A Crisis of Missions

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Nov 5, 1903

A Crisis of Missions

A MISSIONARY of the American Baptist Telugu Mission, writing of the great need of India, voices it in words that appeal to every one who expects to see the Lord do a great work in the closing days of earth’s history: “What then, is our plea?—The words of the man of Macedonia, ‘Come over . . . and help us.’ We need more workers very much. But what we need more than even that is increasing, importunate, believing prayer. We want millions of people praying daily for India. And we want them to do it now. And we want them to keep on doing it till He hears us. I believe a crisis of missions in India is upon us. If we could consecrate the prayers of God’s people upon India at the present time, I believe we could do the work of centuries in decades.” And these facts and these needs are true of every field. A crisis of missions in every part of the world is upon us. The work of centuries must be done speedily, and prayer is the source of our power and our efficiency.