The Meeker herald., 1907-05-11


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,
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
theoretically 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 100000 native Christians in
faithful, determined effort to bring on
the universal reign Of Christ.
They were backed UP last year by
the Christians at home, with over $780,
100000 to prosecute this herculeaL
task.
But most astounding of all is the
rapidly increasing faith and courage
and determination of the Christians.
both at home and abroad, to hasten
and complete the work.
For so years or more the women Of
, the church have been SO thoroughly
organized and aggressive in this work
that many had come to think of 1t as
= women's movement only.
But about 20 years ago there started
among the students in our higher in
situations of learning, what has proved
to be one of the most aggressive and
powerful propagandas ever known.
This Student Volunteer Movement for
Foreign Missions is made up of ad-
yanced students who have dedicated
their lives to foreign mission endeav-
or. each one having signed card stat
Ing: 1T is my purpose. II God permit,
to become foreign missionary" Dur
Ing the last 20 years nearly 5000 of
them have actually gone into the for
eign service, and thousands more are
Fastening their education with the
same purpose in view. Last year they
enrolled over 10000 students in their
special mission study classes, and are
constantly at work to win new recruits
among the 100000 students in our
higher institutions Of learning.
NH T. H,,r,, tot, a
thousand graduates year ready to
enter foreign service.
Another important step In this mis-
sionary propaganda was taken four
years ago when the Young Peoples
Missionary Movement was formally
organized with headquarters in New
York. This movement is working
through all the Protestant churches of
The land in a systematic, educational
campaign among the 100000 young
people in the Sunday schools.
Special literature is prepared, adapt
ed to the particular age and class In
tended to be reached, and this is care
fully and extensively distributed
throughout the land.
Ana now Jndt Tie WOIucu anu lne
students, and the young people are
being so deeply interested and SO care
fully educated in this rapid conquest
of the world for Christ, really great
movement is appearing among the
business men of the church.
For long time here and there
among individuals deepening inter
est has heen seen but now Ii appears
to be rapidly spreading.
Mr.. John II. Converse. Of the Bald
win Locomotive works, Of Philadel.
phia; Hon. John Wanamaker. Mr.. f.
H. Pitkin. of Chicago: Mr.. H. ]. Heinz,
Of Pittsburg: Mr.. l.. H. Severance. OF
Cleveland; Mr.. o. H. Ingram, Of Eau
Claire; Mr.. Alfred f. Marling. Of New
York: Mr.. 8. w. Packard, OF Chicago.
and Mr.. E. A. X. Hackett, of Fort
Wayne, Ind, are among the leading
business men who have been showing
deep and increasing interest In the
work for some years.
DR.. D. X. Pearsons. Of Chicago. has
recently given $4,000 to a mission
college in Syria.
A farmer in the northwest who has
long been supporting two foreign mis-.
sionaries at his own individual en-
pense, has recently divided his entire
property and given half-$7o. 900
for the Immediate spread of the Gospel
In foreign lands.
The men of Yale university are sup