Dr. Alexander Duff, that great veteran missionary to India, returned to Scotland to die, and as he stood before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, he made his appeal, but there was no response. In the midst of his appeal he fainted and was carried off the platform. The doctor bent down and examined his heart. Presently he open his eyes. where am I? he cried. Lie still, said the doctor. You have had a heart attack. Lie still. But, acclaimed Dr. Duff, I havent finished my appeal. Take me back. I must finish my appeal. Lie still, said the doctor again. Youll go back at the peril of your life. But, in spite of the protests of the physician, the old warrior struggled to his feet. And, with the Doctor on one side and the moderator of the Assembly on the other side, he again mounted the steps of the pulpit platform, and, as he did so, the entire Assembly rose to do him honour. Then, when they were seated, he continued his appeal. And this is what he said: When Queen Victoria calls for volunteers for India, hundreds of young men respond, but, when King Jesus calls, no one goes. ............. Very well, he concluded, then, aged though I am, Ill go back to India. I can lie down on the banks of the Ganges and I can die and thereby I can let the people of India know that there was one man in Scotland who loved them enough to give his life for them. From the book challenge of missions by Oswald J. Smith
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