The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-15
ATTENTION TO
THE MISSIONS
Methodist Preachers Discuss the
Needs of the Missions in Five
Minute Speeches at Their
Meeting
FALLING OFF SHOWN
IN CONTRIBUTIONS
This Statement by DR.. Nudge of
Webster Challenged by DR..
Brady of Grace Church-Mln-
isterS' Wives Take Part in the
Days Program

isterS' Wives Take Part in the
Days Program
The Methodist preachers meeting at
Webster Square Methodist Church
yesterday had an exceedingly full pro-
gram. 1t was ladies day, and many
of the pastors wives were present
They had their share in the exercises
The topic Of the meeting was mis-
sions.
The first thing on the program was
a series of five minute talks by each
Of the clergymen present on MY Best
Missionary Sermon" In spite of the
fact that the secretary, Rev II. ii,
Paine, had sent to every member two
copies of the printed program for the
year and had notified each clergyman
of the meeting by a postal card con-
tanning an outline for the day, a num-
Der of the ministers present did not
know about the five-minute talk they
were to give on their best missionary
sermon"
Rev. e. P. Herrick, who was to have
read the first paper on How Shall We
Increase Our Missionary Offerings
was absent. and Rev. DR. James
Nudge of Webster took his place, DR..
Nudge is not optimistic about the con
dition of the Methodist Church in New
England At the annual conference
last April he sounded note of warning
and yesterday he referred despondently
| to the falling off of contributions for
| the missions.
| Rev DR.. James Boyd Brady objected
| to such view of things, and tried to
| rule DR. Nudge out of order. on the
ground that DR.. Nudge injured the
cause by making public such facts
Rev. A. M. Osgood, the chairman, over
ruled the objection. AT the close of
DIR. Mudge's address, DIR. Brady arose
and said he was tired of "the eyerlast-
inc statements that the bottom is fall
ing out of the missionary cause, and
that the church is going to ruin. He
claimed that the increase in missionary
contributions by the Methodist Church
for the last 80 years had never been
| equalled
Rev Dr. George, w. King said that
DR.. Brady was right about the pros
porous state of the Methodist Church
as a whole but that DR. Nudge has told
1.-THE truth about New England
The afternoon session was opened
with devotions led by Rev. DR.. A. c.
| Thompson Of the Free Baptist Church.
The women occupied the first part Of
the session. On the general topic of
woman's work for missions Mrs Lucie
| f. Harrison read the first paper on the
|
| airy Society" "In the first place." she
said, I'VE have the Woman's Foreign
| Missionary Society and it is too late
| now to change. Women are working
| in different line from the men; they
are working for the woman and girls.
Again women are more patient and are
willing to work for the little things.
after 80 years of existence the
| Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
has enlarged woman's work so that she
| Is now given that part of the field that
| relates to her sex. over 900
pages of literature has been circulated
among women, and they read it which
| is more than some ministers do.
THE Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society has greatly aroused women by
| emphasizing that fact that no other
religion In the world has anything for
the weaker sex. The conventions and
meetings of the society and its
branches has broadened womanhood in
the home churches. They have learned
to love their missionaries. The young
women are enlisted in the movement
and the interesting of the children in
missions is now left to the Woman's
Society
Among the results which women
have accomplished is the SIS, 000, 900
which has passed through the treas
ury of the society in 80 years, and the
$750,o0O worth Of real estate which it
now owns"
Mrs. James Nudge spoke on
"Glimpses of Missionary Women [
Have Known" Mrs. Nudge was ten
years a missionary in India and spoke
from her acquaintance with the mis-
sionaries. She told interesting stories
of Miss Isabella Thoburn, DR.. Clara
Swan, Anna Budden, Phoebe Rowe,
| Grace Stephens, Mary Reed and the
generalized wife Of the Missionary"
Mrs. H. II. Paine read paper on
"Woman's Work for Missions" She
said that as women were the first to
receive the Gospel so they were the
first TO give it. She spoke particularly
upon the two things that the members
Of the Womans Missionary Society
| pledge themselves TO giVe-two cents
week and their prayers. The work
which the women are doing in prayer,
she said is vital work The society
has raised 100000 for missions in the
last year. the New England branch
alone giving $4,000 with $4,000 more
| partially raised on the .eank offering
fund.
! Rev /. j. Birney of Park Avenue
1 Methodist Church presented an excel
1 lent paper on the Sunday School Mis-
| sionary Society. He spoke of the Sun
day School work as being the reserve
force. The younger generation must
| be trained to take up the work
which the present generation will
have to lay down. He suggested sew
eral methods Of arousing missionary
interest among which were Keep in
the foreground the needs Of the hea-
then" Give at least-30 minutes every
month to missionary instruction in the
| Sunday School study one mission |
airy field In all its aspects for def |
mite time" SHOW instances Of con- |
version among the heather and the |
clamor for the Gospel which the |
heather are making
Rev. I. A. Messler Of Oxford read |
the last paper on the best method Of |
taking missionary collection. He said |
that he could advise no one method. |
The pastor must study his people and /
use the method which is best adapted /
to them. The pastor must be PERSONAL
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