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He has been for many years a member of the Executive Committee of the Missionary Union, and one of the editors of the Missionary Review. As an evangelistic worker with Mr. Moody, and as a zealous advocate of the Temperance cause, he has won a wide reputation. He has, moreover, taken a deep interest in the Boston Missionary Training School, and is actively identified with many organizations designed to uplift and bless his fellow-men.

"Dr. Gordon's personal appearance," as has been truly remarked, "is singularly attractive. He has a well-proportioned and somewhat portly form, rather above the ordinary height; a large, square head, set firmly on his shoulders, an abundance of light hair, now tinged with gray, displaying an ample forehead, a smooth face, with clear, pleasant eye, and expressive mouth, an alert step and graceful bearing. His face is marvellously bright, beautiful and benign, revealing the man and preaching a most winning sermon before he opens his lips. His voice is clear, rich and powerful, and with this, his pleasant manner and straightforward presentation of the greatest truths, combine to make a lasting impression on his hearers. This impression is doubtless deepened by the fact that Dr. Gordon delights in the use of the Word of God, his prayers often being almost entirely composed of passages of Scripture. He stands by common consent in the front of the leaders of his denomination, both as a preacher and as a man of varied attainments."

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