I.  We  are  led  to  this  conviction  by  ooesideriDg  the  end  which  is|
Bought.    The  heralds  of  the  Gt)spel  go  to  proclaim  a  coming  king-
TiM  nine  end  dom  ;  to  fouud  au  institution  ;  to  orc^nise  a  new  ordei
•Mithtbybotii.^^f  thingg  J  to  Bct  in  opcratioo  a  train  of  influences  for^
generations  and  centuries.     It  is  sought  to  build  an  enduring  struc-
ture on  the  foundation  of  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ  Himael^H
being  the  chief  corner-stone  ;  to  secure  the  evangelisation  of  paganaJH
the  reformation  of  nations,  the  equipment  of  men  with  all  that  is
profitable  for  mental   development,  for  elevation   of  character,  for
renovation  of  heart  and  life,  and  to  communicate  the  will  of  God
respecting  human  salvation  so  far  as  that  is  made  known  in  His.
Word.
The  injunction  to  publish  the  Gospel  in  all  lands  and  in  all  agei
implies,  of  eonrae,  the  use  of  such  facilities  as  each  generation  in  i
turn  fiupp lies.     Tlie  blaster  and  His  disciples  journeyed  on  foot  over^
the  hills  of  Judea  and  Galilee  ;  but  when  He  bade  His  disciples  g<
into  all  the  world,  He  did  not  limit  their  locomotion  and  that
their  successors  in  nil  coming   time  to  walking.     He  bade   the
preach;  and  no  doubt,  the  earliest  proclamation  was  oral,  but  th
commission  does  not  limit  them  to  spoken  discourse,  whether  wit'
individuals  by  the  wayside,  or  among  crowded  assemblies  in  th
market-place.     The  herald  is  to  go  on  his  mission,  nsing  whatevi
mode  of  travel  shall   bring  him  most  satisfactorily   on   his   way^
whether  it  be  by  sail  or  steam,  by  diligence  or  rail,  by  ox-cart  oi
camel's  back.     The  chariots  of  God  are  twentj'  thousand,  and  all  a:
to  be  employed  as  the  exigencies  of  His  work  may  require.
