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JONATHAN GOFORTH 1925 GOFORTH of CHINA JONATHAN GOFORTH 1925 GOFORTH of CHINA By ROSALIND GOFORTH Author of "How I Know God Answers Prayer," etc. MARSHALL, MORGAN AND SCOTT, LTD. LONDON AND EDINBURGH Copyright, Canada, 1937, by McCLELLAND & STEWART LIMITED First printing November, 1937 Second printing March, 1938 Third printing October, 1939 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTRODUCTION DR. GoFORTH was one of the most radiant, dynamic personalities that ever enriched my life. God's mis­ sionary program of the past half-century would not have been complete without him; the literature of mis­ sionary biography would be sadly lacking without this story of his life and work. He towers as a spiritual giaQt among God's missionary heroes of his generation. He was an electric, radiant personality, flooding his immediate environment-wherever he might be-with the sunlight that was deep in his heart and shone on his face because his life was "hid with Christ in God." For some twenty years I had the privilege of knowing this man of God intimately-at conferences in America, in the mission field in China, in his home in Toronto, and in my home in Philadelphia. In all these places the rare sunshine of his presence abides as an undying memory. With the sunshine of God's love in his heart there was an irresistible enthusiasm and a tireless energy. Nothing could stop his dynamic drive in that to which God had commissioned him. It was the same when he was seventy-seven as when he was fifty-seven. The loss of his eyesight during the last three years of his life did not halt the energy-it seemed only to heighten it. When this providence of God was permitted, after forty-eight years of missionary service, the undaunted apostle of the Gospel said to a newspaper reporter: "Bless you my boy, I'd go back for another forty-eight years if my sight were only good." But Dr. Goforth's radiant smile and brilliant spirit did not mean indifference to the dark side of life, its stern realities and the sinister attacks of the Adversary. With his warmth and love there was also keenest dis­ cernment of the falsehood of Modernism, and an un­ swerving, undying intolerance of all that sets itself against the Word of God. The sharply defined issue between Modernism and Fundamentalism in the for­ eign mission field was coming to the front in the sum­ mer of 1920, when Mrs. Trumhull and I had an un­ forgettable visit with Dr. and Mrs. Goforth in their home at Kikungshan. Dr. Goforth told me, with fire in his eye and his heart, of the inroads on missionary testimony being made by missionaries who were betray­ ing the faith and substituting eternally fatal poison for the Gospel and the Word. Always he stood like Gibral­ tar, steadfast and uncompromising for the old faith which is ever new; and that is another reason why God so abundantly blessed his ministry to the very hour of his death. First, last, and always Dr. Goforth was an evan­ gelist, a soul-winner. That is what he went to the for­ eign mission field for; no other interest, no other ac­ tivity, no other ministry appealed to him. The Scrip­ ture that comes to one, in thinking of Jonathan Goforth, is that other great missionary's inspired word: "Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, he ye reconciled to God" (II Cor. 5:20). His life-long, unflagging, persistent and importu­ nate zeal in giving the Gospel to the unsaved was a re· huke to the many missionaries who turn aside from the only missionary call God ever gives to take up side­ issues and who thus drop out of God's great program for evangelizing a lost world. Being "not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ," and knowing that "it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth," Dr. Goforth believed in God's revival power. God used him in mighty revivals over and over again through his long life; and there would be more re­ vivals among God's children who have lost their first love if there were more witnesses like Dr. Goforth. Dr. and Mrs. Goforth were given of God to each other. It was a marriage of rare beauty, fellowship, and unity in faith and work. They were a rich blessing to all who entered their home in China, in Manchuria, or in Canada, and they brought a rich blessing into every home they entered. When Mrs. Goforth's hear­ ing was impaired, Dr. Goforth was ears for her; and she, in his blindness, was eyes for him. But no physi­ cal weaknesses or limitations ever stopped their enthu­ siastic labors in winning souls for their Lord. May He bless this life-story to the raising up of many to walk in their footsteps, till the Lord come. CHARLES G. TRUMBULL Philadelphia, Pa. FOREWORD NINE MONTHS ago, a few days after my husband had passed "beyond the veil," the conviction came to me that I had survived him for the writing of his life­ story. In the days that followed, the Lord undertook for me in such a remarkable way as to leave no room for doubt but that "the good hand of my God" was leading me to undertake the work. A Christian lady, Mrs. S. H. Blake, gave me a quiet, ideal refuge in her home while engaged in the work: her fellowship and encouragement contributed in no small measure to the accomplishment of the task. M,y son Frederic ren­ dered invaluable aid in collecting data. A second imperative need was for someone to help in the clerical work. But before this need was actually felt, a Christian young woman, Mrs. F. 0. Maddock, daughter of China Inland missionaries, offered her services as stenographer. On my asking her charges, she opened her eyes a little wider as she smilingly said, "I am undertaking this as a ministry for the Lord, not for pay." So 'all through the months following, her work was as unto the Lord. She has been indeed a God­ given companion and helper over many hard places. But that which gave courage and lasting inspira­ tion for the writing of these memoirs was the follow­ mg: One evening I sat in front of the trunk containing my husband's diaries, letters, and other private papers. I had unlocked the trunk and then gave myself up to a feeling of utter despair at the magnitude of what I was facing. My advanced age alone seemed to make it impossible. I came almost to the point of giving up all thought of attempting the work when on opening the trunk I found on top of a pile of old Christmas cards a card of which the following is an exact dupli­ cate-- What could I do in face of such a timely and won­ derful message, but just go forward in faith believing for the Divine strength and wisdom and power needed and promised? It is with a heart filled with deepest gratitude and thankfulness to my faithful Almighty LoRD for His continued grace and strength throughout the writing of the story that I now commit it unto Him to be used for His glory. RosALIND GoFoRTH CONTENTS I. 1859-1887 I. EARLy LEADINGS................................................................................. 17 11. BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM·-··-·········-···-····-····-·············-····· 31 Ill. "MY LoRD FIRST"·····-···-····-····-··········-·········-····-······-····-····· 45 IV. THE VISION GLORIOUS!... .......................................................... 51 11. 1888-1900 V. FoR CHRIST AND CHINA. ...... ·--··---·-····-··········-················· 69 VI. "Go FoRwARD oN YoUR KNEES!"................................... 80 VII. WITHIN THE PROMISED LAND .... ·-···--··············-·············· 93 VIII. CHANGTE AT LAST!... .................................................................... l02 IX. .ALL THINGS TO .ALL MEN...................................................... ll5 X. THE EscAPE.......................................................................................... l29 Ill. 1901-1925 XI. IN GoD's CRUCIBLE. ....................................................................... l53 XII. FOLLOWING THE GLEAM. ........................................................... l6l XIII. GLEAMS OF REVIVAL. .................................................................... l77 XIV. WHEN REVIVAL BLESSING CAME TO CHANGTE. ..... l93 XV. FURLOUGH 1909 . 1910........... -··-····-················-····················202 XVI. AFTER FURLOUGH - TESTINGS.......................................... 210 XVII. SAVED FROM HIMSELF................................................................. .224 XVIII. GosPEL NoMADs................................................................................. 232 XIX. HARVESTING ON FAMINE FIELDS......................................... .242 XX. "IN JouRNEYINGs 0FT".............................................................. .250 IV. 1926-1936 XXI. THROUGH CLOUDS AND DARKNESS.................................... 26l XXII. MANCHURIA.. ............... - ......................................................................... 270 XXIII. LAYING THE FouNDATIONs.................................................... ..277 XXIV. TESTINGS AND TRIUMPHS............................................................ 295 XXV. RESULTS OF AGGRESSIVE EVANGELISM ........................... 306 XXVI. TRIUMPHING OVER TRAGEDY................................................... 315 XXVII. CLOUDS BEFORE SUNSET............................................................ 327 XXVIII. SuNSET ...................................................................................................... 341 APPENDIX...................... ·-···-····-···-····-··-.. ··-.. -····-·-·-··-····-····.353 ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE ]ONATHAN GoFORTH, 1925 ........... --·-····-····-····-··-····-···-····Frontispiece ]ONATHAN GOFORTH, 1887-···-····-····-····-···-····-·
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