The evangelisation of the world : a missionary band: a record of consecration, and an appeal . F THE WORLD. again into the water. He was advised to come in, sowent to the further side of the boat from the shore andmade an attempt to get up, but found it too high, and thenext thing we know is that he was drifting down cryingfor help. Mr. Cecil Polhill-Turner, who was sitting on a rocktowards which he was drifting, plunged in and seizedhim, but sank with him, twice I think. Just then oneof the boatmen came swimming up to help, and he gavehim to him, but he too sank with him twice, for Liao caugh
The evangelisation of the world : a missionary band: a record of consecration, and an appeal . F THE WORLD. again into the water. He was advised to come in, sowent to the further side of the boat from the shore andmade an attempt to get up, but found it too high, and thenext thing we know is that he was drifting down cryingfor help. Mr. Cecil Polhill-Turner, who was sitting on a rocktowards which he was drifting, plunged in and seizedhim, but sank with him, twice I think. Just then oneof the boatmen came swimming up to help, and he gavehim to him, but he too sank with him twice, for Liao caught hold of him ; he managed to get away from hisgrasp and he sank. It must have been all over in lesstime than it has taken me to write this. Dr. Wilson andI were sitting on a rock in the opposite direction, andknew nothing of it till Miss Marston called us. We hadheard a shouting, but thought it was perhaps a dispute,which is so often the case. When Dr. Wilson got to thespot all hope was over. Mr. Studd, who is a capitalswimmer, was there, but there was no use in risking anyone elses UPPKR HAN. From Mr. CECIL POLHILL-TURNER. En route for Han-chiing. MAY the Lord raise up bands of men and women tohurry off to all parts of the world, carrying themessage of peace and life to those who are without Christ—having no hope ! Awful position, is it not, when the veilof unbelief is completely torn from our eyes, and we seethe naked truth staring us in the face—life with CuRiSTforevermore, or death eternal? Have not we, (lous repre-sentatives now on earth, a solemn responsibility to see toit that we are properly fitted, approved servants of theKing of kings ? What would be thought of an ambassadorwho, on reaching his destination, found himself uncertain about the message he had to deliver, and uncertain of thepower at his disposal to back up his representations ! Now,thank GOD, we have at our disposal an unlimited supply ofDivine power according as we are in a position
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