The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-09-21

supernatural agency can win the world
to Christ.
The missionary is a finger-board or
the worlds highway. pointing out the
Way.
AS yet, no religion has
the whole world. Christianity in some
form has mastered much of il. but an
almost equal number of persons are
nominal followers of Buddhia. Confu-
clan1sn probably comes next, with
Accommodation following. Hinduism
the Oldest Of all the living faiths. falls
into fifth place. A present-day sur
Vey of the world religious conditions
reveals the significant truth tina OF
these five great religions all but the
first ave relinquished the dream CT
universal dominion. Even Mohammed
anISm no longer expects to the
world. In truth. these four faiths
are not holding their own. Powerful
forces of diSlntegration are at work
in their midst. 1t is not Uncommon
to call them dead and dying" relig-
ions. But Christianity was never so
vigorous, never so confident, and never
SO c~onquering as today. Relying for
It's W upon the intelligent faith OF
its adherents, rather than upon the
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machinery, the religion Of Jesus is to-
day covering the whole known earth
With its evangelizing agencies. The
world for Christ" is a cry that is ris-
ing in increasing volume daily. The
extension of the world campaign OF
Christianity is n of the broad, on
sweeping tendencies of our times. The
ultimate absorption of elimination OF
all these other great religions is the
imperial purpose of the disciples of the
lowly Nazarene.
The missionary lives the life before
he breaches the doctrine.
Like the Son Of Man. the missionary
comes Not to be ministered unto,
but to minister" He makes himself
the servant of those whom he would
save. So the entire mission field is
dotted with schools, hospitals. dispen-
s~aries, industrial missions, hospices
and other forms Of Christian service.
Thus the work of the missionary at
tests his word.
Fifteen years g DR.. Samuel Moi
felt went to Pyeng Yang, In north
Korea, with one Christian helper from
Seoul. The latter found an old friend
in Pyeng Yang, who came frequently
to call. Naturally, the new religion
was frequently discussed. After some
time the friend declared. Fl think III
do this notwithstanding the doc.
for becoming a Christian. To his
amusement. DR.. Mofffet's helper re
Joined. you can't do the doctrine
No until after some discussion was
the point made clear to the inquirer
that unaided human power is unable
to live the Christian life, and that only
Christ can enable a man to do the
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man. and he clearly laid hold upon
the strengthening grace Of Jesus, be-
coming the first Christian convert in
all that wonderful group of Pyene
Yang believers
The best that any missionary can dc
is to ~ntrodu a person to Jesus
discipleship depend upon the relation
ship of these two.
A widespread scattering Of the seed
Of the written truth is a part Of Chris
ton propaganda that bears unexpect-
ed fruit. Undoubtedly HI greatest
literary achievement of the ages has
been the translation and dissemina-
ton Of the Scriptures and Christian
teachings among the non-Christian
peoples.
There is power in the simple telling
of the ''old, old story" Occasionally,
although only rarely, a single nara
ton of the good news has converted
one who had never heard it before.
Usually, so new is the message, and
SO radically different from the pre-
vious thought Of the nearer is its
background. that an oft-repeated and
explained presentation of it is neces-
sar for an intelligent apprehension
of it on the part Of the nearer. The
complexities and perplexities involved
in giving to an utterly alien race the
body Of Christian truth which is large
Iy historical with us are far greater
than the ordinary supporter Of mis-
siOns knows.
The missionary is after his hearers
grandchildren