The Jubilee Singers.

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cause

their

Tyng, Murray,

Spurgeon, Beeeher,

as

General O. O. Howard, and John B. Gough, and their

work would be

lifted

out of

its

The

present plane.

people would follow such leaders.''

" But ought not such distinguished

retained

Could

pastors?

as

them?" I asked.
" The churches would
would have them.
great

work

of

It

spare

not spare them then.

They

the

must be borne

in

somewhat

it

mind

that the

missionary work.

its

is

in proportion to

Christ and his disciples were

missionary work.

its

be

to

churches

the church

Revivals are given to

men

The New Testament

missionary work. And missionary work

engaged in missionary work.

is

a history of

should be advertised by the best talent in the world,

because

it is

therefore the

the hardest
strongest

work given

men

"It

is

mechanic
cost

men would demand

much

to

No

successful

secure a master workman, let

what he may.

No

it."

be paid as

for their services?"

economical to get the best.

fails to

church;

should grapple with

" But would the people allow so

first-class

to the

him

corporation neglects to secure

first-class talent regardless of

expense.

The

indispen-

sable thing is to secure the aid that will accomplish the

object.

And

the more difficult the object, the* more

essential is it to secure the talent needed.

Protestant church has the

mone^ needed

missions in all parts of the world

where

Now,

the

to establish

as yet the