The Missionary Review of the World Volume 34 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, in session at Atlantic City, ordered the following telegram of greeting sent to him: "The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, at the close of a session devoted to Foreign Missions, sends you affectionate greetings, and expresses its gratitude to God for the service you have been enabled to render by voice and pen toward the world-wide extension of the Redeemer's Kingdom. We beseech the Great Head of the Church that He will grant you the richest comforts of His grace, and if it be His will, will give you restoration of strength for further labors in the Gospel. We salute you in the spirit of Romans 8:28-31." Following this resolution, Robert E. Speer led in prayer, the substance of which was as follows: "Our Father, we come to Thee in prayer and love for one who many years ago, seeing the carelessness and indifference of Church, saw also a great vision, and raised a prophetic voice for the extension of Thy Kingdom.... We thank Thee for his Godly life and world-wide sympathies. Give him, we pray Thee at this eventide of life, the peace which Thou alone canst give. Spare his life if it please Thee, to serve Thee yet in Thy vineyard. If this be not Thy will, we pray that his mantle may fall on some others who shall yet come after him.... May there be a long line raised up, with a yet larger vision, who will give their simple trust and loyal service to his Lord and ours.... Grant Thy richest blessings, we pray Thee, on those who shall rise up and follow him, in carrying out our Lord's purposes for the world." On March 5th, at Los Angeles, Cal., the day before Dr. Pierson's birthday, he was speaking to his son-in-law, Mr. Curtis, on the passage in Revelat...