Word: missions
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Bailey '94, to give a short historical survey of the Students' Volunteer Movement. When the movement was started in 1886 by Mr. Moody, at Northfield, Conn., only twenty-one men presented themselves, and now over three thousand men have been definitely pledged to undertake work in the mission fields. Nearly five hundred institutions of learning are represented and the movement work is being carried on, not only in this country, but in Europe, India and Africa...
...Thomas '96, spoke on the Threefold Preparation for the Volunteer work. He said that education, common sense and the possession of God's spirit were absolutely essential for successfully carrying on mission work...
...there were nothing to look to beyond the grave? Look a little more closely at nature and at history. Has it not often happened that what has seemed to come to an end and to have accomplished nothing has really been of great value? If we look at the mission of Christ on earth, we see a young peasant collecting round himself a band of disciples, gaining considerable fame by his teaching and by his wonderful works. Suddenly he is seized by the authorities and put to an ignominious death. All his followers are scattered and all his teaching seems...
...fact that Christ was a Son of God did not exempt Him from the suffering of the world. A part of His mission on earth was to learn obedience and this He could only do through suffering. Suffering is not a mishap but is sent by God to teach us trust, submission and obedience. It is a part of the education of our lives and is alone able to make us trustful, submissive and obedient...
That branch of the mission work known as "sailor work" was thoroughly organized at the beginning of the college year, and every Sunday morning since then, when the weather has permitted, a delegation of from four to six students has gone over to Charlestown or Boston and conducted religious services either on the docks or on board vessels lying in the harbor...