Biography of Elder Lott Cary, late missionary to Africa Quotes

“I am about to leave you, and expect to see your faces no more. I long to preach to the poor Africans the way of life and salvation. I don't know what may befall me, whether I may find a grave in the ocean, or among the savage men, or more savage wild beasts on the coast of Africa; nor am I anxious what may become of me. I feel it my duty to go, and I very much fear, that many of those who preach the gospel in this country, will blush when the Saviour calls them to give an account of their labors in his cause, and tells them, 'I commanded you to go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;' and with the most thrilling emphasis, looking round on his audience, he exclaimed, the Saviour may ask, where have you been? where have you been? what have you been doing? Have you endeavored to the utmost of your ability to fulfil the commands I gave you? or have you sought your own gratification, and your own ease, regardless of my commands?”
― James Barnett Taylor, Biography of Elder Lott Cary, late missionary to Africa

“I am about to leave you, and expect to see your faces no more. I long to preach to the poor Africans the way of life and salvation. I don't know what may befall me, whether I may find a grave in the ocean, or among the savage men, or more savage wild beasts on the coast of Africa; nor am I anxious what may become of me. I feel it my duty to go, and I very much fear, that many of those who preach the gospel in this country, will blush when the Saviour calls them to give an account of their labors in his cause, and tells them, 'I commanded you to go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature;' and with the most thrilling emphasis, looking round on his audience, he exclaimed, the Saviour may ask, where have you been? where have you been? what have you been
doing? Have you endeavored to the utmost of your
ability to fulfil the commands I gave you? or have you sought your own gratification, and your own ease, regardless of my commands?”
― James Barnett Taylor, Biography of Elder Lott Cary, late missionary to Africa