The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-10

Top,c.-My favofite missionary hero or
her oine and why.-Heb. ri. $40. Edited
by Rev. Sherman H. Doyle. D. d.
The Scriptural selection for this topic
II unusually apt. In this list Of IA
nous worthless. who by faith perform
ed deeds Of heroism. the author speaks
Of a number in particular and then,
overwhelmed by the lengthy list that
still remains, exclaims. "Ahd what
shall I more say. for time would fail
me to tell of Gideon and Of Barak and
Of Samson and Of Jeptha. of David
also and Samuel and Of the prophets? ?"
And then he sums up the deeds and
sacrifices of a great list In A. few
words a. possible.
The great difficulty In choosing a
favorite missionary hero or heroine Is
the long list Of them to be found in
Christian history. Both time and space
would fail Us to merely mention the
names Of the vast number Of men and
women who as missionaries have per.
formed heroic deeds. Moreover, in SO
great a number who performed equally
heroic deeds and sacrifices It Is no
easy task to select one as a favorite.
Yet many perhaps have some favor
lite missionary and in telling the reason
for this favoritism will make many a
meeting interesting and uplifting.
In the early Christian centuries there
were many heroic missionaries. Leav-
ing out the Master Himself. who was
really a missionary-one sent from
God-what was Stephen but a Chris
tan missionary when he tried to per-
suade the Jews to believe in Christ
Moreover. he was a hero. dying as the
first Christian martyr. yet praying God
to forgive his enemies as Christ before
him had done.
The twelve apostles were all mis-
sionaries. To them the great commits
sion was first given. At the end Of a
century they. with Paul. had preached
the gospel to practically all the Roman
empire. Tradition tells US that each
one Of the twelve died as martyrs, Pc
ter being cruci6ed with his head down
ward as not being At to die as Christ
did because he had basely denied his
Lord. Contemporaneous with and sue
ceeding the apostles numbers OF others
preached the gospel, not a few Of
whom suffered the death of martyr
dom.
Paul. the apostle to the gentiles, was
the greatest of all FIRST century mis-
sionaries and for that matter the
greatest Of all time. For length Of
service, for hardships endured. for
sacrifices made. for heroic deeds and
for results accomplished Paul stands
In the front rank Of all missionaries.
and beyond oil doubt II all Christians
were compelled to select a favorite
missionary hero his name would be
Paul the apostle. His life was filed
with thrilling incidents. 1t was in
constant danger and at last was Of
fered up in martyrdom. Any one who
will closely study the life Of Paul will
ind in 1t every phase Of heroism and
learn every lesson possible upon the
subject Of missions. He has been the
type Of all succeeding Christian ages
and the church's greatest heroic mis-
sionary.
Modern missions have not been with
out their heroes and heroines. and It is
for the members Of each denomination
to tell the story Of their favorites AMI
their heroic deeds.
BIBLE READINGS.
lisa. Iii. II; Nah. I. Is: Matt xviii.
10. 20: Acts L LA: viii. So; Kill. 1-3.
A-52: xvi. $40: xvii. 1928: XIX. 1880:
XXI. Sis: xvii. 1925: Heb. II. 1919.