James A. Huie
Published: 2016-06-21
Total Pages: 368
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Excerpt from History of Christian Missions, From the Reformation to the Present Time The design of Religious Missions is to bring to the knowledge of the true God those who are ignorant of his will and strangers to his promises. The reason why such efforts are necessary is to be found in the apostasy of man from his original estate, and in the condition of sin and misery which ows from it. Missionary exer tions are an index at once of the lamentable fact that by nature there is none that doeth good, no not one and of the great truth that out of this general mass of ungodliness the Most High has chosen a seed to serve him, an elect band of witnesses to his truth, and promoters of his glory. The missionary enter prise not merely harmonizes with, but is a natural consequence of piety; for none who have themselves tasted that the Lord is gracious, and who are aware that the vast majority of the human race are living in a manner utterly at variance with God's commands, can be insensible to the duty of endeavouring, by every means in their power, to bring others to the knowledge of that truth in which they themselves have found peace, comfort, and joy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."