The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-14
ELDER G. A. IRWIN TELLS
OF TRIP AROUND WORLD
Address Proves be One of the Most Interesting and
structive Delivered at the State Camp Meeng-Elder
Allen Moon, President of the Lake Union Conference
Speaks Tuesday Evening to Large Congregation.

that his missionaries could pass
rapidly into the interior OF this
great continent and take the mes
sage in tins generation to the heath
en- people OF, that dark land.
In addition to the conference as
before mentioned the Adventist
people have sixteen missions among
the native peoples in Africa. Two
of these are on the West Coast.
at Sierre Leone and the Gold coast
one in Algeria in the onrthwest;
one in Alexandria, Egypt; one in
Cairo: another in Abyssinia; one in
Uganda; British East Africa; two
in German East Africa; one near
BIantyrc, British Central Africa,
one in Algeria in the northwest;
Southern Rhodesia; one IN Barotse-
land: one in Basutoland; one IL
Kallmlaud and one in Iululand.
Most Of these missions are con-
ductcd on the industrial plan, the
native students being clothed and
fed and taught for the labor be-
slowed during certain portion of
each day. Some of these missions
have as high % seventy-fve stu
dents in attendance. The older and
more advanced ones are sent ont to
establish small schools and do mis-
sion work among their own peo-
pie.
At council recently held by the
Seycnth-day Adventist General Con-
ference Committee in Europe an APP
propriation Of $4,000 was made
to strengthen the mission work al
ready started in Africa and 10 open
new missions among The native peo-
plc. II is expected that eight OF
ten Young men will be sent out
70 that field during the coming year
20 reinforce the workers already
there.
The speaker in conclusion APP
pealed to The congregation TO con-
tribute literally of their means and
also expressed "a hope that numbers
of young people would get a burden
for mission work not only in Africa
hut in China, India and all THEN
portions Of the heather world.
TUESDAY EVENING.
The large tent was crowded last
might at which time Elder Allen Moon
president of the Lake Union confer
ence delivered a powerful address.
In part he spoke as follows:
"The subject assigned me is "The
Greatest Thing IN the World" From
Isa. 55:1O, If we learn that, As the
rain cometh down and the snow from
heaven, and watereth the earth and
maketh it bring forth and bud that
It may give seed to the sower and
bread 20 the eater, so shall my word
be that goeth forth out of my mouth.
If we can understand the miracle of
life in the vegetable kingdom, then
perhaps we can understand something
of the power of Gods word By the
sending OF the rain and the snow and
the sunshine upon the dead earth, God
causes life to be brought out of death
In order to sustain the life of the
human family. This was taken to
illustrate the power of Gods word.
Man is said to be dead in trespasses
and sin. God has sent His word into
the world, and n It is received by men
by faith, and becomes the ruling prin-
ciple OF his life, the result is life and
power and fruit; thus bringing life
from death. This IN brief is Gods
own estimate Of His word.
I'VE have a further statement in the
3Oth chapter Of Proverbs which will
help Us 20 understand Gods purpose
in giving His word to mankind. Fro..>
the 5th and 9th verses we read, "Ey-
cry word of God is pure; He is a
shield to them that put their trust
in Him. That Is to say God has
never uttered any superfluous words;
He has given to mankind Just that
which is essential to his salvation,
no more and no less. The 9Th verse
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