The sun., 1900-12-10
REV. GROVE SPEAKS
ON OPPORTUNITIES
OF 10th CENTURY
There Were Never Suck Great
Opportunities fer the
Wsrk Of Ged.
LARGH FIELD IN CHINA
This Nation Spends Twice rs Much
for Peanuts as it Docs for
Missions. People arc
Not Educated
Properly.

"The Opportunities Of the Twentieth
Century was the subject of q most
interesting and eloquent sermon deliver
ed last night by Rev. James Grove, DID.
pastor of Asbury NJ. Il. Church. He
took his text from the 3rd chapter and
part of the 8th verse of Revelations:
"Behold L have set before thee an open
door, and no man can shut it: for Thou
hast a little strength, and hast kept my
word, and hast not denied my name"
During his sermon Rev. Grove said:
II can safely say and without fear of
contradiction that the great curse OF
Methodsm in the State of Delaware
| tonight is that they have departed from
the Word Of God as brought out at the
altar. There is a growing tendency in
the church to glorify in the individual
and not the Lord Jesus Christ. A great
many are apt to tell the world what
great work the pastor is doing, instead
of saying what great work Jesus Christ
is doing"
At this point Rev. Grove took up his
subject and talked at length on The
Opportunities of the Twentieth Cen
ltury," from the standpoint of the church
In general. He said: I'VE are coming
to the close of another century and I
the opportunities God has opened for
lyou. There was never time in the
history of the Christian church when
there was such great opportunities for
the work of God as the closing century
brings to US.
"There is Africa with her 5s,0eo, 600
lsouls tnat have scarcely been touched
with the Word Of God. India witty her
900, ,00oO, 900 and China with her 400, ,00o, 900
The great -.serian Railroad which Rus
sia is opening up will make 1t possible
for the nations to reach China as never
before. Ine possibilities for reaching
the world is greater today than ever be-
fore. The great power of the printing
press is becoming the greatest power of
moulding nations as never before. Ma
tions are becoming to understand each
other more and to look upon each other
, as brethren as never before. 4
"The great trouble with the Christian
j world Is, we are watching each other
spending money. 1t cost England nearly
, Eve hundred millions of dollars to main
tain her army alone last year. 1t cost
the United States nearly four hundred
millions of donars to maintain her army
last year. The whole of the United
States last year only gave about seven
millions of dollars for missionary work.
III one hundred millions of dollars had
! been given for missionary work in the
Philippine Islands all of the bloodshed
B which has been caused there might have
( been suppressed. If the same amount
had been given for missionary work in
) China the recent great trouble there
i might have been saved. What is the
difficulty; it is not in the people, it is
in the way we are trained and educated.
We could just as easy furnish one mill
: lion of young men for missionaries ns
for military service. if we were only
: trained that way. We have the resour-
4 ces and power and the doors are open,
and therefore, we ought to go in and
I take the opportunity and spread the gos-
& pei through all these lands.
"It seems little peculiar that this
i nation should spend twice as much for
' peanuts as it does for missions, but 1t is
true. These are awful truths which are
: facing the Christian church. Whit can
= we do? What can Asbury Church doi
Every church has got to tune up in their
!. line of thinking. We have got to think
Il more carefully" In conclusion Rev
Grove said: "Tune up In the line OF
Sunday School teachers, class leaders
s and preachers.