The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
WORK OF THE YALE BAND
ITS MISSION EXPLAINED IN FOUR
TEEN PULPITS YESTERDAY.
Hopes to Arouse the Church TO Send
1000 Students to Foreign Fields
~. NJ. c. A. Work.

| 1StiS h1lSSiOndfy bdQu entered clurcn CIR
cles in this city. The avowed purpose of
the five young men who constitute the band
is to arouse a permanent and lasting inter-
est in the work of Saving the world" that
will result in more liberal giving to this
cause on the part of the churches. The
fourteen meetings held yesterday were
| largely attended, and before the band has
finished Wednesday night eighty churches
fifty young peoples societies and the work
ers of the Y. W. c. A. and Y. NJ. c. A will
| have been reached The band was given a
most cordial reception yesterday, and the
| local committees which arranged for the
| various meetings that have been and are
| to be held the next three days were hopeful
| last night that the result would be far
reaching There are in this country 1000
students in various educational institutions
| who have volunteered to enter the foreign
mission field, but who are kept at home by
the financial inability of the UNCONVENTIONAL
missionary boards to send them to the work
they have chosen. The Yale Missionary
Band has undertaken the rather remarkable
task of arousing the churches to their duty
in sending these students into China, Africa,
India and other pagan nations with the gos-
pei of Christ.
The idea of the band has been to work
primarily through the young peoples
| church societies, and, incidentally, to get at
the churches. The young people are given
suggestions as to how they may help the
missionary work along and are impressed
with personal responsibility, either of going
themselves or assisting others to go. 1t is
mpracticable to give reports of all the
meetings held yesterday, but the brief out
given above constitutes the gist of what
,oIr,
Ella d. MacLaurin, of Chicago, secretary
of the Baptist Womens Missionary Board,
is here with the band, cooperating with
them in the work Miss MacLaurin is an
eloquent and convincing speaker and made
a strong impression on her audiences yes
terday.
In the forenoon pulpits were occupied by
five of the Yale band, as well as at night,
beside which Miss MacLaurin was heard in
two of the churches, as well as at the wom
ems meeting at Meridian-street NJ f.
Church in the afternoon, simultaneous with
which there was meeting for men at the
Y. NJ. c. A gymnasium hall.
Mr.. GAGE TALKS OF SACRIFICE.
Miss Elizabeth M. Wishard presided at
the women's meeting, which was attended
by large audience. Among those present
were many members of the Y. w. G. A,
under the direction of which the meeting
was arranged. Miss Palmer, secretary of the
association, conducted the devotional exer-
cises, reading the parable of the loaves and
fishes, John vi. The first speaker was Brow
nell Gage, member of the band, an earn
est impressive speaker who dwelt on the
personal responsibility of all. Whether in
the missions Of this city or away in yonder
India, there is a work in the Masters
garden for all, said he, flowers and fruit
needing tending that cannot mature without
it. Wherever it may be, there is a field
awaiting you" He related the story of
missionary who entered a village in India.
The chief with his followers gathered about
to hear the story of Christ. When it was
ended he begged her to tell it again. Then
a third time he asked to hear it, saying in
a humble voice that they had never heard
it before. that they might forget; that the
women were stupid and might not compre-
bend. Beyond were a thousand villages and
the missionary felt she must 90 on and on,
although she would gladly have remained.
Leaving books and Bibles for them to read,
she departed. A little way out messenger
came running after her TO inquire when IT
was this Jesus gave his life for the world.
WAS it two years ago or three years. he
asked With blush of shame she was COM
PEELED to reply that it was nearly nineteen
hundred years and that no one had until
that hour brought the tidings.
There are millions of villages waiting for
you to come to them not in person, perhaps,
but in some form" said the speaker. Il
heard story of sacrifice in Chicago, such
a story as we seldom read in the papers.
But they are stories of deeds that bear
fruit a poor woman brought to her society
Il sum that the president felt was too large
for her to give-some $50. So when the con-
tributiOns were sent away the president re-
tanned this Woman's money. Shortly after
ward she was taken i'll and, BENG alone 3le
hospital. Then the president of the society
came to her and suggested that she had bet
ter go into one of the private rooms, instead
of remaining in the public ward, for the first
time informing her that she still had her
gift. With 81 look of great sorrow on learn
ing that her money had not been sent at
once she replied: My Master went to Cal
vary for me. l can so into the public ward
for Him A few days later the president
came back and saw that the end was near.
She pleaded for her to go into quiet room,
thinking her last hours. would be less full
of pain. My Master died on Calvary for
me, j can die here in this public ward for
Him Will you not try life OF sacrifice?
There is nothing that belongs TO the CHRIS
in it. Enter the Kings garden. Follow Him,
not simply for salvation, but for service"
A QUESTION OF LOVE
This missionary question: said Miss
MacLaurin, who spoke after Mr.. Gage, lis
simply a question of love. He whom we love
most and best has hidden us carry the gos-
pei to every creature. No choice is left us.
we must go AFTER JnOSe WHO ueeU US ana
need us most. In our Chinese school in Bos-
ton once we were without teacher. A
Christian young man, one who professed to
| have entered higher life, came in. He
was one whom we looked upon as better
| than ourselves He was asked to take a
| class. L cannot until the Spirit tells me-
| he replied. He failed to see the need, the
| deep, pressing need And so it is with young
| girls to-day. Many times / am confronted
| with the reply: L have not felt called. Oh,
| girls, ii is not a question of feeling; 1t is
| a question of love. There are 500,OO0,O00 girls
| and women who have never heard of Jesus
| Christ. The pagan heather has ground
woman deeper into the dust than any other
| of Gods creatures.
Some say to me: I do not believe in for
| eign missions. Why do you" L have often
wondered myself When was girl, besides
kneeling about the blessed family altar, now
broken; besides reading the word and pray
ing, there was another duty we performed.
| We placed the money we had earned during
| the week in box mother had prepared. 1t
was for the purpose of carrying the gospel
unto all creatures. Then we knelt and
prayed for the salvation of the whole world
| That was before / had learned that mine
was a lost soul. One day after / reached
a maturity that conviction came to me- /
went to my mother and asked her how /
might become Christian. She turned the
| leaves of the book and pointed out a text.
| saying: Read that. l read, For God so
| loved the world But, mother, I said, you
| taught me that verse years ago Read
| 1t again and instead of God loved the
world, read your name instead Then
read For God so loved Ella d. MacLaurin
| that He gave his only begotten Son 1t
was the first time had realized it in that
way and l buried my face in my mothers