Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-19
CAPE TowE, s. A., April II, 'ee.
To the Richmond PLAKET;

To the Richmond PLAKEr;
Mr.. Editor,
Dear Eir:-All0w nae Epace
in your columns 70 insert plea to our
Baptist family, who / fear is sleeping
the golden harvest swsy.
Baptists awake Why slumber SO
longY
Many seribes are striving for lofty
peaks, but they never look in the
valleys nor view the mossy liehens
Ny brethren, am Jealous over you
with Cody jealouss for often see
The Voiee OF Missions Of Atlanta, Ga,
with glowing heedlines Of the wide
awake A. IA E's and wonder when
will our Baptists awake to the great
necessity of sending the torch-i light OF
salvation 60 those who are in darkness.
Truly. some imagine that they do not
need anF instructions. Well, they who
are whole need not . physician, but
there are hordes who are in need OF
saliva sion and decent morals. They,
who are walking in the footsteps OF
Christ have soma hard sayings Nev-
ertheless, they are true.
Slowly, steadily, surely, we muss
come forth from the wilderness to the
rushing JordAnic stream to renounce
vanished truth. Why should we alum
ber SO longT
A CALL 70 DUTY.
The Masters business needs haste.
Awakei Awake my brethren, put on
thy strength for Zion's sake. When
DIR. Whitman at Fort MALTA MALTA in
the thirties heard that q company of
British settlers from the Red River
had crossed the Rocky Mou1tains and
were then within three hundred mile 8
of Oregon, he realized the great dan
ger to the stars and stripes. Especial
ly, when q yeuDg priest arose in the
company and waving his cap in the air
cried, "HurrAh for Oregon America is
too late We have got the country I"
He was q missionary, but he realized
his country's danger. So in leee than
twenty-four hours. he was in the sad
die, over those ice clad mountains.
pushing for Washington to tell them in
person OF the trophy they were about
90 throw away.
would give worlds if they were
mine to give, if could ride over those
tracklees waves and meet the Baptist
family and tell them of the rich coun-
tiOns that care not for God, only in q
careless wsy, are erowding in rum
fornication, covered id the garb OF
Christ are pouring in. Oh Chris
tians awake / appeal to you, ire
spective of color. Jesus Christ has nc
color-line all one body. We are one
an faith and doctrine. Unite and take
South Africa for Christ.
A pRRP- WATER Baptist.
I heartily agree with Rev. W. n.
Alexander In being - deep water
Baptist, and with our brother Will.
Jams here in having yourself "thor.
oughly met" and our brother Shad.
rick OF East GrigHaland, who is . bare
footed Baptist (pulls of his shoes when
he preaches). But we must come W
out Of the water with the Holy Sea-
and 90 forth to be tried and thence tc
our field oflabor. That the field ID
the world not . narrow sphere, known
Rs the individual world. But the wide
wide world that includes every tribe
and natior. and is embodied in the
great cOmmiss to teach all nations
that order rests on every baptized
shepherd and flock and on every sin.
gle individual that carries the sign Ol
res direction.
Think not that any of you viii escape
because you are in a land of plenty
For If you will not awake so your duty
help and enlargement will come from
other sources, for the heather are
Christ's lawful Inheritance; but the
glory will be taken from the Baptists
Awake, put on your beautiful garment
of duty. Stop looking for right and
left handed seats Of honor. Be like
Hsdassah: III perish, 1 perish" Bot
go into the king Of darkness and inter.
cede for yORr people no matter Whal
slime or province they live in.
Remember, China is at your feet
Africa at your door and India appeal.
ing in dumb silence, and from time tC