Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-24
MRS. MCCoLLoUGH,
MRs. CHEsEBRO,
Committee.
HOW TO REACH THE USISrEREsrED.

To me this is the one important question
in Missionary Work. Could we reach the
uuinterested then all would become inter
ested, and who can tell what great and
grand good would come oil this
First To interest others our own hearts
must be more fully charged with a living
purpose and zeal born of God. We can
not expect to impart to others any greater
measure of enthusiasm than we really
possess. We must rely more on God for
all our plans. | sometimes think the
whole difficulty of impressing and interest
ing Others lies within ourselves. we plan
our meeting, send out our Missionary
literature and lift up our voices IN earnest
appeal for money and laborers, while per-
haps (unconsciously) we are placing
our reliance upon visible means, ignoring
the influence of the Holy Spirit
To have our meetings interesting and
have others interested in them, it is neces-
sary we have organized method of work,
and follow approved plans. Its is import
ant that in every church there be a Wo-
mans Missionary Society. We should
encourage pray yerIul study concerning the
great needs of our country, and bring to
the attention of Christian Women, the help
ful things written and spoken which are
calculated to arouse interest. We must
nress forward with an earnestness that
knows no weariness.
/ think one ofthe special ways of interest
ing others voald be to prepare for our Mis-.
sionary meeting, as we do in our literary
clubs kthrowing open our homes for oc-
casional lectures, talks and papers on in
portant phases of the work. Let
there be carefully prepared programs,
good music, short recitations and spicy
talks Issue invitatations to these as to
our evening meetings, bring to these meet
ings friends who are not interested that
they will not go away uninterested.
As the President shall always have
charge of these meetings, have bright
wide awake active President. One who is
alive to the needs, who is willing and able
and one who is jealous in the cause She
then will unpart TO all a ort,ofinspiration,
and above all one whose heart is full of
love to all. Much has been said and writ
ten about having all the women of the
church interested in missionary work.
Why not change our tactics and try to in
terest the men. 1t certainly will take the
combined forces of men and women to
scatter the dark clouds that are lowering
over our dear land and to make true our
motto "America for Christ"
As | have said VIC must make efforts to
thoroughly arouse men ana women as 10
the great need of their all becoming inter
ested Then and not till then can we
reach the uninterested. And shall we, the
Christian women of America, leave un-
made one effort that may help spread
abroad the pure and undefiled religion of
our Lordi If it were possible that any of
us believed only in Foreign Missions, how
could we leave out of our reckoning our
own country which is rapidly filling up
with foreign population. These vast
throngs are entering our gates and popu-
lating our land at the rate Of half million
year. and no difference how great the
need becomes, it not likely any other
Christian country will send missionaries to
convert our heathen. / think there are so
many good Christian women who feel they
! can do so little, and because of this feeling
do nothing. II any such are here to-day
l would say you can do everything; You
can serve-you can give-you can pray.
The best example Of self sacrificing liber-
ality recorded in the Bible is of woman;
| the best example of loving service is of