Christian Nation Vol. 18 1893 - Rparchives.org

means, -we are doing as much, and more than some ofthe larger denominations.Christ gave the command : " Go ye into all the worldand preach the Gospel." That command comes to usall. We cannot all really go, but we can all send ourmeans, our sympathy, our love, and our earnest prayers.Only a few do actually go. They sacrifice home,friends, and all that is dear to them to tell the perishingheathen of Christ, the Saviour of the world. Is it not ashame to those who remain at home that there is adeficiency in the funds to carry on this work ? Be itsaid to our shame! If we only had the grace necessaryto deny ourselves, even in small proportion to the privationsuncomplainingly borjie by each missionary, theBoards would not be compelled to refer so often to theneeds of the schemes of the church.We are comfortably situated in our homes, takingour ease, some not only surrounded with the comfortsof life, but many with the luxuries of this world, whilemiUions of our fellow-men, just as good by nature aswe, are going down to eternal death, if the Gospel isnot carried to them.Let me quote a very beautiful thought from the penof Mrs. Carithers : " They must soon step out fromtheir homes, and they have never heard of the home ofmany mansions that Christ has gone to prepare. Oh !the darkness of the night. Their infant Ups were never.taught to lisp :'Yea, thongh I walk in death's dark vale.Yet will I fear none ill,ifor Thou art with me and Thy rodAnd staff me oomfort stiU,' "Is not this thought enough to touch our hearts ? tomake us feel the responsibility that rests upon us?God will require of us, accordingly as he hath given us.Let us do our whole duty.We are only a few, but with God's help we can dosomething for those poor neglected ones. We continuallyhear the cry for more helpers and more means.Let us help all we can.It is certainly a most deplorable fact that so few ofour missionaries are at their posts at present. We canonly say that God directs all things for the best. Letour earnest prayers go up for the speedy recovery ofthose who have consecrated their lives to this work, andthat many more may offer themselves to go and carrythe glad tidings of salvation to those who have neverheard of a Saviour.Each one of us think we have just about all we cando. I know I do. That is true, perhaps, but if wewould just compare our life with that of .some of ourlady missionaries, those with their own families to lookafter too, I believe we would all feel differently. Mightit not be said that our work was all too much for self,and not enough for the honor of Christ Tesus ?Let us take this tnougnt home to ourselves, and in-view of this, I would like to make the suggestion that.during the coming year, we, as an Aid Society, would