Skip to main content

Full text of "The Outlook of missions"

See other formats 


Digitized  by 

tine  Internet  Archive 

in  2015 

littps://arcliive.org/details/outlookofmission1812refo 


The  Outlook 

of  Missions 

Volume  XVIII  DECEMBER,  1926  Number  12 

The  New  North  Japan  College  Building 

HERE  it  is,  and  what  a  great  achievement  for  our  Church !    Yes,  and  an 
enduring  monument  to  the  Christian  HberaHty  of  fifteen  loyal  and  liberal 
members.    They  heard  the  call,  and  the  Lord  gave  them  the  grace  to  heed  it. 

The  building  stands  on  the  brow  of  a  hill  overlooking  the  Hirose  River 
and  the  beautiful  hills  beyond.  It  is  a  solid  building.  Its  foundations  are  so 
strong  and  its  construction  so  perfect  that  no  earthquake  will  probably  ever 
damage  it,  or  any  fire  ever  destroy  it.  It  is  also  a  beautiful  building.  It  is 
collegiate  gothic  in  style.  It  is  a  structure  that  should  stand  for  many  cen- 
turies, and  prove  a  true  educational  home  for  the  young  men  of  the  coming 
generations. 

May  the  God  of  all  Truth  and  Grace  bless  the  kind  donors,  cheer  the  con- 
secrated teachers,  and  inspire  all  the  students  who  will  enjoy  the  privileges  of 
this  Christian  institution,  and  thus  help  the  onward  movement  of  God's  King- 
dom in  the  Land  of  the  Rising  Sun. 


Whats  Ahead  for  1927? 


As  servants  of  the  Lord,  we  do  well  to  approach  the  year  1927  with  humble 
submission,  saying: 

''My  times  are  in  Thy  hand;  My  God,  I  wish  them  there; 
My  life,  my  friends,  my  soul,  I  leave  entirely  to  Thy  care." 

The  Great  Task  ahead  for  every  member  of  our  Church  is  to  live  the  life 
of  faith  in  Christ,  and  to  labor  in  love  for  the  good  of  all  men. 

Foreign  Mission  Day  in  1927  is  the  time  for  THE  JUBILEE  ANNI- 
VERSARY, and  for  an  offering  of  at  least  One  Dollar  from  every  member  in 
every  congregation  for  the  Sacred  Cause  of  Foreign  Missions. 

OUR  SLOGAN 
ALL  FOR  ONCE  AND  ONCE  FOR  ALL! 

That  means 

A  GIFT  from  every  one,  and  an  end  to  the  DEBT. 
?????? 
When  you  pass  the  TORCH  to  Waiting  Hands,  WHO  will  carry  on? 


UNIVERSAL  WEEK  OF  PRAYER 

The  Federal  Council  of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  America  joins  with  the 
World's  Evangelical  Alliance  in  inviting  all  churches  and  followers  of  Christ  to 
unite  in  a  ''Universal  Week  of  Prayer"  at  the  opening  of  the  new  year.  The  devo- 
tional program  here  presented  will  not  only  be  circulated  through  all  English  speak- 
ing lands,  but  will  be  translated  for  use  in  over  fifty  countries.  He  whose  right  it 
is  to  rule  desires  us  to  be  one  in  prayer  "that  the  world  may  know."  All  things  are 
possible  when  Christians  unite  and  not  before.    Never  was  the  need  more  urgent. 

Our  age  is  full  of  unrest.  In  spite  of  all  efforts  towards  peace  and  goodwill 
the  spirit  of  lawlessness,  of  international  suspicion,  and  of  actual  warfare,  seem 
to  be  increasing.  We  need  not  linger  over  dark  details  that  are  only  too  familiar. 
Rather  would  we  remember  with  unspeakable  gratitude  that  the  Lord  Who  orders 
the  ages  (Heb.  i.  2)  is  on  the  Throne.  All  authority  in  Heaven  and  on  Earth  is 
in  His  hands.  He  is  aware  of  all  the  present  portents.  Through  the  changing 
years  He  Himself  remains  unchanged;  and  He  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly 
above  all  we  ask  or  think  in  meeting  the  needs  of  His  people  and  the  heart-hunger 
of  all  mankind.  "Jesus  Christ  is  the  same  ....  today,"  (Heb.  xiii.  8).  As  we 
gather  in  His  name  let  us  remember,  concerning  Prayer,  three  outstanding  facts  for 
our  encouragement:  I.  It  is  God's  will;  II.  Christ  has  set  us  the  example;  III. 
Christ  promises  His  presence. 

During  the  Week  of  Prayer  from  Sunday,  January  2nd  to  Saturday,  January 
8th,  let  us  all  unite  with  our  brethren  in  many  lands  to  demonstrate  afresh  the  release 
of  God's  power  as  we  pray  with  one  accord  in  the  name  and  spirit  of  Jesus  Christ 
Our  Lord. 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 

HEADQUARTERS:   SCHAFF  BUILDING,  PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

Published  Monthly  by  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  and  the 
Woman's  Missionary  Society  of  General  Synod,  Reformed  Church  in  the  United  States. 


CONTEXTS  FOR  DECEMBER 


THE  QUIET  HOUR  ;   530 

GENERAL 

The  Angel  Serenade   531 

Week  of  Prayer  for  the  Churches   532 

HOME  MISSIONS 

Christmas  Not  for  a  Day   535 

Immigration    535 

Notes    535 

En  Route  to  California   538 

The  Second  Century   541 

Observations  of  the  Treasurer   542 

Notes  from  Our  Winnebago  Congregation   543 

Report  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Home  Missions  of  the  Eastern 

Synod    545 

What  Happened  in  Detroit   546 

Business  and  the  Church   548 

FOREIGN  MISSIONS 

Our  Missionaries  and  the  Bandits   550 

The  Jubilee  Anniversary    552 

These  Plans  Work   554 

"While  the  Dav  Lasts"   556 

Going  On    559 

An  Altar  That  Was  Too  Small   560 

For  Young  People   563 

A  Thousand  Christmas  Greetings   564 

THE  WOMAN'S  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 

Joseph  and   Mary   565 

Invite  a  Holiday  Visitor   565 

How  Shall  They  Know?   566 

A  World-Wide  Day  of  Praver  for  Mis-sions   567 

Notes    568 

Approaching  Events    568 

Fortieth  Convention    569 

Christmas  Time  in  Japan   570 

A  Letter  from  Mrs.  Winter   572 

Literature  Chat   573 

New  Guilds  and  Mission  Bands   574 

Semi-Annual  Report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  W.  M.  S.  G.  S   576 


SUBSCRIPTION,  ONE  DOLLAR  PER  YEAR,  PAYABLE  IN  ADVANCE 

Send  all  Remittances  to  "The  Outlook  of  Missions."  Room  310.  Schaff  Building 
Fifteenth  and  Race  Streets.  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Entered  as  Second-class  Matter  June  12.  1909.  at  the  Post  Office  at  Philadelphia.  Pa.,  under 
the  Act  of  March  3.  1879.  Acceptance  for  mailing  at  special  rate  oi  postage  provided  for  in  section 
1103,  Act  of  October  3,  1917,  authorized  on  June  29.  1918. 


Julia  Hall  Bartholomew 


(UherF  mnt ....  fihppl|Frlifl  abiding  in  the  firlli,  kpFptug  matrly  ou^r  tlirir  flnrk 
by  night ....  Knb  tt^r  Angpl  amh  nntn  tl|pm,  3Frar  nnt;  b^ljoiji  3  bring  yun  gon&  txh- 
inga  nf  grrat  ;otr  ml|irly  alkali  b^  to  all  ^p^apit. 


And  the  star  rains  its  fire  and  the  beautiful 
sing. 

For  tlie  manger  of  Bethlehem  cradles  a  king. 

— JosL\H  Gilbert  Holland. 


The  light  of  the  stars  is  a  part  of  the  life- 
giving  breath  of  God.  I  never  look  upon  the 
starlit  vault  of  Heaven  without  feeling  this 
divine  breath  and  its  quickening  action  upon 
my  soul.  — Michael  Pupin. 


Sleep,  Thou  little  Child  of  Mary. 

Hope  divine. 
If  Thou  wilt  but  smile  upon  me. 

I  will  twine 
Blossoms  for  Thy  garlanding. 
Thou'rt  so  little  to  be  King, 

God's  desire ! 

Not  a  brier 
Shall  be  left  to  grieve  Thy  brow ; 

Rest  Thee  now. 

— Josephine  Preston  Peabody. 


A  strange  thing  in  a  star  to  be  putting  a  sorrow 
on  me. 

And  I  sitting  quiet  with  no  dark  heart  at  all. 
But  a  wonder  on  me  for  the  simple  things, 
Like  the  way  of  the  day  to  come  and  the 
night  to  fall. 

— Charlotte  Arthur. 


The  most  noticeable  effect  of  belief  in 
Christ  on  the  mind  is  the  removal  of  fear  and 
worry  and  discontent,  and  those  passions — 
anger,  jealousy,  envy — which  are  poisons  to  the 
body  as  well  as  to  the  soul. 

— Robert,  F.  Horton. 


And  thus  we  celebrate  the  day 
When  Christ  in  grace  came  down. 

And  wait  till  He  in  glory  comes. 
His  work  of  grace  to  crown! 

— Sidney  Collett. 


Because  God  has  made  your  soul,  there  is 
something  in  it  of  God  Himself,  a  Divine  stamp 
has  been  impressed  upon  you ;  there  is  some- 
thing of  God's  power,  thought  and  creative 
genius  in  you,  as  in  no  other. 

— Abraham  Kuyper. 


Look  now.  for  glad  and  golden  hours 

Come  swiftly  on  the  wing; 
O  rest  beside  the  wearj^  road. 

And  hear  the  angels  sing. 

— Edmund  H.  Sears. 


Oh,  those  happy  days  of  childhood,  when  we 
believed  in  Santa  Claus !  Let  them  come  once 
more,  once  more !  Let  us  relearn  the  art  of 
playing.  Let  us  relearn  the  art  of  imagining. 
Let  us  regain  a  little  of  the  old  simplicity. 

— Walter  A.  Dyer. 


The  most  normal  thought  for  children  to 
have  is  that  Christ  is  come  to  be  one  with  them, 
and  that  He  is  the  perfect  pattern  always  cen- 
tral in  the  family.        — George  B.  RussELL. 


Thou  workest  now  as  Thou  didst  then 
Feeding  the  faint  divine  in  humble  men. 

— George  Mac  Donald. 


The  sun-clear  light  which  He  casts  upon  the 
whence,  the  why  and  the  whither  of  human  life 
has  not  been  matched  by  all  the  efforts  of  all 
the  thinkers  in  all  the  ages. 

— J.  D.  Robertson. 


All  creation,  join  in  praising 

God  the  Father,  Spirit.  Son ; 
Evermore  \^our  voices  raising 
To  the  Eternal  Three  in  One  ; 
Come  and  worship. 
Worship  Christ,  the  new-born  King. 

—James  Montgomery. 


LORD,  fill  us.  we  beseech  Thee,  with  adoring  gratitude  to  Thee  for  all  Thou  art  for  us, 
to  us.  and  in  us;  fill  us  with  love.  joy.  peace,  and  all  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit. — Amen. 

—Christina  G.  Rossetti. 


530 


The  Outlook 


Volume  XVIII 
Number  12 
December,  1926 


of  Missions 


OUR  MOTTO:  The  Church  a  Missionary  Society — Every  Christian  a  Life  Member 


<B  f)olp  Ctilb  of  Siettlefjem, 
Be^cenb  to  usi,  tuc  prap; 

Casit  out  our  £;in  anb  enter  in; 
J^t  born  in  tobap. 


Me  bear  tije  Cbrifiitma£i  angelg 
great  glab  tibingsi  tell; 
0  come  to  u£i,  abibe  toitb  us;, 
0m  ILovh  Cmmanuel. 


THE  ANGEL  SERENADE 
Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men" 


THESE  words  embody  the  song  that 
rang  so  sweetly  from  the  sky  when 
a  choir  of  angels  told  of  the  birth  of 
Christ.  Sweeter  strains  never  fell  upon 
the  ears  of  humanity.  The  trumpet 
sounds  of  Sinai  made  Moses  quake,  and 
Israel  beg  that  they  should  not  be  heard 
any  more ;  but  far  different  in  their  effect 
are  the  still  clear  echoes  of  the  angel  sere- 
nade. They  cheer  the  faint,  uplift  the 
lowly,  and  stir  the  hope  of  the  discon- 
solate. We  can  say  and  pray  of  them : 
"Evermore  sing  us  this  song,  O  Lord, 
sing  it  to  our  inmost  hearts  :  'Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men.'  " 

We  should  not  construe  these  words 
as  a  prayer,  but  rather  as  a  prophecy. 
The  glory,  peace  and  good-will  are  not  in 
full  bloom  now,  but  in  the  bud.  The 
note  was  then  struck  by  the  angels,  but 
the  full  harmony  of  the  anthem  will  only 
appear  at  the  second  coming  of  Christ. 
Now  we  listen  to  the  prelude  of  a  grand 
and  universal  oratorio  of  song.  It  is  the 
glory  of  God,  peace  on  earth,  and  good- 
will to  men,  but  ever  unfolding.  When 
the  Sun  of  Righteousness  shall  arise  with 
healing  in  His  wings,  and  shine  in  richest 
splendor,  then  the  glory  will  be  shadow- 
less, the  peace  unbroken,  the  expressions 
of  good-will  universal,  and  the  still  small 
\()ice  of  Bethlehem  will  swell  into  the 
voice  of  a  great  multitude  saying,  '*xA.lle- 
luia,  for  the  Lord  God  omnipotent 
reigneth." 


This  holy  anthem,  as  sung  by  the 
angelic  choir,  has  three  distinct  notes  to 
it.  The  present  effect  of  the  Gospel  as 
far  as  it  spreads  and  the  ultimate  effect  of 
the  Gospel  when  it  will  be  universal  are 
"Glory  to  God" ;  "Peace  on  earth,"  and 
''Good-will  toward  men." 

The  first  note  is  an  outburst  of  spiritual 
splendor.  When  a  man  is  glorified,  it  is 
by  adding  to  him  that  which  by  nature  he 
hath  not.  When  God  is  glorified,  it  is 
by  making  known  that  which  He  hath. 
The  more  a  man  is  seen,  the  more  his 
weaknesses  do  appear ;  the  more  God  is 
seen,  the  greater  is  His  strength  and 
glory.  To  give  glory  to  God  is  just  to 
make  God  known.  Whatever  makes  God 
known  in  the  world,  glorifies  Him.  It 
to  roll  away  the  mist  of  unbelief  between 
Him  and  us,  and  to  rend  the  curtain  of 
sin  which  shrouds  God's  face  from  us, 
and  to  open  the  door  into  the  Holy  of 
Holies,  that  the  hidden  glory  may  break 
forth  upon  a  world  in  trespasses  and  sin. 
Christ  gathers  up  all  the  glory  of  God; 
in  Him  dwelleth  all  the  fullness  of  the 
Deitv. 

The  second  note  is  a  blessing  which  the 
birth  of  Christ  brings  into  the  world. 
Much  need  there  is  of  peace,  the  peace 
born  of  truth  and  lived  in  righteousness. 
The  Prince  of  Peace  is  the  Truth.  Only 
as  we  live  in  union  with  Him  can  we  have 
true  peace,  that  peace  which  the  world 
cannot  give,  but  needs.  How  glad  we 
should  be  when  peace  reigns  in  the  family. 


531 


532 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December. 


in  the  church,  in  the  nation  and  in  the 
world !  How  thankful  we  should  be  that 
Jesus  has  brought  peace  with  Him  to 
earth!  But  we  cannot  expect  this  peace 
to  reign  among  men  so  long  as  sin  dwells 
in  our  mortal  lives.  Xot  until  all  men 
shall  confess  Jesus  as  the  Prince  of  Peace, 
can  we  expect  the  peace  of  God  which 
shall  keep  our  hearts  and  minds  con- 
tinually, and  the  whole  earth  repose  in 
the  light  and  joy  of  its  Sabbath  day. 

The  tJiird  note  is  a  kind  and  friendly 
attitude  toward  all  men.  How  much 
there  is  need  of  the  spirit  of  love  and 
understanding  in  our  dealings  with  one 
another!  We  should  think  well  of  others 
and  put  the  best  meaning  into  the 
thoughts  and  actions  of  those  among 
whom  we  live  and  labor.  This  is  only 
possible  by  a  life  wholly  devoted  to  the 
Lord,  and  to  the  temporal  and  spiritual 
welfare  of  all  mankind.  To  this  end,  God 
sent  His  Son  Jesus  into  the  world,  that 


He  might  show  us  the  love  of  God,  live  in 
us,  and  work  through  us,  until  by  His 
Spirit  the  divine  love  is  shed  abroad  in  all 
our  hearts.  What  a  blessed  peace  and 
harmony  will  prevail  on  the  earth  when 
the  angelic  song  will  become  vocal  in  the 
daily  experiences  of  all  men,  women  and 
children  everywhere !  To  remind  us  of 
its  need  in  our  day,  as  at  the  time  when 
Jesus  was  born  in  the  little  town  of  Beth- 
lehem, we  have  the  annual  return  of  the 
Christmas  Festival,  and  may  we  this  year 
enter  into  it  with  the  spirit  of  the  shep- 
herds, who  said :  ''Let  us  now  go  even 
unto  Bethlehem,  and  see  this  thing  tvhich 
is  come  to  pass  which  the  Lord  has  made 
known  unto  us.  And  they  came  with 
haste,  and  found  Mary,  and  Joseph,  and 
tJie  Babe'  lying  in  a  munger.  And  ivhen 
they  had  seen  it,  they  made  known  the 
saying  zchicJi  zuas  told  them  concerning 
this  child." 


WEEK  OF  PRAYER  FOR  THE  CHURCHES 

TOPICS  FOR  UNIVERSAL  AND  UNITED  Pl^AYER 

Sunday,  January  2nd,  1927. 

TEXTS  SUGGESTED  FOR  SERMONS  AND  ADDRESSES 

"I  have  considered  the  days  of  old  the  years  of  ancient  times  .  .  .  I  will  remember  the 
years  of  the  right  hand  of  the  most  High"  (Psalm  Ixxvii.  5,  10). 

"A  glorious  throne,  set  on  high  from  the  beginning,  is  the  place  of  our  sanetuary  (Jeremiah 
xvii.  12). 

"The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  thy  treasure"  (Isaiah  xxxiii.  6). 
"Be  of  good  cheer"  (Alatthew  ix.  2,  xiv.  27,  Acts  xxiii.  11). 
"Behold  I  have  set  before  Thee  an  open  door,  and  no  man  can  shut  it."  (Revelation  iii.  8). 

Monday,  January  3rd,  1927. 

THANKSGIVING  AND  HUMILIATION 

"Let  us  come  before  His  presence  ivitJi  tJuDiksgiving.    Let  us  kneel  before  the 

Lord  our  Maker."    (Psalm  xcv.  2,  6.) 
THAyKSGIJ^LXG: 

For  the  goodness  and  mercy  of  the  past  year ;  for  the  long  suffering  of  God 

toward  us. 

That  now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we  first  believed. 

That  despite  our  past  failures  and  unfaithfulness  God  still  sets  before  us  an 

open  door  for  service. 

CONFESSIOX: 

Our  unbelief,  our  half-hearted  service. 

Our  secret  sins,  our  sins  remembered,  and  forgotten. 

Our  love  of  ease,  our  neglect  of  prayer,  and  of  the  Word  of  God. 
PRAYER  AND  RE-DEDICATION: 

"Wilt  Thou  not  revive  us  again  that  Thv  people  may  rejoice  in  Thee?"  (Psalm 

Ixxxv.  6.) 


1926J  The  Outlook  of  Missions  533 

SCRIPTURE  READINGS: 

Psalm  xcv.    Psalm  ciii.    Acts  i.  1-8.    Gal.  v.  16-26. 

Tuesday,  January  4th,  1927. 

THE   UNIVERSAL    CHURCH— "THE  CHURCH  OF  GOD,  WHICH  HE 
HATH  PURCHASED  WITH  HIS  OWN  BLOOD"  (Acts  xx.  28). 

THANKSGIVING: 

For  Christ's  love  to  His  Church,  and  for  the  gracious  purposes  for  which  He 
called  it  into  being. 

For  the  quickened  desire  after  unity  among  the  members  of  His  Body. 

For  the  increase  of  brotherhood,  and  for  an  awakened  social  conscience  among 

believers. 

CONFESSION: 

Our  need  of  greater  personal  holiness,  that  Christ  may  be  magnihed  in  our 
bodies. 

Our  lack  of  love  for  souls. 

Our  unreadiness  to  serve  and  to  be  ir  witness.  Our  unworthy  timidity  and 
pride. 

PRAYER: 

For  all  ministers,  preachers,  church  workers  and  members.    For  all  who  are 
discouraged  and  joyless  in  their  work.    For  lapsed  members  that  they  may  be 
restored.    For  a  fresh  renewal  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 
''Restore  unto  us  the  joy  of  Thy  Salvation." 

SCRIPTURE  READINGS: 

Psalm  cxxxiii.  John  iii.  25-36.    2  Cor.  v.  14-21.    Eph.  ii.  13-22.    Rev.  i.  10-20. 

Wednesday,  January  5th.  1927. 

NATIONS  AND  GOVERNMENTS— 
"HE  MADE  OF  ONE  EVERY  NATION    ....    THAT  THEY  SHOULD 

SEEK  GOD"  (Acts  xvii.  26-27). 
Let  us  in  a  feic  moments  of  silence  seek  very  definitely  to  realice  the  presence 
of  the  Lord  Jesus,  Who  makes  us  one  in  Him  "ci'itli  our  brethren  of  ei  ery 
nation. 

LET  US  GIVE  THANKS: 

For  all  efiforts  to  promote  better  understanding  and  more  kindly  relationships 
between  nations. 

For  a  quickened  sense  of  international  brotherhood. 

For  that  measure  of  success  which  the  League  of  Nations  has  met  with  in  pro- 
moting: peace  and  goodwill. 

LET  US  PRAY: 

For  peace  in  our  time,  national,  international,  and  industrial. 
That  the  nations  may  be  delivered  from  materialism  and  defective  moral  stand- 
ards by  their  recognition  of  Christ  and  His  teaching. 

That  rulers  and  governments  may  submit  themsehes  to  the  guidance  of  God  as 
they  seek  to  discharge  their  great  tasks  and  responsibilities. 
That  the  present  spirit  of  lawlessness  may  be  restrained  and  replaced  by  the 
heavenly  wisdom  which  is  pure  and  peaceable. 

That  the  evils  of  impurity,  intemperance  and  gambling  may  he  overcome 
through  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel. 

That  especially  in  lands  long  privileged  with  the  knowledge  of  Christ  tlio 
Lord's  Day  may  be  rightly  regarded  and  observed. 


534  The  Outlook  of  Missions  [December, 

SCRIPTURE  READINGS: 

Dent.  vi.  1-15.    Psalm  Ixxxvii.    1  Tim.  ii.  1-6.   Rev.  vii.  9-17. 

Thursday,  January  6th,  1927. 

MISSIONS— 

''ALL  THE  WORLD  EVERY  CREATURE  (Mark  xvi.  15). 

THANKSGIVING: 

That  there  are  no  frontiers  in  the  Redeemer's  Kingdom,  no  '^home"  and  "for- 
eign" fields :  for  "the  field  is  the  world." 

That  God  so  loved  the  world  that  He  gave  His  only  Son  to  save  it,  and  calls 

upon  His  Church  to  bear  witness  to  Jesus  and  His  great  Salvation. 

For  the  response  to  that  call  made  by  the  Church  during  the  past  year. 

For  all  devoted  missionary  service,  and  for  the  blessing  with  which  God  has 

sealed  it. 

PRAYER: 

That  the  Gospel  may  be  fully  preached  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

That  the  Lord  of  the  harvest  will  smd  forth  more  laborers  into  the  ripened 

fields. 

That  the  Church  may  ever  keep  in  mind  that  her  first  duty  is  to  Evangelize 
the  world. 

That  native  converts  may  be  faithful  witnesses  to  their  unevangelized  neighbors. 
For  the  work  of  all  Bible  Societies. 

For  missionaries  in  special  difficulty  at  this  time  of  unrest  in  China,  and  else- 
where. 

SCRIPTURE  READINGS: 

Psalm  cxlv.  Isaiah  Ix.  Matt.,  viii.  5-13.  Acts  x.  34-48.  Rev.  xxi.  1-4  and 
Rev.  xxi  22  to  xxii  5. 

Friday,  January  7th,  1927. 

OUR  YOUNG  PEOPLE— 
'THE  PROMISE  IS  UNTO  YOU  AND  TO  YOUR  CHILDREN"  (Acts  ii.  39). 

THANKSGIVING: 

For  the  faithful  work  of  Sunday  School  teachers,  Bible  Class  leaders,  and 
Christian  workers  in  all  young  people's  organizations. 

For  all  young  lives  which  have  been  yielded  to  the  Saviour  during  the  past 
year. 

For  the  work  of  all  agencies  that  promote  the  habit  of  daily  Bible  reading 
among  the  young. 

PRAYER: 

For  parents,  that  they  may  realize  their  opportunities  and  responsibilities  in  train- 
ing their  children  for  God. 

For  all  who  influence  the  young  people  of  our  land,  teachers,  professors,  writers. 
For  a  blessing  upon  our  homes,  and  for  an  increase  in  the  habit  of  family  wor- 
ship. 

For  all  Christian  work  and  witness  in  schools,  colleges  and  universities. 

SCRIPTURE  READINGS: 

Psalm  cxix.  1-16.    Matt.  xix.  13-22.    John  iv.  46-54.    2  Tim.  iii.  10-17. 

(Continued  on  Page  575) 


Home  Missions 

Charles  E.  Schaeffer,  Editor 


tirtjou  art  tt)e  2^ing  of  mcrcp  anb  of  grace, 
deigning  omnipotent  in  etierp  place: 
^0  come,  0  lling,  anb  our  tobole  being  gtoap; 
^Ijine  on     toitt)  tf)e  hgf)t  of  ^!r|)p  pure  bap. 


CHRISTMAS  NOT  FOR  A  DAY 

HOW  seldom  Christmas  comes — only 
once  a  year ;  and  how  soon  it  is  over 
— a  night  and  a  day !  If  that  is  the  whole 
of  it,  it  seems  not  more  durable  than  the 
little  toys  that  one  buys  of  a  faker  on  the 
street  corner. 

But  surely  that  need  not  and  ought  not 
to  be  the  whole  of  Christmas — only  a 
single  day  of  generosity,  ransomed  from 
the  dull  servitude  of  a  selfish  year  ;  only 
a  single  night  of  merry-making,  cele- 
brated in  the  slave  quarters  of  a  selfish 
race !  If  every  gift  is  the  token  of  a 
personal  thought,  a  friendly  feeling,  an 
unselfish  interest  in  the  joy  of  others, 
then  the  thought,  the  feeling,  the  interest, 
may  remain  after  the  gift  is  made. 

Henry  vanDyke. 


IMMIGRATION 

Immigration  during  the  second  year 
under  the  2  per  cent  quota  act,  shows  a 
net  gain  in  population  of  227,496,  or  13 
per  cent  more  than  last  year.  Analyzing 
these  figures,  the  National  Industrial 
Conference  Board  has  pointed  out  that 
there  is  a  marked  increase  in  common 
laborers  and  that  at  the  same  time  the 
number  of  immigrants  listed  as  profes- 
sional workers  is  increasing.  These 
figures  apply  only  to  European  coun- 
tries. 

From  Mexico  and  Canada  have  come 
a  large  number  of  common  laborers  to 
swell  the  net  gain  for  the  year. 

It  is  too  often  assumed  that  because 
the  immigration  restriction  act  limits 
the  quotas  of  the  European  nations  to  a 
total  of  about  161.000  persons,  only  that 


number  comes  in.  Yet  the  actual  number 
arriving  from  many  of  the  quota  coun- 
tries is  considerably  in  excess  of  the 
stipulated  totals. 

This  is  due  to  the  exempt  persons  ad- 
mitted, wives  and  children  of  citizens, 
and  others  in  special  categories.  The 
Italian  quota,  for  example,  is  3,845,  and 
yet  9,374  Italian  immigrants  were  admit- 
ted during  the  year.  The  number  of 
Italians  classed  as  students,  visitors, 
merchants  and  officials  is  22,365. 


NOTES 

REV.  EDWARD  H.  VORNHOLT, 
pastor  of  our  Mission  at  Madison, 
Wisconsin,  is  doing  a  splendid  work 
among  the  students  at  the  University  of 
Wisconsin.  He  states  that  some  of  them 
helped  to  put  on  the  Home  Mission  Day 
program  and  in  the  choir  he  has  some 
Dutch  Reformed  students,  Methodists 
and  even  one  Lutheran.  When  any  of 
the  former  students  come  to  Madison 
they  always  look  up  the  Mission  church 
and  are  glad  to  worship  in  the  old  place 
again.  *  * 

Miss  Mary  Miller,  the  Deaconess  at 
St.  Andrew's  Mission,  Philadelphia,  of 
which  Rev.  A.  G.  Peters  is  the  pastor, 
is  doing  excellent  work  in  establishing 
contacts  with  new  people  who  will  finally 
come  into  the  Sunday  School  and  con- 
gregation. A  visitation  of  actual  and 
prospective  Sunday  School  members  was 
made  and  as  a  result  of  a  follow-up  cam- 
paign seventeen  new  members  were  en- 
rolled in  the  Sunday  School  on  October 
24th.  This  Church  is  largely  a  young 
people's  Church. 


535 


536 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


Rev.  Julius  Rosenau,  pastor  of  the 
Mission  at  Colby,  Wisconsin,  writes: 
"The  weather  conditions  during  the  past 
month  have  been  very  unfavorable  to  this 
community,  causing  great  damage  to  the 
crops.  This  makes  it  very  hard  for  our 
rural  people  to  meet  their  financial  obli- 
gations, not  only  in  their  business,  but 
also  in  the  churches.  However,  they  are 
faithful  to  the  church." 

*  *  * 

On  Sunday,  October  24th,  in  the 
Hungarian  Mission  of  McKeesport,  Pa., 
of  which  Rev.  Julius  Melegh  is  the 
pastor,  after  a  special  service  in  the  morn- 
ing, a  conference  was  started  in  three 
different  groups  of  representatives  of  the 
various  church  organizations  in  the 
Central  Hungarian  Classis.  There  were 
present  about  108  official  laymen  leaders. 
These  groups  came  together  at  5 :30  in 
the  afternoon  and  presented  reports 
which  were  discussed  and  the  results 
carried  back  to  the  various  organizations. 
At  7  P.  M.  the  Ladies'  Society  served  a 
supper  and  then  a  service  was  held  in 
memory  of  the  Reformation,  with  Rev. 
Samuel  Horvath  as  the  speaker.  This 
conference  was  most  successful  and  good 
results  are  expected.  It  is  likely  that  a 
similar  conference  will  be  held  in  a  few 
months. 

*  * 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Bulle- 
tin published  by  Grace  Church,  Buffalo, 
N.  Y.,  of  which  Rev.  J.  Wallace  Neville 
is  the  pastor :    ''Evangelism  is  the  mark 


of  a  successful  ministry.  A  people  whose 
soul  life  is  stirred  with  the  passion  of 
Jesus  and  Paul  will  be  builders  of  the 
Kingdom  of  God.  Mark  6 :7 — 'He  began 
to  send  them  forth  two  by  two.'  Cannot 
we  agree  on  this  Biblical  method  of  work 
for  building  the  Kingdom?  Every 
organization  of  the  church  down  to  the 
Sunday  School  classes,  is  being  asked  to 
put  on  a  Fall  campaign  for  Evangelism. 
Make  it  simultaneous  during  the  month 
of  November  and  get  the  stimulation 
which  a  co-operative  movement  can 
give."  *    ^  ;h 

We  are  pleased  to  show  a  picture  of  the 
fine  new  parsonage  recently  erected  by 
the  Conover  congregation  of  the  Catawba 
Charge,  N.  C,  of  which  Rev.  William 
R.  Shaffer  is  the  pastor.  A  Girls'  Guild 
has  recently  been  started  in  this  congre- 
gation with  a  membership  of  15,  likewise 
a  Mission  Band  with  a  membership  of 
26.  At  a  Harvest  Home  Service  held  in 
the  Brookford  congregation  on  October 
17th,  there  were  230  persons  present. 
This  is  unusually  good  when  one  remem- 
bers that  the  membership  of  that  congre- 
gation is  only  89. 

>!:  * 

The  Fall  work  among  the  students  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  which  is  in  charge  of  Rev. 
Clayton  H.  Ranck,  began  with  the 
Freshman  Get-Together  at  Green  Lane, 
Pa.    It  was  the  best  conference  thus  far. 


Home  Mrssioxs 


537 


Grace 
Church, 
Bethi^ehem, 
Pa. 

Rev. 
T.  C.  Brown, 
Pastor 


Mr.  Clarke  W'illard  was  present  for  most 
of  the  time  and  did  a  fine  piece  of  work. 
The  reception  at  the  First  Church,  Phila- 
delphia, was  well  managed  and  attended 
quite  above  the  average  of  other  denomi- 
national receptions. 

*  * 

The  pre- Synod  conferences  of  our 
Home  Missionaries  which  were  held  in 
connection  with  most  of  the  Synods  this 
Fall,  proved  very  interesting  and  helpful. 
Most  of  the  Missionaries  attended  and 
thereby  not  only  learned  to  know  each 
other,  but  also  observed  how  their  own 
problems  were  practically  the  problems  of 
all  the  rest.  Subjects  such  as  Evangelism, 
Church  Advertising,  An  Adequate  Pro- 
gram for  the  Local  Church,  The  Relation 
of  the  Missions  to  the  Board,  were  freely 
and  fully  discussed.  In  some  instances 
experts  from  outside  the  denomination 
were  called  in  who  led  valuable  discus- 
sions on  these  topics.  Our  Mission 
Churches  are  already  leading  the  denomi- 
nation in  winning  new  members  and  in 
the  percent,  of  per  capita  giving,  and  such 
conferences  can  only  tend  to  make  them 
still  more  efficient. 

*  * 

The  First  Hungarian  Reformed 
Church  of  New  York  City,  during 
November  has  lieen  ])utting  forth  an 
intensive  campaign  to  raise  the  sum  of 


$75,000,  within  a  period  of  three  years, 
to  liquidate  the  debt  now  resting  on  the 
building  and  to  provide  an  adequate  bud- 
get to  carry  forward  the  larger  program 
which  the  congregation  recently  adopted. 
It  is  proposed  that  the  amounts  pledged 
by  the  members  shall  be  paid  in  weekly 
installments  which  shall  represent  their 
regular  contributions.  At  the  end  of  this 
period  it  is  hoped  the  members  will  sus- 
tain the  same  rate  of  giving  and  thereby 
meet  all  obligations  which  the  expanding 
work  of  the  congregation  may  require. 
The  pastor.  Rev.  Dr.  G.  Takaro,  and  an 
efficient  corps  of  workers,  representing 
about  30  teams,  are  putting  forth  imtiring 
efforts  to  bring  all  this  to  pass. 

*  * 

During  October  two  of  our  Mission 
churches  were  dedicated.  Grace,  Bethle- 
hem and  St.  Peter's,  Lancaster.  Grace 
Church  now  has  a  completed  plant, 
whereas  St.  Peter's  has  finished  only  the 
first  unit  of  its  building,  viz  :  the  Sunday 
school  part.  Calvary,  Bethlehem  laid  the 
corner-stone  of  its  new  building.  St. 
Luke's,  Wllkes-Barre.  will  ]»e  dedicated 
on  November  28th.  The  new  church  at 
West  Hollywood.  California,  was  dedi- 
cated November  7th,  and  ground  for  the 
new   First   Church,   Los   Angeles,  was 

broken  on  November  14th. 

*  *  * 


538 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[  Okcembkr, 


A  splendid  piece  of  work  among  the 
students  is  being  done  by  Rev.  E.  H. 
Romig,  at  State  College,  Penna.  The 
present  building  is  crowded  to  capacity 
and  the  Mission  stands  in  immediate  need 
of  an  adequate  building  in  which  to  carry 
forward  this  work.  Rev.  Clayton  H. 
Ranck  is  doing  fine  constructive  work 
among  the  Reformed  students  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  and  is  demon- 
strating the  great  possibilities  among 
students  if  rightly  approached.  Similar 
work  ought  to  be  done  in  other  centers 
like  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  Madison, 
Wisconsin,  and  elsewhere.  The  money 
which  we  appropriate  for  this  work  is 
a  negligible  amount  in  comparison  to 
what  other  denominations  are  spending 
in  the  same  kind  of  work. 

*    *  ^ 

The  numerous  group  conferences 
which  were  held  in  connection  w^ith  our 
Centennial  Celebration  in  various  parts 
of  the  Church  were  attended  by  all  too 
few  of  our  people,  but  those  who  availed 
themselves  of  the  opportunity  of  being 
present  were  unanimous  in  their  expres- 
sions of  interest  and  profit  which  came 
to  them.  The  story  of  the  westward  ex- 
pansion of  our  Church  reads  like  a 
romance,  and  too  many  are  ignorant  of 


this  thrilling  part  of  our  history.  An 
illustrated  booklet  is  to  be  issued  in  the 
near  future  which  will  give  a  graphic 
picture  of  this  movement  and  also  set 
forth  the  present  status  of  our  Home 
Mission  work. 

*  * 

The  Home  Missions  Council  and  the 
Council  of  Women  for  Home  Missions 
will  be  the  guests  of  our  Board  of  Home 
Missions  in  the  Schaff  Building,  Phila- 
delphia, from  January  4th  to  8th.  There 
will  be  gathered  here  between  250  and 
300  Home  Mission  workers,  representing 
the  leaders  of  about  30  different  denomi- 
nations. The  outstanding  Home  Mission 
problems  will  be  discussed  by  experts  in 
their  departments.  The  meetings  are 
open  to  the  public  and  pastors  and  mis- 
sion workers  in  and  around  Philadelphia 
should  avail  themselves  of  this  oppor- 
tunity to  attend  the  same. 

*  *  5K 

The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Home  Missions  will  be  held  at  Head- 
quarters on  January  11th,  1927.  This 
will  be  a  meeting  of  the  entire  Board 
when  the  discussion  of  policies  and  pro- 
grams of  work  will  form  the  major  por- 
tion of  the  business. 


EN  ROUTE  TO  CALIFORNIA 
By  Charles  B.  Schaejfer,  D.  D. 


TO  ONE  who  has  crossed  the  Conti- 
nent eight  times  in  that  many  years, 
much  of  the  novelty  and  interest  of  the 
trip  have  lost  their  charm.  The  sights 
and  scenes  are  for  the  most  part  familiar 
to  the  eye.  Nevertheless,  there  is  always 
something  that  is  different  and  one's  ex- 
periences are  never  quite  the  same.  One 
sees  new  faces  and  meets  new  acquaint- 
ances and  hears  new  conversations.  On 
former  occasions  the  writer  always  went 
by  himself  ;  this  time  he  is  accompanied 
by  a  member  of  his  household  to  whom 
everything:  is  new  and  alive  with  interest. 
We  left  Philadelphia  on  the  morning  be- 
fore Hallowe'en,  and  stopped  over  at 
Export,  Pa.,  to  fill  an  appointment  that 
Sunday  morning'.  Here  is  a  typical  rural 
church  beautifully  situated  in  the  open 


country.  It  is  just  one  hundred  years 
old,  the  same  as  our  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions. For  one-third  of  this  period  it  was 
served  by  one  pastor,  the  Rev.  J.  F. 
Snyder,  who  is  now  in  his  93rd  year,  but 
who  retired  some  years  ago.  The  beau- 
tiful pine  trees  which  adorn  the  church- 
yard were  planted  by  his  own  hands  as 
were  also  those  around  the  parsonage. 
He  who  plants  a  tree  confers  a  lasting 
favor  upon  succeeding  generations.  But 
he  also  planted  truth  in  the  hearts  of  the 
people  which  is  bearing  fruit  to  this  pres- 
ent day.  In  the  pastorate  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Revs.  S.  U.  Waugaman, 
Charles  A.  Bushong  and  the  present 
pastor,  Rev.  I.  Leidy  Yearick.  The  old 
parsonage  which  had  been  built  by  Rev. 
Mr.    Snyder    was    burned    during  the 


1926] 


Home  Missions 


539 


pastorate  of  Rev.  Mr.  Bushong,  and  a 
modern  and  well-appointed  house  now 
occupies  the  spot.  Sunday  night  was 
spent  in  Greensburg  as  the  guests  of  the 
Honorable  D.  J.  Snyder,  a  former  mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Home  Missions.  We 
had  anticipated  a  quiet  Sunday  evening 
in  a  hospitable  home,  but  our  presence 
became  known  and  the  pastor  of  the 
First  Reformed  Church,  Rev.  L.  E.  Bair, 
prevailed  on  us  to  occupy  his  pulpit. 
Here,  too,  we  stood  on  historic  soil.  It 
was  into  this  region  where  the  earliest 
Home  Missionary  came,  officially  sent  by 
the  Coetus  across  the  Allegheny  Moun- 
tains. This  was  Rev.  John  William 
Weber,  who  had  served  a  charge  at  Pen 
Argyl,  Pa.,  and  who  came  west  in  1782 
and  afterwards  settled  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Greensburg  in  1783. 

From  Greensburg  we  came  to  Canton, 
O.,  for  a  laymen's  meeting  of  North  East 
Ohio  Classis  on  Monday  afternoon  and 
a  Centennial  Celebration  of  the  Board 
in  the  First  Church  that  evening.  Here 
most  of  the  pastors  of  the  Classis  and 
their  leading  laymen  had  gathered.  Here 
again  we  were  not  far  from  the  place 
where  the  earliest  Reformed  Church  in 
Ohio  was  established.  The  place  is 
Springboro,  and  the  earliest  Missionary 
was  Rev.  Daniel  Christman,  who  started 
the  work  there  in  1803.  One  of  the 
pastors  present  at  the  Conference,  the 
Rev.  E.  M.  Beck,  of  North  Canton,  told 
us  that  he  was  born  on  the  farm  where 
this  first  church  in  Ohio  was  founded. 
One  of  his  sons  now  serves  as  our  Mis- 
sionary in  Chicago. 

From  Canton  we  proceeded  to  Chicago 
and  thence  to  Omaha.  We  had  now  been 
on  our  way  four  days  and  nights  and  had 


not  yet  come  west.  The  "West"  does 
not  begin  until  about  forty  miles  west  of 
Omaha.  But  sometime  during  the  night 
we  crossed  that  imaginary  line,  and  the 
following  morning  we  saw  unmistakable 
signs  of  the  western  country.  The  plains 
and  prairies  of  the  Middle  West  lay  be- 
fore our  eyes.  The  houses  became  fewer 
in  number  and  the  towns  and  villages 
more  widely  scattered.  The  sky-scrapers 
we  had  left  behind  in  Chicago,  and  now 
one-story  buildings  seemed  to  be  the 
style.  The  farther  west  we  came  the 
sparser  the  population  seemed  to  become, 
and  one  felt  that  there  ''remaineth  much 
land  to  be  possessed."  Nebraska  is  a 
state  of  great  length  from  east  to  west. 
It  spans  465  miles  and  it  took  12  hours 
to  cross  it.  At  North  Platte  we  set  our 
time-pieces  back  another  hour,  and  now 
go  by  mountain-time,  which  is  two  hours 
slower  than  eastern  standard  time.  We 
touch  the  state  of  Colorado  only  at  one 
point,  Julesburg,  noted  for  its  Indian 
battles  in  the  "sixties."  At  Pine  Bluffs 
we  crossed  the  state  line  into  Wyoming 
and  forty  miles  farther  we  came  to 
Cheyenne,  the  Capital  of  the  state  and  the 
first  city  in  the  Union  to  be  lighted  by 
electricity.  All  this  time,  since  leaving 
Chicago,  we  have  been  going  on  a  gradual 
ascent.  At  Cheyenne  we  reached  an  ele- 
vation of  6,000  feet,  and  a  little  beyond, 
at  Sherman,  we  touched  the  highest  point 
of  8,000  feet.  The  Rocky  Mountains  now 
came  into  view.  Snow-capped  peaks 
appeared  in  the  distance,  and  soon  the 
o-round  all  around  us  was  covered  with  a 
blanket  of  snow.  The  air  was  cold  and 
one  felt  the  blasts  of  winter.  The  scenery 
is  very  grand.  At  times  we  seemed  to  be 
movine  above  the  clouds.    In  hiirh  white 


  W^..-. 

>• 

Bridge  Across  the  Los  Ax(;eles  River 


540 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[De:cember, 


banks  they  appeared  to  hang  on  the 
mountains.  What  a  wealth  and  variety 
of  color!  The  Great  Artist  had  painted 
a  magnificent  picture  on  the  canvas  of  the 
western  sky.  There  is  perhaps  no  sight 
more  glorious  than  a  beautiful  sunset 
over  those  western  mountains.  And  we 
were  afforded  such  a  scene  in  all  its  love- 
liness and  beauty.  The  colors  fairly 
vied  with  each  other  and  cast  their  rays 
far  and  wide,  bathing  every  hill-top  and 
valley  in  a  flood  of  glory.  At  Creston, 
709  miles  west  of  Omaha,  we  crossed  the 
Continental  Divide  and  a  few  miles  west 
of  Evanston  we  passed  over  into  the 
state  of  Utah.  The  morning  found  us  at 
Salt  Lake  City.  The  mountains  now  lay 
to  the  east  of  us,  and  the  sun  that  we 
saw  setting  the  night  before  over  the 
western  mountains  now  rose  in  matchless 
beauty  over  the  eastern  hills.  It  just 
seemed  as  if  it  had  lingered  all  night  long 
in  some  of  those  rocky  castles  in  those 
mountain  heights. 

"When  morning  gilds  the  skies, 
My  heart  awaking  cries 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised ; 
Alike  at  work  and  pray'r 
To  Jesus  I  repair; 

May  Jesus  Christ  be  praised." 

And  now  skirting  the  Great  Salt  Lake 
we  turned  southward  and  westward  for 
the  desert.  At  Caliente  we  crossed  the 
Nevada  line  and  turned  our  watches  back 
another  hour  to  Pacific  time.  Between 
Utah  and  California  lies  the  state  of 
Nevada  which  is  almost  all  desert.  Not 
a  house  or  a  hut,  nor  a  sign  of  vegetation 
appear  for  miles  around.  Sand  and  sage 
brush  abound  everywhere.  From  the 
winter  of  yesterday  we  have  entered  the 
summer  of  today.  It  is  November,  but 
the  day  is  as  rare  as  a  day  in  June.  After 
traveling  in  the  same  car  for  three  days 
one  welcomes  the  long  stops  which  the 
train  makes  at  these  little  stations  along 
the  way,  when  everybody  gets  off  the 
train  to  catch  a  whiff  of  fresh  air  and  to 


stretch  their  weary  limbs.  Our  train 
since  leaving  Salt  Lake  City  has  fifteen 
Pullman  cars  and  diner,  and  all  are  fairly 
well  filled.  We  were  told,  however,  that 
passenger  traffic  had  fallen  off  consider- 
ably since  the  winter  rates  have  gone  into 
effect  October  31st.  Prior  to  that  time 
trains  ran  in  several  sections  to  carry  the 
people  to  California  for  the  winter.  The 
people  en  train  are  a  motley  crowd. 
There  are  many  aged  and  infirm,  prin- 
cipally women.  One  woman  is  ninety- 
nine  years  old.  The  men  are  decidedly 
in  the  minority.  Most  of  these  people  go 
to  escape  the  rigors  of  the  cold  in  the 
north  and  east.  Others  are  returning 
home  after  visiting  friends  and  relatives 
"way  down  East."  Still  others  are  going 
because  they  feel  certain  that  the  boom 
in  real  estate  in  Los  Angeles  is  sure  to 
return  during  this  current  year  and  they 
want  to  have  a  part  in  it.  They  still  go 
in  search  of  gold. 

One  notices  the  difference  in  the  train 
equipment  and  service  between  the  east 
and  the  west.  The  Burlington,  which  we 
took  from  Chicago  to  Omaha,  runs  de 
luxe  trains  of  the  finest  order.  The  Union 
Pacific  also  runs  a  number  of  very  fine 
trains.  The  trains,  however,  do  not  make 
the  time  they  do  in  the  east.  The  stops 
at  stations  are  more  prolonged  and  they 
do  less  jolting  and  jerking.  The  food  in 
the  diners  is  better  on  these  western  trains 
than  on  the  eastern.  It  is  fresher  and 
of  greater  varietv.  It  is  also  less  expen- 
sive, and  the  service  is  really  par  excel- 
lence. 

These  notes  are  written  amid  the  con- 
fusion of  many  noises.  All  around  folks 
are  talking,  children's  voices  sound 
aloud,  and  the  roll  and  rumble  of,  the 
train  constantly  fill  the  ears.  The  dust 
from  the  desert  blows  in  through  doors 
and  windows.  But  tomorrow  morning 
we  shall  reach  the  land  of  fruits  and 
flowers,  of  Dalms  and  people,  the  City 
of  the  Angels,  where  the  real  mission  of 
our  journey  across  the  Continent  awaits 
us. 


It  is  the  magazine  I  need  and  use  more  than  any  other  in  connection  with 
the  Girls'  Guild  and  Missionary  Society. 

Mrs.  G.  a.  F.  Griesing,  Aaronshurg,  Pa. 


1926J 


Home:  Missions 


541 


THE  SECOND  CENTURY 
IV.  F.  DeLoiig,  Field  Secretary 


THE  Reformed  Church  in  the  United 
States  has  completed  one  century  of 
organized  Home  Mission  Work.  This 
event  has  been  properly  celebrated 
throughout  the  denomination  from  Sep- 
tember 26th  to  November  14th.  The 
celebration  reached  its  climax  with  the 
observance  of  Home  Mission  Day.  Prior 
to  the  observance  of  Home  Mission  Day, 
forty-five  group  meetings  were  held 
throughout  the  church,  attended  by 
thousands  of  the  leading  laymen  and 
pastors.  During  the  celebration  of  this 
Centennial  we  reviewed  the  past  care- 
fully. We  noted  what  the  fathers  did  in 
laying  the  foundation  for  our  Church  in 
this  country. 

As  one  reads  and  studies  the  history 
of  these  one  hundred  years  he  cannot 
help  but  be  impressed  with  the  hard- 
ships the  fathers  endured  and  the  sacri- 
fices made.  It  is  unfair  to  speak  about 
the  things  done  by  them  as  small.  They 
did  big  things  with  the  meagre  equipment 
at  their  command.  Truly,  their  view- 
point of  Home  Missions  was  not  what 
ours  is  today.  They  believed  it  their  duty 
simply  to  follow  and  take  care  of  the 
members  of  the  household  of  their  own 
faith.  They  did  that  to  the  best  of  their 
ability.    Ours  is  a  noble  heritage. 

Now  what  about  the  Second  Century? 
Will  our  progress  be  any  more  than  that 
of  the  first  one  hundred  years?  It 
surely  ought  to  be,  because  of  the  in- 
creased number  of  resources  at  our  com- 
mand. In  this  day  of  all  days  ours  must 
be  a  forward  look.  We  have  the  past 
as  a  proper  background  and  inspiration 
to  us.  What  will  the  Reformed  Church 
contribute  towards  the  establishing  of  the 
Kingdom  of  God  in  America  during  the 
next  one  hundred  years?  This  is  a  vital 
missionary  question  for  today. 

We,  frequently,  speak  about  ourselves 
as  a  small  denomination,  which  in  a  meas- 
ure is  correct,  but  we  are  a  part  of  the 
Protestant  Church  nevertheless.  We 
have  a  responsibility,  as  a  Church,  in 
the  performance  of  this  task.  We  are  a 
real  Church  to  a  large  extent,  and  yet 
our  Church  is  found  in  the  majority  of 


the  large  industrial  centers  of  this  coun- 
try, which  Mr.  John  R.  Mott  calls  our 
trontier  at  the  present  time.  The  prob- 
lems which  give  us  our  greatest  concern 
at  the  present  time  are  found  in  these 
industrial  centers.  The  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  is  playing  a  very  important  part  in 
the  solution  of  these  problems.  The  ques- 
tion no  longer  is,  are  there  any  Reformed 
families  in  a  given  city  where  we  shall 
start  a  mission,  but  is  there  need  of  a 
church  at  that  place  and  can  the  Re- 
formed Church  minister  to  that  particular 
community,  not  merely  to  enlarge  the 
borders  of  the  Reformed  Church,  but  to 
establish  the  Kingdom  of  God? 

Now  all  this  aggressive  work  is  to  be 
done  by  the  Board  of  Home  Missions  of 
the  General  Synod  of  the  Reformed 
Church  in  the  United  States,  for  all  our 
work  is  now  conducted  by  this  one  gen- 
eral board.  This  we  believe  is  a  good 
policy,  and  yet  would  it  not  be  a  good 
thing  to  have  work  done  in  certain  centers 
where  our  church  is  strong  by  a  Classis 
or  Synod  under  the  supervision  of  this 
general  board?  The  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America 
is  following  this  plan  in  some  of  its 
Presbyteries,  especially  where  that  church 
is  pretty  well  established.  The  writer 
recently  was  told  that  in  a  given  Presby- 
tery the  congregations  of  that  Presbytery 
are  raising  a  fund  of  $150,000.00,  which 
money  is  to  be  used  to  help  mission  con 
gregations  within  the  bounds  of  that 
Presbytery  secure  proper  equipment. 
The  money  is  loaned  to  them  without 
interest,  the  Mission  paying  it  back  as  it 
is  able,  so  as  to  use  it  at  some  other 
place.  In  this  way  the  (General  I'oard 
of  Church  Erection  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  U.  S.  A.  is  enabled  to 
do  work  where  the  Church  and  the  King- 
dom are  not  so  well  established.  These 
Presbyteries  raise  these  funds  in  addition 
to  their  regular  apportionment. 

Are  there  not  Classes  in  our  Church 
where  the  same  policy  could  be  worked 
out?  The  writer  believes  it  is  a  subject 
worth  while  considering  as  we  enter  upon 
our  second  century  of  Home  Mission 


542 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


Work.    This  policy  would  present  some-  come  from  the  larger  industrial  centers 

thing  very  concrete  to  the  average  church  like  Detroit,  Chicago  and  other  cities.  We 

member  along  the  line  of  Home  Mis-  believe  such  a  policy  would  mean  far 

sions.    In  this  way  our  General  Board  greater  progress  in  Kingdom  work  in 

could  meet  some  of  the  crying  needs  that  this  country. 

OBSERVATIONS  OF  THE  TREASURER 

/.  S.  Wise 


THE  other  day  I  passed  the  most  for- 
_  lorn-looking  individual  I  ever  saw. 
All  his  facial  lines,  accentuated  by  long 
neglected  baths,  fixed  such  a  demure  ex- 
pression upon  his  face  that  it  could  not 
fail  to  attract  attention.  Not  a  single 
line  suggested  the  possibility  of  a  smile. 
And  yet,  this  demure  and  dejected  indi- 
vidual had  the  temerity  to  decorate  his 
hat  with  three  or  four  small  cards  each 
bearing  the  inscription,  "keep  smiling."  I 
was  attracted,  amazed  and  amused. 
First  I  smiled  and  then  laughed  heartily. 
The  humor  of  it  was  decidedly  apparent. 
That  such  a  sad  and  subdued  face  should 
urge  others  to  "keep  smiling"  seemed  to 
me  the  height  of  absurdity.  We  smile  at 
absurd  things  as  well  as  at  bright  and 
witty  ones.  And  so  we  go  through  life — 
smiling  when  we  are  blue,  smiling  when 
we  are  gay.  Happy,  indeed,  are  we  when 
we  can  smile  at  all  times. 

Many  things  happen  in  the  course  of 
my  day's  work  that  cause  me  to  smile — 
sometimes  I  frown.  I  smile  with  satis- 
faction when  my  mail  contains  letters  of 
comfort  and  good  will,  I  try  my  best  not 
to  frown  when  the  letters  are  of  the 
"knocking"  or  fault-finding  kind.  Fortu- 
nately the  expressions  of  good  will  so  far 
exceed  those  of  the  fault-finding  variety, 
that  I  am  in  no  danger  of  acquiring  any- 
thing like  the  forlorn  look  that  was  so 
indelibly  stamped  upon  the  face  of  the 
man  with  the  "keep  smiling"  cards  on  his 
hat. 

I  find  it  quite  difficult  to  keep  smiling 
on  all  occasions.  There  are  so  many  dis- 
concerting events  in  one's  life  that  the 
storm  clouds  are  bound  to  arise  at  times 
and  greatly  disturb  one's  smile-producing 
poise.  It  seems  to  be  rather  absurd  to 
be  forever  forcing  ourselves  to  smile 
when  there  is  a  storm  brewing  within. 
For  instance,  at  this  very  moment  I  am 


occupying  a  desk  in  a  comfortable  hotel 
in  Winston-Salem,  N.  C.  Something  has 
just  happened — something  that  has 
greatly  disturbed  me.  I  arose  this  morn- 
ing at  six  o'clock  in  order  to  take  an  early 
tram  for  Roanoke,  \  a.,  where  I  am  to 
spend  Sunday  and  participate  in  the 
"Corner  Stone  Laying"  of  their  new 
Church.  I  arrived  at  the  station  in  time 
to  take  a  hasty  breakfast.  A  "red  cap" 
had  my  bag.  As  I  stepped  out  of  the 
restaurant  my  train  was  announced.  I 
hurried  down  a  steep  stairway,  found  the 
"red  cap"  with  my  bag  directly  in  front 
of  my  train,  as  I  supposed.  I  secured  my 
bag,  stepped  on  the  train  and  in  a  few 
minutes  we  were  off.  Imagine  my  sur- 
prise when,  a  little  later  I  handed  my 
ticket  to  the  conductor  and  was  informed 
that  I  was  on  the  wrong  train.  The  train 
stopped  and  within  a  very  short  time  I 
was  walking  along  the  tracks  and  found 
my  way  back  to  the  hotel  where  I  shall 
spend  a  few  hours  before  I  can  continue 
my  journey.  I  shall  leave  it  to  your  own 
imagination  as  to  whether  I  was  smiling 
or  not,  immediately  after  I  stepped  off  the 
train.  Sufiice  it  to  say  that  I  am  smiling 
nozv  while  writing  these  observations. 

It  is  hard  to  keep  smiling  when  things 
go  against  me ;  when  unjust  criticisms 
of  the  Board,  which  1  serve,  are  poured 
into  my  ears ;  when  uninformed  persons 
tell  me  how  they  would  do  if  they  were 
members  of  the  Board ;  when  men  claim 
to  have  lost  interest  in  the  whole  great 
and  challenging  work  of  Home  Missions 
because  the  Board  does  not  discontinue  a 
certain  mission,  or  perchance,  a  certain 
department  or  phase  of  its  complex 
activities.  Yes,  it  is  hard  to  keep  smiling 
under  circumstances  such  as  these. 
Especially  when  there  is  a  lurking  sus- 
picion in  one's  mind  that  the  critic,  if  he 
were   fully  informed  of  all  the  facts, 


1926] 


Home  Missions 


543 


would  in  all  likelihood  do  exactly  what 
the  Board  has  done,  should  the  same 
responsibility  be  resting  upon  him. 

It  is  hard  to  keep  smiling  when  you  are 
the  Treasurer  of  such  a  Board — especially 
during  the  Summer  when  the  bulk  of  our 
good  people  are  enjoying  their  vacations, 
apparently  free  from  all  care,  it  is  at 
that  time  that  the  Board's  treasurer  is  at 
his  ''wits'  end."  Bills  and  demands  are 
piling  up  on  his  desk  and  only  a  very  few 
small  checks  are  received  to  relieve  his 
distress.  No  vacation,  free  from  care, 
for  him! 

I  am  very  thankful  that  the  vacation 
season  is  over.  From  now  on  I  can,  at 
least,  feel  the  relief  of  an  increased  in- 
come. I  am  hoping  and  praying  that  this 
year  the  apportionment  will  be  taken 
quite  seriously  and  a  much  larger  per- 
centage of  it  paid.  Also  that  the  tre- 
mendous pressure  resting  upon  your 
Treasurer's  shoulders  may  be  lightened. 
It  is  no  easy  task  to  try  to  keep  going 
the  great  program  of  the  Church  as  repre- 


sented by  its  Board  on  an  inadequate 
income.  The  only  real  relief  that  can 
come  into  the  Treasurer's  life  and  keep 
him  smiling  is  to  be  attained  by  the  whole 
Church  responding  to  his  needs.  Re- 
member that  tne  Treasurer  does  not 
create  the  needs.  A  mission  is  enrolled, 
usually  at  the  earnest  request  of  the 
Classis  within  whose  bounds  it  is  located. 
The  Classis  often  reintorces  its  request 
by  sending  representatives  to  the  Board 
meeting  who  make  strong  appeals  in  be- 
half of  the  new  enterprise.  It  is  often 
inferred  in  these  appeals  that  if  the 
Board  fails  to  act  favorably  upon  their 
overture,  then  the  Board  lacks  vision  and 
the  whole  work  of  the  Classis  will  suffer. 
It  is  often  very  surprising  to  hear  these 
appeals  and  then  later  on  to  hear  the 
Board  criticized  on  the  floor  of  the  same 
Classis  because  of  its  increasing  budget. 
In  such  cases  the  Treasurer  is  the  victim 
of  circumstances  over  which  he  has  no 
control  and  he  finds  it  rather  difficult  to 
"keep  smiling"  all  the  time. 


NOTES  FROM  OUR  WINNEBAGO  CONGREGATION 
Rev.  Theodore  P.  Bolliger,  D.D. 


OUR  Winnebago  Christians  are  mak- 
ing a  fine  record  for  faithfulness 
and  perseverance.  The  members  of  the 
congregation  diligently  attend  church, 
and  hardly  one  absents  himself  from  the 
Lord's  Supper.  They  come  distances  of 
forty  and  even  sixty  miles ;  for  the  neces- 
sity of  earning  their  daily  bread,  has 
forced  them  to  scatter  over  a  wide  terri- 
tory. To  be  sure,  most  of  the  Christian 
Winnebagoes  live  in  the  neighborhood  of 
the  chapel,  eight  miles  from  Black  River 
Falls,  where  our  Missionary  Jacob 
Stucki  for  the  last  forty-three  years  has 
labored  and  prayed  and,  with  the  bless- 
ing of  God,  has  gathered  into  the  fold  of 
Christ  a  goodly  little  flock. 

On  the  Sundays  when  Rev.  Stucki  is 
absent  from  his  pulpit,  visiting  other 
congregations  and  presenting  for  their 
consideration  the  cause  of  our  Indians, 
his  place  is  ably  filled  by  Elder  David 
Decorah,  who  was  the  first  convert  won 
by  Rev.  Mr.  Stucki,  twenty-eight  years 
ago.  Elder  Decorah  is  a  regular  licen- 
tiate, and  preaches  to  his  tribesmen  in 
an  acceptable  manner. 


Still  another  part  of  the  congregation 
attends  services  at  Neillville,  twenty-five 
miles  away,  where  the  Indian  School  is 
located.  Here  the  services  are  conducted 
by  Mr.  Ben  Stucki,  who  has  served  as 
the  school's  superintendent  during  the 
last  eight  years.  About  twenty-five  of 
the  older  boys  and  girls  have  made  a  con- 
fession of  faith  in  Christ  and  have  been 
baptized  during  this  period. 

A  third  part  of  the  congregation  meets 
each  Sunday  at  Greenwood,  about  forty 
miles  from  Black  River  Falls,  in  the 
home  of  John  Stacy.  This  brother  is  an 
elder  of  the  Winnebago  congregation, 
and  regularly  conducts  in  his  home  a  de- 
votional service,  reads  a  sermon,  and 
watches  over  the  Christian  and  non- 
Christian  Indians  alike.  Rev.  Stucki  vis- 
its this  little  group  as  often  as  possible, 
preaches  to  them,  administers  the  sacra- 
ments, and  renders  any  needed  pastoral 
services.  The  entire  Indian  community 
turns  out  for  these  occasions. 

The  folks  make  themselves  very  much 
at  home  in  Elder  Stacy's  home,  and  ex- 


544 


Thk  Outlook  of  Missions 


[Dkcember, 


pect  to  be  suitably  entertained  and 
served.  The  Winnebagoes  who  are  not 
Christians  seem  to  think:  If  we  are  will- 
ing to  taste  of  your  spiritual  food,  it  is 
only  proper  that  you  should  satisfy  our 
bodies  with  the  more  substantial  things 
of  earth.  This  is  quite  in  accord  with 
the  ancient  views  of  Winnebago  hospital- 
ity. Guests  may  come  at  any  time  unin- 
vited, stay  an  unlimited  number  of  davs. 
share  in  all  the  good  things  which  their 
hbst  possesses,  and  then  wander  on  with- 
out the  slightest  feeling  of  obligation. 
The  host  dare  not  by  slightest  sign  be- 
tray any  irritation  at  the  intrusion,  or 
indicate  a  wish  that  his  guests  might 
hurry  their  departure ;  for,  this  would  be 
a  grave  discourtesy. 

By  the  frequent  abuse  of  his  hospital- 
ity, Elder  Stacy  is  put  to  large  expense, 
but  he  bears  it  with  utmost  good  humor- 
Therefore,  he  has  won  the  good  will  of 
the  non-Christians  to  a  remarkable  ex- 
tent and  they  are  willing  to  say :  He  is 
still  a  regular,  one-hundred  percent  In- 
dian, even  though  he  did  become  a  Chris- 
tian. Hence,  a  goodly  number  of  Indians 
who  are  not  yet  Christians  come  to  the 
services  which  he  conducts.  Through 
these  various  services  which  are  conduct- 
ed each  Sunday,  it  is  possible  to  reach 
from  45  to  65  souls  with  the  Gospel 
message. 


The  berry  crops  were  especially  fine 
this  past  season.  Blueberries,  huckleber- 
ries, cranberries,  all  grew  in  great  abun- 
dance. Every  Indian,  able  and  willing  to 
work,  had  the  opportunity  to  earn  good 
money  picking  berries,  and  to  lay  some- 
thing aside  for  the  winter.  But  our  mis- 
sionary laments  the  fact  that  so  many  of 
the  Indians  have  not  yet  mastered  the 
art  of  using  their  earnings  in  an  econom- 
ical and  judicious  way.  He  declares:  "It 
is  quite  unnecessary  to  preach  to  them 
from  the  verse,  Take  no  thought  for  the 
morrow." 

The  special  missionary  services  held  by 
the  congregation  were  a  great  success. 
Some  of  the  Indians  traveled  sixty  miles 
to  attend.  Some  friends  from  neighbor- 
ing congregations  also  came,  so  that  the 
number  of  worshipers  ran  well  over  150. 
The  offering  amounted  to  $45.  This  was 
devoted  to  missions ;  not  for  the  Indian 
mission,  but  for  the  missionary  work  of 
the  entire  Reformed  Church. 

The  happiest  occasions  of  the  past 
months  were  the  reception  of  three  adults 
into  the  full  membership  of  the  congre- 
gation. After  thorough  preparation  and 
instruction,  an  old  woman,  a  young  man 
and  the  wife  of  a  deacon  in  the  congre- 
gation, Mrs.  Frank  Standing  Water, 
were  received  upon  confession  of  their 
faith  and  baptism.  Again  was  the  prom- 


HoME  OF  Missionary  Stuckt,  Black  River  Falls,  Wisconsin 


1926] 


Home  Missions 


545 


ise  of  God  fulfilled:  "My  Word  shall  not 
return  unto  me  void,  but  it  shall  accom- 
plish that  which  I  please,  and  it  shall 
prosper  in  the  things  whereto  I  send  it." 

Visitors  to  the  Black  River  Falls  mis- 
sion station  during  the  past  week,  have 
remarked  on  the  greatly  improved  ap- 
pearance of  the  entire  plant.  The  home 
of  Missionary  Jacob  Stucki  has  been 
repaired    and    painted.     The  mission 


buikUngs  now  look  very  inviting  and 
attractive  among  the  jackpines  and  scrub 
oaks. 

The  words  and  prayer  with  which  Rev. 
Stucki  closed  his  last  report  to  the  Board, 
ought  to  become  the  prayer  of  the  entire 
Church:  "May  the  Lord  bless  His  work 
among  His  people,  to  the  glory  of  His 
holy  name." 


REPORT  OF  THE  STANDING  COMMITTEE  ON  HOME  MISSIONS  OF 

THE  EASTERN  SYNOD 


To  the  Reverend  Eastern  Synod: 
Dear  Brethren : — 

From  the  annual  report  of  the  Board 
of  Home  Missions,  and  other  available 
material,  which  have  been  examined  by 
our  Committee,  we  note  the  following 
items,  which  seem  worthy  of  emphasis : — 

1.  The  realignment  of  the  various  De- 
partments of  the  Board,  looking  toward 
economy  and  efficiency  in  administration. 
Attention  is  especially  called  to  the  crea- 
tion of  the  Department  of  Country  Life ; 
and  the  office  of  Field  Secretary,  the  in- 
cumbent of  which  is  expected  to  interpret 
the  work  of  the  Board  of  the  Church  at 
large,  with  the  hope  of  "enlisting  the 
practical  co-operation  of  individuals,  con- 
gregations and  societies  in  the  moral  and 
financial  support  of  the  work." 

2.  The  fact  that  during  the  past  year, 
the  one  thousandth  Church-building 
Fund  was  enrolled.  The  number  to  this 
date  is  1016,  representing  a  total  value  of 
over  $700,000 — a  splendid  achievement 
covering  a  period  of  forty  years. 

3.  That  September  28th  of  this  year 
marked  the  100th  Anniversary  of  the 
organization  of  the  work  of  Home  Mis- 
sions in  our  Church. 

4.  The  discontinuance  of  the  Bohemian 
work  in  Chicago ;  the  suspension  of  the 
Jewish  work  in  Brooklyn ;  and  the  sale 
of  the  Reformed  Hospice  (The  Hudson 
House),  at  107  E.  34th  Street,  New 
York  City. 

5.  That,  although  the  budget  of  the 
Board,  as  approved  by  the  General  Synod, 
has  not  been  raised  in  full,  thereby 
causing  a  curtailment  of  the  work  con- 
templated, and  in  much  already  in  exis- 


tence, the  general  receipts  of  the  Board 
have  shown  an  increase  of  more  than 
$27,000  over  those  of  the  preceding  year. 
We  recommend : 

1.  That  pastors  and  congregations 
make  a  study  of  the  entire  report  of  this 
Board. 

2.  That,  in  view  of  the  increased  re- 
sponsibilities which  have  been  placed 
upon  the  Board — notably  the  item  of 
$20,000  which  General  Synod  directed 
the  Home  Board  to  pay  Catawba  College 
each  year  for  a  period  of  three  years — 
pastors  and  congregations  put  forth  an 
increased  effort  to  raise  the  full  Appor- 
tionment. 

3.  That  the  members  of  our  congrega- 
tions be  acquainted  with  the  fact  that  the 
Home  Board  issues  bonds  of  various 
denominations,  for  large  or  small  invest- 
ors, at  5%  interest.  Persons  purchasing 
these  bonds  will  find  a  safe  investment, 
and  at  the  same  time  help  the  Board  to 
finance  its  work  more  congenially  and 
economically. 

4.  That  Classes  and  congregations  be 
asked  to  celebrate  in  a  suitable  manner 
the  100th  Anniversary  of  the  Board  of 
Home  Missions ;  and  that  the  congrega- 
tions, as  a  special  expression  of  gratitude 
make  an  offering  of  at  least  one  dollar  per 
member,  the  same  representing  a  penny 
for  each  year  that  the  Board  has  been  in 
existence. 

5.  That,  with  regard  to  the  appeal  that 
has  come  to  the  Synod  for  the  support  of 
a  teacher  in  the  academy  at  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.,  we  reiterate  the  action  of 
General  Synod,  commending  this  insti- 

(Contituicd  o\i  Pacic  562) 


546 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[De;ce:mbe:r, 


THE  SOCIAL  SERVICE  COMMISSION 

James  M.  Mullan,  Executive  Secretary 


WHAT  HAPPENED  IN  DETROIT 


THE  American  Federation  of  Labor 
was  holding  its  Forty-Sixth  Annual 
Convention  in  Detroit.  For  several 
years  the  Social  Service  Commission  of 
the  Federal  Council  of  Churches  had  ar- 
ranged for  denominational  social  service 
secretaries  and  outstanding  labor  church- 
men to  speak  in  the  pulpits  of  the 
churches  of  the  convention  city,  on  the 
Sunday  when  the  American  Federation 
of  Labor  was  in  annual  session,  to  present 
the  spiritual  and  social  aims  of  labor, 
emphasizing  the  ideals  which  labor  holds 
in  common  with  the  church,  in  order  to 
create  better  understanding  and  good 
will.  Preliminary  plans  had  been  made, 
in  co-operation  with  the  Detroit  Council 
of  Churches,  to  follow  this  custom  there 
on  Sunday,  October  10,  of  this  year.  The 
l)lan  had  met  with  general  interest  and 
approval  on  the  part  of  representative 
preachers  of  the  several  denominations  of 
Detroit,  many  of  whom  requested  speak- 
ers. The  Y.  M.  C.  A.  had,  on  its  own 
initiative,  extended  an  invitation  to  Mr. 
William  Green,  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can Federation  of  Labor,  to  address  a 
meeting  under  its  auspices  on  the  after- 
noon of  October  10. 

Detroit  is  an  intense  non-union  city 
and  the  coming  of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Labor  Convention  there  was 
deeply  resented  by  employers'  organiza- 
tions. The  Detroit  Saturday  Night 
launched  a  bitter  attack  in  its  issue  of 
July  31,  and  in  its  issue  of  September  18 
said  that  Detroit  has  become  the  wonder 
city  it  is  in  population  and  wealth  largely 
because  it  has  been  able  to  avoid  union 
control.  The  Detroitcr,  the  organ  of  the 
Board  of  Commerce,  published  an  open 
letter  on  September  27,  ''to  Detroit 
Churchmen"  in  which  a  list  of  the  de- 
nominational social  service  secretaries, 
and  labor  leaders,  who  were  to  have 
spoken  in  the  churches,  was  published, 


and  stated  that  these  men  "are  admittedly 
attacking  our  government  and  our  Amer- 
ican plan  of  employment." 

The  most  significant  incident  in  this 
affair  was  the  cancellation  by  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  the 
invitation  of  Mr.  Green.  The  president 
of  the  board,  Mr.  Charles  B.  VanDusen, 
frankly  stated  that  the  action  of  the  board 
was  taken  because  Mr.  Green's  appear- 
ance might  affect  unfavorably  the  Asso- 
ciation's campaign  for  a  $5,000,000.00 
building  project.  Naturally  this  was  con- 
sidered by  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor  as  an  affront  to  their  president, 
who  had  not  sought  an  invitation  in  the 
first  instance.  Meanwhile,  it  was  learned 
that  the  ministers  of  the  city  had  received 
many  letters  and  much  pressure  was 
brought  to  bear  upon  them  to  prevent 
the  carrying  out  of  the  proposed  Sunday 
program. 

Seventeen  Sunday  appointments  for 
speakers  in  the  Protestant  churches  were 
carried  through,  including  eight  Christian 
labor  leaders  whose  addresses,  it  was  re- 
ported, were  pitched  on  a  high  plane  and 
belied  the  fears  that  had  been  felt  by 
many  concerning  them.  At  the  same  time 
Rev.  John  A.  Ryan,  director  of  the  Social 
Action  Department  of  the  National 
Catholic  Welfare  Conference,  gave  the 
sermon  at  Mass  in  a  large  Catholic 
Church  and  took  a  pronounced  stand  in 
harmony  with  the  Protestant  groups ;  and 
Rabbi  Leo  Franklin  spoke  on  the  sub- 
ject of  "The  Freedom  of  the  Pulpit"  in 
the  leading  synagogue,  and  protested 
against  anv  effort  to  intimidate  the  pulpit. 

As  was  to  be  expected,  a  storm  of 
denunciation  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  the 
churches  of  Detroit  broke  out  on  the 
floor  of  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor  convention  in  consequence  of  the 
incidents  related.  The  demonstration 
was  unprecedented  in  the  history  of  the 


1926] 


Home:  Missions 


547 


Federation.  The  Industrial  Secretary  of 
the  Federal  Council  was  granted  the  floor 
of  the  convention,  and  explained  the 
sympathy  of  the  great  Christian  forces 
of  the  country  with  labor  as  expressed 
officially  in  the  Social  Ideals  which  have 
been  adopted  by  the  Federal  Council  and 
the  leading  denominations  of  the  country. 
Through  the  activities  of  representatives 
of  the  Federal  Council  he  was  able  to 
announce  that  a  protest  meeting  would 
be  held  in  one  of  the  large  churches  of 
the  city,  at  the  time  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
meeting  had  been  scheduled  for  and 
publicly  invited  Mr.  Green  to  address  it. 

The  Sunday  afternoon  meeting  was 
held,  and  it  will  be  remembered  for  its 
dignity  and  the  spiritual  power  it  ex- 
pressed. President  Green  said  that  he 
had  no  bitterness  in  his  heart,  spoke  in 
appreciation  of  the  Federal  Council  of 
Churches,  and  dwelt  upon  the  spiritual, 
humane  aims  of  labor.  Dr.  Tippy,  Sec- 
retary of  the  Commission  on  the  Church 
and  Social  Service  of  the  Federal  Council, 
finely  and  forcibly  interpreted  the  mind 
of  the  co-operating  denominations  when 
in  the  course  of  his  adch-ess  he  said  : 

"The  independence  of  the  pulpit  is  its 
most  vital  possession.  It  is  absolutely 
essential  to  the  influence  of  the  church 
upon  public  opinion,  especially  in  an  age 
which  tends  to  discount  spiritual  values. 
Laymen  are  or  should  be  concerned  to 
maintain  this  freedom,  even  to  the  point 
of  controversy  on  occasion,  as  my  own 
church  in  Cleveland  used  to  do.  If  the 
men  of  the  churches  will  resolutely  do 
this  as  a  matter  of  principle,  even  though 
at  times  they  differ  radically  with  what 
is  said  or  done  by  their  pastors,  they  will 
do  religion  the  greatest  service.  I  know 
of  no  better  way  to  secure  from  pastors 
a  sensitive  consideration  for  the  rights  of 
the  pew. 

"The  churches  cannot  rightfully  be  said 
to  be  partisan,  but  they  are  manifestly 
sympathetic  to  labor.  Not  only  the 
Federal  Council,  but  all  but  a  half  dozen 
of  its  twenty-eight  affiliated  denomina- 
tions, have  issued  formal  statements 
affirming  labor's  rio;ht  to  collective  action 
through  representatives  of  their  own 
choosing.  Their  highest  Assemblies  have 
stood  for  the  eight-hour  day,  the  highest 


wage  that  can  be  paid,  one  day  of  rest  in 
seven,  the  prohibition  of  child  labor  and 
protection  against  occupational  diseases, 
accident  and  unemployment. 

"Why  is  this  ?  My  only  answer  is  that 
it  is  the  loyal  and  inevitable  expression  by 
the  modern  church  of  that  which  led 
Christ  to  turn  to  the  multitudes,  and  to 
become  the  passionate  advocate  of  their 
welfare.  That  must  always  be  the  chief 
duty  of  the  Church.  The  labor  move- 
ment is  the  self-conscious  organized 
expression  of  the  workers',  struggle  for 
their  own  welfare  and  for  the  public  wel- 
fare. It  is  sometimes  compromised  by 
lower  motives  and  evil  practices,  but  this 
is  true  of  every  organization,  even  the 
church.  What  the  workers  do  for  them- 
selves is  more  significant,  not  only  to 
themselves  but  also  to  social  welfare,  than 
what  is  done  for  them.  It  is  impossible 
for  the  church  to  devote  itself  passion- 
ately to  the  welfare  of  the  masses  of  the 
people  and  not  to  have  sympathetic  rela- 
tions with  organized  labor.  In  fighting 
for  the  better  life  for  the  masses  of  the 
people,  the  churches  find  themselves 
touching  elbows  with  labor,  as  also  with 
social  workers  and  the  various  organiza- 
tions of  women.  They  have  become  com- 
rades in  the  struggle  for  human  life.  The- 
church  has  a  right  to  ex])ect  approval  in 
principle  of  this  policy  by  employers.  As 
a  matter  of  fact,  instead  of  fighting 
necessary  changes  and  protective  legisla- 
tion, their  research  and  their  organiza- 
tion should  collaborate  with  labor  and  the 
church.  That  is  the  next  step,  which  will 
sooner  or  later  be  taken,  and  which  the 
American  Federation  of  Labor  is  now 
inviting  employers  to  take.'' 

Commenting  upon  these  incidents  the 
New  York  World,  of  October  7,  said : 

"No  one  believes  that  men  of  the  type 
of  William  Green  would  violate  the  pro- 
prieties in  a  church.  His  presence  in  the 
Dulpit  at  the  Cathedral  of  St.  John  the 
Divine  did  not  contaminate  that  edifice. 
He  represents  a  very  imoorfuit  element 
in  life — the  men  who  work  for  other  men. 
It  is  not  easy  to  understand  why  these 
men — brothers  of  the  common  herd  that 
Christ  chose  for  His  disciples  should  be 
driven  out  of  the  churches  dedicated  to 
Christ.    If  there  is  any  reason  other  than 


548 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[DecExVIBKR, 


that  advanced  by  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of 
Detroit,  it  ought  to  be  given ;  for  if  that 
is  the  only  reason  it  is  altogether  low 
and  contemptible.  Some  time  when  the 
discussion  of  why  laboring  men  are  not 
attending  church  as  they  once  did  is  re- 


newed, some  one  will  refer  to  the  expul- 
sion of  their  representatives  from  the 
churches  and  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Detroit 
on  the  ground  that  their  presence  would 
interfere  with  the  raising  of  a  five-million 
dollar  building  fund." 


BUSINESS  AND  THE  CHURCH 


UNDER  the  above  title  the  Century 
Company,  New  York,  has  recently 
issued  a  book,  edited  by  Jerome  Davis, 
head  of  the  Department  of  Social  Service 
of  Yale  University.  This  is  a  compila- 
tion of  sermons  by  business  men — some 
of  the  most  prominent  business  leaders 
in  the  United  States,  among  whom  are 
Henry  Ford,  Roger  Babson,  John  D. 
Rockefeller,  Jr.,  Whiting  Williams, 
Henry  Dennison,  E.  A.  Filene  and 
Arthur  Nash.  It  also  has  chapters  con- 
tributed by  such  labor  leaders  as  Wil- 
liam Green,  president  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Labor,  and  Albert  Coyle, 
editor  of  the  Journal  of  the  Brotherhood 
of  Locomotive  Engineers.  Twenty-one 
outstanding  leaders  were  selected  to 
write  these  articles  and  '*give  the  heart 
of  the  philosophy  and  practice  which  they 
had  worked  out  in  the  give-and-take  of 
community  life,"  according  to  the  Intro- 
duction. These  contributions  represent 
a  wide  variety  of  opinion,  but  they 
express  a  consensus  of  opinion  in  favor 
of  "the  supremacy  of  the  human  side 
of  business." 

What  can  the  church  do  for  business 
and  labor  ?  W^hat  can  business  and  labor 
do  for  the  church?  What  can  the 
church,  business  and  labor  do  for  one 
another,  all  working  together?  The  edi- 
tor thinks  that  conditions  have  never 
before  been  so  favorable  for  bridging  the 
gulf  between  the  church  and  business, 
and  believes  that  such  a  book,  if  widely 


read  by  the  ministers  and  business  men 
of  America,  should  do  much  toward 
Christianizing  business,  and  bringing 
about  a  better  relationship  between 
employers  and  workers,  and  between 
both  and  the  church.  Mr.  Babson  and 
others  have  suggested  that  it  would  be 
especially  valuable  for  churches  to  use 
this  volume  as  a  basis  for  discussion  in 
business  men's  classes,  and  a  certain 
amount  of  money  has  been  devoted  for 
the  purpose  of  stimulating  such  use  of  it. 
Perhaps  men's  Bible  classes  and  clubs 
might  provide  copies  for  circulation 
among  their  members  to  be  read  in  prep- 
aration for  a  discussion  period  upon  the 
subjects  considered  in  the  volume.  "Hun- 
dreds of  business  men  will  find  in  these 
lay  sermons  more  stimulus  for  the  per- 
plexing tasks  of  the  world  than  a  great 
deal  of  generalized  beauty  regarding 
love,  justice  and  mercy."  Such  subjects 
are  discussed  as  ''Social  Justice  and  Chris- 
tian Idealism;"  ''Do  Praying  Fathers 
Have  Preying  Sons?"  *'Representa- 
tion  in  Industry;"  **What  the  Minister 
Can  Do  With  Labor ;"  ''One  Experiment 
in  Industrial  Democracy;"  "What  Facts 
Should  the  Church  Know  About  Indus- 
try?" The  concluding  article  is  con- 
tributed by  the  editor  on  "What  the 
Church  Expects  of  the  Business  Men." 

Leaflets  describing  the  book  can  be 
secured,  and  one  free  copy  of  the  book 
will  be  given  a  minister  who  orders 
five  copies.  The  book  is  8  vo.  of  383 
pages  and  the  price  is  $2.50. 


/  have  been  a  subscriber  for  many  years  and  feel  that  every  member  of 
the  Woman's  Missionary  Society  ought  to  be  a  subscriber  to  the  ''Outlook  of 
Missions.'' 

Mrs.  James  Martin,  Waukesha,  Wis. 


Foreign  Missions 

Allen  R.  Bartholomew,  Editor 


ILtah  on,  0  crosisi  of  martpr  faitb,  tnitf)  tbee  bictorp; 
^fjtne  fortf),     sitarg  anb  rebbening  baton,  tfje  full  bap  pet  £{f)aU  be, 
On  eartf)  |#ifii  llingbom  cometl),  anb  toitb  jop  our  epesi  £{l)all  siee, 
(!^ur  (^ob  is;  marching  on. 


THE  NEW  NORTH  JAPAN  COLLEGE  BUILDING 


THE  crowning  glory  of  the  Fortieth 
Anniversary  of  North  Japan  College 
was  the  dedication  of  the  new  building 
that  adorns  the  cover  page  of  our  Decem- 
ber number.  There  was  great  interest 
manifested  on  the  part  of  all  present. 
Speakers  of  national  fame  took  part  in 
the  services.  Among  them  were  the 
Presidents  of  the  leading  Imperial  Uni- 
versities, as  well  as  Drs.  Hoy,  Osliikawa, 
Schneder  and  Creitz  of  our  own  Church. 

The  most  impressive  service  was  that 
held  on  Sunday,  October  16th,  in  the 
Seminary  Chapel,  with  an  eloquent 
sermon  by  Dr.  Creitz,  President  of  the 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  on  the  theme, 
''Making  All  Things  New,"  and  the  bap- 
tism of  seven  students  and  two  profes- 
sors. In  the  afternoon  there  were  three 
strong  addresses  on  Christian  Education, 
and  in  the  evening,  at  the  consecration 
meeting,  a  consecration  to  the  future  mis- 
sion of  North  Japan  College,  with  power- 
ful appeals  made  by  Rev.  K.  Kodaira,  of 
Kanda  Church,  Tokyo,  Dr.  Hoy  and  Rev. 
Yoshida,  who  has  spent  over  forty  years 
in  preaching  the  Gospel. 

The  new  college  building  was  thrown 
open  to  thousands  of  visitors  on  Monday, 
and  the  college  boys  had  made  great  prep- 
arations for  their  entertainment.  Mem- 
orable indeed  were  these  anniversary 
days,  and  now  all  are  looking  forward 
with  high  resolve  to  a  future  still  greater 
than  the  past,  and  fraught  with  that 
Spirit  of  God  which  will  at  last  make  all 
things  new. 


Tablkt  in  New  North  Japan 

COLLKGK  BuiLDINO 


549 


550 


The  OutIvOOk  of  Missions 


[December, 


OUR  MISSIONARIES  AND  THE  BANDITS 


WHAT  kind  of  an  impression  has  the 
capture  of  our  dear  missionaries, 
Miss  Weil  and  Mr.  Beck,  by  bandits,  left 
upon  the  minds  and  hearts  of  the  pastors 
and  members  of  our  Church?  Will  we 
permit  them  to  suffer  in  silence  the  tor- 
ture of  those  seventeen  days  and  stand  by, 
and  do  nothing  to  change  the  situation  in 
which  the  China  Mission  finds  itself,  as 
also  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions? 
Alas,  there  are  people  who  even  try  to 
minimize  the  agonies  endured  by  our  cap- 
tured missionaries  by  matching  the 
Chinese  banditry  with  the  hide-and-seek 
banditry  in  the  United  States. 

Strange,  is  it  not,  that  the  things  done 
on  the  foreign  field  or  the  pleas  made  for 
funds  to  carry  on  the  work  of  ameliorat- 
ing the  poverty  in  body,  soul  and  spirit  of 
our  brethren  in  China,  should  always  be 
seized  upon  as  an  excuse  for  not  extend- 
ing help,  by  telling  us  that  these  same  con- 
ditions exist  in  the  homeland?  Let  us 
thank  God,  if  they  do  exist,  that  they  are 
on  a  very  small  scale. 

Now  let  us  read  what  Mr.  Beck  has  to 
say  in  the  letter  written  under  the  shadow 
of  the  bandit  camp,  and  Mr.  Hefifelfinger 
who  tells  about  the  amount  of  ransom 
paid,  and  then  the  fine  note  of  sympathy 
Mr.  Gwoh  sounds. 

Oh,  ye  pastors  and  members  of  the 
Reformed  Church,  how  long  shall  the 
Lord  call,  and  we  not  answer?  How 
long  shall  the  missionaries  plead  for  help, 
and  we  silence  them  by  living  on  in  ease 
and  luxury?  We  do  well  to  tremble  for 
our  own  safety,  in  the  presence  of  a  need 
that  we  are  able  but  unwilling  to  provide, 
and  for  which  the  Lord  is  waiting  to 
bestow  His  blessing. 


Ma-I-Foo,  October  10,  1926.  Sunday. 
Within  the  vicinity  of  Hsing  Lung  Kai 
where  Rev.  J.  G.  Rupp  and  party  were 
attacked. 

Dear  Dr.  Bartholomew: 

Though  I  did  not  get  a  letter  written 
to  you  from  the  bandit  retreat,  I  shall 
write  you  a  chit  while  we  are  still  within 


the  vicinity.  Last  night  after  the  evening 
meal,  we  three  captives  were  having  eve- 
ning prayers  when  a  runner  came  in  and 
we  were  ordered  to  pack  our  things  to 
move.  It  proved  a  favorable  move,  for 
after  a  stifif  two  hours'  mountain 
scramble,  we  were  corralled  in  a  cove 
along  the  river  while  our  guide  went 
ahead.  He  soon  returned  with  Rev.  Lee 
and  a  local  official.  Thus  we  came  to 
freedom  after  seventeen  days  in  captiv- 
ity. At  daybreak  we  came  to  this  place, 
breakfasted  and  after  a  Christian  service, 
rested  for  the  day.  Tomorrow  at  dav- 
break  we  shall  start  for  Shenchow.  There 
is  a  company  of  soldiers  here  to  escort  us 
to  Shenchow. 

Our  experiences  in  the  camp  were 
typical  of  such  kidnappings  of  foreigners 
by  the  Chinese.  Wliile  subjected  to  in- 
timidations, we  were  well  cared  for  inso- 
far as  circumstances  permitted.  We  have 
come  out  of  the  afifair  little  worse  except 
for  the  loss  of  worldly  goods.  In  some 
ways  our  experience  and  spiritual  life 
have  certainly  been  enriched.  The  spirit 
of  the  Master,  and  the  force  of  His  teach- 
ings, have  been  made  very  real  to  us. 
W'hile  we  were  not  unwilling  to  sufifer  in 
the  footsteps  of  Our  Master,  yet  we 
rejoice  that  funds  were  provided  for  our 
redemption.  We  trust  that  our  service 
in  life  may  be  blessed  as  would  have  been 
a  service  in  death  had  it  been  required. 

It  has  been  amply  proven  that  we  were 
mistaken  in  taking  the  chances  we  did. 
\\'hile  we  were  able  to  treat  amicably 
with  some  bandits  enroute,  it  was  a  dif- 
ferent and  unscrupulous  lot  into  whose 
hands  we  fell  when  we  were  less  than  a 
mile  from  the  military  escort  that  we  were 
attempting  to  overtake. 

Miss  Weil  and  Miss  Koebbe  were  very 
brave  and  cheerful  through  the  expe- 
rience. On  their  account  particularly,  I 
was  glad  that  the  afifair  was  not  pro- 
longed. We  are  grateful  both  to  our 
Heavenly  Father  and  to  our  friends  who 
were  tireless  in  their  efiforts  to  effect  our 
release. 

Most  cordially  yours, 

Karl  H.  Beck. 


1926] 


Fore:ign  Missions 


551 


Note — This  letter  was  sent  by  Mr. 
Beck  to  his  brother,  Rev.  Edwin  A.  Beck, 
who,  with  Rev.  J.  W.  Owen,  had  gone 
to  secure  the  release  of  the  missionaries, 
with  the  request  that  he  forward  the  same 
to  Dr.  Bartholomew,  as  he  had  no  envel- 
opes. 


Shenchowfu,  Hunan,  China. 

October  23,  1926. 
Dear  Dr.  Bartholomew : 

Perhaps  by  the  time  you  receive  my 
letter  you  will  have  learned  that  our 
people  have  been  released  and  they  have 
returned  to  Shenchow.  I  do  not  think 
there  was  ever  a  happier  bunch  of  mis- 
sionaries in  China  than  we  were  when 
these  people  arrived  here.  Every  one  is 
congratulating  us  because  we  were  so  for- 
tunate in  being  able  to  release  them  with 
a  very  small  ransom.  A  few  days  after 
their  capture  we  were  told  that  we  would 
indeed  have  to  pay  some  tens  of  thou- 
sands of  dollars  to  get  them  out.  The 
total  amount  of  money  that  I  paid  as 
treasurer  to  ransom  the  three  people  was 
$4,273.02.  The  Evangelical  Mission  have 
paid  to  me  their  share  which  amounts  to 
one-third  of  the  total  paid  out.  We  are 
indeed  happy  that  we  had  to  pay  so  little. 
On  the  other  hand  we  feel  sorry  that  it 
is  an  outlay  of  money  for  which  no  one 
had  planned.  Some  of  our  people  lost 
heavily.  The  station  lost  a  thousand 
silver  dollars,  individuals  lost  amounts 
of  silver  varying  from  a  few  dollars  to 
almost  a  hundred  dollars.  Our  Chinese 
evangelist  lost  everything  including  some 
clothing  he  was  wearing  on  his  back. 
Much  of  his  children's  clothing  was 
taken  and  about  all  of  their  bedding.  The 
Chinese  doctor  of  the  Evangelical  Church 
lost  everything,  even  the  shoes  he  was 
wearing,  ^\l^at  the  bandits  did  not  want 
they  destroyed. 

Clark NCK  E.  Hkffelfinger. 


International  House,  Riverside  Drive, 
New  York,  N.  Y., 

October  10,  1926. 
Dr.  A.  R.  Bartholomew, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Dear  Dr.  Bartholomew : 

This  is  to  express  my  deep  sorrow  for 
the  distress  which  has  recently  befallen 


to  Miss  Weil  and  Mr.  Beck  in  Hunan. 
Ever  since  I  learned  of  the  unhappy  news, 
I  have  been  anxiously  expecting  reports 
of  release  ;  but  in  the  absence  of  .such  in 
the  press  I  understand  that  they  are  still 
in  the  hands  of  the  outlaws.  \Vords  fail 
to  describe  the  shame  and  agony  one  feels 
at  such  outrages,  which  still  prevail  over 
a  considerable  part  of  the  country  after 
fifteen  years  of  regeneration,  and  the  only 
hope  one  can  entertain  is  that  some  deci- 
sive victory  will  emerge  out  of  the  pres- 
ent civil  war  so  that  an  effective  stop  to 
these  can  be  put  within  the  shortest  period 
of  time.  In  my  native  province  of 
Szechuen,  West  China,  the  people  are 
gradually  organizing  themselves  for  the 
sake  of  sel f -protection ;  every  family  of 
$400.00  worth  of  property  is  required  to 
provide  itself  with  a  rifle,  so  a  friend 
wrote  me  recently,  not  only  to  get  rid  of 
the  bandits  but  also  to  put  a  stop  to  the 
endless  exactions  of  the  military  bands, 
which  are  in  certain  respects  worse  than 
the  bandits.  Thus  the  people  are  rising 
to  their  own  ;  but,  in  view  of  the  slowness 
and  the  possible  excessive  loss  of  life  and 
property  of  such  development,  one  cannot 
l3Ut  pray  to  the  Almighty  that  China  be 
spared  of  such  necessity. 

Meanwhile,  it  is  with  humility  and 
gratitude  that  I  learn  of  the  fate  of  Miss 
Weil  and  Mr.  Beck.  Being  born  in 
China,  we  are  the  right  ones  to  suffer 
such  casualties  before  we  remove  the  pos- 
sibilities of  their  occurrence ;  but  our  mis- 
sionary friends  are  no  heirs  to  such  fate. 
We  have  no  earthly  claim  for  their  serv- 
ice in  the  first  place,  much  less  have  we 
any  claim  to  have  them  suffer  these  uncer- 
tainties with  us.  Therefore,  such  demon- 
strations of  what  it  may  sometimes  mean 
for  them  and  others  exposed  to  the  same 
danger  to  be  missionaries  in  the  interior, 
cannot  but  command  my  respect  for  the 
spirit  of  sacrifice  and  love  back  of  their 
resolution  to  live  under  such  uncertainties 
instead  of  remaining  in  their  country  of 
safety  and  ])eace. 

Assuring  you  again  of  my  sympathy 
and  gratitude  and  also  of  my  earnest 
prayer  for  the  early  release  of  Miss  W'eil 
and  Mr.  Heck,  I  remain. 

Yours  very  sincerely. 

Fr.anklix  T.  Gwoii, 


552 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


THE  JUBILEE  ANNIVERSARY 


THE  brightest  chapter  in  the  history 
of  the  Reformed  Church  is  her 
Foreign  Mission  work  during  the  last 
fifty  years.  In  1927  it  will  be  fifty  years 
since  the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  at 
the  instance  of  Dr.  Thomas  G.  Apple, 
issued  the  first  call  to  three  young  men, 
urging  upon  them  the  importance  of 
undertaking  the  work  of  establishing  a 
Mission  in  Japan.  For  reasons  best 
known  to  the  members  at  that  time,  no 
immediate  appointment  was  made. 

The  most  unique  anniversary  ever 
observed  in  our  denomination  will  be 
celebrated  on  February  13th,  1927,  in 
connection  with  Foreign  Mission  Day. 
It  is  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of 
Rev.  Dr.  Allen  R.  Bartholomew,  as  Sec- 
retary of  our  Board  of  Foreign  Missions. 
It  is  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  his  ordi- 
nation into  the  Gospel  ministry.  He  has 
served  forty  years  as  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions.  In  order  to 
make  this  a  historic  day  in  the  annals  of 
Missions,  the  season  from  January  9th  to 
February  13th  has  been  set  aside  for 
a  faithful  study  of  our  Foreign  Mission 
fields  and  a  season  of  steadfast  prayer 
for  a  sympathetic  support  of  our  mis- 
sionaries, especially  for  those  who  have 
been  lately  in  such  great  distress  in 
China. 

Since  Dr.  Bartholomew  is  also  Presi- 
dent of  General  Synod  and  the  first  one 
to  preside  as  head  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee which  General  Synod  constituted, 
we  may  look  upon  him  as  a  Pastor-at- 
large,  and  thus  in  the  Providence  of 
God  it  seems  most  fitting  to  observe 
such  an  anniversary.  Our  ministers  and 
congregations  recognize  the  importance, 
and  have  experienced  the  joy  which 
Jubilee  Anniversaries  af¥ord  in  local 
congregations  in  recognition  of  continued 
faithful  service. 

Now  we  wish  to  observe  an  anniver- 
sary such  as  has  never  before  been  made 
possible  in  the  history  of  the  Reformed 
Church.  God  has  prospered  our  serv- 
ant and  upheld  him  against  the  evil 
forces  while  wrestling  with  many  grave 
problems  in  non-Christian  lands  during 
a  quarter  of  a  century.    The  blessings 


which  have  been  so  abundantly  bestowed 
upon  our  missionary  activities  during 
these  years  assure  us  that  our  servant 
is  God's  anointed. 

Fifty  years  ago  when  our  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions  invited  the  first  candi- 
dates to  enter  Japan  as  our  missionaries 
God  also  called  his  servant  into  the  holy 
ministry.  He  was  destined  to  become  the 
champion  of  this  great  cause  and  help  to 
care  for  the  lonely  servants,  as  they  were 
going  over  the  rugged  paths  through 
valleys  and  mountains  into  the  villages, 
towns  and  cities  of  benighted  nations 
seeking  the  lost  one  with  a  true  shep- 
herd's devotion.  When  the  shepherds 
became  exhausted  and  fell  or  when  the 
enemy  struck  them  down  our  faithful 
servant  under  the  guidance  of  God 
always  found  someone  to  take  up  their 
staff  and  follow  the  Saviour's  footsteps. 

This  Fall  our  institutions  at  Sendai, 
Japan,  are  celebrating  their  fortieth 
anniversary.  It  is  forty  years  since  Dr. 
Bartholomew  became  a  member  of  our 
Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  and  thus  it 
behooves  us  to  say  that  practically  our 
whole  missionary  work,  as  it  is  now  con- 
stituted in  Japan,  Chinr,  and  Mesopo- 
tamia, may  be  summed  up  in  the  life  of 
our  faithful  servant. 

We  have  at  the  present  time,  116  mis- 
sionaries and  377  native  workers  in  the 
fields  of  Japan,  China  and  Mesopotamia. 
In  Japan,  we  have  42  organized  congre- 
gations of  which  9  are  self-supporting. 
In  addition  to  these  congregations  there 
are  73  preaching  places.  In  China,  there 
are  not  as  yet  any  self-supporting  con- 
gregations, but  in  more  than  25  com- 
munities we  have  regular  preaching  serv- 
ices and  quite  a  number  of  day  schools 
and  permanent  chapels.  In  Mesopotamia 
we  have  already  a  very  flourishing 
school,  besides  an  inviting  evang^elistic 
field.  The  property  of  our  Missions  is 
valued  at  above  $2,000,000.  Our  deficit 
on  June  30th,  1926,  at  the  end  of  the 
Classical  year  was  $239,624.88.  The 
Board  had  to  borrow  for  the  present 
Classical  year  to  provide  for  the  lean 
months  at  least  $150,000. 

The  two  million  dollar  valuation  of  our 


1926] 


Foreign  Missions 


553 


mission  properties;  the  three  thousand 
pupils  and  students  in  our  mission 
schools  and  colleges,  in  Japan,  China  and 
Mesopotamia ;  the  two  hundred  native 
preachers  and  teachers  with  the  addi- 
tional large  force  of  Bible  women  and 
native  workers  and  the  benign  ministry 
of  physicians  and  nurses,  give  us  some 
conception  of  the  influence  these  follow- 
ers of  Christ  wield  in  the  midst  of  the 
non-Christian  nations.  And  when  we 
add  the  116  missionaries  with  their  fam- 
ilies to  all  these  workers  it  must  make 
us  conscious  of  the  large  support  that 
is  needed  for  the  maintenance  of  our 
Missions.  However,  it  is  very  difficult 
for  us  to  conceive  the  mighty  influence 
our  mission  schools,  colleges,  evangelistic 
work  and  hospitals  will  wield  down 
through  the  ages  when  the  superstructure 
will  be  put  upon  the  foundations  which 
are  now  being  laid  for  the  future  Chris- 
tian civilizations  in  the  non-Christian 
lands  where  our  missionary  operations 
are  now  going  on. 

To  visualize  our  work  and  show  the 
influence  it  is  wielding  let  us  cite  one 
example.  While  on  our  visit  to  Japan 
the  last  time  we  came  to  a  town  called 
Ichinohe,  with  eight  thousand  inhabitants. 
Mr.  Hanyu,  our  native  evangelist,  had 
opened  up  new  work  for  a  year.  He 
had  already  five  converts  and  a  Sunday 
School  of  130  children.  The  Mayor 
called  on  us  to  tell  of  the  importance  for 
having  a  Church  in  this  town.  He  told 
us  that  he  was  not  a  Christian  but  that 
he  was  a  believer  in  Hanyu.  He  stated 
further  that  there  were  many  temples  in 
this  town  but  Hanyu  had  already  more 
influence  amongst  the  people  than  all 
the  temples  put  together. 

It  is  well  known  to  our  ministry  and 
prominent  laity  that  the  Reformed 
Church  is  facing  a  most  difficult  situation 
at  this  moment  in  her  Foreign  Mission 
work.  A  few  years  ago  the  Board  of 
Foreign  Missions  had  planned  its  budget 
and  thought  everything  was  running 
smoothly  when  we  were  appraised  in  the 
middle  of  the  year  of  the  fact  that  the 
exchange  in  China  had  run  off  so  much 
that  our  money  had  only  half  its  value. 
This  caused  a  distinct  loss  of  $30,000 
for  the  Board  on  a  single  item  that  year. 


Jt  is  also  known  that  the  Middle  School 
buildings  and  dormitories  of  North  Japan 
College  were  totally  destroyed  bv  fire. 
This  was  a  loss  of  $100,000.  It  hap- 
pened when  everything  was  still  on  a  pre- 
war basis  in  Japan  and  our  buildings  had 
been  insured  on  that  basis.  But  they  had 
to  be  erected  on  the  inflated  prices  after 
the  war.  This  explains  the  heavy  loss, 
and  a  circumstance  which  could  not  be 
foreseen. 

We  could  mention  one  thing  after 
another,  which  proved  a  catastrophe  to 
our  Missions  during  the  last  seven  years, 
involving  the  work  in  losses  which  could 
not  be  anticipated  or  controlled  humanly 
speaking.  Our  missionaries  in  China  at 
this  time  are  in  great  distress,  and  no  one 
can  foretell  what  the  future  has  in  store 
for  us.  But  one  thing  we  know  and  that 
is  we  must  follow  the  dear  Saviour's 
example  and  set  our  faces  toward  Jeru- 
salem, no  matter  how  great  the  sacrifices. 

General  Synod,  therefore,  has  in- 
structed the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions 
to  arrange  for  the  observance  of  the 
Jubilee  Anniversary  in  connection  with 
P^oreign  Mission  Day,  February  13th, 
1927,  including  the  Jubilee  Thank-Offer- 
ing.  This  is  the  action  of  General  Synod 
adopted  by  a  unanimous  rising  vote,  viz : 

"Since  Dr.  Bartholomew  has  been 
Secretary  of  the  Board  for  twenty-five 
years,  and  a  member  of  the  Board  for 
forty  years,  and  since  our  Church  will 
soon  complete  fifty  years  of  Foreign 
Missionary  activity.  General  Synod 
request  the  Synods,  Classes  and  congre- 
gations to  arrange  for  a  fitting  observ- 
ance of  these  important  events  in  Febru- 
ary, 1927.  and  lay  upon  God's  altar  an 
appropriately  large  offering  in  order  to 
relieve  the  Board  of  all  deficits." 

All  the  District  Synods  throughout 
our  denomination  have  unanimously  and 
most  heartily  endorsed  this  action  at  their 
Fall  meetings.  The  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions  through  its  Special  Committee 
and  Field  Secretaries  has  secured 
co-operative  committees  in  all  the  Classes. 
These  Classical  Committees  are  arrang- 
ing for  a  proper  observance  of  this  Anni- 
versary Service  in  every  congregation 
through  Congregational  Committees,  con- 
sisting mostly  of  one  layman  and  two 


554 


The:  Outlook  of  Missions 


[Decembkr, 


women.  The  Board  of  Foreign  Missions 
will  provide  a  folder  for  every  family, 
giving  a  brief  outline  of  our  foreign  mis- 
sionary work.  It  will  also  provide 
400,000  envelopes  upon  which  the  names 
of  the  members  of  the  whole  denomina- 
tion shall  be  inscribed.  The  Congrega- 
tional  Committee  will  distribute  these 
folders  and  envelopes  during  the  first 
week  in  January. 

Our  great  Foreign  Mission  work 
appeals  to  every  member  of  the  Church 
for  at  least  One  Dollar,  as  a  special  gift 
to  this  great  cause  for  which  our  mission- 
aries are  sacrificing  so  much ;  indeed, 
some  have  already  followed  the  Saviour's 
example,  and  laid  down  their  lives  for 
the  salvation  of  many  souls.  We  ask 
our  ministers  and  laity  to  unite  with  us 
and  repeat  daily  the  following  Scripture, 
in  order  that  we  may  be  of  one  heart  and 


mind,  viz.,  Isaiah  50:7 — '*For  the  Lord 
God  will  help  me;  therefore  shall  I  not 
be  confounded:  therefore  have  I  set  my 
face  like  a  flint,  and  I  know  that  I  shall 
not  be  ashamed."  Romans  8:28.  32 — 
"And  we  know  that  all  things  work 
together  for  good  to  them  that  love  God, 
to  them  who  are  the  called  according  to 
His  purpose."  "He  that  spared  not  His 
own  Son,  but  delivered  Him  up  for  us 
all,  how  shall  He  not  with  Him  also 
freely  give  us  all  things?"  Dr.  Noss's 
favorite  verse,  Matthew  6:33 — ''But 
seek  ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God.  and  His 
righteousness ;  and  all  these  things  shall 
be  added  unto  you,"  and  Dr.  Hoy's  fav- 
orite verse.  Psalm  24 :  1 — "The  earth  i? 
the  Lord's  and  the  fulness  thereof ;  the 
world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein." 

Jacob  G.  Rupp.  Chainnau. 


THESE  PLANS  WORK 
By  A.  V.  Casselman 


ALL  of  us  are  interested  in  methods  of 
missionary  work  which  have  been 
successfully  planned  and  used  by  other 
people.  In  this  little  article  the  Depart- 
ment of  Missionary  Education  wants  to 
pass  on  three  distinct  methods  of  Mis- 
sion Study  which  have  been  used  in  three 
centers  of  missionary  activity  in  the  Re- 
formed Church,  with  the  hope  that  they 
may  prove  of  value  to  others  interested 
in  securing  workable  plans. 

School  of  Missions,  Allen fozvn,  Pa. 
The  first  one  of  them  is  described  by 
the  title  page  of  its  printed  program : 
"School  of  Missions,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Allentown  Federation  of  Churches 
and  the  Woman's  Church  and  Missionary 
Federation."  This  School  was  held  in 
St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Church  on  October 
17th  to  22nd.  The  program  was  as  fol- 
lows: Sunday  afternoon,  October  17th,  a 
mass  meeting  with  addresses  by  the 
teachers  and  leaders  of  the  classes,  set- 
ting forth  the  program  and  purpose  of 
their  class. 

The  daily  program  was  carried  out  each 
evening  of  the  week  beginning  Monday 
evening  and  closing  Friday  evening. 
From  7.30  to  7.45  there  was  a  devotional 


service  led  by  one  of  the  ministers  of  the 
city  on  the  general  subject  of  stewardship. 
From  7.45  to  8.30  the  School  was  divided 
into  three  groups :  a  Foreign  Mission 
group ;  a  Home  Mission  group,  and  a 
group  for  leaders  and  teachers  in  the 
elementary  division.  Group  One  was 
taught  by  Dr.  A.  V.  Casselman,  Secre- 
tary of  the  Department  of  Missionary 
Education,  using  the  text-book,  "The 
Moslem  Faces  the  Future."  Group  Two 
was  taught  by  Miss  Carrie  M.  Kerschner, 
Executive  Secretary  of  the  Woman's 
Missionary  Society,  using  the  text-book, 
"Our  Templed  Hills."  Group  Three  was 
taught  by  Miss  Elizabeth  Harris,  Secre- 
tary of  Elementary  Work  of  the  Mis- 
sionary Education  Movement.  From 
8.35  to  9.20,  Group  One  continued  its 
study  of  "The  Moslem  Faces  the  Future." 
Group  Two  took  up  the  study  of  the 
text-book,  "Moslem  Women,"  taught  by 
Miss  Mabel  Heberling,  Secretary  of 
Literature,  Evangelical  Church.  Group 
Three  was  made  up  of  a  class  for  leaders 
of  Junior  and  Intermediate  groups  and 
was  taught  by  Miss  Harris.  From  9.25  to 
9.35,  there  was  a  general  assembly  and 
closing  service. 


1926] 


Foreign  Missions 


The  registration  for  the  entire  course 
of  the  School  was  one  dollar ;  single  night 
registration,  twenty-five  cents.  The 
School  was  a  decided  success  and  this 
method  of  conducting  an  interdenomina- 
tional School  in  large  or  small  communi- 
ties is  commended. 

School  of  Religion,  BctJilchcm,  Pa. 

The  second  school  is  "The  School  of 
Religion  of  the  Reformed  Churches  of 
Bethlehem,"  which  was  conducted  under 
the  auspices  of  all  the  Reformed  Churches 
of  Bethlehem.  This  is  the  third  succes- 
sive year  for  this  School.  The  sessions 
were  held  in  Christ  Reformed  Church  on 
five  successive  Thursday  evenings,  begin- 
ning on  October  21st  and  ending  on 
November  18th,  from  7.45  to  9.30  o'clock 
each  evening.  There  were  three  periods : 
an  opening  devotional  service  of  fifteen 
minutes  from  7.45  to  8.00,  a  class  period 
from  8.00  to  8.50,  and  an  assemblv  period 
from  8.50  to  9.30. 

The  Facultv  consisted  of  President 
George  W.  Richards,  D.  D.,  of  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  of  the  Reformed 
Church,  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  Dr.  A.  V.  Cassel- 
man,  Secretary  of  the  Department  of 
Missionary  Education  and  Rev.  Alfred 
N.  Sayres,  pastor  of  St.  John's  Reformed 
Church,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Three  courses  were  offered :  First :  Dr. 
Richards  delivered  a  course  of  five  lec- 
tures on  ''How  Our  Churches  Came  to 
Be  and  What  They  Are,"  in  which  he 
sketched  the  background  and  gave  an 
estimate  of  the  distinctive  contribution  of 
five  of  the  well-known  Protestant  denom- 
inations. Second :  Dr.  Casselman  gave  a 
course  on  "The  Moslem  World,"  em- 
bodying much  material  gathered  from 
his  recent  visit  to  Mesopotamia.  Third : 
Rev.  Mr.  Sayres  gave  a  course  especially 
designed  to  meet  the  needs  and  problems 
of  young  people. 

The  speakers  at  the  assembly  period 
with  which  the  School  closed  were  Prof. 
Paul  L.  Gerhard,  Sendai,  Japan ;  Mr. 
Ralph  S.  Adams,  Superintendent  of  the 
Department  of  Country  Life  of  the  Re- 
formed Church ;  Dr.  Paul  S.  Leinbach, 
Editor  of  the  Reformed  Church  Mes- 
senger ;  Dr.  William  E.  Lampe,  Secretary 
of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Gen- 


eral Synod  of  the  Reformed  Church  ;  Dr. 
William  F.  Curtis,  President  of  Cedar 
Crest  College. 

The  opening  devotional  services  were 
conducted  by  the  pastors  of  the  Reformed 
Churches  of  Bethlehem. 

A  registration  fee  of  fifty  cents  was 
required  of  all  who  attended  the  sessions 
of  the  School  and  committees  were  ap- 
pointed from  each  congregation  to  receive 
these  registrations. 

The  School  this  year  was  more  popular 
and  successful  than  ever.  It  was  a  fine 
thing  to  see  the  large  Sunday  School 
room  of  Christ  Church  filled  to  capacity 
every  Thursday  evening  by  these  earnest 
pupils  from  all  of  the  Reformed  Churches 
of  Bethlehem.  The  average  attendance 
was  about  two  hundred. 

Wednesday  Evening  Study  Class, 
Reading,  Pa. 

At  the  invitation  of  the  Missionary  and 
Stewardship  Committee  of  St.  Paul's 
congregation,  Reading,  Pa.,  the  Secretary 
of  the  Department  of  Missionary  Educa- 
tion, who  has  supplied  the  pulpit  of  St. 
Paul's  during  the  absence  of  the  pastor. 
Dr.  Creitz,  on  his  visit  to  the  mission 
field,  was  asked  to  organize  the  Wednes- 
day evening  mid-week  service  into  a  Mis- 
sion Study  class.  This  was  done  with 
very  marked  success. 

It  was  decided  that  the  Wednesday 
evenings  from  mid-October  to  the  Christ- 
mas season  should  be  given  over  to  a 
study  of  "The  Moslem  World"  as  it  ^"s 
presented  in  the  text-book,  "The  Moslem 
Faces  the  Future."  Fifteen  minutes  of 
the  time  allotted  for  the  class  were  given 
over  to  a  devotional  service.  After  this, 
forty-five  minutes  were  used  in  the  class 
work,  during  which  there  was  oppor- 
tunity given  for  free  discussion  of  the 
topic  under  consideration.  Then  fifteen 
minutes  were  given  to  some  pictures  from 
our  Mesopotamia  Mission  in  Baghdad, 
after  which  there  was  a  closing  devo- 
tional service.  One  of  the  members  of 
the  class  volunteered  to  defray  all  of  the 
expenses  connected  with  the  class  and  the 
securing  of  the  pictures.  Some  of  the 
members  thought  that  they  should  have 
an  opportunity  for  giving  an  offering,  so 
everv  evening  an  opportunity  was  given 


556 


Thk  Outlook  oi^  Missions 


[December, 


anyone  who  desired  to  do  so  to  give  a 
free-will  offering  as  they  passed  out  of 
the  meeting.  This  offering  will  be  used 
for  supplying  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Staudt  with 
some  things  to  assist  them  in  their  social 
work  amongst  the  boys  and  girls  of  Bagh- 
dad. 

According  to  the  testimony  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  class  and  the  Missionary  and 
Stewardship  Committee,  the  sessions 
proved  to  be  some  of  the  most  interesting 
and  profitable  mid-week  services  ever 
held  in  the  church.    The  attendance  has 


been  splendid  from  the  beginning  and  has 
been  maintained  throughout  the  entire 
course.  General  regret  was  expressed  at 
the  closing  service  that  the  class  could  not 
have  been  continued  further. 

These  three  widely  divergent  methods, 
one  for  the  city,  one  for  the  denomination, 
and  one  for  a  congregation,  are  com- 
mended to  the  careful  consideration  of 
those  who  are  planning  a  study  of  "The 
Moslem  World"  during  the  opening 
months  of  the  comine  vear. 


"WHILE  THE  DAY  LASTS" 
By  Jesse  R,  Wilson 

Mr.  Wilson  has  recently  become  Associate  General  Secretary  of  the  Student  Volun- 
teer Movement.  For  the  past  five  years  he  has  been  doing  evangelistic  work 
in  Japan  under  the  American  Baptist  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

WHILE  the  day  lasts !  It  doesn't  last 
long  for  anybody.  It  is  specially 
short  for  the  Student  Volunteer  consider- 
ing the  task  to  which  under  the  will  of 
God  he  has  set  himself — the  great  task  of 
making  known  to  men  everywhere  the 
incomparable  love  of  God. 

It  wasn't  long  for  Ion  Keith-Falconer, 
with  only  six  months  in  Arabia.  It 
wasn't  long  for  Dr.  Eleanor  Chestnut 
who,  tearing  strips  from  her  dress  to 
bandage  a  wound  in  the  forehead  of  a 
boy,  laid  down  her  life  in  China  at  the 
hands  of  an  angry  mob.  It  was  only  a 
little  while  for  W^arner  Lentz  who  died 
en  route  to  his  field  of  service  among  the 
Moslems.  It  was  only  a  few  years  for 
Max  Chaplin,  the  news  of  whose  death  in 
China  has  come  through  only  recently. 

But  after  all  it  was  long  enough,  per- 
haps, for  all  of  these,  for  the  worth  of  a 
day  is  not  measured  by  minutes  and 
hours  but  by  ideals,  purposes,  and  pas- 
sions. A  friend  writes  of  Max  Chaplin, 
"That's  tragic."  No,  it  is  not  tragic.  A 
tragedy  is  enacted  when  one  sins  against 
light,  against  his  better  self,  whether  it  be 
in  a  classical  Grecian  play  or  in  twentieth 
century  life.  Max  was  not  sinning 
against  the  light  when  he  fell ;  he  was 
walking  in  the  light — the  light  of  love,  and 
he  didn't  die,  for  Raymond  Lull  was  right 
when  he  said  that  he  who  lives  by  that 
light  can  never  die. 


The  night  cometh  for  all,  but  whether 
it  brings  regrets  will  depend  on  what  we 
do  and  how  we  live  "while  the  day  lasts." 
William  Carey's  day  was  a  long  one ;  so 
was  Robert  Morrison's  and  Robert  Mof- 
fat's and  David  Livingstone's.  A  friend 
of  mine,  Miss  Lavina  Mead,  has  just  fin- 
ished over  thirty  years  in  Japan.  The 
worth  of  such  days,  however,  rests  not  in 
length,  but  in  the  quality  of  loyalty  and 
love  and  urgency  with  which  they  were 
lived. 

While  the  day  lasts,  then,  whether  it  be 
long  or  short,  for  the  Volunteer  it  must 
be  loyal — loyal  to  an  ideal,  and  loyal  to  a 
Personality.  A  Volunteer,  as  we  use  the 
term,  is  one  who  has  declared  his  pur- 
pose, if  God  permits,  to  become  a  foreign 
missionary.  By  this  declaration  he  has 
accepted  as  his  ideal  the  coming  of  God's 
Kingdom  of  love  to  hearts  and  minds  and 
wills  everywhere. 

To  this  end  he  works  and  prays  even 
before  he  sails.  For  this  end  he  hastens 
on  with  all  urgency  to  some  field  where 
God  may  lead.  And  if,  by  some  restraint 
or  constraint,  he  is  kept  at  tasks  here,  he 
does  not,  if  he  is  a  real  A^olunteer,  lose 
his  ideal,  but  cherishes  it  all  the  more, 
seeking  out  ways  whereby  he  can  extend 
his  influence  around  the  world  in  the 
name  of  the  Master. 

Preparing,  sailing,  living  in  "free  air 
to  windward"  in  some  far-away  place,  or 


1926] 


Foreign  Missions 


557 


holding  stakes  tight  at  home  that  cords 
may  extend  farther  abroad,  the  real 
Student  Volunteer  is  loyal  to  his  ideal  of 
the  Kingdom  of  God  among  men.  But 
more  and  better  than  this,  he  is  loyal  to 
the  Master.  It  is  not  so  much  his  ideal 
that  drives  him  on  and  holds  him  true  as 
it  is  his  Lord.  It  is  not  a  proposition  so 
much  as  a  personality.  It  is  not  in  the 
light  of  a  theory  that  he  lives,  but  in  the 
light  of  a  life — the  Life. 

It  is  this  loyalty  to  Him  that  keeps  a 
Volunteer  obedient.  In  the  first  place  it 
sets  him  at  his  great  task.  The  reason 
for  one's  doing  foreign  mission  work 
against  which  there  can  never  be  any 
argument  is  one's  own  inner  conviction 
that  he  is  obeying  Christ's  individual,  per- 
sonal will.  The  challenge  of  a  need  may 
at  times  fail  to  stir  our  hearts.  The 
romance  of  it  all  may  fade.  The  heroic 
and  the  spectacular  may  disappear  al- 
together leaving  only  difficult  tasks  wait- 
ing for  strong  hearts  and  brave.  Even 
the  grateful  response  of  simple  lives,  that 
pearl  of  rare  value  rewarding  all  our 
efforts,  may  at  times  give  way  to  coldness 
and  cursing.  This  is  not  unknown  on  the 
mission  field  in.  times  of  international 
crisis.  But  fade  what  will,  Christ's 
simple  command  "Go,"  made  personal 
for  chosen  ones,  holds,  and  loyalty  to  Him 
keeps  them  at  their  tasks.  No  one  has 
any  business  on  the  mission  field  apart 
from  the  quiet  conviction  that  he  is  there 
in  obedience  to  the  will  of  the  Master. 
And  no  one  will  stay  there  in  these  days 
apart  from  this  sense  of  commission  rest- 
ing on  simple  obedience  and  loyalty  to 
Him. 

This  same  loyalty  that  produces  obedi- 
ence develops  faith,  also,  and  courage 
which  is  akin  to  faith.  Courage  and  faith 
mean  persistency  in  overcoming  obstacles 
that  may  be  in  our  way.  Loyalty  to  Him 
as  He  leads  us  on  will  allow  us  to  stop  at 
no  closed  doors  which  He  has  not  closed. 
No  hardships  will  restrain  us  that  He  bids 
us  bear.  Unlike  the  foxes  with  holes  and 
the  birds  of  the  heaven  with  nests,  we  may 
be  at  times  like  the  Son  of  Man  with  no 
place  for  our  heads,  but  in  loyalty  we 
seek  to  follow  Him  withersoever  He 
goeth.  We  may  go  at  times  with  sealed 
orders,  but  we  are  not  trusting  orders,  we 
are  trusting  Him  and  loyalty  leads  us  on. 


Napoleon's  soldiers  said  if  Napoleon 
told  them  to  go  to  the  moon,  they  would 
start  and  Napoleon  would  find  the  way. 
With  far  more  justification,  we  can  say 
this  of  Christ.  An  old  negro,  whose  mas- 
ter chided  him  with  being  fool  enough  to 
try  to  jump  through  a  stone  wall  if  the 
Lord  should  tell  him  to  do  so,  replied 
that  if  the  Lord  should  tell  him  to  do 
this  it  would  be  his  place  to  jump  and  the 
Lord's  place  to  get  him  through. 

But  loyalty  even  to  a  personality  is  not 
enough  for  Volunteers.  There  must  be 
love — love  for  this  Personality,  this  won- 
derful Leader  of  ours.  The  story  is  told 
how  a  number  of  years  ago  a  middle 
western  university  had  a  football  game 
scheduled  with  a  big  eastern  school  for 
the  first  time  and  very  naturally  wanted 
to  win.  For  the  sake  of  this  game  the 
much  loved  coach  sent  out  a  telegram  :o 
men  who  had  played  under  him  in  former 
years  to  come  back.  Every  one  knew 
what  he  wanted.  The  man  who  tells  the 
story  says,  ''When  I  got  my  telegram 
signed  by  the  big  coach  I  didn't  see  how  I 
could  go.  I  was  no  longer  a  college  stu- 
dent, but  a  busy  business  man.  But  when 
I  thought,  I  put  business  aside,  packed 
my  suitcase,  and  went.  W^hen  I  arrived 
at  the  school  I  scraped  up  some  old  foot- 
ball clothes  and  got  out  on  the  athletic 
field  that  afternoon  preceding  the  day  of 
the  big  game  to  do  my  part  in  putting  real 
spirit  into  the  hearts  and  minds  and  very 
muscles  of  the  men  who  were  to  play  that 
most  important  game.  And  to  my  sur- 
prise I  found  I  was  the  one  hundred  and 
ninth  man  who  had  responded  to  the  sim- 
ple telegram." 

\\'hen  I  heard  that  story  I  said  :  I  won- 
der why  those  men  went  back?  Was  it 
because  they  were  loyal  to  their  Alma 
Mater?  Was  it  because  they  liked  foot- 
ball? But  I  was  convinced  that  these 
were  not  the  real  reasons.  They  went 
back  because  they  loved  the  Big  Coach. 
He  had  been  real  to  them — their  friend, 
their  leader.  They  did  not  think  of  him 
in  terms  of  the  university  or  in  terms  of 
athletics,  but  in  terms  of  personality,  of 
friendship.  They  loved  him,  and  when 
the  Big  Coach  needed  them  they  were 
wilHng  to  respond. 

Even  so  must  we  love  the  Master. 
Even  so  we  ivill  love  Him  if  we  refiect 


558 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


on  how  much  He  has  done  for  us,  on  the 
wonder  and  richness,  beauty  and  glory  of 
our  Hves  because  of  Him. 

Then  there  must  be  a  love  for  people — 
warm,  tender,  patient,  and  often  vicarious 
love.  And  how  hard  it  is  for  our  selfish 
selves  to  love — how  impossible  unless  we 
catch  His  spirit.  This  love  is  not  patron- 
age. Any  one  with  treasures — even  spir- 
itual treasures — can  patronize  people. 
But  people  don't  want  patronage.  They 
want  respect,  admiration,  confidence, 
friendship,  fellowship.  These  things  can 
come  toward  all  kinds  of  people  only  from 
a  heart  of  love.  But  given  such  a  heart, 
how  easily  they  come.  How  much  we 
see  to  love  in  all,  in  any  individual,  if  we 
look  with  the  eyes  of  love.  I  remember 
soon  after  we  reached  Tokyo  some  years 
ago  a  young  Japanese  student  was  pre- 
sented to  us.  He  didn't  grip  us  at  all  at 
first.  We  loved  Japan  and  the  Japanese, 
but  our  hearts  didn't  turn  toward  this  boy. 
But  fortunately  for  us,  we  came  to  wel- 
come him,  to  look  at  him,  as  we  ought  to 
have  done  from  the  beginning,  through 
loving  hearts,  and  now  we  count  him  our 
dearest  Japanese  friend.  He  it  was 
whose  tears  flowed  most  freely  when  we 
left  and  he  it  is  toward  whom  our  hearts 
turn  oftenest  when  we  think  of  Japan. 

We  must  love  people  enough  to  have 
faith  in  them — to  trust  ourselves  to  them. 
Some  of  us  cannot  conceive  of  a  mis- 
sionary's going  armed  among  the  people 
whom  he  seeks  to  serve.  And  an  increas- 
ing number  of  missionaries  are  coming  to 
feel  that  individual,  personal  backing, 
also,  such  as  extra-territoriality  or  mili- 
tary protection  of  life  and  property,  as 
they  prosecute  their  work  of  love  among 
a  people,  carries  with  it  an  inconsistency 
not  to  be  brooked.  If  aggressive,  self- 
abandoning  love  doesn't  win,  then  there 
is  no  way  of  victory.  But  this  way  will 
win.  It  may  lead  by  way  of  Calvary,  but 
the  Cross  set  up  there  will  be  again  a 
symbol  of  triumph.  "Golgotha's  failure 
was  the  world's  most  amazing  success." 
Christ's  was  the  way  of  love,  and  there  is 
no  other  way  for  those  who  follow  Him. 

In  these  days  of  rising  nationalism  and 
world  contacts  when  all  veneers  are 
pierced,  all  illusions  dissipated,  and  all 
shams  and  hypocrisies  purged,  love  is  the 


only  motive  and  the  only  method  that  will 
stand  the  test.  During  our  years  in 
Japan,  if  our  lives  counted  for  the  King- 
dom there,  it  was  only  to  the  extent  and 
degree  that  we  loved.  Where  failure 
came,  it  was  through  lack  of  love.  I  may 
go  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  as  a  foreign 
missionary,  but  if  I  have  not  love,  it 
profiteth  nothing. 

But  loyalty  and  love  are  not  enough 
for  the  Volunteer.  Or  rather,  if  he  is 
loyal  and  loving,  there  will  be  added  a 
third  thing,  namely,  a  sense  of  urgency. 
The  Lord  to  whom  he  is  loyal  and  whom 
he  loves  is  infinitely  concerned  about 
those  sheep  of  other  folds.  There  can 
be  no  rest  in  His  shepherd  heart  so  long 
as  the  one  hundredth  sheep  is  astray.  If 
the  fields  were  white  unto  the  harvest 
when  He  spoke,  how  urgent  must  be 
world  conditions  now !  Through  the  ages 
the  Church  of  God  has  lost  precious  op- 
portunities because  it  lacked  this  sense  of 
urgency.  Mr.  Cash  in  his  "The  Moslem 
World  in  Revolution"  reminds  us  how 
the  great  Raymond  Lull  saw  the  oppor- 
tunity of  turning  the  Mongol  hordes 
toward  Christ,  but  there  was  no  sense  of 
urgency  in  the  church  of  his  day  and  the 
opportunity  was  lost.  But  the  chance  has 
come  again  in  the  great  break-up  follow- 
ing the  world  war,  if  only  we  were 
''urgent."  Certain  it  is  that  our  only 
chance  is  nozv.  There  is  no  second  gen- 
eration for  us  for  the  evangelization  of 
the  world.  And  in  point  of  place,  our 
only  chance  may  be  here.  The  one  hun- 
dredth sheep  whom  we  ought  to  seek  in 
the  name  of  the  Great  Shepherd  may  be 
around  the  corner  of  our  present  lives. 
Great  movements  making  for  national  or 
international  righteousness  and  peace 
may  demand  oiir  energies  now.  Warner 
Lentz,  whom  many  of  this  college  gen- 
eration knew  and  loved,  did  his  mission- 
ary work  here.  His  day  was  over  and 
his  work  done,  well  done,  before  he 
reached  the  field.  How  patient  God  is 
going  to  be  about  the  work  yet  to  be  done 
we  may  not  know,  but  for  us  the  glorious 
privilege  is  only  while  our  day  shall  last. 
While  it  is  day,  then,  we  must  work  the 
works  of  Him  who  sent  us. 

Disturbed  conditions  throughout  the 
world  should  not  cause  us  to  become  com- 


1926] 


Foreign  Missions 


559 


placent.  Changing  emphases  or  ap- 
proaches, should  not  slacken  our  pace. 
Even  expressions  from  nationals  of  mis- 
sion lands  questioning  our  program 
should  not  cause  us  to  falter.  Where 
there  is  wisdom  and  fairness  in  their 
questioning  we  do  well  to  consider  their 
point  of  view.  Love  and  wisdom  and 
changing  conditions  on  the  various  mis- 
sion fields  call  for  an  ever  richer  fellow- 
ship and  a  fuller  co-operation  with  all 
Christian  nationals.  But  we  are  ambas- 
sadors and  as  such  may  not  always  be 


called  for  by  the  people  to  whom  we  go. 
But  whether  we  are  called  for  or  not,  we 
must  not  lose  our  sense  of  having  been 
commissioned  by  a  King,  and  we  must 
not  forget  that  the  King's  business  ever 
requireth  haste.  Our  love  and  loyalty  to 
Him  and  our  love  for  people  will  give  us 
a  holy  restlessness  until  the  kingdoms  of 
this  world  are  the  Kingdoms  of  our  Lord. 
While  the  day  lasts,  therefore,  and  wher- 
ever it  lasts,  we  must  work  the  works  of 
Him  that  sent  us. — Student  Volunteer 
Movement  Bulletin. 


GOIXG  ON 


WE  LIVE  in  a  world  that  is  going  on. 
Our  language  is  full  of  words  which 
mean  rest  and  pause  and  stop,  but  they 
are  all  outlawed  by  fuller  information. 
Science  has  reached  its  most  bewildering 
and  appalling  concept  in  the  idea  of 
motion — everything  on  the  move.  Sun 
and  moon  and  stars,  all  sweeping  on  with 
majestic  stride,  the  earth  revolving  on 
its  axis,  swinging  in  its  yearly  orbit 
around  the  sun,  and  with  the  great  solar 
family  of  which  it  is  but  an  inconspicuous 
member  proceeding  forever  in  some  still 
farther  trek  across  the  boundless  fields  of 
space. 

Turning  from  the  astronomic  immen- 
sities, the  microscope  has  examined  the 
molecule,  the  atom,  the  electron ;  and  they 
all  speak  the  same  language — going  on. 
Life  is  motion,  and  the  guess  is  now 
abroad  that  motion  is  life.  At  all  events, 
things  which  once  seemed  to  be  solid  and 
sterile  and  dead  are  now  known  to  be 
vividly  and  actively  astir ;  the  rock  and 
the  ore  of  steel  and  the  huge  bulk  of  the 
mountain — all  resolve  themselves  into 
motions  of  incredible  velocities.  In  the 
long  view,  the  hills  are  as  fluid  as  the 
waves  of  the  sea. 

And  the  mystery  of  it  and  the  wonder 
is  that  while  all  the  multitude  of  things 
singly  and  individually  appear  to  have 


their  beginnings  and  their  ends,  the 
whole,  of  which  they  are  the  perishing 
ingredients,  remains.  The  soldiers  drop 
out  one  by  one,  but  the  army  marches  on ; 
the  trees  fade  and  fall,  but  the  forest  con- 
tinues ;  nations,  empires,  generations  tread 
upon  each  other's  heels  and  vanish,  but 
the  human  race  goes  on.  So  great, 
indeed,  so  vast,  so  incredibly  magnificent, 
is  this  awful  succession  and  continuance 
of  the  far-spread  universe  of  things  and 
forces,  that  the  mind  of  man  quails  before 
it  and  can  form  no  adequate  conception 
of  it. 

And  here  appears  another  mystery : 
For  us  humans  the  way  of  health  and 
strength  and  all  the  fidelities  seems  to  lie 
in  this  same  path — go  on.  To  falter,  to 
stop,  to  fall  into  futile  doubts  and  misgiv- 
ings, to  palter  with  destiny,  to  compromise 
with  action,  to  hesitate,  to  sidestep  the 
onward  urge — we  ourselves  call  every 
such  hesitation  and  reluctance  weakness, 
failure,  death. 

One  of  the  women  Channel  swimmers 
said  a  remarkable  thing:  ''When  you  put 
your  mind  to  go,  you  go.  The  moment 
you  say  'I  am  cold,  I  had  better  stop.' 
you  are  through."  The  universe  seems  to 
l)c  organized  into  some  compelling  omnip- 
otence whose  ruling  slogan  is :  "Go — 
keep  going." — Public  Ledger. 


I  would  not  want  to  miss  a  single  copy.  It  is  the  ideal  magazine  in  its 
line;  so  full  of  good  things  in  all  lines  that  I  often  wonder  how  you  can  do  it 
all  for  the  subscription  price.  y^^^  ^  ^  Allison. 

Southampton  Heights,  Shippensburg.  Pa. 


560 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December. 


AN  ALTAR  THAT  WAS  TOO  SMALL 


By  Rev.  John  M.  Moore,  D.D. 

Dr.  Moore  is  well-knozvn  to  Reformed  Church  audiences.  Recently  he  became  Gen- 
eral Secretary  of  the  Federal  Council  of  the  Churches  of  Christ  in  America 


THxA.T  was  one  great  day  in  Jerusalem 
when  Solomon's  Temple  stood  com- 
plete and  glorious  on  Mount  Moriah.  For 
seven  years  an  army  of  men  had  toiled  in 
the  forests  of  Lebanon,  in  the  quarries 
where  the  great  stones  were  hewn  and 
dressed,  and  on  the  noble  structure  itself, 
which  arose  in  silence,  without  sound  of 
axe  or  hammer.  With  the  completion  of 
the  Temple,  the  religion  of  Israel  entered 
upon  a  new  stage.  A  significant  discov- 
ery was  made  on  the  day  of  the  dedica- 
tion. The  brazen  altar,  adequate  for  the 
dimensions  of  the  worship  of  Jehovah  in 
the  old  tabernacle  days,  is  found  to  be 
quite  too  small  for  the  new  day:  "The 
same  day  did  the  king  hallow  the  middle 
of  the  court  that  was  before  the  house  of 
the  Lord  .  .  .  because  the  brazen  altar 
that  was  before  the  Lord  was  too  little.*' 
(I  Kings  8:  64). 

This  story  suggests  some  other  enlarge- 
ments of  altars  that  are  required  if  we 
are  to  meet  the  demands  of  our  own  new 
day. 

L  The  altar  of  personal  aspiration  ^s 
too  small.  It  has  always  been  too  small 
for  the  worship  of  Christ.  Of  course, 
this  is  not  to  say  that  there  is  no  place  in 
the  Christian  religion  for  true  self- 
interest.  It  is  to  point  out  the  necessity 
for  some  self-interest  greater  than  bet- 
tering one's  position.  Christ  Himself 
makes  constant  appeals  to  self-interest. 
When  He  tells  the  story  of  the  rich  fool, 
He  does  not  intimate  that  the  man  was 
foolish  for  providing  barns  and  gran- 
aries large  enough  to  hold  his  bumper 
crops.  His  foolishness  lay  in  supposing 
that  he  could  really  satisfy  his  life  with 
things.  Not  self-interest,  but  a  short- 
sighted appraisal  of  values,  is  what  Jesus 
is  condemning. 

He  was  all  the  time  appealing  to  self- 
interest  when  He  was  pointing  out  the 
dire  consequences  to  hope  and  happiness 
that  are  certain  to  follow  in  the  wake  of 
the  selfish  life.  Even  when  He  calls  men 
to  sacrifices,  it  is  not  to  sacrifice  for  its 


own  sake :  ''Except  a  grain  of  wheat  fall 
into  the  ground  and  die,"  He  said,  "It 
abideth  alone,"  but  He  went  on  to  add, 
"If  it  die,  it  bringeth  forth  much  fruit." 

The  sin  of  selfishness  thus  lies  not  in  its 
toward-self-ness,  but  in  its  exclusiveness. 
Out  in  Chicago,  kindergartners  have  been 
studying  the  vocabulary  of  the  child  of 
five  years.  They  have  discovered  that 
the  most  frequently  used  word  is  "I"; 
even  "the"  is  used  scarcely  half  as  much, 
and  "what,"  a  natural  favorite  with  chil- 
dren, is  in  third  place.  All  this  is  just  an 
evidence  of  the  well-known  fact  that  chil- 
dren are  regular  little  egotists.  Of  course, 
there  is  good  biological  reason  for  this. 
Nature  has  learned  that  there  can  be  no 
survival  without  a  good  deal  of  such 
egotism.  The  whole  task  of  religious 
education,  however,  is  to  socialize  indi- 
viduals who  are  naturally  so  self-centered. 
The  trouble  is  not  with  the  person  of  the 
pronoun,  but  with  its  number.  From  the 
Christian  point  of  view,  there  is  a  world 
of  difiference  between  "first  person  sin- 
gular" and  "first  person  plural."  The 
child  needs  to  have  its  vocabulary  revised 
fundamentally  by  the  substitution  of  the 
first  person  plural  for  the  more  popular 
vertical  pronoun.  That  substitution  in- 
volves what  Jesus  had  in  mind  when  He 
said  that  to  enter  the  Kingdom  there  was 
required  such  a  complete  change  of  atti- 
tude and  life  that  it  was  equivalent  to 
being  born  again.  "I"  and  "we"  are  a 
whole  spiritual  hemisphere  apart. 

The  altar  of  personal  aspiration  is  too 
small.  Just  as  Solomon  sanctified  the 
whole  middle  of  the  court  of  the  Temple 
for  the  reception  of  the  offerings  which 
could  not  by  any  possibility  be  cared  for 
on  the  brazen  altar,  so  the  whole  area  of 
human  life  must  be  hallowed  if  we  are 
to  call  ourselves  Christian.  Our  concern 
must  include  every  little  neglected  child  of 
the  tenements  of  New  York  or  the  jungles 
of  Africa,  every  exploited  woman,  every 
oppressed  man.  It  has  to  do  not  only 
with  immortal  souls  but  with  mortal,  pain- 


19261 


Foreign  Missions 


561 


ridden  bodies  ;  not  only  with  churches  and 
altars,  with  retreats  and  high  states  of 
soul,  with  angels  and  a  golden  city  in  the 
skies,  but  with  homes  and  factories,  with 
mines  and  railroads,  with  schools  and 
courts  and  legislative  halls  and  every 
other  institution  that  makes  manhood  or 
mars  the  divine  image. 

2.  The  altar  of  nationalism  is  too 
small.  Patriotism  is  well  enough,  but 
patriotism  is  not  enough.  Love  of  coun- 
try is  lovely,  but  he  loves  not  America 
well  who  only  America  loves.  There  is 
no  greater  travesty  of  the  religion  of 
Jesus  than  that  which  expresses  itself  in 
a  noisy,  unlovely  super-patriotism  that 
deems  it  necessary  to  disparage  all  other 
countries  in  order  properly  to  praise  its 
own. 

The  home  is  near  and  dear  to  the  indi- 
vidual, but  the  claims  of  the  state  were 
more  commanding  in  those  years  in  which 
sons  and  husbands  and  fathers  were 
forced  to  leave  home,  some  never  to 
return,  for  the  defense  of  the  nation. 
Just  so  one's  own  dear  land,  especially  if 
it  be  his  native  country,  must  of  neces- 
sity be  nearer  to  his  life  and  dearer  to  his 
heart  than  any  other,  but  the  claims  of 
humanity  are  superior.  The  nationalist 
ideal  may  have  been  sufficient  for  an 
earlier  day,  just  as  the  altar  of  the  taber- 
nacle once  met  the  requirements  of  He- 
brew worship.  When  the  new  day 
dawned  with  the  dedication  of  the  Tem- 
ple, the  need  of  a  larger  altar  immediately 
appeared.  When  the  new  era  was 
ushered  in  by  the  momentous  agreement 
of  Armistice  Day,  1918,  the  old  altar  of 
nationalism  was  seen  to  be  hopelessly 
inadequate. 

National  lines  are  significant,  and  I 
would  not  blot  them  out,  but  they  are 
artificial,  man-made,  temporary.  Human- 
ity is  one,  of  one  blood,  with  one  Father 
God,  sharing  one  common  nature,  under 
one  moral  law,  moving  toward  one  des- 
tiny. This  is  the  reality  that  lies  beneath 
all  superficial  separateness.  The  preju- 
dices inhering  in  varying  racial  traits  and 
national  characteristics  and  cultural  ideals 
will  no  doubt  operate  on  humanity's  lower 
levels  for  a  long  time  to  come.  They  who 
seek  the  Christian  way  of  life  will  build 


larger  altars,  will  study  larger  maps,  will 
glean  truth  and  beauty  and  love  in  wider 
fields,  will  find  their  life's  inspiration  in  a 
more  splendid  vision.  They  will  dis- 
approve and  discourage  every  movement 
that  sows  the  seeds  ot  suspicion  and  dis- 
sension, that  cultivates  a  crop  of  preju- 
dices and  factions,  that  fans  the  flames  of 
hatred.  They  will  stand  with  all  men  who 
build  brotherhood,  who  generate  good- 
will, who  increase  understanding  among 
men,  who  spread  the  spirit  of  sympathy. 
They  will  support  political  parties  that 
stand  for  the  promotion  of  peace,  that 
increase  the  world's  fund  of  goodwill  and 
make  is  function  wherever  international 
currents  cross. 

For  an  offering,  on  a  new  and  vastly 
larger  scale,  of  national  idealism  and 
world  service,  the  old  altar  of  nationalism 
is  tragically  inadequate. 

3.  The  sectarian  altar  is  too  sm^l. 
When  I  say  that,  I  am  not  unreservedly 
indicting  denominational  divisions.  There 
are  some  things  worse  than  separation. 
One  may  even  admit  that,  to  secure  the 
spiritual  freedom  in  which  our  American 
churches  glory,  the  creation  of  denom- 
inations was  perhaps  inevitable.  A  num- 
ber of  the  outstanding  founders  of  great 
Christian  denominations  were  quite  free 
from  the  sectarian  spirit.  They  had  no 
thought  of  cutting  the  Church  in  pieces ; 
they  were  concerned  only  to  remove 
internal  abuses  and  bring  a  wandering 
Church  back  to  Christ.  One  may  even 
affirm  that  our  present  divisions,  extended 
as  they  are  today,  indicate  a  far  healthier 
spiritual  condition  than  a  forced  and 
formal  uniformity  would  produce. 

And  yet,  when  all  has  been  said  that 
may  fairly  be  said,  sectarianism  stands 
condemned  today  before  the  bar  of  re- 
ligion and  common  sense.  The  notion 
that  diflferences  of  opinion  between  men 
who  have  a  common  experience  of  Christ 
and  a  genuine  loyalty  to  Him.  require  dif- 
ferent churches  in  which  to  worship  and 
through  which  to  work,  is  unreasonable  to 
the  point  of  absurdity. 

Sectarianism  and  intolerance  rest  upon 
a  conception  of  religion  that  was  foreign 
to  the  mind  of  Jesus.  Questions  of  ritual 
and  philosophy  and  ecclesiastical  order 


562 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


are  not  valueless,  but  they  are  as  the  tith- 
ing of  mint,  anise  and  cummin,  in  com- 
parison with  the  weightier  matters  of  the 
law,  justice,  mercy  and  faithfulness.  The 
sort  of  issues  that  have  become  causes  of 
sectarian  division  and  bitterness  and 
intolerance  should  never  be  given  the 
main  line  while  fellowship  and  brother- 
hood and  service  for  the  common  good  are 
switched  to  the  sidings. 

If  our  task  were  simply  the  cultivation 
of  select  saints,  all  of  them  to  be  moulded 
in  the  same  ecclesiastical  and  thought 
forms,  then  sectarian  churches  might 
suffice.  For  such  worship,  the  sectarian 
altar  is  large  enough.  But  that  is  not  the 
aim  of  Jesus.  He  is  out  to  produce  "sons 
of  fJic  Kingdom/'  men  and  women  of 
large  spiritual  stature  and  broad  human 
sympathy.  Sectarianism  can  never  do 
this.  He  calls  such  men  and  women  to 
band  themselves  together  in  the  work  of 
building  on  earth  the  City  of  God.  That 
means  social  reconstruction,  the  creation 
of  a  brotherly  social  order,  a  humane 
industrial  organization,  a  clean  political 
system,  a  sanitary  civic  life,  a  constructive 
internationalism.  It  means  education  for 
life,  recreation  for  re-creation,  the 
restraint  of  selfishness,  the  observance  of 
law,  the  curbing  of  crime,  the  care  of 
delinquents  and  defectives,  the  abolition 
of  poverty,  the  destruction  of  disease,  the 
defeat  of  death.  It  means  the  production 
of  happy  homes,  pleasant  playgrounds. 


cultural  centers,  creative  churches.  Chris- 
tian communities,  a  Christian  world. 

All  this  is  so  impossible  to  the  sectarian, 
competitive  Christianity  to  which  we  have 
become  accustomed  that  many  have  never 
been  captured  by  the  fair  vision  of  such  a 
new  earth  in  which  dwells  all  manner  of 
goodness.  We  have  been  worshipping  at 
little  sectarian  altars.  We  must  con- 
secrate a  larger  area  to  Christ  for  the 
larger  ofiferings  of  the  new  day.  No 
longer  may  a  Christian  church  work  in 
isolation,  approaching  its  tasks  as  though 
no  other  church  existed  with  equal  con- 
cern and  consecration.  From  competi- 
tion to  co-operation  is  the  course  by  which 
humanity  is  proceeding  in  every  social 
realm ;  it  must  now  be  supremely  so  in  the 
realm  of  religion. 

We  cannot  be  satisfied  now  with  the 
cessation  of  conflict,  the  absence  of  antag- 
onism, with  tolerance,  with  comity.  This 
new  day  calls  for  something  positive — co- 
operation, actual  working  together. 
\Vhere  even  two  or  three  churches  serve 
the  same  community,  there  is  a  call  for  a 
common  understanding,  a  correlated  pro- 
gram, some  unifying  council  or  federation 
or  committee  at  least,  to  meet  community 
needs  and  show  the  way  to  some  nobler 
unity  which  the  future  will  reveal.  The 
sectarian  altar  is  pitifully  small  for  tasks 
that  are  almost  appallingly  large. — Fed- 
eral Council  Bulletin. 


(Continued  from  Page  545) 

tution  to  the  sympathy  and  support  of 
benevolently-minded  members  and  con- 
gregations of  our  Church. 

6.  That  we  commend  the  Board  for  its 
willingness  to  discontinue  enterprises 
which  are  no  longer  of  value  in  further- 
ing the  work  of  the  Kingdom. 

7.  That  the  Home  Board,  in  co-opera- 
tion with  the  other  agencies  and  Boards 
concerned,  consider  seriously  the  advisa- 
bility of  abandoning  the  word  "Appor- 
tionment" to  designate  our  denomina- 
tional benevolent  quotas. 

8.  That  the  Home  Board,  from  time  to 


time,  provide  the  ministers  with  concisely- 
written  accounts  of  items  of  human  inter- 
est and  special  importance,  which  may 
be  read  to  the  congregations  and  inserted 
in  congregational  papers,  for  the  purpose 
of  furthering  the  work  of  Missionary 
Education  among  the  members,  and  stim- 
ulating their  gifts. 

HAROLD  B.  KERSCHNER, 

Chairman. 

K.  O.  SPESSARD, 
W.  H.  BRONG, 
X.  G.  NEWGARD. 


1926] 


Foreign  Missions 


563 


FOR  YOUNG  PEOPLE 
Alliene  S.  Dc  Chant 


TO  every  youth  there  openeth 
A  high  way  and  a  low. 
And  every  youth  decideth 

Which  way  his  soul  shall  go. 
And  the  high  soul  takes  the  high  way, 

And  the  low  soul  takes  the  low, 
And  in  between,  on  the  misty  flats, 

The  rest  grope  to  and  fro — 
But  to  every  youth  there  openeth 

A  high  way  and  a  low. 
And  every  youth  decideth 

Which  way  his  soul  shall  go. 


OPEN  DOORS 

OUR  big-hearted  Reformed  Church  in 
the  United  States  has  so  many  open 
doors  for  her  "bumpy"  youth,  that  I 
scarcely  know  which  door  to  open  first. 
Xor  does  any  one  of  those  doors  open  on 
an  easy  task.  Each  door  bids  you  enter, 
in  humility,  earnestly  prepared,  and  with 
a  burning  desire  to  serve. 

''Over  there,"  one  afternoon,  in  our 
kindergarten  at  Ziemer  Memorial  Girls' 
School,  Yochow  City,  China,  the  mothers 
of  the  kindergarten  were  gathered  to- 
gether. Just  before  the  tea  and  cakes 
were  served,  the  teacher  bade  one  of  her 
kindergarten  boys  to  ask  the  blessing. 
And  he  did  so.  That  evening,  at  the  sup- 
per table,  the  bound-foot  mother  of  that 
little  boy  spoke  thus  to  him:  "Why  don't 
you  offer  grace  at  our  table?"  Looking 
into  his  mother's  face  the  kindergarten 
lad  said  so  softly  she  scarce  could  hear, 
"Because,  mother,  God  doesn't  live  here." 
That  bound-foot  mother,  so  impressed 
with  the  gradual  improvement  she  had 
noticed  in  her  little  son,  and  so  par- 
ticularly impressed  with  his  prayer  that 
afternoon,  not  to  a  god  of  bamboo  and 
mud  but  to  a  living  God,  went  to  our 
street  chapel  and  listened  to  the  Good 
News  the  Chinese  evangelist  told.  Today 
God  docs  live  in  that  Chinese  home. 

A  fool  to  go  out  to  Japan,  to  China,  to 
Mesopotamia,  to  God's  little  ones  who 
have  never  heard  of  Him,  Who  blesses 
little  children?  A  fool,  when,  through 
your  little  ones  God  makes  a  whole  home 
Christian  ? 


Ah!  No!  'Tis  a  "bumpy''  job,  'tis  true, 
but  oh!  how  much  Japan,  China,  Meso- 
potamia will  do  for  you ! 

OPEN  THE  DOOR.  And  enter  ye, 
therein ! 


WHY!  I  NEVER  THOUGHT  OF 
THAT! 

WHY  not,  you,  who  live  in  or  near  a 
college  community,  invite  to  your 
home  for  the  week-end,  one  or  more  of 
the  7,518  students  from  97  different  coun- 
tries, who  dwell  among  us?  A  total  of 
150  of  them  attended  Baltimore  institu- 
tions of  higher  learning  last  year ;  205 
were  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
and  1,035  from  66  different  countries 
(101  from  China  and  54  from  Japan) 
lived  at  International  House,  New  York 
city.  More  than  8,600  colored  students 
are  likewise  enrolled  in  our  institutions  of 
college  and  university  grade. 

"Many  foreign  students,"  says  Edward 
H.  Lockwood,  secretary  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Friendly  Relations  Among  Foreign 
Students,  "appreciate  the  opportunity  of 
visiting  American  homes  and  learning 
something  of  the  life  of  a  community 
other  than  the  college  town  in  which  they 
are  living." 

The  Rev.  Elmer  T.  Thompson,  secre- 
tary of  the  International  Students'  House, 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  says  that  the 
largest  service  that  can  be  rendered  by  the 
young  people  of  America  to  the  foreign 
students  is  to  maintain  a  friendly  and 
sympathetic  attitude  and  to  cultivate 
friendships  with  the  students  from  other 
lands. 

Secretary  Lockwood's  address  is  347 
Madison  Avenue,  New  York.  Secretary 
Thompson  may  be  reached  at  3905 
Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia.  Mr.  E.  A. 
Schaal  is  the  inter-collegiate  secretary  of 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  at  Johns  Hopkins,  Balti- 
more. Eugene  K.  Jones,  executive  secre- 
tary of  the  National  Urban  League,  can 
put  you  in  touch  with  "folks  colored." 
His  address  is  127  East  Twenty-third 
Street,  New  York  city. 


564 


The  Outi^ook  of  Missions 


[Dkcembdr, 


Do  You  Know  That 

Our  Reformed  Church  in  the  United 
States  has  116  missionaries  in  active 
service,  62  in  China,  51  in  Japan  and 
three  in  Mesopotamia? 

During  one  year  18,625  Jews,  Italians, 
Russians,  Negroes,  Poles  and  Americans 
attended  classes  and  meetings  at  our 
Bethel  Reformed  Community  Center, 
1914  South  6th  Street,  Philadelphia? 

It  is  entirely  safe  to  estimate  the  num- 
ber of  foreign  students  in  the  world  today 
as  considerably  in  excess  of  50,000,  ap- 


proximately one-fifth  of  whom  is  resident 
in  the  United  States? 

Three  or  four  C.  E.  members  of  our 
Grace  Church,  Baltimore,  every  Sunday 
morning  visit  the  ships  in  port,  distribute 
tracts  and  invite  the  men  to  the  Port  Mis- 
sion for  Seamen? 

.Our  Dr.  Arthur  V.  Casselman,  Sec- 
retary of  the  Department  of  Missionary 
Education,  has  29  stereopticon  lectures 
available  for  use?  His  office  is  in  our 
Schafif  Building,  1505  Race  Street,  Phila- 
delphia. 


A  THOUSAND  CHRISTMAS  GREETINGS 


Each  year  the  Surplus  Material  Depart- 
ment of  the  World's  Sunday  School  As- 
sociation, 216  Metropolitan  Tower,  New 
York  City,  sends  a  Christmas  Greeting 
to  the  missionaries  both  at  home  and 
abroad  who  are  being  introduced  to 
inquirers  in  the  home  land  that  packages 
of  Bible  pictures  and  other  useful  things 
may  be  forwarded  to  assist  in  the  work. 
In  the  packet  with  the  greeting  were  two 
1927  Daily  Bible  Reading  Sunday  School 
Calendars,  Christmas  and  Easter  musical 
services  and  a  pamphlet  giving  selected 
portions  of  Scripture  for  reading  during 
each  day  of  the  coming  year.  In  express- 
ing their  thanks  the  missionaries  often 
state  that  the  calendars  received  in  this 
annual  packet  are  the  only  ones  they  have. 
There  are  many  unused  things  we  have 
at  home  which  are  greatly  needed  by  the 
representatives  of  our  churches  abroad 
which  could  be  put  to  good  use  overseas 
at  only  the  cost  of  mailing.  For  example, 
the  large  Bible  lesson  picture  rolls  and 


small  Bible  lesson  picture  cards  are  al- 
ways in  demand  and  they  can  be  for- 
warded usually  at  the  rate  of  Ic  for  each 
2  oz.,  with  4  lbs.  6  ozs.  as  the  limit  of 
weight  for  one  package. 

By  writing  to  the  address  indicated 
above  you  can  obtain  a  leaflet  outlining 
the  Surplus  Material  plan  and  an  intro- 
duction to  a  missionary.  If  you  will  in- 
dicate your  denomination,  the  name  and 
address  of  a  missionary  in  your  own 
church  will  be  sent.  More  than  50,000 
introductions  have  been  placed  in  this 
manner. 


THEY  WANT  IT 

The  following  letter  speaks  for  itself : 
"Dear  Dr.  Casseeman  : 

"Enclosed  please  find  check  for  $2.25. 
Please  send  me  by  return  mail  nine 
Handbooks  of  Foreign  Missions.  Each 
of  the  nine  who  read  my  book,  that  I  got 
at  the  Conference,  wants  one." 


BOARD  OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONS 


Comparative  Receipts  for  the  Month  of  October 


1925 

1926 

Synods 

Appt. 

Specials 

Totals 

Appt. 

Specials 

Totals 

Increase 

Decrease 

$6,854.29 

$735.22 

$7,589.51 

$7,569.25 

$899.67 

$8,468.92 

$879.41 

Ohio   

5,058.35 

324.50 

5,382.85 

3,269.06 

390.91 

3,6.59.97 

$1,722.88 

1,083.55 

16.51 

1,100.06 

612.29 

612.29 

487.77 

1,015.43 

20.23 

1,035.66 

2.797.54 

207.50 

3.005.04 

1,969  38 

3,336.39 

157.90 

3,494.29 

2.293.61 

2,675.00 

4.968.61 

1.474.32 

German  of  East.. 

269.52 

100.00 

369.52 

575.00 

50.00 

625.00 

255.48 

Mid -West   

444.86 

110.00 

554.86 

2,498.38 

38.13 

2  536.51 

1,981.65 

W.  M.  S.  G.  S.... 

5,981.44 

5,981.44 

2,835.74 

2,835.74 

3.145.70 

Miscellaneous   .  . . . 

220.00 

220.00 

39.25 

39.25 

180.75 

Annuity  Bonds  . . 

2,000.00 

2,000.00 

500.00 

500.00 

1,500.00 

900.00 

900.00 

900.00 

Totals   

$18,062.39 

$9,665.80 

$27,728.19 

$19,615.13 

$8,536.20 

$28,151.33 

$7,460.24 

$7,037.10 

Net 

Increase. 

$423.14 

The  Woman's  Missionary 

Flora  Rahn  Lentz,  Editor. 
311  Market  St.,  Bangor,  Pa. 


Mt  prap  tE^fj^e,  0  Cfjrifi^t,  our  ^tlptx  anh  Jfrienb! 
Jfrom  error  anb  sitrife,  our  Hion  befenb! 
iBreatfte  on  usi,  toe  prap  ^f)ee,  0  Spirit  of  Hobe, 
^nb  fit  ug  for  union  toitfj  Ct)p  Cfjurci)  abobe. 


JOSEPH  AND  MARY 
By  Roscoe  Gilman  Scott 

LOOK,  Joseph,  on  my  Babe — He  is  a  King! 
Come  near  and  touch  my  hand ;  I  hear  the  ring 
Of  wondrous  anthems  bursting  from  the  sky; 
I  am  bewildered  and  I  know  not  why. 
Look,  sleeps  He  well  ?    Ah,  Joseph,  bear  with  me 
In  loving  patience  as  thou  hast,  for  we — 
Joseph,  they  sing  again!     Hear  ye  the  choir? 
Their  faces  shine  as  with  a  sacred  fire. 
They  hover  near  us — O,  a  mighty  throng 
Are  singing  for  my  Babe  His  natal  song ! 
Before  His  star  a  thousand  stars  take  flight — 
Who  placed  it  there,  that  wondrous,  holy  Light? 
My  joy — dear  Joseph,  can  I  bear  it  all  ? 
My  joy  ! — Ah,  see  around  me  fall 
The  dismal  shadows  of  a  distant  cross  I — 
My  fathers'  God,  is  all  th  s  gain  or  loss? 
And  Joseph — for  he  could  not  understand — 
Knelt  by  her  side  and,  won  I'ring,  kissed  her  hand. 


Society 


EDITORIAL 
INVITE  A  HOLIDAY  VISITOR 


IN  our  plans  for  the  approaching  holi- 
days, have  we  thought  of  the  foreign 
students  who  may  be  lonely  during  their 
vacations?  In  the  story  of  the  Prince- 
ton Conference  in  last  issue  the  writer 
refers  to  them  as  "10,000  Missionaries  To 
America !" 

Mission  Boards  are  sending  men  and 
women  emissaries  to  study  situations  and 
conditions  in  foreign  lands  where  they 
have  missionaries  and  mission  property. 
The  times  look  like  days  when  changes 
may  have  to  be  made  in  policies  and  prac- 


tices. In  its  stage  of  development,  for- 
eign missions  seems  to  have  reached  the 
teen  age. 

If  it  is  necessary  to  send  men  and 
women  "to  spy  out  the  land,"  it  would 
seem  natural  to  want  association  with  the 
students  who  have  come  from  those  coun- 
tries and  who  will  return  to  form  senti- 
ment and  policies  of  the  future. 

Let  us  think  of  the  10,000  Foreign 
Students  and  inquire  "What  effect  is  our 
civilization  having  upon  them?"'  "Do 
our  daily  papers  fan  radicalism  and  un- 


565 


566 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December. 


friendliness  by  accounts  of  anti-Christian 
demonstrations  in  China  and  elsewhere 
and  so  make  it  harder  for  the  students 
who  are  here?"  "Do  our  daily  papers 
give  the  whole  story  when  they  picture  the 
attitudes  of  the  radical  minority  of 
students  and  let  untold  the  attitudes  of  the 
others?"  A  holiday  visit  from  a  foreign 
student  could  give  opportunity  to  get 
acquainted  and  wipe  away  some  of  the 
obstacles  to  real  friendliness. 

In  the  daily  Press  glaring  headlines  of 
student  boycotts  and  Nationals'  demands 
have  had  their  effect  on  the  thinking  of 
American  students.  Many  have  trimmed 
their  thinking  to  the  headlines  and 
Student  secretaries  find  it  difficult  to  get 
volunteers  for  foreign  missions.  In 
non  -  Christian  countries,  conservative 
Nationals  sense  the  danger  of  a  too  rapid 

HOW  SHALL 
|\  /fAY  I  use  the  words  in  Rienzi's 
famous  speech  "lend  me  your  ears," 
while  I  re-emphasize  what  likely  you  have 
heard  before?  I  am  concerned  that  we 
shall  be  more  and  more  alive  to  the  neces- 
sity of  having  Religious  Work  Directors 
in  Indian  Government  Schools.  The 
reason  we  do  not  have  a  Protestant  Relig- 
ious Work  Director  in  each  Indian  Gov- 
ernment School  is  because  the  Church 
does  not  designate  money  for  such  a 
Director. 

Beginning  with  this  year,  the  offerings 
from  the  United  Day  of  Prayer  for  Mis- 
sions will  be  divided  between  four  instead 
of  three  objects ;  the  Indian  School  Direc- 
tor will  be  the  fourth  object.  This  means 
that  one-fourth  of  the  total  offerings  from 
the  Day  of  Prayer  will  be  used  toward 
putting  Directors  into  Indian  Government 
Schools.    Why  is  this  so  important? 

For  every  Indian  child  in  a  mission 
school,  the  proportion  is  three  in  a 
government  school.  If  the  Protestant 
Church  desires  to  be  interpreted  to  the 
Indians,  it  must  provide  Religious  Direc- 
tors to  live  and  work  with  the  Indian 
youth  in  the  Government  as  well  as  in  the 
Mission  Schools. 

Last  year  33  Government  Schools  re- 
ported that  religious  leaders  were  receiv- 
ing co-operation,  encouragement,  appre- 


withdrawal  of  foreign  Christian  leaders. 
The  situation  has  brought  forth  an 
expression  from  the  more  conservative 
Christian  students  of  mission  countries. 
x\  number  of  booklets  have  been  written 
by  Japanese,  Chinese,  Korean  and  Indian 
students  in  which  they  give  their  view  of 
the  situation.  The  books  will  be  pub- 
lished by  the  Association  Press  and  will 
be  circulated  among  American  students. 
They  should  do  much  to  counteract  the 
opinions  formed  from  headlines  of  the 
Press. 

As  members  of  the  Reformed  Church, 
our  first  care  should  be  for  the  foreign 
students  in  our  denominational  colleges. 
Let  none  return  to  their  homes  without 
having  known  the  American  Christian 
home ! 

THEY  KNOW? 

ciation  and  good-will  in  their  work  from 
the  Superintendent  and  the  Principal. 
Men  or  women,  White  or  Indian  may 
serve  in  the  capacity  of  Religious  Direc- 
tors. 

Last  year  in  an  address  "My  People," 
Isaac  M.  Grayearth,  Religious  Work 
Director  at  Flandreau  Indian  School,  with 
400  pupils  and  Pipeston  Indian  School 
with  280  pupils  said,  "We  have  different 
religious  organizations  at  the  school  such 
as  the  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  The 
People's  Service  League.  In  these  organ- 
izations the  program  consists  of  Bible 
studies,  social  activities,  studying  the 
Indian  student  problem  and  our  home 
problems.  In  all  of  these  activities  we  let 
the  boys  and  girls  do  their  own  promot- 
ing. They  will  learn  by  doing  it  them- 
selves." 

*T  believe  the  Indian  problem  can  be 
solved  by  Christian  education.  Many 
people  think  the  Indian  is  going  back  to 
the  blanket.  He  is  not.  The  trouble  is 
that  he  is  half  civilized  or  that  he  is  civil- 
ized without  being  Christianized.  An 
educated  man  who  is  without  respect  for 
God  or  man  is  the  most  dangerous  of  all 
men.  This  is  true  of  the  white  man  as  it 
is  of  the  Indian." 

Isaac  Grayearth  was  a  student  for  eight 
years  in  a  Government  School  and  knows 
the  need  for  the  work. 


1926] 


Woman's  Missionary  Society 


567 


A  WORLD-WIDE  DAY  OF  PRAYER  FOR  MISSIONS 
MARCH  4,  1927 


THE  Annual  Day  of  Prayer  for  Mis- 
sions has  for  years  called  together  in 
cities,  towns  and  villages  all  over  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  thousands  who 
believe  in  the  power  of  united  supplica- 
tion. 

There  has  been  a  growing  interest  in 
this  interdenominational  prayer  day, 
evidenced  by  the  number  of  places  which 
observe  the  day  and  the  increasing  free 
will  ofiferings.  The  progressive  develop- 
ment of  the  united  observance  is  inter- 
esting. In  1910  an  interdenominational 
Day  of  Prayer  for  Foreign  Missions  be- 
gan to  be  annually  observed  by  the 
women  of  the  United  States,  a  little  later 
a  Day  of  Prayer  for  Home  Missions 
being  also  annually  observed.  For  years 
prior  to  this  some  of  the  individual  com- 
munions had  observed  Days  of  Prayer. 
In  1920  the  Home  and  Foreign  inter- 
denominational days  were  united,  and  in 
1922  Canada  joined  the  States  in  observ- 
ing the  same  day,  the  Canadian  women 
having  also  observed  a  Dominion-wide 
interdenominational  day  since  1920. 

The  deepening  consciousness  of  the 
inherent  strength  in  united  intercession 
has  led  to  further  broadening  of  the  ob- 
servance this  year,  bringing  into  one  great 
prayer  group  the  Christian  women  of  the 
world  on  March  4,  1927.  For  such  an 
unusual  opportunity  there  should  be  thor- 
ough planning  and  preparation. 

The  "Call  to  Prayer"  should  indeed  be 
to  every  individual  all  that  the  name 
signifies.  It  includes  a  weekly  "Cycle  of 
Prayer"  for  immediate  use  printed  on  a 
card  of  size  suitable  for  carrying  in  purse, 
slipping  into  Bible  or  in  mirror  on  the 
dressing  table  where  it  will  be  utilized 
daily.  The  spiritual  value  of  the  observ- 
ance will  be  greatly  enhanced  by  use  of 
the  "Cycle  of  Prayer." 

The  program,  "Pray  Ye  Therefore,"  is 
rich  with  original  ideas.  It  is  priced  at  2 
cents  each,  $1.75  per  100.  "Suggestions 
for  Leaders,"  are  on  a  separate  slip. 

There  is  also  a  most  helpful  Retreat, 
entitled    "Toward    Power    in  Service," 


which  is  intended  primarily  for  leaders 
but  may  be  used  by  the  whole  group,  if 
desirable.  It  is  a  sixteen-page  leaflet 
priced  at  10  cents  each 

Supply  of  Call  and  Cycle,  Program, 
Retreat  should  be  ordered  at  an  early  date 
from  denominational  Board  headquarters. 

The  Day  of  Prayer  for  Missions  should 
not  be  a  day  of  conference- or  of  reports, 
but  the  one  day  of  the  year  when  the 
women  of  the  whole  world  unite  in  one 
great  circle  of  prayer. 


Almighty  God,  we  give  Thee  thanks  for  the 
mighty  yearning  of  the  human  heart,  for  the 
coming  of  a  Saviour,  and  the  constant  promise 
of  Thy  Word  that  He  was  to  come. 

— Samuel  Osgood. 


ft 


Japanese  Dwarf  HoriiLK  Pixk 
Plum -Trek 

"/  \]unh  that  I  shall  iirz'cr  sec 
A  poon  lovely  as  a  tree." 


568 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


NOTES 

THE  four  designated  objects  for  the 
offerings  from  the  United  Day  of 
Prayer  for  Missions  have  to  do  with 
students  and  the  work  of  Students.  They 
are  Christian  Colleges  of  the  Orient, 
Christian  Literature  for  Women  and 
Children  in  non-Christian  lands,  Farm 
and  Cannery  Migrant  Work,  and  Relig- 
ious Work  Directors  in  Indian  Govern- 
ment Schools.  The  last  was  named  as 
an  object  this  year. 

5?:       *  * 

Miss  Alliene  De  Chant  attended  the 
Race  Relations  Conference  held  Septem- 
ber 21  and  22  at  Eaglesmere,  Pa. 
^    *  * 

In  the  picture  '*^^'hat  Price  Glory,"  the 
Fox  Film  Corporation  is  staging  what 
promises  to  be  the  greatest  "Peace"  pro- 
duction in  film  historv. 

Mrs.  Morrow  has  brought  out  a  new 
novel  with  a  Home  Mission  Challenge. 
It  is  named  "We  Must  Move." 

^       ^  sf; 

Through  the  influence  of  Mrs.  John 
Ferguson,  a  book  on  Missions  is  included 
in  the  regular  Chautauqua  Reading 
Course.    This  year  it  is  Dr.  Oldham's 

"Race  Relations." 

^    *  * 

A  permanent  Winter  Chautauqua,  pat- 
terned after  the  New  York  Chautauqua 
will  be  opened  on  Keystone  Heights. 
Florida. 


APPROACHING  EVENTS 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Federation 
of  \\*omen's  Boards  of  Foreign  Missions, 
Haddon  Hall,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  Janu- 
ary 8-11,  1927.  The  general  theme  will 
be  "The  Family  of  Nations  in  the  King- 
dom of  God." 

The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Council 
of  Women  for  Home  Missions  and  the 
Home  ^Mission  Council  will  be  held  in  the 
Schaff  Building,  Philadelphia,  Januarv 
4-7,  1927.  The  General  Theme  will  be 
"The  Church  and  its  Responsibility  to 
Rural  Communities." 


JANUARY  PRAYER  IN  PRAYER 
CALENDAR 
The  writer  of  the  prayer  for  the  month 
of  January,  Airs.  J.  G.  Rupp,  is  known 
not  only  as  the  wife  of  the  Eastern  Field 
Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Foreign  Mis- 
sions, but  for  her  own  missionary  activi- 
ties. Mrs.  Rupp  has  been  instrumental 
in  raising  two  funds  for  chapels  in  China, 
and  for  this  reason  was  chosen  to  write 
the  prayer  accompanying  the  picture  of 
the  Lakeside  Chapel.  As  president  of 
the  Woman's  Branch  of  the  Federation 
of  Churches,  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  Mrs. 
Rupp  has  done  much  to  infuse  the  mis- 
sionary spirit  into  the  women  of  the 
city. 


DIRECTORY    OF   OFFICERS   OF    ^^^  M.  S.  OF  NORTHWEST  SYNOD. 

1926-1927. 

President,  Airs.  Theo.  P.  Bolliger,  1918  W.  Lawn  Ave.,  Madison,  Wis.; 
Vice-President:  Miss  Ella  Klumb.  1074  48th  St..  Milwaukee,  Wis. ;  Recording  Sec- 
retary :  Miss  Rose  Alann,  458  38th  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. ;  Corresponding  Secretary : 
Miss  Ella  Arpke.  P.  O.  Box  527,  Sheboygan,  Wis. ;  Statistical  Secretary :  Miss 
Fannie  Purer,  1539  S.  13th  St..  Shebovgan,  Wis. ;  Treasurer :  Mrs.  Elsie  Luhmann, 
1611  N.  9th  St.,  Sheboygan,  Wis. 

Secretaries  of  Departments: 

Literature:  Mrs.  Arthur  Theiler,  New  Glarus.  Wis.;  Thank  Ottering:  Mrs. 
M.  Lindenlaub,  1228  9th  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. ;  Life  Members  and  ^Members  in 
Memoriam :  Mrs.  O.  Brockman,  N.  ^lilwar.kee  St.,  Plymouth,  Wis.;  Girls'  Mission- 
ary Guild:  ]\Irs.  John  C.  Hansen.  496  67th  St..  Wauwatosa,  Wis.;  ^Mission  Band: 
Miss  Helen  Nott,  1192  9th  St.,  ^Milwaukee,  Wis.;  Organization  and  Membership: 
Miss  Ruth  Nott,  1192  9th  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  Stewardship:  :\lrs.  Paul  Gross- 
huesch,  612  Erie  Ave.,  Sheboygan,  Wis.;  Historian:  Mrs.  O.  Wolters,  L'pper  Falls 
Road,  Sheboygan,  Wis. 


1926  J 


Woman's  Missionary  Societv 


569 


FORTIETH  CONVENTION 


AN  exceptional  attendance  and  inter- 
est marked  the  sessions  of  the 
fortieth  annual  meeting  of  the  Woman's 
Missionary  Society  of  Pittsburgh  Sy-iod 
of  the  Reformed  Church,  which  con- 
vened in  Jeannette,  Thursday  afternoon, 
October  seventh  and  concluded  the  ses- 
sions with  the  public  meeting  Friday 
evening. 

The  president,  Miss  Elizabeth  Zimmer- 
man, of  Berlin,  in  her  opening  address, 
reviewed  the  work  of  the  year.  The  out- 
standing obligations  of  the  women  as 
active  members  of  the  Woman's  Mission- 
ary Societies,  were  stressed  and  com- 
mendation given  to  the  faithfulness  of 
the  workers  who  were  responsible  for 
the  excellent  reports,  presented  later  in 
the  afternoon  by  the  several  secretaries 
of  departments. 

Financially,  the  Pittsburgh  Synodical 
society  has  met  every  obligation  includ- 
ing the  payment  in  full  of  its  quota  for 
the  Men's  Wing  of  the  hospital  in 
Yochow  City,  China.  This  amount  is 
$1472.80,  to  which  were  added  '>ums  for 
various  other  Foreign  Mission  work,  the 
total  as  special  gifts  for  Foreign  Mis- 
sions being  $2,020.99.  The  gifts  for 
Home  Mission  work  were  $649.06.  The 
money  paid  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Gen- 
eral Synodical  Society  totaled  $14,811.96. 
The  Society  has  a  balance  in  its  general 
fund  account  amounting  to  $288.76 ;  it 
has  one  scholarship  fund  of  $5000.00  and 
has  started  the  accumulation  of  the  sec- 
ond five  thousand  which  will  be  used  to 
aid  students  wishing  to  prepare  for 
Christian  work. 

Outstanding  on  the  Thursday  after- 
noon program,  was  the  Girls'  Guild  Con- 
ference and  dinner  wdien  ninety-three 
girls  were  present  for  the  inspirational 
features  arranged  by  their  secretary, 
Miss  Mildred  Scott,  of  Pitcairn. 

The  Conference  and  dinner  hour 
talks  were  des^'gnate'1  to  he  helpful  alike 
to  Guild  members,  their  leaders  and  the 
members  of  the  senior  organization  who 
are  responsible  for  the  success  of  the 
Guilds.  In  addition  to  the  representa- 
tives of  Pittsburgh  Synodical  Guilds 
taking  part  in  the  program  were  ]\Iiss 


Helen  Trescher,  Secretary  of  Guild  work 
for  the  General  Synodical  Society  and 
Mrs.  Jeannette  W.  Emrich,  of  New  York 
City. 

Mrs.  Emrich  gave  the  principal  address 
at  the  evening  session,  speaking  particu- 
larly of  her  experiences  among  Moslem 
women.  Dr.  Charles  E.  Schaefifer,  of  the 
Board  of  Home  Missions,  presented  an 
excellent  address  Friday  evening,  empha- 
sizing the  coming  centenary  of  the 
organization  of  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions  and  the  goal  which  has  been 
established  by  the  Board  for  Home  Mis- 
sion work  in  this  triennium. 

The  Rev.  Henry  L.  Krause  presented 
the  problems  of  the  Chautauqua  Re- 
formed Church  House  Association  and 
the  Rev.  William  C.  Sykes  made  a  plea 
for  the  fund  for  aged  ministers.  Echoes 
of  Summer  Missionary  Conferences  and 
matters  of  business  occupied  the  remain- 
der of  the  sessions. 

Succeeding  Miss  Zimmerman  as  presi- 
dent, is  Mrs.  B.  A.  Wright,  of  Latrobe, 
who  so  very  capably  handled  the  work 
of  treasurer  of  the  Synodical  Society  for 
the  past  seven  years.  Mrs.  Harry  D. 
Hershey,  of  Irwin,  succeeds  Mrs.  Wright 
as  treasurer.  All  departmental  secre- 
taries were  reappointed  by  the  new  presi- 
dent. 

Created  by  special  resolution  there  will 
be  an  educational  committee,  whose  duty 
shall  be  to  examine  and  recommend  for 
the  reading  on  the  part  of  all  Missionary 
Society  members,  books  which  will  be 
informative  and  inspirational  along  the 
line  of  Missionarv  endeavor.  Four 
books  per  year  will  be  required  of  those 
enterino^  the  "Reading  Conscience 
Circle." 

In  refusing  to  consider  renomination 
for  the  presidency  of  the  Synodical 
Societv,  ]\Iiss  Zimmerman  urged  tlic 
work  involved  in  her  new  office,  as  statis- 
tical secretary  of  the  General  Synodical 
Society.  Her  term  of  office  has  been 
marked  with  growth  in  everv  department 
and  she  has  been  most  efficient  as  a  pre- 
siding officer. 

Maud  B.  Trescher. 

Corrcspoidiiici  Sccrctar\. 


570 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


CHRISTMAS  TIME  IX  JAPAN 


IT  was  six  years  ago  and  just  before 
Christmas  that  we  traveled  all  day  by 
train  from  Tokyo  to  Yamagata  to  spend 
our  first  Christmas  in  Japan  with  the 
Krietes.  What  a  thrill  we  had  when 
we  landed  at  night-time  in  a  land  of 
snow !  As  we  walked  through  the  town 
with  its  unusually  wide  streets  for  Japan, 
we  wondered  if  we  were  back  in  America 
for  Christmas.  But  a  second  look  at  the 
shops  and  houses  on  either  side  of  the 
street  made  us  realize  that  it  was  a  very 
different  place  from  America  after  all. 
Before  every  shop-door  and  Japanese 
house  we  noticed  two  pine  trees,  one  on 
either  side  of  the  door  or  entrance.  At 
some  places  there  were  mere  sprigs  of 
pine,  while  at  others  there  were  trees 
ranging  from  a  few  feet  to  ten  feet  in 
height,  according  to  the  means  and  social 
standing  of  the  people.  These  people 
were  getting  ready  for  the  Xew  Year's 
festival.  The  pine  is  used  as  an  emblem 
of  congratulations  and  good  wishes.  No 
matter  where  you  go  in  Japan  a  few 
weeks  previous  to  New  Year  you  will 
see  them  before  every  door.  Even  the 
poor  and  most  ignorant  will  have  at 
least  a  tiny  sprig.  Everybody  seemed 
busy  and  happy  getting  ready  for  the 
New  Year,  for  every  house  must  have 
a  thorough  cleaning,  and  all  the  prepara- 
tions for  the  New  Year's  feast  keep  the 
housewife  busy  for  days  before.  So 
many  pine  trees  reminded  us  of  our 
Christmas  trees  although  there  were  no 
decorations  on  them,  and  the  sight  of 
the  natives  hustling  to  and  fro  through 
the  falling  snow  somehow  made  us  feel 
that  Christmas  was  in  the  air,  and  that 
surely  all  these  Japanese  people  must 
know  about  Christ's  birthday. 

Christmas  is  celebrated  in  all  our 
Churches  and  Sunday  Schools  in  Japan, 
even  in  the  remotest  parts  of  the  country. 
One  of  the  most  vivid  impressions  I 
have  of  that  first  Christmas  was  our  first 
Christmas  service  held  in  our  Church  on 
Christmas  eve.  We  went  early  and 
stayed  late,  for  the  Japanese,  unlike  the 
Americans,  like  a  long  service.  Not  only 
was  every  seat  filkd  but  every  inch  of 
standing  space  was  occupied,  and  around 


the  pulpit  platform  sat  dozens  of  chil- 
dren eager  to  see  and  hear  everything. 
The  people,  ranging  irom  mere  mfants 
tied  on  mothers'  backs  to  grandmothers 
and  grandfathers  had  come  from  far  and 
near.  Some,  perhaps,  had  never  heard 
the  story  of  Christmas  before.  Even 
though  we  did  not  understand  the  service 
with  the  exception  of  a  song  ''Away  in  a 
Manger,"  sung  in  English  by  the  three 
Kriete  children,  we  couid  feel  the  spirit  of 
Christmas  and  realize  the  joy  that  it 
brought  into  the  hearts  and  lives  of  these 
Japanese  boys  and  girls. 

Then  can  you  imagine  what  Christmas 
must  mean  to  three  American  children 
who  had  no  other  American  playmates  all 
the  year,  except  during  the  few  short 
summer  months  at  some  resort,  and  who 
had  been  looking  forward  to  Christmas 
morning  for  months  before?  I  wish  all 
the  relatives  and  friends  who  remem- 
bered these  children  could  have  seen  the 


''Jimmy"  Fesperman  and  His  Pet — 
Taken  at  Karuizawa,  Japan 


1926] 


Woman's  Missionary  Society 


571 


joy  and  surprise  as  they  opened  the 
packages  from  America  on  Christmas 
morning.  You  indeed  would  have  felt 
that  "It  is  more  blessed  to  give  than 
to  receive." 

We  all  know  that  the  greatest  joy  of 
the  Christmas  season  is  that  of  sharing 
with  others.  In  Japan  we  have  a  great 
opportunity  of  experiencing  this  joy.  In 
our  town  of  about  50,000  people  only 
about  200  are  Christians.  Among  these 
thousands,  hundreds  are  extremely  poor 
and  know  nothing  but  a  bare  existence. 
If  only  we  were  able  to  share  with  all 
of  these. 

Three  years  later  ( after  this  first 
Christmas)  when  we  were  spending  the 
holiday  in  our  own  home  in  Yamagata 
City,  we  baked  cookies  by  the  dozens, 
and  cakes,  to  send  out  to  some  of  these 
people  on  Christmas  Eve.  To  some  folks 
we  sent  fruit  or  jelly,  and  how  delighted 
they  were  to  be  remembered  in  this  way. 
Foreign  cakes  and  food  were  a  real  treat 
for  them. 

Last  year  so  many  of  you  good  people 
here  in  America  had  a  share  in  making 
Christmas  a  happy  occasion  for  several 
hundred  Japanese  Kindergarten  and 
Sunday  School  children.  Dozens  of 
boxes  filled  with  toys,  handkerchiefs,  and 
various  other  things  came  from  the  dif- 
ferent societies  all  over  the  country 
where  there  are  Reformed  Churches. 
How  these  tiny  tots  beamed  when  they 
knew  that  Santa  Claus  had  come  all  the 
way  from  America  to  bring  them  some- 
thing. At  Yamagata  last  year  the  chil- 
dren were  busy  at  the  kindergarten  for 
several  weeks  before  making  decorations 
for  the  Christmas  entertainment.  They 
also  made  Christmas  presents  for  their 
parents  which  they  presented  when  they 
gave  their  program.  Some  of  the 
classes  made  cards  and  scrap  books, 
which  they  sent  out  to  poor  children  who 
didn't  have  the  advantages  that  they  had 
in  kindergarten  and  Sunday  School.  In 
this  way  they  are  taught  to  do  something 
to  make  someone  else  happy  in  return 
for  what  you  folks  are  doing  for  them. 
And  especially  in  appreciation  for  our 
Lord  who  was  born  into  the  world  for 
them  as  well  as  us. 

Many  of  the  Japanese  who  are  not 


Christians  know  of  Christmas  but  do  not 
know  the  true  meaning  of  it.  All 
through  Tokyo  and  the  larger  cities  the 
merchants  decorate  their  shop  windows 
with  the  Christmas  tree  and  all  kinds  of 
Christmas  good,  as  well  as  the  stockings 
filled  with  candies  and  toys,  but  usually 
all  for  a  commercial  purpose.  However, 
in  the  North,  especially  in  the  smaller 
towns  we  see  very  little  of  this  display 
to  remind  us  that  Christmas  is  approach- 
ing. We  must,  more  or  less,  create  for 
ourselves  and  those  around  us,  the  holi- 
day atmosphere.  Last  year  as  we  walked 
down  town  about  a  week  previous  to 
Christmas  we  were  greatly  surprised  to 
see  a  good  sized  Christmas  tree  decorated 
in  one  of  the  shop  windows  (the  first 
one  in  our  town).  A  few  days  later 
another  appeared  in  a  clothing  store 
window,  also  a  few  other  decorations 
scattered  about.  At  one  of  these  stores 
the  son  of  the  owner  was  a  Christian  and 
had  likely  been  responsible  for  the  dis- 
play. 

Sometimes  I  fear  we  folks  in  America 
forget  the  true  meaning  of  Christmas 
and  perhaps  we  look  forward  to  it  with 
the  expectation  of  getting  all  we  can  out 
of  it  for  ourselves  instead  of  trying  to  see 
how  many  others  we  can  help  who  are 
really  in  need.  We  hope  you  women 
at  home  will  continue  to  remember  the 
Japanese  and  the  Chinese  children  who 
have  not  been  so  fortunate  as  you. 

Maye  Fisher  Fesperman. 


Orphan  Girls,  Clothed  by  Baghdao 
Girls'  Society 


572 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


A  LETTER  FROM  MRS.  WINTER 


Yochow,  Hunan,  Oct.  10,  1926. 

My  dear  Friends : 

I  wonder  if  you  will  be  interested  in 
hearing  about  the  Sunday  School  that  I 
attended  this  morning.  One  of  the 
Chinese  men  nurses  from  the  hospital 
called  for  me  and  took  me  to  the  Ling 
Nan  Primary  School,  where  the  Sunday 
School  was  held.  Tlie  nurses  have 
charge  of  this  one. 

As  we  walked  along  the  street  he 
invited  all  of  the  children  whom  we 
saw,  to  go  along  with  us.  Some  of  them 
were  willing  but  some  of  them  were 
more  interested  in  the  patriotic  festivities 
of  the  day,  for  this  was  Chinese  Inde- 
pendence Day.  We  found  two  nurses 
and  a  few  children  at  the  school  when 
we  arrived,  and  while  one  of  the 
nurses  talked  to  the  children  about  the 
meaning  of  the  day,  the  other  two  nurses 
went  out  into  the  ''highways  and  by- 
ways" to  invite  more  to  come.  They 
were  very  successful  and  before  Sunday 
School  was  over  there  were  57  or  58 
children  there,  all  of  them  under  twelve 
years  of  age. 

We  did  the  same  things  as  one  does  in 
Sunday  School  at  home.  First  of  all  we 
had  songs,  a  Chinese  one  that  I  did  not 
know  and  then  we  sang  ''J^sus  Loves 
Me"  (in  Chinese,  of  course).  My  job 
was  playing  the  organ.  One  of  the 
nurses  pointed  to  the  characters  of  words 
printed  on  a  sheet  of  muslin  as  we  sang. 
They  use  that  instead  of  song  books. 

After  a  prayer  one  of  the  nurses 
taught  the  lesson,  which  ,was  about  the 
Children  of  Israel  in  the  wilderness  and 
how  God  sent  manna  for  them  to  eat. 
Then  another  nurse  told  a  story  about 
kindness.  Picture  cards  on  the  lesson 
were  distributed  for  the  children  to  take 
along  home.  Thev  were  glad  for  them. 
''Precious  Jewels"  was  the  next  song 
that  we  sang,  after  which  we  repeated 
the  Lord's  Prayer.  Do  you  ever  think 
that  when  some  children  pray  they  say 
"O  men  tsai  tien  sang  di  fu"  instead 
of  "Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven"? 
And  yet  it  means  exactly  the  same  in 
both  languages,  and  I  am  sure  that  God 


loves  all  the  boys  and  girls  who  pray  to 
Him,  no  matter  what  language  they  use. 

There  were  two  chddren  in  the  Sunday 
School  that  I  was  most  interested  in. 
One  was  a  little  boy  whose  name  is  Deng 
Wen-Kai,  his  surname  being  Deng,  of 
course,  for  the  Chinese  begin  with  that 
name  instead  of  ending  with  it  as  we 
do.  He  used  to  live  out  at  Lakeside 
when  his  father  was  teaching  there,  so 
he  was  one  of  the  Sunday  School  pupils 
that  I  had  there.  I  was  very  happy  to 
see  him  again.  The  other  was  a  little 
blind  boy,  of  whom  I  had  heard  so  much. 
He  came  led  by  a  very  little  boy.  I  wish 
that  you  might  have  seen  the  smile  on 
his  face  as  he  came  in,  for  he  was  so 
happy  to  be  there.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  faithful  attendants.  He  was  so 
anxious  to  sing  all  of  the  songs  and  to 
recite  the  memory  verses  that  were  called 
for.    It  was  a  real  joy  to  him. 

I  am  so  happy  to  be  back  again  in 
China.  I  am  studying  the  language  very 
hard  so  that  I  shall  be  able  to  speak  well, 
and  so  I  hope  to  be  of  real  service.  I  am 
teaching  some  classes  in  English  and 
calisthenics,  and  attending  many  wor- 
ship services  and  meetings. 

Very  sincerely, 

Ann  ETTA  H.  Winter. 


Mrs.  Winter  and  Son  Richard 


1926] 


Woman's  Missionary  Society 


573 


Literature  Chat 

Carrie  M.  Kerschner 


IT  has  been  gratifying  to  notice  the 
large  number  of  societies  using  the 
packets.  Kind  words  of  appreciation 
have  been  received  about  the  playlet  'Tn 
the  Depths,"  7c,  which  is  a  dramatization 
of  Chapter  II  in  "Moslem  Women." 
From  other  sources  come  commendatory 
remarks  about  "Fifty  Years  After,"  10c, 
the  home  mission  playlet  written  by  Mrs. 
Annetta  Winter.  One  person  writes  that 
the  chapter  impressed  the  women  much 
more  because  of  the  dramatization. 

The  success  of  these  meetings  was 
largely  due  to  the  fact  that  these  women 
used  the  material  recommended.  Of 
course  you  are  doing  the  same.  Here's 
another  play  for  the  study  of  the  Mos- 
lem World!  ''A  Call  to  Stella/'  by 
Margaret  Strack  Fisher,  five  characters, 
3  girls,  1  man  and  1  woman.  Much  on 
the  order  of  "June's  Dream  at  Dusk"  it 
promises  to  be  quite  as  popular.  Price 
7c  each,  4  for  25c. 

"What  Do  You  Know  About  the  Mos- 
lem World?"  is  the  title  of  the  "Tests," 
similar  to  the  ones  used  in  class  at  the 
summer  conference.  Tests  of  all  kinds 
are  very  popular.  They  are  almost  like 
a  cross  word  puzzle,  because  they  make 
us  think.  Girls  and  women  will  just  love 
to  work  these  "Tests"  out.  lliey  come 
in  a  four-page  folder,  perforated,  so 
that  the  teacher  can  give  out  the  pages 
to  her  class  for  which  ever  lesson  they 
are  best  suited.  Test  11  should  be  used 
at  the  opening  of  your  study ;  No.  1  for 
lesson  three ;  etc.  The  price  is  6c  each, 
or  70c  per  dozen.  Most  girls  and  women 
will  want  them  for  their  note  books  and 
will  be  glad  to  pay  for  them  themselves. 

Temperance  Packets 
Literature  for  the  various  departments 
seems  most  popular  when  "packeted." 
Temperance  Secretaries  take  notice ! 
Your  packet  is  waiting  for  vou.  Priced 
at  25c  it  contains  ALL  THE  NEW  liter- 
ature of  this  year  and  a  number  cf 
leaflets  which  our  General  Sy  nodical 
Secretary  j^repared  last  year  and  which. 


if  you  have  had  before,  you  can  hand 
to  your  neighbor.  The  old  leaflets  are 
not  included  in  the  cost  of  the  packet,  but 
are  good  to  use  over  and  over  again. 

*       *  * 

Is  anyone  trying  to  teach  "Our 
Templed  Hills"  without  the  special  issue 
of  the  Missionary  Review  of  the  World 
and  the  "Moslem"  books  without  the 
October  issue  of  the  same  magazine?  I 
almost  said,  "It  can't  be  done,"  but  of 
course  it  can.  You  are,  however,  missing 
rare  helps !  Price  25c  each.  "A  New 
Enterprise  in  Mesopotamia"  is  the  title 
of  an  illustrated  ar':icle  in  the  November 
Missionary  Review  by  Dr.  Cantine,  of 
Baghdad.  Be  sure  to  use  it  for  its  such 
an  interesting  account  of  our  joint  work 
there  (  Page  866).    Price  per  year,  $2.50. 

Aren't  those  the  finest  Prayer  Calen- 
dars you  ever  saw?  The  theme  "Thank 
Offering"  makes  it  especially  dear  to  us. 
$2.00  per  dozen  in  lots  of  a  dozen  or 
more.    Single  copies  25c  each. 

And,  oh,  how  it  helps  when  orders  are 
paid  in  advance ! 

The  first  work  of  the  new  G.  M.  G. 
Secretary  is  ready  for  distribution.  It's 
the  new  Mission  Band  Hand  Book. 
Price  10c.  All  Band  leaders  should  have 
this  new  edition.  Xew  suggestions  make 
it  worth  while. 

Eastern  and  Potomac  Synods  order 
from  Carrie  M.  Kerschner,  416  Schaft" 
Bldg.,  1505  Race  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
All  other  Synods  order  from  the 
Woman's  Alissionary  Societ)'.  2969  W. 
25th  St.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


MissKs  Hansen  and  Lindsky  and 
Helpers  on  a  X^isit  to  Sunday 
Schools  Near  Sexdai,  Jatax 


574 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


[December, 


Girls'  Missionary 
Guild 

Miss  Helex  Trescher.  Secretary 


XEW  GUILDS  AND  MISSION 
BANDS 

New  Guilds  were  organized  in  the  fol- 
lowing churches:  St.  John's  Reformed 
Church.  Boalsburg,  Pa.,  ^liss  Elizabeth 
Browne,  President,  organized  with  20 
members,  September  17,  by  Mrs.  C.  F. 
Wagner ;  Trinity  Reformed  Church, 
Akron.  Ohio,  President,  Miss  Lillian 
Bishop,  organized  with  20  members, 
October  12,  by  Miss  Elsie  F.  Ash ;  Hun- 
garian Reformed  Churcl  ,  Toledo,  Ohio, 
President,  Aliss  Elizabeth  Komaromy, 
organized  with  18  members  by  Airs.  Har- 
sanyi ;  First  Reformed  Church,  Alanito- 
woc.  \\'isconsin.  President,  ]\Iiss  Ruth 
Neuhause,  organized  wi  h  16  members, 
September  30,  by  Aliss  Florence  Hecker. 

^lission  Bands  were  organized  as  fol- 
lows :  Zion  Church,  Lorain  City,  Ohio, 
President,  Amine  Morgan,  organized 
with  8  members  by  AJ  rs.  Elsie  Rice ; 
Trinity  Reformed  Church,  Conover,  N. 
C,  organized  by  Airs.  R.  F.  Shaflfer  with 
20  members.  President,  Frances  Hun- 
sicker  ;  Trinity  Reformed  Church. 
Akron,  Ohio,  President,  Richard  Heintz, 
organized  October  15,  by  Aliss  Elsie  F. 
Ash.  membership  21.  leader  Miss  Irene 
Fouse. 


A  NIGHT  TO  BE  REMEMBERED 

Thursday,  October  7,  will  long  remain 
in  the  minds  of  the  G.  AI.  G.  girls  o1 
Pittsburgh  Synod,  for  it  was  the  night 
of  the  banquet,  and  such  enthusiasm  as 
was  evidenced  that  evening,  will  carry 
the  girls  over  for  another  year  at  least. 
May  there  be  many  more  such  meetings  I 

Great  baskets  of  golden-rod  tied  with 
blue  ribbon,  rlecorated  the  stage,  the 
corners  were  filled  with  bright  autumn 
leaves,  and  the  lights  were  shaded  with 
yellow,  and  twined  with  leaves.  The 
tables  were  lighted  with  blue  and  gold 
candles,     and     decorated     with  small 


baskets  of  golden  nasturtiums  and  del- 
phinium. Pencils,  wrapped  with  blue  and 
gold  paper,  were  given  as  favors,  and 
had  the  following  verse  attached : 

"Fm  not  so  much  when  it  comes  to  size. 
But  the  things  I've  done  are  quite  a  sur- 
prise, 

I've   served   such   folks   as   kings  and 
queens. 

And  those  who  love  life's  common  things. 
I've  written  the  thoughts  the  whole  world 
quotes, 

And  I've  even  taken  convention  notes!" 

Songs  and  speeches  throughout  the 
dinner  kept  up  the  lively  spirits  of  the 
5"irls,  and  they  eagerly  competed  with 
one  another  in  their  songs  and  cheers. 
At  the  close  of  the  banquet,  "Follow  the 
Gleam"  was  sung  as  a  duet,  and  then  all 
the  girls  joined  the  chorus.  There  were 
nearly  one  hundred  girls  present  this 
year,  as  compared  with  the  five  or  six 
of  last  year.  Every  girl  left  the  services 
that  evening  with  new  ideas  of  the  things 
the  Guild  means  to  her,  and  with  new 
ideals,  and  new  enthusiasm  to  carry  on 
the  work  of  the  year  in  her  organiza- 
tion. 


INCREASING  LIGHT  IN  DARK 
AFRICA 

In  the  Doleib  Hill  District.  Sudan, 
remarkable  Sunday  School  growth  is  still 
taking  place.  Three  months  ago  it  was 
reported  that  the  attendance  had  reached 
1.350  in  the  village  Sunday  Schools.  Now 
there  are  4,300  attending  in  the  25  Bible 
Schools  there  and  Sunday  is  not  a  long 
enough  day  in  which  to  teach  all  who 
come  at  the  various  stations.  The  prob- 
lem is  met  by  holding  "Sunday  School'' 
on  other  days  of  the  week. 

One  hundred  miles  a  week  is  the  dis- 
tance walked  by  a  recent  convert  as  he 
goes  from  place  to  place  that  he  may  teach 
in  a  series  of  these  Bible  Schools.  The 
man  can  neither  read  nor  write.  He 
brings  in  a  small  stalk  of  grass  for  every 
ten  people  he  reaches.  His  account  is 
fairly  accurate  as  is  known  from  other 
Christians  who  have  visited  these  villages 
and  know  the  number  to  expect  in  the 
tally. 


1926]  Woman's  Missionary  Sociktv  575 

(Continued  from  page  534) 

Saturday,  lanuarv  8th,  1927. 

THE  HOME  BASE 

LET  US  GI\'E  TEtANKS — Eor  the  ever-growing  reahzation  that  Jesus  Christ  is 
the  moral  judge  of  the  world,  and  that  nothing  is  right  which  He  would  dis- 
approve. 

Eor  the  response  of  men  aud  the  leadership  of  the  Church  in  all  appeals  for  help 
for  human  need. 

For  the  work  of  the  Church  in  all  its  agencies  to  establish  Christianity  as  the 
supreme  power  in  the  life  of  the  nations. 

LET  US  CONFESS — Our  want  of  brotherly  love  and  of  inter-racial  and  industrial 
goodwill ;  our  prejudice  against  other  races  and  our  negligence  in  seeking  to  win 
them  to  Christ. 

LET  US  ERAY — That  the  Church  at  home  may  be  so  pure  in  faith,  so  rich  in 
benevolence,  so  faithful  in  duty;  that  none  of  her  enter])rises  at  home  or  abroad 
may  suffer  for  want  of  men  or  support. 

That  all  races  may  realize  that  the  solution  of  the  race  problem  is  in  Christ; 
that  Christians  may  be  delivered  from  the  love  of  rapidly  growing  wealth  into 
a  love  like  that  of  Jesus. 

That  the  Bible,  the  Lord's  Day,  and  the  Sacraments,  the  gracious  wealth  of 
Christian  worship,  may  be  loved  and  preserved. 

SCRIPTURE  READINGS— Rom.  x. ;  Psa.  xciv. ;  1  Cor.  xvi.  1-9;  2  Cor.  ix. 


100  Per  Cent  Honor  Roll 


The  following  Societies  are  100  per  cent — every  member  a 
subscriber  to  The  Outlook  of  Missions  : 

Salem,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  St.  John's,  Whetstone,  Ohio 

Mrs.  Geo.  Meinke.  Mrs.  C.  R.  Gibson 

St.  John's,  Bucyrus,  Ohio.  ^  Bucyrus,  Ohio 

^        '  '  2ion,  Sheboygan,  Wis.  (J.  W.  M.  S.) 


Mrs.  E.  Fledderjohann. 
First,  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

Mrs.  J.  T.  Plott. 
First,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Mclntyre. 
St.  John's  4th,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mrs.  George  Hucke. 
St.  James,  Allentown,  Pa. 

Mrs.  Warren  Koch. 
First,  Easton,  Pa. 

Mrs.  M.  R.  Sterner, 
Phillipsburg,  N.  J. 
First,  Burlington,  N.  C. 

Mrs.  Z.  A.  Fowler. 
Grace,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Mrs.  L.  H.  Franks 
Waukegan,  111. 

Mrs.  S.  F.  Joyce 


Miss  Mildred  Schaeve. 
Salem,  Toledo  Ohio. 

Mrs.  J.  F.  Vornholt. 
Saron's,  Linton,  Ind. 

Miss  Bertha  Berns. 
St.  Paul's,  Wolf's,  Pa., 

Mrs.  E.  H.  Neiman,  York,  Pa. 
Third,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Mrs.  L.  V.  Keslar. 
St.  Luke's,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Miss  Kathryn  M.  Planck. 
St.  Paul's,  East  Allentown,  Pa. 

Miss  Sallie  Kresge. 
Zion's  Church,  Culver.  Ind. 

Mrs.  Clemmens  Miller. 
First,  Gary,  Ind. 

Mrs.  Chas.  Stephan 
Christ,  Codorus,  Pa. 

Miss  Gertrude  Crone 


576 


The  Outlook  of  Missions 


o 

O  w 

:^ 
pa 
o 


o  ^ 


X 
o 

u 

Q 
O 

GO  0^ 


s 

O 
O 

< 
O 


< 


< 

< 
o 

O 

W 

< 

< 
t— I 

:^ 


CMOOvoOntTO^ 

OvOOOOfOr-icOOO 
ro  C> '-'^^lO  Tf 

m-  (Si 


December, 


SUOISSIJ^ 


o  o 

SUOISSIJ\[     o  O 


o 


,  J  -  vO      CO  OO  Owo  O  ON 

uoissjiv    ^  ^ 


o  o  o  o 

BUOISSIJ^     O  r- 1  ro  LO 

uSiaj'oj    LO  (vi  cvi  f\i 


suoissiw    ^.i"'.'^.  H 


OOnOOOOOOv 
Tf  fO  On      On  O  eg  Tj- 

'O    "K     O     CM  r-i  \0  CO  0\ 


LO 
LO 


OOOOOOOO 
sjaquiajv:  poooopoo 
lUHiJomaw  UT  QloloOlooolo 


SUOISSI]^  u3l3JO_J 


0\0"^vomOOLO 

OtT^,— it^LOpp 
O  00  ^  00  O  Tj-LO 

00  rvj         ^     ^  LO 


S;jir)  |BID3dS     0\»-H  CO  LO 


piEjjaSpng    S  5S  ?3     2^  8  cm 
"S    K  'A\    LO  LO  c\j  LO  LO  CO 


SpOUAg 


Zr-9Z6I 
jaSpng 

O    K  O 


;^3pna 
■S    IM  AX 


^  O  tJ^  o 


loOOOloloOlo 
■^ONpONOOfOLOCv 

ooNOfot^cNiooas 

CM-— '^OOrj-rfoOO 
•^^^^  pvO  CM  r-l^ 


OOOOOOOO 

vq-^ooq-<:i-CNjo<i^ 

nO-tJ-OCMloOncO'— ' 
■^t^LOO-OOOcoCg 
O  CM  On  <-0_0  00  0_^  CM 

'vf-'  o'     oo~  <rr  '— 


ON 
8^ 


0\OLOOCMOOOLOO 
L^ifoOO\0^000^00 

^>^<t<fo^s!foo6oo^N; 

CMvO"— ■CMOnOO-'^^O 


OOP 


^  o  S  E 

a->    >>  C  ^ 

Ji:    ct3  G 

*^    >-   U3  O    "5  'Z:  ^     X  -y) 

O  (1.  U      .a  a  ^  fc£  5 


X  x  ^  O  ^ 


r>x  On  CM 

orC  CM 


Ot^»-<CMCMCMONONt^ 
CM^vOCXO^t^-^^vC 

odoLoooHt^vo^co 

LOOOOvt^cocoOO'— 
LOLOCM^Ot^'^fO'^'— ' 


Q  1 

'X 

o 

c   ^  ■ 


nS  G  "17, 
C  X  t 


5^ 


.2 

-  "u 


03  C3  ^ 

Ofii — I  o 


LO 

CM 

CM 

OS 
CM 
On^ 

ltT 

$33, 

CM 

$160, 

-2  ^ 


o  00 

t>  Tj- 

00  LO  10 
00  CO 
CM  CM  CM 


i 

o 

o  g_ 


t/5 


bD  u  o  ^ 
r3  >i  o 


05 

■y 


'Jo 


1  --£"3 

C  c  t« 


o 

.'2 

'u 


eg  o 

CM 


^1 


.-H  00 


rt  O 

.2 '5 

SiS 


C  u 

c 

tfl  PQ 
> 


vn 


O  O  O  (Nl 
O  O  LO  ''l- 
ON  U-)  LO  C» 


(A 

§ 

o.:2 


bo 

I- 


<k>  bo 

t;  cfl  c«  >  eft 

5  O  O  OJ 


■«rc^^•^c^c^^oc^^OfD^oq^>JO^^r>a\oq'^^;*^ 

00  0^»0ro      CM  LO  rO_ (N  0_ •— >  '^^^ 

«4-  ^ 


o 


W 
►J 


arT  o  c  c 


Ph  03' 


'SI 


.S'X  O  3  bo  OJ  V:; 
J3  ^  ^  3 


•  i5  be  - 

a  o 
o  K 


C  ."^  ."S 

bc'u,  G  t«  O 


^  bo 


...  2       u,  H  u. 


^     —  w     W     W     W  rtj 


2  U 

o 


O 

o 


O  O 

'<4-  o  o 

O  lO  CO 


Lo     Lo  oo  oo 

«rj  r<S  00  ^c5 
I  m  CO  »o 

CO  00       00  CM 


lO  to 


u  o 


d 

o  <A  a; 
t«  tfl  a;  »Q 

3^  C  bo-- 
tf)  V  c  ^ 
<u  d  ,1-  <-  plH 

.        U  u 

.2  03  flj  «j= 

u.  bo*^  (A 

^  E III! 


bo  bo 
c  c 

«J  S 

(U  p  rt 


I     C  .tJ 

o  c 
^  CO 


C/3 


I  < 
t3  h4 


:0 


4> 


C  C3 
.So 


vo  o 
o6  CD 

OO  CM 


^8 

W5- 


• 

;  > 

> 

in 

,  Nei 

(A 


tn 

o  . 
^  E 


•r"  OS 


C 
H 


THE  BOARDS  OF  MISSIONS  OF  GENERAL  SYNOD 

Headquarters:  310  Sdiaff  Boildmc,  1505  Race  Street,  Hiiladelphia 


BOARD  OF  HOME  MISSIONS 


Rey.  Ckarlcs  E.  MiUer,  D.D.,  LL.D. 
Vice-President, 
Rev.  C.  B.  Sclm«Kler,  D.D. 
General  Secretary, 
R«T.  CkarlM  E.  Schaeffer,  D.D. 
Recording  Secretary, 
RcT.  Frederick  C.  Seitz,  D.D. 
Treasurer, 
JoiKph  S.  Wi«e 
Superintendents, 
Joseph  S.  Wise,  Church-building. 
Rev.  James  M.  Mullan,  Eastern. 
Rev.  John  C.  Homing,  D.D.,  Central-West. 
Rev.  Edward  F.  Evemeyer,  Pacific  Coast. 
Rev.  T.  P.  BoUiger,  D.D.,  Northwest. 
Ralph  S.  Adams,  Country  Life. 


Field  Secretary, 
Rev.  William  F.  DeLong,  D.D. 
Attorney  for  the  Board, 
F,  C.  Brunhouse,  Esq. 
Members  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
Rev.  Charles  E.  MUler,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Rev.  C.  B. 
Schneder,  D.D.,  Rev.  Frederick  C.  Seitz,  D.D.,  Rev. 
C.  B.  Alspach,  D.D.,  Elder  F.  C.  Brunhouse,  Esq. 
Members  of  the  Board 
Rev.  Charles  E.  Miller,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Rev.  C.  B. 
Schneder,    D.D.,    Rev.    C.    B.    Alspach,    D.D.,  Rev. 
Jacob  Schmidt,  Rev.  Frederick  C.  Seitz,  D.D.,  Rev. 
H.  Nevin  Kerst,  D.D.,  Rev.  Josias  Friedli,  Rev.  J. 
C.  Leonard,  D.D.,  Elder  F.  C.  Brunhouse,  Esq.,  Elder 
E.  L.  Coblentz,  Esq.,  Elder  E.  J.  Titlew,  Elder  W.  A. 
Ashbaugh. 


BOARD  OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONS 


President, 
Rev.  Charles  E.  Creitz,  D.D. 
Vice-President, 
Hon.  Horace  Ankeney. 
Secretory, 
Rev.  Allen  R.  Bartholomew,  D.D. 
Assistant  Secretary, 
Rer.  John  H.  Poorman. 

Treasurer, 
Rev.  Albert  S.  Bromer. 
Treasurer  Emeritus, 
Elder  Joseph  L.  Lemberger,  Phar.D. 
Legal  Advisor, 
Elder  John  W.  Appel,  Esq. 
Field  Secretaries. 
Rev.  Jacob  G.  Rupp,  D.D.,  AUentown,  Pa. 

Rev.  Daniel  Burghalter,  D.D.,  Tifl&n,  Ohio. 
Field  Worker, 
Miss  Alliene  S.  DeChant,  Hanover,  Pa. 
Medical  Examiner, 
Dr.  John  H.  Dubbs. 


Members  of  the  Executive  Committee, 
Rev.  Charles  E.  Creitz,  D.D.,  Hon.  Horace  Anke 
ney.  Rev.  Allen  R.  Bartholomew,  D.D.,  Rev.  Albert 
S.  Bromer,  Rev.  George  W.  Richards.  D.D.,  LL.D., 
Elder  Joseph  L.  Lemberger,  Phar.D.,  Elder  David  A. 
Miller,  Elder  J.  Q.  Truxal,  Esq. 

Members  of  the  Board, 
Rev.  Charles  E.  Creitz,  D.D.,  Rev.  Allen  R. 
Bartholomew,  D.D..  Rev.  Albert  S.  Bromer.  Rev. 
Frederick  Mayer,  D.D.,  Rev.  John  M.  G.  Darms, 
D.D.,  Rev.  Albert  B.  Bauman.  D.D.,  Rev.  George 
W.  Richards,  D.D..  LL.D.,  Rev.  Edwin  W.  Lentz. 
D.D.,  Elder  John  W.  Appel,  Esq.,  Elder  George  F. 
Bareis,  Elder  William  W.  Anspach,  Elder  Horace 
Ankeney,  Elder  David  A.  MUler,  Elder  J.  Q.  Truxal, 
Esq.,  Elder  Henry  C.  Heckerman. 

Meetings, 

Annual  Board  Meeting,  first  Tuesday  in  March. 
Executive  Committee  meetings  are  held  monthly  except 
in  July  and  August. 


FORMS  OF  BEQUEST  FOR  MISSIONS 


For  the  Board  of  Home  Missions. 
I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Board  of  Home 
Missions  of  the  Reformed  Church  in  the 
United  States,  of  which  Elder  Joseph  S.  Wise, 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  treasurer,  the  sum  of 
  dollars. 


For  She  Board  of  Foreign  Mission*. 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Board  of  Foreign 
Missions  of  the  Reformed  Church  in  the 
United  States,  of  which  Rev.  Albert  S.  Bromer. 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  is  treasurer,  the  sum  of 
  dollars. 


WOMAN'S  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 


President, 

Mrs.  L.  L.  Anewalt,  814  Walnut  street,  AUentown, 

Vice-Presidents, 
Mrs.  B.   B.   Krammes,   14   Clinton  avenue,  Tiffin, 
Ohio. 

Mrs.  Irvin  W.  Hendricks,  259  S.  Main  street, 
Chambersburg,  Pa. 

Recording  Secretary, 
Mrs.  Joseph  Levy.   Somerset,  Pa. 

Corresponding  Secretary, 
Mrs.   F.  W.   Leich,   600   Elberon   avenue,  Dayton, 

Ohio.  ^ 

Treasurer, 

Mrs.  R.  W.  Herbster.  Prospect.  Ohio. 

Statistical  Secretary 

Miss  S.  Elizabeth  Zimmerman,  303  Diamond  street, 

Berlin,  Pa.  ^-      <-  x 

Executive  Secretary, 

Miss  Carrie  M.  Kerschner,  416  Schaff  Bldg.,  1505 
Race  street.  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Director,  Educational  Commission, 
Mrs.    Irvin   W.    Hendricks.    259    S.    Main  street, 
Chambersburg,  Pa. 

Literature  and  Student  Secretary, 
Miss  Greta  P.  Hinkle.  416  Schaff  Bldg.,  1505  Race 
street,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Secretary  of  Thank  Offering, 
Mrs.  F.  R.  Casselman,  204  S.  Market  street.  Win 
Chester,  Va. 


Secretary  of  Life  Members  and  Members 
in  Memoriam, 
Mrs.  J.  W.   Fillman,  2213   Tioga  street.  Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

Secretary  of  Mission  Band  Department, 
Miss  Lucy  Welty,  c/o  St.  Paul's  Orphans'  Home. 
Greenville,  Pa. 

Secretary  of  Girls'  Missionary  Guilds  and 
Field  Worker  of  Mission  Bands, 
Miss  Helen  Trescher,  2969  W.  25th  street,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

Secretary  of  Printing, 
Mrs.  Henry  S.  Gekeler,  3861  W.  20th  street,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

W.  M.  S.  Editor  Outlook  of  Missions, 
Mrs.  E.  W.  Lentz,  Bangor,  Pa. 

Historian, 

Mrs.  F.  H.  Diehm,  255  Hamilton  street,  Rochester, 
N.  Y. 

Secretary  of  Temperance, 
Mrs.  C.  C.  Bost,  Hickory.  N.  C. 

Secretary  of  Stewardship, 
Mrs.   John   Lentz,   Milton,  Pa. 
Secretary,  Central  West, 
Mrs.  L.  P.  Back.  Sauk  City.  Wis. 
Secretary,  Organization  and  Membership, 
Mrs.  Abram  Simmons.  203  E.  Washington  street. 
Bluffton.  Ind. 


I 


only