obvious to their consciousness as the glittering pompon on Mrs.
Greenman's bonnet that themselves were the consistent and natural
monopolists of the favor of their Creator!

But Mr. Carew went on: "We may find our two very illuminating little
words in another text almost equally familiar. It is this: '_Behold the
Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world_.' This lets us
farther into God's attitude and purpose concerning 'the world.' Loving
all His creatures, He still saw that they were involved in ruin brought
on by sin. If He brought them to Himself--the only event that could
satisfy love--it must be by a great and costly Redemption. One emanating
from Himself must be projected into the ruin and death of the world and
come back to Him, spotless and unsullied, bringing with Him 'many sons'
unto the glory. But He must purge their sins. So He gave Him to be a
Lamb of sacrifice; that He taking the sins of the world upon Him, might
work in Himself a death unto sin that should be made good to all that
become united to Him. Potentially, then, the sin of '_the world_' is
taken away. If we wish to support further this point in our study
concerning 'the world' we may turn to Paul and hear, 'God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto
them.' Or the Apostle John will tell us that 'He is the propitiation for
our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of _the whole
world_.'

"Now that we have reminded ourselves of the love, and of the gift
embracing redemption, it occurs to us to ask how are our poor brothers in
China to avail themselves of the gift or to hear of the love. Another
well-known test, containing our two words again, tells us very clearly.
It offers the only logical answer to the question, and it is this: '_Go
ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature_.' Love
has devised its gift and prepared it at unspeakable cost, and now
commands our feet that we may bear it to all habitable parts of the
earth. Wherever the objects of God's love are, there the gift must be
borne. Do we not all see that the work which we call 'Foreign Missions'
is in the direct, simple carrying out of the purpose of God, bearing the
knowledge of the gift to all for whom it is intended, that they may avail
themselves of it? What object could be dearer to the heart of God? What
He has Himself done shows us of what moment the matter is to Him. How
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