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March 30, 1910.
A MILLION SOULS FOP
igi<
"I would rather be a missis
called me to that work than t
"I would cut off my right f
right eye if I could call back
These were the earnest
Chapman on the last night
Korea, when he spoke to tli
ers and other? *rom the text,
selves." 2 Co.. 8: 5 (part <
man, and Mr. Alexander, s
Korea from their work in
and China.
Dr. Chapman told how, ?
hard; of his ambition to becoi
and how he had succeeded. (
him and after the sermon tc
not have the right ring, th
souls. Dr. Chapman said h(
cause he was a university g
plain man. The plain man w
Then came the struggle t(
day Dr. Chapman read in t
report of one of the Rev. F
which he had said, "If you a
, God wants you to do, are yo
ling?" He had surrenderee
power came into his life. Si
many places, on trains and <
souls: "Lost! Lost! Lost!" ai
the Saviour.
The burden of the message
"Give all to God." At the <
missionaries went forward
vitation and reconsecrated tl
to use, "but first gave their
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^ v^ui. o: 5 tPart 01 tne vers
Mr. Charles M. Alexander
and blessing to the missiona
ing face was an inspiration v
continue to give comfort a
sionarics and to the Koreans
Dr. Ottman's helpful Bible
practical studies on Persona
beautiful music and hymns, 1
Mrs. Alexander's and her sis
but powerful testimony, were
the inspiration, encouragemen
missionaries and Korean C
their life in the Holy Spirit.
Mrs. E. A. R. Davis was
founder and promoter of "Tf
plan growing in the Unite
Philippines, China, Korea ai
systematically commit a ver
ory every day. "Thy word
that I might not sin against '
Mr. George J. B. Davis, h<
Testament League," a simple
used plan to carry the word
every day, and lead others to
THE PRESBYTERIAN
: JESUS IN KOREA IN
3.
onary in Korea if God had
o be a king on his throne."
land. I would put out my
twenty years of my life."
words of Dr. J. Wilbur
of his meeting in Seoul,
ic missionaries and work"But
first gave their own
Df the verse). Dr. Chapind
their party, came to
Australia, the Philippines
is a boy, he had worked
nc pastor of a rich church,
Dne day a plain man heard
>ld him his preaching did
e evangelist's passion for
; rather resented this, bep-aduate,
and the other a
as Mr. Moody.
) surrender to God. One
he New York Tribune a
. B. Meyer's addresses in
re not willinc to Ho wliar
>u willing- to be made will,
October i?, 1892, and
ince then he had heard in
elsewhere, the call of lost
id had tried to show them '
was, "Surrender to God,"
:lose of the service many
after Dr. Chapman's inleir
lives to God for Him
own selves to the Lord."
e.)
was also a marvelous help
ries in Korea. His smil/hilst
his hymns will long
ind courage to the mis:
exposition, Mr. Norton's
il Work, Mr. Harkness'
VIrs. Norton's singing and
ter, Miss Cadbury's quiet
greatly blessed of God to
t and strengthening of the
Christians and deepening
a great blessing as the
le Bible Success Band," a
:d States, Australia, the
id Japan, and aiming to
se of Scripture to memhave
I hid in my heart
Thee." Ps. 119: 11.
;r son, with "The Pocket
and effective and widely
God, who read a chapter
do likewise, is beiner era
OF THE SOUTH.
ciously used of God to pub
put it in the hearts and live
the unsaved with its messj
blood of our Lord Jesus CI
a risen Saviour from sin.
and her son to remain a
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oi tne party had gone, ai
Every one should join th
The Pocket Testament Le
so. Address 158 Fifth Av<
We are thankful to Goc
and Mr. Alexander, and a
for making it possible thr<
Davis and Mr. Davis to st
through the Holy Spirit's v
Council of Protestant Miss
word, "A Million Souls fc
also a thousand Japanese ?
Korea for Him.
Already united prayer h
niaHc fnr tho TlrO..
? ~ iiiv xjL?ji_y opillL
His mighty power. Pray
power in the heart and life
er and Christian, cleansing
for service, and upon the ui
righteousness and of judgn
pentance and salvation thrc
a personal SaViour from th
a great multitude, at least ;
the whole nation be brough
Christ.
Pray and work also foi
Word of God, that it may
and- heart and life, not onl
the world. May the Won
in the world, with its pov
that none be found ignoran
through faith in our Lord
(Isaiah 55: 10-12). Let us p
soul-winner. One soul a m
Christians in Korea would ;
year. (Matthew 22: 19.)
What would one soul a
in America mean? Why
America and elsewhere?
Pray daily for Korea. I
which special prayer is a:
our Lord Jesus Christ wh
for a crrpat wnr1H_\?ri/4<? fan
Habakkuk 2: 14, may com
shall be filled with the km
Lord as the waters cover
speedily come, God willin
power, but by My Spirit,
(Zechariah 4: 6.)
Then saith He unto His (
is plenteous, but the laborer
the Lord of the Harvest tl
orers into His harvest. M
Also. I heard the voice o
shall I send, and who will
"Here am I; send me." Is
"Come over into Macedoi
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lish His word in Korea, and
;s of Christians, and to reach
ige of salvation through the
irist, and go forth in Him as
surely ood sent Mrs. Davis
few months after the rest
id help in the great work.
e Bible Success Band and
ague, and get others to dc
mue, New York City.
1 for sending Dr. Chapman
.11 the party to Korea, and
ough His servants for Mrs.
ay awhile in Korea. Surely
usdom they came just as the
ionaries adopted the watchT
TT
>i jcsus in Korea in 1910,"
ind two hundred Chinese in
as been made and is being
to come upon Korea with
daily for His presence and
: of every missionary, workand
empowering every life
nsaved, convincing of sin, of
lent, and leading to true reuigh
faith in Jesus Christ as
e guilt and power of sin by
1 million, this year, and that
t speedily, to our Lord Jesus
d wiue circulation ot tne
speedily enter every home
y in Korea, but throughout
i of God be in every home
ver, under the Holy Spirit^
it of the way of life, as it is
I and Saviour Jesus Christ
ray that each Christian be a
ontli by each of some 80,000
llmost make the million this
month by every Christian
not a similar campaign in
darch 20, 1910, is a day in
sked for Korea?Korea for
oily. Also pray and work
ival that that spoken of in
le to pass. "For the earth
Jwled^e of the p-lnrv nf
O - O J
the sea." May that time
g. Not by might, nor by
, saith the Lord of hosts.
lisciples, 'The harvest truly
s are few: Pray ye therefore
lat He will send forth labatthew
9:37-38.
f the Lord, saying, "Whom
go for us?" Then said I,
aiah 6:8.
nia and help us." Acts 16.