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lives to repeat his folly. I envy not the 

 man who can go into a union church in a 

 foreign city and raise a sectarian slogan. 

 There is a judgment day for such persons. 

 What is needed is the spirit of Christ — 

 that is all. 



Other illustrations are unnecessary. The 

 story of Japan, Uganda, and India is well 

 known. Despair of missions and of Chris- 

 tianity would be inevitable were it not 

 for the prophetic souls who behind abuses 

 discern the Providence of God making even 

 human folly to praise him. But the fact 

 that God overrules never justifies evil on 

 the part of individuals. 



The foreign field is full of discourage- 

 ments, inconsistencies, losses, scandals, not 

 because denominations exist, but because 

 they exist so largely for the sake of them- 

 selves. When there is spiritual unity, only 

 such denominations will enter foreign fields 

 as are needed, and conference and co-oper- 

 ation will displace division. I admire the 

 enthusiasm of " the student-volunteers," 

 but about half of their energy will be lost 

 because the effect of a blow is in proportion 

 as the force behind it is massed. Send those 

 men out to work together, and the effect 



