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"YE SHALL BE WITNESSES."
of the
Reader, what shall be our occupation, as disciples
Lord Jesus, while we watch and wait for His return? It
is not enough that we have a personal experience of re-
pentance, faith, forgiveness, adoption and sanctification ;
it is not enough that we study the Word to search out the
deep things of Providence and prophecy. We must join
heart and hand in the great practical work of
EVANGELIZING THE WORLD.

For this is our Lord's command: "Go ye into all the
world, and preach the Gospel to every creature" (Mat.
28:19); and He has said "This Gospel of the Kingdom
shall be preached in all the world, for a witness to all na-
tions, and then shall the end come." (Mat. 24:14.) While
the Church remains on earth (see page 86) she is certain-
ly the agent to accomplish this purpose, because Jesus said :
"Ye shall be witnesses unto me . . . unto the utter-
most part of the earth." (Acts 1:8; Luke 24:47-48.)
Let us engage, .with all our might, in this world-wide mis-
sion work. Let us give of our means, our prayers and
our words of encouragement to those who go to preach
in the by-ways and hedges and in distant lands (Rom.
10:15), and, if possible, let us go ourselves, thereby in-
suring ourselves of His fellowship Who said, "and lo, I
am with you alway."
Thus shall we best please the Master.
Thus shall we hasten the day of God. (2 Pet. 3 :12 mar-
gin Mat. 24:14.)
The progress already made inspires us to greater effort.
The world is belted with centers of evangelization. From
Greenland to Patagonia, from Norway to Good Hope,
from Siberia to Tasmania, and throughout the Islands of
the sea, multitudes of Gospel messengers are proclaiming
the Word of Life. Only a few strongholds of Satan are yet
without any witness, and of these Nepaul and Tibet are
opening their doors to waiting missionaries, while Central
Africa unbars her millennial fastness to advancing heroes
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