He doubted whether the brethren were prepared for it.

Nevertheless, he was willing to be governed by the majority.

By resolution of the State meeting, the writer was requested to prepare for publication with the minutes of the meeting an address, of which the following is a copy: ADDRESS TO THE CHRISTIAN BRETHREN OF THE STATE OF KANSAS.
_Beloved Brethren_: We present to you in these pages the details of the organization of the Christian Missionary Society of the State of Kansas.

We hope for your approval and ask for your contributions.
The warrior may fight for his country on the battle field; the statesman may seek to develop its resources and improve its laws; the husbandman may make its fields heavy with their weight of golden grain; and those who love domestic life may seek to create in that place they call home a second paradise; but broader, deeper, more comprehensive and sweeter far, is the work of Christianity.

It underlies all good, and is the only sure basis of progress.
For two thousand years China and Japan have been without the Bible, and what they were then, that they are now.