The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-04-07
Ministerial Association.

hO PesohNho AhON ot thAC D0HNhoN
Study Monday morning for the dis
cussion of 1.-THE Crisis I'm the Far
East the topic being introduced by
the Rev. ID. Emerson Tobias. There
may be those who reading these lines
will pass it off with the remark so
often given as an excuse for neglect
ing the foreign work, "there isso much
to do at home" True enough, but
those who say this are usually the
do nothings" at home. The pastors
are not blind to the need here in our
own city as the unusual time given to
the business session Monday before
coming to the topic will prove in the
near future.
j. Campbell White says in last
weeks "Men and Missions: The
most important thing i'm American
history this year is the changing con-
viction of the nation concerning its
religious obligations to mankind. In
this process the very character of
American Chritianity is being rapidly
changed. When a man or a nation
becomes conscious of world-relation-
ships or responsibilities, a new life
has begun.
Napoleon's policy in winning victo-
ries was, "the time to bring up the
cavalry is when the enemies lines
begin to waver." 1t Is high time to
bring up the cavalry when the forces
of heathendom are wavering Oh every
hand. There is seen everywhere the
spirit of nationalism and the desire to
pattern after the Western nations the
Orient once despised. The great in
dustrial and intellectual awakening is
atfording unheard of opportunities.
What is greater still is the growing
sentiment toward the emancipation of
Oriental womanhood so long the ban
of progress, for "the test of civilaza-
tion is its estimate of woman. To be
sure the Orient is not being won for
Christ and Christian civilization with
out struggle. There are the dangers
of reaction from too sudden awaken
ing, there is a fostering of an anti
foreign spirit on account of these
newly-born nations getting the idea
that they know already all that the
foreigner can give them, and still
greater is the opposition of the ethnic
religions, Confucionism, Buddhism,
Hinduism and Mohammedanism who
are marshalling for the fin struggle
which will mean death to them in the
end. This crisis In the Far East is
not without its problems In the West
ern world. The American people are
not seeing and grasping their opportu-
nifty in the foreign field as they should,
and those who do not see It,, in the
main have too much of the yankee
spirit" Of "the world for America.
Again, the church is hampered by too
much stress being put on denomina-
tionalism. But we have great hope of
the future. Business men, magazines
and churches are being enthused as
never before. Even our busy ex-
President Roosevelt has not lost his
grip upon the greatest subject before
the world today, for his first address
TO the civilized world after emerging
from his thrilling experiences in "The
Dark Continent" was in defense of
African Missions. May our motto be,
America for the world, the world for
Christ"
The topic in two weeks will be,
''The Young Peoples Work." led by
the Rev. A. G. DeLapp. Coming just
before the County Christian Endeavor
rallies this topic should be of unique
interest TO every pastor.
The pastors agreed at the last meet
ing that the time of changing the
evening church services to 1880 should
be the first Sunday in May. Pastors
will please note the official action.