The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Formal Opening Of Everywhere.


The formal opening OF the mission
airy exhibit, Everywhere, took place
in St. Johns Episcopal church last
night, .he Rt. Rev. Theodore N. Nor
rison, bishop of iowa, delivering the
address. A large company attended
the exhibit In the parish house at
half past seven. The booths were at
tended by women and girls OF the
church in native costume and the ex-
hibit proved both interesting and in
|structiye. The Spanish ladies with
lace mantillas, the Hawaiians with
crowns and long chains Of flowers
about their necks, the Indian girls in
buckskin dresses, Chinese and Jap
anese women, and the quaint noun
taineers in calico dresses and sun
bonnets with pipes Gin their hands,,
all made an Interesting and brilliant
scene. This afternoon the exhibit
opened at half past two. In the Jap
anese booth there was demonstra-
ton of life in Japan by Miss Babcock.
a missionary to the Japanese, and In
the American Indian booth demon
stration of The Singing Thrush, the
story Of an Ojibway Indian woman's
conversion to christianity. At half
past four the native games were play
led by the children.
This evening at 1880 sharp in the
tent will be given the categorical play
The Gift Of Self. Following this the
Rev. H. F. Parshall, arch deacon OF
Duluth, will speak on Thu Church's
- N O'clock
the mystery play, The Great Trail,
will be given.
Introducing Bishop Morrison last
night, the rector, the Rev. John G.
Sage, said in part: ut is with real
pleasure that meet you here In the
formal opening of Everywhere, for
which the people of this church have
worked for SO long and so hard.
In this exhibit we have had IN
mind two things, frs: the educational
value to ourselves in the study of our
various fields in preparation for
Everywhere. Second, to give inspir-
alton to those who shall come to
Everywhere. Naturally the curios
and the foreign dress are what attract
The visitors, and yet the lesson back
OF it all which we wish to convey is
the force and power which christian
I ty brings to the lives of these peo-
pie here represented. Our beloved
bishop has come to us to make the
opening address and will speak on
The Gospel of Everywhere.
Bishop Morrison gave one OF the
best foreign missionary sermons
heard in Keokuk in many days. He
said in part: Fifty years ago it was
not unusual 20 hear men and women
say they did not believe in foreign
missions, but new generation has
larisen which believes in foreign mis-
sions, and can give reason for the
faith that is within them. In case
there is any such belated person here
who does not believe in foreign mis-
sions, ask you II you know what
iyou mean when you make that sta.e-
ment Within the last one hundred
years the world has made more prog
ress than in all the ages preceding 1t.
The world has grown small In that
time and we have become cosmopoli-
tan. China and Japan are not Tar
day, you read of /. in your papers to-
morrow There is no factory of any
size which does not seek market in
every port. Modern enterprise manu-
features for the world. In carrying
business to eastern lands we grow
altruistic and say it is benediction
to sell plows to men who have been
tilling the soil with crooked stick.
It is carrying civilization and making
money at the same time. We carry
modern schools of learning, modern
methods in medicine and surgery, and
our civil engineers develop the re-
sources of these countries which for
ages have stood still. All these
things mean civilization. You say 1t
lis good 20 send all these things and
that it is inevitable that civilization
shall 20 everywhere. But there Is
one thing we have which is not worth
the sending, it is not worth spending
one dollar to send and that is the
gospel Of christianity. That is just
what you say, when you say you do
not believe in foreign missions. NO
one can with any reason maintain,
such position. With civilization
must go it's soul, because that alone
will bring universal ideals and stand
ards and without it world wide peace
will never come. 1t is inevitable that
christianity must go everywhere