Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-08
DIR. STORRS SPEAKS.


 fore the Woolsey Club of Yale Unf-
 verslty-The Importance of Foreign
 Missions What Has Been and
 What Can be Achieved.
 Rev. Dr. Storrs of Brooklyn, N. Y., ad- dressed the Woolsey club in Dwight hall last evening on the subject of foreign mis- sions. The following words were gather ed from his discourse:
 'I am very happy indeed to be with you, especially as I was detained last year. Whenever go to Boston am advertised to speak an oration. It is a perfect nui- sance and am very glad that here we un- derstand each other.
 ''Of couse do not advocate every min ister's going to foreign missions fer this would break up our whole system. Every man who goes, goes because he is called. The older we grow the more we depend on the silent motion of the divine spirit and the man who is so called should go. The point have in mind is that every pastor should be directly familiar, interested and enthusiastic and direcS his congregation in the way of foreign missions. We need this large outlook to the extension of our OWL '1fo tAc 1llASl u 4dl 50 HULL and you educate it as you can in no other way. Now this is the expansion of Christ's kingdom and no other can be greater than that. This was what impelled the apostles to their work, suggested the crusades, led on to the discovery of our continent, and built great universities. We are tempted to get excited in minor questions, but we want to go up now and then to the noun tain tops, and we never rise to the high level of Christianity unless we get view of the world. It is tremendous work and we do not realize it ourselves. We should put all our strength to it. The contemplation of it expands the mind. The gospel is little book, which infdels are never tired of snufng at, say ing that to try to conquer the world with it is like trying to bail out the ocean with tin cup. We ourselves underate it. It is 8 power against the hardest elements in human nature; yet instances of sudden conversion seem abnormal. Let us only look at the Cannibal islands, where Chris tian bells are ringing and Christian hymns are sang above those coral reefs, which were shortly before reddened with the blood of the horrid human feasts. Men question the truth of the history narrated in the old Testament, but let them see its confrma- ton in science and discovery. When we come into the pulpit let us remember that the word we preach is word of power, and that it conquers the greatest power on earth, as Paul felt about preaching the gospel at Rome. We are liable, as we go on, to become somewhat limp and feeble in our faith. The world pulls our hearts to it's own level, and our faith seems al- most fanaticism. Looking at the lives of Livingston and Judson, and at Uganda, Madagascar, and the islands ot the Pacific, it makes our limp indolence of Christian faith seem almost damnable beside it. God gathers this great crowd of witnesses about us that we may lay aside every weight, and the sin that drags us down, and strive to do cur very best.
 'Another thing. We must have this the divine plan. All power in heaven and on earth is given unto Christ, and his plan to use it is to go, make desciples of all nations.' We never understand it as when we take the world into our survey, and then we can really contribute to it. In order that you and can help we want to be interested in India and the Pacific Islands as we'll as at home. I think we never pray so earnestly as when we take this great project into our minds, and so it is that revivals follow missionary zeal.
 Yes, 1ntel1genI 1r1enus, you are enter ing the work, and bear witness to it as a result of all experience, that better than teaching doctrine and ethics is the enlist ing of congregation to missionary work, so building it to beauty and to strength. Many things come in to hinder-your studies, churches where the feeling is not energetic questions of policy and others but make it your own resolution to hold your courage up to the same noble level. The redeemed earth is the educator of the church; the most magnificent enthusiasm will be drawn forth by that work, and it is by that work we are to be trained. Let us do it with our might and with gladness, until we go up higher unto God.p
 After the discourse a meeting of the Woolsey club was held, in which all who were interested in the matter talked it over together with Dr. Storrs.