The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-07
CAN The WORK Be DONE
Women Listen to Missionaries-Eva,
gelizing the World in This Gen.
Grafton.

SttJ1Ous
The Woman's Missionary mass
meeting, held in the Methodist church
auditorium Thursday afternoon, was
a significant feature of the Laymen's
Missionary convention. The large as
sembly room was we'll filled when DR..
Trimble called the meeting to order
at $3.50.
The two speakers of the afternoon
were John E. Merrill of India and DR..
M. d. Eubank o China. Each of these
speakers paid a merited tribute to the
women of the churches in the work
they have long carried on unaided for
the furtherance of the cause of for
eign missions. One thing as Develop
ed by the speakers was noteworthy,
the methods developed by the women
are in use today by the missionary
boards of the churches because they
are the most practical and fitted for
for their ends.
The speakers told of the work that
had been carried on in the lands
which, came under their observation,
especially the women and the posi-
ton to which they have attained. A
considerable number of personal ex-
periences were related exploiting in d
clear and forceful manner the Won
derful results coming to a heather
people from contact with the refining
influences of the Christian religion.
DR.. Eubank in his capacity as a ply
sician was in a position to note many
wonderful changes in the peoples of
the Orient.
Possibilities For Success.
Later in the afternoon n of the
important matters in conjunction
with the Laymens' convention was
taken up. 1t was the discussion of the
watchword of the Student Volunteer
Movement, the organization from
which most missionaries are recruit
ed, The Evangelization of the World
in This Generation-Can 1t Be Done?
j. Abelly one of the representatives
of the Norwegian Lutheran church
in India, was the first speaker. In
developing at short. length the hist
DRY of missions in India Mr.. Aberly
showed that for 100. years missions
have existed in India but that yet at
the present time here are loo, 900,
900 natives without he touch of God.
With one missionary to every 3d..
600 people the speaker thought the
evangelization Of that part of the
world can be done in this generation.
One of the principal things to CON
tend with in India is the %subtla-y OF
the mind of the Hindu, to overcome
which is worthy of the best efforts of
the missionary. Their Buddhist the
cries must be combatted with Chris
tianity and in this feature of the
work native workers play a large
part.
George Heber Jones talked upon
the conditions in Korea where he has
spent 23 years of his life as a mis-
sionary. When he Wen to that coun-
try first he was forced TO carry on
his work in secret and in the dark.
now it is openly proclaimed and
many of the leading officials and
members of the imperial family are
Christians. Korea ha.; probably re-
sponded quicker than any heather
land to the appeals OF the missionary.
AT first in that oriental land none
but the low-caste Koreans adoped
the faith, but today the a%ristocrats of
the land are enrolled in he churches.
The Gospels are winning all the peo-
pie and Mr.. Jones was very optimis-
tic that in a very few years Korea
would be counted among the Chris
tian nations. This was of course pro-
v%isional upon the thought that con-
tributions of men and money be sent
from this country.
AS a antativa of the work in
the mission fields of the Dark Con-
tinet of Africa Thomas Moody was
the next speaker. Mir. Moody was To-
Gated upon the north bank of the
Congo 800 miles from the coast and
l days journey from the nearest white
man. He held the fact essential that
to win the blacks to the white mans
religion it is first necessary to live
with them n make friends. After
this is done, and all suspicion remov-
ed, the work of ChristianiZing them
can commence.
He told of mis- own personal eXper-
fences with two native workers whom
he converted and educated. With
these w as a necleus vast areas have
turned to Christ and are now expand
ing to a great Kingdom of God. 1t was
his experience that with the progress
that has been and is now being made
Africa will be evangelical if men
and money are sent to the front.
Upon the possibilities of evange-
lizing China DR.. M. d. Eubank gave
his views. Great tn ngs have been
done in the past and the way IS open
ing for a mightier future When the
missionaries first Vent to that land
there was no channel of comnrunica.
ton open. Now the Bible has been
translated into the vernacular, ma
tive churches have started ard native
preachers put at the head thereof.
Things are now getting rea lv for har-
vest of souls. Now there are 8 900
natives workers standing ready to
help in the work of evalseliZation.
In Mr.. Eubank's ditrict IL years
ago there We're three native preach
ers, now there are twenty, and each
man of the lot is of higher intellect
ual average. The greatest need of the
times in China at present is schools.
The churches a not Desin to take
care of those who want to be taught.
The only thing that stands in the way
of multiplying the schools is the num-
Der of missionaries and the money
u,;%1 uyL;1y rs r,o,1y