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fHE MISSIONARY FIELDS
.,,h, . Non. ~Nofmon" to an Elder
4, t,,.d Who pisd In the fisid.

II kpschl Correspondence -,
Il Tt. sgb-loihcd letter was addressed
MN. b. VALE. president OF the
,y,ish conference. II II written by one
r., A member q the church on the
i ..,,lon Of the death In the mission Held
riasr q =. Clarke. whom the writer
III learned to love and respect
P,rb5rourh. Taunton. Sept q. 1893
AZ Dsar Bfothor-i take up my pen |
], address YOU On the sad. very sad sub
a., "a moor brother Ciarkc'n death.
rut oh, how shall begin7 And what
.,,urssyf one ia. Indeed tempted TO
,li.in arainat the cruel king OF ter
- ana AN him wicked and cruel In
H.. .,iraue For he seems really hN
+ylnrIrr AZ ID were. az the wrong end
"a H. register. 20 have inverted the
|i5ut d nature. lie has. In poor broth
y Cafke's case, pafstd over the '"uvn
N no vrak. old and decwplds and
finpsi. / may say. youth In It's bud;
iiiiisi strength IN a. bloom and torn
In fnarh1od 10 IT, full maturity.
Terrible. indeed IA such providence.
M yei not quite unsoarchnblo IN It's
t5unsfh. such q stroke viii not only
Iff6ye a terrible blow TO his poor widow
Iinl family. but II will also cause grief,
sufrflse and sadness 10 your church In
rsttnd ard America. This blow
d sounds a powerful alarm 10 all sleeping
ami he.-ilass Christians, ana II In
Rented a. remedy for our earn'l Sc
"A csn assure you that this visitation
tfngs back 10 my own mind with re-
ttgtd force and vigor the text ] hap
VI psnsd TO select Tor my discourse when
III d Issa hal WA "a HH
L. nf0iher Clarke was himself present,
r namely Watch 80 therefore. lest COM
inr suddenly be Ind you sleeping
Mark. ~ 81 &c, hut little did ! think
Il that BE- was 10 be- the frHt the mes
III puFer of dosth would fetch away. l
think We ought To look ON this vista
tIln a. the Kind will of heaven to rouse
" ffom our alumber and alccplncaa and
quicken us into timely examination ana
Il decomposition. ! need not surely nc-
IF commoiate this blow with pldn lan-
ruaFe nor act aH lts Interpreter, But
VI on our cunscleucea be awake and
ne following will very plainly app
pear 90 be IL awful meaning: OH we
sons ~ men. 10 the mldrt Of life we
1fr 90 death No state. no circum-
stances can ascertain our preservation
q single moment 80 strong ~ the ty-
iants arm that nothing eau resist It's
force. f0 true ia hla aim that nothing
can elude o. sudden almost a. lightning
O. hh arruW sometimes launched and u
wounds and Kills even before We seem
% b. awarr VI ~ approach. Let US
tetef promise ourselves constant safe
" In any expedicnt. but let Us make
constant preparations. For the fatal
fhlfu ~ 10 promlHcuouHly that none
o. ls can ever guess who the next vie
YIN Wlll De- Therefore. let us always
watch lest coming suddenly he finds us
hlmh,ring and sleeping.
zoo has PERMITTED the arrow OF death
70 sHke BROTHER Clarke thus down.
nul lie has permitted II only In mercy
H.. Iuhaps God foresaw some Inevitable
IL. tlafv ot temptation forming; or some
IM uiealtul storm Of moral and spiritual
elleiHy Impending. n 20. we must
w ue dissatisfied with such a merci-
iul pfvcautlon In taking him from US.
us constantly remember that pool
hi9lher Clarke " not lost, but only
1hea by our great Captain from the
NJ etll 20 come
Ut ~ remember that II is far NOR,
honorable 20 have entered the llst-liki
hp,her Clarkc-nnd 10 have fought tn
1ll hght cvon before he might havi
~ permitted 20 come on as con
Glw 20 fully as he might havi
eu ne having borne the eros
~ aupmllled 10 various kinds Of per
'lllon with "a cheerful resignation
w hANlnE Elrlrd up the lolua OF nj
mind und performed The Masters Mi
wv an honest and perseyerlng fidelity
N, having Hlnrhed hlH great Rcdeeme
"A, arm VIII now shine as "a star o
ufh magnitudr Ia heaven. lie wi
XVII. WIN brighter beams, be- re-
ii,.hsl with stronger Joy In hl
pg, everlasting kingdom.
otr eilN all. how mysterious fror
l. "a
or our great Oodi
ub,, ,,ahnot oally consider and thin
49, Aa 70 Us. very, very mournft
. ~ h Without feeling piercing touohe
r.. Alting and sorrowful cor
|U AN. w death was 40 sudden. a
ali ~ ,auy ~ the prime OF life amid
VIM" Naelly and Ylgor Of mnnhOo,
eni ~ was certainly full OF atrengt
W. hs bones full on marrow. Id an,
4, .s,rlalhed no sort VI apprrhennio
~ 4sh an evil hour when / iaat sni
ea,i. ana, indeed. who in the worl
. s1n stt,te inspected that 70 bright
M b. Nuu 20 down 80 carly7 shoul
neysr ssh. alnh eNtlnguiHhod2 neye
~ M Aiteled such sad event.
stood w.. ''il.u Appearances his hi
III sssr., very strong. Length OF IA,
MI Chtl written Ia his pleasnnt ham
u''l,he and snngulne count snanee
q ,olaeed himself with m. nrosna.
Nh tryisss much work Tor God and
chr, 70 bring more honor and glory
sc,te.,, 'll happy voyaEei He III
Mn no sooner launched ON this 4
and b,,eam o. Christian determinati,
haven l,sllull0n than arrived al d
that he I IVY more eminently happy no
v.s,t mas passed the waves al
[ to,slrlei an the atortns Of "A trn,,,i
ma ~ dangerous world, now thHt
M hi, Wvlkh many tribulatlons enter
BY wy klhgdom Of heaven. ana liner
"a le,s,sN honor TO his divine Mast,
struei,,.. us holy consistent and /
'' example TO initiate and folio