HOWN BY STRATEGIC LOCATION
AND OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS

America faces the two great oceans, 67--Is near to undeveloped
parts of the world, 68--Has many world harbors,
68--Navigable rivers, 69--Is isolated from other commanding
powers, 69.

AMERICA HAS QUALITIES OF CHARACTER NEEDED FOR A WORLD TASK

The pioneers, 70--Mechanical genius, 71--Public school, 72--The
home missionary, 72--Home of world movements, 73.

AMERICA HAS RESOURCES FOR A WORLD TASK

Size, 75--Mineral resources, 77--Railroads, 77--Wealth,
78--Agricultural products, 79.

AMERICA MUST HAVE VISION AND CONSECRATION ADEQUATE TO HER TASK

A spiritual enterprise, 82--America's share of the world task,
83--Men and money needed, 84.

CHAPTER IV
A MAN'S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD APPEAL

Efficiency experts, 87--A fourfold program, 89--WIDENING
HORIZON, 90--Studying the Church, 92--The missionary
committee, 93--UNWITHHOLDING CONSECRATION, 95--Principles
of stewardship, 98--Methods, 101--UNENDING PRAYER,
103--Calls forth and energizes movements, 106--Finds a
way out in hours of crisis, 107--Fills gaps in thin line of
battle, 107--Togo's telegram, 109.

FOREWORD

The four questions which the author has most frequently heard in
discussing world problems with men are the following:

What progress is the missionary enterprise making?

How much remains to be done?

What is America's share of world responsibility?

How can men relate themselves in a practical way to the spread of
Christianity throughout the world?

It is to give a brief answer to these four fundamental questions that
the following pages have been prepared for use in Missionary Discussion
Groups, Men's Bible Classes, Brotherhoods, Missionary Committees, and
groups of Sunday School Officers and Teachers. It is also confidently
expected that many men who cannot meet to discuss these problems in any
of the groups mentioned will read and study the book in private. In
preparing the manuscript the author has had in mind a large number of
men who are now or should become public advocates of missions. The book
presents information which they may use in addresses.

Many of the facts given have been taken from the _Report_ of the
Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, _The World Atlas of Christian
Missions_, _The Statesman's Year Book, 1912_, _The Decisive Hour