Matt. 28:19-20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." They were sent out with the message of the Gospel and told to deliver it unto the world. At this point, they became Apostles and their mission was to be Riders of the Holy Express.