Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-27
Christian Endeavor Hour
For Sunday. June %. 1908.
Tonic: "Foreign Missions: Henry Martyr
Missions in India l Corinthians. n:I-I'

Tonic: .Foreign Missions: Henry Martyr and
Missions in India" l Corinthians. h:1-l6.
The second verse of this chapter Is
good keynote to the whole. and seems 10
voice the life-thought of Henry Martyr:
For I determined not 10 know any
thing among you. save Jesus CHRIST ana
him crucified.'
Henry Martyn was born in Truro. Corn
wall February IS, 1871. His father was
Am accountant in a mine. and later rose
20 the position of cashier. His mother
died of consumption when Henry was a
very Young child. The father determined
that Henry should have a good edlca-
ton and so placed him in grammar
school. Tie boy was shy and delicate.
and suffered much from the ill-trea tment
OF the older boys until the headmaster
nh. him in charge of one of the Older
students by the name Of kempthorpe,
who was his friend and protector all
through his school course When at six
teen he entered st. Johns College. Kemp
tborpe was lust graduated as senior
wrangIer at college and proved a srea;
help to him in the beginning of his uni
Versiiy career.
Henry was naturally passionate ana
imuulsive once when Very angry ne
buried AN open knife AT al offender Mo
barely escaped tine weapon Wine :"
knife was left Qliverlns IN tlle W&h W
hind where he mad stood. But THIS same
in,nulsive passionate nature was what
led him TO cousrcrate his life so tutl3 "
the work of The gospe' Whtr lie !ounu
Christ He did everything with an i,ts
might He could never nave oeeI d hh'i
way Christian.
In ,1.r, Henry came out first in his eX-
anlinations to tie great pleasure oil MS
father WHO had great ambitions lor his
children. But in 1890 the father oleo.
This was Il terrible blow TO if"h!H III
LIS sorrow his wise friend. kempthorpe'
advised him TO turn To uod for conf orl'
and i was then that he began 10 read IN"
Bible with interest. He wrote AT t!Il'
Time. Il saw. with surprise n: my Tor
mer inattentiun. that III the masnifica,
there WAS a great degree OF joy tNf'V3'
ed at the coming of CHRIST.
From that time new interest h'to
opened him.
Rev. Charles Simeon from Tn" pulpit "l
which was transforming the mind a''G
life or this young man into what trou
would have it TO be fos Him lie mao
been planning Ia become a lawyer. ana
now as the claims of christianity Hega l,
to press upon him he could not feel thai
ne was willing ito become poor Tor
Christ's sake. Bat Sraduany. as he
came 10 know Christ better. he began 10
be willing 10 be wha;eve" seemed good 20
his Heavenly Master. He began TO be an
inveterate worker. who was known jas
tile studs nj who never lost an hour
When lie went into the senate house
to enter into competition WITH MS lei
low students. To which he had long looked
forward. there came 10 his mind this pas
sage Of Scripture: And seekest thou
great things for myself? Seek them not
AT the close of the contest he was
awarded the highest honor the university
had tn give. that of senior wrangler OF
his year and he says of it: Il obtained
my highest wishes. but was surprised to
find that ! had grasped a shadow the
next year he was made fellow or MS
college and won the first university
prize for Latin essay.
II about this time thar hn decided
To devote himself 10 the ministry He had
heard Mr. Simeon speak OF Dr.. Carey and
the latter's wonderful sacrifice for his