Evening journal., 1911-03-23
Christian Endeavor
Society
Missions in the United States (west).
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We have been studying through the
Christian Endeavor topics of the mis-
sionary situation In the East and
South, and we are now to turn our at
tention to the West Here Is a very
wide field of operation. where the OPP
portunites for Christian service and
religious instruction are great, and
as yet the Christion Church has not
been able to properly cope with the
situation. DR.. Boswell. Of the Meth
odlst Board Of Home Missions. sends
out an earnest appeal for workers
His call is echoed by DR.. Salon Of tNe
/ Presbyterian Church When in the
steady onward march. civilization
moved westward. the church was not
long I'm realizing that the gosnei of
Christ must be carried to the new
sections. The Rev. Or. Sheldon Jack
son was one Of the many who took
up this work Thousands Of people
have been and are being reached and
Influenced by such heroic men, But
what are we doing for the vast multi
'udes yet without Christ? For en-
ever take these pictures Of what II
r0eans to be a frontier minister.
It means travel all day over hard
roads when the wind blows cold from
me icy waters OF Lake Superior. or
The snow and the rain insert them
selves inside the minister's collar,
while the hail and sleet bite and sting
his face until IL Is almost unbearable;
70 spend days In an unpainted, bleak
looking town, visiting house after
house in heat or cold, in rain or
snow. Sometimes the Thermometer
registers so degrees below zero. II
means 10 open the church, II there is
any, to sweep and dust &C. TO fill and
light the lamps ssnd In the frosts Of
Inter TO build the fires. and then 10
hnld the service and do the part Of
minister and choir. All these things
ore so commonplace that unless one
has a deener motive than desire for
the sensational, he Will soon tire OF
them and 20 back TO the East or to
more desirable sections.
A minister I'm northern Michigan
drives his horse one hundred miles
IN one direction one week. and the
, next week rides one hundred mills on
the train in another direction, 20
| reach his various stations. We hear
OF certain clergyman i'm South Da-
, iyota going from one end Of his field
, 10 the other, 10 attend a funeral SER
, vice--a horseback ride OF eighty miles
and not an unusual exnerience.
, There are innumerahle places IN
,, those western States whore there are
no minister's. and no means of grace
. or religious instruction ApDeal
after apnen1 for a minister often
] connes I'm vain minister recently
0 held n service at which some were
! rreeent who lived sivtvN miles from a
e ~eeular church service. and some
8 who had not heard n sermon for nine
l. wears. Such denlnrahle conditions and
# euch Wonderful nossihuties are al
!. uost hevond the cornrrehension OF we
ch~ist'ars who enjoy 80 many relig-
IA ious ADVANTAGES.
~ "You can travel hurdred r,ilae I"
y. savs a missionary in tNe fa- Myth
!. west "and not 500 p ei~oia N~'~t'nr n
- riu~ch hut vou conrot % en- f,- ,r
fhe rnou-teir eide ~ so low ao-''
hB ~ tho vallov ~ On fa- rnc'- '~to ~
re r,aenifcert fo~eefs that vo~ - -o
81. caa the fnevff~tfa hoo~ eio,,e ~ ~
M evar NOV On 'ri, o~o-,v % co. r-
TO nan lr tha~e - root tNa-o ~ 80
I'd 40 Cr~fctfa~ otn~ch we've o~ v-f-o
lg ~ ea~o- ~ r,-o-a-.-,,f tho s-~o-.-s .
Is ro~,-~ cr-'-f'" Tho~e are ri"co9 ~
fha uro-t r,ha~a vo,,~~ NOV ,rH --o-
IN ho~s have neve~ heen IN Sunday
- ~oHool ard ueve~ haa-d sermon.
7rrov chow ~-oat cu-io~'tv 'fo eee n
~~eocho- " v-ro-, thev thI~lr v~uet he
. rarriio~ so~t % hoi~g Mormon
q -~ieeio-a -a~'e~ are rr~hino into all
"a 'hoee riocee ard osten the largest
T. ohrrcN In the VILLAGE &c Mormon
10 ore ue~e is g~aot fa1d n great
Il r,,ieeio- cold Tho f~nntiar n~aa her
and raefo~ ie do'no heroic work. not
NJ so~ r~orev hut for Cod One Young
"a nreaoher who had receivad seS. ner
month whom he was cowhov. claims
that he has not eeen eeE IN twelve
- month ve' he had no desire to give
10 nm nraaching.
H. Another irnnortant nhase Of the
e' frnrtier problem ie seen IN the min
e' ing camns The saloons gre the~e
IT. huroan son1e arc there. and fhere the
70 nnirieter of God must stand IN and
81 nrocIaim the "Old. old stow" Ont
N - these mining camps. cities arc
4, often fo~raed and r. denends unon the
y vieo~ with which the Christian church
erdeavors 10 evangeiize cleanse. and
SO save tho miners Of fhe North whether
40 ~ not those car'rs viii he the dwell
u inc nlacas NJ cod-fearing men or the
q. er'igsaries OF Satan.
" Youno neonie what are we going
n, 70 DO fo~ the solution OF the prob-
thl lem7 Although we cannot oil go let
a. ne send our earnest n~avers and
"A r,onev The Home Mission and
- Chu~ch Extension Boards Of our VA
~ rious denomirations are nleading FOL
men end monev. Men and monev mus'
OF Re bod or the work viii fail Let us
ol thank God for the honnteous HESS
be ings we eniov IN Christian fellow
shin and moreover let MS never for
n ret 10 NAV and Give aid IN our small
be wav ~ those who know nothing c
n the blessing 10 he received through
the love OF Christ
7 r.vbran Pyle.
~, Chries'n~ Fndeavor News.
An Interesting meeting is promises
ne the members ~ Central G. v. Societ,
q. = on newt Snindav evening. March 2e
he when Miss Crawford. secretary Of tn
Mt Citv P~eshvterian Missionary Union
ed will lead Miss Crawford Is In con
a stant communication with Mrs. Hern-
ror don. wife of the missionary in rho
West and is we'll informed regarding
49, that work.