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12 NEGLECTED ARABIA
But if this should l>e true, it is not because the Board thinks the work
«»f bringing the Gospel to Arabia is now accomplished, or that the task
impossible. What about the localities where Christ has not yet been
preached? What about the many who have not yet beard the Message?
And wlm, oilier than we, slmll bring them the Message? The field is lurge
ami dillicttll! lull we Imve promised our Lord lo go and tell the Glud
fidiiigs: and shall we give up or turn back before the task is finished?
Do.we no longer believe, or do we believe 1 Timothy 2:3-4, ”. . . God
our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the
knowledge of the truth.”
rfhe Board is on the lookout for new recruits; and the missionaries on
the lield are standing ready and eager to go into new localities; but unless
the Christians at home are willing to make greater sacrifices for Christ’s
sake and to support the workers more than ever before with their prayers,
there will be disappointments and discouragement for all. The Master
himself left the place of glory to come and undertake the difficult task of
persuading and converting this world. Cannot we think of Him now as
He spent his strength for those who were unworthy because they did not
return his love; as He told them of a better and holier life; as He offered
Himself as the “Way and the Life”? Do we forget, when upon one
occasion he had told them of things difficult to understand and to under- '.
take, many turned away from following Him? And then He turned to .
Ins disciples and said, “Will you also go away?” Perhaps we commend
the disciples for their reply: “Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the
words of eternal life.” But what about ourselves? Is it a “hard saying”
to hear Him say, “Go ye and bring the Gospel (of eternal life) unto every
creature” ? And shall we turn back; or shall we argue with Him saying,
"It is too difficult”? Or are we really trusting Him, and shall we say,
"Never, Lord, you only have the Truth for the Arabs and we shall be your
servants to bring the Truth to them.” Then we are sure the Christians
will with prayer dedicate their substance to the Cause, and will make
larger sacrifices so that appropriations can be increased and the worker*
•• in go out happy lo travel and live in many new places to tell the Measugc.
ami in faith wait for those "who shall be saved" and glorify God.
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One Day Women’s Medical Work
Dr. W. J. Moeruyk
S TNCE Iraq law forbids any nunie or woman helper other than a
woman doctor to dispense medicine to Iraq women, the work done
by Mrs. Moerdyk in trying to relieve the Amarah women and chil­
dren from physical suffering must be under the control and responsi­
bility of the male doctor. Accordingly the treatments carried out by Mrs.
Moerdyk and her Iraq nurse assistant are all outlined and directed by the
Mission doctor. In order to meet this requirement the latter gives one
morning a week to free treatment for Amarah women, himself seeing all
rases on that morning and directing their care during the ensuing week. Of
course, exceptional and emergency cases are seen on other days under the
nurse’s direction, but the Amarah women soon acquire the habit of saving