d, of Cambridge, Mass.

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No danger can attend its use.

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Address

H. STOKES, President.

H. Y. WEMPLE, Sec'y.
S. N. STEBBINS, Act'y.
J. L. HALSEY, 1st V.-P.
H. B. STOKES, 2d V.-P.

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THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY.

VOL. XXXVIII. JANUARY, 1884. NO. 1.

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American Missionary Association.

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Another year. Are we ready for it, ready to work and to win? The
harvest is still plenteous and every increase of store is precious.
Who can measure such privilege? And what of opportunities? The
swift-winged events of our civilization are continually hurrying us
into the midst of them. It is a day of speedy rewards. Christ comes
quickly in these times. The business of the Church is helped as
absolutely as secular business by the development and use of material
agencies for advancement. What is wanted is the good seed of the
word. It is that--the light which shines forth from _that_--which
gives life and growth and masterly power. We want faith in the
promises. It shall be said, "The kingdoms of this world are become
the kingdoms of our Lord and His Christ." The truth of it is not to
be doubted or eclipsed. We want power from on high, and that is
neither distant nor subject to unseasonable delay. What the