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shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a humble shoemaker, but he read andvision; and it shall be dark unto you, thatye shall not divine; and the sun shall godown over the prophets, and the day shallbe dark over them." The prophets weresupposed to speak for God but instead ofdoing that they would say "peace" to themstudied as he mended shoes. He read aboutthose in China, India, and other lands whohad not heard of Jesus. As a preacher, heemphasized the need of his Baptist Churchto send missionaries. At first the churcheswere not interested, but Carey proved towho would complain about the conditions, them through the Scriptures that theunless they were bribed with plenty offood. The night of judgment would be darkchurch is responsible to send missionaries.We know this from our study of Paul infor those prophets who took the side of the Acts 13:1,2.oppressors.Carey and his family went as7: The Officials who Were Supposedto Administer Justice Took Bribes.In 3:11,12 the prophet said, "Themissionaries to Bengal, India. There heworked hard translating and preaching. Healso had to earn a living because theheads thereof judge for reward, and the church did not send enough money.priests thereof teach for hire.... Therefore "Gradually the churches woke up andshall Zion for your sake be plowed as a started to send more missionaries andfield, and Jerusalem shall become heaps." money."Lesson based on International Sunday School One pioneer missionary who wentLessons: the International Bible Lessons for out from Scotland was David Livingstone.Christian Teaching, copyrighted 1967 by the Division He went to Africa in 1840. The first time heof Christian Education, National Council of Churches stood to preach in England he f<strong>org</strong>ot whatof Christ in the U.S.A."he had to say, and ran out of the chapel.Years later he preached boldly to manyJunior TopicFor June 20,1971UNIT: MISSIONARY MINDEDThe Money — Pioneer MissionariesBy Miss Martha HutchesonMemory Psalm: Psalm 67:1,2,3 p. 161.Psalms: 42:4,5,6, p. 107; Ps. 126:1-4, p. 321.Memory Verse: Luke 6:38, "Give and itshall be given unto you."Materials: 1. World globe. 2. Globe moneybank for offering. 3. Pictures of countriesand peoples mentioned.Review: Ask for names studied lastweek. What did these men discover in theBible that changed their lives? Let themtalk, emphasizing the message of the goodnews.After the Christians in England,Europe, and America had discovered thegood news, some wanted to tell others.One of the first foreign missionariesdid not go to a foreign country. His homewas in Connecticut. He went as amissionary to the Indians in Pennsylvaniawho had never heard about Jesus. Hisname was David Brainerd. David was bornin America in 1718. The white man wasfighting the Indians and taking land awayfrom them. David had a deep concern forthe heathen that had not heard the goodnews. After he became a preacher, he wentto live and preach to the Indians. He rodehorseback. Many of the Indians hated himbecause he was the same color as the whitemen who were taking their land. Some ofthe Indians heard and believed. Davidwrote a diary about his work.One of the men who read David'sdiary was William Carey. William was bornin England in 1761. At age 18, he came toknow Jesus as his personal Savior. He was a12African chiefs, a few of whom believed.About this time God was moving inour church to encourage us to open upforeign missionary work. The first permanentmission work was started in Syria.Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dodds and Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Beattie were the first to go. Mr.Dodds settled in one village where he wasliterally thrown out of town by the priestsand mobs. After months of hardshipseeking a place to settle, God led theseearly missionaries to Latakia, Syria. Thework grew and spread to villages and townsaround, including Mersine, Turkey.The missionaries knew the need toget the Gospel out. They knew that it costmoney and people. One of our earlymissionaries in Mersine, Dr. DavidMetheny, gave generously of his ownmoney, $5000, to start our mission work inChina.Another pioneer missionary wasHudson Taylor who went to China. Hismission board was not faithful in sendinghim money, and this made him realize hisdependence on God. One time he wascaught at night in a large Chinese city. Hewas dressed in Chinese clothes, but no onewould give him a place to stay becausethey knew he was a foreigner. He spent thenight in the street fighting off two thieves.He stayed on in China to found the ChinaInland Mission which reached all theprovinces of China.We must support our missionaries asthe early church, Acts 13, and pioneermissionaries did. Our memory verse tells usthat as we give we will receive rewardsfrom God. Luke 6:38. Tonight we can prayand give our money to God. Emphasizegiving to God from their own money.Special prayer time: For nationalChristian leaders: Rev. Toshio Masunaga,Mr. C. C. Christou, Rev. Khalil Awad. ForChristians under persecution in China,Syria. For our missionaries.Money projects: Discuss needs, pray,and let Juniors decide how much they wantto give. They might want to set a goal and ameans of arriving at this goal.Matching Quiz: Add Latakia, Syria.Rev. Khalil Awad, pastor; Adeb Awad,young man — young people's work;Adebah Awad, school work. China: TakHing, Loting — towns; Chinese Christians.Prayer MeetingTopicfor June 23,1971by Lloyd CopelandScripture reading: II Chronicles 6:22-42 and related verses on prayer.This is the second in a series of threeprayer meeting topics on prayer for yourown congregation. The last time weconcentrated mainly on our ordained menand the Sabbath School, with mention ofother groups. This time we will concentratemainly on our young people asthey are involved in their youth groups,summer conferences, and the ArmedForces.The youth of today are the adults oftomorrow. The Proverbs tell us: "Train upa child in the way he should go and whenhe is old, he will not depart from it."Pray for those in the junior groupsthat they may learn to know Him throughthe Bible stories and other helps theirsponsor uses. Jesus loved the littlechildren; so, let us pray that they may learnto love Him.Our junior high boys and girls are ina difficult age. Pray that they may adjust tothe difficulty of growing up. May we asadults teach them to respect their elders, togrow in their faith, and in their relation toothers. This is the age at which they learnto apply Bible truths to their lives.Pray for the CY. group. The temptationsof youth are so great. They want tobe adults, but they are not quite ready forall those responsibilities. May we be givenwisdom to train them so they will be readyto assume the duties of adults when oldenough.Pray that God will raise up peoplefrom this group to answer His call to fulltimeChristian service. Pray that they willseek to know God's will for their lives.Pray that God will guide them intheir association with the opposite sex.Pray that they may seek God's help infinding a Christian mate.Pray for their sponsors. They have adifficult task guiding the youth. Thesepeople must live consistent Christian lives,for they are under constant observation.COVENANTER WITNESS

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