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William E. Doughty. The Call of the World; or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity
The Call of the World; or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
THE CALL OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER I. THE WIDENING SOVEREIGNTY OF CHRIST IN. THE WORLD
I. World Conditions Favorable to the Spread of. Christianity
II. The Multiplying Agencies of the Kingdom
III. Signs of World-wide Victory
FOR ADDITIONAL READING AND FOR REFERENCE
CHAPTER II. THE CHALLENGE OF A GREAT TASK
BOOKS FOR ADVANCED READING
CHAPTER III. AMERICA'S POSITION IN THE WORLD BATTLE
America's Place of Leadership in the Kingdom of. God is Indicated by Her Strategic Location and. Other Geographical Conditions
America Has Qualities of Character Needed for a. World Task
America Has Resources Sufficient for the Task of. a Christian World Power
America Can Retain Her Place of Leadership in. the Kingdom of God only by Developing Vision. and Consecration Adequate to Her Task
BOOKS FOR FURTHER READING
CHAPTER IV. A MAN'S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD APPEAL
INDISPENSABLE LITERATURE FOR MISSIONARY. COMMITTEES
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William E. Doughty
Published by Good Press, 2021
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All this makes it clear that we have come to an hour of crisis in the relations between Christendom and the non-Christian world. What is a crisis but a point of time in the history of the human race when great issues are at stake, when there is an unprecedented break-up of civilizations, when Christian nations must make great decisions about their relations with the non-Christian world. We find everywhere conditions that are passing and that will not return. It is the time of all times for men who love Christ to make him known to the ends of the earth. The situation is summarized in "the Message of the Edinburgh Conference," in the following language: "The next ten years will, in all probability, constitute a turning-point in human history, and may be of more critical importance in determining the spiritual evolution of mankind than many centuries of ordinary experience. If those years are wasted, havoc may be wrought that centuries will not be able to repair. On the other hand, if they are rightly used, they may be among the most glorious in Christian history."
The Increase of Populations in Christian Countries.—At the beginning of the nineteenth century the entire population of the United States and Canada was only about 5 millions; to-day it is 100 millions. In the same period of time the populations of Europe have increased from 170 to 450 millions. During this same hundred years the population in some parts of the non-Christian world has declined, in others remained stationary, or the growth has been very slow. While the birth rate is much greater in many non-Christian lands, the cheapness of human life, the lack of sanitary and other conditions for safeguarding life greatly increase the death rate. The population of the world at the end of the eighteenth century was estimated to be approximately 1,000 millions. During the nineteenth century the numbers increased by about 600 millions. Europe and North America together increased in population by nearly 400 millions during that century. These figures for the world are only estimates but are given by the most reliable students of such matters. While exact figures for the non-Christian world cannot be given, the significant fact is that there has been a marvelous expansion of Christian nations within the last one hundred years, far outstripping the expansion of other parts of the world. The nations which know most of Christ and his gospel have increased in numbers as well as in power out of all proportion to the rest of mankind.
