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of God lifting up the
flaps Of the tent of your small habi-
tation until you will catch glimpses
of the far horizon.
CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD
600 YE into all the world and
~ preach the gospel to the whole
creation" said Jesus, Mark 1915.
Thee is no backyard definition of
the mission of the church in these
great words of Jesus. Just as Paul
was summoned to cross over into
Europe with the Gospel, so are we
commanded to make Christ known
to all lands. He loves everybody.
"Jssas iopes THE little children,
Al the children of The WorLd;
YELLOW. broWn, or black, or Wbits,
They are precious in bis sight
Jesus loves the little children OF The
WorLd."
REACHING THE WORLD
lust as Paul went from one land
- to another, so may every Chris
tian boy and girl do. Each church
can reach out hands Of blessing to
all the world.
How? Through our gifts. Our
gifts for missions, Joined with the
gifts Of all the other members Of
our local church, Joined with the
gifts of many other churches, 60
out In multiplied blessing through
the missionaries to make Christ
known around the world.
How? Through our prayers. As
we pray for the redemption Of the
world, we fortify the mission
aries - teachers, doctors, preach
ers-in all the parts Of the world.
How? Through our sympathetic
understanding of the conditions
under which people live in other
lands. Just now we are giving
clothes and food to help the stricken
peoples of the war-ravaged lands.
These gifts of material things bear
their message of our Christian con-
Germ for all who suffer. Thus we
are extending the reach of our midi
vidual lives and the reach of our
churches to the ends Of the earth.
PUBLISHING SALVATION
UI OW beautiful upon the noun
tains are the feet Of him that
bringeth glad tidings, that publish
eth peace . that publisheth saliva
tion," Isaiah SGT.
The world mission OF the church Ia
here pictured in the exquisite Ian
guage Of the ancient prophet, with
which words we may link the dec
laration Of the great apostle, "For
whosoever shall call upon the name
Of the Lord shall be saved" Ro-
mans 8:13.
Publishing salvation Is the chief
task Of the church Of the Lord
Jesus Christ, and the objects Of
this universal message are the
souls Of all men. There Is univer-
sal need, and here is the adequate
and available answer.
See how this conception of the
world mission of the church brings
into focus the one hope for ciyiliza.
ton. The only voice that carries
across the barriers of this troubled
world is the voice If sa vauor
through Jesus Christ. LIE; tina
word be sounded in any spot on shi.
earth. and some waiting hea.t vii
be lifted up.
THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES
a ND what r we to say abou
A the message we have to pub
lish? Paul puts it well in Ephesian
1872, when he declares:
"Unto me, who am less than tn
least of all the saints, is this grac
given, that I should preach anon
the Gentiles the ~unsearchabl
riches of Christ. . :"
In another place we read abou
the "unspeakable gift of God"
Corinthians 9:l5. The message
then, is one of u~nsearchable riches
an unspeakable gift.
In this message Is healing fol
the peoles of the earth. II the true
mission Of the church is under.
stood and voiced in all of the ways
by which the Gospel may today be
given to the world, we shall see
the fulillment Of the dreams o.
the prophets, and the angels abou'
the throne of God will shout fol
Joy.
As Paul changed his course in II
long ago, needing the Macedonia
call, so may we today find ourselvs
turning about in Jul response
the Holy Spirits leading; but let
not be afraid so long as we are si
cerely seeking to publish glad ii
ings to all men.
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