The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-09
Sandusky Branch of United
Brethren Church Con-
Quoted Here.
MISS HARPER IS THE SPEAKER
She is Secreary of the Young
w o m Q n S
Department.
"Encicncy" subject of Morning Talk.
Christian Worthy of the Name
Must be Efficient Onc--NIust Not
go Wholly by Appearances.

One of the eight Woman's Mission
airy association Institutes was con-
Quoted by the SanduslIy branch Of
the United Brethren church. in the
local church of this city. yesterday
Charges cooperating i'm this conven-
tion are Marion, Marion circuit, Cal
ion, Bucyrus, Hepburn, Cardington,
North Baltimore and Shelby.
Mrs. O. r. Knapp, Of Bowling
Green. presided as chairman and con
Quoted the discussions. The speaker
of the day was Miss Geneva Harper.
secretary of the young women's de-
partment. She made an interesting
address yesterday morning touching
upon the theme efficiency" She
continued her address during the aft
ernoon. Assisting. was Mrs. H. *.
kingdom advanced and manw souls
organizer of the Woman's Missionary
association and young women's bands.
For many years she was In the mis-
sionary service in China. Other
branch officers contributed reports
and brief talks.
The institute opened at 10 o'clock
and for thirty minutes de-
votional services were conducted by
the chairman, Mrs Knapp. Mrs. Mil
Ter. Of Bucyrus, contributed several
vocal numbers OF "A sacred nature
during the morning.
Miss Harper in her address dis
cussed "An Efficient Christian and
the Missionary Society She said In
part
This seems to be an age of ehi-
cheney, efficient business men. efficient
mechanics, efficiency I'm all trades and
professions An efficient workman is
the one most I'm demand. While the
world calls so loudly for skilled work.
ingmen, the business of our King de-
mands skilled laborer The word
efficient means this. being able to pro-
duce results. An efficient Christian
is one who is able to produce results
~ Christian worthy of the name
must be an efficient one, for faith
without worth is dead. However, we
are not always able 10 judge or recog-
nize an efficient Christian, for we dc
not always see the results of our
nelghbors work. neither can we al
ways see the results of our own. II
Is not always the one who appears
| TO be the most capable who Is the
most efficient. Some quiet worker can
sometimes accomplish as much In a
modest way as the one on whom we
have our eyes TUNED for great re-
suits
1--WE should be thankful because
God does not despse feeble efforts or
ignore small things, but considers
them all in the light of our consecNt'
ton and desire to serve him.
"All of us, | believe, have in us q
great desire to DO something to serve
our Master We want to see His
| kingdom advanced and many souls
saved. We want to be efficient Chris
tians to bring about results.
How may we become efficient
Christians? by study, concentration
and purpose. We should endeavo'
| TO cultivate our minds and hearts
that we may not be a reproach to Hin
from whom we receive our commits
| sion.
"Negllgent workmen will produce
results which will put them to shame
A true workman loves to produce true
and abiding work. We must be work
men, we have much to do and We
should take great pains In all OF TIM
work.
| "The efficient Christian is one whC
| is not sufficient unto himself, but wh'
| has his sufficiency I'm Christ. We MAJ
often feel our insulficiency, but nevei
be ashamed of the gospel. If th'
| price of efficiency We're money som'
of us could not pay 1t. II 1t were
! health, some Of us could not pay II
But Just living for Christ, being pea
Him, sweet companlonship, vita
touch, Just friendship with our los
| ing Master ana that makes us EN-
cient. In associating with friends W.
become like them We grow TO love
the things they love and dislike th'
things which they dislike. Friendship
with our heavenly Friend VIII prove
the same way"
Miss Harper closed with descrip
ton of the symmetrical and well
rounded life of the efficient Chrls
| tian She described II as one hVinI
not only for the Master, but on'
widely interested in the Varlou'
branches OF Christian life, making heI
life so versatile that 1t would beneh
not only those with whom she caln'
in, contact, but through her eiiicien
work the Christian societies, organized
for the purpose Of Spreading the gos
pei and intensifylng the work Iol
Christ, would be helped.
Mrs A. Il. Davis of Shelby, con
Quoted the How and Why" discus
sion. Questions were answered D!
the representatives of the Variou
| charges Mrs Davis gave an inter
esting talk showing how missionar'
work may be developed until II be
| comes efficient under the persona
support OF wide-awake working mem
bers.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session drew a iarse
audience which was in every wa
more enthusiastic and demonstratlve
Following the devotional service MIS-
Harper continued her talk OF TN
morning, describing IAN Eiiicleh
Missionary Society at Work IN ne
| description she said;
'If an efficient missionary soclet'
Is at work, Il viii show life. IN
surest sign that thing Is dead !
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