The Washington times., 1913-09-27

the splendid work done BY the stu
dents Volunteer Movement. IN ftde
year 1911 alone there were 90. stvleut
've,untssrs going into; .ths fossltn.Seas
activity has taken money In sver-ln-
creasing amounts. A century ago tie
total contributions to the forslgn mis-
sion enterprise from Al the. Christians
only to aSoIt aeaSn Today ssert thfss
hundred tfmesSas much money - :t3vep.
anc the REGULAR annual inoQIue 8 iak
least tSoooG0o8 .fu@ tie fereiGn Aeid&,
edsestionsI ipstitytiops. conS9Ss. Aest
sany .tastjtuttons fss the ualssteleSyWo-
paganda are betng erected The sidgis
eortrlputiPnp 70 These froN GcEfh.A .Awer-
lea. alone Nm the .Year 1871 ieNenetsa 70
at tleasts 6Ooo0e- church ~. ne see-
excellept record. 4ut the work must 20
on with even more vfgor, and mere
money is ever nseded- .
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But some cFissss -arsss -sld; ssy, .oh,
yes. but most OF these contrfbutdoas sp0
for the cost of adminissfsttons Tue
boards of the church. receive Z, g5eSt
aeai work q ete se.s ste %eneT This e ~ soSs,shst
natural ,criticism, for this, suestiob h9s
arisen In the minds of -aOpe so( our best
and most consecrated neoRIes Hogeyef.
it may be stated that in al this yast
missionary enterprise cost OF ID
ministration at the home base syeraGes
only about s.per~cent Of the tat@l Of he
regular receipts. Ask any b}mtnese man
what the cost OF ayimlnjstration Of any
business ouyht to be- and he wiz tan
you that 8 per cent Is exfremeiy reason
Ones Money and ols's SELF.
But 1T is not only money that cflrist
requires Of the people at home. He
asks that they will not only give Of
their wealth. ard their worldly. posees-
,Sns est and Sot their S a prayers TSs SSr,st,sn.
at Boleng. Africa. ofler q spieNdld ex-
ample for some Of our own people ~
home. They give ope-tenth.i not only Of
their possessions. but of themselves For
out TO villages where 4he Gospel has
never been preached as an Evsngetsst
Of the Word. In writing OF the thank
Offering service OF these Christians At
Bolens. Mr.. Corey. the missionary.
collection baskets were placed st the
'front.', As the names were called the
people came forward and placed stheir
offerings In the receptacles. IT was .
wonderful, sight. Everyone seemed 70
respond with much Joy and vet with
hto1SSsy- AhSA NNS 49,
gifts Money. fruit. plates. dishes. food.
chickens, and many other tMng9 A peer
woman who had walled three days to
q conference put in . dish BOYS
brought forward several carefully saved
coins: a man put In his only hat. and
boy from a long distance placed his
coat in the offering-tiie only cost he
ever had. oh. that the people at home
could have seen the giving OF these pso-
ple~ Some one has said. First Of all.
the heart must be given. Then there
will be no thought. Of Withholding
money Not how much must / give to
the Lord. but how much may I keep for
MYSELF"
That great and beloved missionary
hom we have mentioned above, David
Livingston. beautifully expressed his
sentiment In giving his life to the
work Of the Master in v ordS that might
well come from the heart Of every trus
follower of the Nazarepe-for We are
all missionaries in a sense. whether on
the foreign field or at the home base.
Mr.. Livingston said. Il am q mission
ary, heart and soul. God had m only
Son and He was a missionary and
physician poor imitation Of Him
/ am. In this service l hope to live: In
it I wish to die"