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more money to carry on the work ;
they also need doctors. They can do
IN great deal with small amount
III that country. This laymen move
ment will live and do its good work
if laymen will do their part. God
has his work to do for every man and
woman who wants to work He asked
the laymen to pray for each individual
missionary by name. In Korea a pray
ing band was formed and they prayed
until the answer came; the people not
only had faith, but knew that God
Almighty was behind them DR.. Beck
gave an instance of most remarkable
prayer meeting that lasted until two
o'clock and told of unusual confessions
and conversions.
Life in India.
Dr. Z. F. Frease next talked on
Possibilities if Adequately Reinforced p
He first went to western India twenty
years ago and gave many thrilling in
cidents of life there. In India there
are various kinds OF political admins
trations which make the work not
only difficult but dangerous. There are
thousands of young men who believe
in the christian religion but on ac-
count Of the caste system are afraid
to acknowledge it. Dr. Frease also
repeated some of his last evenings talk
Oh the famine and plague in India
which was especially interesting from
one who had been on the territory
| all through it, and his description of
the difficulties in mounting camel
was very graphic and amusing.
The enthusiasm and interest is so
great in India that meetings are held
in the street in the blazing sun. In
1902 there were upwards of 5000 bap-
tisms and in thirteen years God has
given them 10000 converts Now there
are not as many because we have not
enough missionaries to reach them, and
the ones there already are breaking
down because Of the severe strain of
, work
| We Can and Will
| The last topic, 1--WE Can Do It and
We Will" was very fitting one to
close so successful Il series of meet
ings which have been marked by en-,
thusiasm on the part of both speaker
and listener. This subject was han.
died by DR.. J. NJ. Trimbe He said
i'll part: ''fhat it is an indefinite
topic and could be applied to almost
anything, that it doesn't seem to have
u missionary significance, but you al
know that ! will give it one What
agencies are necessary? Missionaries
and money. ! am glad" he went OF
to say, that the fathers and mother.
are getting the spirit and are willing
to let the children 60. What does
our great and good God think of run
ming his church on ice cream social,
and church suppers? What would We
think of raising funds for our navy
on ice cream sOcials and church sup
pers? We are beyond basket collec
tions. Can we furnish the money
Shall we live i'll an age like this, 81
full of marvellous things, where money
is had for every other purpose ant
not give to the Lord the funds he needs
to carry on his Kingdom? The man whc
thinks small things and does small
things in this age is out of touch Will
himself and every thing else. May th'
Lord help us to strike out the if ant
put i'll the and to our motto, ave
Can Do 1t and We Will"
j This earnest talk of DR.. Trimble'
brought to close the last session of th'
rally. 1t is with deep regret tina
Mankato people are letting these abb,
speakers leave our midst, for it wa
impossible to listen, for even a few
moments, to any of their stirrin;
speeches and not realize that each ha,
definite message and was being bless
ed and prospered by a divine powe
in the work they are doing.
The severe storm made it impossible
for the delegates to leave last nigh
and prayer meeting was announces
for $50 this morning in the pastor
study of the Methodist church.