The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-11
sIELBORNE NEWS.

Sunday, May 31st, was one of the
Bethlehem Church The program for
the two days missionary rally, as an
nounced in our former letter, was
carried out to the letter We had
the pleasure of attending on Sunday,
and found fully 700 Or more people
in attendance. Standing room was
at premium, as the large new
chuch building was filled TO its ut
most capacity and there were several
hundred people on the ground, look
ing in at the windows and listening
to the eloquent addresses of the able
speakers. The writer managed TO get
close enough to the stand during the
evening services to hear an able and
very eloquent address by Prof. w. T.
Draper on the subject of Christian
education and missions. Prof. ORA
per's address was very appropriate
to the occasion. He spoke in part as
follows:
''The idea of missions and educa-
ton is becoming more and more en-
wrought in the political, religious
and social life of our people. The
increase in education of our great
country is quickening the missionary
conscience, and with the quickened
conscience and Intelligent survey of
the work, the number of missionaries
and contributions to the support of
these missionaries are increasing at
an amazing rapid rate.
1.-The missionaries, on the other
hand, are building colleges, schools,
hospitals and churches among the
poor pagans, and these institutions
are being filed with hungry students
and anxious seekers for truth. AS
the world, by educational facilities, is
brought closer and closer together,
the eyangelization of the world be-
comes more tangible, and the last
command our our Lord more manda-
tory. And now since the world has
| become one great whispering valley,
we are neighbors to all men and
must needs love our neighbors as
ourselves.
With the revival of education
now on and the Bible in hand as a
textbook, the church is fast recasting
her views on the subject of missions,
and with the BROADENING vision Cthe
world for Christ and Christ for the
world) the kingdom of our God is
feeling for a basis of union and find
ing it in the missionary idea.
With the Bible as the textbook,
we find that it is impossible to be a
Christian and an anti-missionary at
the same time. To be a Christian is
to desire for all men whatever Christ
desires for all men and to have a pas
sionate love that will make sacrifice
even unto death rather than the lost
go on ignorant of Gods love and
Christ's atonement for them.
Prof. Draper also spoke of the way
for the Gospel by undermining the
old system and showing the falsity of
much of the teachings of the heather
religion. The groundlessness of their
supperstitions, the immortality of
many of their time-honored customs. |
He said that Christ had taught US to |
search the Scriptures and be able to |
give a reason for the hope that is |
within us. He also said that Chris |
tian education was indispensable to |
the highest type of Christianity and |
was very necessary to fit men for |
business and professional work in |
this life.
We then heard a nice essay on the |
subject of woman as a missionary by |
Miss Vivian Seay, which should very |
an up-to-date essayist.
The Rev. Beal, of Vernon, then de-
livered an able address on the sub
ject of missions, after which he dis
missed the large audience by prayer.
There will be an annual all-day
singing at Friendship Church, east
of Steens, on the third Sunday.
Everybody invited. Dinner on the
ground. Bring your song books.
Misses Lurlie Lofts and Mamie
Lou Delhs OI oleeuS, spent d lew udyS
Of the past week at Fernbank as the
attractive guests of Mrs. G. S. Barks-
dale
Prof w. 7. Draper, of Steens, the
able principal of the Star High
School, is now a reader of The Dis
patch.
In our next letter we expect to
give a biographical sketch of Hon.
John F. Hays, distinguished citizen
md prominent business man of Star.
Mr.. w. P. Rector is on the sick
list this week. We hope to report