Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-12
MRS. LA ROE
I REFLECTED.
Again Named As Secretary of
Literature For The Missionary
Work of New Jersey.

lol MlSSlOHS IN the freSDy terrain Sy-
nod of New Jersey in the Mum i've
nue. Presbyterian church, East Or
ange, yesterday, which had a large
attendance, representing nearly ev-
cry section of the state.
Mrs. William H. Hall, formerly of
this city, and now of Newark, gave
an interesting report of the young
peoples work and she was reelected
as secretary of the Young Peoples
Department.
The delegates from this city were
Mrs. w. +. Stacey. from the Foreign
Missionary Society and Mrs. Tap
zen. from the Home Missionary So
ciety, Others who went were Mrs.
Wilbur LaRoe, Mrs. Adrian Lyon
and Miss Edythe Boehm.
Foreign Missions was the subject
in the morning, and Home Missions
was taken up at the afternoon SEES
sion.
A feature of the morning session
was the eloquent appeal of the Rev.
John f. Patterson, pastor of the Cen
trail Avenue Presbyterian church, Or
ange, for foreign missions. He said
Presbyterians were the richest reli-
gious denomination in the world and
that they ought to contribute more
to foreign missions and buy fewer
automobiles. He spoke as a suDsti-
tute for the Rev. Mr.. Gale, a Korean
missionary, who at the last moment
advised the society that sickness in
his family prevented his attendance.
The Rev. Mr.. Patterson referred
in his Introductory of the regret eX-
pressed over the failure of Mr.. Gale
to be present. He then gave a valu-
able of what the church has
done for foreign missions.
'You are all deeply interested in
foreign MISSIONS" said the preach
err, cor it would appear evident that
you would not be here. There is no
subject that should so interest you
as the one that has called you togeth-
er. You are no doubt all we'll aware
that we are about to celebrate our
200th anniversary as a denomination
on the Western Hemisphere. You
dlSO are dWd VI TIC ldCb lLhJ Llilo Il
the centennial year of the opening of
our missions in the foreign field, and
we also also about to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of our foreign
board, and while we are in the midst
of these celebrations, has it occurred
to you what those brave pioneer mis-
sionaries would say should they arise
from their graves and face the mar
velous conditions today?
'They would see twenty-seven
main mission stations that are foster
ing more than 1000 other and small
er stations. They would see $50
American missionaries and 2,606 ma
tive workers associated with our peo-
pie in the work of evangelizing the
dark sections of the foreign lands.
They would further see 444 organic
ed churches, with 63,4S0 attendants
and LOCI schools with an enrolment
of 32,512 native children. There are
1O4 hospitals that give relief to the
sick and the suffering that had last
year 4S6, 600 patients. Eight print
ing presses are kept busy pouring out
literature to an enormous extent.
S67,492,2 03 pages being the record
for the past year, and best of all, TO-
600 souls were won for Christ.
another remarkable fact stands
out conspicuously, that out of a thou
sand missionaries now on the field,
999 of that number have been at
work in foreign fields for more than
thirty-five years.
Zone serious drawback our board
has to contend with is the lack OF
money to send hundreds of young
men and women, who today stand
ready to enter the field to aid in the
restoration of lost souls for Christ.
''The Presbyterian church is the
richest religious denomination in the
world today, and is doing it's share
towards evangelizing the world. II
the many members of religious or
CARNATIONS would contribute proper
tionately towards this great cause.
instead of investing in automobiles,
what a great revolution in mission
work would take place"
The preacher dwelt at length upon
the good that mission work accom-
plishes for the country, whether home
or foreign, and closed his scholarly
address by summing up his appeal
with three points:
First, we can all be at least in
sympathy with the great work; sec
ond. we have money to give, and
third, and lastly, we can pray"
A devotional meeting, led by Mrs.
J.. T. Kerr, of Elizabeth, opened the
session at $50. After the opening
hymn, 'The Morning Light Is Break
ing" a Scripture reading, Mrs. G. B.
w. Gushing, of East Orange, offered
prayer. The reports of the several
secretaries followed the devotions,
Mrs. Walter Condit, of Jersey City,
corresponding secretary, leading.
Mrs. l.. B. Coddington, of Murray
Hill, secretary of literature, reported
on the systematic and extensive work
of distribution of Bibles and other re-
ligious |. 7ratura. Hiss II. f. Van
Metes, secretary of the treasures of
the CONTINGENT fund rnnOrted n SUBJ