Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-03-26
Mission Work in Japan.

G. |. KERN thus writes to the Uni
versalist Leader of the years progress
in the Japanese mission of that
church: One year ago at this writing
we landed in Boston on our return
from Japan. When we think of what
has been accomplished since that
time for the mission, both at home
and in Japan, it seems quite wonder
full. A new church has been decided
upon, planned and built in Toxic;
land has been bought for the Black
mer girls home and money raised
sufficient to erect a suitable building;
the question of a second woman mis-
sionary has been agitated, the de-
cision reached to send one and large
portion OF the necessary funds sub
scribed; the sentiment in favor of the
mission has been greatly increased;
churches which rarely if ever con-
tributed have sent contributions; the
condition in Japan never was so
healthful and encouraging as now;
missionaries and native Christians
are hopeful. Is not all this truly an
encouraging result for one year? Let
the good work go on, Let the tide
rise higher and higher! Let the
money be poured in from all our
churches and from scattered Univer-
salists, Any one can now give to this
cause with the utmost confidence
and enthusiasm. The Japan mission
is absolutely and unqualiiedly the
greatest organized work which The
Universalist church, as such, is now
carrying on.
Sunday in Congress.
The New York Christian Advocate
notes with satisfaction the failure of
a recent attempt in congress to pro-
fame Sunday by the transaction of
routine business. 1t says: On Sun.
day, February 8, while the house OF
representative was in session, under
a resolution limiting its proceedings
to the delivery of eulogies, Mr.. Hep
burn asked and received unanimous
consent of the II members present TO
file the conference report on the de-
partment of commerce and labor bill
and have it printed. On Monday
morning, when the Journal was read
Mr.. Richardson, the leader of the
democratic party in congress, directed
attention to the matter saying that
Sunday was not a legislative day, and
in any event legislation was excluded
from Sunday sessions. Speaker Hen
derson announced that Sunday could
be made a legislative day, that the
house could change its mind regard
ing the proceedings of a Sunday SEES
sion, and that in this case it had done
so; that the filing of the report was
not legislation, and by its presenta-
ton no one was hurt. Mr.. Richardson
then moved to strike out of the Jour
nal the record of the filing of the re
port. All the democrats voted with
him, and % republicans. The % re
publicans are entitled to credit. Often
congress has done some business on
Sunday, but it was under the cover
of continuing a session begun on Sat
urday If a scheme of this kind were
approved, it might make precedent,
which in the end would lead to Sun
day sessions. The time to stop
leak is when it is small. The whole
scheme of having the eulogies OF
Sunday is preposterous. The large
proportion of members of congress
go out of Washington on Sunday, and
man, the late Senator Mcmillan Of
Michigan, to eulogize, besides the
speakers. there were not over go per-
sons in the house, and 50 of them were
in the galleries.
The Y. Nj. C. A. as an Employment
Bureau.
The most important thing that af-
fects a young mans life in city is
the securing of the employment for
which he is fitted. The Young Mems
Christian association makes it one of
its undertakings to secure places for
members and for young men coming
to them Four of the leading asso-
Citations helped over 1000 young men
to situations last year. The associa-
ton in Massachusetts has its employ
ment department licensed under the
intelligence Office law of Massachu-
sets, and has placed a man with spe-
cial business training in charge OF its
affairs. The Twenty-third-street
branch, New York city, and the Cen
trail associations in Cleveland and
Chicago, have such men in charge Of
their employment departments whose
years of training have made them ell
fectiye and keen to recognize the
hard-luck story man and the ne'er-d0'
wells, and the regular charity beats
who impose upon the charitable and
work the benevolent for a living.
These associations have now pract'-
cally made the employment depart
ment a membership privilege, for the
reaS en- that it protects the business
man who depends upon the judgment
of the association secretary for the
selection of men for his employ. The
employment secretary, on account or
his acquaintance with the members,
many O. whom have grown up IN the
association, or have been trained IN
the educational classes, is able TO
make a discriminating selection OF the