. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . sy day the thought that we are each ofus sent to do something for Christ—con-ceded if the question is raised—escapes usrand there steals over our spirits the seduc-tive spell of religious unreality. It is thelethargic atmosphere which the true apos-tolic succession must dispel by the intensityand urgency of its conscious mission. Then, sent of Christ to do somethingfor Him. the apostles were quickened bya splendid definiteness of thought andeffort. From a twentieth century stand-point, they did not know much. Theywere graduates most of them of t
. Home Missionary, The (April 1905-March 1906) . sy day the thought that we are each ofus sent to do something for Christ—con-ceded if the question is raised—escapes usrand there steals over our spirits the seduc-tive spell of religious unreality. It is thelethargic atmosphere which the true apos-tolic succession must dispel by the intensityand urgency of its conscious mission. Then, sent of Christ to do somethingfor Him. the apostles were quickened bya splendid definiteness of thought andeffort. From a twentieth century stand-point, they did not know much. Theywere graduates most of them of the fish-ing-boat. The only college man amongthem said We know in part, we seethrough a glass darkly. But they knewChrist, what He had said to them, whatHe had done for them; and they wantedothers to know Him. could not rest untilthey did. To me to live is Christ—All things to all men that I might by allmeans save some—such was the apostolicspirit. On my way from Des MoinesI told the minister of a great western • 96 THE HOME MISSIONARY. REV. ALEXANDER MAC COLL,OF NEW YORK. •church, not of our order, of the evangel-istic impulse with which we had all beenfired. What are they going to. preach?he asked. In the present state of thoughtI do not see that we have a gospel for themasses; some day we may get fellow he is, but it takes all thecharity I have to let him into the apostolicsuccession. No gospel with Jesus show-ing us how human the heart of God is,how divine the life of man may be; nogospel with the wonderful words of Christgoing to the very heart of human needand aspiration; no gospel with the Crossthrowing upon the mystery and sorrowand uncertainty of life the flashlight ofinfinite meaning and glorious hope; nogospel with the Loving Master, the Uplift-ing Savior, the Present Spirit of Power!Is it any wonder that the kingdom lagswhen sometimes we feed the flock of Godupon our faint gropings in the dark, in-stead of pointing them away simply andlovingly
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