Evening journal., 1910-10-27

gospel of "isms" and denominational
dogmas, but a broad and simple gos-
pei of salvation. And the men and
women who are preaching Il are mo-
narrow minded bigots. who insist tha
a new convert must come into theil
church or be eternally damned, bu
. big hearted people, to whom It's
enough If a convert accepts the great
funds Snenial truth which vitalises all
of our belief, that Christ died for us
! all, and the details OF his belief can
/ be adjusted afterwards So never let
| the impression that because there are
several churches working in the same
town or country. there is friction or
loss, worry you for a minute And on
the other hand, do not believe that
because several denominations are
working in the same field. there is no
need for more work Let us support
the men and women we have sent out,
and send more To do otherwise is
cowardly and traitorous. Think that
over.
How, then, can we gain some def
mite information as to where ou~ de-
nomination is at work? The Foreign
Missionary Society or Board of For
eign Missions of our church will glad
ly give. on request, most definite in
formation and interesting in point
Any Mission Study Book, such as the
"Uplift Of China" or the Nearer and
Farther East" will give more, told IN
a fascinating way. Biographies OF
Missionaries will lead us further. Ask
your pastor Or the chairman OF our
missionary committee to whom the
money OF our society goes. One line
Of inquiry will lead to another. until
we have all the information we want
DO you think Il is worth the effort?
Rathe- do you think that you can af-
ford 20 be without the knowledge? Can
you give your money I'm support OF a
movement without knowing what IT is
doing? You say. "Oh, we'll, n will do
some good somewhere" "The gift
/ without the giver IS bare" Every
time YOU put any money into foreign
missions, put 1t In with O prayer.
Then you know that II will do some
good. And u you know where the
money Is going. your paper is so
much more definite But don't con-
tne your praying 10 the times when
you give 10 foreign missions II Won
B DO. The missionaries might spiritually
Btarfe 50 Tar as you are concerned
Having some real knowledge OF the
J work. pray for 81 constantly.
n is said that during the Boxer
3 rebellion in China. while the mission.
Z aries and others we're besieged in ths
7, legations in Pekiug. before the allied
, troops entered the city. the outsA,
% void felt their desperate strait and
never before had such a volume o
! prayer with a single object ascende,
! 70 The Throne of Grace" Let us have
] another such volume of prayer with
: single definite object. a petition 10 GO,
FOR His missionaries of whatever de-
I nomination. Ask Of Ne and / sh2l
b give thee the heathen for thine 30
d heritance and the uttermost parts o
= the earth for thy possessions"
: An Endeav0rer.
} Christian EndenYOr News.
/ The Rev. EDWARD J Richardson III,
speaker secured by the WnmL1gtn
q Q. F. Union. was unable 20 get her
4 on Monday. On Wednesday evenin,
he viii speak az Shellpot School
, house. Thursday evening Mr.. Rich
ardson will give one OF his famou
chalk talks IN the First Presbyterian
Church, In Wilmington. F-iday even
ing he will speak on temperance a
Newport Next week he will continu
on the schedule announced last week
All the societies who had pledge,
for temperance work. had. with th'
exception OF two, turned into tn,
treasurer their pledges Monday even
ing u ia expected that they VIII re-
port IN a few days.
The union officers are preparing Ia
have Sunday, November 8. ser aside as
q day OF prayer in the Christian En-
daaVOr Societies cDcciai nravera are
~ he offered for the success Of the