Chapter I: Front Matter

The Call of the World
_OR_, _EVERY MAN'S
SUPREME OPPORTUNITY_

BY
W. E. DOUGHTY
EDUCATIONAL SECRETARY, LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY MOVEMENT

REVISED EDITION

NEW YORK
Missionary Education Movement of the
United States and Canada
1913

PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY

MISSIONARY EDUCATION MOVEMENT
AND
LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY MOVEMENT

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

CHAPTER I
THE WIDENING SOVEREIGNTY OF CHRIST

WORLD CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY

An accessible world, 2--A plastic world, 4--A changing
world, 4--Increase in Christian populations, 9--Spread of
English language, 9--Geographical control of the world, 11.

THE MULTIPLYING AGENCIES OF THE KINGDOM

The number and growing efficiency of missionary societies,
13--Resulting in unity and cooeperation, 14--A science of
missions, 14--The application of the principles of strategy,
15--The number of missionaries, 17--Money, 18--Translation
of Scriptures, 19.

SIGNS OF WORLD-WIDE VICTORY

Progress by centuries, 20--Recent victories, 21--The native
Church, 25--Humanitarian institutions, 27--Social reconstruction,
27--Conclusion, 29.

CHAPTER II
THE CHALLENGE OF A GREAT TASK

Unity of the race, 34--Explanation of terms, 34--America's
home problem, 37--Mexico, 43--South America, 44--Africa,
47--Asia, 50--Near East, 50--Central Asia, 52--India,
53---Bhutan and Nepal, 55--Indo-China, 55--Japan, 55--Korea,
56--China, 56--Summary, 59.

CHAPTER III
AMERICA'S POSITION IN THE WORLD BATTLE

The United States and Canada, a Common World Task, 66.

AMERICA'S POSITION OF LEADERSHIP SHOWN BY STRATEGIC LOCATION
AND OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS

America faces the two great oceans, 67--Is near to undeveloped
parts of the world, 68--Has many world harbors,
68--Navigable rivers, 69--Is isolated from other commanding
powers, 69.

AMERICA HAS QUALITIES OF CHARACTER NEEDED FOR A WORLD TASK

The pioneers, 70--Mechanical genius, 71--Public school, 72--The
home missionary, 72--Home of world movements, 73.

AMERICA HAS RESOURCES FOR A WORLD TASK

Size, 75--Mineral resources, 77--Railroads, 77--Wealth,
78--Agricultural products, 79.

AMERICA MUST HAVE VISION AND CONSECRATION ADEQUATE TO HER TASK

A spiritual enterprise, 82--America's share of the world task,
83--Men and money needed, 84.

CHAPTER IV
A MAN'S RESPONSE TO THE WORLD APPEAL

Efficiency experts, 87--A fourfold program, 89--WIDENING
HORIZON, 90--Studying the Church, 92--The missionary
committee, 93--UNWITHHOLDING CONSECRATION, 95--Principles
of stewardship, 98--Methods, 101--UNENDING PRAYER,
103--Calls forth and energizes movements, 106--Finds a
way out in hours of crisis, 107--Fills gaps in thin line of
battle, 107--Togo's telegram, 109.