. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... e aresouls that are lost, even to theuttermost parts of the earth. In our Lords parable of thesheep, the shepherd left the ninetyand nine and went after the lostone until he found it. He gavehimself no rest until he rescued the lost. Ministers and churchessometimes reverse this order, giv-ing their time, energy, and meansto entertaining the ninety and ninewho are safe in the fold, giv-ing little or no attention to thosewho have gone astray, who arelost. We repeat: missionary work, thework of evangelizing the world, isnot an off-shoot of the C
. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... e aresouls that are lost, even to theuttermost parts of the earth. In our Lords parable of thesheep, the shepherd left the ninetyand nine and went after the lostone until he found it. He gavehimself no rest until he rescued the lost. Ministers and churchessometimes reverse this order, giv-ing their time, energy, and meansto entertaining the ninety and ninewho are safe in the fold, giv-ing little or no attention to thosewho have gone astray, who arelost. We repeat: missionary work, thework of evangelizing the world, isnot an off-shoot of the Church, aside issue, a second, third, or fourthconsideration; it is its chief busi-ness, it is its supreme concern, andits claims are preeminent and para-mount. This is not one of the manyobjects having inferior, or evenequal, claims upon our resources;it has the first and highest of allclaims. Here is where Christ placedthe emphasis; and in proportion asthe Church recognizes and actsupon this truth, will she accom-plish her mission in the A JiNEiKiSHA. Miss Peneod and Hee Bible Woman. MISSIONARY DEPARTMENT 41
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