The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-07-20

city. father of the a~nti-onipme same
ment that is relieving China AL "It'te-
world from this curse. ' "a
An increasing number of MOTT
are to be numbered among the CSr..S
lanizlng forces of China. on.
upon the missionaries :,
vert the n~ation;now we see clearl-r t.,"-
II China is ever won to Chris.
chief agency will be the Chjnas- ne
tive church. Already there exi.-
China CHARACTERIZATION society, m9r-
and supported wholly by natives r.-'
spirit and ability of these voung we
neSe We're among the finest eyiG~
OF Christian Progress that I ern0.-
tered in China. There are a num-
OF self governing native churches ana
the day is approaching when tn
bodies will be even stronger j.. ,..
ma than they now are in Japan
The business man or g-oyerr,.
official who lives a Christian lir. .+
China is to be reckoned amoop .h'
real missionary agencies at vor,
that empire.
A new form of Christian coona~a-
ton now at work in China is th.sI
sionary Service Association. 9n-.
in line with the complete moderr;,:u,
of the whole missionary ent.rn~..7
The aim is to serve as business aa.a...
for all the mission boards and ~o..
ties, supplying missionaries with nh. no.
cessities of life at the lowest DaS>hr.
prices, through the Co-0peratinr -
INhOleSale merchants and ma.r.r,o.
turers in America, Great Britain and
Australia.
After all has been said. it Females
patiently and profoundly true tia. .l.
greatest Of missionaries is the mlsr.-
rious and ~inscrutable Spirit OF TIN. lH-
ing God. The latest news from Chin,
is like a breath from Pentecost n
tells Of wonderful Ou%tpourings. with
extraordinary manifestations. of tm.
Spirit upon the stolid natives Of Man..
churia, SO that now the gospel f.;
sweeping like fire through the vh,I.
regiouabout. The revival, oyerl-lp5ne
vast stretches Of coutry, has sine gi-
ing to Marking, the ancient SOUTHERN
capital Of the empire. This lis un
mere warming Of Christian forNer.
such as the home churches occa>iDn-
ally know. 1t is q consuming fire.
that is purifying the native church ..i
imparting to it a new radience. $50 That
the non-Christian ~neighbOrs are heIag
Won in numbers to the COmpua. NJ
p~eace-filled believers.
No men help their times 50 mach
DIS tIle IIle1 Oh iOpC."N d. \ / .t... il--
ton.
1t is not enough that we "sit to-
gether in heavenly Places we mast
stand together in unheaVenIN p'1..s.
Charles NJ. Lamson.
Forenoon and afternoon n might
Forenoon
And afternoon and night
Forenoon, nd-Wh
The empty songs repeats ltse.l. 80
more?
Yes, tina is life: makes this fore
oOn
sublime.
This afternoon a psalm, this night a
prayer,
And Time is conquered, and thy crown
He hat loves not lives not, and he
tina lives by the Life cannot dlo.-
Raymond Lull.
The wiser and stronger We grow,
the more we feel hOd Indispensable
the more we feel how Indispensable
and helpful is solitude.-J. /. SpaId-
ing.
Joy is a partnership,
Grief Weeps alone;
Many guests had Cana,
Gethsemane had none.
Frederick Lawrence Kno"'~@
lar has always the source Of M
finite power, if he knows God Wen
enough and confidently enough to arR
for that pOWer.-E. Z. Hale.
Ditching Means Better
(Whiteville Reporter.)
We had the pleasure of a call -Itl-
day from our esteemed friend. NIT. DO
A. Brown. He is enthusiastic OBJ the
drainage subject. and avs the '"i!--
ers around C~hadbourne are goIA- T"
ditch and dry off their lands. Whether
the other sections of Columbus 'o---
ty do so or not.