Suppose this blank cheque to be given to us, HOW WILL IT BE USED?
Let that be the prayer of each one of you to whom it is left to fill up this blank cheque. Then there is another prayer that I am sure I should remember, if nobody else here did, and that would be concerning Christ’s kingdom. If it is to be unto me as I will, then I will it that God’s truth should be preached everywhere, and that false doctrines should be made to fly like chaff before the wind. If our prayer be heard, and we are permitted to have what we will, our will is that God may send us Luthers and Calvins, and brave men like John Knox back again, men with bones in their backs, and fire on their lips, with hearts that burn and words that glow with holy fervor; we want them so badly now. The Lord have mercy upon the Free Church of Scotland, and give her back faithful covenanting men and women! The Lord have mercy upon our own poor denomination, and give us those who love the truth of God, and dare to stand up for it come what may! Oh, for such a prayer as that! Lord, revive thy Ch
