The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-24
TALKED ON MISSIONS
Mrs. Broad Addressed Union
Missionary Meeting.

A union missionary meeting was
held last Thursday afternoon in the
Congregation C church. The meet
ing was opened by singing, Onward,
Christian Soldiers -, after which
prayer was offered by Rev, Sheldon.
Mr.. Sanderson, the Congregational
state missionary, spoke briefly OF
their work in the state. after which
Rev. Broad gave short talk on Col.
2:6, !. Mrs. Broad then gave the
addres of the day. In part she said:
Christ said, Seek ye, first the
kingdom of God and his righteousness
and all these things shall be added
unto you.' | have been in the
missionary work now for twenty
years and l know that one woman
with God is majority. In one OF
my talks lady came to me and said,
Il did not come here this afternoon
because | wanted to for think the
whole missionary subject insutfer-
ably stupid, and since listening to
you l am no more interested than
when l came in" said. you are
member of church?" Most GER
tainly", she answered, as if that
were all. looked at the beautiful.
ostrich plumes in her hat: at the
magnificent jewels at her throat,
wrists and fingers and l thought If !
could have the price of those could
support one missionary a year and
perhaps build him small house to
live in. | talked with her for a
short time. l said to her, 'the
Lord came all the way from Heaven
to save sin sick world, then He
went back an instead of sending the
Angels, he gave us the opportunity
to go and give the message, and you
say you are servant of the Lord and
yet missions are stupid. oh, she
said Il think this is getting very
disagreeable. had u letter from
her afterwards in which she said !:
You told me l had no vital interest
in missions, and that | also had no
vital interest in Christ: l could not
sleep that night after our talk until
| gave myself to Christ as had
never done before, surrendering my
all. That woman today, with
Christ, is doing IA blessed work.
Another woman. with Christ. has
done great work among the Digger
Indians in California. These In
dians are eaters of worms. She first
tried to gain their confidence by
carrying baskets of bread and throw
ing it to them as they would not come
near enough to get it. After gain
ing their confidence, little by little,
she established school and church
among them. This took years of
hard work. She afterward formed a
missionary society. In talking with
them they gave me the best detini-
tion OF missions l have ever heard
1t was, I'VE must give some of
what we have to some one who
hasn t any
They made box and this was
placed in their midst every time they
met for missions The leader went
to each one and when the box was
opened 1t contained $3.50, so she
went around again and this time it
was 1896. She received another
nickel from some one, making the
amount So. For they said, I'VE have
promised the Lord to give So every
month and we must keep our prom
iSe.''
There are four things that would
like to urge on the ladies'. First,
form the habit of studying missions.
l wish The ladies would study for
missions as they do for their clubs.
| met some ladies one rainy day COM
ing from theiI club. | asked them If
they went to their club in the rain.
They replied that nothing ever kept
them from their club. asked what
they paid to belong. They replied,
80 per year each. | said, How
much would you pay to belong to a
missionary society" One thought
about tifty-cents per year. | met one
lady in Connecticut. who belonged tc
sixteen clubs. asked her if she did
anything else. Well, she said,
not much else The trouble is the
ladies have no time for missions fol
they are clubbed to death.
Second, form the habit of praying
Study first and then know for what
you want to pray.
Third, form habit of systematic
giving. | formed nickel society in
several states where each lady gave
q nickel a week In fhrne NearS | re.