Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03

In this country we have millions of per-
sons who should be benefited and up
lifted. but this cannot be accomplished
without money. Out west. in Arizona
North Dakota and, in fact a dozen
states. there are too few churches. In
North Dakota they need 200 churches. and
If we had the money we could erect 1,HD
churches In districts where they are badly
needed.
Money contributed to foreign mission
airy work is sent to other countries; Not
a penny of it is expended here. And the
money that is given to the Home Mis-
sionary Society is devoted to existing
conditions in the United States. Some
people do not understand the situation
thoroughly. They imagine that if they
contribute sum to missionary work that
It is expended both in this country and
abroad.
Need of Money.
II want to make it plain that money is
needed right here in our own states. In
New York there are thousands of unfor-
tunate men, women and children living
i'm tenement houses who know no God.
worship at no shrine and who are in dire
want Yet the home missions have not
the money to extend comfort and religion
into their midst.
And the situation is not peculiar to
New York. Similar conditions exist in all
the big cities Action should be taken
without delay to remedy such conditions.
We want to reform the anarchist. the IL
responsible and ignorant fanatic We
want to extend aid and consolation to. all
who are in need and who would apprcci-
ate our services
The anniversary Of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society was celebrated at
2:3O O'Clock. MrsA A. H. Eaton presided.
Rev n. D. Mitchell was in charge of the
special musical program. Rev"~Dr. j. +.
Goucher president Of the WOman's Col
lege OF Baltimore. made a short address.
Evangelstic- services were heidi. lat 4
O'Clock. Rey. Charles NJ. Boswell delv-
cred an address.
Missionary Society Last Night.
Rev. ]. r. Goucher. president of the
Womans College of Baltimore presided
at the anniversary of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society held at 1880 O'Clock \p. m.
"Wednesday. Shortly after the opening Of
the meeting he introduced DR.. A. B. Leon
ard. secretary of the foreign missionary
movement of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. "A telephone system in great
city spreading In all directions" said DIR.
Goucher. may be compared to the mis-
sionary work of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. with a central base or head
quarters. DR.. Leonard sits in his great
central Office of the missionary work
and after listening intently over d wire
for q moment. gives an order. The wire.
instead of reaching to points in a city
only reaches to every corner of the
earth
with remarkable wisdom and foresight
DR. Leonard has been doing the will OF
the church in its wishes concerning for
eign missions. Never before In the his
tory of the world has its people been
so eager for Christ and every order given
by DIR. Leonard has a telling effect. The
doctor has, a passion for spreading the
| truth, and has made it his lfework. 1t
gives me great pleasure to introduce one
Of the foremost men in our church
In his address Dr., Leonard gave star
tiStics gathered during recent trip to
the orient. and declared that the mission
airy movement in China is going. forward.
| Christ" said DR.. Leonard 1T is "a
greater thing to say My country for
Christ. but the greatest thing is to say
The world for Christ For in this ex
cludes himself his nation and the whole
human race. This is the plan upon which
| the Bible is fixed from beginning to end
1t is the only worldwide book ever pub
lished There is no book in demand to-
day as Is the Bible. During the year 1905
| Ia, 600 600 copies of the Bible were spread
| among the nations of the earth. 1t is
the only book that has a universal de-
mand. for the reason 1t is the only book
that can be adopted by the whole human
race"
Special music was furnished by the
HamIne Church quartet choir.
Evangelistic Service
At the evangelistic service held Wednes-
day afternoon Rev. DIR. W. +. Sheridan.
pastor of Mount Vernon Methodist Epis-
copal Church of Baltimore, delivered an
| address. g Think number of young men
in this country are having presented to
ftap fo,I 1fx- rn,nti of hot
| the ministry of today really is said DR.
Sheridan. This opinion was greatly