Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-03-26
Mission Work in Japan.

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Mission Work in Japan
G. / Keirn thus writes TO the OTI
yersalist 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 wna'
has been accomplished since tina.
time for the mission. both at home
and in Japan, it seems quite wonder
J FIJI. A new church has been decided
upon, planned and bulit in Toxic;
land has been bought for the Black
MIR girls home and money raiser
sufficient to erect suitable bulldlhS'
the question of a second woman ms
sionarv has been agitated, the de-
cision reached to send one and laESS
portion OF the necessary funds SUD
scribed: the sentiment in favor OF tNH
mission has been greatly increased;
churches which rarely if ever con
tributed have sent contributions; the
condition in Japan mover was 50
healthful and CnCouraging as now;
missionaries and native Christian ;
are hopeful Is not all this truly an
encouraging result tor one year? lie
the good work go on. Let the tide
| rise higher and higher, Let th%
money be poured in from all ou'
churches and from scattered UniVer-
salists. Any one can now give to this
cause with the utmost confidence
and enthusiasm The Japan misso"
is absolutely and nQuautiedly the
greatest organized work which the
Universalist church, as such. is nov
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 s. while the house or
representatives was in session, under
1 a resolution limiting its proceedings
to the delivery of eulogies, Mr.. Hep
burn asked and received unanimous
consent of the u members present "a
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 tho
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 it's mind regard
ing the proceedings of a Sunday ses
sion, and that in this case it had done
so; that the fling 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 IS 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 a precedent
which in the end would lead to Sun.
leak is when it is small The whole
scheme Of having the eulogies or
Sunday is prepostcrOus. The large
proportion of members of congress
go out of Washington on Sunday, am
though they had a very respectable
man. the late Senator Mcmillan u
Michigan. to eulOgize, besides thu
speakers. there were not over 60 per
sons in the house. and 50 Of them were
in the galleries.
The Y. M. C. A. as an Employment
Bureau.
The most important thing that az
fects a young mans life in city is
the securing of the employment for
which he is fitted. The Young Men )
Christian association makes il 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 it's 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 ef.
fectNe and keen to recognize the
h rI ltrLy ctgrv MON and tho mar 4,