The Forrest City times., 1898-06-10


Our Lord has His own way Of leading men.
He has led our people and our president in
way they did not dream Of step By step to face
new difficulties ard new problems. He is re-
quiring US, as he did in the days of slavery to
remove obstacles out Of His path. The
obstacles that have now come to the front are
centuries OF extortion, murder. assassination,
the staying of hundreds of thousands OF in
nocent people by slow starvation and avarice
and a tyranny prolonged which no pen can
describe.
We wanted to do all things by peaceful
methods. We wanted to extend our influence
from men TO men and nation to nation by fore
ing every element OF peace and good will We
seemed to think that the Gospel properly pro-
claimed and sufficiently proclaimed would ac-
eomplish not only the redemption of our own
society, but the reformation of nations. Ar
bitration We had settled upon as something
that would cause all wars to cease, and all
bloodshed and cruelty resulting therefrom We
looked at our own supreme court. We saw how
difficulties of every nature were settled by its
decisions between states so that war between
the states was not likely 10 occur again. We
strongly believed that If we could have an in
ternational tribunal like that of our supreme
court somehow established. not very clearly
defined to our minds, which would carry out its
decisions into practical ex ecution no possible
contingencies would arise to make war a
possibility or a necessity, and yet with
spresident thoroughly Christian con-
sclentious to the last degree loving peace and
peaceful methods with all his heart we have
come into the midst of another war between
this nation and Spain Our navy. promptly
organized and enlarged. has already struck
heavy blows. and the army. more than 100 900
strong. stands ready, or is already en- route TO
seize and hold territory beyond the limits OF
our domain. Nations have not vet progressed
lar enough, nor have peoples been yet
thoroughly instructed enough in the
principles of human liberty and right
eous law to warrant reasonable
expectancy OF unive rsal arbitration. The level
OF the International law is the highest reach
nations can attain and hold at the beginning of
the twentieth century.
When peace comes and our hearts are united.
north and SOUTH east and west-oh that we
might be prepared TO carry the glad tidings OF
great JOY in simplicity and in thoroughness to
all who come to us from other nations.
beg Of you at this epoch which appears to
me TO be the beginning of commissions and
revolutions in human society, to put YOUR
selves, you who are leaders in missionary
work, in the attitude OF diligent hearers. ready
TO receive such revelation as the Lord our
Saviour may give you directly or out of His
holy word
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
"Woman's Department, was also held.
Mrs. Fl. 5. Caswell. of New York. pre.
siding. She said that the woman's or.
CARNATIONS now cover the entire ter
ritory of the United States, with the
exception of Alaska
The woman's organization have
added to the treasures of the national
societies this year over $780, 900.
Before another annual meeting. some
plan may be evolved, by which men.
women and children of each church
may belong, as united company, to a
prosperous church missionary societ V.
lavlshly pouring their offerings into
the church treasury to be forwarded
from that treasury to the national mis-
sionary societies for the great work as
sumed by each
Mrs. Lydia Tichinor Bailey, of Seat
tie, Wash, delivered an address en-
titled "A New Vision"
The concluding address was by Mrs
Alice Freeman Palmer, of Cambridge.
Mass, ex-president of Wellesley col
lege' IN answer to the question: How
Can Woman Save Our Country?"