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THE PROMINENCE 1
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By Miss Elize
The germ of missions y
the ( )hl Testament dispell
atmosphere of the Christi
for its development into a
ing leaves for the healing
(lod created man in His
in a garden in which the
i<> walk "in the cool of th
this image was marred i
estate, for "the Lord God
den of Eden"?forth from
mankind by Adam's fall 1
Hut God never makes
so divinely made by sin u
loving heart had planne<
man's direct need uttered
"1 will put enmity betwc<
between thy seed and In
head and thou shalt bruise
ise was after many apes
family, that of Abraham,
nation: then confined to t
ant of Abraham ; then to
to a Prince?the Prince o
The purpose of all God's
to restore him to coinnu
through Christ the Son.
The Jewish Church wit
prophecy, existed that the
consequently the idea of t
with the growth of the t
spoke in 110 uncertain ten:
hear, and Malachi spoke
Messiah and his iorerunr
messenger and he shall j
and the Lord whom ye s
his temple."
Then for four centuries
still and the chosen of Go
the temporal kingdom cru
sianic kingdom grew mon
of the centuries was broke
in the wilderness: "Prepa
make his paths straight."
"Behold the Lamb of Go
ot the world"; for the loop
and was entering upon hi
ing man to communion 1
his fellowmen; and this v>
ries, "Behold the Lamb of
umental figure of the age<
right hand of God, yet c
hearts of men?to share 1
that the image so marred
Thll* Pliriof .-?
ivJk V. CI I I IV I I v7 | 1
after thirty years of silcnc
upon his ministry?a mit
THE PRESBYTERIA
onary
mums
OF MISSIONS IN THE
BLE.
ibeth Alexander.
A'as embedded in the soil of
sation, but it is to the genial
an era that we are indebted
great tree that is today bearof
the nations.
; own image and placed hint
Creator himself was pleased
e day"; but sin entered and
ind man fell front his high
sent hint forth from the GarU.V
1 -11
ui3 |)i tstin-t, iiuu, aias : an
est communion with God.
a failure; even before ''man
nmadc himself," God's great
1 a way of escape, and in
the vague, but firm, promise,
mi thee and the woman, and
?r seed; it shall bruise thy
his heel." This vague promconcentrated
upon a single
destined to become a great
he seed of Israel, a descentithe
dynasty of David, then
f Peace.
: dealings with man has been
inion with God the Father
h its sacrifices, its types, its
Messiah might be revealed;
he Messianic kingdom grew
emporal kingdom. Isaiah
ns to those who had faith to
plainly and definitely of the
er ? "l'ehold, I will send my
>rcparc the way before me;
eek shall suddenly come to
the voice of prophecy was
id were scattered; but while
imbled, the idea of the Mcs
e distinct. Then the silence
11 by the voice of one crying
ire ye the way of the Lord,
Then the same voice cried,
d that takcth away the sin
^-expected Messiah had come
s stupendous task of restorwith
God the Father and
oicc echoes down the centuGod!"
for Christ is the mon>;
who, while exalted to the
ondescends to dwell in the
lis divinity with fallen man
may be restored.
1 his seclusion in Nazareth
e and obscurity and entered
listry of thiee short years.
* * *
N OF THE SOUTH.
but so full of good works tha
by saying: "And there are 11
Jesus did. the which, if they
011c, I suppose the world itse
books that should be written
Dr. Abbott says. "He cai
doni, to substitute hope in th
despair, and love for sclfishm
ousncss. But this kingdom co
grow; so he gathered around
to instruct and to train to car
lishing the Kingdom of God ii
died he left it as an heritage to
after him, to all those who lu
beauty of such a kingdom ai
plish it. and the heroism to u
mcnt."
The geographical bounds o
tine, a country about one-thin
Una, and lie plainly declared
that his work was confined t
House of Israel," and though
his disciples was, '"Go teach
them that they should begin ;
Samaria. For he knew the nc
execution of a plan that must
world. The seed must be n
must i)c tencica anci nave turn
we know some of these discip
Christ emptied himself of h
and lived as a man among1 mc
as men ought to live?"Left 1
all the limitations and suflferii
as the divine missionary to 1<
have in us the mind and the lc
aim of our lives too wil
we will he willing to lay
Pharisaical exclusivcness am
mility and meekness the need
''the ground principle of missi
thy for simple manhood in its
rows," that there must he C
those we would win for Ch
means not simply heralding
quickly done?but living a li
our means, but ourselves.
Hear again the Great Comn
lie went away, to his disciple
his work in the world: "All ]
in heaven and in earth. Go yi
nations, baptizing them in tl
and of the Son, and of the IIo
to observe all things whatsoe
you: and, lo, I am with you a
of the world."
Oh, the magnitude of it! as
long as time, as deep as truth
Christianity is peculiarly fiti
religion, complete, perfect, s;
the feelings, and .the will?tl
agency of our wrecked being.
Lander College, Greenwood.
(To be Cont
7
t John closes hi srccord
lany other things which
should be written every
If could not contain the
me to establish a kingc
hearts of men for dull
?ss, and faith for sensuuld
not be made, it must
him a few choice spirits
ry on the work of estab1
the world, and when he
those who should follow
ivc the vision to see the
a
11vi niv; uvdiif iu cimnundertake
its accomplishf
his activity was Pales1
the size of South C'aroto
the Syro-phoenician
o the ''lost sheep of the
his final commission to
all nations," yet he told
it Jerusalem, Judca, and
red of definiteness in the
finally affect the whole
ot only planted; but it
r to grow; and so far as
les never left Jerusalem.
is glory and came down
ii. not as men lived, but
leaven for earth and for
ngs and shame of earth,
>st humanity, and if \vc
>ve that were in him, the
1 be missionary," and
aside our pride and
el will study with lulls
of men, realizing that
ons is unfeigned sympahomeliest
joys and sorhristian
fellowship with
rist; for evangelization
a message?which were
li?* not ?imn1v cnniulmrr
lission |*iveil, just before
s, who were to continue
power is given unto me
c therefore and teach all
ic name of the Father,
ly Ghost; teaching them
wer I have commanded
ilwav even unto the end
; broad as the world, as
Inrl #/-v t ti < ^. 1 <1
l\-vi iu i;vluiik uiv; wui 1u
anctifying the intellect,
ic only reconstructing
S. C.
inued.)