Opis: Foreign Missionaries in Action - Hartman L. O.

Excerpt from Foreign Missionaries in Action: Thirteen Studies of the Foreign Missionary Work of the Methodist Episcopal Church

It is the purpose of this course to make the student see the movement in foreign fields as it is actually going on. It is clearly impossible in one quarter to cover all the ground or even to treat adequately those subjects under consideration, but it is hoped that adult Bible classes may supplement their study by outside reading. Thus it may be the means of leading many to a wide familiarity with the whole enterprise of foreign missions. The method of presentation in each case will be, first, a Bible passage as a keynote; second, a human-interest story illustrating concretely the topic of the lesson; third, a discussion of this topic in its wider aspects, including important supplementary facts. Each lesson will conclude with a number of pertinent themes for class discussion. The general plan of the course covers various types of missionary activity, using as backgrounds the work in various world-fields. In this way the student may become acquainted not only with the types of work in which the church is engaged beyond the seas, but also with some of the countries in which she is represented.

Each month a few specific plans covering the lesson for that month will be given in addition to the general suggestions offered here. Special attention should be given by the teacher to his own personal preparation, since the course involves influences far-reaching beyond all possible calculation. The success of our Kingdom building in the very ends of the earth, and possibly whole life careers of individuals depend upon the care and thoroughness with which these world issues are presented. The instructor ought, therefore, to understand at the start that these studies deal with the logical outcome of gospel teaching, that foreign missions are the very continuation of the acts of the apostles, and that without the missionary spirit it is impossible to be a Christian. Earnest, thoughtful, definite prayer on the whole subject is essential.

Moreover, the teacher should engage in a general preparation on outstanding missionary facts through reading and correspondence with missionaries on the field, by attending missionary meetings, and in such other ways as may be possible. The current reports of the Board of Foreign Missions, the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and the Board of Sunday Schools, with their pamphlet literature, will prove invaluable for reference work. Every teacher should also subscribe to World Outlook, 150 Fifth Avenue. New York, and make large use of this excellent, fully illustrated magazine in leaching the lesson. Let him urge the members of the class to subscribe for the fresh view it brings of the world-field. An Atlas of Methodist Mission Fields (twenty-five cents, from the Board of Foreign Missions) should be in the hands of every teacher. A comprehensive catalogue of missionary educational material in the Sunday schools, both general and in connection with the "Partnership Plan," will be sent free on application from the office of the Board of Sunday Schools, 58 East Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois. Special information concerning books and methods may be secured from Ralph E. Diffen-dorfer, Educational Secretary, Board of Foreign Missions, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York.

The following books of a general character will prove helpful. They may be ordered through The Methodist Book Concern:

The Call of the World. By W. E. Doughty.

The Gospel and the World. By J. H. Oldham.

The Evangelization of the World in This Generation. By John R. Mott.

The Why and How of Foreign Missions. By A. J. Brown.

Growth of the Missionary Concept. By John F. Goucher.

The Modern Call of Missions. By James S. Dennis.

Social Aspects of Foreign Missions. By W. H. P. Faunce.

Report of the Edinburgh Conference (9 volumes.) These small v

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Nazwa: Foreign Missionaries in Action Thirteen Studies of the Foreign Missionary Work of the Methodist Episcopal Church (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Hartman L. O.
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781331433255
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 68
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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