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Call to Sacrifice

Dr. Samuel M. iwemcr

We plougk deep furrows an d scatter tkc see d of tkc W^ord.
hoping for tkc karvest. But God Himse If is waiting for tkc sow-
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mg of tke good see d—tkc ekild ren o f tke Kingdom, "That a
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furrow ke fecund, said Sabatier, it mus t kavc blood and tears, suck
as Augustine called tke blood of tke sou 1. Tkc IToslem world

must kavc its Getkseraane and Calvary before it can kavc its
Pentecost. Tkc present con dition of tkat wor Id. tk crefore. is a
supreme call to sacrifice: tk e sacrifice o f our provincialisms or tke
narrow korizon of our sectarianisms for cosmopolitan statemanskip
as missionary leaders. We must sink our differences and unite on
tbc essentials. Tke sacrifice of wca ltk for investment in schools.
tbe publication of literature, hospitals. and every form of evangel-
isation, on a scale adequate to meet tk e new opportunities. Tkerc
is a call for tke sacrifice of life — making it sacred—to force an
entrance into tke unoccupied mission field s wkere doors long closed
are about to open. "As tke Fatker katk sent Me. even so send

I you.

Out of tke realm of tke glory ligkt.
Into tke far-away land of mgkt:
Out f rom tke bliss of worskipful song.
Into tke pain of katred and wrong;
Out fr om tke koly rapture above.
Into tke grief of rejected 1 ove:
Out from tke life at tke Father's side.
Into tke deatk of tk e cruci lficd:
Out from kigk konour, and into sk ame
Tke Master willingly, gladly came:
And now, since He may not suff er anew,
As tkc Fatker sent Hi im, so sendetk H e you