Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-05
CLOSING DAY OF
 MISSIONARY INSTITUTE
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to the mission field, number of whom have come from Norwich, yet it Is fact with many that after completing a college course they give little or no thought to the opportunity for work in the field of the missionary as in structor or otherwise.
 It proved a branch of the days con- ference which was particularly inter- esting.
 Afternoon Service.
 Following the cnildrens meeting at Broadway church the devotional meet ing was opened at 4.3o by Rev Neil son Poe Carey, who led the service. The subject of the afternoon was Giving and Spiritual Growth. and he spoke from the S tory of the ten talents. Presenting the larger view that giving means more than money consideration, he said that every power and talent one possesses should be devoted to the work of God Our spiritual growth depends on what we are giving out. It is a spiritual paradox. In this story the many who gave were the ones who received, one who lost.
 If we are not giving of our time, talents and work, we are in danger of spiritual atrophy. If we can only offer in return the best we have for that what we have received the greater shall be our reward.
 It is Christ's law of increasing re- turns that the more we give the more we receive. The transmission of the power and glory which Christ had giv- en to him by the Father was Chrlsts mission and we have our example there. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that Whosoverer believeth in him saali not perish, but have eternal life. What an example of giving to help others; If we do not give our lives, time ana zeal in this work we shall not save it.
 Securing the Contributions.
 Rev. A. E. Legg took up the sub- feet at this point and said: We must have benevolent giving to keep those in the field doing the great WorK There is something wrong In the teach- ing and work of the church unless some one has gone from the church to the mission field.
 The motives which would lead men or women to contribute to missionary work includes gratitude to Goa, tne need of the contributions In the neld, the obligation to God, the desire to share with others, as an investment with it's returns, the joy of giving and the stewardship.
 How to bring the motives to bear is the important point. Nlne-tenths of the benevolences of the church are given by one-tenth of the people. TO reach all the people the appeal must give information about the need, the opportunity and the success or mls- sions must be presented. There must be a pulpit presentation, while htera- ture. the study of stewardship, are also important factors. The methods of giving should be ln- dividual giving by the church mem bers members of the congregation, young peoples society and the Sum- day school. Regular contributions by committee work should be sought.
 We must have the unit of giving for the pleasures. There should be reg ularity in giving. The use of duplex envelopes, for weekly contributions, was favored.
 The necessity of overcoming the frequent appeals by few strong ap- that this was helped by the Duplex en- velopes.
 Evening Service. At the Central Baptist church In the evening Rev. Joseph F. Cobb conduct ed the meeting.
 Miss Katherine Freeman of the fel- lowship committee said that committee hoped to work with those who have become interested in the movement, and carry out the inspiration gained. It has been felt that the interdenomin- ational normal class with an efficient teacher WOulu D6 OSSIs SlItI NAlio IL 10 hoped to form immediately. In Feb ruary it is hoped to bring into practice some of the new lines of work and thought that have been brought out. Many joined the class following the meeting.
 The Church in the World Task.
 The evening speaker was Harry w. Hicks, whose subject was The Church in the World Task, and he gave an ex- cellent review uf the subjects of the institute which had been considered. He said:
 Much of the inefficiency is due to the fact that we are slipshod in our methods and activities of the church. The nature of the task of the church is to make Jesus Christ known, obeyed and loved, among the entire human race, regardless of race language or other forms of worship. This is not the education of the world, but education goes with it, being an accompan- iSt of evangelization and civilization. Education is being used as a means to tn end that native teachers may be raised up.
 The methods to be employed in car rying out the task are many. There is g. popular opinion now that the work of the church in foreign lands is linn tied, depending on proselyting and en- croaching on other religions. The real achievement of the club cannot be un- derstood without a glimpse of the mis- sion field.
 The message of Jesus Christ has to be preached so that the people can ap- ply it. The spirit Of Jesus Christ must enter the hearts of men.
 Christianity must bring justice into the social and moral conditions of all the countries. The politics of all coun- tries is affected by Christianity, par ticularly so in Turkey and India. Methods of approach to individuals are being sought in order to teach the ben ef1ts of Christianity.
 The Christian home has wonderful influence in the transformation of the social life of the people.
 Personal work is one of the greatest agencies. The missionary is sought in his district by hundreds to settle their difficulties and look after the needs of the people. His life is a. constant out pouring for the benefit of the people, and to bring them to the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
 The evange1istic missionary is a. ne cessity. Thousands of villages know nothing about Jesus Christ, save for q visit possibly once in fifteen years of a missionary. They have never heard and adequate presentation of Jesus