
ures. B,shop huntington iu Eastern Af-
r,ca. Holm Williams iu the Ne,c II bT.3 IS.
Henri Martin iu India. aud the sue
Gees of fle WORK thcv planted of
ia. cost of their lives assure us there
can la mo- failure ln the final idea.
n is God'- tvorE-uot ours. We know not
what awaits us ON tire dark shores ~
suprrsfifiou. hut We go there trusting 90
tine mower Of fle Ill- Ghost. ~ T. mans
battia as voU as Gods. M wnich every
..,,, 81. ...i;s,c1 T., =. thc l,,t,'s hot-
tlr "a. vel as t1c cIcrgv'-. As Gods
,,r,,,i -os .,ra trrc Intimate fiumph must
i,g...it .,,,, r.nsc ,vl.-ovcr rafe bcfaHs us.
,','r ,,.,,r..s...t,tive. i'm fhi. Grand u1nt IF
? ,lts and brotbcy- uudDr lilo banner of
/ l,, Tt.rn,l li4u. our Brother and our
Kino sboul Der 10 shoulder AGAINST sin and
ali fLafls Ia-p and mean ON GOd's fair
.arfh
Tho ad1roe. closed with % reference 70
/ Dl l,.'.,,', tl,4 lustrafod Brl7Ts ap-
peal ion tle frhf.
.,.,.,ree or ,,p MORRIS.
o, H., .-.-.t...l De-. II
h' hi7H'P l'u '"''"'"''' ~ 80
hgIils' VINO 0Ii'. ,,.-... ......f.... ,.... ,.o
ihV pi''''''',' VI Ni''''' ~ Ia
ccss"riiv mi iouUy. low can we Pe
lazy when We see 80 many l.uii"Ie.5 ..' Ii.,l H.
ont "A thought OF the eternity toward "iiion
We are al- ha, ,i'niu- ...... g.. ...,
me- 'IuIt CD n'S in l53'' ..,. .,
tai. Una, ~ ''', .''.i. s'.' "''. so. t..t ,.,
'hJi-'. u",' 'i' '''i.g 80
~ "I '"' ,i.,.r,.i l'.. ,,,', ,,,-en
ID lIIr.' i'', li,' Clia }.- ,,t
!" ",' ,....l. .,A-'l III th. .arls
oil the world have seen Che saly'.'o'nn 81 "af l..
foreign work l- d1' no dount 90 7tntra-