Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-28


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The following report ~ condiiit,
growing Out ~ tho war made 20 \
blaiId 81 missions ~ tne Methodist
church. north win give 70 Rood general
idea ~ conditions existing EVERYWHERE.
The Methodist chufthe 90 Germany
are very largely stripped of their rev
uilr pastors. while tho churches them
fripoa continue ih o. larRer tide 81 ifc
than even before the var Arrange
ments must bc made ~ ihe carrying
ga ~ services. Tor tine Support ~ the
absent pastors families and fui az
the expenses that gathef about church
ea as living Institutions.
Meanwhile the sustaining member
ship h. target, in tur army also MANY
1f the DfeadwluuerH W the eongrega
tion and membership have been kill-
Dd leaving distressed widows ana o.
phana others again. hare returned
wounded ana manned und unfit fnf
war md equally unfit to resume nor
uili occupations it win %" seen at 90
glance the difnrnity nf tae situation
ana the special need tor immediate
added resources
Tiesidfa this the sroat Indebtedness
900 church property whose interests
must be- met " tuc churches are 40 Hur
,i,e ~ an This haa been ercnt
burden az the Drst now % must De-
lniDiofatie ln miry eases tho pr"p-
ertles af, threatened and tho churr hes
are ln danger of being lost o. the de-
nominations.
In France
De- France the pressure iH very great
auon the founr Methodist church GO
undertake relief measures IN we ARE
90 accufc the good win of the people
fat al time aud tp prove ihni $40 are
ID worthy addition Go the RELIGIONS
forces of che republic W. must SHOW
ourselves friendly nnd hrpfui at thiH
tmc.
Belgium.
lirrr So Hutr nn direct mission work.
lii ihr heart ~ our pcuplr o. grftN
stirred over tho raianficH nf ihm
strirkcn Rud tiofc rs tho acut' GENE
ior Of disease. hunger 900 manner Of
ruffctlug ami deep disifoHH There
should br "a SUM secured f1r cNpendi
lures through channels Cop he rsiectrd
ht fl. hnard not for tho Great nn Of
- mission hut fur the CHRIST -iike oN
ereisr ~ ihr srrnt compassiun that
nim pur peoples hearts
ITALY
While lalN hes NOT nt war hc church
suffers from the modification af hrr
arms ana tho rcturn tr itlt Of ham
ar.dp ~ thousands ~ poor Italians
who haVo hcsn working iu Germpns
I Austria liuneart and France Many
la NHs fHHIN
/ while their families afr left hrhina
iirstdoa this is the Increased cost "l
n4iur with higher rates 0f cN,hnnr'
ana thc rising ~ the interest rates uf
the missiona large lonua.
Scandinavia.
partial mobilization exists ih scan
diuntIa aud thr wheels ~ commerce
hero have nimuni entirely stopped
scandinavian carrying trade. large
source ~ Income. ls increasingly
threatened. and the urri that cumc
frnm there Indicates tho almost tott
collapse of ordinary financial plans
1h, great Jerusalem chWrh in isen
mnrh and che people m the church c
of AN Scandinavia should receive
special rcncf
Russia and Switzerland.
onr ituss.an mission though 800
mreo holds fne potoniialturs aud q
tlnred whore there ls Erent opportu
ME, foi rolief work. amongst tens %
thousands ~ Uustihns nnd inos "u
now property be- now bciHg used as
hospital
The army her, In switzerland By an"
. bliiscd the churches stripped ~ bot
preachers and sustaining unemucri
? while the Swiss trade so largely de
pendent upou great hodirs of tuuris'i
in dead switzerland. ordinarily pros
porous hand and exceedingly thrifty.
. financially al standsiih Great din
,ross prc,ails
North Africa.
Nnrth Africa la realty mnirrlRnd q
Europe and matters here are Yer
acute. While In European oNrrlurdshl
! tho masses oi thr people are ~ al
Mnsitm nith suiirn ana discomfort
The ono dislntcreated factor ln Oh
case la the prcacnoc at the America
4 missionaries Tho religious situation
acute and calls Tor thc American pTc'
! cnrc. ana Tor that presence tc mnritr'
itself la an manners ~ rvliTt
/ Nor the remainder oi Africa We al
from day 60 day awaiting with bate
hrrath. not knowing what calwmiti'
| are oyertRking the lands from the if
l yaslen 90 European forces The who
situation calls Tor added provision q
: imperative needs,
South America
south America is almost pros,rat'
and srlf support has been suddenly al
q rcstca south America on the east ar
west coasts calis cmphatically Zoe n
lief
% INDIA.
India has four factors cntcring in
War difficulties iirst. the GOVERNED
has hrruR tn withdraw portions ~ u
grants made 10 ON schools for educ
tonai purposes in India, and tac who
schoOl systrm ot Methndism has hegi
10 suffer Second she rise ln prices
marked ana the tendency n stan VI
ward. Third. toe loss in cAchanrr
very considerable immediately att
tho war hrcSe cut it ran as high as
per cent Fourth. the lccai rcsours
arr tt0rtzs..rflt trauan,,a aud - lar.