Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-06
OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE
NOW GREATER THAN EVEN

What must be consecratcd and how?
In the first place, our personality. our
life itself, our ego. from which the
dross heart Will be changed into re-
fined gold. Then our time, which
should be all His own. must be con-
sccratcd to continuous sacrifice instead
OF AT particular moments and service.
which should reach as far as the rim
Of humanity girdles the earth. The
opportunity for service is now greater
than il has ever been. and the reward
is with God as we'll as man. Even as
you did it unto the least of these my
brethren. even so you did IL unto me-
The heart and core of the missionary
enterprise is that we shall 60 on the
altar of complete surrender, willingly.
nnrcservedly and with our life time
and service consecrated to saving hui
manity. How urgent Is the need! Had
the gospel would have met around the
earth ere We met tonight"
In explanation. he told a story OF an
answer to Queen Victoria by a young
British officer TO a question OF How
long would IL take a decree OF the
Queen 10 go 10 all parts OF the world,
translated in all tongucs?" Eighteen
months" the officer replied. But"
said DR. Martin, mot eighteen months
nor eighteen years. but nearly 1900
years have passed since the King OF
Kings and Lord OF Lords wrote
decree IN blood and placed 1t into the
hands Of His disciples, with the words
GO yc into all parts o! the world and
preach the gospel And tonight II
must be confessed with shame that
one-half the world knows not that 1t
can be saved from death"
BROAD ITELDS ARE OPEN
FOR WORK IN CHINA AND JAPAN
The speaker told of the great re-
turn In financial way that had been
made IN recent years In the mission
a-y fields of India, where for every
dollar spent siXty-two cents had been
realized. A, the present time and for
some time past, he said, baptisms aver
aged about 1000 n week. Broad fields
were open in China and Japan, and he
thought that the latter country was
crystaiiizing into atheism and agnos-
tic!sm because of inefficient guidance
toward the road OF Christianity
Before the war ends reconstruct
ton of the world along social and re-
!Sious lines must be necessary, he
said. and in this country changes mus,
he made for the return OF our boys
Tho soldiers that are in the trenches
ana those Who are ever there" in the
reserves will never come back tho
same men, he said. They will have
different viewpoint OF life and n re-
!ig!ous revolution must take place un-
less Christianity advances to meet this
cNigency. After ALL he concluded, It
was not so much making the world safe
for democracy. but that greater mean
ing behind the words of President Will
son. making the world safe for hu-
!naE!ty.
The treasurcrs report for the past
year was read and showed contribu-
i!ons had been made by the society to
benevolent causes amounting to s62S
Much work had been done by members
in co!ored mission schools and reformaC
tories. and Camp Lee had also proved
an excellent field for labor The So
c!ety Was organized January 10, 1918,
and is probably the oldest OF it's kind
IN America. The centennial celebra-
ton was held last January. The object
OF the society is TO stimulate interest
IN the work OF members at home and
abroad The student body and MEM
hcrs Of the faculty make up the mem
bcrship which this year is about eighty.
The baCcalaurcate sermon was
preached Yesterday morning to a grad
uatinE class of twcnty-nine by DR.. vii.
liam l.. Mcl:wau. of Pittsburgh. The
board OF trustees will hold its annual
meeting tomorrow and the commence
ment exercises will come 10 a close
Wednesday,