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H WORLD VIEW.
Comments on the Epworth League
Topic for November 1.

Missions should be studied because
the citizen OF heaven should be inter-
ested in his country's wars.
Missions should be studied for a
large vision. Narrowness of life is
cured by a personal interest in the
ends of the earth.
Missions should be studied because
one brother may not be Indifferent to
another's sufferings. service and sue
~cesses.
Missions should be studied because
they are God speaking a summons
through his church's triumphs.
Missions should be studied because
to be ignorant of them is to be lacking
in Christian culture.
Missions should be studied because
an uninformed Christian is an easy adj
versary for the church's enemies.
Missions should be studied to learn
If God has not Il place for the student
In his world CT war.
Missions should be studied that they
may be supported. To give or go, one
must know.
Missions should be studied for the
power that comes by this knowledge.
Mrs. Dwight l.. Moody is dead.
During q five months. tour recently
made in Uganda by Bishop Tucker
2,412 persons were confirmed-an un-
precedented record.
H Among new missionaries sent out re-
Gently by the Church Missionary So
ciety of London is a daughter of David
Livingstone and her husband.
The native church of Fiji contributed
$4,000 to foreign Missions in 1902. Six
ty-eight years ago a missionary was
not allowed to remain in Fiji and many
were killed by the natives.
Because of the education bill agita-
ton Rev. r. B. Meyer, of London, well
known in this country, has decided to
stand for election to the Lambeth mu-
nicipal council at the approaching
election.
Bible study in the Young Mems
Christian associations has made rapid
strides this year. Last year more than
10000 men We're enrolled In bible
classes; this year the numbe will be
almost doubled. Railroad men and COL
lege students lead In bible study. There
is a class at Carlisle Indian school
which meets at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing, SO that only men who are inter-
ested will attend.
If all the churches of Christendom
sent forth representatives into the for
eign field in the same proportion as
the Moravian church, says Rev. John
Stewart of Madras. there would be
100000 foreign missionaries instead OF
$4,000; and If only a quarter of the
"a Va S"S
testant church gave .one-half penny per
day the amount raised would be $685.
100000 instead Of $4,000, 000.
Rev. II. j. Campbell has written to Il
Philadelphia who inquired concerning
his belief in future punishment:
While l dislike being labeled as any
| thing else than an evangelical Chris
tian. 1 am a Universalist in the sense
described in your own words. / be-
lieve In the final salvation of the whole
! family through the redemptive work OF
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. l
believe in the complete and final tri-
umph OF righteousness. Sin will be
asst out of the spiritual universe. I
| believe also in the final perfection of
very soul who has come to moral con-
iciousness. The only meaning of ret
ribution Is that 1t is q moral disci-
pline. l canno believe that either our
haracter or our destiny Is finally fixed
1t the moment Of death. This larger
gospel is, I am convinced. scriptural,
nd SO far from detracting from the
over Of evangel lends intensity to II"
Many Buddhist schools in Japan use
he bible as n of their text books.
SEVEN SENTENCE sERMoNe.
He who would be q great soul in the
uture must De a great soul now
smerson.
Not in the clamor OF the street. not in
he shouts n plaudits of h throng.
ut in ourselves are triumph and de-
l eat.-AnOn.
Great truths are greatly o not
ound by chancc.-Bonar.
Love Of u neighhor Is the only
DOR out of the dungeon of self
Gorge Macdonald.
Every noble crown IL, and ON earth
yer will be, a crown of thorns-Car.
lie.
Better be self-denying every day
IAN once a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LAM
ridge.
either God will shield you from suf-
ertng OF he will give you unfailing
.trength to bear list. Francis Dc