The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
OBSERVE WEEK OF PRAYER AND
SlF-DENlAL FOR Missions
'tto TO Stra ano Baptist Women All Over South plsnn;nn
Appeals M h.se Fol N W! OF Renewed E~ffort-Earnest
4" Tor Widespread Observance

Ida, Clyde Clarke, Editor
Baptist and Methodist von. u
n South are preparing to ohm.
me week beginning Wednesday, Jan.
g. as a season of special PRAYER for
worldwide missions.
The Baptist Program.
II Women's Missionary Union of
the Southern Baptist convention hoe
issued a strong appeal to Southern
Saptist women everywhere 30 mite
in the observance of this season of
prayer, and on Wednesday. January
., special emphasis will be laid on the
needs OF nina On this day an in
gathering program Of the Christmas
Offering for China will be given.
A survey of Baptist women's work
IN 'hlna Is most interesting and in
spring. it Includes: Five missions. |
north, central, interior. Pakhoi and
south; 154 missionaries, 95 being
women and 10 being physicians; 349
native helpers; 81 churches; 24S out
stations; 13.267 members. 2S4
schools; 1850 students; s hospitals. 9
dispensaries; 66,S23 patients treated:
l publication society.
There Will De special prayers for
the missionaries in China. Though
safe, SO far. they are undergoing
f'N'S 'oa N@Ah LIZ ilC ACSd liz
prayers Of the people back here to
sustain them in these trying hours.
The native churches will not be
forgotten. Eighteen are self-sup-
porting. The medical work is one of
the most important phases of mis-
sions in China. One missionary says:
Many a physician in Asia today is
handling major operations and treat
ing through his native helpers the
sick of u district of more h
100000 people,"
The schools Of China need the
y Of the Christian people of
america and these will be included
prayer.
Among the other special topics
suggested for this week of prayer are,
Prayer for the Better Commerce in
Africa" Prayer for Protestant Ad-
vance in Africa" Prayer for the
Betterment in Japan" Prayer for
the Education in Japan" Prayer for
The Italian Mission" prayer for the
Brazilian Mission Prayer for the
Work in Mexico"
MethOdists Observe Same Week.
Two million Southern Methodists
are asked to observe the week as the
week of prayer and Self-denial for
the cause Of foreign missions. This
is inpurSuance OF an annual custom
and one which the leaders feel reach
es far deeper than the financial an
swers to the appeals.
While the financial returns from
the observance of this season OF
prayer and self-denial last year were
great-ten new missionaries having
been sent out as a RESULT Is IN the
deepening of the spiritual life OF the
church and the concentration or a
great and mighty force upon reach
ing toward highest and best Ideals
that has made the observance or THIS
week so we'll worth while.
In an announcement recently Sc t
out from the mission board OF the
Southern Methodist church Southern
MethOdiStS are reminded th3t they
give an average of less than one cent
a week, although the Master gave MS
life. The announcement continues:
eff our great task is ever done we
must not leave 1t to the crumbs from
the table Of our luXuries. Ii must
share in that which costs; it must go
90 the quick of our selr-denial. Yet
it IS easy. Only a little effort LOT so
big a task. One cent a day rom
every member Of our church Wouio
mean $685. 900. That would more
than supply the fund We are ASKING
YOU to give. Even five cents apiece
would carry our specific a~ppropfla,
lion to native evangelism. Who Will
DO less?
The following are given as some OF
the available specials for eVanseilsIlc
work: Am
Scholarships in Bible schools, $50
10 $50.
Scholarships in theological Schools
800. arr
Rent of native chapels. $40 TO $'9'
Support of Bible woman, $!oV:
support Of native worker, wv.
support of native preacher %|VV'
support of circuit, $500.
E~vangelistic work in African mis-
sion. $1,000.
Presbyterian Statistics.
There are now 1925. missionaries
from our church in MISSION aorodu.
saws the foreign mission secretary OF
the Presbyterian church. Z. 5. A: 10
furnish personal support and llving
accommodations and the aclua'
necessities Of the work for these ms