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Volume XXVI
Number 7
JuLv-AucusT, 1934

of Missions

New Americans

Children of Rev. K. Kikuchi. graduate of North Japan College and pastor of Japaiic:
Presbyterian Church, Huntington Beach, California.

The Outlook of Missions

SCIIAFF BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Pul)lished Monthly. September to June inclusive, and bi-monthly dminsj July antl August, 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
Evangelical and Reformed Church

JOHN H. POORMAN, Editor-in-Chief
Charles E. Schaeffer, Home Missions Greta P. Hinkle, Woman's Missionary Society

John H. Poorman, Foreign Missions John M. G. Darms, Men and Missions

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CONTENTS

Christian Citizenship the World Over 19.^

The Quiet Hour 194

Second Ceneration Japanese 195

Essential Elements of a Missionary Program for the

Sunday School 195

Making America Christian 196

Our Japanese Young People in San Francisco 197

Rice Lake. Wisconsin 198

New Church Building. Pleasant Valley. Ohio 200

Jacob Orth. the Founder of the Reformed Church in

the Dakota Territory 201

Observations of the Treasurer 204

The Social Service Commission 205

A Significant Meeting 207

\ew Chapel and Parsonage at Kawaguchi. Japan.... 208

N^otes from China 210

Some Products of Eastview Schools 21J

Our Reception to Mr. Miller 212

Theological Graduates of North Japan College 214

The yUUey Party Visits Sakata." 214

Recent Events at the American School for Boys,

Baghdad 216

Men and Missions 220

An I'nusual Cabinet Meeting 221

Items of Interest from Cabinet Reports 222

Our Treasurer 222

The Passing of Miss Bareis 223

T,ife Members and Members in Memoriam 223

literature Chat 224

(iirls' Missionary Guild 225

Mission Band 226

Directory. Woman's Missionary Societies 227

DIRECTORY

Board of Home Missions
Rev. Charles E. Miller, D.D., LL.D.

President.

Vice-President: Rev. Frederick C. Seitz, D.D.
General Secretary : Rev. Charles E. Schaefler, D.D.
Recording Secretary: Rev. Purd E. Deitz
Treasurer : Joseph S. Wise

Supei intendents :
Rev. William F. DeLong, D.D., Church Building
Rev. John C. Horning, D.D., Central-West
Rev. Edward F. Evemeyer, D.D., Pacific Coast
Rev. Theodore P. Bolliger, D.D., Northwest
Rev. Rufus C. Zartman, D.D., Evangelism
Members of the Board: Rev. Charles E. Miller, D.D.,
LL.D., Rev. Frederick C. Seitz, D.D., Rev. Purd E.
Deitz, Rev. H. Nevin Kerst, D.D., Rev. Josias Friedli,
D.D., Rev. David Dunn, Rev. Calvin M. DeLong,
D.D., Rev. Allan S. Meek, D.D., Elder Emory L.
Coblentz, Esq., Elder Randolph S. Meek, Elder Till-
man K. Saylor, Elder Maurice G. Lipson.

Board of Foreign Missions

President: Rev. Charles E. Creitz, D.D.
Vice-President : Mr. Henry C. Heckerman
Secretary: Rev. Arthur V. Casselman, D.D.
Assistant Secretary: Rev. John H. Poorman
Treasurer: Rev. Jacob G. Rupp, D.D.

Field Secretaries : Rev. Jacob G. Rupp, D.D., AUentown,
Pa.; Rev. Daniel Burghalter, D.D., Tiffin, Ohio.

Members of the Board: Rev. Charles E. Creitz. D.D..
Rev. Albert B. Bauman, D.D.. Rev. (leorge W.
Richards, D.D.. LL.D.. Rev. William F. Kosnian.
D.D.. Rev. Calvin M. Zenk. Rev. Edgar F. Hoft-
meier, D.D.. Rev. Tillman W. Hoernemann. D.D.. Rev.
(lerard H. (^.ebhardt. Elder David A. Miller. Elder
T. Q. Truxal. Elder Henrv C. Heckerman. Elder
Edward S. Fretz. Elder lohn B. Mohler. Elder E.
Fred Bloemker. Elder G. Willis Hartman. M.D.

Members linieritiis: Rev. Frederick Mayer, D.D., Elder
William W. Anspach.

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Woman's Missionary Society

President: Mrs. F. W. Leich, 600 Elberon Ave., Dayton,
Ohio,

Vice-Presidents: Mrs. L. L. Anewalt, 1036 Walnut St.,
AUentown, Pa.; Mrs. D. J. Snyder, 29 Division St.,
Greensburg, Pa.

Recording Secretary: Mrs. D. E. Remsberg, 607 Maiden
Lane, Roanoke, Va.

Corresponding Secretary: Miss Bessie R. Shade, 314 Wal-
nut St., Royersford, Pa.

Treasurer: Mrs. Thomas Tarrell. 1420 Ingraham St.. N.
W.. Washington. D. C.

Statistical Secretary: Miss Mathilde Berg, 2425 N. 32nd
St., Milwaukee, Wis.

Executive Secretary: Miss Carrie M. Kerschner, 416
Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Secretary of Literature: Miss Greta P. Hinkle, 416 Schaff
Bldg., 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Director, Educational Commission: Mrs. Edwin W. Lentz,
311 Market St., Bangor, Pa.

Secretary of Girls' Missionary Guilds and Field Secretary
of Girls' Missionary Guilds and Mission Bands: Miss
Ruth Heinmiller, 2969 W. 25th St., Cleveland, Ohio.

Literature Depositories

416 Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Secretary of Printing: Mrs. Henry Gekeler, 3861 W. 20th

St., Cleveland, Ohio.
IV. M. S. Editor, Outlook of Missions: Miss Greta P.

Hinkle, 416 Schaff Bldg., ISOS Race St., Philadelphia.
Secretary of Thank Offering: Mrs. L. V. Hetrick, 200

Porter St., Easton, Pa.
Secretary of Life Members and Members in Memoriam :
Miss Ella Klumb, 2744 N. 48th St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Secretary of Christian Citizenship: Mrs. Maude B.

Trescher, 113 S. 2nd St., Jeannette, Pa.
Secretary of Stewardship : Miss Helen L. Barnhart, 826 S.
George St., York, Pa.

Secretary of Organization and Membership : Miss Carrie
M. Kerschner, 416 Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race St., Phila-
delphia, Pa.

Secretary of Central West: Miss Helen Nott, 2938 N. 9th
St., Milwaukee, Wis.

Historian: Mrs. Irvin W. Hendricks, 259 S. Main St.,
Chambersburg, Pa.

2969 W. 25th St., Qevcland, Ohio

The Outlook of the Month

Christian Citizenship the World Over

/^NE begins to appreciate the need for Christian World Citizenship when he considers the
menace that lies behind communism in the form of atheism. A Christian social order
encompassing the whole earth might save man from the onslaughts of either selfish capital-
ism or atheistic communism, the two social and economic issues of our day. The New Testa-
ment theme of love rebukes war and promotes a standard where either class war or war for
markets becomes unthinkable.

World Citizenship as such is a product of our social and intellectual evolution. So much
has been incorporated in our so-called Western civilization from other cultures and achieve-
ments that analysis of the resultant fabric shows how representative it is of the genius not of
one people but rather of many.

Christianity is the most dynamic universal Gospel ever preached. Its essence as revealed
through Christ and interpreted later by the apostles especially Saint Paul has a purely uni-
versal outlook that transcends all barriers of time and place or of race and creed.

Association with some definite enterprise where Christian Citizenship has been put into
daily use might yield the most abundant and everlasting values that true religion has in store.
The present writer earnestly avows that he has had his faith regenerated and reclothed, his
soul refreshed and revived and his life supremely ordered and bountifully blessed through
the fascinating vision that his connection with the American School for Boys, Baghdad, Iraq,
has meant. There the universal message for "all the nations" has enlarged his scope of inter-
ests, pushing farther back his spiritual frontiers and deepening his love for humanity — spur-
ring him onward to untrodden paths of service.

Edward Jurji.

A Son of Syria

The writer of the above article is a native of
Latakia, Syria. He received his early education
in an American School conducted by the Reformed
Presbyterian Mission. At the age of twelve he
entered the preparatory school of the University of
Beirut which graduated him with the A.B. degree
in 1928. During the school year, 1925-26, he was
employed by the Near East Relief to supervise
Arabic instruction in an orphanage of 1,000 Ar-
menian boys. Mr. Jurji has been connected with
the American School for Boys, Baghdad, for six
years. In June he received the degree of Master of
Arts from Princeton.

Edward Jurji

The Quiet Hour

Julia Hall Bartholomew

Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand
there are pleasures for evermore. — Psalms 16: 11.

Lord, give me light within my soul

To light the way to Thee;
Help me to be a shining light

To all humanity.

— Gertrude A. Terry.

Christ's kingdom can make little progress until
humanistic doubt has given place to Christian con-
viction, until divisive denominationalism has given
way to vital unity.

— Edmund B. Chaffee.

The keynote of foreign missions, since it is the
driving force of the Christian movement, ought to be
that it is a movement that is alive to all the great
issues of the world, with the ability to meet them
with an inner surety.

— E. Stanley Jones.

To live deeply, even dangerously, is the only way
to make sense out of life, much less find the fulfil-
ment of our faith in it.

— Joseph Fort Newton.

Strange! your towering creations

Harboring a thousand men
Are no lasting habitations;

Here and gone again.
I, a beggar in your alleys.

Out of nothing, out of air.
Out of words shall rear a palace

Permanent and fair.

— Mary Eleanor Roberts.

'Through faith we feel the assurance that God ful-
fills His promises, the conviction that God intends
His good for us and that His good will become
visible and usable."

Jesus Christ has revivified His missionary com-
mission in the hearts of His disciples so that no
church regards herself as spiritually sound without
participation in world missions.

— Julius Richter.

"Be generous and full-hearted in your recognition
of goodness and loveliness and abundance wherever
you see them in life."

0 joy! that in our embers
Is something that doth live,

That nature yet remembers
What was so fugitive!

— William Wordsworth.

"There is a land where balmy breezes blow,
Where fragrant flowers in fadeless splendor glow,
Where silver streams in murmuring music flow."

"Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content;
The quiet mind is richer than a crown."

To be or not to be — to live intensely and richly,
or merely to exist — that depends on ourselves.

— William Lyon Phelps.

Thanks be to the folk who fashion
Their thinking so beauty may thrive;

The world would lose beyond measure
K no dreamers kept art alive.

It depends only upon the aliveness of our own
spirits whether we toil like dumb animals or bless
our laboring hours with the beauty of life.

— David Grayson.

Christianity is a new plan for right living, a new
"way" of life — how can we believe that it will work
in a rough world like ours unless we accept it as a
divine message?

— Charles Fiske.

The modern world calls for its pioneers, men of
courageous and sacrificial faith, strong to attack
selfishness and evil in all their forms; men who, at
the risk of unpopularity, will make their voyage
through strange seas of thought alone. So long as
the missionary enterprise can claim such men, it will
be perpetuating the spirit of its early pioneers.

— K. G. Grubb.

The Prayer

OUR Father, we would come to Thee with open minds and purified thoughts, so that we may see Thee in
field and flower, and praise Thee for the beauty of Thy world. Amen.

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Volume XXVI JULY-AUGUST, 1934 Number 7

Our Motto: The Church a Missionary Society — Every Christian a Life Member

Second Generation Japanese

THE picture on the cover shows the chil-
dren of Rev. K. Kikuchi, graduate of
North Japan College, and now pastor of a
Japanese Presbyterian Church at Huntington
Beach, California. Mr. Kikuchi is one of the
prominent Japanese pastors in California, and
has been one of the first Japanese to be ap-
pointed commissioner to the General Assem-
bly of the Presbyterian Church.

These children, like most Japanese children
born in America, want to be Americans, not

Japanese. They are very similar to the chil-
dren of European parentage born in America.
Only these children are more fortunate than
many other American-born Japanese; they
will be reared in a Christian home. One of
the biggest tasks of the Christian church in
California is the evangelization of the "sec-
ond-generation Japanese," who by virtue of
their birth are American citizens. The Bud-
dhists are earnestly and adroitly at work
among them.

D. B. SCHNEDER.

Essential Elements of a Missionary Program
for the Sunday School

By Mrs. W. V. R. Seltzer, Bethlehem, Penna.
Awarded Second Prize in 1934 Stewardship Essay and Poster Contest

AT the opening session of a mission study
group, I told the young people that for
every drop in temperature, the Japanese
added another kimono. At a later session,
when I asked them what the temperature of
their Sunday Schools was, as regards Mis-
sions, came this almost instant response,
"SEVEN KIMONOS COLD." So let us
plan to raise the Missions' temperature in our
Sunday School. Let us kindle a fire for Mis-
sions in the mind and heart of each member,
and make it ^low.

Let us see, first, what kind of FUEL is
available, for FUEL is obviously one of the
essential elements of our missionary program.
Both of our Mission Boards and our Board
of Christian Education have material in
abundance; our Mission Band, Girls' Mis-
sionary Guild and Woman's Missionary
Society are eager to be of service; and the
Missionary Education Movement of the
United States and Canada, 150 Fifth Avenue,
New York City, has materials for the use of
:lasses of all grades "from the missionary
agencies of sixteen denominations." What
une-fire fuel it all is, and all inclusive, for
here is material for every department from
he nursery up to and including adults!

Picture sheets, postcards, maps, panel posters,
even window transparencies "of foreign chil-
dren, ten subjects, complete with all material
and frames" are available for children, to-
gether with such dependables as Jessie
Moore's "The Missionary Education of Be-
ginners" and Wilhelmina Stooker's "The
Missionary Education of Primary Children."
Similar books for juniors and intermediates
are also available. With Sailer's 'Leadership
of Adult Mission Study Groups" and Archer's
"The New Approach in Missionary Educa-
tion" and the monthlies, "The Missionary Re-
view of the World" and our own "Outlook
OF Missions" as back ground, our seniors and
adults can begin to build a library, and otfer
reading courses, with diploma and seal
awards similar to those offered by the
Woman's Missionary Society and Girls' Mis-
sionary Guild and Mission Band. And a
browsing through the public library and the
nearest music store, will reveal absorbing
possibilities for appreciation of llie poetrv,
art and music of peoples of other races.
Stereopticons and motion pictures have ap-
peals all their own, and the Sunday School as
a whole will be amazed at the variety our
own Dr. A. V. Casselman has to offer.
(Continued on Page 219)

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Home Missions

Charles E. Schaeffer, Editor

Making America Christian

THE Christianization of America has al-
ways been the chief and central motive of
Home Missions. The methods employed for
the accomplishment of this purpose have not
always been the same. They have differed
according to the social and religious condi-
tions which prevailed at different periods of
our history. When the country was new and
sparsely occupied, when the frontier was still
a geographical one and folks migrated into
unpopulated areas, the Christianization of
America was attempted through the planting
and the supporting of churches in the new
territory. This method prevailed over the
larger portion of this period of Home Mis-
sion work. It was believed that America
could be Christianized by the establishment
of churches. This task has now been largely
accomplished. The country is fairly well oc-
cupied by church buildings. Perhaps in somie
communities there are more churches than the
size of the population demands. It may be
necessary in the interest of efficiency and econ-
omy to get rid of some of these buildings in
over-churched communities. This can be done
by the merging of congregations and by util-
izing the opportunities of the larger parish
system. Of course, there are many communi-
ties which are under-churched. These need
to be provided with religious privileges. But
the need is far less than it was a generation
or two ago. The era of building churches is
practically past. It will require a generation
or more to pay for the churches that were
built at high cost.

The second effort that was put forth to
Christianize America went forward simultan-
eously with that of erecting church buildings.
It was a high pressure evangelism. The 18th
and 19th centuries witnessed a wave of evan-
gelism spreading through the country. The
movement called into action some of the great
evangelists who swept like a wild fire over the
country and who started religious revivals in
many communities and left their impress upon
the American people. But the day of the
emotional evangelist is practically past. The
response to their appeals is not nearly as
great as it once was. To be sure, there is still

need of a sane and sound evangelism. The
evangelistic note must still be sounded. But
the emphasis has shifted and there must be a
new evangelism.

The third attempt at Christianizing America
was made along the lines of education. This
likewise paralleled the efforts of Church build-
ing and of evangelism. The theory was ad-
vanced that if the people were more highly
educated they would be better citizens and
better Christians. And so schools were estab-
lished, colleges and universities were founded.
At the first these were projected and promoted
almost entirely by the Church, but later on the
State assumed the responsibility of educating
its citizens, large appropriations of money
were made which were raised by levying taxes
upon the people. The result was that educa-
tion became largely secularized and thus its
Christianizing influence upon the American
people was almost wholly negligible. Many
of our educational centers today are void of
religious teaching and a generation is grow-
ing up under their influence, who, if not
estranged from the Church, are seriously ques-
tioning its claims upon society.

Now, the trouble with these hitherto em-
ployed methods of Christianizing America has
been that their efforts have been directed
almost entirely to the Christianizing of
Americans. They have proceeded on the
theory that America is Christianized when
the individual citizens have become Chris-
tians. Even on that basis the task is not yet
accomplished. For there are still approxi-
mately 70,000,000 individuals in the United
States who remain outside the Church of
Jesus Christ, and therefore can scarcely be
said to be Christian. In the New Testament
sense there were no detached Christians. They
belonged to the fellowship of believers. They
were identified with the Body of Christ, So a
person who remains outside the Church of
Christ can scarcely claim to be Christian.

But making America Christian involves far
more than making Americans Christian.
America is more than the sum total of all its
citizens. A city is more than its inhabitants.
A community is more than the individuals

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who reside in it. There is an esprit de corps,
an order of life, an atmosphere, an outlook
and viewpoint, a philosophy, that is peculiar
to itself. Making America Christian involves,
therefore, the Christianizing of the motives,
the ideals, the whole life of the nation as this
life expresses itself in the social, political,
economic, industrial, cultural and recreational
activities and relationships. The areas of life
as well as the geographical areas must be
brought under the dominant control of Christ
before a nation may be regarded as Christian.
When we, therefore, look into the inner life
of America, when we discern the motives and
purposes which prevail in our social, politi-
I cal, industrial and economic areas we are
'scarcely justified to call them Christian.
Pagan standards of life obtain, selfish and
secular motives dominate, the profit motive is
perpetuated, competition reigns supreme,
brotherhood is banished and worldliness,
greed and vice stalk abroad through the land.
The soul of America must be saved as well
as the souls of Americans. The nation as a
whole must be redeemed as well as the citi-
zens who comprise it.

This, of course, is a stupendous task. It
cannot be done over night. It cannot be
accomplished by speaking a few platitudes
and pious phrases. It demands a new strat-
egy, a new approach, a new Crusade, a new
adventure for Christ. This is the supreme
challenge of Home Missions.

inal purpose in a new setting, but it has much
larger implications than it formerly had. It
still involves the preaching of the Gospel, the
heralding of good news, but it demands also
the application of that Gospel to all the rela-
tionships of life. The measure of its success
is determined by the nature of the message
which is proclaimed and by the spirit of co-
operation on the part of all the Christian
forces and agencies in the land. One denom-
ination cannot by itself accomplish it. It
requires cooperative, consecrated, patient,
persistent effort by all.

But, whatever the cost of men, money or
effort, America must be Christianized. Its
position and influence among the nations of
the world are too great to allow America to
remain unChristianized. The world can never
be won for Christ without a Christian
America. This remains as the unfinished task
of the Church of Christ in our country. As
the Home Mission agencies furnished the
pioneers who carried the Gospel to the fron-
tier sections of our territorial domain, and
provided churches and schools in former gen-
erations, so now in these latter days, when
the frontier has swung back into our un-
Christianized areas of life, these same mis-
sionary agencies and leaders must lead the
Cbristian forces of America to capture the
inner citadel of our national life for Christ.
"America for Christ" is our slogan.

It is the orig-

C. E. S.

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Our Japanese Young People in San Francisco

F the various Bulletins which reach the 11,15

office of the Board of Home Missions,
none is more interesting than the "Young
People's Bulletin" of the First Japanese Re-
formed Church of San Francisco, California,
Df which the Rev. S. Kowta is the pastor. The
Bulletin is edited by Rev. H. Saito. the Direc-
or of Religious Education, who has set up a
splendid program for the Young People,
/vhich includes a Junior Christian Endeavor
5ociety, an Intermediate Christian Endeavor
Society and a Young People's Christian En-
leavor Society; also a Boy Scout Troop and
I Cub Pack; likewise a Young Men's Society.
The program for one Sunday reads like this:

9.45 — Sunday School
0.45 — Junior C. E. Society

"Beautiful Things in Nature" — Akiko

Nishioka

0.45 — English Morning Worship Service
"Jesus the Unifier" — Rev. S. Kowta

Intermediate C. E. Society
"Playing the Game at Home" — Yoshi-
kazu Morita
11.15 — Joint Japanese Worship Service

"Is Your Religious Life a Burden?"
— Rev. S. Kowta
5.30— Joint Buffet Supper— Young People
C. E.

Joint Meeting — Several Speakers
8.00 — Evening Worship Service

"Memorial Day" — Rev. Y. Saito
Then in the Bulletin we may find interest-
ing notices as follows:

"The boys and girls are to be hosts to the
Boy Scouts' Camporee at Pike Lake Park."

"Rev. S. Kowta will address the Philippino
Christian Young People at their monthly
meeting this Sunday at 3 P. M. at the main
Y. M. C. A. on Golden Gate Avenue."

"The Young Men's Society will hold a
joint meeting with the M. E. Church this
Sunday night."

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"The Young People's Christian Endeavor
Society will be hosts to the Oakland C. E. at
a joint Buffet Supper. The program will start
after the J. A. A. U. Track Meet in our Edu-
cational Building. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to young people in this church. Wor-
ship hour will follow with speakers of the
three organizations."

"The Boy Scout Parents' Association of
Troop 12 will meet this Friday night from 8
o'clock in the Educational Building."

"The Young People's Society will hold the
outdoor meeting this Sunday morning. All
those expecting to go are requested to meet
in the Educational Building by 6 A. M."

"Summer Vacation School will open on
June 18th, Monday, in this Church. The
school is unusually attractive this year with
a program of songs, games, dramatization,
Japanese language, sewing, handcraft, etc.
The school will be opened dailv from 9 to
11.30 A. M."

Does not this look as though that first
Japanese work started on the Pacific Coast

Rice Lake,

Rev. C. F.

THE Zwingli congregation of Rice Lake,
W isconsin, is situated about ninety miles
northeast of St. Paul, Minnesota. Swiss fam-
ilies of the Reformed faith pushed as pioneers
into the northern part of Wisconsin as early
as 1868. No other Protestant church was
doing any mission work in that part of the
state at that time. One of the Lutheran
synods was the first church to start active mis-
sion work in the early eighties. At the begin-
ning of the present century, the Evangelical
Association gathered a few families and or-
ganized a congregation. The Swiss settlers
were among the first to join this organization
and contributed gladly to the erection of a
little church; for they were certainly eager to
have a church-home again. However, very
few of them were entirely satisfied with the
doctrine and practices of the Evangelical
Association, which at that time was also
commonly called the "Albright Brethren."
Therefore, when, during the years 1907 and
1908, a number of Swiss families of the Re-
formed Church in Green County (New
Glarus) came into the vicinity of Rice Lake,
the hope of a Reformed congregation at Rice
Lake was greatly strengthened. These new-
comers were attracted by the great possibili-

by Rev. J. Mori a number of years ago has
been very much worth while and that the
splendid Educational Building, the cost of
which was paid by the Woman's Missionary
Society of General Synod, is being made good
use of?

Then, too, I have learned several things
about some of our friends, through the notes
in the Bulletins. The friends of Rev. and
^Irs. J. Mori here in the East will be very
sorry to know that Mrs. Mori has been seri-
ously ill in the hospital for some time. How-
ever, she is now on the road to recovery. It
was interesting to learn, also, that their
daughter, Mitsu, graduated in June from High
School. Another little note tells us that we
may congratulate Rev. and Mrs. S. Kowta on
the arrival of what the Bulletin says is "the
most wonderful baby in the world." And so
we are kept in touch with our friends in San
Francisco and the interesting work which
thev are doing there.

B. Y. S.

Wisconsin

WiCHSER

ties for dairying in Barron County. Rev. E.
\ ornholt, of La Crosse, and Rev. G. D.
Elliker, at that time General Secretary of the
German Home Mission Board, occasionally
visited Rice Lake and conducted services in
the homes. These services were well attended
by the Reformed families. As a result of
these services it was possible to organize a
congregation in November, 1911, with twenty-
one communicant members. During the fol-
lowing year the pastors of the Minnesota
Classis served the congregation as regularly
as possible. When Rev. T. W. Hoernemann
was commissioned as missionary at Wabasha,
Minnesota, he was also instructed to serve
Rice Lake once a month. The services were
held in the homes. Those were still the
horse-and-buggy days, and the people came
from long distances; therefore, it frequently
happened that part of the congregation was
at the place of worship for dinner and some-
times the entire congregation remained for
supper. The need of a church building was
keenly felt and frequently discussed. But the
people, with the exception of the earliest
pioneers, were of very limited means, and the
task seemed too difficult; but when one of the
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ZwiNGLi Church and Parsonage, Rice Lake, Wis.

also made a substantial cash contribution, the
hopes of the people materialized. The church
was dedicated in the summer of 1913. A year
later student C. F. Wichser, then in the sem-
inary at the Mission House, was sent to Rice
Lake to supply the congregation during the
summer. After his graduation in 1915, he
was elected by the congregation as regular
pastor. With the exception of three and a
half years which were spent with a congrega-
tion in Minnesota, he has served Rice Lake
ever since. Although the congregation num-
bered only nine families in 1915, they ven-
tured to build a parsonage with the help of
a small loan from the Church Erection Fund.
Several years later improvements were made
on the church and the parsonage at a con-
siderable expense, but without increasing
their debts.

During the last decade the congregation
has enjoyed a slow but steady growth in mem-
bership. Due to the trend of the young peo-
ple to the cities, the accessions from that
source have been very limited. Owing to the
fast development of the cheese industry in
Barron County, for this county stands third
in the state at present, many families, mainly
Df cheese-makers, were gained, until today
hey constitute a large part of the member-
ship.

Those not acquainted with the conditions
it Rice Lake might perhaps feel grave con-
cern about the progress which has been made,

when seeing the small attendance at the serv-
ices, which is seldom more than fifty per cent.
But when we remember that they live from
four to forty-four miles from the church, and
that the dairy business is absolutely relent-
less in the demands it makes upon the time
and attention of the owner of a fine herd of
cows, the attendance is about normal. The
present membership is 105.

To help the members who are unable to
attend the services, a bulletin is published bv
the pastor every two weeks. It contains a
short sermon, some congregational news, and
the church schedule. These bulletins are
mailed regularly to all living at a distance.
Besides this, all Reformed families, whether
members of the congregation or not, are vis-
ited regularly, no matter how far they may be
living from the church. This always means a
real visit, for no one is satisfied with a short
call.

We are certainly looking to the future with
high hopes. The present depression here, as
everywhere else, has played havoc with the
majority of our people; but when the times
become normal again and the dairy farmer
has recovered from his setback, we expect the
Rice Lake congregation to become self-sup-
porting. But whatever the future may bring,
we know that many families of our faith have
been supplied with the Word of God, and have
been kept in contact with our Reformed
Church.

7 have taken your magazine for many years and have been helped by it''

Mrs. J. E. Turner, Greenville, Ohio.

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New Church Building, Pleasant Valley, Ohio

The above is a picture of the new Pleasant Valley Church. After worshipping in a
rather poor portable chapel for almost six years the congregation was privileged to occupy
this new building for the first time on March 11th. This is the only building erected during
the last three years, under the care of the Church Building Department of the Board of
Home Missions. This is a typical community church. With this modern physical equipment
the pastor, the Rev. Loran W. Veith, and his corps of workers will be able to render a more
efficient service to the entire community.

"I have been a subscriber to The Outlook of Missions for many years, and will not
want to miss a single copy. And I do hope that when the Evangelical Synod and the
Reformed Church combine, that we will always continue to have, either The Outlook of
Missions or a magazine similar, so that the people in our churches will have before them
constantly the work that is being done by both our Home and Foreign Missionaries."

Miss Emelia Beale, Baltimore, Md.

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Jacob Orth, the Founder of the Reformed Church
in the Dakota Territory

Theodore P. Bolliger

WHEN that vast area, now known as
North and South Dakota, was organ-
ized as a territory in 1861, it had a total white
population of about 3,000 souls; and fear of
the Indian still filled the heart of most of them.
Within a decade the white population had in-
creased to 15,000, and within less than twenty
years thereafter that number had grown to a
half million, the territory had been divided,
and North Dakota and South Dakota had been
admitted as states. These new states had no
rich mineral deposits nor mighty forests;
what then had attracted the people and made
possible this amazing growth? There were
boundless stretches of prairies and untold
possibilities in the soil; but, best of all, was
the assurance of obtaining a free homestead
of 160 acres from the government. The two
states contained nearly 150,000 square miles
of prairie, hills and vales. 150,000 square
miles! They called to the homeless and dis-
possessed: Come out west; take me as a gift;
cultivate my virgin acres; be a free man on
free land. And the multitudes came: Scan-
dinavians, Germans, Canadians and Ameri-
cans from the states to the East. 150,000
square miles! Do you grasp that? Take all
the territory of the states of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Pennsylvania; add to this one-third of Mary-
land, and you will have the equivalent of the
territory of North and South Dakota. Or, if
you wish to visualize the tremendous size of
the Dakotas in terms of old world countries,
it would be necessary to add the areas of
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Switzer-
land and three-fourths of Holland together,
and a nice little tract of 301 square miles of
Dakota territory would still be left over.

Most of the German-speaking people who
migrated to the Dakotas came from southern
Russia; though there was also a considerable
sprinkling of Swiss and native Germans. As
far as our Reformed Church is concerned,
our present congregations in the Dakotas are
composed almost entirely of German Russians
and their descendants. The earliest group of
about thirty families left Russia in 1872, win-
tered in the vicinity of Sandusky, Ohio, with
relatives and friends, and in the spring a
group of four men was sent "out West," to

spy out the land and find a promising loca-
tion for the entire number. For some reason
the "investigating committee" separated; two
of the men scouted around in Nebraska, and
the others traveled to the end of the railroad
line to Yankton on the Missouri River, and
from there investigated the country within a
circuit of thirty or forty miles. But the men
all came back with the same glad tidings:
"We found endless prairies; the country re-
minded us of the steppes of our old home; the
land is free; everyone who is of age can se-
cure 160 acres; and the first comers have the
first choice of location." Quickly the entire
company started west, most of them going to
Yankton. While the families waited there,
the men scouted about for the best locations.
The good land near Yankton had already been
occupied; hence they had to push out farther
into the wilderness, even into the surrounding
counties, looking for promising land, where
also water was obtainable. When the quest
was over, this first group of immigrants had
become widely scattered through four differ-
ent counties, within twenty to forty miles
from Yankton. The prairies were indeed
bleak, and bare, and treeless, but the imagina-
tion of these pioneers covered those acres with
fields of ripening grain, and gardens, and
homes; for land and homes had been their
heart's desire. Soon still other groups of
families arrived from Russia, and found
homesteads in the same counties. Unfortu-
nately these new communities which were
forming were widely scattered, and later on
this made the problem of pastoral service
very difficult; but they became the natural
centers in which the earliest congregations of
our Reformed Church were organized, and
were gradually gathered into promising par-
ishes; so that by the year 1887, within four-
teen years after the first German Russian im-
migrants had arrived, these parishes became
the South Dakota Classis.

During the first years the pioneers suffered
much; both religiously and economically.
Many of them were desperately poor. The
first habitations were of the most primitive
kind; dugouts, sod huts and rude shacks.
Then came drought, hot winds, hordes of
grasshoppers; and the results of weary
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wiped out in a day. Two quotations from
reports written at the time and published in
the German church paper {Der Evangelist,
Dr. H. J. Ruetenik, editor) during 1874 and
1875, will graphically set forth the calamity
of a grasshopper plague. "One day the cry
arose: 'The grasshoppers have come.' All
the people stood looking towards heaven.
The insects were still flying at about a hun-
dred or a hundred and fifty feet high and
looked like the whitish whirling of blustering
snow." But when the plague settled upon the
land, "the insects were in such number that
the ground seemed to move; houses were cov-
ered to the roof; they came through the win-
dows and the doors, and crawled into the
rooms and the beds; they took complete pos-
session. A soft whirring of wings filled
the air, as high as the eye could reach
grasshoppers were there." When at last they
left as suddenly as they had come "the coun-
try looked like an empty wilderness." To be
sure, a number of the immigrants had brought
considerable sums of money from the old
country, and these shared generously with
their more unfortunate fellow pioneers "until
they were almost bare of means themselves."

But the religious famine of the first two or
three years was equally hard to bear; for
they had neither school teacher nor spiritual
guide. Then the representatives of fanatical
sects found them out, and pastoral renegades
deceived them, and the arrogant claims of
Missouri Lutherans repelled them; and they
longed for the church and the services of their
former pastors and teachers. In Russia the
Reformed and the Lutheran people had dwelt
together peaceably in the same congregation,
knowing indeed that their confessions differed,
but not strongly conscious of the distinctions.
To be sure, in some of the colonies, during
the preceding years certain Lutheran pastors
had vehemently emphasized the distinction
between the two confessions, and the members
had indulged in rather violent discussions,
but never had they heard in the old country
the arrogant self-assertion of the Missouri
Lutheran parsons who visited them during the
first years of their Dakota sojourn.

Sometime during 1873, Jacob Orth had ar-
rived from Russia. For seventeen years he had
served as parochial schoolmaster in the col-
ony of Worms, Southern Russia. He had been
a successful teacher, for he was a pious man
and well-versed in the Scripture, though now
he had determined to take up a homestead and

Rev. Jacob Orth

Pioneer Preacher in the Dakotas

give the remainder of his life to farming. He
was accompanied by quite a large number of
Reformed people who settled together in a
colony southeast of the present town of Scot-
land. The people sorely missed the services
of praise, and begged the school teacher to
conduct regular devotional meetings. Some-
what reluctantly he assented, and began to
preach and perform other ministerial func-
tions. Other groups, hearing of these serv-
ices, sent representatives to him and begged
him to serve them also; but Jacob Orth was
a poor man, and dependent upon the labor of
his hands for his livelihood, and could ill
afford to lose so much time from the work on
his homestead; however, the pleas of these
"sheep scattered in the wilderness without a
shepherd" gave him no rest, and within a few
months he was serving a number of widely
scattered groups; for new immigrants were
constantly arriving, taking up homesteads and
forming new settlements. As high as sixty
families, crossing the ocean on the same ship,
and staying together until they reached Da-
kota, are on record. For two years Jacob
Orth labored early and late, working on his
farm, preparing sermons, making long trips
to distant points, on foot or otherwise, in
order to break the Bread of Life to the lonely
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The year 1875 was disastrous for the im-
migrants who had reached Dakota during the
preceding two years. Drought, hot winds and
grasshoppers had shattered the hopes of men;
but man's extremity became God's opportu-
nity and He prepared a way to supply the
religious needs of the German Russian immi-
grants.

While Teacher Jacob Orth was working to
the limit of his strength to run his farm and
also shepherd the Reformed people who had
come to Dakota, in far off Rochester, New
York, Rev. C. Kuss heard of the sad plight
of the immigrants. Instantly his heart was
aroused, for recollections of former years
came back to him when he himself had been
a pastor in Russia, and had been associated
with Mr. Orth and had personally known
quite a number of those who had emigrated
to America. He began corresponding with
Orth and some of the people. From the let-
ters describing conditions. Rev. Mr. Kuss
made some striking extracts and published
these in the "Evangelist." (April 8, 1875.)
The editor also wrote a stirring editorial. But
it was the extracts from the letters that moved
the German portion of the Church. I will
give several of these greatly condensed.
"Many children of God are living in great
need. Many during the cold winter had no
protection for their feet; many are sick, and
do not know where to find a crust of bread."
"Many of our people in Yankton have noth-
ing in the house; they would be glad to work
for their bread, but there is no work to be
found." "Many of our people could not sow
last year because they came too late, and
could only break up the land. The little that
could be planted was devoured by the grass-
hoppers, and now the need is great. Others
came in the fall without any means, and
could buy nothing at all. They have been
looking for jobs, but there is no work. Most
of these are Reformed from conviction of
heart. They are your brethren in Christ. If
you can help these poor it would be wonder-
ful." As a result of these pleas many offer-
ings throughout the Church were sent to Mr.
Kuss, who informed the readers of the "Evan-
gelist" that, "All the offerings received have
been sent to a dear, believing school teacher,
Jacob Orth, who has distributed them to our
perfect satisfaction. The beneficiaries also
have written to me." Furthermore, Mr. Kuss
informed the readers that, "Gifts may also be
sent directly to Brother Orth."

Several pastors in the West also wrote to
the German Home Mission Board and spoke
of the sad plight of the fellow believers in
southeastern Dakota. Thereupon, the Mission
Board arranged to send Rev. C. Kuss on a mis-
sionary visiting trip to Dakota. At the quar-
terly meeting of this Board, held in Cleve-
land, Ohio, on June 16, 1875, Rev. Mr. Kuss
was present and was authorized by the Board,
"To go to Yankton, Dakota Territory, for the
purpose of visiting the Reformed people who
have migrated from Russia, and to organize
them into a Reformed congregation; and fur-
thermore, to distribute the funds which have
been gathered for the sufferers in the West."
The Board also gave instructions to Mr. Kuss^
that the entire amount which had been con-
tributed for the sufferers in Dakota, should be
distributed there, without any deduction for
the traveling expenses, and a full report
should be submitted at the September meeting.

The visit of Rev. Mr. Kuss to Dakota was
a welcome event to the lonely immigrants.
When the first copy of the "Evangelist," which
was doubtless sent by Mr. Kuss himself,
reached Yankton, and was circulated among
the people until it fell into tatters, and they
read of the work of their church in the
United States, there was much rejoicing.
From the meeting of the Board in Cleveland,
Mr. Kuss journeyed out to Yankton. His re-
port describing this trip {Evangelist, August
5, 1875) is so interesting, and historically val-
auble, that I wish to give the gist of it, in his
own words. "The message announcing my
coming had been mailed to Brother Jacob
Orth twelve days before leaving Rochester,
but did not reach Yankton until the day after
I got there; hence, my arrival was a surprise
even though expected. The news had aheady
been sent out in all directions for thirly-five
miles. Some of these people had formerly
been known to me for thirty-two years. An
itinerary had already been arranged to visit
all the settlements, to hold a service, and with
one exception the plan was carried out. On
Sunday (June 20) I preached at Yankton, in
the morning and the afternoon, and in the
evening we had a long discussion concerning
the organization of a congregation. It got
too late to finish that evening. On Monday
morning we started out very early for the
purpose of holding a forenoon service 22
miles away. We held the service, hurriedly
ate dinner, and were taken with a fresh team
to the afternoon appointment. All the serv-

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ices that week were held in private homes,
which were always crowded. I saw many old
friends, brethren and sisters, and received a
new understanding of the meaning of the
words, 'I believe in the communion of the
saints.' By Thursday we were back in Yank-
ton again, and organized a congregation of
30 families. All that week I preached each
day once, twice, and even three times. Com-
munions were held, consistories were in-
stalled, burials conducted, and baptisms ad-
ministered. We also looked for sites for the
erection of churches. Two were secured for
a small price. Subscriptions were then col-
lected, but all contained the proviso, 'If the
grasshoppers do not come.' I also met the
governor of the territory — Yankton was the
capital at that time — he expressed much
pleasure that the German Russians were to be
gathered into congregations, and said to us:
'Bring your collection book to my office. I
also want to make a contribution?' We did
so." The governor was a good politician.

The funds which Rev. Mr. Kuss brought
with him were distributed after consulting
with the older brethren and Mr. Orth. As
soon as a congregation was organized and a
consistory was elected, these men with Mr.
Orth were entrusted with the task of distrib-
uting help to the most needy ones. Among
these was a young man with wife and child
of three years, who had subsisted for four
months on eight dollars.

Rev. Mr. Kuss spent two weeks in Dakota.
He was able to explain the w^ork of the Re-
formed Church to these newcomers, and also
to acquaint them with the government and the
usages of the church in this country. The
\ankton congregation was organized, and a
number of others elected consistories, and
after a few months also adopted constitutions.

Observations of
J. S.

IN these Observations I have for more than
a score of years frequently written on the
subject of patriotism. It is quite appropriate
that one should write on such a subject for
the July number of The Outlook of Mis-
sions. My dictionary defines a patriot as one
who loves his native country. That seems to
be quite natural and easy and has been the
accepted definition for many, many years. To
question it makes one an undesirable citizen,
condemned and dishonored by his friends and

The Yankton congregation lived only a few-
years, and then dissolved; but the others have
continued to this day.

At the September meeting of the Board of
Home Missions, Mr. Kuss submitted his re-
port, which w^as probably the same as that
which had been published in the Church
papers; however, he also submitted a recom-
mendation to the Board, which was approved,
and is embodied in the Minutes in these
words :

"Resolved to grant to Herrn Lehrer Jacob
Orth, of Yankton, Dakota Ter., the sum of
$50., for traveling expenses to Sheboygan,
Wisconsin, in order that he might be exam-
ined, licensed, and ordained to the ministry,
by the Sheboygan Classis." This request was
immediately granted, and within ten days the
money had been sent by the treasurer.

In a short time Mr. Orth had arrived at the
Mission House, listened to a few lectures, re-
ceived much instruction concerning the Re-
formed Church in the United States, copied
all of Rev. Mr. Muehlmeier's lectures on
"Dogmatics" neatly into a book which is still
a prized possession of one of the Dakota con-
gregations; and then he was examined,
licensed and ordained by the classis, and in
the thirty-eighth year of his life, hurried back
to his parishioners to continue his work as
pastor. During the eight years still granted
him, he labored incessantly, organized one
congregation after another, until the record
stood at fifteen or even eighteen, which today
are found in the charges known as Scotland,
Menno, Tripp, Delmont, Marion and Gassel,
which together now number twelve hundred
communicants.

Some of the events of these laborious years
I shall present in the next number of The
Outlook.

the Treasurer

Wise

acquaintances. Therefore, beware! Those
who dared to question the war spirit while the
tvorld's nations were engaged in deadly con-
flict, did so at the peril of their lives. "My
country, right or wrong," was the accepted
standard and woe to the man who disagreed
with it. Under that standard w^e saw the
noblest and best of the world's youth shat-
tered and slaughtered and, because of it, all
peoples and all nations today are on the verge
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want and in despair — all the result of mis-
guided patriotism.

I have often declared that patriotism and
Home Missions are synonymous. I believe
that still. But my definition of patriotism
does not coincide with that of the so-called
patriot whose patriotism consists of blatant
boasting and the rattling of sabers. The true
patriot is one who stands for peace and not
for war. One who loves his brother more
than gold. One who stands for righteousness
and fair dealing rather than for excessive
profits and pelf. One who believes with all
his heart that the Jesus way of life is the
best way and that the ills of the world will
never be solved until His way is given a fair
trial. The new commandment that "Ye love
one another even as I have loved you" is as
important and potent now as when He gave it.

Of course, to love as He loved is utterly
impossible so long as we are unwilling to take
up our cross daily and follow Him. Not only
are we to do this as individuals, but as nations

and churches as well. The churches cannot
claim the possession of such love so long as
they neglect to "go into all the world and
teach the nations all the things that I have
commanded you." The world needs the newer
patriotism, which the Church must teach, be-
fore we can ever hope for lasting peace.

How about the Reformed Church? Have
we done our duty? What kind of patriots,
not only for our Country, but for God also,
are we turning out? Are we loyal to the mis-
sionary enterprise of the Church to which we
have pledged our allegiance? Have we done
our best? I am afraid we are all in need of
repentance. May the union of the Evan-
gelical Synod and the Reformed Church re-
sult in a bigger and better program of mis-
sionary endeavor both at home and abroad
and may the new program receive the united
and enthusiastic support of all our people, is
my fervent prayer. That is the kind of pa-
triotism for which I stand!

The Social Service Commission

Resolutions Presented by the Committee on Social Service and Rural Work of the
Eastern Synod, of Which Dr. Theodore F. Herman, is the Chairman, on War, Mili-
tarism, Compulsory Military Training and Conscientious Objectors, Which Were
Adopted by Eastern Synod: —

Your Committee respectfully offers the fol-
lowing resolutions for your consideration and
adoption :

1. We convey to our President, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, our confidence in his Christian
statesmanship and leadership, and we pray
that he may be enabled to carry his far-seeing
plans of recovery and reconstruction to a suc-
cessful conclusion.

2. We believe that war and Christianity are
utterly irreconcilable. As followers of the
Prince of Peace, we therefore, declare our
opposition to war, to militarism, open and
secret, and to the false philosophy of pre-

I paredness against war by ever increasing
armament. We commend this matter espe-

, cially to the people of our Churches, men and

i women, for their earnest consideration. And
we call upon our pastors to wage this war
against war with courage and consecration.
Bearing on this crucial issue, we submit the

[j following items:

,i (a) We express our deep regret over the
, passage of the Vinson Naval Bill, and we re-
I spectfully urge our representatives in Con-

gress to oppose the increased naval expendi-
tures which are authorized by the Vinson Bill,
but which have not yet been actually voted
upon.

(b) We believe that a Federal investiga-
tion should be made of the Munitions In-
dustry, with a view to placing the manufac-
ture and sale of war munitions under govern-
ment ownership and control.

(c) We urge our government to initiate
and sjDonsor a policy of placing an embargo
upon the shipment of arms and the granting
of credits to nations that resort to war in
violation of their peace pledges, or that
launch a program of military aggression.

(d) More than eleven years have elapsed
since American adhesion to the World Court
was first urged upon the Senate. Every Presi-
dent and every Secretary of State since 1923
has asked favorable action, but such action is
still delayed. And thus we weaken the cause of
International Justice, instead of supporting it.

Similarly, our persistent refusal to join the
League of Nations weakens the cause of In-
ternational peace and goodwill. We express

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the conviction, therefore, that our country
should join the World Court and become a
full member of the League of Nations. And
we suggest that we ask our representatives in
the Senate to advocate and support these
measures.

(e) We again register our protest against
compulsory military training in our schools
and colleges. The Attorney General of the
United States has ruled that even in the case
of land-grant colleges it is required only that
military training be offered, and not that stu-
dents be required to take military drill. In
the light of this fact we respectfully urge that
the colleges and universities in question re-
frain from penalizing students having con-
scientious objections to military drill.

(f) There is an ever growing number of
conscientious objectors to war, many of them
in our higher institutions of learning. For
conscience's sake, they are constrained to take
the solemn pledge never again, under any cir-
cumstances, to sanction or support war. And
recently. Dr. Albert W. Beaven, the President
of the Federal Council, has declared that "the
religious conscientious objector is fighting for
all of us the battle for the common good."
They are willing, he added, "to be martyrs
in defense of their conscience."

And Lancaster Classis, at its recent spring
meeting, adopted a resolution, relative to this
item, and officially forwarded the same to
your Committee. This resolution petitions the
General Synod to enact a statement of position
on this great issue which "will justify, by cor-
porate action, the growing conscience of our
people against militarism and military ser-
vice; and to express this position in such
certain terms that any member of the Re-
formed Church in the United States, who is
sincerely moved to do so by his own con-
science, may claim exemption from military
training and service on the ground of such
conscientious objection, and on the sustaining
gi'ound that he is a member of a denomination
which has taken the position of rigid and con-

scientious objection to military service and
the war system."

Your Committee believes that the spirit of
this resolution is in accord with the mind of
the Master. But we are unable to join in the
petition, because we believe that the position
of radical pacifism, in the present state of
public opinion, is not ripe for corporate
action.

We do believe, however, that neither the
State nor the Church can afford to ignore
the solemn warning of the conscientious ob-
jector's conscience. And we call attention
to the following anti-war declaration for
Church members, which was issued by the
Young Men's Club of the Broadway Taber-
nacle of New York. It is not a pledge to
refuse war service, but a sober statement of
convictions as to one's personal attitude to-
ward war. This declaration reads as follows:

"I have quietly considered what I would do
if my nation should again be drawn into war.
I am not taking a pledge, because I do not
know what I would do when the heat of the
war mood is upon the country. But in a mood
of calm consideration I do declare that I can-
not reconcile the way of Christ with the prac-
tice of war. I do therefore set down my name
to be kept in the records of my Church, so
that it will be for me a reminder if war
should come; and will be a solemn declara-
tion to those who hold to this conviction in
time of war that I believe them to be right;
and I do desire with my whole mind and heart
that I shall be among those who keep to this
belief.

"I set down my name to make concrete my
present thought upon the question of war, and
declare my purpose to think and talk with
others about it, that my belief in the Way of
Christ shall become operative in this and
in other questions which now confuse our
thou^rht and action."

We recommend this statement to our pas-
tors as a most effective way of bringing the
individual Christian face to face with the war
problem.

"/ always enjoy The Outlook of Missions and enjoyed especially seeing the pictures of
the women of the Evangelical Union in the May number, and reading their contributions to its
columns.''

Mrs. C. C. Bost, Hickory, N. C.

"/ think this is my fifteenth subscription. Have enjoyed reading every number."" .

Mrs. Charles Meyers, Wind Gap, Pa. I

Foreign Missions

John H. Poorman, Editor

A Significant Meeting

ONE of the most significant meetings of
the many which preceded the union of
Churches at Cleveland was a joint session of
the Boards of Foreign Missions of the Evan-
gelical Synod of North America and the Re-
formed Church in the United States. This
meeting was held in the Carter Hotel on Mon-
day, June 25, 1934, at 2.00 o'clock and proved
to be a most delightful occasion. If the Chris-
tian fellowship of this joint session of the two
Boards is a foretaste of what is coming in
the Evangelical and Reformed Church, the
future is a joy to contemplate. The mission-
ary enterprise of the united Church was thor-
oughly discussed and plans made for the im-
mediate future which should find a place in
the thinking of all missionary-minded mem-
bers of both the Evangelical and Reformed
constituencies of the united Church.

The meeting was called to order by the Sec-
retary of the Joint Committee and was organ-
ized by the election of the Presidents of the
two Mission Boards, Rev. T. R. Schmale and
Rev. C. E. Creitz, as Co-Chairmen, and Rev.
A. V. Casselman, as Secretary. Rev. Mr.
Schmale presided the first half of the meet-
ing and Dr. Creitz the last half.
The following actions were taken:
THAT the principles and policies of each
Board, as now constituted, be continued for
such a period of time as may be required to
prepare our constituencies for necessary ad-
justments and changes, and that contact with
them as now established, shall be retained
until the complete merger of the two Boards
can be realized.

THAT the personnel of the Boards be re-
tained as at present until a new Board of For-
eign Missions may be elected by the General
Synod of the merged bodies.

THAT we recommend to our Boards that
three representatives from each Board, in ad-
dition to the Executive Secretary of each
Board, be appointed or elected to attend the
annual and semi-annual meetings of the other
Board.

THAT a Joint Commission of the Boards of
Foreign Missions be formed consisting of
four members of each Board, including the
Executive Secretaries, elected or appointed by

each Board, which shall convene after the
annual meetings of both Boards, and at such
other times as may b^ necessary, for the pur-
pose of the correlation of the work of the two
Boards, and the cultivation of our constitu-
encies by disseminating information and pro-
moting interest in the whole missionary pro-
gram of the United Church; and that the sec-
retary of this committee be instructed to ar-
range for the organization meeting of this
Commission, the regular meetings of which
shall be held in June.

THAT, for the sake of economy, the Board
and Commission meetings be held geogra-
phically central to the constituency of the
United Church.

THAT the Commission shall be authorized
to make suggestions to the Committee on
Constitution, relative to the policies and func-
tions of the United Board.

THAT we recommend to the Joint Commis-
sion the interchange of secretaries and fur-
loughed missionaries in churches, confer-
ences, and summer schools, during the period
of transition.

THAT a handbook of information concern-
ing the missionary operations of the United
Church be published for educational pur-
poses, and that the expenses of this publica-
tion be shared equally by each Board; and
that in addition to the handbook, informative
leaflets be printed for free distribution, the
character of the leaflets to be determined by
the Joint Commission.

THAT we recommend that the name of the
Board of the United Church be "The Board of
International Missions."

THAT we recommend that the new Board
shall consist of fifteen members, seven of
whom shall be ministers, and twelve of whom
shall be elected by the Synod, the remaining
three to be elected by the Board. We recom-
mend also that women shall be eligible to
and included in the membership of the Board
of the United Church.

THAT a Joint Committee, composed of
Rev. F. A. Goetsch, Rev. G. Siegenthaler, Mrs.
Ida Pauley, Dr. A. V. Casselman, Dr. W. F.
Kosman, and Mrs. L. L. Anewalt, be ap-
pointed to study the whole program of

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monthly and quarterly missionary periodical
literature and make recommendations to the
Joint Commission in the interest of the United
Church.

THAT the Secretary of this Joint Meeting
be instructed to send a written report of its
actions to the General Synod of the United
Church.

New Chapel and Parsonage at Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

By Henry K. Miller

THE city of Kawaguchi lies directly north work was started by a young theological grad-
of Greater Tokyo, from which it is sepa- uate by the name of Mr. Masao Ha/ashi.
rated by a large river. It is a place of iron Though he did faithful service, he did not

continue more than a year or so, resigning in

foundries, where stoves and all kinds of cast-

COMBINATION ChAPEL AND PaRSONAGE, KaWAGUCHI, JaPAN, DEDICATED ON MaRCH 4, 1934

iron ware are made. Thus, a large part of
the population consists of working people.
When the question arose of starting Christian
work in Kawaguchi (then still a machi or
town), some thought that a minister specially
qualified to deal with that class of people
would be essential to success. The first man
challenged to begin operations, though he had
had considerable experience both in Japan
and America, declined because, among other
reasons, he considered himself unfitted for the
task. However, a Japanese minister laboring
in a not distant town, asserted that a specialist
was not needed, but any regular evangelist, if
he had the missionary spirit, would do. The

order to go to America. He was succeeded in
1927 by Mr. Shigeo Kimura. a recent gradu-
ate of our Theological Seminary in Sendai.

Mr. Kimura threw himself into the work
with great zeal. He has been ably seconded
by his wife, who was formerly a trained
Woman Evangelist. At that time Miss Edna
M. Martin (now Mrs. Carl S. Sipple) was
studying the Japanese language in Tokyo.
Sunday nights she went to Kawaguchi to help
things along by conducting an English Bible
Class. In due time, a number of converts
were secured, but then a troublesome problem
arose. When the Kawaguchi work was started,
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could be found, and we had to take what was
available. At a high rate a combination store
and dwelling was rented. For a time the
young minister and his family continued liv-
ing and working in those cramped and noisy
quarters, but conditions in the neighborhood
became intolerable. Naturally people dislike
to attend meetings in such a place. Something
had to be done. Through one of the church
members, Mr. Kimura found a man who was
willing to lease some of his land at a reason-
able rate, and he struck a bargain with him.
He also discovered a carpenter who drew a

well, cost only about fifteen hundred yen in
round figures, which at the present rate of
exchange is the equivalent of less than $500
in American money? But even so, where did
the money come from? Well, the members
contributed what little they could. The pas-
tor and his wife, being economical livers,
had saved some hundreds of yen, some of
which they contributed and some of which
they advanced without interest, while a friend
advanced the rest. Instead of paying rent for
an unsuitable Japanese house, slightly less
money is now paid each month by the Joint

Members and Visitors at the Dedication of the Chapel at Kawacuchi, Japan

Missionary Henry K. Miller is sitting in the second row.

rough sketch of a small chapel, with living
rooms attached for the use of the pastor's
family. The rooms are so placed that they
can be used for Sundav School purposes and
for laro;e meetings. On March 4, 1934, the
dedication service was held. Considering the
large attendance of members and visitors, one
could hardly believe that so much could be
accomplished in the short space of some seven
years.

Can the reader imagine that the building,
including furnishings and the digging of a

Evangelistic Board for "oround rent" and the
gradual repavment of the advances. If all
goes well, debts will be cleared off in about
five years. But it is hoped that under God's
blessing new members will be added to the
church, so that the period of financial redemp-
tion will be shortened.

In the photograph of those present at the
dedication service, Mr. Kimura is in the mid-
dle of the seven seated men, while his wife
sits on the floor in front of him. The insets
are of two members who could not be present.

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Notes from China

A FEW days ago, while going through
some papers in the office desk, I came
across some "Notes from China" written by
Missionary Edwin A. Beck. These articles
were sent to Dr. Bartholomew a year or so
ago; but, many of the interesting "notes" are
just as timely today as then. I am sure our
missionary-minded folk will find them in-
tensely interesting.

A. V. C.

A report came in one day last week that a
thousand "Reds" had attempted to cross the
river and raid Yochow.

A day or two later the report was altered
to something like this: The government
forces — ^three divisions of them — were sur-
rounding the Reds in Hupeh and forcing
them into tight quarters. Crossing the
Yangste at Yochow offered one way of escape,
but there were government gunboats in the
way, blocking their escape.

This story, if true, is of immense interest
to us at Yochow.

This is the region where they have had a
regular Soviet — civil organization, soldiers,
postal service, and all — within the Govern-
ment of China; an organization, in fact, with
which the Chinese Government, as repre-
sented by its National Flood Relief organiza-
tion, has had to carry on negotiations and
dealings. This is the region where Captain
Baker, Father Sands, and others have been
kept prisoners and held for ransom.

Mr. Andrew of the National Flood Relief
was largely instrumental in obtaining the re-
lease of these men, though some of his own
construction engineers who were helping the
Reds to build dykes, under government agree-
ment, were themselves held for ransom after
their job was finished.

Mr. Andrew confirms the story of the
present effective drive in these parts, and says
that all fifteen of the engineers are reported
now to have obtained their freedom.

Asking Mr. Andrew his estimate of this
drive against the Reds, he replied, "It is like
thrusting your hand into a pot of jelly!"
"Communism", he said, "will never be crushed
by force. There must be economic improve-
ment in the country — a sympathetic consid-
eration of the plight of the people and an
attempt to remedy it — in order to make any
headway against Communism."

We did not get his answer to the question
whether the government was doing anything

along that line, beyond the dyke building,
but we felt some satisfaction that that is one
part at least of our program at Huping.
Huping

September 20, 1932.

* * *

Hankow's New Mayor

"The Hankow Municipal Administration
under the new Mayor, Dr. Wu, held its first
periodical administrative meeting yesterday.
Among the various resolutions passed is that
regarding the reorganization of the Municipal
Tax Bureau. One of the first measures on
Mayor Wu's program when he assumed duty
on October 11th was the reorganization of the
city's revenue collection office so as to prevent
grafting and corruption which were noto-
rious features of the past administration.
Resolutions have also been passed to estab-
lish a new board for the Municipal Poor
House." Hankow Herald, Oct. 29, 1932.

The above quotation from the government's
organ in this center introduces us to Mayor
Wu, who assumed office on October 11th.
This incident is mentioned because of the
fact that Dr. Wu is a Christian. It happened
that the last of Dr. Stanley Jones' meetings
in Hankow took place just the day after Dr.
Wu took up the responsibilities of his office.
An invitation was sent to him, as Mayor, to
attend this meeting. He responded willingly,
and requested that his wife might be included
in the invitation. Of course the invitation
was cordially extended. At the meeting
Madam Wu occupied a seat in the audience
while the Mayor shared the platform. At the
close of Dr. Stanley Jones' address the Mayor
took occasion to declare himself publicly a
Christian and to heartily endorse the message
of the speaker.

* * *

Why Not Prayer Groups?

Dr. Stanley Jones raised the question
whether there was not some way for men like
the General Chiang Kai Shek, Mayor Wu,
Dr. C. T. Wang and others who are known
to be Christians to get together in a helpful
Christian fellowship, regardless of political
differences that may divide them.

We might here raise the question why
Prayer Groups in America and China should

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not be formed to pray definitely for these
men in public life in China, as well as others
prominent in educational institutions and in
business, to the end that their Christian influ-
ence may be galvanized into a great movement
into the Kingdom.
Hankow,

November 1, 1932.

* * *

Notes From a Catholic Mission in China

The following notes concerning a Mission
other than our own may be instructive:

The whole of the Wu-Han area was for-
merly included in one single Catholic Mis-
sion; now it is divided into three, the Han-
yang Mission with an Irish bishop and priests
of the Order of St. Columban, the Wuchang
Mission with an American bishop and Amer-
ican priests of the Order of St. Francis, and
Hankow with an Italian bishop and Venetian
priests of the Order of St. Francis.

In Hankow there are about fifty Venetian
and a dozen Chinese priests. These are
assigned to service in the Cathedral which is
in the British Concession, the Church of the
Immaculate Conception in the French Con-
cession, a Chapel in the Japanese Concession,
and a Church just newly built in the Chakow
district. There is in the Chakow, also a
Seminary where four of the priests are train-
ing fifty-eight Chinese aspirants to the priest-
hood; and a College of Monks, where six
Franciscans are dispensing sacred as con-
trasted with secular instruction.

In the Wuchang Mission there are nuns of
the Order, "Sisters of Providence"; in Han-
yang, nuns of the Order, "Sisters of St.
Columban"; in Hankow, nuns of the Orders,
"Sisters of Mary" (French) and "Daughters
of Charity" (Italian). "Sisters of Mary"
under Franciscan rules carry on the very
efficient International Hospital for Foreigners.
"Daughters of Charity", better known as
"Canossian Sisters", fifty-four in number,
under the rules of the Marchioness Canossa,
of Verona, carry on a large part of the work
of the Roman Catholic Mission of Hankow.
Some of the institutions for which they are
responsible may be listed as follows: Cath-
olic Mission Hospital both for Chinese and
for foreigners, with special service for women
and for children; St. Mary's School for Eng-
lish and French speaking children; St. Anne's
School and St. Joseph's School for Chinese
Girls; St. Anthony's School for Chinese Boys;
Catechetical Schools for women; an orphan-

age or two in Chakow; and Homes for the
Aged and the Infirm. Their charity thus em-
braces "the poor, the ignorant, and the sick."

The French "Sisters of Mary" may be
known by their white apparel; they go about
completely shrouded in white.

"Sisters of Canossa" are clad in a simple
brown gown, black shawl, and plaited black
hood. Suspended from their neck they carry,
in imitation of their Foundress, a medal-
picture of "Our Dolorous Mother". Rarely
are these Sisters seen on the street. They
keep faithfully to their Community and to the
Institutions which they serve.

* * *

Last Sunday Father Vanni, of Shensi, was
consecrated as Bishop of Sianfu. The conse-
cration service took place in the Cathedral in
Hankow. It required three bishops to offi-
ciate, and these were found in Bishop Massi
(Italian) of Hankow, Bishop Espelage (Amer-
ican) of Wuchang, and Bishop Calvin (Irish)
of Hanyang.

Bishop Vanni, himself, is an Italian priest
from the city of Florence, and for a number
of years was a priest in South America.

* * *

This morning another of the Canossian
Sisters was laid to rest in the litte Convent
burying-ground. They called her Sister
Liduina. Her death was tragic, being part of
the cost of tearing down walls to widen city
streets. This good Sister is widely mourned,
for she was a modern Dorcas, "full of good
works and alms-deeds which she did." Forty-
two years she was a missionary in Hankow,
and never once home ! She almost forgot her
native tongue. Her heart was with the Chin-
ese women and children. Wherever there
were needy, there she was a friend. Sister
Liduina was the sixth Canossian Sister to be
laid to rest in the little cemetery within the
Convent gardens within the present year.
Though only a "Poor Sister", she was much
honored in her burial, and the Bishop him-
self, came over to conduct the funeral service.
The Catholic Mission,
Hankoiv,

October 27, 1932.

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Some Products of Eastview Schools

THESE five boys are products of our East-
view Schools in Shenchow, Hunan. The
1927 revolutionary drive, and the burning of
our school building, interrupted their work.
After our return to Shenchow in 1928, our
Mission sent Swen Ming and Li Yii-seng to
Yale Union Middle School in Changsha,
Hunan, to do their Senior Middle School
work. Djou Bao-lo, Li Hsioh-bing, and Wen
Yao-yung were sent to Yale Union Middle
School, at the same time, by the Evangelical
Church Mission.

At school these boys made a very fine
record. One of them won the English Ora-
torical Contest. All of them excelled in their
work, getting high grades. They also ex-
celled in interest in the Y. M. C. A. and in
the organization of classes for the study of
the Bible. They also excelled in athletics,
Swen Ming representing the school in games
at Nanking. These five boys gave our East-
view schools a very good name in Changsha.

At the present time, Li Yii-seng and Swen
Ming are attending Huachung (Central
China) College at Wuchang. Li taking the
regular Classical Course while Swen is doing
pre-medical work. Both are continuing their
splendid record as students.

Djou Bao-lo, after teaching one year in the
schools of the Evangelical Church in Tung-
jen, Kweichow, has been recalled to Yale
Union Middle School to act as Assistant to
the Treasurer of that school. There is pros-
pect that Djou will eventually succeed to the
office of Treasurer of Yale Union Middle
School.

Eastview School Alumni

Standing— Li Hsioh-bing, Swen Ming, Djou Bao-lo.
Sitting — Li Yii-seng, Wen Yao-yung, These names

are written in the Chinese style, that is, with the

surname first.

Li Hsioh Bing is acting as Monitor of the
Eastview Schools, is also teaching, and is
doing very acceptable work.

Wen Yao-yung is teaching in the schools of
the Evangelical Church Mission in Tungjen,
Kwei.

J. Frank Bucher.

Our Reception to Mr. Miller

THE week covering the days April 3rd-
11th was an eventful one for the Shen-
chow Congregation. A party of five, includ-
ing Mr. Miller and Miss Miller, our guests
from America, made a visit to the Shenchow
field. Others among^ the number were Dr.
Paul V. Taylor, Dean of Central China Col-
lege, Wuchang, and Rev. Mr. Whitener and
Miss Myers, of the Yochow Mission. Their
few days' sojourn here was made worthwhile
by the many engagements and functions which
occupied almost every minute of their time.
It is no exaggeration to say that both the city
and the Church impressed them favorably.
Besides the general enthusiasm shown by the
Congregation, the Huping alumni in this city

extended their welcome by conducting a re-
ception which was of unique interest and
character.

On Saturday, April 7th, a picnic dinner
was given by the Huping men at a Buddhist
temple at the Dragon-spring Hill, a place
two miles to the west of the city, in honor of
the visitors. Besides the hosts and the visit-
ing party, those present at the function were
the Missionary group of the Shenchow Station
and the Faculty members of Eastview Boys'
School. It was in the best part of spring;
the landscape was one of exquisite beauty.
The temple stands in the midst of streams and
woods, being a spot of retreat and tranquil-
lity. Mr. Samuel Y. Giang, Principal of

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Eastview Schools, acted as Chairman of the
meeting. The program started with a prayer
led by Rev. Mr. Snyder. The welcome ad-
dress was delivered by Mr. S. H. Dong.
Then dinner was served. Speeches were made
by Mr. Miller, Miss Miller, and Dr. Taylor,
successively, and were carefully interpreted
by Mr. Henry Siao. The occasion was a
union for an exchange of ideals and ideas.
One could see an expression of sentiments
of genuine love between the Missionary body
and their Chinese colleagues. A fine atmos-
phere reigned in the assembly.

The function as a whole was very inspir-
ing. The writer is inclined to think that a
gathering like this usually serves to add fresh

impetus to better and more conscientious
living, that we as sons of the Mission College
may forge ahead more courageously in our
life and work in order to justify the large
investment, physical as well as spiritual,
which the Mission is making in this country
every year. It is hoped, moreover, that the
Shenchow Church work, through such visits,
will be so pushed forward as to effect marked
progress in the days to come, and that the
mutual understanding between the two great
peoples of China and America will likewise
be greatly enhanced through the Mission
work as the years go by.

Dong Sao Han,
Huping Graduate at Shenchow.

Two Baskets

THE other day Mrs. Sipple and 1 were
taking a walk, when we saw, placed at
the side of the open gutter marking the edge
of the road, a straw basket containing three
or four balls of rice and red beans. The
presence of several paper prayers, fastened to
sticks stuck in the basket, attracted our atten-
tion. We did not then know the significance
of what we saw, but we were told later that
somebody had become sick, probably from
contamination in the gutter. As an offering
to the gods, the basket of rice was placed
where we saw it, on behalf of the sick person
or people. It also served as a warning to
other people that sickness lurked there! Our
cook, who told us the meaning of what we
saw, hastened to explain that no Christian had
put the offering there, but that it was prob-
ably done by a Buddhist believer!

The basket of fruit in the picture illustrates
a commendable Japanese trait, that of sincere
appreciation of favors or kindnesses shown
to them. Recently the writer was asked by
the Christian teacher of Chemistry in our
Boys' Middle School, Sendai, to read and
correct two articles that he had written in the
English language for a scientific journal. Of
course, no payment of any kind was expected,
but, even before the task was completed, this
basket of fruit was brought to our home as a
gift. Any person who associates closely with
Japanese people can no doubt tell of many
similar incidents.

Those who come into contact with the Jap-
anese are usually impressed by their inherent
kindliness, their politeness, and their sense
of gratitude. If one performs the smallest

helpful act for a Japanese, he will certainly
thank his benefactor at the time, and will
probably thank him several more times later,
whenever he has the opportunity. His words
are always accompanied by a bow.

At first this custom seems stilted, but soon
the observer becomes convinced that the bow
and the formal words of thanks are more
than mere formalities, that they are evidences
of the genuine friendship for others that can
be found in the hearts of the Japanese. We
Americans, who do not take time always to
be polite, can learn a practical lesson from
this characteristic of a cultured, gentle people.
After all, it is not difficult to be appreciative,
nor does it take much time to show that one
is really happy when another person has done
him a kindness.

Sendai, Japan. Carl S. Sipple.

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Theological Graduates of North Japan College, 1934

Left to Right: Messrs. Handa, Takeda and Sato

THREE young men graduated from the
Theological Department of North Japan
College this year. They are not a large num-
ber, but are sufficient to supply all vacant
fields. More could not have been placed with
this year's reduced budget. One of them (the
one in the middle) has gone to the famous
town of Hirosaki, at the northern extremity
of the main island, to reopen interrupted work
there. It is his native city, and he goes there
full of zeal to do a large work for God in that

town from which already an unusually large
number of prominent Christians have come.
The others are located nearer Sendai.

Thus North Japan College is keeping up
the supply of pastors and evangelists for the
work of the Reformed Church in Japan. Of
the 65 men now engaged in our field, 57 are
graduates of our Seminary. Besides these,
five Seminary graduates are professors in
North Japan College.

D. B. Schneder.

The Miller Party Visits Sakata

Sakata Hotel, June 1, 1934
Dear Dr. Casselman:

The Millers have come to Sakata. ' Mrs.
Seiple and I are here with them. There was
a royal reception for them here last night.
There are plenty of warm hearts here that
thoroughly mean every word of welcome they
say, and I think our guests sensed that fact,
in spite of the upside down way in which
everything was done.

Mr. Miller was asked to give an evangel-
istic sermon in the upper chapel room. He
said he wasn't a preacher and had no prepa-
ration but, for all that, he preached them a
fine sermon and won their sincere appre-
ciation.

Then we adjourned to the lower hall, used
for Sunday School, social meetings, etc.,
where a reception was held for them. The
first thing they did was to call on Mr. Miller

to speak. He responded with a short speech
of appreciation. Then they called on Mrs.
Miller, whose inspired brief address they
thoroughly appreciated.

Mrs. Seiple was asked to sing but declined
on the plea of the lateness of the hour and the
desire to give all the time to the guests from
America.

Miss Julia was then called on. Very
beautifully and effectively she expressed
regret that she couldn't speak freely with
them now, but she looked forward to the time
when we would all meet together in com-
pany with our Lord and Master. There we
will be able to speak freely and understand
each other perfectly.

Only after all that did the pastor speak.
(That is Mr. Momma, who has sufficiently re-
covered from his stroke that he was able to
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address of welcome was given by a fine up-
standing young man by the name of Obata.
In behalf of the church he presented the
guests with fans on which everybody present
then signed his name.

On each fan was a picture of Chokkaizan,
the beautiful mountain peak overlooking
Sakata. As Obata San opened one of the
fans, spreading it out to its full width, he

said, "This is a symbol of the wideness of
God's glory."

Mrs. Miura was there and gave them many
presents. (I had taken Mrs. Miller to visit
Mrs. Miura in the afternoon). Among the
presents were two monograms written with
Japanese writing brush and ink by Rev. Mr.
Miura just before his death.

W. Carl Nugent.

The Basis of Christian Stewardship

THE General Synod of the Reformed
Church at its closing meeting on June
26th adopted "The Basis of Christian Steward-
ship" which had already been adopted by the
Executive Committee.

This restatement of Christian Stewardship
principles was prepared and unanimously
adopted by the United Stewardship Council
of the Churches of Christ in the United States
and Canada and is being adopted by denom-
inations and religious groups throughout the
world.

It is as follows:

"God is the creator of all things and the
Father of all men. In Him all things consist
and to Him all belong. In Him man lives
and moves and has his being. God purposes

man's highest welfare in fellowship with
Himself.

"God has endowed man with manifold gifts
of body and mind. He has entrusted to him
the use and control of things, and given him
dominion over the works of His hands in part-
nership with Himself.

"As steward of all that he is and has, man's
use and control of all entrusted to him is for
the development of his own character, the
betterment of his fellowmen, the service of
Christ, and the glory of God.

"The true steward constantly and joyfully
recognizes and acknowledges his stewardship.
As a partner of his Heavenly Father he shares
himself and his possessions with all man-
kind."— The Kingdom's Support.

Board of Foreign Missions

Comparative Statement for the Month of May

1933 • 1934

Synods Appt. Specials Totals Appt. Specials Totals Increase Decrease

Eastern $6,912.42 $529.46 $7,441.88 $6,131.22 $406.93 $6,538.15 $903.73

Ohio 1,999.45 687.72 2,687.17 1,111.50 608.89 1,720.39 966.78

Northwest 281.90 10.03 291.93 1,234.71 510.00 1,744.71 $1,452.78

Pittsburgh .... 880.00 97.57 977.57 583.22 57.76 640.98 336.59

Potomac 2,211.92 687.14 2,899.06 2,712.40 830.02 3,542.42 643.36

Mid-West 894.43 894.43 179.15 237.10 416.25 478.18

W. M. S. G. S 7,051.41 7,051.41 81.17 81.17 6.970.24

Miscellaneous 26.43 26.43 10.00 10.00 16.43

Annuities 1,700.00 1,700.00 1,700.00

Bequest 2,580.00 2,580.00 2,580.00

Totals $13,180.12 $11,669.76 $24,849.88 $11,952.20 $4,441.87 $16,394.07 $3,796.14 $12,251.95

Net Decrease $8,455.81

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S. meetings also'"

Mrs. Walter C. Pugh, East Petersburg, Pa.

"The Outlook of Missions is a good missionary paper and the price is reasonable and
within reach of all. No pastor should try to get along without it."

Rev. C. D. Kressley. Allentown, Pa.

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Recent Events at the American School for Boys, Baghdad

THE American School for Boys, Baghdad,
always plans many activities in May and
June to which the administration invites the
desirable people of the city. This year there
was an unprecedented interest in these public
functions. There was a great demand for in-
vitations and to many of the affairs requests
for invitation cards had to be refused because
of the lack of seats. It was no small task to
put up a stage and each time to decorate it
and the crude wall behind with rugs and
Persian prints, and to get chairs and benches
from the four quarters of Baghdad. Despite
these handicaps these meetings, in the garden
and the open air, had the Oriental flavor and
the charm which the city of the Arabian
Nights' Tales can give.

The fine and intelligent people who at-
tended these school functions greatly enjoyed
them. There was nothing ordinary or com-
monplace about any of the programs, and
what especially impressed the people was the
fine prearrangement and the orderly way in
which everything moved. In fact, one of the
daily newspapers made the comment that if
you want to know how to do a thing orderly
you should attend one of the public programs
of the American School.

The out-of-door affairs began with "Play
Night," which was a paid affair. This was
followed by the declamation and oratorical
contests and there were four evenings given
over to these contests. The Primary School
this year for the first time held a public con-
test, and though only the families of the
pupils were invited, yet no one realized what
had been done until the evening of the per-
formance when we suddenly began to realize,
as the School Garden filled with guests, that
in the Orient family means not only father
and mother and sisters and brothers, but also
uncles and aunts and cousins to the nth de-
gree. The program was intensely interest-
ing and excellent work was done both in
English and Arabic. The audience went away
delighted.

Again the Garden was filled each time with
the best people of Baghdad at the English
Declamation Contest, the Arabic Declamation
Contest and the Arabic Oratorical Contest
given by the High School. The last program
was under the auspices of the Ministry of
Education. They chose the judges and the
Minister was not only present but also pre-
sented the prizes. These original productions

of the students were so fine and expressed j
such high and noble thoughts that the two i
prize essays were printed in full in the Bagh-
dad newspapers. It is also worth noting that
the money for the prizes — and not small I
amounts — was given by people in Baghdad.

A most delightful program was also given j
one evening by the pupils of the first and
second Primary, to which function also the at-
tendance had to be limited by printed invita-
tions. The program was excellent and re-
flected the fine work that is being done by the
capable and consecrated women who have
charge of these grades and who have a little |
school by themselves where they begin to
inculcate the Christian principles.

The climax of events came during Com-
mencement Week. The Moving-up Day,
Senior Reception and Class Day were minor \
events. The Baccalaureate Sermon, however,
was a major event and stands out promi- |
nently, having been attended by the gradu-
ating classes in a body and about 500 people,
mostly non-Christians. The service was con-
ducted by Mr. Baker and the principal of the
school delivered the sermon on the work
"create," which he called a regal word having
a crown. His admonition to the graduates I
was that they should all become and remain I
creators in God's universe, and that each one '
is called upon first to create an ideal life and i
character in himself and in others, and, sec-
ondly, to create an ideal society for the King- |
dom of God in the world. The school chorus,
under the direction of Mrs. Baker, also sang.

The alumni had their annual meeting and
social and every class was represented. Each
class was grouped around a table in the i
Garden and a representative of the class spoke
and the class as a whole also performed. The
alumni association decided to continue their j
monthly meetings to study world problems
and to keep their loyalty to the School.

The graduating exercises, on June 21,
naturally constituted the greatest and most
significant event. Over 1200 people, who were
admitted strictly by invitation, were present,
and a few hundred more were clamoring to
enter. Twenty-nine primary students received
certificates of promotion to High School;
twenty - nine were graduated from High
School; and eight received certificates show-
ing that they had completed the Freshman
year.

The High School graduates, dressed in
white, with black shoes and a black bow tie,

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sat on the platform. As these fine looking
young men marched to the front the audience
vigorously applauded. In every way this was
a remarkable class, remarkable in scholarship
— many having attained honors, remarkable
in character, remarkable in the fine families
they represent, remarkable in the fact that
they belong to a dozen racial or religious
groups. In the words of another, "These
stood beside each other on the platform, were
united in spirit and purpose and had become
brothers."

The address of welcome was given by one
of the graduates who comes from the house-
hold of ex-King Ali. Five others gave ora-
tions, some in English and some in Arabic.
These were greatly appreciated by the audi-

Letters of

THE American School for Boys, Baghdad,
has often been praised by the people of
Iraq for the fine work it is doing and the
service it is rendering to the land and the
young people of Iraq. The following letters
of appreciation, coming from two very prom-
inent persons, are worth recording. These
letters just came and are only a few of many
letters of appreciation.

The Prime Minister of Iraq, H. E. Jamil
Beg Medfae', asked his aid-de-camp to reply
to the invitation we had sent him to attend the
graduating exercises at the American School.
The Minister instructed the latter to write this
letter :

Baghdad, June 21, 1934.

Dear Sir:

I have the honor to inform you that H. E.
the Prime Minister has received your invita-
tion for the Graduating Exercises of your
School and he regrets greatly not to be able
to be present at this ceremony, owing to the
fact that he is very busy these days. On the
other hand, he has ordered me to express his
sincere wishes toward the progress of this
school and his gratitude to the teaching force
for the endeavor and sacrifice the teachers
have made in educating the young men of
Iraq.

With best wishes, I remain
Sincerely yours,

Jamil Rouhy,

Aid-de-camp.

ence. Summaries of these speeches appeared
in the newspapers and one of them was
printed in full.

Among those who were present were the
Minister of Education, who was also the guest
speaker; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the
Mayor of the city, the Mutasarif or Governor
of the Baghdad Liwa', the head of the Jewish
community, members of the Iraq Parliament,
educators, religious leaders and a host of
other prominent persons. It was an un-
usually fine Commencement. As the Minister
of Education was leaving the grounds he was
overheard as he spoke to one of his friends
saying, "This was an excellent affair."

C. K. Staudt.

Baghdad, Iraq.

Appreciation

Another letter of appreciation comes from
a man who has closely observed the work of
the School and the work that Mrs. Staudt is
doing in the Girls' Club. He is a senator in
the Iraq Parliament and belongs to one of the
most prominent families of Baghdad. He
lately presented a linguaphone system with
valuable records and books to the Club to be
also used by the school in the study of the
languages. His reply to Mrs. Staudt's letter
is as follows:

Baghdad, June 6, 1934.
My dear Mrs. Staudt:

I am ashamed to receive so many thanks
for such a trifle. How can I, on my part, ex-
press my feelings of gratitude for the beauti-
ful and noble work you are doing, in bring-
ing together members of different commun-
ities of our cherished country and inculcating
in them the high ideals of goodness, kindness,
helpfulness and mutual love and sympathy.

I admire your spirit, and beg to tender my
humble and thankful appreciation.

Most sincerely yours,

E. M. Daniel.

I might also state that both of these letters
are from persons who do not belong to the
Christian community, the one Moslem and the
other Jewish.

C. K. Staudt.

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The Breakwater at Yokohama

AS a lasting evidence of our appreciation
of American good will, I am going to
tell you a story. I presume some of you have
visited Japan. As your ship steamed into the
harbor of Yokohama, the first Japanese port
at which you called, you probably noticed a
breakwater of several thousand feet in length
which protects the harbor from the turbulence
of the sea. Quite possibly you paid no par-
ticular attention to that piece of engineering
work. There is nothing impressive about it.
It is just a stretch of wall of cement and
stone. But behind this common, prosaic
breakwater is a history, a beautiful story,
which is cherished by the Japanese and which
should not be forgotten by the Americans.
That breakwater is as much a symbol of
American friendship toward Japan as it is a
symbol of Japanese appreciation of that
friendship. I am going to tell you why.

Those of you who have a knowledge of the
history of our intercourse with the United
States, undoubtedly know that in 1864 a com-
bined fleet of American, British, French and
Dutch warships bombarded the coast of a
southern province in Japan as a punitive
measure against the attempt of that province
to close the Inland Sea to foreign merchant
ships. As a result of this combined expedi-

tion the four Powers imposed upon the Cen-
tral Government of Japan an indemnity of
$3,000,000, an enormous burden for the
Japan of those days, still struggling to stand
on her own feet.

Now the interesting part of the whole story
is how the United States disposed of her share
of the indemnity which amounted to $785,000.
A few years after this indemnity was received
by your Government a petition, signed by 450
university presidents and professor^, was pre-
sented to Congress, urging that the indemnity
be returned to Japan. About the same time
President Grant suggested that the income
from the fund be used for training American
interpreters of the English language. Finally,
in 1883, Congress decided to return to Japan
$785,000 of the indemnity fund, the total
amount of which had by that time grown to
$1,839,000 with accrued interest.

The Japanese Government, having accepted
the money, considered various projects to use
the money in a manner which would perpet-
uate the American friendship so generously
demonstrated. The result was the breakwater
at Yokohama, which will stand forever as a
monument to our gratitude.

From Japanese Student Bulletin,

February, 1934.

The Christian Flag

r\ CHRISTIAN FLAG, I love to see

Thy folds unfurled in freedom's air!
Thou flag divine, hov^ dear to me.
So much beloved, so grand and fair.

For thee our fathers lived and died,
God's heroes gladly fought for thee,

0 sacred sheet, the Christian's pride,
Thou banner of real liberty.

The sons of God shall nobly give.
If needs be, all they have for thee;

0 flag of Christ, 'neath thee we live,
In blessed peace and unity.

Come, hoist the flag! and let it wave,
On lands and seas forever more!

Beneath this flag we all are safe.
On ev'ry soil, from shore to shore.

Uphold our flag, ye mighty hands!

And save the nations, set them free;
Unfold its folds, on seas and lands,

The Christian flag, so dear to me.

Watertown, Wis. F. W. Lemke.

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Essential Elements of a Missionary Program
for the Sunday School

(Continued from Page 195)

After we have guided our Sunday School
in its choice of FUEL, we will begin to feel
urges in each department "to do something
about it all," and so we must be ready for the
next step — to help light new fires, for "NEW
FIRES" is another essential element in our
missionary program. Drama appeals to old
and young, and so varied is the material that
choice is difficult. "Tears were in the eyes of
our audience, and in our own" writes a
Mensch Mill camper, reporting on his home
project, "The Color Line," a one-act play of
modern China. The closing scene of "Ba
Thane," depicting missionary sacrifice in
Burma, is even more moving; and "The
Cross Triumphant" written by our own mis-
sionaries in Japan, leaves indelible imprints
on the mind and heart of both participant and
listener. Such dramatizations as "World
Children For Sale," "Black Tents," "Kindles
Afire" (Winnebago) and "No Lantern For
Wu Lee," are likewise procurable, for chil-
dren. Daily Vacation Bible Schools also
offer rich opportunities for kindling new
fires, through the medium of projects. In
one school, for example, a quilt, which con-
sisted of patches containing the names of the
girls in the junior department, was sent to our
Miss Minerva Weil, China, and an American
doll and outfit was made and senl to Japan.
Nor is the home field neglected, for that same
-school made and sent mittens to our Winne-
bago Indians; and at our Camp Mensch Mill,
the Intermediates voluntarily had a Bread
Line and ate a Poverty Meal, and gave the
money, thus saved, to a needy, neighboring
family. Then too, NEW FIRES cannot fail
to inspire our Sunday School to choose
worthy representatives to one of our eight
Missionary Conferences, where, as one dele-
gate wrote, "The most important part of the
conference is the classes . . . Dry? I should
say not! The books taught are those to be
used . . . during the next year . . .Besides
having good discussion on these study themes,
we learn how to present them. Then we had
opportunities to meet and hear the mission-
aries who were home on furlough. Since I
met them, I have enjoyed reading about our
missionary work much more. Then too, we
really know what is being done with the
money which we give." Our Camp Mensch

Mill is also most worthy of our consideration,
for ever since its founding. Missions has been
included in its curriculum, and missionary
projects have not only been stressed but are
always included in the required home pro-
jects. Nor dare we put out "new fires" that
impel our leaders in the Sundav School to
inaugurate a World Vision Institute or
Church School of Missions (details of which
may be secured from the Missionary Educa-
tion Movement), "a modern agency for mis-
sionary education for the whole church."
Speakers, too, with a heart and a challenge,
not the soothing-syrup type, are to be had,
some of whom have curios and dress in native
costume — both home and foreign mission-
aries. Mission Board representatives, and
occasionally, a native Oriental.

And finally, there is the GLOW which the
good FUEL of our NEW FIRES has created
— Paul's "spiritual glow," without which es-
sential, our whole missionary program would
turn to ashes. The gift to the Winnebagoes
takes on a glow, when the givers discover
that the mittens were sorely needed, and
really fit the hands of little Black Deers,
Hopinkahs and Red Feathers. The girls, who
spent hours preparing the wardrobe for
"Little Miss America" and the quilt for Miss
Weil, will want to begin other projects at
once, when they learn that every little Japa-
nese girl in the village of Nagashima fondled
their doll, and that Miss Weil's Chinese
peasant women could scarcely believe that
girls so young sewed so well. Seniors and
adults, who rarely read anything but Dorothy
Dix and the tabloids, will vie with each other
in making new discoveries in books that spell
universal brotherhood; and even those who
scoff^ed at Missions, will have to admit that
they were stirred by a "Color Line" or a "Ba
Thane" and would vote to include the World
Vision Institute in the Sunday School curricu-
lum. And, who knows, but that in the years
that lie ahead, our Sunday School will be
represented on the Mission Field! No longer,
therefore, will our Sundav School deserve the
stigma, SEVEN KIMONOS COLD, for ade-
quate FUEL, lighting NEW FIRES by means
of drama, projects, conferences and camps,
challenging speakers and a school of mis-
sions, has set each department AGLOW.

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Men and Missions

John M. G. Darms, Editor
Exemplary Stewardship

It happened in Hope Reformed Church,
Philadelphia — still a mission church — on
Pentecostal Sunday in the year of our Lord
1934.

A layman — unmarried and occupying a
clerical position in an insurance house — came
to the services and placed S200.00 in cash in
the hands of the Treasurer with an accom-
panying note. In a perfectly business-like
fashion he had tabulated his arrearages for
church dues and for benevolent purposes
under the apportionment, covering six years,
1928-1934 (until December 31st).

And here is the heart of it, the SPIRIT OF
MISSIONS, always dynamic, expressed so
pointedly in the following statement: 'Tn
view of my high esteem for a missionary
friend in China, and in deep appreciation to
the Board of Home Missions for their inex-
haustible patience toward Hope Church, it is
my sincere wish that the above Forty Dollars
Benevolent Gift be equally divided as follows:
$20.00 to the Board of Foreign Missions,
$20.00 to the Board of Home Missions,

and since most of this money is long overdue,
I suggest that the two twenty dollar payments
be made in full to the respective Boards at
an early date as is possible. Your compli-
ance with this request will be very much ap-
preciated." N. N.

And just for good measure, he placed a
$5.00 bill in the offering plate of the church
for Pentecost.

Refreshing? I should say! A veritable
Pentecostal spirit with the dynamic of Love
to Christ.

Who says our laymen are not Christian
stewards?

Here is surely an example of Christian
manhood, worthy to be followed by every
layman in the Church who has been fighting
his way back and whom God is putting on his
feet again.

Brother men, here's a man and there are
many like him, of equal sterling quality,
among our Reformed Church laymen.

$29,000 for Missions in One Church

That is the amount raised for Missions in
one day in one Christian Church in Toronto,
Canada, a few weeks ago.

Rev. Oswald J. Smith, Pastor of People's
Church, states: "Words are inadequate to ex-
press the spirit and enthusiasm of the last
day of the Conference when the offering was
received. As the offering increased, the en-
thusiasm of the people rose, until from every
side men and women were praising God. And
before the service was closed 150 young peo-

ple gave their lives for any kind of Christian
service."

A police inspector who was. present made
this comment: "When God is behind such a
movement, the results will go far beyond
what we hope for. While we hope for the
most, perhaps our faith is not big enough to
take in all that might really happen."

And the same spirit of Missions is waiting
at the door of every Reformed Church and
seeking entrance into the heart of every
Christian man in our Church. Why not?

The Core of Missions

Whoever can say "Jesus Christ" need not
say "It may be"; he can say "It is.'' But
which of us is capable, of himself, of saying
"Jesus Christ?" Perhaps we may find satis-
faction in the evidence that His first witnesses
did say "Jesus Christ." In that case our task
would be to believe in their witness to the
promise, and so to be witnesses of their
witness, ministers of the Scripture. — Karl
Barth in the "Word of God."

Christ Crucified

Thy restless feet now cannot go

For us and our eternal good,

As they were ever wont. What though

They swim, alas! in their own flood!

Thy hands to give Thou canst not lift.

Yet will Thy hand still giving be;

It gives, but 0, itself s the gift!

It gives tho' bound, tho' bound 'tis free!

— Richard Crashaw in Oxford Book of

English Verse.

The Woman's Missionary

^OPvl P.t V Greta P. Hinkle, Editor

An Unusual Cabinet Meeting

BEAUTIFUL and comfortable surroundings
always add much to the success of a meet-
ing and when the very atmosphere is saturated
with the spirit of Christian brotherhood, a
group such as the Cabinet of the Woman's
Missionary Society of General Synod finds it-
self in happy circumstances indeed. Such was
their good fortune during the recent sessions
held in Schauffler School, Cleveland, Ohio.
Schauffler was founded 50 years ago by Dr.
Henry Albert Schauffler, for many years a mis-
sionary in Turkey and Bohemia, in the hope
of serving the Slavic folk of that particular
community. In the very beginning it was
called the Bible Readers' School and the
students were all Slavic. Gradually the orig-
inal purpose was enlarged until now it is a
college whose student body represents 12 or
15 nationalities every year and about 14 dif-
ferent denominations. It offers a four year
course in religious education and social work,
granting degrees in these courses; in addition,
it gives specific training for missionary work
to those who are enrolled for that purpose.
In the early days, the girls were given an
opportunity to earn the entire amount of their
expenses — tuition, room and board. For
obvious reasons, this was found impractic-
able, and today a cash fee of S150 a year is
required, in addition to 10 hours work a week.

Miss Jean Starr, House Mother, assisted
Misses Heinmiller and Schilling who, as
hostesses, had taken great pains to see that
the comfort of all was assured.

Miss Catherine Alben, graduate of Schauf-
fler, and Miss Mabel Schramm, of the
Schauffler faculty, were in charge of the
kitchen and dining room during the Cabinet's
stay. Well planned and attractively served
meals, beautiful flowers artistically arranged,
gracious attendants, and fine fellowship made
meal times periods of happy relaxation from
the strenuous business sessions. Assisting
Misses Alben and Schramm were several
young people from Fourth Church, Cleveland.

The Educational Commission and numer-
ous committees met before, between and after
Cabinet sessions.

Another feature which made the meeting an
unusual one and long to be remembered was
the fact that throughout the days at Schauffler
the Cabinet had as guests the Executive Com-
mittee of the Women's Union of the former
Evangelical Synod in the person of Mrs. R.
Mernitz, President; Mrs. Elsa Reichenbach.
Assistant Executive Secretary; Mrs. E. Hauen-
stein, Social Welfare Chairman: Mrs. Ida
Pauley, Missionary Education Chairman;
Mrs. Hugo Schuessler, Devotional Life Chair-
man; Mrs. Theodore Mayer, Secretary; and
Mrs. Siegenthaler, General Education Chair-
man. Rev. H. L. Streich, Executive Secretary,
and Rev. Mr. Krueger, Advisor, were present
at most of the sessions.

The program arranged for Saturday after-
noon and evening was most profitable. At
these two sessions, the work — past, present
and future — of the Woman's Missionary So-
ciety and the Women's Union was presented
and discussed by members of the two groups.
Mrs. F. W. Leich presided in the afternoon
and Mrs. R. Mernitz in the evening.

It seemed to both groups that while method
and set-up is diff"erent in many phases of our
work, the aims and ideals are one as is the
spirit which motivates all activity. The fel-
lowship and inspiration gained from the asso-
ciation during the week, sent both executive
groups back to their tasks with renewed vigor
and enthusiasm and it was the prediction of
all that it would not be a long time until we
were one great group of women working
together. A commission consisting of mem-
bers of the Women's Union and the Woman's
Missionary Society has been appointed to
work out the details whereby this shall come
to pass. The commission plans to begin at
once in order to have definite suggestions and
steps to report to the Triennial meeting of the
W. M. S. G. S. next May in Greensburg,
Pennsylvania.

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Items of Interest from Cabinet Reports

Membership Treasurer
W. M. S. — 752 societies with a membership Given to Miyagi College this year, $11,011.52.
of 20,274 (Potomac Synod the only one to Total gifts for the home and foreign mis-
report a gain in membership. North Car- sion work of our church, $88,548.57.
olina Classis had a net gain of 95 members, Litera
Zion Classis a net gain of 18; losses in u Uerature
others, however, brought the Synodical net ^'1?^^'^ i"""?^^ ^'^'''^^ ^^^^^^^ go to
gain down to 14). ^' ^' Fleagle, Waynesboro, Pa., whose

G. M. G.-427 Guilds with a membership of the'i.'rti'nfR'^H r ^""^ '\T P^'' /

5,910 (an increase of 18 Guilds and 113 Phil^ rFVi! '"^N ^'T^?

TnVmKpr«^ Phillips, Lbenezer, N. Y., ranks second with

3151/2 units.

M. B.— 302 Mission Bands with a membership Miss Helen Lecrone, Waynesboro Pa is

of 9,128 (an increase of 9 Bands and 239 highest among Guild readers with 2411/2

members). units to her credit; Miss Charlotte Kroll,

Life and Memorial Memberships Zoax, N. Y., second with 212 units.

Potomac Synod had 29 memberships this ^8 Societies and 48 Guilds reported 100% of
year, Eastern Synod had 28. There were 76 their membership participating in the Read-
memberships added to the rolls this year, r^/"^ Course.

of which 34 were memorial. ^^^.^ ^^^^ '''l^^ readers among the women

^, , . y^a^' 2,502 among the girls. Of

Thank Offering these 2,123 are new readers. The total

W. M. S. — a gain of $4,353.97 number of units to the credit of all readers

G. M. G. — a gain of 666.96 reporting this year is 216,343%.

M. B. — a gain of 272.86 2,141 Diplomas and 2,405 Seals were awarded

this year. Thus far in the present Reading

Total gain this year $5,293.79 Course (2 years) there have been awarded

Total Thank Offering this year. . $36,966.04 3,182 Diplomas and 2,621 Seals

Our Treasurer

FOR eight years the Woman's Missionary
Society of General Synod has had as its
very efficient treasurer, Mrs. R. W. Herbster,
of Prospect, Ohio. Not only was she efficient
but always she carried the work on her heart
and every cause which furthered the Kingdom
called forth her best service. Her time, her
talents, her strength were given without stint
and without thought of self.

Prolonged illness has made it necessary for
Mrs. Herbster to resign. Although we hate to
release her from the intimate circle of the
Woman's Missionary Society of General
Synod, yet it would be unfair to consider for
a moment asking her to continue to bear the
Treasurer's responsibilities, for heavy ones
they are. With the hope that a complete rest
will restore her to active service in the near
future, her resignation was accepted. A mes-
sage and a token of love and regret was sent
to Mrs. Herbster from the Cabinet in session
at Cleveland.

Somehow it seems that God is ever prepar-
ing for service in His Kingdom, those who are

Mrs. R. W. Herbster

ready and willing to accept the torch which
others have been forced to lay down. And
so the Woman's Missionary Society of Gen-
eral Synod counts itself fortunate in the ac-
ceptance of the challenge to become its Treas-
urer of Mrs. Thomas Jarrell, Washington,
D. C. Mrs. Jarrell has had much experience

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in this particular field, having served as local,
Classical and Synodical Treasurer for a num-
ber of years. We welcome Mrs. Jarrell to this
office and to membership in the Cabinet of the

Woman's Missionary Society of General
Synod, grateful that she, too, is willing to
share time and talent in the service of the
King.

The Passinsf of Miss Bareis

THE demise of Miss Helen Bareis, April
27, came as a great shock to the host of
women in our church. It seemed almost im-
possible to believe her work on earth was fin-
ished and she had passed on to a higher realm
of service. Miss Bareis was well-known for
her devotion to the church and her zeal in
religious activities, especially those connected
with the Woman's Missionary Society. Her
native ability and educational preparation
fitted her for the varied positions she filled so
acceptably in her local, and classical societies,
the Woman's Missionary Society of Ohio
Synod and the Woman's Missionary Society
of General Synod. Her services were valu-
able on committees and commissions. She
was honored with the presidency of the
Woman's Missionary Society of Ohio Synod
in 1920.

Miss Bareis, however, was most widely
known as the Recording Secretary of the
Woman's Missionary Society of General
Synod, which office she held from 1911 to
1923. During that period she kept the rec-
ords and proceedings most efficiently and
faithfully at four triennial conventions and
twelve annual sessions of the Executive Board
and Cabinet.

Miss Helen Bareis

Although naturally quiet and retired. Miss
Bareis never failed to perform the task en-
trusted to her. She will long be remembered
for the service she rendered in behalf of the
spiritual uplift of humanity. "She hath done
what she could." In her passing from the
"church militant" to the "church triumphant,"
there comes from the "Holy Writ" the assured
commendation, "Well done thou good and
faithful servant."

Emma R. Krammes.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam

Life Members

Eastern Synod
Lancaster Classis — Mrs. Martin L. Mumma,

1707 N. 2nd St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Philadelphia Classis — Mrs. Carl G. Petri,

Skippack, Pa.

Pittsburgh Synod
Westmoreland Classis — Miss Sue E. Willard,

3431/2 Main St., Latrobe, Pa.

Members in Memoriam

Eastern Synod
Lebanon Classis — Mrs. Emma R. Donmoyer,

502 N. 7th St., Lebanon, Pa.
Tohickon Classis — Elizabeth Stover Fluck,

Keller's Church, Pa. Nelia Conard Fluck,

Keller's Church, Pa.

Northwest Synod
Sheboygan Classis — Rev. Adolph W. Krampe,

D.D., Mission House, R. R. No. 3, Ply-
mouth, Wis.

Pittsburgh Synod
Westmoreland Classis — Miss Nora G. Mick-
ley, 531 Somerset St., Johnstown, Pa. Mr.
William Suite, 144 Harrison Ave., Greens-
burg, Pa.

Quiz

1. What are the Tnission study themes for the coTn~
ing year?

2. Did the General Synodical Thank Offering Secre-
tary have an encouraging report? Why?

3. Who ranks highest among the readers of W. M. S.
and G. M. G.? Second honors go to ?

4. Give the number of groups and the membership —
in General Srnod — of the organization to which
you belong (W. M. S., G. M. G., or M. B.).

5. What was there unusual about the Cabinet Meet-
ing of the W omans Missionary Society of Gen-
eral Synod?

6. What new organizations are reported this month?
Where are they?

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Literature Chat

Carrie M. Kerschner

THE days of taking account of ourselves
and our societies should never pass with
the filling out of annual report blanks. Every
day we need to "trim boat" that our sailing
may be steady and sure. As we approach the
time when new Packets will be ready for use
we should like to urge all groups to order
W. M. S. Packets, 75c postpaid, early. Sum-
mer days are rapidly passing and vacation
time will soon be over. Some "stay-at-homes"
will be planning for missionary meetings
while others are still away. The September
program is entitled "First Things First" and
the message of each number on the program is
vital to the smooth running of every group of
women organized to extend the Kingdom of
Jesus Christ.

The program committee should meet in
August and plan not only for the September
program but for the October and November
meetings. Three months in advance is not too
long for a program committee to look ahead.

A new feature for the October, November,
January and February months as well as for
the March, April, May and June Programs
should be noted. These programs are based
on two of the adult study books of the year.
The former on the book, "Orientals in Amer-
ican Life," paper, 60c; cloth, $1.00, and the
latter on "Japanese Women Speak," paper,
50c; cloth, $1.00. Each suggested set of pro-
grams will be printed separately. A third
booklet will contain suggestions for the Sep-
tember, December, July and August pro-
grams. The price of these will be listed on
the booklets and the entire Packet will sell
for 75c.

Societies may want extra copies of the
Stewardship play "Waked Up" listed for the
September program. The price is 5c each, 6
for 25c. The play is short and if well read
will prove effective. Because a "Guest Meet-
ing" is suggested for September it would be
better to memorize the parts of "Waked Up."
It can be done if every participant will really
"wake up" and do her part.

Necessary materials for October: The pro-
gram is based on the first chapter of the book
"Orientals in American Life." Orders should
therefore be sent at once for this book, the
price of which is quoted above. Because four

programs are based on it societies will prob-
ably need more than one copy of this book.
It will save postage if books and packets are
ordered at the same time. Extra programs are
15c each, 2 for 25c.

The True and False Test entitled "What Do
You Think of Orientals in the United States,"
to be used at two meetings (October and
June) , are ready for distribution. Each mem-
ber is to have one. Typed copies may be
made by local groups. For those who prefer
to purchase them they will cost 10c each, 60c
per dozen. One copy will be in the Woman's
Missionary Society Packet.

The hymn "Forward Through the Ages" is
suggested for use almost every month because
it is the "Hymn of the Year" — 2c each, 15c
per dozen.

Packets for Girls' Missionary Guilds will
sell for 40c. Guilds should order the book
"Gold Mountain," paper, 60c; cloth, $1.00,
and "Japan and Her People," paper, 60c;
cloth, $1.00. "A Course on Orientals in the
United States" and a "Course on Japan" sell
at 25c each.

Books for leaders of children's groups are:
Juniors: "Japanese Here and There," boards,
$1.00; paper, 75c. This is a combined home
and foreign course. For Junior children's
reading, (Home) there is "Rainbow Bridge,"
a story of a Japanese family who came to
America to live. From the moment they em-
bark until the story closes there is one exciting
adventure after another. Cloth, $1.50; paper,
75c. Primary: "Oriental Friends in the
United States," a text containing units on the
Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos. Boards,
$1.00; paper, 75c. For primary children's
reading, "The World in a Barn," special price
$1.00. Packet for children's groups (Mission
Bands, Extended Church School sessions, etc. )
sells for 50c. Foreign books will be "chatted"
about later.

Supplemental material for Home Missions,
Orientals in the United States Picture Sheet,
25c; Picture Map of the United States, 50c;
Paper Dolls, three sets Friendship Cut-outs,
China Paper Dolls and Japan Paper Dolls
furnish excellent dolls to use in connection
with any study of these races in the United
States. 25c each set. For Foreign Missions,
Picture Map of Japan, 50c; Directions for
Making a Japanese House, 25c; Boys and
Girls of Japan Picture Sheet, 25c.

Books especially recommended for reading
during the period of the study of the "Orien-
tals in America" are "Chinatown Quest,"

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225

$1.00 (new price); "Lim Yik Choy," $1.50;
"A Daughter of the Samurai" (new price),
$1.00; and "The Promised Land," $2.50.

Let us all "trim boat" and be ready to sail
together when September is here.

Societies residing in the area of the Eastern
Depository order from the Woman's Mission-
ary Society, 416 Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Those residing in
the area of the Western Depository order
from the Woman's Missionary Society, 2969
W. 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

Girls^ Missionary
Guild

Ruth Heinmiller, Secretary

My dear Guild Girls:

By this time some of you are looking for-
ward to the new Guild programs. From all
indications your meetings ought to be very
interesting because of the fascinating subjects
you are going" to discuss this year. The cen-
tral theme for the programs beginning in
September is "Forward with Christ." In spite
of difficulties which surround us we cannot
stop, we cannot turn back but we must go
forward if we want to build a better world, a
Christian world.

Have you heard about the books which we
are going to use this year? The theme for
the foreign mission study is Japan and the
book we are using is "Japan and Her People,"
by Ethel M. Hughes. "Gold Mountain," by
Philip F. Payne, is the book we will use for
the home mission study and it is based on the
theme Orientals in the United States.

In the Guild program booklet there will be
four suggested programs on "Japan and Her
People," four on "Gold Mountain" and four
on miscellaneous subjects. So that you may
become familiar with the material and have
the September meeting well prepared may I
suggest that you order at once and please send
payment with all orders. The program Book-
let is 40 cents; Japan and Her People, 60
cents; Gold Mountain, 60 cents. If you have
not secured the Stewardship and Christian
Citizenship packets order those at the same
time. Thej are fifteen cents each.

I trust that during these hot summer days
you are getting a great deal of reading done.
There are many books on the Reading Course

which I should like to suggest for your read-
ing but I shall mention only a few at this time.
As you look forward to this year's study of
Japan and the Orientals in America I wish
you would read, if you have not already done
so, "A Daughter of the Samurai" and "A
Daughter of the Narakin," by E. Sugimoto;
"Typhoon Days in Japan," by Robert and
Evelyn Spencer; "Out of the Far East," by
Allan A. Hunter; "A Japanese Grandmother,"
by Emma G. Lippard, and "The Chinatown
Quest," by Carol Green Wilson.

Then, I think, during this summer you will
want to make a collection of pictures of Japan
and any interesting articles you may find in
magazines or newspapers.

I am happy to report five new Guilds for
this month. Three are in Ohio Synod. They
are: First Church, Shelby, Ohio. Organized
by Miss Hazel Mitchell with 8 charter mem-
bers. The president is Miss Mitchell and she
lives at 24 High School Avenue, Shelby, Ohio.
At Paradise Church, Louisville, Ohio, Mrs. M.
E. Myers organized a Guild with 6 charter
members. The president is Miss Josephine
Huber, S. Silver Street, Louisville, Ohio. At
First Church, New Philadelphia, Ohio, Miss
Frieda Pfeiffer organized a Guild with 20
charter members. The president is Mrs. Carol
Cunningham, 5541/2 High Avenue, West, New
Philadelphia, Ohio.

Another new Guild has been organized in
Eastern Synod, in East Pennsylvania Classis.
Last year this classis held the record for or-
ganizing the largest number of Guilds, having
organized six. Two have been organized since
the first of April. The latest one was organ-
ized at Bethany Church, Bethlehem, Pa., by
Mrs. Alliene DeChant Seltzer with 12 charter
members. The president is Miss Melba Ful-
mer, 640 Third Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa.

In Potomac Synod a Guild was organized
at Trinity Church, Conover, N. C, by Mrs.
C. C. Wagoner with 15 charter members. The
president is Miss Evelyn Bolick, Conover,
N. C.

I know that all of you Guild girls join me
in extending to those new Guilds best wishes
for a jovous time as we work together in the
Guild.

Cordially yours,

Ruth Heinmiller,
General Secretary of Girls'
Missionary Guilds.

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Mission Band

Dear Friends of Children:

This month I have for you just a very short
message in which I want to tell you a little
about the materials for missionary education
for children's groups.

As you know during this coming year we
shall be studying Japan and Orientals in
America. "Japanese Here and There," by
Margaret Forsyth, is a combined home and
foreign course for juniors. "Kin Chan and
the Crab," by Berthae Harris Converse, is the
foreign study book, and "Oriental Friends in
the United States," by Katherine Smith
Adams, is the home study book for the pri-
mary groups. There is available much supple-
mental material such as Picture Maps, Pic-
ture Sheets, Directions for Making a Japa-
nese House, Friendship Paper Dolls, etc.

Before you begin these studies with the
children it would be advisable to get as much
background material as possible. Please refer
to the Guild Column of this issue for recom-
mended references. In addition to those given
you will want to read "Japanese Women
Speak," by Michi Kawai, and "Orientals in
American Life," by Palmer.

If your church school does not use the
Heidelberg Departmental Graded Lessons try

MISSIONS HOME, Winona Lake, Indiana,
will be open July 1st to September 1st, 1934,
for the entertainment of (adult) Missionaries
home on furlough, who need the rest and in-
spiration of two weeks at beautiful Winona
Lake.

No meals are served, but they can be had
near the Missions Home at reasonable prices.

to get the Junior unit for the third quarter of
1934. This unit contains eight sessions on
the work which the missionary organizations
of our church help to support. If the unit
is used in the church school perhaps the
classes and the Mission Band could work out
some expanded sessions together. Teacher's
Manual, 25c; Pupil's Book, 15c.

The lists for the Reading Course for Boys
and Girls are now ready. New Books have
been added to the former lists which are still
good.

Two new Mission Bands have recently been
organized. One is in Eastern Synod, at St.
Paul's Church, Lancaster, Pa. It was or-
ganized by Mrs. Lloyd B. Hershey with 15
charter members. The other is in Potomac
Synod at Trinity Church, Conover, N. C. It
was organized by Mrs. C. C. Wagoner with
18 charter members. We congratulate Mrs.
Wagoner on organizing a Girls' Missionary
Guild and a Mission Band in her church the
same month.

With kindest regards to you, I am,
Cordially yours,

Ruth Heinmiller,
General Secretary of Mission Bands.

Those who have availed themselves of a
rest, both from Home and Foreign Fields are
most enthusiastic over the opportunity to be
a guest at the Home and the inspiration that
comes from being at Winona Lake.

For further particulars, write Charlotte E.
Vickers, Chairman, 238 South Oak Park Ave-
nue, Oak Park, 111.

"The earth is weary of our foolish wars;
Her hills and shores were shaped for lovely things.
Yet all our fears are spent in bickerings
Beneath the astonished stars.
April by April laden with beauty comes.
Autumn by autumn turns our toil to gain,
But, hand at sword hilt, still we start and strain
To catch the beat of drums.
With life so fair and all too short a lease
Upon our special star! Nay, low, and trust
Not blood and thunder shall redeem our dust.
Let us have peace."

— Nancy Byrd Turner.

"Just Over the Hill" and "The Seed, the Soil and the Sower," listed on the Reading
Course, are out of print. The Literature Depositories will, therefore, be unable to fill orders
for them.

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Directory, Woman's Missionary Societies

GENERAL SYNOD

Pres., Mrs. F. W. Leich, 600 Elberon Ave., Dayton,
■Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. L. L. Anewalt, 1036 Walnut
St., Allentovvn, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. D. J. Snyder,
29 Division St., Greensburg, Pa.; Recording Sec, Mrs.
D. E. Remsberg, 607 Maiden Lane, Roanoke, Va. ;
Cor. Sec, Miss Bessie R. Shade, 314 Walnut St.,
Royersford. Pa.; Statistical Sec, Miss Mathilde Berg,
2425 N. 32nd St., Milwaukee, Wis.; Treasurer, Mrs.
Thomas Jarrell, 1420 Ingraham St., N. W., Wash-
ington, D. C.

SECRETARIES, EDITOR. ETC.

Executive Secretary — Miss Carrie M. Kerschner,
416 Schaff BIdg., 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Secretary of Literature — Miss Greta P. Hinkle, 416
Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race St.. Philadelphia, Pa.

Secretary of Girls' Missionary Guild and Mission
Band and Field Secretary of the Girls' Missionary
Gnifd and Mission Band— Miss Ruth Heinmiller, 2969
W. 25tb St.. Cleveland. Ohio.

^ Printing— Mrs. Henry Gekeler, 3861 W. 20th St.,
•Cleveland. Ohio.

Director of Educational Commission — Mrs. E. W.
Lentz, 311 Market St., Bangor, Pa.

JV. M. S. Editor, Outlook of Missions — Miss Greta
P. Hinkle, 416 Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race St., Philadel-
phia. Pa.

Stczvardship — ]Miss Helen L. Barnhart, 826 S. George
St., York, Pa.

Thank Offering — Mrs. L. V. Hetrick, 200 Porter St.,
Easton, Pa.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam — Miss Ella
Klumb, 2744 N. 48th St.. Milwaukee, Wis.

Christian Citizenship — Mrs. Maud B. Trescher, 113 S.
2nd St.. Jeannette, Pa.

Central West— Miss Helen Nott, 2938 N. 9th St., Mil-
waukee. Wis.

Organization and Membership — Miss Carrie M. Kersch-
ner. 416 Schaff Bldg., 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Historian— Mrs. Irvin W. Hendricks, 259 S. Main St.,
Chambersburg. Pa.

Trustees — Mrs. F. W. Leich, Mrs. L. L. Anewalt, Mrs.
D. E. Remsberg, Miss Bessie R. Shade, Mrs. R. W.
Herbster. Mrs. F. E. Boigegrain, Mrs. A. J. Dauer, Mrs.
Henry Gekeler, Mrs. Russell R. Krammes, Mrs. J. H.
Rettig. Miss S. Elizabeth Zimmerman.

Chairman of Educational Aid for Service Committee
— Miss Minnie Naefe, 526 Illinois Ave., Jeffersonville,
Ind.

DISTRICT SYNODS

EASTERN

Pres., Mrs. G. W. Spotts. Ill Main St., Telford, Pa.;
1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. H. C. Stauffer, 229 Reilly St., Har-
risburg, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. J. M. Mengel, 1520
Linden St., Reading, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. J. P. Moore,
416 Perkiomen Ave.. Lansdale, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Willis
D. Mathias. 1546 Chew St., Allentown Pa.; Statistical
Sec. Mrs. John K. Stoudt, Leesport. Pa.; Treas., Mrs. L.
A. Gass, 115 Jefferson St., Hyde Park, Reading, Pa.

SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS
Literature — Mrs. Harry Gilbert, 41 N. 4th St., Reading,
Pa.

Thank Offering — Mrs. John Lentz, 522 Main St., Col-
legeville. Pa.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam — Miss Alice
Appleman. 629 Bloom St., Danville, Pa.

Girls' Missionary Guild — Mrs. J. Lloyd Snyder, 2417
Allen St.. Allentown, Pa.

Mission Band — Mrs. J. K. Wetzel, Tremont, Pa.

CJiristian Citizenship — Mrs. Charles Schaeffer, 45 Lafa-
yette St.. Tamaqua, Pa.

Organization and Membership — Mrs. Charles F. Free-
man, 186 E. Court St.. Doylestown, Pa.

Stewardship — Mrs. J. Milton Michael, 425 Market St.,
Millersburg. Pa.

Historian — Miss Rosa E. Ziegler, 440 N. 7th St., Leban-
on, Pa.

MID-WEST

Pres.. Mrs. John F. Hawk, West Point, Ky. ; 1st Vice-
Pres., Miss Alma Iske. 3718 E. Market St., Indianapolis,
Ind.; 2nd Vice-Pres.. Mrs. G. S. Engelmann. 918 S. Car-
roll Ave., Freeport, HI.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. J. N. Nalv, 110
N. West St.. Waukegan, 111.; Cor. Sec, Miss Mvnne
Ehrsam. 365 Fulton St., Berne. Ind.; Statistical Sec. Miss
Emma Baumer. P. O. Box 295. Louisville, Kv. ; Treas.,
Mrs. Carl Gallrein, 830 E. Maple St., Jeffersonville, Ind.

^^^SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS

Literature — Mrs. R. B. Meckstroth, 222 Etna Ave.,
Huntington, Ind.

Thank Offering— Mrs. Bernhard Maas, 302 E. Broad-
way. Louisville, Ky.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam — Mrs. L. H.
Ludwig, 1801 W. 4th St., Sioux City. Iowa.

Girls' Missionary Guild — Miss Emily Alben, Parks
Place, Port Huron, Jeffersonville, Ind.

Mission Band — Miss Eleanore Reppert, 422 N. 3rd St.,
Decatur, Ind.

Christian Citizenship— Mrs. F. H. Runow, 327 Seminole
Court, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Organization and Membership — Mrs. E. N. Evans, 5114
Park Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

Stewardship— Mrs. H. W. Haberkamp, Belvidere, Tenn.

Historian — Mrs. George Wolfe, 100 Stadium Ave., West
Lafayette, Ind.

NORTHWEST
Pres.. Mrs. Richard Rettig, New Glarus, Wis.; 1st Vice-
Pres., Mrs. William C. Beckmann, R. 5, Plymouth, Wis.;
Rec. Sec, Miss Ella Arpke, Box 649. Sheboygan, Wis.;
Cor. Sec. Miss Lydia deKeyser, 1821 N. 10th St., She-
boygan, Wis.; Statistical Sec, Mrs. George Potschke, 1539
S. 13th St.. Sheboygan, Wis.; Treas., Miss Rose Mann,
1426 N. 38th St., Milwaukee, Wis.

SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS

Literature — Mrs. George Grether, Sauk City, Wis.

Thank Offering— Mrs. E. Terlinden, Campbellsport, Wis.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam — Mrs. George
Duchow, Potter, Wis.

Girls' Missionary Guild — Miss Dorothy Keeler, 2141 N.
62nd St.. Wauwatosa, Wis.

Mission Band — Miss Ruth Beisser, 503 N. Milwaukee
St., Plymouth. Wis.

Christian Citizenship — Miss Ruth Nott, 2938 N. 9th St..
Milwaukee, Wis.

Organization and Membership — Mrs. John Neuen-
schwander. Melbourne. Iowa.

Stewardship — Mrs. John Scheib, 218 6th St., Kaukauna.
Wis.

Historian — Mrs. Oscar Wolters, 602 .N. 8th St., She-
boygan, Wis.

OHIO

Pres.. Mrs. F. E. Boigegrain. 1156 N. Bever St.. Wooster,
Ohio: l=t Vice-Pres., Mrs. M. E. Beck, 713 S. Main St.,
North Canton. Ohio: 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. N. E. Vitz.
New Bremen. Ohio; Rec. Sec. Mrs. H. N. Smith. 283 E.
Main St., Carrollton, Ohio; Cor. Sec. Mrs. D. Emerson
Tobias, Alpha, Ohio; Statistical Sec, Mrs. Herbert Wolfe.
.''ISO TOt^ St.. Akron. Ohio. Treas., Mrs. W. T. Kinzer.
708 W. Wayne St., Lima, Ohio.

SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS

Literature — Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz, R. R. 2, Bluffton,
Oh-'o.

Thank Offering— Mrs. F. R. Casselman, 475 E. Perry
St.. Tiffin. Ohio.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam — Mrs. L. C.
Koplin, 460 Briarwood Drive, Akron, Ohio.

Girls' Missionary Guild — Mrs. George Mast, 1201 18th
St.. N. W.. Canton. Ohio.

Mission Band — Mrs. J. C. Johnson. Canal Winchester,
Ohio.

Christian Citizenship — Mrs. E. E. Zechiel, 104 Byers
Ave.. Akron, Ohio.

Organization and Membership — Mrs. J. E. Youngen,
146 E. North St.. Wooster. Ohio.

Stewardship— Mrs. H. P. Ley, 210 S. Jefferson St., St.
Bernard. Ohio.

Historian— Mrs. R. W. Blemker, 901 E. Tuscarawas
St., Canton, Ohio.

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PITTSBURGH
Pres., Mrs. Paul J. Dundore, 14 Penn Ave.. Greenville,
Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. M. G. Schucker. 1306 Lancaster
Ave.. Swissvale, Pittsburgh. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
Edwin Kling. 234 N. Harlem Road. Snyder. N. Y.; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. W. F. Ginder, St. Petersburg, Pa.; Cor. Sec,
Mrs. Maud B. Trescher. 113 S. 2nd St., Jeannette, Pa.;
Statistical Sec, Mrs. John Houser, 626 Cutler St., Mead-
ville, Pa.; Treas., Mrs. Harry D. Hershey, Pennsylvania
Ave. Extension, Irwin, Pa.

SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS

Literature— Mrs. Bennett Rask, 329 Hawthorne Ave.,
Greensburg. Pa.

Thank Offering— Mrs. N. E. Smith, 320 E. Main St.,
Evans City, Pa.

Life Members and Members in Memoriam — Mrs. H. L.
Krause. 1804 Morrell St.. Pittsburgh. Pa.

Girls' Missionary Guild— Mrs. Harold F. Loch. 614 6th
St.. Pitcairn. Pa.

Mission Band — Mrs. George Engelbach. 77 Shenango
St.. Greenville. Pa.

Christian Citizenship — -Mrs. Rosa Zinn. 122 E. Scribner
St.. DuBois, Pa.

Organization and M'^mber^hip — Mrs. C. L. Xoss. 514 N.
Jefferson St.. Kittanning, Pa.

Stewardship — Miss Lvdia Hickernell. 1031 Catherine
St.. Meadville. Pa.

Historian — Mrs. William Snite, Harrison Ave., Greens-
burg, Pa.

POTOMAC

Pres.. Mrs. John L. Barnhart, 3408 Edgewood Rom"
Baltimore. Md.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. W. H. Causey, 20(,
Hollyrood St., Winston-Salem. N. C. ; 2nd Vice-Pres.. Mrs.
Paul D. Yoder, Codorus. Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. I. A,
Raubenhold, 223 N. Hartley St.. York, Pa.; Cor. Sec,
Mrs. J. H. Apple, Frederick, Md. ; Statistical Sec, Miss
Ruth Gillan, 53 Queen St., Chambersburg, Pa.; Treas.,
Mrs. Thomas E. Jarrell, 1420 Ingraham St., N, W.,
Washington, D. C.

SECRETARIES OF DEPARTMENTS

Literature — Miss Helen L. Barnhart, 826 S. George St.,.
York, Pa.

Thank Offering — Mrs. J. N. Faust, Spring Grove, Pa.

Life Member and Members in Memoriam — Mrs. Tames
Aldridge, 303 W. Burke St., Martinsburg, W. Va. '

Girls' Missionary Guild — Mrs. Ernest Brindle, Arendts-
ville, Pa.

Mission Band — Mrs. Guy Benchoff, Woodstock, Va.

Christian Citizenship — Mrs. E. B. Fahrney, W^aynes-
boro. Pa.

Organization and Membership — Miss Anna M. Groh,»N.
Hanover St.. Carlisle, Pa.

Stewardship — Mrs. Robert Patterson, Rockwell, N. C.

Historian — Miss Lou Ellen Seibert, 329 W. King St.,
Martinsburg, W. Va.

CLASSES
EASTERN SYNOD

East Pennsylvania Classis — Pres.. Mrs. A. R. Ruch.
Flicksville. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. L. V. Hetrick, 200
Porter St., Easton. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. Clarence
Hawk, 1813 Main St.. Northampton. Pa.: Rec. Sec, Mrs.
Clarence W. Dawe. 623 Lafavette St., Easton, Pa.; Cor.
Sec. Mrs. C. H. Stout, 122 S. First St., Bangor, Pa.;
Treas.. Mrs. Weston H. Mease. 934 Linden St., Bethle-
hem. Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature. Mrs.
W. H. Brong. 408 W. Main St., Pen Argyl. Pa.; Thank
Offering. Mrs. Sue Ruth. 946 Butler St., Easton. Pa.;
Life Members and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. Charles
Shafer. Fairview St.. Nazareth. Pa.; Girls' Missionary
Guild. Mrs. William Seltzer. 426 E. Goepp St., Bethlehem,
Pa.; Mission Band. Mrs. A. S. Leiby, 625 Center St..
Easton. Pa.; Christian Citizenship. Mrs. C. A. Butz, 1337
Montrose Ave.. Bethlehem, Pa.; Organization and Mem-
bership. Mrs. T. A. Lum. 725 Center St., Easton. Pa.;
Stewardship. Mrs. Harry Hoffman, 49 Cortland St., E.
Stroudsburg. Pa.; Historian, Mrs. J. O. Reagle, Mt.
Bethel, Pa.

East Susquehanna Classi.s — Pres.. Mrs. A. Levan Zech-
man. R. D. 3. Catawissa. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. George
Martz. Main St.. Catawissa. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
Wilson Reed. 102 N. 12th St., Sunbury. Pa.; Rec. Sec,
Miss Beulah Lliler. Millersburg, Pa.; Cor. Sec. Mrs. Wil-
liam Stine. R. D. 2. Paxinos. Pa.; Treas.. Mrs. C. B.
Schneder. 132 N. Grant St.. Shamokin, Pa. Secretaries
of Departments : Literature. Miss Rebecca Messimer. 303
Catawissa Ave.. Sunbury. Pa.; Thank Offering. Miss Mary
Aucker. 246 W. Spruce St.. Shamokin. Pa.; Life Members
and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. L. M. Martin. 3rd St.,
Catawissa. Pa. ; Girls' Missionary Guild. Mrs. L. L.
Mattes. 53 Marshall St.. Shamokin. Pa.; Mission Band,
Miss Vera Simmons, 116 S. 6th St.-. Shamokin. Pa.; Chris-
tian Citizenship. Mrs. Mark Masser. Hegins. Pa.; Organi-
zation and Membership. Mrs. J. M. Michael. Millersburg,
Pa.; Stewardship. Mrs. D. E. Hottenstein. Millersburg,
Pa.; Historian. Mrs. J. M. Michael, Millersburg, Pa.

Goshenhoppen Classis — Pres.. Mrs. George W. Hartman,
Worcester. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. C. K. Kehm. 17 N.
Chestnut St.. Pottstown. Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. W. Herbert
Sutcliffe. 374 N. Charlotte St.. Pottstown. Pa.; Cor. Sec,
Miss Mary P. Reed. Kulpsville, Pa.; Treas., Mrs. T. T.
Gabel. 6 Chestnut St.. Boyertown. Pa. Secretaries of Depart-
ments: Literature. Mrs. C. C. Burdan. Rosedale. Pottstown.
Pa.; Thank Offering. Mrs. Charles Godshalk, Worchester,
Pa.; Life Members and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. A.
W. Dotterer. 170 N. Hanover St.. Pottstown. Pa.; Girls'
:Missionary Guild. Miss Kathryn Allebach. 32 W. 5th St.,
Pottstown. Pa.; Mission Band. Mrs. Amandus Erb. E.
Philadelphia Ave.. Boyertown. Pa.; Christian Citizenship.
Mrs. Harry Stetler. 3rd St.. Boyertown, Pa.; Organization
and Membership. Mrs. Lester Stauffer, E. Philadelphia
Ave.. Boyertown. Pa.; Stewardship. Mrs. E. A. Jacob. 936
Chestnut St.. Pottstown. Pa.; Historian, Mrs. Sara J.
Landis, R. D. 4, Pottstown, Pa.

Lancaster Classis— Pres., Mrs. O. S. Frantz, 527 W.
Tames St.. Lancaster. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. H. W.
keitel. 3221 N. 5th St.. Harri.sburg. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres,.
Mrs. Adam Hain, 1605 Berryhill St., Harrisburg, Pa.;
Rec. Sec. Mrs. A. W. Mover. 945 Virginia Ave., Lancas-
ter. Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Charles Altoff, 1169 Market St., |
Harrisburg. Pa.; Treas.. Mrs. Charles Huber, 457 Crescent |
St.. Harrisburg, Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Liter- (
ature. Mrs. C. D. Spotts. 834 Buchanan Ave., Lancaster, >
Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs. J. W. Plowman, 133 Hoerner \
St., Harrisburg, Pa.; Life Members and Members in
]Memoriam, Mrs. H. M. Yingst, 1423 N. 3rd St., Harris-
burg. Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild. Mrs. Clarence Kelley, I
465 N. 2nd St., Steelton. Pa.; Mission Band, Mrs. Wil- ;
Ham Witman. 2405 N. 5th St.. Harrisburg, Pa.; Christian j
Citizenship, Mrs. Herbert Heitshu. R. D. 3. Lititz. Pa.;
Organization and Membership, Mrs. J. W. Zehring, |
Mountville. Pa. ; Stewardship, Mrs. Louis Moog, 226 Boas
St., Harrisburg, Pa.; Historian, Mrs. D. W. Gerhard, 129 .
E. Vine St., Lancaster, Pa.

Lebanon Classis— Pres., Miss Rosa E. Ziegler, 440 N.
7th St., Lebanon, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. F. B. Witmer,
S. 9th St.. Lebanon. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. George
Reber. Sinking Springs. Pa.; Rec. Sec, Miss Elsie Bickel,
431 N. 9th St., Lebanon. Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Martion G.
Gocklej% Avon. Pa.; Treas., Miss Arnetta Reed, 535 Wal-
nut St., Lebanon. Pa. Secretaries of Departments: Liter-
ature. Miss Bertha Horst, Schaefferstown, Pa.; Thank Of-
fering. Mrs. D. A. Frantz, 109 N. 9th St., Lebanon, Pa.; \
Life Members and Members in Memoriam, Miss Dorothy :
Lentz. Jonestown, Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Sara ;
Bowman. Palmyra, Pa.; Mission Band. Mrs. J. Walter
Snoke, Maple St., Annville. Pa.; Christian Citizenship.
Mrs. Carl Isenberg. Campbelltown. Pa.; Organization and
Membership. Mrs. W. C. Hess. Avon, Pa.; Stewardship.
Mrs. F. W. Ruth. Bernville, Pa.; Historian, Miss Laura
May Snyder, Womelsdorf, Pa.

Lehigh Classis — Pres., Mrs. Charles C. Bachman, 1623
Chew St., Allentown, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Claude
Kleckner. 922 S. 6th St.. Allentown, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres .
Mrs. Herbert Wagner, 2820 Gordon St., Allentown. Pa.:
Rec. Sec, Mrs. Willis D. Mathias, 1537 Chew St.. Allen-
town. Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Russel W. Reinert, 527 Allen
St.. Allentown. Pa.; Treas., Mrs. Lloyd K. Dech, 213
Lehigh St., Allentown. Pa. Secretaries of Departments:
Literature, Mrs. T. Lloyd Snyder, 2417 Allen St., Allen-
town. Pa.; Thanic Offering. Mrs. William H. Schaeffer.
217 N. 7th St.. Allentown. Pa.; Life Members and Mem-
bers in Memoriam. Mrs. E. K. Angstadt. 341 Main St..
Kutztown. Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild. Mrs. Claude
Keiser. 432 N. 22nd St.. Allentown. Pa.; Mission Band.
Mrs. E. Wilbur Kriebel. 915 Wahneta St.. Allentown,
Pa.; Christian Citizenship. Mrs. Harry Steckel, Slatmgton,
Pa.: Organization and Membership, Mrs. James Smith,
14461/^ Chew St., Allentown, Pa.; Stewardship, Mrs. Clm-

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ton Blose, 35 S. Madison St., Allentown, Pa.; Historian,
Mrs. Edward Johnson, Lehighton, Pa.

New York Classis — Pres., Mrs. F. W. Engelmann, 98
Forbes St., Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.; 1st Vice-Pres.,
Mrs. D. A. Bode, 144-25 87th Ave., Jamaica, L. I. N. Y.;
2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. J. Hoelzer, 1012 Gates Ave., Brook-
lyn, N. Y.; Rec. Sec, Miss Lillian Klein, 1717 Linden
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. C. H. Gramm, 225
Suydam St., New" Brunswick, N. J.; Treas., Mrs. Hannah
Hurst, 8423 96th St., Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y. Secretar-
ies of Departments : Literature, Mrs. Miles H. Kuhlthau,
99 Van Liew Ave., Milltown, N. J.; Thank Offering, Miss
Margaret Pieger, 24 Crescent Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Life Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. D. A.
Bode, 144-25 87th Ave., Jamaica, L. I., N. Y. ; Girls' Mis-
sionary Guild, Mrs. B. F. May, 136 Church St., West
Roxbury, Mass.; Mission Band, Miss Addie Brunnemer,
85-18 85th St., Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y., Christian Citizen-
ship, Miss Kathryn Muench, 65-54 77th Place, Middle
Village, L. I., N. Y.; Organization and Membership, Miss
Emily Pfarrer, 9211 91st Ave., Woodhaven, L. I., N. Y.;
Stewardship, Mrs. Reuben Hoelzer, 157 Washington Ave.,
Milltown, N. J.; Historian, Miss Rose Gerhard, 227 Town-
send St., New Brunswick, N. J.

Philadelphia Classis — Pres., Mrs. Elmer E. Leiphart,
7253 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs.
H. B. Wenner, 1545 N. Bouvier St., Philadelphia, Pa.;
2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. J. Rauch Stein, 4626 Cedar Ave.,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. William Treston, 229
W. Apsley St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Miss Anna E.
Rumpf, 1213 W. Venango St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Treas,,
Miss Florence Brandt, 834 W. Marshall St., Norristown,
Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. William
Dietrich, 3546 N. Mervine St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Thank
Offering, Mrs. Irvin Kulp, R. D. 4, Phoenixville, Pa.;
Life Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. James
Bright, 1328 Ritner St., Philadelphia, Pa.; Girls' Mission-
ary Guild, Miss Anna Diehl, 136 Chestnut St., Spring
City, Pa.; Mission Band, Mrs. Mary Kleinginna, College-
ville. Pa.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Ralph Holland,
Fort Washington, Pa. ; Organization and Membership, Mrs.
Charles Chronister, 5904 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.;
Stewardship, Mrs. Raymond Wilhelm, 247 Chestnut St.,
Spring Citv, Pa.; Historian, Mrs. William E. Lampe, 5004
Pine St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Reading Classis — ^Pres., Mrs. Albertus R. Broek, 818
N. 5th St., Reading. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Dallas R.
iKrebs. 142 N. 4th St., Hamburg. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres.,
Mrs. Gustav R. Poetter, 216 W. Greenwich St., Reading,
Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. John F. Reddig, 100 Jefferson St.,
Hyde Park, Reading, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Luther Ely,
538 N. 13th St., Reading, Pa.; Treas., Mrs. Milton U.
Gerhard, 1422 Linden St., Reading, Pa. Secretaries of
Departments: Literature, Mrs. Harry Gilbert, 41 N. 4th
St., Reading, Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs. Charles Adams,
Esterly, Pa.; Life Members and Members in Memoriam,
Mrs. Emma Knoll, 1315 Good St., Reading, Pa.; Girls'
Missionary Guild, Mrs. L. A. Gass, 115 Jefferson St.,
Hyde Park, Reading, Pa.; Mission Band, Miss Mildred
Schnable, 1235 Cotton St., Reading, Pa.; Christian Citi-
zenship, Mrs. Nathan Zug, 12 Inter Villa Ave., West
Lawn, Pa.; Organization and Membership, Miss Essie
Ritzman, 1025 N. 12th St., Reading, Pa.; Stewardship,
VIrs. Charles Zimmerman, 336 Windsor St., Reading, Pa.;
historian, Mrs. Charles E. Creitz, 611 Walnut St., Read-
ng, Pa.

Schuylkill Classis— Pres., Mrs. Adam E. Schellhase, 19
>. Nice St., Frackville, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. George
3utz. 301 Center Ave., Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; 2nd Vice-
'res., Mrs. Elmer Wasley, 115 W. Lloyd St., Shenandoah,

Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. J. K. Wetzel, Tremont, Pa.; Cor.
Sec, Mrs. 'I'heudore Schneider, McKean burg. I'a.; Treas.,
Mrs. Minnie Reitz, 226 Cottage Ave., Tamaqua, Pa. Sec-
retaries of Departments : Literature, Miss Ethel Baer, 223
Spruce St., Tamaqua, Pa.; Thank Offering, Miss Sarah
Werner, W. Market St., Orwigsburg, Pa.; Life Members
and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. N. H. Fravel, Cressona,
Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Bertha Krueger, 426
E. Arch St., Pottsville, Pa.; Mission Band, Mrs. Robert
Reedy, Tower City, Pa.; Christian Citizenship, Miss Ella
Sherer, 50 Dock St., Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; Organization
and Membership, Mrs. Chas. Schaeffer, 45 Lafayette St.,
Tamaqua, Pa.; Stewardship, Mrs. John Quinn, 701 E.
Center St., Mahanoy City, Pa.; Historian, Mrs. Rebecca
Reppert, 419 E. Market St., Pottsville, Pa.

Tohickon Classis — Pres., Mrs. William Cogley, E. State
St., Coopersburg, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. A. M. Rahn,
309 N. Main St., Souderton, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. J.
R. Shepley, Sellersville, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. William
Rufe, Riegelsville, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. J. P. Moore. 416
Perkiomen Ave., Lansdale, Pa.; Treas., Mrs. Paul S.
Gerhart, 116 S. Main St., Telford, Pa. Secretaries of
Departments : Literature, Mrs. Willard Bergey, 208 E. 5th
St., Lansdale, Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs. Samuel J. Kirk.
Riegelsville, Pa.; Life Members and Members in Memor-
iam. Mrs. Asher K. Anders, E. Court St.. Dovlestown,
Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Sara Hall, Danboro,
Bucks Co., Pa.; Mission Band, Mrs. Harold Hedrick,
Fairmount Ave., Telford, Pa.; Christian Citizenship, Miss
Mary Hess, Hellertown, Pa.; Organization and Member-
ship, Mrs. H. A. Shelly, 1102 W. Broad St., Quakertown,
Pa.; Stewardship, Mrs. Charles F. Freeman, 186 E. Court
St., Doylestown, Pa.; Historian, Mrs. Howard Obold, 114
N. 6th St., Perkasie, Pa.

West Susquehanna Classis — Pres., Mrs. G. A. F. Gries-
ing, Aaronsburg, Pa.; 1st Vice'-Pres., Mrs. Frank Fisher.
Centre Hall, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. M. H. Brouse,
Bellefonte, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. E. G. Kline, Selinsgrove,
Pa.; Cor. Sec, Miss Lauretta Latshaw, Mifflinburg, Pa.;
Treas., Mrs. Harry Corter, 1205 Cherry St., Williamsport,
Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. William
Fogelman, Castanea, Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs. J. B.
Spangler, Beaver Springs, Pa.; Life Members and Mem-
bers in Memoriam, Miss Minnie Gemberling. Selinsgrove.
Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Mildred Gemberling.
Selinsgrove, Pa.; Mission Band, Mrs. E. M. Moyer,
Howard, Centre Co., Pa.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. E.
H. Zechman, Beaver Springs, Pa.; Organization and
Membership. Mrs. A. I. Bloom, 625 First Ave., Williams-
port, Pa.;' Stewardship, Mrs. Dorothy McCormick, Hub-
lersburg. Pa.; Historian, Mrs. J. M. Hartswick, Belle-
fonte, Pa.

Wyoming Classis — Pres., Mrs. E. Franklin Faust, 50
Madison Ave., West Hazleton, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs.
J. N. Garner, 124 W. Diamond Ave., Hazleton, Pa.; 2nd
Vice-Pres., Mrs. R. S. Vandevere, 313 W. 2nd St., Ber-
wick, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. Joseph W. Gerringer. 319
Lower Mulberry St., Danville, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Bessie
S. Krick, 582 N. Church St., Hazleton, Pa.; Treas., Mrs.
H. T. Dickerman, Watsontown, Pa. Secretaries of De-
partments: Literature, Mrs. Paul Yoh, 218 Broadway, Mil-
ton, Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs. Cora Creasy, 308 E. 8th
St., Bloomsburg, Pa.; Life Members and' Members in
Memoriam, Mrs. William Kock. 3 Oak St., West Hazle-
ton, Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild. Mrs. B. R. Heller. 115
E. 3rd St., Bloomsburg, Pa.; Mission Band, Mrs. Chester
L. Brachman, Orangeville, Pa.; Christian Citizenship.
Mrs. Frank Sterner, Watsontown, Pa.; Organization and
Membership, Miss Alice Appleman. 629 Bloom St., Dan-
ville, Pa.; Stewardship, Mrs. Seidel Rovenolt, Turbotville,
Pa.; Historian, Mrs. James Brobst, 922 North St., Free-
land, Pa.

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Chicago Classis — Pres., Mrs. G. S. Engelmann, 918 S.
'arroU Ave., Freeport, 111.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Ernest
ledderjohn, 2654 Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 111.; 2nd Vice-
'res., Mrs. Chas. Stephan, 447 Fillmore St., Gary, Ind. ;
'.ec. Sec, Mrs. C. E. Myers, 630 E. Jefferson St., Free-
ort,. 111.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Boneta Schousen, 3041 Jackson
llvd., Chicago, 111.; Treas., Mrs. H. U. Hartzell, Orange-
ille, 111. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs.
laude Ebel, Orangeville, 111.; Thank Offering, Mrs. A.
oberg, 1010 S. 31st Ave., Maywood, 111.; Life Members
nd Members in Memoriam, Mrs. Chas. Stephan, 447 Fill-
lore St.. Gary, Ind., Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss

iolette Grimm, 621 S. Benton Ave., Freeport, 111.; Mis-

on Band. Mrs. Boyd Homan, 1217 S. Galena Ave., Free-
ort. 111.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Pearl Cullum. Tamms,

!.; Organization and Membership, Mrs. J. N. Naly, 111
West Ave., Waukegan, 111.; Stewardship, Mrs. Emil

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Raih, S39H E. Illinois St.. Freeport. 111.; Historian. Mrs.
Maud Ebel, Orangeville, 111.

Fort Wayne Classic— Pres., Mrs. R. B. Meckstroth, 222
Etna Ave., Huntington, Ind.; 1st Vice-Pres., Miss Mynne
Ehrsam, Berne. Ind.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. Elmer Culp.
611 Emerson St., Goshen, Ind.; Rec. Sec, Miss Mildred
Mollett, 720 Walnut St., Fort Wayne, Ind.; Cor Sec.
Mrs. Doyal White. 825 Pasadena Drive. Fort Wavne.
Ind.; Treas.. Mrs. K. Karn. 4111 S. Calhoun St.. Fori
W^ayne. Ind. Secretaries of Departments : Literature. Mrs
Ralph Jahn. 420 W. Market St.. Blufftnn. Ind.. Thank-
Offering, Mrs. H. O. Neuenschwander. Berne. Ind.; Life
Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. Charles Gump-
per, 215 E. Jefferson St.. Fort Wavne, Ind.; Girls' Mission-
ary Guild, Miss Marie Fulk. 421 W. Lancaster St.. Bluffton.
Ind.; Mission Band, Miss Mildred Close. Box 493, Hunt-

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ington, Ind.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Miles Bradford,
Main St., Goshen, Ind.; Organization and Membership,
Mrs. A. R. Ashbaucher, Decatur, Ind.; Stewardship, Mrs.
William Rippe, IMVi E. Wayne St., Fort Wayne, Ind.;
Historian, Mrs. Austin Romig, Culver, Ind.

Indianapolis Classis— Pres., Mrs. L. E. Croft, 219 N.
14th St., Terre Haute, Ind.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. George
Wolf, 100 W. Stadium St., W. Lafayette, Ind.; 2nd Vice-
Pres., Mrs. George Haseman, Linton, Ind.; Rec. Sec,
Miss Alma Iske, 3718 E. Market St., Indianapolis, Ind.;
Cor. Sec, Mrs. Jennings Jacoby, Mulberry, Ind.; Treas.,
Mrs. Mark Myers, 4518 Carrollton Ave., Indianapolis,
Ind. Secretaries of Departments: Literature, Mrs. John
Schumacher, 25 N. Temple Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.;
Thank Offering, Mrs. Charles Tyndall, Linton, Ind.; Life
Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. C. J. Snyder,
Mulberry, Ind.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Lucille
Harbrneger, 2649 Harrison St., Terre Haute, Ind.; Mis-
sion Band, Mrs. Harry Link, 3334 College Ave., Indian-
apolis, Ind.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. C. W. Ackman,
1502 S. Alabama Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.; Organization
and Membership, Mrs. Ed. Dirks, 50 N. Kenmore Road,
Indianapolis, Ind.; Stewardship, Mrs. Alma Vitz, Clay
City, Ind.; Historian, Mrs. Meda Frazier, Poland, Ind.

Iowa Classis — Pres., Mrs. W. H. Yakish, Lone Tree,
Iowa; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. A. D. Winsell, Wilton Junc-
tion, Iowa; 2nd Vice-Pres., Miss Myrtle Blakely, Maquok-
eta. Iowa; Rec. Sec, Mrs. H. C. Buell, Lone Tree, Iowa;
Cor. Sec, Mrs. J. M. Newgard, Wilton Junction, Iowa;
Treas., Miss Minnie Cort, Maquoketa, Iowa. Secretaries
of Departments : Literature, Mrs. Mabel Burr, Lone Tree,
Iowa; Thank Offering, Mrs. J. R. Toland, Lone Tree,
Iowa; Life Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. A.
J. Kleinjan, Durant, Iowa: Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss
Myrtle Blakely, Maquoketa, Iowa; Mission Band, Miss
Myrtle Blakely, Maquoketa," Iowa; Christian Citizenship,

; Organization

and Membership, Mrs. E. Jasmann, Conesville, Iowa;
Stewardship, Mrs. Marcus L. Bacli, Lone Tree, Iowa; His-
torian, Miss Minnie Cort, Maquoketa, Iowa.

Kentucky Classis — Pres., Mrs. F. A. Kissling, 912
Eastern Parkway, Louisville, Ky. ; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. H.
W. Haberkamp, Belvidere, Tenn.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
J. C. Russel, 314 Kenwood Way, Louisville, Ky. ; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. F. L. Speckman, 1042 Bluegrass Ave., Louis-
ville, Ky.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. W. L. Moore, 4521 S. 2nd
St., Louisville, Ky. ; Treas., Mrs. Carl Gallrein, 830 E.
Maple St., Jeffersonville, Ind. Secretaries of Depart-

ments: Literature, Mrs. A. H. Schmeuszer, 1830 Date
St., Louisville, Ky. ; Thank Offering, Mrs. J. W. Myers.
851 Milton Ave., Louisville, Ky.; Life Members and Mem-
bers in Memoriam, Mrs. Bernhard Maas, 302 E. Broad-
way, Louisville, Ky. ; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. H.
W. Baumer, 1046 Lynnhurst Ave., Louisville, Ky.; Mis-
sion Band, Mrs. Earl Stephenson, 927 French St., Jef-
fersonville, Ind.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Thomas
Mclntyre, R. R. 1, Box 17, Nashville, Tenn.; Organiza-
tion and Membership, Miss Emma Baumer, P. O. Box
295, Louisville, Ky. ; Stewardship, Mrs. H. G. Leichty,
Belvidere, Tenn.; Historian, Mrs. J. C. Wagner, Valley
Station, Ky.

Lincoln Classis— Pres., Mrs. L. H. Ludwig, 1801 W.
4th St., Sioux City, Iowa; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. A. G.
Crisp, Yutan, Neb.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. Carl Grimm,
Lawton, Iowa; Rec. Sec, Mrs. G. A. Janssen, 2201 Deer
Park Blvd., Omaha, Neb.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. William Jass-
man, Belden, Neb.; Treas., Mrs. H. E. Wittwer, Dawson,
Neb. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. F. G.
Standen, Yutan, Neb.; Thank Offering, Mrs. Maude
Boggs, 3109 S. 21st St., Omaha, Neb.; Life Members and
Members in Memorian, Mrs. Joe Marmet, Dawson, Neb.;
Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. A. G. Crisp, Yutan, Neb.;
Mission Band, Mrs. A. G. Crisp, Yutan, Neb.; Christian
Citizenship, Mrs. Emmet Barret, Lawton, Iowa; Organiza-
tion and Membership, Mrs. J. J. Garretson, 2810 W. 6th
St., Sioux City, Iowa; Stewardship, Mrs. Ernest Gander,
Dawson, Neb.; Historian, Mrs. Carl Grimm, Lawton,
Iowa.

Missouri-Kansas Classis — Pres., Mrs. A. C. Caylor,
1101 Corby St., St. Joseph, Mo.; 1st Vice-Pres., Miss
Rairdon, 36th & Wabash Sts., Kansas City, Mo.; 2nd
Vice-Pres., Mrs. R. F. Haflich, Fairview, Kansas; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. Emma Bostwick, R. D. 3, Mayetta, Kansas;
Cor. Sec, Mrs. W. J. Weber, 1715 Dewey Ave., St.
Joseph, Mo.; Treas., Mrs. J. H. Lauer, Elmo, Kansas.
Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. William
Schwendener, Elmo, Kansas; Thank Offering, Mrs. Paul |
Brown, 3305 E. Douglas St., Wichita, Kansas; Life Mem- j
bers and Members in Memoriam, Miss Rhoda Forney, 813 I
N. Cedar Ave., Abilene, Kansas; Girls' Missionary Guild,
Mrs. R. Schad, Abilene, Kansas; Mission Band, Mrs. R.
Schad, Abilene, Kansas; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Calvin
Franz, Holton, Kansas; Organization and Membership,
Mrs. C. J. Unkefer, Fairview, Kansas; Stewardship, Mrs. I
Lee Pike, Cheney, Kansas; Historian, Mrs. W. J. Becker,
Elmo, Kansas.

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Milwaukee Classis — Pres., Mrs. George Grether, Sauk
City, Wis.; 1st Vice-Pres., Miss Emma Glass, Campbells-
port, Wis.; Rec. Sec, Miss Laura Hambrecht, 1937 E.
Washington St., Madison, Wis.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Henry
Hefty, 2310 Monroe St., Madison, Wis.; Treas., Miss
Flora Harlos, 652 N. 68th St., Wauwatosa, Wis. Secre-
taries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. G. A. Hansmeier,
Waukon, Iowa; Thank Offering, Mrs. Carl Denker, 4761
Woodlawn Court, Milwaukee, Wis.; I^ife Members and
Members in Memoriam, Miss Lydia Terlinden, Campbells-
port, Wis.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Barbara Keppen,
213 Maria St., Waukesha, Wis.; Mission Band, Miss
Paula Bischofberger, New Glarus, Wis.; Christian Cit-
izenship, Mrs. Merlee Zurbuchen, Monticello, Wis.; Or-
ganization and Membership, Mrs. Werner Staufaucher,
New Glarus, Wis.; Stewardship, Miss Minnie Opfer,
Waukon, Iowa; Historian, Mrs. Anna G. Blum, Monti-
cello, Wis.

Sheboygan Classis — Pres., Mrs. Oscar Wolters, Green-
dale Road, Sheboygan, Wis.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Edward
Nuss, Potter, Wis.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. E. R. Lange, New
Holstein, Wis.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Edmond L. Hennig, 110
Ried St., Chilton, Wis.; Treas., Miss Lydia DeKeyser,
1821 N. 10th St., Sheboygan, Wis. Secretaries of Depart-
ments: Literature, Mrs. William Beckmann, R. 3, Ply-
mouth, Wis.; Thank Offering, Mrs. E. H. Wessler, 612
Erie Ave., Sheboygan, Wis.; Life Members and Members

in Memoriam, Mrs. Otto Voigt. 115 N. Madison St..
Chilton, Wis.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. Niles Eichen-
berger, 419 N. Milwaukee St., Plymouth, Wis.; Mission
Band, Miss Ruth Beisser, 503 N. Milwaukee St., Ply-
mouth, Wis.; Christian Citizenship,

; Organization and Membership,

Mrs. John Scheib, 218 Sixth St., Kaukauna, Wis.;
Stewardship, Mrs. H. R. Ahlf, New Holstein, Wis.; His-
torian, Mrs. E. Mueller, 1121 S. 11th St., Manitowoc,
Wis.

Ursinus Classis — Pres., Mrs. Aug. Johnson, Polk City,
Iowa; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. M. Bartlet, Monticello, Iowa;
2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. Arthur Lehman, Slater, Iowa; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. Alfred Egger, Hopkinton, Iowa; Cor. Sec,
Mrs. C. Grossheusch, Klemme, Iowa; Treas., Mrs. J.
Steiner, Monticello, Iowa. Secretaries of Departments :
Literature, Mrs. O. J. Engelmann, Schaller, Iowa; Thank
Offering, Mrs. L. A. Moser, Marengo, Iowa; Life Mem-
bers and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. John Bock,
Klemme, Iowa; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. W. H.
Bollenbacher, Melbourne, Iowa; Mission Band, Mrs. A.
Tendick, Monticello, Iowa; Christian Citizenship, Mrs.
Boyd Saum, Melbourne, Iowa; Organization and Member-
ship, Mrs. A. W. Osterhagen, Melbourne, Iowa; Steward-
ship, Miss Rose Lehmann, Slater, Iowa; Historian, Mrs.
C. C. Alleman, Alleman, Iowa.

OHIO SYNOD

Central Ohio Classis — Pres., Miss Lois Faye Messerly,
467 S. 22nd St., Columbus, Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs.
Cora Ruse, Canal Winchester, Ohio; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
F. P. Taylor, 990 E. Center St., Marion, Ohio; Rec. Sec,
Miss Ruth Winter, 503 Grove Ave., Galion, Ohio; Cor.
Sec, Mrs. J. C. Johnson, Canal Winchester, Ohio; Treas.,
Mrs. R. H. Stratton, Prospect, Ohio. Secretaries of De-
partments: Literature, Mrs. Alfred Miller, Nevada, Ohio;
Thank Offering, Mrs. C. H. Riedesel, R. D. 4, Bucyrus,

Ohio; Life Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs.
D. J. W. Noll, 21 Church St., Shelby, Ohio; Girls' Mis-
sionary Guild, Miss Nettie Ufferman, 459 W. William St.,
Delaware, Ohio; Mission Band, Mrs. E. P. Sparks, Basil,
Ohio; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. L. E. Spiece, 212 W.
Oakwood St., Bucyrus, Ohio; Organization and Member-
shp, Mrs. L. D. DeSilets, 376 Grove Ave., Galion, Ohio;
Stewardship, Mrs. Clara Hartschuh, Sycamore, Ohio; His-
torian, Mrs. V. L. Courtright, Stoutsville, Ohio.

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East Ohio Classis— Pres.. Mrs. Noble Starkey, R. F. D.,
Louisville, Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. M. E. Beck, 713 S.
Main St., North Canton, Ohio; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. H.
N. Smith, 283 E. Main St., Carrollton, Ohio; Rec. Sec,
Miss Pearl Coleman, 617 S. Main St., North Canton,
Ohio; Cor. Sec, Mrs. T. W. Burkhart. 2422 Tuscarawas
St., W., Canton, Ohio ; "Treas.. Mrs. Wilbur Carl, 117 S.
Arch St., Alliance. Ohio. Secretaries of Departments:
Literature, Mrs. William Kasserman, College Ave., S. E.,
Canton. Ohio; Thank Offering, Mrs. Guy L. Franz, R. D.
2, Lisbon, Ohio; Life Members and Members in Memor-
iam, Mrs. E. G. Klotz. 1037 23rd St., N. W., Canton,
Ohio; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. S. L. Fritz. 16 Pitts-
burgh St., Columbiana. Ohio; Mission Band, Mrs. A. C.
Renoll, Hartville, Ohio; Christian Citizenship. Mrs.
William Vennon, Box 87, R. D. 2, Wheeling, W. Va. ;
Organization and Membership, Mrs. J. I. Oster, 2711 11th
St.. N. W., Canton. Ohio; Stewardship, Mrs. T. W.
Hoernemann, 220 2nd St., New Philadelphia, Ohio; His-
torian. Mrs._ Anna L. Miller, 1808 Cleveland Ave., N. W.,
Canton, Ohio.

Northeast Ohio Classis — Pres.. Mrs. George C. Fretz,
Silver Lake, Cuyahoga Falls. Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs.
Wavne Bowers, Wadsworth, Ohio; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
W. H. Elliott, 54 Fifth St., Barberton, Ohio; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. Virgil Griffin, Wooster, Ohio; Cor. Sec, Miss
Dorothy Elvvarner, 685 Elma St., Akron, Ohio; Treas.,
Mrs. B. F. Andrews, 278 W. North St.. Akron, Ohio.
Secretaries of Departments: Literature, Miss Sara Jo
Schilling, 2969 W. 25th St.. Cleveland, Ohio; Thank
Offering, Mrs. J. F. Miller. 495 Sumner St., Akron, Ohio;
Life Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. F. E.
Hoffman. 1240 E. 114th St.. Cleveland, Ohio; Girls' Mis-
sionary Guild. Miss Marie Schmidt, 2309 Roanoke Ave.,
Cleveland. Ohio; Mission Band. Mrs. Hugh Mote, Youngs-
town. Ohio; Christian Citizenship. Mrs. H. S. Wolfe. 2150
10th St., Akron, Ohio; Organization and Membersliip,
Mrs. J. R. Weimer. 516 College Ave., Wooster. Ohio;
Stewardship. Mrs. R. S. Beaver, R. R. 1, Barberton,
Ohio; Historian, Mrs. John Sommerlatte, 2019 Warren
Road, Lakewood, Ohio.

Northwest Ohio Classis — Pres., Mrs. F. R. Casselman,
475 E. Perry St., Tiffin, Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. John
Price. 545 Colonial Court, Toledo, Ohio; 2nd Vice-Pres.,
Miss Julia Olah, 1946 Bakewell St., Toledo. Ohio; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. Raymond Dupler, 1109 Starr Ave.. Toledo,
Ohio; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Harold A. Rover, R. D. 4, Bellevue,
Ohio; Treas., Mrs. Russell Frantz, 34 Greenfield St.,
Tiffin, Ohio. Secretaries of Departments : Literature,
Miss Anna Shumaker, York St., Bellevue, Ohio; Thank

Offering, Mrs. C. A. Allbright, 2357 E. Grand Blvd.,
Detroit, Mich,; Life Members and Members in Memoriam,
Mrs. Wilson Lowe, 1225 Logan St., Findlay, Ohio; Girls'
Missionary Guild, Mrs. L. G. Fritz, 1023 Woodrow St..
Fremont. Ohio; Mission Band. Mrs. Arnold Dauer,
Haskins. Ohio; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. A. J. Dauer.
447 E. Broadway St., Toledo, Ohio; Organization and
Membership, Mrs. G. H. Souder, Bloomville, Ohio;
Stewardship, Mrs. E. J. Heinig, Vermilion, Ohio; His-
torian, Mrs. R. E. Eshmeyer, Bloomville, Ohio.

Southwest Ohio Classis — Pres., Mrs. D. E. Tobias.
Alpha. Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. J. Johansmann, 3209
Menlo Ave.. Cincinnati. Ohio; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. Ward
Hartman, Fairfield, Ohio; Rec. Sec, Mrs. Conrad Rohr,
13 E. Mitchell Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio; Cor. Sec, Mrs. M.
W. Babo. 15 Aberdeen Ave., Dayton, Ohio; Treas., Mrs.
H. D. Kalbfleisch, 1054 Linden Ave., Dayton, Ohio. Sec-
retaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. A. P. Schnatz,
330 Probasco St., Cincinnati, Ohio; Thank Offering, Mrs.
Fred Hawker, R. R. 12, Dayton. Ohio; Life Members and
Members in Memoriam, Miss Carrie Oexman, 334 I^ck-
wood St.. Covington, Ky.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss
Carolyn Bremer, 959 Francisco St., Cincinnati, Ohio; Mis-
sion Band. Mrs. H. P. Ley, 210 Jefferson Ave.. St.
Bernard. Ohio; Christian Citizenship. Miss Lena Hetzel,
109 Second St.. Xenia, Ohio; Organization and Member-
ship. Mrs. P. H. Flynn, 131 N. Detroit St., Xenia. Ohio;
Stewardship, Mrs. E, T. Zinn. 152 June St.. Dayton,
Ohio: Historian, Mrs. Frank Shults, 1255 Phillips Ave.,
Dayton, Ohio.

West Ohio Classis— Pres.. Mrs. O, L. Hart. R. R. 5,
Greenville. Ohio; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. Wilhelm Amstutz,
Bluffton. Ohio; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. G. P. Kehl. 429 W.
High St.. St. Marys. Ohio; Rec. Sec. Mrs. W. T. Kinzer.
708 W. Wayne St., Lima. Ohio; Cor. Sec. Miss Inez Dit-
man, 428 Sycamore St.. Greenville. Ohio; Treas.. Mrs. E.
W. Armstrong, 918 Richie Ave.. Lima. Ohio. Secretaries
of Departments: Literature. Mrs. F. A. Grewe, New
Knoxville. Ohio; Thank Offering. Mrs. Henry Vogel. St.
Marys, Ohio; Life Members and Members in Memoriam.
Mrs. Alberta Soerhoff. 724 S. Main St.. Piqua. Ohio;
Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. A. D. Gratz. S. Main St.,
Bluffton, Ohio; Mission Band, Mrs. A. H. Rothe. Cole
Street Road, Lima, Ohio; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. E.
E. Naragon. W. Columbus St., Kenton. Ohio; Organiza-
tion and Membership. Mrs. N. E. Vitz, New Bremen,
Ohio; Stewardship, Mrs. Fred Toews, 1807 Sunset Ave.,
Springfield. Ohio; Historian, Mrs. H. Otte, 402 N. Park
St., Bellefontaine, Ohio.

PITTSBURGH SYNOD

Allegheny Classis — Pres., Mrs. H. F. Gelbach. Evans
City, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. F. L. Kerr, 409 Freeport
Road, New Kensington, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. A. J.
Herman, Duquesne, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. D. F. Sandbach.
208 Fairview Ave.. Butler. Pa.; Cor. Sec. Mrs. R. E.
Miller, 411 Kelly Ave., Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Treas., Mrs. J.
A. Bauman, 650 Sixth St., Pitcairn, Pa. Secretaries of
Departments : Literature, Mrs. William Gienau, 302
Eisdon St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs.
C. F. Sperling, 601 Hampton Ave., Wilkinsburg, Pa.; Life
Members and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. J. G. Walter.
1014 Farragut St., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Girls' Missionary
Guild. Mrs. H. T. Goodling, 101 Brown Ave., Butler, Pa.;
Mission Band, Mrs. N. E. Smith, Evans City, Pa.; Chris-
tian Citizenship, Mrs. H. L. Krause, 1804 Morrell St.,
Pittsburgh, Parr Organization and Membership. Miss
Agnes Stauffer. 418 Taylor Ave., N. S., Pittsburgh. Pa.;
Stewardship. Mrs. H. M. Hauer, 1960 Beechwood Blvd.,
Pittsburgh. Pa.; Historian, Miss Agnes Master, 618 Penn
Ave., Butler, Pa.

Clarion Classis — Pres., Mrs. E. E. Somerville, Rimers-
burg, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Jennie Bargerstock, R. D.
1, Echo, Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. B. W. Kribbs. Knox,
Pa.; Rec Sec, Mrs. W. F. Weber, 414 Knarr St., DuBois,
Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. J. K. Allshouse, 226 Park Ave.,
Punxsutawney, Pa.; Treas.. Mrs. C. A. Wentling, Knox,
Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. E. E.
Longwell. R. D., New Bethlehem, Pa.; Thank Offering,
Miss Anna Fonner. Mayport, Pa.; Life Members and
Members in Memoriam, Mrs. Jennie Bargerstock, R. D.
1, Echo. Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. Ray Hess.
St. Petersburg, Pa.; Mission Band. Mrs. Herman Flick,
Rimersburg, Pa.; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Rosa Zinn.
122 E. Scribner Ave.. DuBois. Pa.; Organization and
Membership. Mrs. George Whitehill, Knox. Pa.; Steward-
ship, Mrs. J. W. Knappenberger, R. D., Knox, Pa.; His-
torian, Mrs. B. W. Kribbs, Knox, Pa.

Somerset Classis — Pres., Mrs. C. J. Hemminger. 136 E
Patriot St., Somerset, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Edna
Baer Furst. 22 E. L^nion St., Somerset, Pa.; Rec. Sec.
Miss Marv Hay, R. D. 2. Meyersdale. Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs.
A. B. Cober, 721 Diamond St., Berlin. Pa.; Treas.. Miss
Anna Kuffer, 119 E. Sanner St., Somerset. Pa. Secre-
taries of Departments : Literature. Mrs. Marv Yutzy. 196
Broadway. Berlin, Pa.; Thank Offering. Mrs. H. E. New-
man, West Salisbury. Pa.; Life Members and Members in
Memoriam. Miss Ella Philippi, 920 E. Main St.. Rock-
wood. Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. Harry Friedline.
413 W. LTnion St.. Somerset, Pa.; Mission Band. Mrs.
A. M. Wright, Salisbury. Pa.; Christian Citizenship. Mrs.
Joseph Slagle, 227 Lincoln Ave., Meyersdale. Pa.; Organ-
ization and Membership, Mrs. Joseph Levy, 322 W.
Church St.. Somerset. Pa.; Stewardship. Mrs. Edward
Braesecker. R. D. 3, Berlin. Pa.; Historian. Mrs. W. H.
Stotler, 221 Broadway, Meyersdale, Pa.

St. Paul's Classis — Pres., Mrs. Paul Buchanan. 14
Walnut St.. Sharpsville, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. V. A.
Ruth, Fredonia. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres.. Mrs. Ira Gass,
Cockranton. Pa.; Rec. Sec. Mrs. O. F. Stoll. R. D. 4.
Greenville, Pa.; Cor. Sec. Miss Margaret Meyer. R. D. 2,
Fredonia. Pa.; Treas.. Miss Sarah Wiant. 84 Plum St.,
Greenville. Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature,
Mrs. Fred Ruhlman, Fredonia, Pa.; Thank Offering. Miss
Ada Thorne. Mercer St.. Greenville. Pa.: Life Members
and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. Tames Wagner. R. D.,
Meadville. Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss Lina Bush.
R. D. 1, Fredonia, Pa.; Mission Band. Miss Martha
Reichard. Fredonia. Pa.; Christian Citizenship. Mrs.
Ralph Heile. R. D., Transfer. Pa.: Organization and Mem-
bership, Mrs. John Eichbaum. 249 Walnut Ave.. Sharon,
Pa.; Stewardship. Mrs. V. J. Tingler, 246 Poplar St.,
Meadville, Pa.; Historian, Miss Anna Wiant, 84 Plum St..
Greenville, Pa.

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Westmoreland Classis — Pres.. Mrs. Harry W. Koontz,
146 Tillman Ave.. Johnstown. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs.
D. J. Snvder. 29 Division St., Greensburg, Pa.; 2nd Vice-
Pres., Mrs. William C. Sykes, 1522 Elm St., S. Greens-
burg, Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. John H. Bortz, 215 West-
minster Ave.. Greensburg, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. David E.
Crock, 222 Jefferson Ave., Greensburg, Pa.; Treas., Mrs.
Bennett Rask. 329 Hawthorne St., Greensburg, Pa. Sec-
retaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. David Forsythe,
Larimer. Pa.; Thank Offering, Mrs. Alta C. Roberts, Box
307, Johnstown. Pa.; Life Members and Members in
Memoriam. Mrs. Ralph Weiler, 119 N. 2nd St., Jeannette,
Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Mrs. Harvey W. Black, 1412
Ligonier St.. Latrobe, Pa.; Mission Band, Miss Evelyn
Furry, 217 James St., Latrobe, Pa.; Christian Citizenship,
Mrs. W. S. Fisher. Delmont, Pa.; Organization and
Membership, Mrs. W. J. Muir. 14 Spring St., Scottdale,
Pa.; Stewardship, Mrs. B. A. Wright, 324 Gertrude St.,
Latrobe, Pa.; Historian, Mrs. W. S. Peters, Penn, Pa.

West Xew York Classis — Pres., Mrs. John H. Bosch,
113 Rohr St.. Buffalo, N. Y. ; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. T. W.
Neville, 869 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo. N. Y.; 2nd Vice
Pres., Mrs. T. S. Wilson, 253 High St.. Buffalo. N. Y ;
Rec Sec, Mrs. Edwin Kling, 234 N. Harlem Road.
Snvder, N. Y. ; Cor. Sec, Miss Gertrude C. Vogel, 533
Main St., Ebenezer, N. Y.; Treas., Mrs. L. Fischer. 215
Hutchinson Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. Secretaries of Depart-
ments: Literature, Mrs. George Meinke, 100 Fruehauf
Ave., Snyder, N. Y. ; Thank Offering, Mrs. F. H. Diehm.
255 Hamilton St., Rochester, N. Y. ; Life Members and
Members in Memoriam, Mrs. E. Fritz, 92 Duerstein Ave.,
Buffalo. N. Y. ; Girls' Missionarv Guild, Mrs. Paul Cordes.

63 Sattler Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. ; Mission Band.

; Christian Citizenship. Mrs

James Tyler, 100 Indian Church Road. Buffalo. N. Y. ;
Organization and Membership, Mrs. R. J. Lederhaus. 25n
Grape St.. Buffalo, N. Y. ; Stewardship, Mrs. Louisp
Reimers, 164 Doat St., Buffalo, N. Y. ; Historian, Mrs
Emily Miller, 167 Winslow Ave., Buffalo, N. Y.

POTOMAC SYNOD

Baltimore-Washington Classis — Pres., Miss Edna M.
Heffner. Apt. 65. 1368 Euclid St.. N. W., Washington,
D. C; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. Texie Fisher, 2822 Montebello
Terrace, Baltimore. Md.; 2nd Vice-Pres.. Mrs. R. M.
Marley. 2243 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. Md.; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. Frank A. Rosenberger, 329 L'niversity Parkway,
Baltimore. Md.; Cor. Sec. Miss Katharine Zies, 4411
Adelle Terrace, Baltimore. Md.; Treas.. Mrs. Thomas E.
Jarrell, 1420 Ingraham St.. X. W.. Washington. D. C.
Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Miss Pauline
Holer. 3803 13th St.. N. W.. Washington. D. C; Thank
Offering. Mrs. Otto Schmidt, 4204 Harford Terrace, Balti-
more. Md.; Life Members and Members in Memoriam.
Mrs. Norman L. Horn, 3000 lona Terrace, Baltimore.
Md.; Girls' Missionary Guild. Miss Nellie Drummond,
2579 W. Baltimore St.. Baltimore. Md.; Mission Band,
Miss Theresa Jarrell. 1420 Ingraham St.. N. W., Wash-
ington. D. C; Christian Citizenship. Mrs. L. R. Leinbach,
614 Hamilton St.. N. W.. Washington, D. C. ; Organiza-
tion and Membership. Mrs. Laura Wehrhane. W^oodlawn.
Md.; Stewardship. Mrs. William C. Stein. 4511 Manfield
Ave.. Baltimore, Md.; Historian. Mrs. A. S. Weber, 3443
Guilford Terrace. Baltimore, Md.

Carlisle Classis — Pres., Miss Marv V. Hoffheins. 425
Lincoln St., Carlisle, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. E. S. L.
Soule, Newport, Pa.; Rec. Sec. Mrs. Paul McKeehan,
Blain, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. Lester Kern. Plain. Pa.;
Treas., Miss Gertrude E. Pamperrien, 425 Lincoln St.,
Carlisle. Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Miss
:\Iary E. Wagner. R. D. 3. New Bloomfield, Pa.; Thank
Offering. Mrs. Frank Neidigh. Blain. Pa.; Life Members
and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. Samuel E. Bashore, 416
W. Main St.. Mechanicsburg, Pa.; Girls' Missionary
Guild. Mrs. Orth Neideigh. Blain. Pa.; Mission Band,
Mrs. Tohn Gray. Landi^burg. Pa.; Christian Citizenship,
Mrs. D. A. Brown. Carlisle. Pa.; Organization and Mem-
bership. Mrs. A. B. Donahue. Marysville, Pa.; Steward-
ship. Miss Clara G. Titzel. Mechanicsburg. Pa.; Historian,
Miss Clara G. Titzel. Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Gettysburg Classis — Pres.. Mrs. Paul D. Yoder.
Codorus. Pa.: 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. R. O. Myers, 10 Mead
Ave.. Hanover. Pa.: 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs. H. H. Hartman,
323 E. Kintr St.. Littlestown. Pa.; Rec. Sec, Miss Sue
Tanger. 205 Carlisle St.. Hanover. Pa.; Cor. Sec. Mrs.
J. N. Faust. 300 Water St.. Spring Grove, Pa.; Treas.,
Mrs. G. W. Welsh. W. Cemetery St., Spring Grove. Pa.
Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. E. F. Troop,
N. Main St.. Spring Grove. Pa.; Thank Offering. Mrs.
H. S. Fox. 141 S. Stratton St., Gettysburg. Pa.; Life
Members and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. Harvey
Swartz. E. King St.. Littlestown. Pa.; Girls' Missionary
Guild. Mrs. Elmer Gentz. R. D. 2. Hanover. Pa.; Mission
Band. Mrs. Clare Me'^klev. Abbottstown. Pa.; Christian
Citizenship. Mrs. M. D. Bischop. 322 York St.. Hanover.
Pa.; Organization and Membership. Mrs. E. W. Brindle.
Arendtsville. Pa.; Stewardship. Mrs. J. E. Renoll, S.
Franklin St., Hanover. Pa.; Historian, Mrs. Allen Lucken-
baugh. R. D. 1. Spring Grove, Pa.

Juniata Classis— Pres.. Mrs. Ralph Harrity, 2304 8th
Ave. Altoona. Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Ross Crisswell,
James Creek. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres.. Mrs. Harrv Winters,
Alexandria. Pa.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. W. L. Mock, 110 11th
Ave.. Juniata. Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. W. W. Robeson, 111
Maple Ave.. Hollidaysburg, Pa.; Treas., Mrs. Oakley
Havens. Williamsburg. Pa. Secretaries of Departments :
Literature. Mrs. Lvnn Harnish. Waterstreet. Pa.; Thank
Offermg. Mrs. O. L. Weber. Alexandria, Pa.; Life Mem-
bers and Members in Memoriam. Mrs. Amy Isenberg,
220 Logan Ave., Lakemont, Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild,

Mrs. Charles Rockel, 1507 12th Ave., Altoona. Pa.; Mis-
sion Band, Mrs. Oscar Fouse, Williamsburg, Pa.; Chris
tian Citizenship. Mrs. Clarence Miller, 1510 Third Ave..
Altoona, Pa.; Organization and Membership. Miss Edna
Cantner, 614 Washington St., Huntingdon. Pa.; Steward-
ship, Mrs. Victor Steinberg. Martinsburg, Pa. ; Historian,
Mrs. W. H. Miller, Pavia, Pa.

Maryland Classis — Pres., Mrs. Maurice D. Coblentz,
Middletown, Md.; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Robert G. Foltz.
997 Potomac Ave., Hagerstown. Md. ; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
H. N. Bassler, 17 Bond St., Westminster, Md. ; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. J. Albert Mitten. Westminster, Md. ; Cor. Sec, Mrs.
Henry H. Abbott, 413 S. Market St., Frederick, Md.;
Treas., Mrs. Henry C. Foster, Clear Spring, Md. Secre-
taries of Departments: Literature, Mrs. John S. Adam,
Middletown. Md.; Thank Offering, Mrs. Allen R. Lampe,
119 S. Market St., Frederick, Md. ; Life Members and
Members in Memoriam, Mrs. R. S. J. Dutrow. Clarke
Place, Frederick, Md.; Girls' Missionary Guild, Miss
Evelyn Maus. R. D. 7, Westminster, Md.; Mission Band,
Mrs. Miles S. Reifsnyder, Westminster, Md.; Christian
Citizenship, Mrs. Walter Remsberg. Middletown. Md., Or-
ganization and Membership. Mrs. H. A. Fesperman, 52
Broadway, Hagerstown, Md.; Stewardship. Mrs. E. A.
G. Hermann. 840 N. Market St., Frederick. Md.; His-
torian. Mrs. Frank Hoffmeier, 442 Potomac Ave., Hagers-
town, Md.

Mercersburg Classis — Pres.. Mrs. W. R. Gobrecht,
Lincoln W^ay East, Chambersburg, Pa.; 1st Vice-Pres.,
Mrs. Guy Gilbert, Greencastle. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mrs.
E. A. Ziegler, Mont Alto, Pa.; Rec. Sec. Mrs. Bessie J.
Allison, R. D. 6, Shippensburg, Pa.; Cor. Sec, Mrs. J. B.
Diehl, Marion, Pa. ; Treas., Miss Jennie Clever, Shippens-
burg, Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature, Mis?
Alice I. Good, 26 N. Grant St., Waynesboro, Pa.; Thank
Offering, Mrs. J. E. Omwake, Greencastle, Pa. ; Life Mem-
bers and Members in Memoriam. Miss Lulu Gluck. Mer-
cersburg, Pa.; Girls' Missionary Guild. Mrs. H. D
Heberlig, Shippensburg. Pa.; Mission Band. Miss Ruth
Henneberger. Greencastle. Pa.; Ctiristian Citizenship, Mrs.
Irvin W. Hendricks. 259 S. Main St.. Chambersburg.
Pa.; Organization and Membership. Mrs. Guy Gilbert.
Greencastle, Pa.; Stewardship, Mrs. E. B. Fahrney,
Waynesboro, Pa.; Historian, Miss Carrie Dittman. Cham
bersburg, Pa.

North Carolina Classis — Pres., Mrs. Lee A. Peeler.
Kannapolis, N. C. ; 1st Vice-Pres., Mrs. Andrew Crowell,
Lexington, N. C. ; 2nd Vice-Pres., Mr. J. P. Linn, Landis,
N. C; Rec. Sec. Mrs. D. B. Jonas. Lincolnton. N. C. ;
Cor. Sec, Mrs. Robert E. Patter son. Rockwell. N. C;
Treas., Mrs. G. T. Crowell, 179 W. Corbin St., Concord,
N. C. Secretaries of Departments : Literature. Mrs. H. C.
Kellermeyer. 211 E. Depot St.. Concord, N. C. : Thank
Offering. Miss Addie Barrier. Concord, N. C. ; Life Mem-
bers and Members in Memoriam, Mrs. J. H. Allen. 410
Wiley St.. Greensboro, N. C. ; Girls' Missionarv Guild,
Miss Elizabeth Leonard, 155 W. Center St., Lexington.
N. C. ; Mission Band, Mrs. Ivev Holshouser. Mitchell
-Ave., Salisbury. N. C. ; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. W. H.
Causey. 2009 Hollyrood St., Winston-Salem, N. C. ; Or-
ganization and Membership, Mrs. W. C. Lyerly, 364 W.
I-ee St.. Greensboro. N. C. ; Stewardship. Mrs. Hoy L.
Fesperman. Lincolnton, N. C. ; Historian, Mrs. H. J. Con-
rad. Lexington, N. C.

\'irginia Classis — Pres., Mrs. George W. Boyer. 312 S.
Muhlenberg St.. Woodstock. Va. ; 1st Vice-Pres.. Mrs. D.
E. Remsberg, 607 Maiden Lane, Roanoke, Va. ; 2nd Vice-
Pres., Mrs. J. P. Harner, Edinburg, Va. ; Rec. Sec, Mrs.

Walter Killmcr, 319 Kentucky Ave., Martinsburg, W. Va. ;
Cor. Sec, Mrs. Lewis F. Tisinger, Mt. Jackson, Va.;
Treas., Miss Mary C. Bosserman, Harrisonburg, Va. Sec-
trctaries of Departments : Literature, Mrs. Guy Benchoflf,
Woodstock, \"a. ; Thank Offering, Mrs. Lewis Welshans,
Shepherdstown, W. Va. ; Life Members and Members in
Memoriam, Mrs. C. E. Robb, Toms Brook, Va. ; Girls'
Missionary Guild, Mrs. H. A. Behrens, Timberville, Va. ;
Mission Band, Mrs. O. B. Michael, Edinburg, Va.; Chris-
tian Citizenship, Mrs. D. Blair Weaver, R. D. 1, Staun-
ton, Va.; Organization and Membership, Mrs. J. T.
Leavel, Mt. Crawford, Va. ; Stewardship, Mrs. H. R.
Lequear, Bridgewater, Va. ; Historian. Miss Bessie V.
Grove, 432 Richelieu Ave., Roanoke, Va.

Zion's. Classis — Pres., Mrs. Trvin A. Raubenhold, 223
N. Hartley St., York, Ta. ; 1st Vicc-Trcs., Mrs. Oliver K.

Maurer, 163 N. Main St.. Red I>ion. Pa.; 2nd Vice-Prcs.,
Mrs. Edward O. Keen, 625 S. Duke St., York, Pa.; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. Robert Menges, Menges Mills, Pa.; Cor. Sec,
Mrs. George I. Spangler, 616 Linden Ave., York, Pa.;
Treas.. Miss Helen L. Barnhart, 826 S. George St., York,
Pa. Secretaries of Departments : Literature. Miss Anna
C. Reinecker, 867 E. Market St., York, Pa.; Thank Offer-
ing, Mrs. E. V. vStrasbaugh, Spring Grove, Pa.; Lif.?
Members and Members in Memoriam, Miss Belle Emig,
139 E. I'b.iladelphia St.. York, Pa.; Girls' Missionary
(iuild, Mrs. Robert Thcna, 125 N. Beaver St.. York, Pa.;
Missinn Hand. Mrs. C. Ernst Bischoff. 905 W. Princess
St., N nrk. I'a,: Christian Citizenship. Mrs. W. S. Becker,
513 \\ . Kiii^i St.. York. Pa.; Organization and Member-
ship. Mrs. S. H. Stein. 100 Lafayette St., York, Pa.;
Stewardshi]). Miss Manic Stricklcr. Hallam, Pa.; His-
torian, Miss Annie M. Blessing. Hallam, Pa.

A Christian Summer School in Japan

DESEMBLING somewhat the Spiritual
^ Conferences at Lancaster, and the Col-
legeville Summer Assemblies at Ursinus,
have been the summer schools held in recent
years, of the National Christian Educational
Association of Japan. The sixth session of
this school was held last year during the last
days of July at the usual place — a mountain
retreat near the foot of the famous Mt. Fuji.

It is a school for teachers of Christian
schools and colleges in Japan. This year
about 130 delegates from 45 institutions
gathered for study, prayer and fellowship.
This year's main topic of study and discus-
sion was the cultivation of student Christian
activity and leadership. Papers were read
on the Oxford Movement of a century ago,
on the recent Oxford Group Movement, on
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and leading
papers on the direct problem of developing
student activity and student initiative and

eadership, in the attainment of the Christian
objectives of the school. The subject of

hapel services was also discussed.

It was a rarely profitable gathering. One
hundred and thirty of the best and most de-
voted Christian educators of Japan were to-
gether, seriously studying and discussing the
problems of making their schools still more
effective for Christ and a saved world. The
conference was pervaded by a deep devo-
tional spirit, and the Christian fellowship was
of the choicest to be found anywhere.

Our own North Japan College and Miyagi
College were well represented, the writer
being privileged to serve as president of the
school, and Prof. Demura of our Seminary
giving the address on the Oxford Movements.

In addition to their educational value these
summer schools have become a great unifying
influence in the vast field of Christian educa-
tional effort in Japan. An esprit du corps
is developing among the institutions that is
of great value to them as they together face
the stupendous task of creating a Japanese
Christian leadership.

I). B. SCHNEDEK.

Attend One of These!

The first half of the Missionary Conference season is over. If you were unable to attend
me of the earlier Conferences, why not register for one of these?

Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa July 28 to Aug. 3

Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio (Summer School), July 31 to Aug. 11

Mission House College, Plymouth, Wis Aug. 13 to Aug. 19

Ws Church, Buffalo, N. Y Sept. 13 to Sept. 16

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