MISSIONARY work prospers not because of the extraordinary capabilities of the workers, but rather, in the language of an experienced leader, because of "the exceedingly ripe condition of most mission fields." Still it is a mistake to send out as missionaries a class of preachers who have proved failures in the churches. Occasionally, but rarely, a poor pastor may become a good missionary, but the safest way is to send out the strongest preachers and the wisest leaders into the mission fields. Take the church at Antioch as an example. When, under the direct guidance of the Holy Spirit, they selected men for the foreign field, they chose Barnabas and Saul, the two most eminent teachers and preachers in their community, and the two who seemed to be the most needed at home.—Selected.