A MISSIONARY GOSPEL.
"The first message at the birth of Christ was a missionary message (Luke ii. 10).
"The first prayer Christ taught men was a missionary prayer (Matt vi. 10).
"The first disciple, St. Andrew, was the first missionary (John i. 41).
"The first message of the risen Lord was a missionary message (John xx. 17).
"The first command of the risen Lord to His disciples was a missionary command (John xx. 21).
"The first apostolic sermon was a missionary sermon (Acts ii. 17-39).
"Christ's great reason for Christian love was a missionary reason (John xiii. 35).
"Christ's great reason for unity was a missionary reason (John xvii. 21).
"The first coming of Christ was a missionary work (Luke iv. 18-21).
"The second coming of Christ is to be hastened by missionary work (Matt. xxiv. 14).
"Our Saviour's last wish on earth was a missionary wish (Matt. xxviii. 19).
Church Missionary Society Gleaner, Scotland.