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from the cities and wilds of ancient Europe — " Come over 

 into Macedonia and help us." The Apostle heard and obeyed 

 that call. A like cry in spirit reaches this land of Bibles, 

 missionary societies and religious privileges — from all the dark 

 places of the earth — " Who will shew us any good?" Who will 

 answer this invitation, so full of plaintive, earnest, absorbing, 

 spiritual agony ? The work among the heathen demands your 

 men of a great battling spirit, earnest in prayer, and wrestling 

 prevailers with our God. It will tax the best energies of the 

 strongest frame, and find fitting employment and materials 

 for the efforts and aspirations of the loftiest genius. Men of 

 purpose, men of acquirement, — men of spiritual mind, who 

 love the Saviour and his cause, — men who can largely in- 

 fluence others by their very presence, and by persuasion, 

 teaching and example ; — men who live in this world, and yet 

 who are not q/" it, — who are pilgrims and strangers here below 

 — these are the men to answer this call. Such men need care 

 but little about having no settled home now, for they have 

 another, which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is 

 God. Yes : such are the men to reply, " Here I am, Lord, 



SEND (NOT HIM ANOTHER BUT) ME." 



Our Universities are becoming more and more alive to this 

 great work 1 . They are national institutions, and this is a 

 national duty for them especially to carry forward. In these 

 time-honoured institutions, the aspect of things pertaining to 

 missionary responsibilities, privileges and enterprise, is rapidly 

 changing, and will go on exactly in proportion to the activity 

 and earnest prayerfulness of spirit evinced by their members. 



Appalling and urgent are the spiritual wants, and conti- 

 nuous is the wail of a benighted world for peace, pardon, and 

 acceptance with God. How shall this wail and how can these 



1 The Universities not only send large subscriptions to the Mission- 

 ary Societies ; but Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin alone have now 

 about fifty graduates labouring in heathen lands as ordained clergymen 

 who are supported by the two great Church Societie 



