The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-11


san Memorial. il is hoped TO make i.
!; memorable occasion ny the ada
iaa of lrua Bands among The ehiid-
r.n Ne ha,e had Is new Rand
/, "a since the Southern Raptisi
TO- .,u3iar. which is three no"
tias Ne increase asked of Ms.
IT, ehHrrh has responsibility
Il, iiii within her own doors; 81"
r.eas 10 revive her whole mission
ary program: she should strive -
i, .pirn Ter cwn best sons and daugh
t,rs 10 Weld their whole lives TO thi
great and overwhelming task The
Master calls for the best. and th"s"
slould also be trained, for such onl,
can do the work easily and we'll
The Womans Missionary Union is
anxious TO send some consecrateh
y,un. women from Florida to the
Training school at Louisville. whicl
i, preparing many noble young wo,
men for effective Christian service.
Enlargement is the watchwOrc
there. and is needed for the accOmO-
darion of the numbers who are seek
ir@ admission
Gods worimen were trained in
wears gone by lie trained Moses
i. wears for 40 years of leadership.
.lcha the BAPTIST spent most OF his
lite preparing fOr a very useful hui
sor, period OF service. and the dis
cn". We're in training three wears
iihlp history tells us of lsracis fail
IN, however. 20 seize opportunities
=! i Ma consequent losses which
came 10 them. We can easily pic
T. r. what mi2ht have been the r.
y.1, 10 amsnlvcs, to succecdin@ Gen
cratioHs. and to surrounding NJ
items if thny had been trli" Il the
standard which God gay" TO Moses
WhoG We realize tho truth d the
Sltfemeni that NO orportEn!ts
zones 10 any one but "a ~ cthe
ON urtuniijn. may come. bat lhi. one
is gone never 70 return, We can 'i'e3
a Willy see tho valie of an opportn-
lily.
hrir,c il VAS Napoleon Who
sid There is a crucial ten minutes
! IL every battle. a snort period Of
tmn when the results Of the battle
ha&@ in the balance So in tn"
battle Of life decisive moments are
i',ar,ntly coming which call for ac-
4 ton
/ Many times Il GOd-9iven instinc'
teaches one to grasp the OppOrtun!-
ties, but other times opportunities
! come to these who are prepared for
service; to those who are prepared
to fill high positions. W. Mathews
said "A great occasion is worth to Il
mate, or spending so many years
have enabled him to make of it.
Does not then the responsibility
rest upon us TO prepare for seryir"
just as far as possible?
God is opening up a great oppor-
tunity to the Christians Of THIS
countr! in sending so many famish-
ing souls TO our land to be fed with
the bread OF life.
The missionaries can do forciel
mission work at home nov. without
eEdanscring life in change of eli
mate. 81 Speeding 50 many years
learning IL strange language for
lhesc same people are learning our
language here.
pr. I. l. Meyers in answer to tn,
question. wha, do you consider tn"
greatest missionary field in the
world" said without hesitation. The
nitrd states, Drrause i,t,c lo,t
have all nationalitics of the world
conferred
Are We meeting our responsible
ties towards them? Are we feeding
item with the bread of life, or with
husks" Are not the years slipping
by while we idly watch them come
and go. Over 100000 foreigners
came to America during the past
year, and more than .50,G went
back to their native homes. Ii the
churches had done their daty, a
large portion of these might hay.
been voluntary missionaries
The Baptists have trained workers
among the foreigners in some of our
cities, but should have them in all
for the city is the mecca of the for
eigner, and We must watch we'll the
ground which We already possess, or
it will be swept away from us on the
religiously restless tide.
The Mormons are seeking to make
converts everywhere, and the seed
of truth must be well planted in the