The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-18
Workers are Misunderstood.

Workers are Misunderstood.
"Christian workers are often mis-
understood because of their attitude
toward worldly things but there are
few who do not realize that the work
of the missionary is for humanity.
"The work is not a matter of the
present but Of the future. l would
say, be persistent and determined in
your efforts One missionary writes,
4 am making my fifth attempt to or
ganize a Sunday school, A few
days later he writes, The school Is
organized
"In the final, we will be judged by
the fruits that remain. Looking into
the future twenty-five years will see
where many churches have developed
from schools planted in country dis.
tricts. New homes and towns will
be established. Out Of these little
schools will come men prominent in
life. The churches today are looking
to the country for recruits for the
pulpits.
IF we put credit where it belongs,
the missionary on the firing line
would receive a large share of the
honors. The artist gave a portion OF
his own blood to give the picture a
red and crimson hue, thereby loosing
his life. So missionaries give their
lives to future generations by devot-
ing time, talent and all to the u
of the children. All power Is of God,
all agency is of man."
The afternoon session was opened
by a praise service with Rev. e. Lar
sen Of Princeton, MIMI. in charge.
The first address of the afternoon
was delivered by Rev. Geo. w. And
rick of Minneapolis, general mission
airy. Rev. Andrick took for his sub
, ject, What Many Of Man Should the
! Missionary Be-" He said in part:
He must be a specialist, qualified
for a special work. All industry has
developed to the point where speci-
alists in each field are demanded. Re-
ligion, too, has found it necessary to
develope specialists. The old tesla
ment speaks of this need when 1t
says that some were evangelists,
some were preachers and some were
teachers. The Sunday school mis-
sionary has an unique and important
field which only a specialist can
serve"
The missionary has a difficult task,
much is expected of him in the
course of a year. He must organize
from ten to twenty Sunday schools
with from 300 to 500 attendants. He
must visit from fifty to sixty schools
already organized, maintaining the
interest of the students and securing
new ones. He must visit a 1000 fam
lilies in their homes. bringing comfort
and cheer. He must distribute from
100 to $50 bibles and sell $3.50 worth
of Christian literature. He should
make about seventy-five conversions.
He must give bible instruction to
from 300 to 500 people. He must in
terest from fifty to eighty idle church
members in Christian work. He must
give pastoral care to 1000 people. To
do all these things, he must be away
from home 500 days of the year,
travelling 5000 miles. This work
must be done among a neglected and
discouraged people, torn by disses-
sion and strife, where the mission
airy will find but little sympathy be-
cause of those who have already tried
there and failed.
Must Endure and Labor.
ITO succeed, the missionary must
be able to endure labor. sieze oppor-
tunity and overcome pessimisim and
turn it into optimisism. He must
have faith in God, that He lives and
reigns and that ii he will do his work
faithfully, Jesus Christ will conquer
all obstacles. He must have large
sympa1hies and tender hearted. He
must be able to meet people in sick
ness, sorrow and death. He nus be
%tactfn!, allaying suspicion and quiet
ing fear. He must present the gos-
pei Sc as to viii and unite factions,
separated by race and religion. He
must be able to meet the poor and
the wealthy alike as both need his
services. He must be progressive,
have faculty in public address,, a
clean life, a record clear.
He must be willing to endure the
heat Of summer and the cold OF VIM
ter, to sleep anywhere or not at all
when necessity demands. to use the
axe, plow or cream separator. He
must be all things to all men in or
der to win some of them. He must
be an organizer and often his own
%ianitor, chorister and evangelist. In
face OF all difficulties, he must have
faith and strength to inspire conf
dence and make friends. He has the
greatest work and must make others
| believe so.
Cannot Use the Weak,
"The men we car not use are those
who have failed at everything else,
those who do not pay their debts. the
unclean. The lobbyists, the vacillat-
ing. But men who will consecrate
themselves to the work, developing
latent ability and potential force.
striving earnestly and prawerfully,
are sure of success as lives of many
men testify. Such men are not With
out compensation. Homes are made
happy, lives nce in darkness are