Seeing our missions across the seas . denial offerings to the extentof at least one days income may be brought to Gods altarsby every man, ivoman, and child in our communion to providefor tJiis imperative need. Many Answering the Call From all sections of the Church responses are coming—We have heard the call and through prayer and self-denialwe will meet it. Bishops, members of the foreign boardand committee, and missionaries home on furlough areamong the first to agree to pray and practice self-denialto the extent of at least one days income. One family has decided to do without meat for wee
Seeing our missions across the seas . denial offerings to the extentof at least one days income may be brought to Gods altarsby every man, ivoman, and child in our communion to providefor tJiis imperative need. Many Answering the Call From all sections of the Church responses are coming—We have heard the call and through prayer and self-denialwe will meet it. Bishops, members of the foreign boardand committee, and missionaries home on furlough areamong the first to agree to pray and practice self-denialto the extent of at least one days income. One family has decided to do without meat for weeksin order to give $25. One woman gave up a new coat. Aconference superintendent who has two sons in the warsays: I will gladly live on corn bread and milk during theweek of prayer and self-denial to help the work of thekingdom. A girl of seventeen voluntarily gave up a new dressfor her high school commencement, that its value mightbring school privileges to girls seas. 62 WEEK OF PRAYER AND SELF-DENIAL MARCH 17-24, 1918. All this have I done for thee Whathast thoudone for ine? Is the sacrifice which you are making for the spread ofthe gospel worthy of the Christ of Calvary ? Arc there not thousands of men and women, and boysand girls who will be glad for the opportunit}- to practiceself-denial for Christ, and to win souls to him? In these da}s of great sacrifice for the nation, Christ issurely calling us to intercession, to privations, and to realsacrifice for his kingdom, that through these he may revealhis riches and power, and lead his church to certain andglorious victory. TOO LATE TO SACRIFICE FOR CHRIST. A soldier in France saw a great vision, but too late torealize it. He had been around the world. He was not aChristian, and did not believe in missions. About a yearago he was wounded in battle and taken to a hospital. Amonth before his death he wrote to his friend, Mr. RobertHolmes, in Canada: You sent me a new Testament. Reading at random Iwas struck by th
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