Voice of missions., 1900-02-01
The Christian and Heather World
On Bending Knees.
JANUARY Is. 1900.

JANUARY Is, 1900.
LORD Bishop HENRY M. TURNER, d
d., LII. D., d. G. L., the Martin Luther
the Twentieth century, the modern
reformer, African explorer. the pri
F mate of his church, greatest hero Of
the age, the philosopher aud historian,
the acknowledged leader of the Ne
gro race the champion Of religious and
5 civil rights, Ex-Diplomat of the Lii.
berian government, one of the fore.
: most Pruhibitionists of this country,
! the most famous silver tongued orator
of this mighty nation, the popular
} church dignitary among his race of to-
day, one of the best parliamentarians
among our race, right thinker, Jour-
nalist and scholar, linguist and lugician
has been prostrated or prehensied by
some post-meridian disease. The
Roamer came upon him December Is,
1899, in Savannah, Ca, while holding
the thirty-second session of the Geor-
'gia Annhal Conference. He fell among
his friends and comrades; his God was
nigh; partial prostration to his antag-
onist; sent rendering conclusion
over the cables and telegraphic wires
to the civilized and half civilized
world, saying Bishop H. NJ. Turner,
the giapt Cedar Of Lebanon, the
chieftain Of the race of the A. NJ. E.
Church has been stung by Hemi-
plegy; his tenement of clay tremb-
ling ly gives away. When I heard it my
heart tiuttered with a tremor, pulsa-
ton ran through my thews beyond
human control, whimsical feelings
quelled my frame; my puisance
strength failed; my hydraulic engine
was moved to sensation; readily be-
came querist, what will the end be?
Next, o God, save Bishop Turner;
spare him; restore him; give him
strength and health.
1 thought nothing of eloquence of
speech, but earnestness from the seat
of the heart up to the throne of Jeho-
yah. While this great hero of many
battles was slumbering on his bed in
Savannah, we heard, as it were, Jesus
speaking from on high, saying:
Behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow,
Keeping watch above His own,
Providence had to do what tongue
and pen had failed to do-that is, TO
get this venerable church functionary
to rest. Now, say rest, but could he
rest with the weight of this mammoth
church and with all its volumes
of business? The burden of this
wicked nations sins and malicious
malfeasance, the injustice that's be-
ing dealt to his race, and the male
diction of his foes upon the
other hand. Eleven giant Annual
upon him; the unrighte-
Gus and sudden revolt of our church
IN South Africa; the Missionary De-
partment and its commanding compu-
tations rushing in on his brains; all
the Negro empires writing to him
asking him to please bring the African
NJ. E. Church to them; hundreds of
etters pouring into his studio weekly,
EHE VOICE OF MISSIONS, the leading ,
Negro paper now before the reading
world, which is being read by. seven !
Kings and other dignitaries too
numerous to mention with an :
enormous amount of cargo fy- .
ng with the rapidity of light .
ing from around the globe. 1 Z
hink it is enough to run ordinary =
minds distracted. Dear Father in God !;
'ou have the sympathies of the entire
tate of Alabama, the Central Confer h
nee, and also the Camden District, +
'aIem A. NJ. E. Church, my charge, y
May you see the light of the recon !,
lied countenance of the Son of God u
n full effulgence shining upon your Il
athway as you roam through life. q
Sir Hans Sache called Martin Lu- !,
her, the nightingale of Wittenberg, C
ho lures the listening sheep fallen !.
mong ravening beasts of prey to T,
'vely, fiowery meadow, where grass h
green and waters are still. Long ",
ay our Luther Bishop Turner live. II
Listen, Bishop, to Wallentein's n
ords of coincidence +
Urn not thine eyes upon the backward II
way =.
Let us look forward into the sunny days u
elcome with joyous heart the victory. p1
Forget what it has cost thee, not of TODAY. hi
This prayer will forever go up for hC
'u, dear Bishop, while you pray hC
,urself- &C
st me not off in the time of old age: CO
rsake me not when my strength faileth. sr
Now, also, when 1 am old and grav. &C
AIDED, 0, God, forsake me not until &C
have showed Thy strength unto this pl
neration, and Thy power to every til
e that is to come. Psalms Xxi, pc
L8.) ro
There is seemingly no man living po
at can compete with you. The Ala, bo
ma minute men will never forget an
IL, me-honored sir-will take Won ry
lr more years if we can get you. Med pr
te upon Gods word is the language an
st. Teresa to His Grace, Bishop th'
lafox, and Bishop Osma. st. Bernard an
ote to his Pope Eugenius, through flu
multitude of affairs, mediate; NAV pc,
fire of divine grace burn in your up
art; look to Jesus, your Savior; hor
y on your knees-He will give YOU tea
ength. Respectfully vours. in
Rev. J. H. McGEHEE, Pastor. for
Attention Station. fro
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