The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-25
Great Work is Being Done
by Missionaries.
LIVE As DID THE PIONEERS
More Money and Workers
are Needed.
New Members are Received at Ep-
worth-Quarterly Meeting Services
nj Wesley and Epworth Churches.


lchurch. Sunday evening of the mis-
sionary work which Is being done
Iamong the poor white people of the
mountain districts of Virginia, NORTH
and South Carolina and Tennessee
particularly at Ashville, North caro-
lima.
She told of the coming Of these peo-
pie from western Pennsylvania, and
Virginia into the mountainous section
where they are removed from railroads
schools, and churches and where they
continue to live in the most primitive
of pioneer style. They weave their own
cloth, live in log cabins and are
without even the rudiments of an edu-
cation. A few cooking utensils. with
no dishes, knives or forks and the
most crude kinds of furniture COM
promise their household equipment
The land is very poor and produces
but little. Formerly they lived largely
by hunting but the game has practi-
cally disappeared and gaining n live
lihood is ute task.
The condition of the people is be-
ing greatly benefited now by the es-
tablishing some years ago of a
Presbyterian mission in Ashville. A
lady from New York spent the winter
near Ashville for the benefit Of her
health. She became interested in the
poor whites" and appealed to the
presbyterian church to establish a
mission and school there. The society
was without money and was unable to
take the step. Later the lady married
very wealthy man and he furnished
the money for the, building of a
school. This was the nucleus around
which have grown two schools for
girls and one for boys The boys and
sarls are very bright; they learn
reading and take up very quickly
with modern ideas. The conditions Of
the people Rave been greatly bene-
htted and great work is being ac-
complished. Cleveland lady discover
ed that some of the women could mako
baskets while others could weave the
old fashioned coverlid, of pioneer dave
ana she has furnished a market for
all such articles so that the income
Oh the mountaineers has been en-
hansed.
There Is still great work 70 ba
uohe among these poor people and ,hs
speaker made a plea for ass,sto a..
tne work which has been begun with
such promising results.
AT Calvary church. Rev. Weather
wax addressed his coneregat,nr
rohgiy 1gy on "The Need of snirjtmai
opiit He was heard throupbout
win interest. his theme being nrac,
tcaiiy illustrated and his no,nto
part: saiu III
mere Is a psychological reason for
spiritual uplift This is well nndar
STOOD In educational, business and
other methods. Educational institu-
.ohs are doing their work well but
Dy ordinary methods with no mar
ucuiar enthusiasm on any particular
line or work. There comes n tima
"hen some educator lays special en-
phasis upon some particular phase OF
euucation and after due agitation a
reViVal In education Is experienced.
attention OF men is ELECTED, and there
occurs an uplift In the mental life
OF the educators. Business becomes
duil and common-plac Some busi-
man feels need of enlivening of busi-
ness. He begins to think, pray, write,
lecture and talk to men. he empha-
sises his convictions by working
change In his own place of business.
Result Is people responded to his ap-
peal and revival followed.
while the religion of our Lord
Jesus Christ has not to do merely with
mental capacities and stages, yet in
reilsion we do have to do with "mind"
and must give attention to laws of
psychology which have to do with
mind. Religion, to minds of men,
when engaged in or experienced on
DEAD level-with nothing unusual ex-
perienced or exhibited-becomes or
dlnaryh commonplace and drops to the
ordinary level of secular interests or
activities In life. Therefore, In the
individual, and In the congregation,
ana In the general church there mus,
De at times through thought, prayer,
ana testimony special emphasis laid
hlied with thoughts concerning Christ
and the church. Through special con-
secration, the person and congrega-
ton should and must experience spe-
ciai baptism Of the Holy Spirit, have
unction from the Holy One, ard be
endued with spiritual power from on
high, that the world can and must
see and believe in the Christ who
thus manifests himself through men,
and who gave Himself ransom for
sim Who came to seek and to save
that which was lost
The strenuous efforts in education,
the heated and closely contested race
In business, and the almost mad in
diligence In pleasure which Is offered
In most every stage OF decency and
indeceney, all these excited agencies
demand on the part OF the church
genuine exhibition. or manifestation
OF the adaptabllity and power of the
the Christ-life In every honorable
walk or calling In human life. and
man WIFI he ne ha