The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-17
FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
The Subject Was Ably Treated
by Mrs. Fisher.
THE CHURCH WAS PACKED
@ Into the World and Preach the Cos
pei Of God"-Womsn Are at tho
Front in Missionary
Matters.

The subject OF FOREIGN Missions
was very ably treated last evening by
Mrs. Fisher. grand secretary OF the
Women's Foreign Missionary society.
who Is spending a few days in the city.
The venerable lady entertained her
hearers with an address full OF interest.
good sound sense and logic. The
Mountain View church was packed.
A large number Of people went away
upon the announcement that even
standing room was not to be had. The
services opened with singing by the
audience. led by the splendid choir of
h church. Mrs. Fisher is a kin faced,
sweet voiced. yet convincing speaker,
and she won the hearts of her audience
just as she hopes the good missionary
women of he society nay win the
hearts of the untutored natives In for
eign lands. She said tina the first thing
Tor everyone to do Is to come into the
right relation with God. II is His mis-
sion that the church is ~endeavoring TO
perform. His last message before as
cending into HEAVIER GO into the
world and preach the gospel of God"
That message said the speaker,
"applies at the present day with the
mn u " III Ilt klNtH % u
disciples in His hearing. We are 10
obey that command without any ques-
ton as to when or where TO go. We
all may no believe in foreign mission
AIRY work and may be selfish to hin
all our efforts should be directed right
here at home. I was surprised to learn
that of all of the money subscribed in
he United States for benevolent work,
only two cents Of every 100 went to
The foreign missions. In our society we
apply one-half of our subscriptions to
Foreign work and one-half TO home
work.
1T is a notable fact that more young
women desire to enter the field of for
Pign missionary labors than men. That
at first seemed TO surprise the world.
but IL should not surprise anybody to
Know that women are foremost in such
matters. 1t Is the woman's influence
that makes the home: IL liz her influence
that governs the child. TO rear II as II
should be reared. Why should not the
woman len her influence to teach the
heather? IL IL impossible for us here
10 understand what heathenism is. Our
understanding of IL may be compared
with that gained Of a murder by read
ing an account of II. We only know
of It's existence. but we lack the knowl-
edge Of its horrors that contact and ex-
perience with IL teach. II seems TO
me that every Christian woman should
have a share in sending the gospel to
the heather land. While our society
has done much for the heather, Il has
also worked wonders at home. II has
been the means OF bringing to the no.
tice OF the world many prominent
workers in the Christian faith. The
blessing of God has rested with the so
ciety from the first. when IL was organ-
ICED by a very few Christian women.
II seems 20 me nov that we can well
afford to devote some OF our time to
the foreign missionary work and at
the same time not neglect our duty at
home. Every good woman should share
in the work OF seeking to learn the
needs of the heather and contribute
her mite toward a cause which has for
its object the elevation of the untutored
native of foreign lands"