The evangelisation of the world : a missionary band: a record of consecration, and an appeal . neverhave been a mission-ary. Providentially—I thank God for it,and will thank Him aslong as I live—I hada pious mother; I hada mother with a mis-sionary spirit ; and itwas the stories that Iheard from her lips,v/hen a little boy ather knees, that after-\ards revived in my)nind, and turned myattention to be a mis-iionary to the perish-ing heathen. Think what is lifeif not carried out inthe service of is life, my dearfriends ? I have beenengaged these fifty-seven years as a ; I h
The evangelisation of the world : a missionary band: a record of consecration, and an appeal . neverhave been a mission-ary. Providentially—I thank God for it,and will thank Him aslong as I live—I hada pious mother; I hada mother with a mis-sionary spirit ; and itwas the stories that Iheard from her lips,v/hen a little boy ather knees, that after-\ards revived in my)nind, and turned myattention to be a mis-iionary to the perish-ing heathen. Think what is lifeif not carried out inthe service of is life, my dearfriends ? I have beenengaged these fifty-seven years as a ; I have beenexposed to dangers, Imay say to deaths ; Ihave had narrow es-capes—escapes I hadlike Jobs, sometimes with the skin of my teeth, but it was a glorious work ; itwas doing the work of God ; it was doing the will ofGod ; and had I perished beneath it, I should have lostnothing and gained everything 1 Is there anything, mydear friends, beneath the sun of such importance com-pared with that mission for which the Lord of glory de-fcended into this world ! Oh ! when we think of the. Dr. MOFFAT. boundless majesty of that God who reigns supreme ; thatglorious Being, who weighs the mountains in scales, andthe hills in a balance; when we think that He looks down on this worldand has given to eachhis work to do; whenwe think of Him whocould annihilate theworld In a moment,condescending to lookto you and to me tohelp film to carry onthat glorious work forwhich Christ died onthe cross,—oh, myfriends, let us remem-ber the words of thewise man, Whatso-ever thy h:ind findeth todo, do it with thy might;for there is no work, nordevice, nor knowledge,nor wisdom, in , whither we areall hastening. A shorttime and we shall beno more ! TSus is thetime when we canwork ! This is the timewhen we can help our-selves, and help others,and glorify God. Thistime is passing fastaway. Oh ! do it—whatever requires tobe done for your ownsalvation and for thesalvation of your fellowmen, d
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