The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-28

Church.
:. The Progress OF Missions IN
the Home Field.
4 The Progress of Missions In
the Foreign Field.
S. The Ultimate Triumph OF
Christianity.
Practical Lessons.
That Christianity is essentially
universal religion Is evident from It's
nature, which must DO identified with
the mind or personality OF Jesus
Christ IT cannot be seriously de-
MED that he Is universal In hts char
acter, his purpose and his conduesta.
There Is nothing provincial. local. or
merely national about him. He was
and is the Son OF Man, the Son OF
Humanity. the Representative of all
races, nationalities. conditions. and OF
bota sexes. He is the reconciliation OF
all diversities and the consum nation
OF all human possibilities. He rs also
the Son of God, the realization In hu
man life to the mind Of the Eternal.
the reye citation to man OF Gods father
~ heart, and his redeeming purposes
(Bib. Enc.)
Our risen Lord gave to his dis
ciples, just before his glorious ascen-
sion to the Fathers right hand, the
marching orders OF the church in all
the ages since. Ne Christian has a
right to question whether this com
mission is to be carried out. but Is In
duty bound to proceed with the *
ecution of his orders And no one
who recognizes the significance of
Chrst's atonius sacrifice. which war
made for the sin of the world. will
doubt that the same sacrifice is need
ed for one man that ia needed for an
other. Whatever may he admitted
| concerning morality, which is taught
by other religious systems. those re-
! ligfons do not hold the essential truth
! by which men are to be made free
/ from the condemnation of sin. for
'.th ere is none other name. given un-
| der heaven. among men. whereby We
must be saved"
The early churches were wonder
| fully active and SUI cessful in carrying
out the commission OF Christ. and had
II not been for the infusion of error.
| through which was ushered in the
spiritual darkness of the Christian
, churches. the world might long ago
| have been brought TO an acknow'edg-
ment OF Jesus Christ. After centuries
| Of fethargy, the churches were again
| awakened to the importance OF Civ
| Ing the gospel to all men. and were
, the whole body OF believers today as
active as were the first disciples !.
would be possible to evangeltze the
! whole world within this generation.
/ In comparison with the great ex-
penditurcs of money which have been
made on account of the world war. all
of Chrfstendo1n has given but little
I for the spread OF the gospel. Now
that we OF the South have learned
what it means to possess great wealth,
Is 1t not high time that we were 60
ing about our masters business with
somewhat of the earnestness with
| which we have thrown ourselves into
the work of saving civilization. The
Methcdists OF the South are to be
commended for the great program 81
benevoIence which they have adopted
Think OF it, Thirty-fve millions in
five years for missionary work. Sure
ly a brighter day has dawned for
world Evangelization. What viii
Raptists and other denominations
do?
The Sunday school. through their
organized classes. have contributed
no little to the success of benevolent
works carried on in connection With
the war--showing what power they
are when aroused to a sense of their
responsibility. Now let us take a
deeper interest in the flrst business OF
the Christian and show that We are
loyal to Christ as we have proved our
selves loyal to our country.
r..
When the student takes a mission =
AIRY map OF the world and sees the
prevalence OF heather and a@n.
Christian religions, ne may question
whether we are moving rapidly to-
ward the triumph OF Christianity. but
we must not forget that he whose
work it In, said to his disciples. 10
am with you always even unto ths
end of the world" and in that faith
let US labor increasingly and withoul
becoming wearied. The whole world
of right. belongs to Christ, although
much of it lies in wickedness ANT
darkness. and as surely as he once
walked this earth and proclaimed the
gospel, he will carry on his esioriou,
work through those who now believe
and who shall be led to believe or
him, until the contamination Of this
end which brought him into the