John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 3 (of 3) : $b An autobiography edited by his brotherPaton, John Gibson
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John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, volume 3 (of 3) : $b An autobiography edited by his brother
Paton, John Gibson
Missionaries -- Vanuatu -- Biography; Paton, John Gibson, 1824-1907
Let our Churches then go forward on the lines which God the Lord hath
blessed. Complete the pioneering work on the New Hebrides, bring the
Gospel within reach of every creature there, and then set free your
money and your men to do the same elsewhere. But even in India and in
China and in Africa, with their countless millions, learn a lesson from
the work on the New Hebrides. Plant down your forces in the heart of one
Tribe or Race, where the same Language is spoken. Work solidly from that
centre, building up with patient teaching and lifelong care a Church
that will endure. Rest not till every People and Language and Nation has
such a Christ-centre throbbing in its midst, with the pulses of the New
Life at full play. Rush not from Land to Land, from People to People, in
a breathless and fruitless Mission. Kindle not your lights so far apart,
amid the millions and the wastes of Heathendom, that every lamp may be
extinguished without any of the others knowing, and so leave the
blackness of their Night blacker than ever. The consecrated Common-sense
that builds for Eternity will receive the fullest approval of God in
Time.
Oh that I had my life to begin again! I would consecrate it anew to
Jesus in seeking the conversion of the remaining Cannibals on the New
Hebrides. But since that may not be, may He help me to use every moment
and every power still left to me to carry forward to the uttermost that
beloved work. Doubtless these poor degraded Savages are a part of the
Redeemer’s inheritance, given to Him in the Father’s Eternal Covenant,
and thousands of them are destined through us to sing His praise in the
glory and the joy of the Heavenly World! And should the record of my
poor and broken life lead any one to consecrate himself to Mission work
at Home or Abroad that he may win souls for Jesus, or should it even
deepen the Missionary spirit in those who already know and serve the
Redeemer of us all—for this also, and for all through which He has led
me by His loving and gracious guidance, I shall, unto the endless ages
of Eternity, bless and adore my beloved Master and Saviour and Lord, to
whom be glory forever and ever.
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The Personal Life of David Livingstone.
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