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THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
dialects and made accessible to 800,- I. Transgression is forgiven.
Young People's Topic
be paid at some later time, like a
000,000 of the human race. Then
When \\ie truly repent of our sins, bill in a store.
FOR JULY 20.
there was not a single hospital or
they are forgiven. To us our transgression
is a burden, a very heavy is commonly called a suspended
By Rev. A. A. Johnston. medical missionary in the foreign field.
In our civil courts we have what
"Good News from the Mission Now there are 675 hospitals. Then
Fields." Ps. 66:1-8. (Missionary Meeting.)
schools. Today there are 30,000 mis­
back 'which threatens each moment er guilty and pronounces upon him
there was but a handful of mission burden. It is like a load upon our sentence. The court finds a prison­
Psalms.—98:1-4, No. 262; 66:1-3, No. sion schools and colleges.
to crush us to the earth. When a certain sentence. However, he
173; S7;15, No. 233; 102:10-13, No. A century ago there was not a
our sins are forgiven, this heavy
208; 126:1-4, Xo. 355; 138:1.4, Xo. 377. professing Protestant Christian in Japan,
or Korea; less than ten in the burden is lifted off: It is taken up ground of the good behavior of
suspends itsi 'visitation upon the
Parallels.—Mat. 24:14; Rev. 14:6-7;
Acts 13:46-47; Luke 24:46-47; Luke Chinese Empire and a few thousand from our back. We are eased of (Continued on page 9.)
4:18; Mark 16:15; Matt. 11:5; Ps. in India. Today there are 90,000 adherents
in Japan, 309,000 in Korea, perience rest and peace.
this difficult load and made to ex­
07:1-2; Ps. 22:31; Ps. 102:15.
As long as there is a world lying nearly 1,000,000 in China and 1,617,-
in darkness, we are under obligation 000 in India.
This is just what Jesus meant
to obey Christ's last command "Go In India, the Protestant native community
is gaining about 50 per ye into all the world and preach the
cent.
Gospel." This task of evangelizing every 10 years. It is doubling every
the world has been ours for 190010 years in China, while a convert an
years, but only in tbe last one hundred
years have we been in earnest Korea since the firstmissionary land­
hour has ibeen added every day in
and only in these years have there ed. It took nearly a century to win
been gratifying results. Many times
have the difficulties seemed insurmountable,
but now the dawn is
breaking in the East. The glad sun
of victory is rising and floodingthe
world with its light. From the North,
South, East and West, the encouraging
reports of many achievements are
coming from the hundreds of mission
stations.
We have reason to thank God for
success in the missionary work of our
own denomination. Last year Tak
Hing, with two out-stations, reported
232 members, a net increase of 35.
Adding to these figures,22 at Do Sing
and 77 at Lo Ting, there is a pres.
ent total membership of 331 or a net
increase in China for the year of 134.
Certainly God has abundantly blessed
our work there. Counting the 44^
members in the Levant, we have altogether
a total church membership
of 773 in our foreign missions, or 117
more than in our Illinois Presbytery.
Among the many interesting items
of our church year in missions, is one
told by Miss Rose Huston, of a widow
X'o. 2 of a plural marriage, who came
from one of the most well-to-do families
in Tak Hing. She was only 20
years old. She had been accustomed
to ease, having a personal servant al.
ways at her command, but she left it
Kings 8:30; 2 Chron. 7:14; Psalm
25:18; 32:1-2; 51:5-7; 130:3;
all amid the strong protests of her
people and came into school, where Matth. 66:12; Mk. 2:7.
she willingly does the most servile During this month: we have had
work in order to "read Book." Would before us certain phases of sin.
we make such a sacrifice for Christ
May other items might ibe mentioned,
but the most encouraging factor is the
the 'first million Protestant Christians
on the foreign field. The second million
were won in about 12 years and
it is taking 6 years to win the third
million. An average of 900 Christians
are being added every day throughout It is our sins that separate us
"Mother had coffee-headache
the non-iChristian world.
from God. They make us ashamed. and dizziness, and if I drank coffee
for breakfast I would taste it
But the news that is absolutely assuring
to us who put our trust in God,
When iwe lare iloathsom'e finthe
sight of God, it is our sins that
is that God's Spirit is still doing mar.
all day and usually go to bed with
velously in the hearts of men, that the make us so. By reason of our sin a headache.
missionaries still have a leader who we are utterly unfit to enter God's
"One day father brought home
has never known defeat and that presence and hold communion la pkg. of Postum recommended
Christ's saving power is still efficacious
in leading men from degrading
with Him.
by our grocer. Mother made it
sin to the wonderful purity of the This was true with our first parents
in the Garden of Eden. Be­
and it just "hit the spot." It has
according to directions jn the bo.x
Sons of God.
fore they had sinned they felt free a dark, seal-brown color, changing
to meet the Lord any place in the to golden brown when cream is
Prayer Meeting Topic
garden and talk with Him as a added, and a snappy taste similar
FOR JULY 29th 1914 man talks with ihis friend. There to mild, high-grade coffee, and w^:
By the Rev. J. M. Johnston. *wal3j no shame in them at that found that its continued us-j speedily
put an end to all our coffee ills.
Subject.—The Blessings of For­
time. But what a change in their
attitude toward God after they had "That was at least ten years i'40
sinned. They were naked and they and Postum has, from that day t)
knew it. Sin had made them this, been a standing order of
giveness. Ps. 32:1-2. I. Transgression
is forgiven. 2. Sin is covered.
3. Iniquity is not imputed.
Suitable Psalms.—32:1-5, 51:5-
7, 85:1-4, 99:5-8, 130:1-5. 143:4-7-
Parallel Passages.—Gen. 59:17;
Exod. 10:17; Exod. 32:32; I
We have studied the nature of sin
and have found it to be universal,
defiling, and enslaving. We have
also noted what repentance is. It is
a change of position, of possession
seeming willingness of the home
church to remember our missionaries
and their work in intercessory prayer.
Dr. A. I. Robb said in an ad­
and also of purpose. The faith of
dress at Synod, "One missionary with
Rahab has been found to be
a strong band praying for him could
simple, practical, and (prevailing.
do more than 100 missionaries unsupported
by prayer at home."
Following along this same line
Mr. Sherwood Eddy has enumerated of thought \\e now come to note
some of the wonderful results in missionary
work during the last century. ness. Surely this part of the
some of the blessings of forgive­
A century ago there were less than
month's program is full of interest
100 missionaries on the field. Now
there are more than 24,000. Then the
to us all. In the opening part of
Bible was translated into some 65 this 32 Psialm we have three of
languages, now into 500 tongues and these mentioned.
when he said, "Come unto me, all
ye that labor and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest." The burden
to whidh 'he referred was that
HIT THE SPOT.
Postum Knocked Out Coffee Ails.
There's a good deal of satisfaction
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the right thing to rid one of the
varied and constant ailments caused
by coffee drinking.
of sin. The promise held out was
"Ever since I can remember,"
relief from such a load resting upon
the soul. All those who 'have
writes an Ind. woman, "my father
has been a lover of 'his coffee, but
accepted of that invitation have
the continued use 9f it so affected
found rest for their souls.
his stomach that he could scarcely
2. Sin is covered.
eat at times.
ashamed. They attempted to escape
from His presence but could
not.
The question now ma} be asked.
How does God cover up our sin
This He does with the sihed
blood of His own dear Son. Christ
suffered and died on the cross for
him I could make it taste all r'ght.
He smiled and said, try it. The result
was a success, he won't have
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