The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-29
Our Needs in the Missionary Work.

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Needs in our work. Let each one
ask the question and listen to the
answer as it rings out from Heaven.
We need women who are willing to
serve our Heavenly Father every way
possible. Yes, willing to be SER
wants and serve others for Jesus
sake. Willing to contribute to his
cause. We need women who are
praying, Lord enlarge our capacity
for usefulness We need affairs
erected within every heart, built up
on a foundation of longsuffering
gentleness, goodness, temperance;
overlaid with meekness, joy and
peace, Illuminated with the spirit of
Gods love, and focused upon the
heather as they sit in darkness.
May it be the motto of every heart
thus equipped, "I'll go or send" We
need women to think of this work,
for if we think of the terminus of
every life that it is either Heaven or
hell, and that my loved ones are in
the rush, and if l save mine, / must
save the crowd they are in. Surely
this would prompt us to do our best
to rescue all. We need Hannahs to
rock our cradles. We need that
faith that holds on until the break of
day or have the heather for our pos
session. We need Ruths that will
CLEAN in fields of other nations, who
truly say, "Thy people shall be my
people, where we die will die.
Gods harvest is ready. The long
barred gates have given way on their
rusty hinges and our Saviour is lead
ing his trained workmen on to noble
achievements. We need women who
do not become discouraged at the
frozen mass of ignorance as it lies
dormant at every call of the church,
but women alert, striving to bring
the heart of the Holy Spirit in con-
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the Indifference and gather the soul.
We need consecrated hands to work
for our Lord, feet to walk in his !
footprints. One great need is a |
wider circulation of the Missionary |
Voice, then care full perusal of its
pages, and by faith follow those
faithful missionaries as they wind |
their lonely way into the humble
homes that are darkened by super
stition and barred in with poverty.
Look at the child who has no hope
to elevate soul or body, no religion
to prompt him to higher aspirations,
but spends its days bowling down to
idols. No fuel to warm the brown
bare feet, light clothing on the little
chilled form. Then go to the man
sion where wealth is displayed, and
still they grope in darkness. and are
ignorant of Gods love. They have
no Bible to read, no songs of Zion
to sing. How helpless those souls.
We need women who ponder over
the decree that was given, THAT
except we repent ye shall all likewise
perish" Behold the vast possession
who are gliding down the stream of
life, unless they are held for our
Master they will go over the great
and lost, world without end,
Rush on, sisters, throw out the life
inc their peril to share" We need
% have the children trained to work
or Jesus here in our sunny land of
America, that it is not all of life
o be clothed and fed with the tenn
Doral things, but that the soul is of !
more consequence than the temporal j
life. We need mothers who will
each their mothers to save their
lickles and dimes for the purchasing !.
# souls, instead of gum and candy. '
Think of the thousands of dollars s
hat American children spend an
lually for these two articles and +,
ompare with what is given our =
.ord's serving. Mothers are re-
ponsible for this waste. Jesus said,