p. 659 | The Need of the Day

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 5, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 42.

The Need of the Day.

M. McG. DANA, D. D., in an article in the Congregationalist, says that the greatest need of the church now is men,—men who are strong, earnest, and consecrated. Speaking of the influence of personal talent and energy in reformatory work, he claims that "an able, earnest, and effective preacher will do more to prevent crime and preserve order in a district than any number of magistrates and police officers." He closes his article by saying:—

"Had we men, the money to send them any whither, where opportunity and need invited, would not be wanting. We are rich enough as Christians in property; the poverty of the church is in men. It is this fact that all disciples of Christ should consider, and for men of heroism and tact, fitted for the evangelism of the hour in city and country, at home and abroad, lift their united, earnest prayer."