The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-30

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The greatest force in the world to-
day is being gradually, but definitely
and steadily. organized for world con-
quest.
Because there is no beating Of drums
or waving OF banners or booming OF
cannons, many do not realize the pow
of the Christian hosts that are being
gathered In every land under Heaven,
determined to make Christ King.
A hundred years ago the religion Of
Jesus Christ was practically confined
to the white race. There were, indeed,
a few dark-skinned believers and few
pioneers in the church at home, who
began to claim that the Gospel was in
tended for every race, and should be
energetically propogated through the
then novel experiment Of foreign mis-
sions. But the church at large laughed
at the idea.
To-day there are $4,000 missionaries
scattered throughout nearly every
heather tribe, directing the energies
Of 1900, 900 native Christians in a
faithful, determined effort to bring On
the universal reign Of Christ.
They were backed up last year BY
the Christians at home, with over $40,
500,OOO to prosecute this herculeaT
task.
n. .t ,sto,,ndino of all Is IN,
lapidly increasing faith and courag'
and determination Of the Christians
both at home and abroad, to hastel
and complete the work.
) For so years or more the women
. the church have been SO thorough
: organized and aggressive in this wor
y that many had come to think Of it q
D a women's movement only.
D But about 20 years ago there starte
o among the students in our higher j
n stitutions Of learning, what has prove
4 to be one Of the most aggressive an
d powerful propagandas ever know
d This Student Volunteer Movement Il
t. Foreign Missions is made up Of &
. vanced students who have dedicate
d their lives to foreign mission endea
p or, each one having slgDed card Sta
ing: 1T is my yurrose. Il God pei--.
% TO become foreign missionary" d.
Of ing the last 20 years nearly 5000
ot them lave actually gone into the Il
le eign service, and thousands more a
De Fastening their education with t
t. same purpose in view. Last year tn
r enrolled over 10000 students in th'
special mission study classes, and
constantly at work to win rev recru
among the 100000 students in {
higher institutions Of learning.
The present aim is to furnish
- thousand graduates year ready
re enter foreign service.
Another important step In this n
cu sionary propaganda was taken f
IN. years ago when the Young Poop
is Missionary Movement was forms
organized with headquarters in \
York. This movement is work
MT through all the Protestant churche:
wo the land in a systematic, educatio
campaign among the 14.00o,000 yo
people in the Sunday schools.
Special literature is prepared, ad
ms ed to the particular age and class
re- tended to be reached, and this is c
FUZZY and extensively distribV
is throughout the land.
'es. And now that the women and
. students. and the young people
low being SO deeply interested and so
asi' fully educated in this rapid cong
Ine Of ahe world for Christ really g
Z movement is appearing among
'mn business men Of the church.
For q long time hers and I
ere among individuals deepening i
kes est has been seen, but now it apr
anK to be rapidly spreading.
my MI John II. Converse. Of the
win Locomotive works, Of Phil
q phia: Hon. John Wanamaker, M
In II. Pitkin, Of Chicago; Mr. H. J. H
was Of Pittsburg; Mr. L. Il. SeYeranc
we'd. Cleveland; Mr.. o. H. ingram, OF
led Claire; Mr. Alfred Z. Marling, Of
York; Mr.. s. ". Packard, Of Chi
7ays and Mr.. e. A. K. Hackett, OF
,usi' Wayne, Ind, are among the le
business men who have been shS
my, a deep and increasing interest 1
W work for some years.
Dr. d. X. Pearsons. Of Chicago
recently given $4,000 to a M
faor. college IL Syria.
~ A farmer in the northwest VII
'uan' 'rs long been supporting two foreigI
nS sionaries at his own indiyidui
oosn pense, has recently divided his
% .1es property and given half-S70
'ssns for the immediate spread Of the
'no' In foreign lands.
~ The men Of Yale university ~