Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-01

Master about His Fathers business.
The other is a brief collection of those
fayorite portions of Gods word which
were the spiritual meat and drink of the
great missionary. Both were: Always
in haste; never in a hurry
The first Scripture shows us Jesus the
Preacher.
John the Baptist has paid the price OF
fearless rebuke of sin with his life, ana
where he laid the message down the
Master took it up. How mighty In It's
potency was such preaching as He did;
how clear is the line laid down between
the right and wrong, the lofty and the
low, the sin of selfishness and the beauty
of self-sacrifice. The greatest preaching
of our present day is the simple expo
sition of the message Of our Lord.
The second text shows us Jesus the
organizer. He is about to make a great
preaching tour, and that His audiences
may be large and thoroughly prepared
He sends His disciples before. Into
every city and place, whittier He HIM
self would come" Thus does He teach
us the value of preparation and organi-
cation. in the carrying out ol any sie"e
life program. -
The third text shows us Christ the
healer. Ask any busy physician con:
corning the strain imposed oy cohs.ant
and sympathetic ministration linen LOOK
away to where the Son of God fills the
DAYS full of kindly deeds: taxing His
strength with each succeeding day; to
meet the calls of poor, infirm humanity.
Do we lack inspiration for our work Tor
men? One look at Him should seno US
on our way. -
The last Scripture is so solemn In ITS
nature that we feel moved to say: Put
off the shoes from off thy Feet, TOT the
place whereon thou standest Is Holy
ground" For there is a time In every
great life when the self-conquest be-
comes the task of greatest moment, and
it was so with our Divine Lord Geth-
semane becomes the gateway to final
triumph: and He enters this fearful con-
flict, not for himself, but for us.
AS we who have entered into HIS
labors." and who are striving to carry
forward the tremendous work when he
began halt, discouraged at the lack Oh
responsiveness on the part of those for
whom we toll two things must hearten
us to go forward. The first of these is
the example of our Master. whose
spiritual slogan was MY Father worketh
hitherto. and ] work. The second great
encouragement lies in the promises He
left; promises that TEEN with the as
surance Of achievement if we will but
trust and strive.
Master we pray Thee to bestow on us a
Thy name and with the earnestness thus
given we may toll on till victory is ours.
Amen.
DAVID LIVINGSTONE-AF r I A S
GREATEST MISSIONARY.
His favorite Scriptures: Matt. 2s:19-oO:
John, 1916; John, 6:31; John, 1923; Psa.,
March 10, 1913, at the village of Blantyre
Works. in Lanarkshire. Scotland. there
was born to Mel and Agnes Hunter Liv-
inEStone a son, whom they called David.
one hundred years have passed, and
now the entire English-speaking world is
to unite in a great centennial. in honor
of that son. For he, of all men since the
DAYS of the apostles, seems to have en-
airy spirit, for he not only opened the
Dark Continent to the missionaries of
every land. but gave such heroic eX-
ample Of what true missionary should
be that his name has become the. watch
word of the heralds Of the cross.
OF poor but honest parents, he was
forced into the cotton mills at ten years
of age but studious and persevering. by
able to enter college. He studied both
medicine and theology, with the mission
field in mind. and having graduated in
both. after two more years of preparation
for the task to which he had given him.
self. December s, 1910, he sailed for
Africa.
His life and sacrifices must be studied
in detail. He had n vision a s large as the
continent in which he wrought: faith
as sure as the God whom he trusted:
zeal that sent him on and on. until May
!. 1873. they found him dead upon his
knees beside his cot in the jungle.
The texts which he so often sought are
sufficient indication of the source and
secret of his power. THE Great Commits
sion: go Ye': "A love for the Lost:
Welcome for the Sinner: Faith in
Prayer; Trust Under Trial.
These supported him unto the end.
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To Afrc's sands and Greenland's snow,
To sound the gospel call.
Nor home friend he counted dear:
Mid tolls and perils owned fear:
He felt that Christ twas AL
Yes. Christ is AL" Amen