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A STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE ALLIANCE
By REV. E. Y. WOOLLEY
BEFORE I make this statement, I want to say, as one of the
pastors of this church, we are glad you have met with us
here this week. It has been a great blessing to us to have
this conference with these brothers from all parts of the city and
country and from many different nationalities. It has been for
years a very earnest prayer of ours that God would see fit to use
this place as a center, from which the Gospel could radiate in all
directions; and in having a chance here to pray and plan that the
Gospel may reach Russia, and through Russia the neighboring coun-
tries, we have had great joy.
A Flying Squadron Needed
This is the closing session of the conference, but not the closing
conference. Since the committee was elected by you on Wednesday
night they have met, and already the Lord in answer to prayer is
beginning to make some outlines of future ministry clear. The
purpose is not to antagonize or compete with any existing societies
or individuals that are preaching the Gospel in Russia, or planning
to do so; but in these war times, under these terrible new conditions
which are burdening the regular denominational boards and societies
and organizations in mission lands, it is evident that it will be a
matter of time before any adequate extension of the work of these
societies which are doing mission work all over the world or in many
parts of the world, can enlarge sufiiciently to cover any considerable
portion of that immense country of Russia. Therefore it has been
felt very deeply, by those of us who have had the burden of prayer
and planning for this conference, that there must be some kind of
a "flying squadron" which, having no other purpose in view and no
other field to work, should take the men and women who have thus
volunteered for this work and fly into Russia in these days, that poor,
bleeding Russia may receive the only comfort which is adequate, the
knowledge that Jesus knows, and Jesus loves, and Jesus cares, and
Jesus keeps. That is what the people of Russia need to know. This
is the only thing that will help them in these days when every edition
of the newspaper comes out with some appalling change in the
kaleidoscope of Russia and her revolutions. One issue says the
czar is shot; another issue says the Bolsheviki are doing this, and
another, that they are doing that.
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