The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-15
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
EMO CONVENTION TODAY
REPORTS or AUxlLiARieS CON-
STITUTE BUSINESS THIS
MORNING

The second annual convention o. ih'
Womcn's Foreign Missionary society
of the Houghton Methodist Episcopal
district, which opened in the Lake
Linden VI. T. church, viii conclude
this evening. Today's business con-
sisted Of reports by the STANDARD
Bearers, Kings Hcral6s and Little
Light Bearers. three auxiliary branch
es Of tho missionary society. A. sons
service was hol' this afternoon and
( following this feature. reports of var
Ious officers were presented Tho rc-
ports show tho soclcty's condition IA
he flourishlnE and prospects for n sue
| cessful year arc unusually bright.
Mrs. r.. a. Thompson, 0f Detroit
conference corresponding secretary
yesterday afternoon presented a re-
port to the meeting which was held in
Illinois last week. a meeting attended
by 500 delegates from al parts Of tho
state. Miss Forsyhc, Il former mis-
| sionary in India, interested tho dele
gates last evening with n recital o.
her experiences in the Orient where
shc has had charge OF school for tho
past five years
Address Is impressive
The convention was largely attended
by Hancock members who were partic-
ularly interested in the address OF Miss
Estcla Forsythc.
Miss Forsythe's experience i'm India
make her an interesting speaker said
Rev, Reuben Crosby Of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church OF Hancock.
who heard her talk. she uses lam
guagc in her talks that makes il pos
sible for everyone TO understand"
Speaking Of Miss Forsytho's address.
Rcy. Crosby said:
Tho missionary worker said that,
for many years the church had been
sending money and missionaries and
she was here TO tell OF tho results
The speaker explained that the Hin
docs are naturally religious race and
SO have Gods many and Lords many,
hut not knowing the true God they arc
sim burdencd and unhappy. There arc
1000 casts in India, no two of which
can intermarry. Tho condition into
which they are horn they must con-
tinue in until they end.
The marriage age of India has Just |
been raised for girls from 10 To II
years. and these marriages are fire. |
quontly unhappy. Infants are married |
through tho action Of their parents |
and If those to whom they are mar
ried die she must be a widow unto |
he end and there are thousands of |
widows under four years of acc. When
,oople sin in America IL is against The
Of the church hut in India
people count all kinds OF crimes in the
lame Of religion ana with the sane
ION of tho priesthood. There are TO-
1910 women in India who have never
,card OF gospel.
"llindooism has failed Ia do any,
ming TO uplift childhood or to help
vomanhood. out Of the speakers per
onal experience and observation she
hri!lod her audience with Incidents
nd stirring scenes which showed the
ucccss OF the work i'm personal sal
alton as experienced by the peoples.
Dung and old, high cast and low cast
re iindinE the new life. The hone of
nola IS in the work her own sons and
aushicrs are doing for her uplift and :
aviation and American money Sent ia ,
nat country is used in part with that
lea I'M view
Many Await Baptism.
one hundred thousand people arc
ow awaiting baptism In India. There =
Ie many ways in which we can reach | +,
lese needy waiting people. Ono is by .
'lng there ourselves or giving of ON, q
1ildrcn for the service, another 10
wing of our means therefor and an. g.
h"r and the most important way is q
pray None Yet has learned all tho n
'Wer Of intcccsSory prayer. If for -
dia We give our sons and daughter. :,
IA Tor It's redemption VIC give orr =
oncy and prayers, it shall he redeem. -
from sin ana superstition. and in -.
iohiation Of IT'S dclivcraucc Tho
"rnine stars shall sing together and -
9 sons Of Cod shall shout for low a,