Milford chronicle., 1908-04-24

u world. His difficulty appears to be to
re convey heavenly thoughts to us
re through the imperfect language in
re which we speak Of heavenly thoughts j."
oh, my brother, Is It not q tremendous
Is fact that some of the greatest leaders
n Of modern scientific thought are the
d frmest believers in the doctrine Of the
n divine incarnation OF Jesus Christ? II
e men like Sir William Dawson speak
e words like these, is 1t too much to say
: that we. the rank and file OF the hu.
a man race. are as a great white harvest
D field ready for the gospel sickle?
e And this white harvest is not confn
! ed simply TO our own land or to what
: we call civilized countries. The forest
; lands and the most remote people are
rapidly being brought into touch with
our nation. We are not independent
Of other countries; neither are other
countries Independent Of us. What we
think they must think, or, rather, what
they think we must think, for more
and more the people of this world are
going to become one in religion and
one in sentiment
Work In Foreign Lands.
Today thank God for all the great
missionary movements which have TAX
en- place in foreign lands thank God
that today, as we are sending forth our
ships laden down with goods, so we
are sending forth ships with Christian
missionaries Teading the decks. ]
thank God for the noble seed planters
OF the gospel who have been for years
Lob >
lands. Does 1t not send a thrill OF
joy through you to read the wonderful 9
missionary statistics? Are you not c
more and more ready to pour your
money into the great foreign mission. o
airy societies which are capturing fol v
God China and Japan and Korea and n
Africa and South America? Look Il
about you. Take a worldwide sweep U
Can You not see that everywhere the j.
gospel fields are white with ripenina g
harvest? g.
But feel that a sermOnic theme like 81
this sometimes loses it's force because IL
we take too great a perspective. When
we stand upon the mount Of inspira 81
ton and look off upon distant cont Sc
nents we are apt to forget the divine a
mercies and the gospel opportunities W
which are at our very door. And thus as
as Jesus Christ leads us up In sermon. ju
ic theme and bids us look at the white III
gospel harvests which are STRETCHING th
away over the five continents and over be
the islands Of the sea | think / hear be
my Lord say: Yes, child, the harvest 70
IS white every where-OYer in India and
Siam. over in Samoa and Tahiti. over
IN KongO and in the swaying forests Of
Brazil-but these harvests do not con. acl
;ern you so much as those by your ecy
Tide. Even the men and the women Tv
md the children by your side whom gel
-Ou think do not love me and will new. tina
r care for me can be saved IL you will the
each forth your hand to them" There pro
re capacities in every breast Just Nil
eady to receive the gospel If you will in
reach it to them. And, my brother Ky
he more you look for the Christ love pull
] the hearts of men and women al live
our side the more you will be aston iste
he'd to find it planted there even in tina
le most unexpected places. thrt
Near to the Kingdom. and
Some time ago l was camping away IN
lck in the mountains. While there ! IN
as thrown in touch with a rough OF 7
Oking man who was brusque OF 1918
leech and crude in action. He had OF
r years been a cattleman never prof.
lew a man so profane and blasphe-
Gus Of speech His words made me
udder Finally he found out that | car
as a clergyman. Then he came to me ''s-s
d apologized Then he began to open -
5 heart to me. He said: Il had one
the best mothers that ever lived
e was sincere Christian. She lived
US children. And | know for her
Re as we'll as my own ought to be.
ne Christian too" And as he talk
the tears just welled up out OF his
IS and trickled down his cheeks.
h." | said as | watched him. who
uld have thought that such a man
you would be so near the kingdom
GOd?" And believe me. there is
dly man, woman or child near US
bout such memories Away back in
old homestead the gospel blowing
seed planting have gone on. Those
D and women near to you may be
d of sin. Believe me- you can bring
m to Christ If you will only stretch
h the hand to lead them. The pre-
atOry work for Christ has all been
e. Say We not there are yet -four
this and then cometh harvest? Be
!, say unto you, lift up your eyes
look upon the fields. for they are
te already to the harvest"
nd this thought suggests a gospel
which is even more personal than
l have yet mentioned. As those
are nearest to us are like white
rests ready for the gospel reapers
We ourselves are also ready to be
lered for the divine granaries
yes; as with our neighbors. Sc
e have been many gospel seed
tings within US. We have tried to
Their them and pull them out, but