138 THE GOSPEL AND THE PLOW 



sole trust was in the power of heavy artillery or battle- 

 ship ? It is the Tightness, the justness of the cause that 

 nerves men 's wills, that teaches them how to fight. 



To sum up we see that Christ's program for His own 

 life, the carrying out of that program in practical demon- 

 stration in His miracles, His commands to His disciples, 

 His commendation of those who feed the hungry, clothe 

 the naked, give drink to the thirsty, all call for more 

 than preaching. They call for the practical application 

 of that which gives a meaning and content to the oral 

 presentation of God's truth. I believe the church would 

 do well to pay more attention rather than less to this as- 

 pect of the Gospel. Many who cannot understand or 

 interpret words, can understand loving deeds. I am not 

 decrying preaching. We need more of it not less, we 

 need The Word become flesh. Preaching is one of the 

 most powerful forces in the world to-day. Knox, Calvin, 

 Wesley, Spurgeon, Moody, have made history. 



The place in the missionary program of the work we 

 are trying to do at Allahabad falls in with events as 

 recorded in the sixth chapter of Acts. There had been 

 a great ingathering ''The number of the disciples was 

 multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians 

 against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected 

 in the daily ministrations." Then the twelve called the 

 multitude of disciples unto them and said, ''It is not 

 reason that we should leave The Word of God and serve 

 tables, wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven 

 men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost, and wis- 

 dom whom ye may appoint over this business. But we 

 will give ourselves continually to prayer and the min- 

 istering of The Word. ' ' In India we have thousands of 

 low-caste converts, very few foreign or Indian mission- 



