The Primacy of the Missionary and Other Addresses (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1921. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... THE MISSIONARY DYNAMIC As the Father hath sent me, even so send I you.--John SO: 81. I WISH that we might think of the driving force in missions. What is it that constrains men and women to go out into all parts of the world, and to spend their lives there, and to rejoice in the privilege? And what is it that constrains those who remain at home to contribute year after year to support and to equip them for their service on the field? We are told of a gun that will send a shell seventy miles or more; here is a force that will project men to the uttermost part of the earth: what is that force? Men go into the army and navy and risk and lose their lives out of love of country. Patriotism is the moving cause. A New Zealand mother had eight sons; she sent seven into the army and kept the youngest at home. Four were killed and three wounded. When she heard of their fate she gave the last one of the number to take the place of one of his brothers. That is an illustration of what loyalty and love of native land will do. Men go out into all sections of the world to buy and sell goods, to build railroads and cut canals, to mine gold and silver and copper; they do that in the confident expectation of large financial returns. For three hundred years men were striving to reach the North Pole; hundreds perished in the attempt. Peary made eight trips to the arctic regions; he spent twenty-four years before his efforts were crowned with success. Others have risked all and lost all in seeking to discover the South Pole or the sources of the Nile. They did that moved by the love of adventure, or the fascination of discovery, or the love of fame, or the joy of achievement. But the missionary is not concerned about financial returns or the love of adventure or the joy of achievemen...