The Adair County news., 1922-02-07
Why | Believe 10 Foreign Mis-.
Sions?
by Mrs T. ]. Wade:1

SionS but believe in Foreign Missions
l. Because, being child of God
His plan is mine, and His plan is for
the whole world
2 Because, as a christian, l am
following the commands of Chris
and He bids me disciple all nations
3 Because, the conditions that ez-
fist in heather lands can be changed
only by the dynamic power ofthe eos |
pei Of Christ.
4 Because the results already re
aIizsd-from Missionary etforr, give
abundant proof Of the eaequaeyoftaef
gospel
5 Because, the organized WORK or
OFT Mission Boards affords me fhsuu
| Iy opportunity to have riy part in say.
ing the world.
Jesus said: Go.ye. This is a COM
mand ana we should pab forth cur
best efforts to obey All nations oil
earth have the same, great loving
Heavenly Father and we were all. ere (
.atad in His image, therefore. we araI
all brothers and sisters. Suppose Sc
had never had the gospel brought to
US; VIC would be crossing Iife's stage,
poor, benighted heather Think
what the great revelation of Gods
word has done for US here in this
christian land and considering this,
should make US all the more anxious
to see the truth go, at the earliest mo-
ment, to all peoples of earth. Other
religions have arisen out of mans
search for God but christianity is
Gods search for man and we receive
to give. 1t came to US when we were
savage and comfortless. 1t has made
us what re are and from US must 60
to the uttermost parts of the earth.
How the benighted nations need our
knowledge of God, of medicine and
many other things which would make
their lives happier! In well nigh all
the heathen countries they think
that disease is due to the malign in
fuence of evil spirits. In Korea, the
native doctor, treating man with
bruised foot, put oil on it and set it
on fire to drive out the demon.
Could our Lord have said more than
Go ye? Blessed is that servant whom
his Lord, when He cometh shall find
SO doing. Isaiah says: How beauti-
full upon the mountains are the feet
of him that bringeth good tidings;
that publisheth peace. O., the wait.
ing millions?
Two Africans asked James Chalmers
for christian teachers; his answer was;
We have none to send. What a pic
ture! We have not only the com
mand but their pleading call for help
They are our brothers. We are duty
bound to help them. If We desire Il
walk with God we must walk will
/ Him on the level of God.like tasks
Think of the army of mothers who d.
not know Jesus Christ as persona
+ Savior and so have not the peace anC
} joy that are the heritage of His chill
5 dren. They have BEEN denied the rev
S elation Of the dignity and worth o
! womanhood and the place and powe
it should have in society and tn
r home Have we considered what i
/ would mean to US had our surround
] iDgs been the same as theirs? 1t i
: almost unthinkable and just as far a
: it is unthinkable, so great is our deb
to those to whom it is an awful realit,
! If we do not heed, we shall SELFISH
\ set aside the claims of the weak upoI
a the strong. We shall ignore Hin
S who was rich. yet for our sakes H
became poor.
God does not ask US to do impossi
t BILE things. They need our help an
S we can give it. But whose hath thi
q worlds good, and seeth his brothe
q have. need, and shutteth up his bowel
{ of compassion from him, how dwell
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