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needed the divine Saviour and the human saver. Only he who
has been saved can help somebody else. The tingle of expe-
rience in the blood attracts men. The Master says, "Launch
out." Get down into the thick of the fight; it is better to wear
out than to rust out. Henry Martyn once said, "Now let me
burn out for God." A live dog is better than a dead lion.
What we need is a burning enthusiasm for humanity. We
need to be all on fire for God. A minister noted for his strik-
ing way of putting things was preaching upon the words that
were spoken of Paul and his companions, "These that have
turned the world upside down have come hither also." He
said there were three points to his sermon; first, the world was
wrong side up; second, it had to be gotten right side up; third,
we are the fellows to do it. Friends, that is our duty and God
cast upon us the task of the times.
               "He is sounding forth the trumpet
                 That shall never cause retreat,
               He is sifting out the hearts of men
                 Before His judgment seat,
               Be swift my soul to answer Him
                 Be jubilant my feet;
               For God is marching on."
  This God-given movement has opened a door of larger fel-
lowship, helping to answer the prayer, "That they all may be
one." Breaking down denominational lines, breaking down racial
lines, realizing as never before that "One is your Master, even
Christ and all ye are brethren. That God hath made of one
blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth,
and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds
of their habitation."
  And so to-day we can meet upon this common platform as
representatives of the world and join in exclaiming, "Glory to
God in the highest, on earth, peace, good will toward men."
This is emblematic; may it also be prophetic of the times
               "When the war drum throbs no longer,
                 And the battle flags are furled;
               In the Parliament of Man,
                The Federation of the World."




			

OHS/National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center Serial Collection

African Methodist Episcopal Church Review, Vol. 28, Num. 2

Volume:  28
Issue Number:  02
Date:  10/1911