The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-13


their respect and enlist their splendid
powers.
"Men dealing in million dollar en-
terprises cannot be interested or used
to the point of bleeding in a paltry
penny project. Men accustomed to
think in worldwide terms have no
time for missionary teas. They can
not be seduced into Christian work
with sweet-meats They properly
scorn such an appeal. They will, how
ever, respond to a worthy challenge
The Foreign Field.
In the course of an address on The
Opportunities the Foreign Field Offers
Young Men, the Rev. j. g. McGaV-
ran, of india, stated that the
sphere of usefulness Is greater far then
1.-THE missionary knows the people,
he said, ''he knows their literature,
their institutions, their customs, their
aspirations, as no one else does. EVERY
where, in all mission lands, the leaven
Of commerce, travel, education ana
Christianity is forcing the reconstruc-
ton of the whole social fabric.
1.-The codes of business honor, and
ethics are being made over. Family
relationships community relationships
and foreign relationships are changing
in nearly every foreign field. 1t is the
finest place in the world for the stud
ent of social problems-fOr the man
who wants to see humanity-1n the act
of growth-for the man who wants to
leave the stamp of his mind on the IN
situations of future generations.
In presenting the opportunities the
foreign field offers to young men, we
must assume two rather self evident
propositions. First, that there are
enough available young men in the
church to evangelize the world. Second.
that the church can spare them for this
work, and support them in it. A third
sumption, based on our knowledge OF
the nature Of young manhood, claims
that the men are ready and willing to
go, as soon as they know that the ca
reer offered is worth while.
THE fact that men of the highest
type, and greatest ability, do not offer
themselves in sufficient numbers, only
proves to me that they do not know
the almost unlimited possibilities of
missionary life. 1 want to show that II
is largely a case of opportunity calling
the man, and that the foreign work IS
a big enough thing to make 1t worth
while for the biggest men.
Sentiment and emotion, happily, no
longer dominant factors in deciding
on a missionary career. PecUn1arlIy
the foreign field has nothing to offer.
Duty was once supposed to be an all
constraining motive. Even now people
sometimes think Of missionaries as
men, who, Joan of Arc like, hear the
call of duty and hasten to obey
Il =
sionary such a position of favoritism
among. the servants of Jesus
The first question of the missionary
is. Can you go?' This question recog-
nizes the fact of almost numperlesS mn
itations in answering the call of duty
Ones age. his health, his family, his
ability, his education, his spiritual gifts
are all factors limiting his ability to re-
spond. =,
p hi
the hundreds whose circumstances
abilities and qualifications compel them
to say I can CO. constitutes the most
serious problem in mission work today
The moment the majority of those VINO
can go will go the problem will be
solved
Missionary Meeting Closes.
Three thousand people, mostly wo-
men, attended the closing session OF
the meeting of the Christian Woman
Boarj of Missions at the Auditorium
last night Preceding the Speechmak-
ing Mrs. A. R. Atwater, president OF
the board, read the following COM
munication from DR.. Frank Strong,
president of the University of Kansas: :
Il write to cordially invite you, and
through you all the other members OF
the great convention now in session IN
Topeka, to visit the University of Kan
sas. I invite you especially to note the
the University of Kansas, and the able
and powerful influence of it's leader,
Dr. w c. Payne. I believe that you
would be more than pleased with the
strong Christian influence which your
Bible chairs are exerting. Again, there
fore, on behalf of a teaching body of
$50 men and women, and a student
body of $500, invite you to visit u.s.
DR.. PAYNE to whom the message re-
ferred, was sitting on the platform and
hearty cheers went up when Mrs. At
water ceased speaking. Mrs. Payne,
who takes an active part in the Bible
study work of the Christian church
Bible chair at the state institution of
higher education, offered the opening
prayer of the session.
Dr. F. L. Jewett. in charge of a Bible
chair of the Christian church affiliated
with the University of Texas at Aus
Tin. gave an interesting address on the
subject, 'Bible Chair Work in State
Universities
"a bright and glorious future for the
state universities seems unalterably de-
termined.' said he. "They are render
ing an efficient service and as they
are meeting the needs of the masses
they shall never lack popularity.
standing at the head of the great
educational system of our country
these institutions shall ever command
respect They are abreast with the
spirit of the times and are ready to
meet every need.
"'These institutions are planted on
American soil by American people and
are here to stay.
"Put Christianity in a factory town
and there will be found in it, all other
things being equal, peace and plenty
without Christianity there is very apt
to be strife. lawlessness and general
unp1easantness. So, very logically, il
the growth of Christianity is encour-
aged in a state university there will
| be rapid decrease of college evils and
wrong doings. AS the matter has stood
| for many years, and as 1t stands to-
| day, the responsibility of cultivating
| Christianity in these centers rests or
| the churches. In a strict sense there
| is no separation of church and state
| The people who support the university
| support also the church. In both the
people are dominant. The state uni.
versity has always been and always
will be a legitimate and fruitful FIELD