The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-11-11
Six Reasons Why Believe in World Wide
Missions.


Missions.
Extract of address by Mr.. Loren NJ.
Reno, in the Ringoes Baptist Church
Nov. s, 1908.
Men and women do not put forth
i the strenuous effort that is being put
forth to-day in the work OF World Wide
Missions without some good reasons
for the activity they show. Let us this
evening note six of these reasons
l. The Standpoint of Humanity.
History has proven and science has
demonstrated the truth of Pauls state
ment in Acts II 20, THAT He Hath
Made Of One Blood All Nations" Be
cause of this the man in China and the
woman in India is my brother and my
sister, and therefore has a claim upon
me-
:. The character of the work done.
They are not "saved to heaven" only
but saved to serve" in sense that we
know but little of Note our Baptist
Church at Yachau, China. During IS
months OF the boxer uprising while our
missionaries were absent they did not
omit one service of the Church See
the character of Miss Lilavati Singh,
which tells US something of what kind
OF Christians they make.
5. The standpoint of reason. The
non-Christians in this land know as
we'll as we the story of Christ's atone
ment. They do not want to hear il
again. In those lands the majority do
not know-they have never heard.
The masses are glad to and many are
anxious to hear. Over one half OF the
world as they are living tonight have
not heard the story OF Christ for the
first time. 1t seems only reasonable
that we should tell il where the need is
the greatest and where the desire is the
strongest.
4. As viewed from business $Ioo
will do rs much ON the field rs So. 90
al home To every dollar given by the
Church OF by the individual about ten
cents is added by the corporation funds
SO that not only does every cent ! give
go to the work but little is added to
it. believe ingiving through our mis-
slonary union for at the Eeumenical
Conference II was granted that more
WAS accomplished through ii for the ex-
penditurc OF men and money than
through any other society inthe United
States, Canada, England OF the Cont
nent.
s. Christ has commanded It After
Ills resurrection the oft repeated words
were Receive the Holy Ghost and
g Go We. 1t was HIS last command
and was embodied in all his teachings
and works The test He gives is, il
ye love Me keep My commandments.
This He repeated SIX times in the up
per room that last night He was with
them.
8. The Supreme reason. That !
may win for the Lamb that was slam
the reward for His suffering Surely
He can never see OF the travail of His
soul and be satisfied as long as men and
women are searching for salvation
that we have and they cannot find. In
this | forget humanity, ! am blind as to
the character of the work done, my
reasoning seems to be but the prattle OF
a child, business is cold and Calculat-
ing, Christ's commands are only duty,
and duty, binding as it is, is small com
pared with the privileges of direct
service to the Christ For viewed thus
hear coming down all the centuries
inasmueh as ye did it unto one Of the
least of these little ones We did it unto
Me" That may thus directly serve
the Christ is sufficient reason why
should pray, study give OF go. For
this gift whatever 1t may be is little and
small compared with His princely gift
TO me.
Subject next Sabbath morning, " The
Lack in Our Greatest Need" Even
ing, will arise and so to my Father