The San Francisco call., 1898-05-09
FOR THE WHOLE WORLD

Extracts from a sermon preached by Professor Warren H. Landon of the Theo- logical Seminary at San Anselmo in Cal vary Presbyterian Church, San Francis co yesterday from the teXt-Mark xVi:lo: And he said unto them Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature"
 This was Christs last command There is in 1t no home missions or foreign missions as evangelization of the entire world. If the Bible knows anything about home or foreign mis- sionary work. that is home missions whieh ,eas nss and where the Christian Church began. namely, Syria, Persia and Egypt and the like foreign such as this new continent upon which we live Missions originated with Christ pr. Van Dyke ,, enterprise is not the church's afterthought. It Is Christ's forethought. It Is not secondary M "Aii the world" says the text. Al na, !, tions,'' says Matthews account. All nations Judea and in samaria, and unto the uttermost lost part of the earth" says the account in Acts, is Either Christianity is religion for the entire world or its founder mistaken.
 But what has this last command of Christ 10 do with us? What relation to us as individuais! s What relation to us as church? That depends mainly upon relationship to him who gave the command.
 Why have some men gone from California to New Orleans and to Tampa, and are ready to sail for Cuba, while others of us remain in San as If there was no war with Spain? Because they had enlisted and were bound by their oath to yield prompt obedience to the orders of their commanding officers, whithersoever they were sent. They enlisted not for service at nome or abroad but for service wherever the Gov Cuba. We see some bound on our naval Vesseis for Porto Rico. We are likely to see some sailing for the Philippine Islands II seems 10 something like going into all the world, some to the far east some to the far west rects ne Where has there been any hesitation? Where any lack of enthusiasm in the army in the navy?
 By what right, then, do we sit still when he says go? By what right do we halt h wneh needs to- ask the question. who IS captain here? Whence came the orders the Christian mand given by missionary commander. The great .'go'' of our text was spoken by one not in heaven to issue orders, to go forth. He came hither himself on mission worldwide in its, scope. What battles he fought! What
 Our nation Is engaged at the present time tn this nation 9 be at' at war e with Spain She has not raided borders. She has made no un- pnpoae }a1 acquPng pP2n u tertory Some of the excitement which precipitated the conflict may have be been Gansed py but undepneath all is the spirit at work, spirit of self-sacri- flee for humanity's sake This nation has another people for humanitys sake; It IS foreign mission enterprise under another name for another people, in whom we have some commercial interest, but no other important interest except our interest in humanity, in there is awakened by this still deeper and wider interest in humanity, an interest to be shown not by sending out cruisers and bat tleships, but by sending forth in greater num- bers the ambassadors of peace under the ban ner of the cross, interest to be shown by withholding the evil and sending forth more of the good an interest to be shown as the Congo convert would have 1t shown He wrote the following letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury said to have been the first one ever written in English by a Congo native: Great and Good Chief of the Tribes of Christ. Greetingi The humblest of your servants kiss es the hem of your garment and begs you to send to his fellow servants gospel and less rum. In the bonds of Christ Ugalla. Rum goes not only from England but also from Boston and other American ports to destroy the nations of Africa. There Is not soul among us but believes there ought to be heartier obedience to the last command of Christ.