vagrant, vagabond fellows, they are fitter for the stocks or the common jail. Such illiterate, clowns, such babblers as these, instruct mankind! say the learned classes; away with them to their nets and fishing-craft. And, say the political classes, it is dangerous to the state; they cover plots under their silly pretences, and must be dealt with by the strong hand of power. Methinks I hear, in every contemptible and arrogant speech which is vented against the modern Missionaries by worldly and selfsufficient men, the echo, after two thousand years, of those speeches which were wont to be poured upon the twelve apostles and seventy disciples, when they began to emerge out of the foundation of society, into the neighbourhood and level of its higher ranks.

them for, and raise

them above,

the worst

were to do

them.

But the Wonderful Counsellor, in whom dwelt but is wiseall the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge, to prepare ly intended and who knew what was in man, did not without good and sufficient cause divorce the human desires from those objects on which they naturally which men rest. He knew that if he gave the messen- against gers of his kingdom, which is not of this world, and against which this world conspireth, to expect any ray of hope, any shadow of consolation, or scantling of support from the things of this world, it would be only to disappoint them in the end for though he foresaw that fair weather would dawn and much enjoyment be partaken in the progress and towards the latter end of the work, he saw, hanging over its first beginnings in every re

And they are thus

made bare

be clothed

tual re

sources

gion of the earth, storms and tempests, and
terrific commotions, out of which the eclipsed
light of truth was to come forth, and the day·
of peace to be established; He knew that in
every realm his truth was to make way against
the edge of the sword, and, like the phoenix, to
procreate itself in the flame of fire, and that
his servants were to be heard from the paw
of the lion and from the horn of the unicorn:
wherefore it booted not to amuse those who
were to plant the plant, and those who were
to propagate the plant, with the enjoyments
which were to be partaken under its future.
shade; and he spoke plainly unto them and
said, If
ye have not a heart for the extremes
of human suffering, and a soul above the fear
of man, ye need not undertake this work,-
more perilous than war, more adventurous than
a voyage to regions of thick-ribbed ice,' and
more important to the earth than the most sa-
cred legation which ever went forth in behalf
of suffering and insulted humanity.

But while he cut them off from the power stripped and and virtue of gold and silver, which, they say, in order to will unlock barred gates and scale frowning with spiri- ramparts; while he denied them the scrip, and therewith hindered the accumulation or use of which he property in any form; while he forbade them order; thus, change of raiment, that is, pleasure and accommodation of the person; and with their staff interdicted all ease of travel and recreation of the sense by the way; and in hindering salutations hindered the formalities of life and

furnisheth in

the ends of natural or social affection; all these the natural motives to enterprize and the sweet rewards of success, while he cut asunder, because, as hath been said, he foresaw that whether he did so or not, the world would soon do it for them; he did not leave their minds in a void state, without motive or inducement or hope of reward; but proceeded to fill each several chamber thereof with the spirit of a more enduring patience and a more adventurous daring; to give to Faith what he took from Sight; what he interdicted in the Visible to supply from the Invisible; what of Temporal things he spoiled them of to repay with things Spiritual and Eternal.

sionary's

And instead of a home he gave them this de- The Misclaration, which raised them first to a footing home. with himself, and then to a footing with God: "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's reward." Instead of food, he The Misgave them this promise, "Whoever shall give provisions. sionary's to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose. his reward." Instead of protection and a safe- The Misconduct on the way, he gave them this stout- protection. hearted admonition, "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but

sionary's

The Missionary's

passport.

rather fear him which is able to kill both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall to the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not, therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows." And when delivered up to councils, and brought before governors and kings, instead of human help and countenance, and skill of pleading and persuasive. words, he gave them this sentence: "When they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the spirit of The Mis your Father which speaketh in you.' And when their fathers and mothers should betray them, and their sons and daughters should spit upon them, which the first confessors sadly proved, he gave them this consolation to their heavy hearts; "He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me, and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, The Mis- is not worthy of me." For their sustenance under false accusation, he gave them this comfort;

sionary's

family.

sionary's defence upon his trial,

"The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household." For the comfort appeal from of their hearts under blackening calumnies, when their sun of life was setting under thick

The Mis

sionary's

wrongous judgment.

sionary's life

and dark clouds of falsehood, and their name. was like to be overshadowed for ever, he gave them this assurance; "There is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye on the house-tops." And for their use, when they were enveloped The Misin the flames, or extended upon the honourable in death. cross, he gave them this heart-establishing word; "He that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." And to The sum keep up a constant cheerfulness in their hearts Mission under every hardship and mistreatment, he gave them to know and to rejoice, that their names were written in heaven; removing their confidence from every thing terrestrial, that it might rest at the right hand of God, where there is fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore.

total of the

ary's gain.

celestial

Thus furnished he his Missionaries, building So that he them up in faith, and establishing them with gave them a infallible promise, weaning them from the condition, bosom of the earth, to place them in the bosom of their Father in heaven. He took them from the hands of human protection, to put them under the arm of the mighty God of Jacob. He emptied them of self-dependance and dependance upon human strength and prudence, to fill them with the Spirit of wisdom and truth. He bestowed upon them the elements of heaven's heroism when he took from them the ele