The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-18

The EvauEeliZatIOu O. the World IS
/ the subject that viii be considered by
/ EpvorthIans Sunday evening. January
! 19- References are found in Mark xyi.15
/ Luke xxIv:47. Acts is
The Epworth League topics are so ar
ranged that ea,h year Of a quadrennium
This year has 1sen allotted 10 missions
and allied Der. vOIeuces. Much help and
Information on the subject can be found
in the frst chapter Of The Eyanseliza-
lion OF the World in This Generation.
by John r. Mott which is one OF the text
books Of the missionary study classes.
The definition as given in this book is
1T means 90 give all men an adequate
opportunity to know Jesus Christ as their
Saviour and TO become his real disci-
pies"
The great commission given by Christ
20 his disciples. Go ye into all the world
and preach the gospel C every creature.
IS applicable to his followers today he
who would limit the scope Of this com
mand misses the broadcast Bible thought
on this subject
Christ the only hope.-Acts iY-I2
The need Of INSTRUMENTATION. x.l3
i. For whosoever shall call upon the
name Of the Lord shall be saved How
then shall they call on him \ whom they
have not believed. and how shall they be
lieve in him OF whom they have not
heard. and how shall they hear without a
preacher"
Il is hardly possible FOR every Chris
tian to become a missionary in the sense
OF going 10 the foreign field. but every
one can help by giving Of his means to-
ward the support Of those who can 90.
as, for instance q youEg lady EpwOrth-
ian in enc OF our Western States saves
from her small earnings iU factory
enough 10 support a native worker in
India. hich is about $50 = year.
some Great Sacrifices.
The venerable John G. Patton. mission
airy TO the View Hebrides. and author Of
one Of the books in the Young Peoples
Missionary Library Is an example OF the
sacrifices made BY the missionaries. as
the following proves: There was recently
due him GOO from profits derived from
the sale Of his biography. but. instead Of
taking any Of 10 for his own use. he gave
the entire amount TO the missionary so
CIety. saying IT'S the Lord s.. Pass on
ne bread Of life 10 my brethren"
The native Christians also make sac
Tidces- The converts at Banza Mzuteke.
Africa poor as they are. gave S5e0 tow
ard the work "a 1895 c. c. EeIsC. Siuga-
pore. writing 20 the "EpwOrrh Herald"
states that All Of our native Christians
gave one-tenth. less than this they iii
not give On the average IN our mis-
si0us every 100 members IN CeylOn are
supporting one native worker"
Benefits TO Civilization
In 1920 they found the Hawaiiaus say
ages. and seventy eight years afterward
the one-time savages were fitted for cIt-
izenship in the United States II cost
about 81 200. eco 10 Christianize the sand
Wich Islands and the UnireI States now
has from s. 600 TO S. g93 Geo OF com
merce, making annually in net profit
about as much as the entire cost o.
Outstanding them England receives
each year G10 for every x she expended
in the South Sea Islands If one would
compare Madagascar Of the past with the
present it would convince The most skep-
tical mind OF The value o. the missionary
70 civilization
Mrs E. II. Wharton. chairman OF Dis
tTict committee on missions. viii conduct
the league service at wilson Memorial
Church tomorrow evening.
Prof Ireland. principal Of TenIey Pub
lie School. viii address The league az Ed
brooke " z. Church Sunday evening al
I-15 o'clock
The meeting at Hamliue Church last
Sunday evening was we'll attended Mr.
W II. Proctor was In charge A solo was
rendered by Miss May Thomas. which add
ed 20 the service From the great de-
maud for tickets to hear he Wesleyan
Male GUaTLette February o. AZ HamIiue
Church a larger audience is expected than
that which greeted them on J.'cT first ap-
pearance in this city last November.
s. literary social was giv=G at Waugh .
Church last Friday evening. under the .
auspices Of the third department IIr. J.. F.
O. Harrison. chairman
Miss clara ChaPpeU conducted the /
league service al EldbrCCl-e last Sunday /.
evening. After an interesting and In
struCtive talk on the subject, she called .
on different members present 20 give /
their views on various phases OF the les F.