Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-09-14
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(This paper was read by Mrs. A.
w. Thompson at the meeting of the
w. NJ. U. at New Hope, and is pub
lished at the request OF many Of tho
ladies belonging to the union.)
The religion of the Bible is the
Zone thing needful" for the whole
human race. Gods love is expressed
in the gifts Of Jesus, and his richest
blessings are coming to us through
the Gospel. Obedience to Christ
brings a hundredfold more in this
life. Nothing in all history compares
with the Christian civilization as the
true Christian home in It's blessed
ness and grandeur. The worlds
wonderful progress in the late centu-
ries is confined to christian coun-
tries and is clearly due to The light
and power of true religion. The in
finite, blessed God as our friend and
ideal, and the pure Christian ethics
as our life regime, has to wonder
full extent developed the intellect,
corrected the taste and energized the
combined power of the intellect till
the conquest Of mind over matter is
becoming easy and rapid. Then,
from these golden steppingstones on
up to the pearly gates, religion is
everlasting life for all who love God
and obey the gospel of His Son.
Now in view OF the facts so grand,
Jesus the Grown Prince" says to us
all, GO ye into all the world, and
preach the Gospel to every creature"
The benefits OF religion are nowhere
more plainly seen than in the eleva-
ton, greater happiness and influence
OF woman. The purer taste and
warmer love OF woman render her
more sensitive to degradation and
more susceptible to religion. Last
at the cross and first at the grave,
she has ever been foremost and hear
tiest in every Christian work. After
long experience it naturally occurred
to leading minds that much might
be gained by separate auxiliary or
ganization Of the women The ex-
pertinent has been fairly and widely
tried and has proven a gratifying sue
cess.
Some years ago few individual
members OF the Baptist church began
! to feel the duty which rested upon
| them as members OF the human FAM
lily and as followers OF the Redeemer
OF men to be doing something for
the conversion OF the unevangelized
nations, so they formed themselves
! into society to aid in the support
, OF the missionaries. This was the
beginning of the Woman's Mission
ary Society of the South Out of this
little society, doubtful as to the re-
suits, have grown all the societies
which have stuck their roots through
every part Of the country, and have
drawn, from the contributions of per-
sons OF all ranks, a sum which for
merly would have been deemed in
credible. 1t has seen that man, to a
deplorable extent, is ignorant Of the
Gospel, and 1T has set on foot a mis-
sionary movement to carry them the
tidings OF great joy. 1t has been
found that missionaries and Bibles
could not be multiplied fast enough
to meet the needs Of the case, and it
has established tract societies to act
as pioneers in the great work of
preaching the Gospel to every crea-
ture. IT has looked on neglected
childhood and opened Sabbath
schools for Christian instruction. 1t
has learned that knowledge Is power,
and talents trust to be occupied and
increased for Christian usefulness,
and 1T has, therefore, provided means
for giving our missionaries a superior
education. 1t is working for the
overthrow Of that kingdom of dark
ness to which the millions Of the East
have been SO long subjected. 1t is
acting upon the maxim, now so we'll
known as the motto Of the Christian
world, Expect great things, attempt
great things" 1t combines, utiliZes
and illustrates the power Of little
things-a mighty power. even from
the little copper coin. Venus and
Mars are stars Of great magnitude,
but what could be more beautiful
than the milky Way" that belt of
light spanning nights entire heavens,
yet made up Of stars too little to be
separately seen. 1t intensiies Chris
tan love. nppoSSarily ipci1ont tp