The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-10

to that old missionary meeting and
1T is the pokiest thing 1 ever saw
What example have We for all this
variety? How does God work? Let the
multitude OF stars differing from one
another in glory answer.
But you say even if variety is
good, how shall We secure it? OH
you say, 1 have no gift The work IS
the Lords. He will teach you. Every
good program is first prayed, then 1t
means work. We are busy women
with many cares. domestic and social,
but perhaps they will not press so
, heavily if we seek first the kingdom
Of God and take time for the Mas
ter's service. The Woman's Mission
airy Society of Pensacola has been us
ing the missionary leaflet--liteTature
with success; also the year book of
prayer for foreign missions, pub.iShe~
by the committee at Nashville. The
Missionary with its interesting per
sonal letters from the wide field, and
a suggestive program will assist in
making out a varied and interesting
order of exercises.
The great meetings and conven-
tions of the present day have given
many opportunities TO both to hear
and see missionaries from the field.
speaker from foreign or other field.
at the next meeting of your society
use his address as a subject of dis
cusSion and information. Let each
member give some points of his talk
and see how near b s words may be
recalled, thus training the memory
and fixing facts on the mind.
Perhaps someone says: 1 have no
taste for missions I don't like them.
Well, some people have no natural
taste for tomatoes, oysters, olives,
celery, but seeing others enjoying
them so much, learn to like them, sue
coed in cultiTating the taste. and end
by thoroughly enjoying them. No one
has natural taste for Unselfishness
in themselves, though they admire it
in others. But unselfishness is desir-
able and can be cultivated. Anyone
who has been born again can cult
vate a taste for missions, and mu u
if he would be loyal to the Master.
"A live corresponding secretary is
a great help indeed to keep UP the
interest in the meetings and work of
the society What is more interest
ing than a letter from the workers.
say. in Korea China, Or from the
Congo. Write direct to the mission
aries themselves for their experiences,
gladly furnished by the committee in
Nashville. Correspond with your
neighboring societies and you will get
inspiration from each other
Study the lives of missionary he
roes. Assign papers on the special
incidents in their lives to different
members of your society and at q hero
meeting have them all read. There
is thrilling interest in the lives of
these men and women and such study
is profitable indeed. 1t was the sense
of the missionary conference just
held in Meridian Presbytery that lack
of information was the reason for the
lack of inspiration, and lack of sys-
tenn was accountable for the small
response financially.
Make a free use OF the question
box and be sure to give all a chance
TO discuss the questions drawn from
the box.
Invite outsiders who are interest
ed in missions to address your society
Do this as frequently as good ma
terial can be secured.
Have a membership committee to
call on absent members, which may
also act as reception committee to
welcome new and cd members
"A cup of tea helps wonderfully to
warm up and thaw out
Each member should have some
thing to do besides talking. IF talk
ing becomes too fast and furious, have
some one lead in PRAYER
let the leader treat her own meet
ing with proper respect. Have hymns,
Scripture, etc, carefully selected be
forehand. FlBrihling over hymn hook
and Bih'e at meetings is disDiriting
Occasionally change the hour Of
meeting and hold it open under the
oaks
Publish Your programs in the
daily paper or some other suitable
med 'un1.
"Regin meetings promptly. This is