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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10
Jesus First.

When William Carey, the great
Baptist missionary, whose stirring
sermon in 1892 gave the initial i'm
pulse to the modern missionary
movement, was dying, Mr.. Duff, of
almost equal fame as a missionary,
called to talk with him. At the
close of the interview Carey said,
solemnly: "Mr. Duff, you have been
speaking about DR.. Carey. When l
am gone say nothing about DIR.
Carey; speak about Dr. Carey's Sa
viour."
Put Jesus first. When we are
most ardent in his service self may
unconsciously even usurp the place
of prominence which belongs only
to him. The disciples did so when
they were unduly concerned about
position in the Kingdom of Christ.
They were making the kingdom a
means to an end, and that the ad-
vancement of self. Jesus set lit
tie child before them as an example
of unpretentiousness and humility.
Do not many of his servants need
the lesson? They do who will serve
only when they will choose the
place and manner of service. To
do our best always, to work as eager
ly in an obscure position as before
the applauding presence of a null
titude, to desire to have our Saviour
honored instead of ourselves-this
is to put Jesus first. These same
s. lf-seeking apostles became later
examples of humility. At the Beau
tiful gate of the temple they wrought
a miracle of healing upon a cripple.
At once Peter and John were made
the center of a wondering crowd A;
but when they beheld it and heard
themselves praised Peter cried out
"Why do you fasten your eyes on
US, as though by our own power or
gOdlirass we he'd made hirl Is
walk? The God Of our fathers hath
glorified his servant Jesus: and bv
faith in his name hath his name
made this man strong"
Higher than the highest heavens,
Deeper than the deepest-sea,
Lord, at last thy love hatn Conquered
Grant me now my souls desire,
None of self, and ali of thee"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10

Pocahontas. find building mate
rial and work so much more expen.
sive, out here, than in older sections
of our State, that the funds thought
to be sufficient, are not enough. We
need about $500 more. If you
could know and realize what a
church at this place,-my Home
and Foreign field-means, you
could not let this aid be wanting.
1t troubles me to make so many APP
peals,-for,t to some, they are unpleas-
ant, | am told. But l am in more
trouble about the many souls around
me who are so soreIy needing our
help. They have no help, unless
you send i'll Therefore, l must let
you know. HERBERT H. HAYES,
Evangelist of Synod of Virginia.
BIuefeld, W. Va.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10
Go Ye Therefore. 1"

The Lords last command before
HIS ascension is not simply a word
10 foreign missionaries. 1t be-
y &c TO every servant who obeys
Christ lie bids us go; it may be
ts way; but more frequently we
hs only a step to take to fulfill
~ commission. Bnt as we 20 let
us take all the sweetness and
50 angth implied in that therefore"
~ arefore, because call power is
~ EN- unto Ne In heaven and in
sc th " to Him there is no foreign,
t All within His realm. And all
p3Ter is His; so should those feel
81 go upon His errands. We talk
o bstacles, of insu perable difficult
I'D did He so speak when on
@ th2 Can we so speak without dis
u tlty TO Him2 1t is natural
3 ,ugh for men tramping silently
AT and their Jerichos to look at the
gDing wall and the multitudes
g the defenses; but a Joshua
spirit marches on unquestion-
~, svery football firm on the
aand of the Almighty. GAIL
~ er is given unto me go ye there
fir Nor does he promise to
sr5Ler His power to US. He may
q mieus to fail, as to all human
Judgment Himself seemed to have
ft ad even when He uttered these
So. d. Yet in our failures may be
die beginnings of victory, or better,
wha men count failure God marks
as genuine success.-N y Christian
llgt cute.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10
Power.

1 don't think that God will bless
lazy Christian. He does not give
with an unwilling hand, but He
won't give His blessing where it IS
not earnestly desired. If God sees
we are content with few minutes
prayer in our room, perhaps with
wandering thoughts; or if He sees
us simply following somebody else
in prayer, and that's the end of /.
we cannot expect blessing. Re
will not bestow a blessing where it
would not be understood. 1t is not
because it is needful 10 move hiia.
but because it iss needful to move
us. He wants US TO have that attn
tude of asking, Nseeking and knock
ing, until he finds our souls open to
the reception of the blessing. Re-.
member that Elijah prayed earnes5-
ly. praying he prayed" as tee
margin has it. At first there seemed
to be no response The heavens
were as brass, and the glazing SUI
shone on and witbered the trees and
herbs to the roots. But stiE
prayed on. He sent his serva 5
see if there was any signs of an tl,-
swer to prayer None The beao.
ems still glare like an open furnace
He bowed his head before CO.
again, still lower and lower-thut
head that had stood under the FIRE
of the false prophets of Baal-and
pleaded till at last there appeared on
the horizon the cloud like q maj g
hand-the hand Of God. Now, ere
we going to pray a good deal ir
these meetings, or listen to the
teaching of our brethren and 90
our own way again? We want
power. The way to get it is to bow
our heads in constant prayer
Bishop Phillips Brooks
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1892-08-10

Arcafeaeon Farrar tells how Spur
geoI once described affected and
3 5n ous preachers. He sal d.
~ oratorical pedigree is Chip,
'vt was the son OF Lisp, which
W the sou of Simper, which was
eso1 Of Dandy, which was the
pn 5f Alteration, of Wobbler,
vbich vas the son of Grandiose.
er.tn was the son of Pomposity
.b' ame was father of many sons"
cte who are curious TO spy out
tu agits of others, and arrogant in
pa 4 cehsure upon them, may ex-
pee tha cod will be as extreme in
marx pgwhat they say and do amiss.