Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-11
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
The Closing Service Last Night at the
Third Presby terian Church.

Third Presby terian Church.
The sixth and closing meeting on the OBJ
servance of the week OF prayer was
held last night in the Third Presbyterian
! church. and conducted by Rev. J. i. Cam
mon.
PRAYER was offered by i. i. Turnbull and
the Scripture read by Rev. W. 4. Campbell,
d. -. The special subject of the evening
was "The Heathen," and after another
prayer by Rev. DIR. Fair. Rev. DIR. Campbell
spoke upon the difficulties attending the
work Of our missionaries and their neod
of the prayers of Gods people. He said
God is opening new fields continually. and
bv His provideuccs unsettling the faith of
the heathcns in their so-called rell-
eions and turning their thoughts to-
ward the Gospel. In Africa, in China,
in Japan. God Is carrying forward His own
work i'm face OF all the difficulties that
arise. In Brazil, too. the work is hopeful
and encouraging One great step forward
is the preparation OF native preachers and
helpers, but more men are needed, and 1t
rests upon the Christian churches 70 send
them forth. and to pray the Lord OF the
harvest for greater blessings in the future.
Rev. l.. &. Turnbull based his address
upon Men Wanted" and in glowing,
earnest words he pressed home the thought
of the necessity for men to 60 forth into
the field, which is the world bearing the
Gospel Of Gods dear Son. 'lhls Work must
not be- confined to the ministry alone. but
every Christian man and woman must
enlist III the cause. Tho command OF tho
Lord Jesus has n personal claim upon
every individual member of the Church.
In war times, If man COuld not 60 him-
self, he could send IL substitute. aud so IN
this important work, If you cannot per-
sOnally 60, send forth another III your
place.
Christ taught his disciples to pray, and
then SAID unto them. "Go.' And. SAID
bir. Turnbull may some one IN tins audi
ence respond TO the call, and enter the
vineyard for Gods work.
Rev. +. +. Price. vino soon leaves for his
chosen work in China, in few words re-
spOnded TO an earnest request. and IN
brief earnest talk he enlisted the undivided
attention of every hearcr with fact and
tender appeal. I'm,
Mr.. ]. D. X. Sleight spoke upon "The
Gospel the Potent Power To Bring the
Heathon 10 Christi and dwelt upon the
Transforming power Of the Gospel as seen
i'm Greenland. China. japan, Africa, NADIA
oascar. and the islcs Of the sea. The
last words Of our Saviour were: We shall
be witnesses 10 Ne unto the uttermOst
part of the Garth" and upon Gods peo-
ule rests the mighty work OF send
ing forth this Gospel into the re-
eious beyond. China is world III
itself A distinguished writer has ut
tered these startling words, that ought
to be sounded IL every Christian church
Take vodr Bible and carefully count, not
the chapters or verses. but the letters
from the beginning of Genesis to the end
of Revelations. and when you have COM
pleted the task go over it again and again
and again-ten times, twenty times, forty
times-nav. vou must read the very letters
Of your Bible eighty times over before you
have reached the requisite number OF
China millions. for 1t would take SOME
thing like the letters OF eighty Bibles to re-
present the men. women, and children OF
that old anu wondrous empire Fourteen
hundred of them have sunk into Christ
less graves during the last hour; thirty
three thousand will have passed to-day
forever beyond our reach. Dlspatch
Your missionary tomorrow, and one
million and q quarter of immortal
souls for whom Christ died will have
passed to their final account before he
could reach their shores. Whether such
facts tOuch us or not they ought TO melt
and move our hearts. II Is enough TO
make m angel weep. Let Gods people be
up and doing. Tor the dawn Is upon rs and
the day is at hand when the uttermost
parts OF the earth shall be given to the Son
FOR an inheritance forever.
A closing prayer was offered by Or.
Campbell and the congregation joined IN
singing the Missionary hymn" and was
dismissed with bendictiOn by Rev. c. ii.
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