Evening journal., 1910-06-22
Christian EndeaVor
News

Christian Endeavor Topic for Sunday,
June 26. Money, Men and Pray
ers: The Three Great Missionary
Needs. ? Cor. 8;t-9i Mat 9;35-3s.
Perhaps there is no religious question
of to-day that is being more widely
discussed than the missionary ques-
tion The motto of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement is the World for
Christ i'm tho Next Generation" II this
is possible what a glorious task Will
he accomplished for the glory of God
and the salvation of ,mankind About
eight hundred years ago the part Of
the world known as Christendom. do
cided to conquer the world for Christ
by might Of arms. The Crusaders. the
defenders Of faith. marched against the
Moslems When a believer in Moham-
med was captured he was was forced
10 take the religion of Christ by fear
Of the sword of his conqueors. That
great .rusade failed God could not
support a movement. no matter how
lofty it's aim. that was conducted by
force The object of the present move
ment is similar 10 that OF the
Crusaders. but IL is 10 be conducted 10y
entirely different methods. The
churches. the laymen. all Christians
are combining i'm an effort 10 bring
the unsaved to Christ
What a worthy object The territory
10 be covered is almost limitless. There
is Africa Asia. tho islands of the sea
Alaska, Greenland. and hundreds of
other lands The intention is not "a
forget the Christian countries. There
is a great work 10 be done at home
we are not striving TO win the world
this time by might of arms but by
love. kindness. and by teaching Jesus
tho light Of the world Jesus. who had
SO much. vet chose poverty and meek
ness that he might redeem a lost peo-
pie.
The territory 10 he covered Is indeed
extensive and the people TO be reached
number millions To carry out this
mighty plan. money men. and prayers
are needed Money given in Chris.
tiau spirit and with an honest desire
that il may do some good for Christ
cause. thousands of consecratcd mer
and women who will give their lives
to the saving of their fellow men fol
Christ and the sincere and constant
PRAYERS of all the Christian world arc
urgently needed if the world is to be
saved for Christ.
Millions upon millions of dollars are
needed to support our foreign mission
aries in their work and to send new
ones into the field Schools and
fsafr
heather can he taught The support
that viii count the most will not b'
the thousands given by the rich, bu
will be the Widows mite. the money
given by sincere Christians who pos
sibly have TO sacrifice a personal pleas
ure in giving Let ms give liberall'
wherever We can. There are mission
airy works going on i'm Wilmington tina
are worthy Of support We do no
/ have To go 10 India 10 find sinners. fo
We have them right at home
The men and women who are 10 d
/ the most for Christ I'm the saving -
the lost world must he those wit
know that Christ is their own per
/ sonal savior. They must he people
who command respect at home befor'
they can DO n in a strange country
| Personal desires. hopes. and ambition
arc to he laid aside Whatever is dom
must be done according TO the divin
will of God and for his glory w
can all be missionaries. Possibly w
have ar errinE friend or relative. WIZ
not show our love fer Christ by tryinl
! TO reclaim that precious soul. Possibly
a word from us would he the mean
of bringing that friend 10 Christ" Th
! harvest truly is plenteous, but III
laborers arc few" More and NOR
/ true Christians are needed We mus
do what We personally can here a
home while our representatives labo
I'm the foreign fields
we must pray without ceasing 70
divine guidance IN our own efforts. w
must in the first place put ourselve
in the proper frame to do his will
/ That whatever he wants US to do "
viii do willingly. Through prayer W
receive faith and strength, strength Z
do Gods will But Ye must pray no
only for ourselves. The Church O
God would be much stronger an
! would be more respected If its pro
Tossing members we're prayer members
Let us pray continually and earnestl
for a great revival of religion that vii
sweep over this country and over III
whole world.
Money, men and prayers are neede
to-day for the furtherance Of Christ
! cause more than ever before. Ma,