The Washington times., 1913-06-21
Christian, Enoeavor
Topic Sunday Home Abroad VI
sionary Tours Acts 15:3s-41: 1siS
RExFoRD HOLMES President Of the District Of C.
L tan Endsavor Union.

I fethers, brothers. sisters. ana for some.
| tneU W1ve9 and children, they mfHhf
never eee again. Yet their giadness Wa
mere than ther sorrow - the steamshiD
Heavenly Father vac their pfioe- "a
hod raised the money.
He had called his Workefs and they
were now going with him" Five Ionx
weeks e sea- then . journey Of I61D
miles peyond the landing place. zAnzk-
tropical country by foot or donkey'g hack
The white Man Of Work. wns a
endneertng missionary" a true. eapa-
Die, 4od-fearfng man VINO tauxht me
natives how TO build bridges. rsilways.
roads. and how 70 use VARIOUS kinds OF
machinery; but, most Of all, he taught
HIS love. The wonderful. sIfnost n
credible results Of that missionary jour-
ney Of those English missionaries must
De rad carefully and In 1etatl to Be
thoroughly appreciated. WAS II All
worth whfle? concludes Mrs. Fahs.
DID 4 pay? Were the lives wasted or
Wen invested which have made pcssfble
such changes n . country once heathen.
.Whosoever.' said Jesus. would save his
hfe shan lose Il; and whosoever shail
lo.e hia lfe for Ny sake and the gos-
perB shall save H.
The missionary journeys of the pasf
century Into China have not been with
our ava1L Beginning with the oflertns
OF Twenty-Five, Ito stand candidate for
station where leborers are most
wanted" followed By his Acceptance Nv
ne Londou missionary Society and hts
Journey over then strange seas to the
9reat heathen China. where he wxs 10
Prepere the hrsf ersat Anglo Chinese
Dictionary. containing 5000 words ex- :
pre1sed By the Chinese characters. M
ing SIX large quarfo volumes and issued
by the East India Company at . cost
OF y60.oO9 and where he was to teach
ana preach every day Of his life and lay
the foundations for the mighty work IN
Snns tnet has since been accomplished
u1ng through the years. ard 1ncludinx
the tours Of other intrepid missionaries
Who have journeyed to China-Peter
Farker. the founder OF medlca1 missions.
William Burns, whuse fervent and
consistent Hfe. writes DR.. HeadIand. has
EFT an indeifhls mark on two hemt-
spheres. three continents. ana many
James Addison Inele. DR..
Wells Williams. Judson d. Collins.
Moses C. White. and hundreds Of others
these missionary journeys have roused
lhe sleeping giant, China. from the eth
NY and pasanism Of centuries They
have not been IN vafn; ana today Ne
les-5ont sleep and maRinr resiIx IN
!hia the dawn Of ''ChfnAs new day."
@ tnke her place among the great
chrisffan republics Of the world.
These whom We have mentioned are
,nly 2 few OF the brave ones of earth
Who have heeded the gfeat Command
q the Master to Ego into all the world
md preach the gospel to every crea-
uIe. II would. indeed be well for the
,eAder. to turn to HIS Bible and review
ne missionary tours OF the beloved
Master HimSeff when He was on earth:
. well ~ the. three Interesting ana
fu1tful journeys of the worlds flrst ;
Teat missionary after Jesus-ths
kuogtlo Paul.
It WAS while this beloved missicnary
sae on his second missfcnarr Journey.
I Troas, that - vision appeared to
,aul In the night" and There stood
nan Of Macedonia, and prayed him.
aging. Come over into Macedonia, and
eip Us" And Paul accompanied by
sukes the physician. and others, did 70
yer INTO Macedonia and preached the
ospel there to needy men That cry
sinful men. who know not the Mas
er. rings ont to US stiu across the sEss.
Come over and help usr Everyone
faster. II may not Be across ,,utried
eas nor trackiess continents: Il NAV
OF be to serve ~ missionary Of the
ross In q heathen Land: perhaps Il vim
3 only q little. seeEninGly value3aes
Jurney extending few city blocks. or
cross the street TO the home Of q sfck
eighbor. but II Gone In HIS name Il
. "tourney or tour st an The
acrifice may consist merely In .sytay-
lg somewhere II needed there IN the
Hvice Of the King.