The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-30

your lips, my friends, and let the So
ciety hear your voice.
The question vas once asked me: -How
shall we get our young women to prayP'
1t was a hard question to answer, as IL
is a difficult thing to do. But why not
a week in advance inform those you wish
TO pray that at such and such a time you
would like them to give sentence prayer.
| have known young women, who found
II hard to speak in the meeting, to write
out or copy a short prayer and then
learn 1t. Soon the paper can be dis
pensed with, and the prayers will come
as spontaneously as the water from the
spring.
In the same way, verses of Scripture
may be read or commented upon and
we must develop, we can't help 1t. We
will speak or rather God through us will
make known his wondrous works Then
teach them, the members of our auxiliar-
les, their personal responsibility; help
create i'll them an interest for mission
work which can not die; give them work
to do both in the world around them and
in the prayer service. And God will show
a wonderful development which will make
our societies "a light to tighten the Cen
tiles and the glory of thy people, Israel"
Mrs. f. ]. Schoch, of Selin's Grove,
made a report of the general conven-
tion.
mission WORKERS"
"Why We Are Mission Workers" was
the topic discussed in paper by the
secretary, Miss Werkheiser. She said:
"When we realize the truth that the
Christian life becomes all the more prec-
ious when we know that we are His
choice, 1t will not be a question as to
whether we shall do this or do that The
Lords fled is unlimited. The evil work
| that is being accomplished is appalling,
| and it ought to stimulate Gods children
| to deeper devotion to His cause. We
know love is the greatest thing in the
world, is a fruit of the spirit and that in
| which Christians are so near the Faith
| er's, for God is love- Souls filled with
love have no room for doubt as to wheth-
| er they should aid mission work. Jesus
| Is our example.
EVERY one should be mission worker
| in some way. Those in the field will be
strengthened to know some one is pray
| ing for them and the work. The Father
, is Lord of the harvest, when we pray for
! the Holy Spirit, we must pray for Him
| to prepare and send forth laborers for
| the work. Prayer is indeed a power, on
which the ingathering of the harvest and
| the coming of the kingdom do in very
| truth depend. Prayer is no form or show
| "You are not called upon to labor with
shall be rewarded God will never suf.
| fer any of His servants to be losers by
serving Him; whenever, or whatever he
commands it is your business to obey, 'foi
as much as ye know that your labor i:
not in vain in the Lord The Lord will
never appoint you anything to do thai
He will not give you strength to perform
but He does reasonably expect that We
should do all we can.
| "As His last request was that His fol
lowers would tell to others the good new.
that Jesus, who loved souls, that He diec
to save them, that If they believe in Hin
they shall pass from death unto life
passing it along that all the world ma!
hear ought 1t not constrain them Il
obedience. and obtain the promise?"
Mrs. E. b. Guy, of Catawissa, anC
Miss Campbell were appointed to re
port the convention for the Observe
and the Missionary Journal respect
lively.
The children's meeting began at 4.3
o'clock. There We're talks by Mrs. G
p. Frymire, of Bloomsbury, and Mrs
j. L. Miller.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening meeting began with de
| vOtional services. Mrs. j. A. Kisner o
Selin's Grove, read the scriptures anC
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