The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-12-11
: Religious Work
Missionary Work In Danger.

Missionary Work In Danger.
ut is a magnificent conception" says
the Living Church (P. e. Of Milwau- .
kee, Wis, America voluntarily plac-
ing the equivalent Of European war
taxes upon its own Christian popula-
ton in order to maintain the mission
airy work of the world. What would
it mean to Christianity and to civiliza-
ton if we had the spiritual vision, the
spiritual energy, to do it? To write o.
English foreign missions only, the &C
tivities of the Church Missionary socie'
t. include the maintenance of 3 col
leges, Al mission schools, Z second
grade colleges, 200 secondary schools,
6S orphanages, 76 hostels, 2,40O ele-
mentary schools and several thousand
workers, including $50 native clergy in
many countries. Its budget is nearly
$2,OOO.OOO annually. The s. +. G. has
1852 missionaries in the field, includ-
ing 257 native ordained clergy, with
quantities of institutions and a budget
exceeding $1.OOO,OOO. What is to be-
come Of all these? 1t is a very grave
question. These missions are outposts
not of England, but Of organized Chris
tianity and Of civilization. and there is
a vast amount of missionary work Of
other societies, Catholic and Protest
ant, financed by the Christian people
OF Great Britain and the continent Of
Europe. That these must suffer from
the suddenly reduced ability to give OF
the part of their constituents is inev-
table. DO we dare assume that Amer.
lean church people will rise to the
emergency and to their opportunity?"
UNFOLDING War.
A recent phase of the discussion con-
corning the cauSes and responsibility
of the European wal has arisen in the
issuing Of explanations inc replies by
me- Of standing and large influence in
the religious life Of their respective ma
tons. Particularly is this the case
with the religious leaders Of Germany
and England, each Of which groups
have issued an open letter to the Chris.
tians Of other lands explaining and
defending the cause of their own gov
eminent in respect to the a and, by
implication ut least. denouncing the at
titude and action of those who do not
agree with them. This is certainly
most unfortunate" says the New York
Christian lntelligencer. 1t is entire.
ly natural that these eminent men
Should earnestly indorse their own ma
tional position, and it is equally nat
| ural that they should be wholly unable
to persuade their national foemen to
agree with their viewpoint. Under
t these circumstances would it not be rs
: we'll to defer explanatory or acoustic.
~ documents until the passions and
q prejudices of the hour have subsidized:
Collecting Parsons Salary.
l We had Il Ladies' Aid society. Ii
0 was Il good one. The principal bust
! ness was aiding in raising the pastors
salary. Its share was something like
: p per cent of the whole budget. This
kept the womrn so busy with serving
dinners at public sales. giving chicken
pie suppers. holding ice cream sociuls,
bazaars and cuttings that they had nc
time for real social enjoyment. They
me every Thursday to quilt. an,
about ten Of them put in at least fou,
or five full afternoons to earn Il dollar
1t is too bad hat the energies OF
so many such bands must be devoted
almost exclusively to raising money t.
pay salaries. Certainly that is not the
way salaries should come.
These women made money. Inlee .
their zeal sometimes led them TO IL"
get their morals, as this story i'll; ,
truteS:
Many Il young man measured tn
church and its religion by the size
and quality Of the ice crcam and cnkt
served at the ~s"cials.
Give small dishes and small pieces
said one III is for the church
and folks Won't care"
That same evening Il young man wa
overheard t. remark THAT looks like
gospel measure doesn't it: That.
the way with the church. preaching
one thing and practicing another"
And he was right.-Rev. Harry II
McKeen in Farm and Fireside.