The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1898-11-29
LESSONS From the Lives Of His
sionaries.
(The Lookout.)

| time LOOKOUT
In the first place we learn in lock-
ing at them the meaning of the "great
commission" and get glimpse of
what the New Testament notion of
conservation 10. 1t has been thought
by some that conservation lie tested by
that quiet and peacef al temper, the
even and honest conduct, and the fer
vor and delights of the Lords house.
These>are only means to an end.-to
be earnestly cultivated IL is true, but
one has not given his body living
sacrifice till he goes wherever the
Lord would send him. Ignatius said
"Let US learn to live according to
Christianity" To do this will make
every Christian missionary, either
personally or in influence. at is
only some who are called to the
heather, tut all are called for the
heatbeL." Three sieters dwelt in Ed
inburgh, who said: "All of us should
not stay at home. One of us can go
to the foreign field, and the two re-
naming will support her." A teach
er in one of the public schools of
Scotland receives salary of $1,000,
lives on half, and with the remainder
maintains missionary in China.
Bishop Levering, of the Moravian
Church, h. d. the right notion when he
said: Whenever men and women
unite with us in church fellowship we
endeavor to make them feel that they
are entering q great missionary So
ciety."
Second. The achievements OF the
missionaries give US strong proof of
the living Christ and the divine au-
thority of the gospels. Without any
thing but the gospel story, they have
won whole nations, and brought life
and liberty for chains and death. The
infdel is silenced by the story of Fiji,
New leland; Madagascar, and scores
of other places which might be men,
toned, while the agnostic must be
stupid, ind&Sd, II no looks upon the
work done and still declares he does
not kEew. He should believe in
Christ for the works cake. The OPP
timism of the missionaries ia justified
in their accomplishments and We are
convinced that the gospel is sufficient
for ell the conditions OF every nation,
and that few earnest men working
for Christ may change the current of
history. An Arabic legend relates
that an angel, who was once refresh
ed by drinking at well in the desert,
in departing blessed the well, and
gave to the water such power to null
tiply itself that wherever drop of it
was spilled by a traveller in crossing
the waists of sand, q fresh fountain
would spring up. For ages, the
Arabs have filled their bottles at this
angel well, and carried the miraculous
water upon distant journeys, and
they have sought to water the desert
thereby. This beautiful legend is
parable of Christ's method of saving
the world. Every heart which cares
to be is blessed by the Christ with the
power to give life wherever it goes,
and the missionaries have accepted
the blessing
The Herald and Presbyter tells of q
young man who, years ago, lament
ing that young lady was going as
foreign missionary, said: "What a
pity for her 10 bury herself in that
foreign country. II ought not to be
permitted" The young girl went, did
noble service, and her name has been
spoken throughout the whole chris
tian world. The young man has
never been heard of outside the little
village in which he lived. When peo-
pie let the Lord dispose of their lives
they do not make mistakes.
We see in the missionaries ex-
amples of philanthropy in the best
and broadcast sense. They are true
lovers Of their fellowmen. The "fath-
erhood Of God" and "brotherhood of
man" are not simply fine gsneralities
and glittering phrases, but actual ex-