Very far east / by C. Winifred Lechmere Clift ; with preface by Albert A. Head.

  • Clift, C. Winifred Lechmere
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[pref. 1909]
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Credit: Very far east / by C. Winifred Lechmere Clift ; with preface by Albert A. Head. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to spread the Gospel far and wide, whether in Japan, China, Korea or other parts. The channels made use of are various, but the Medical Mission is one of the most important, and the information given in the letters herewith presents the charm of a missionary life associated with its difficulties, its trials and its problems. That the Holy Spirit should have been outpoured at this time, constitutes an answer to the believing prayer of many long years, as well as the culmination of prayer which has been maintained since the Revival times of ’57 in America, ’59 in Ireland, and the bo’s and the 70’s in our own land. Nay, verily, it would seem that the Revival in Korea and Manchuria is God’s object lesson to us in the homeland to appreciate anew how He can work if only the conditions are fulfilled, and how needful it is for these conditions to be fulfilled at this impor- tant crisis in the history of the nation and of the Church. The vision of persevering effort as a result of cheerful, whole-hearted consecration to God, should be a message to many hearts and stir to that effectual, fervent prayer, the result of which will not only be felt in the medical work at Nanning, but far and near within the great realm of the Chinese Empire. Stir me, oh ! stir me, Lord, I care not how. But stir my heart in passion for the world ; Stir me to give, to go—but most to pray. Stir, till the blood-red banner be unfurled O’er lands that still in heathen darkness lie. O’er deserts where no cross is lifted high. July 1909. ALBERT A. HEAD.
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