Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11
WOMEN DISCUSS
MISSIONARY WORK
IN FOREIGN LANDS
(Continued from page one,

great opportunities there will be IN
Turkey after the war has come to A.
close
Mrs. Ursula C. Marsh. who has been
in the field missionary work since 1868
gave a talk on the work during the past
80 years in Turkey and Bulgaria. In open-
Ing she said: Those Of us who can
read between the headlines of the present
day papers which tell the stories OF the
war conflicts are able to see thousands
Of deserted homes. carts being driven
through the mud Of tho roads by those
who are leaving the deserted villages.
churches shot to dust, hospitals filed
to overlooking, and to hear the cries Of
desperate mothers and their starving chill.
dren who have sent all available rations
to the front Our hearts ache for and
go out to the Bulgarians." She referred
to the work being carried on there by
boys and girls and spoke with hope for
the cause OF Christianity
Following the Trail in Africa" was
the topic taken by Miss II. Julietts
ellison Of Mt Silinda. Rhodesia. Tho
blazing of the trail there started as far
back as 1910 with the first Portuguese
missionary. There were not at first many
native Christians who wished to take
up the missionary work. but at the last
annual meeting held there 81 young
people pledged themselves to work in
the field, and class to study
was founded by them to learn the better
way Of carrying on missions.
Following an offering taken to raise
the $3.50 necessary to keep Miss Mary
Bates. a trained nurse, at a mission in
South Africa. where there is great need
for her, an interesting talk was given
by the Rev. Raymond Calkins. y. D.,
pastor of Shepard Memorial Church OF
Cambridge, Mass. Or. Calkins took for
his topic text from Hebrews Removing
the things that can be shaken that the
things that cannot be shaken may re-
main" The inspiration for this verse
was received at time when the world
was In a shaking condition. Not only
were there earthquakes in the New Tesla
ment times. but governments. faiths and
social order were shaking and civiliza-
ton itself was swaying and trembling
1t was at such time that the thought
was brought out, let the old earth
tremble and shake, for only the things
which can be shaken will fall and those
things which cannot be shaken will re-
main. At the present time we have the
same quaking of the earth, and the gov
ernments of several countries are shak-
Ing. even social conditions are swaying,
but the fact that the life Of Jesus Christ
stood on solid rock In perfect security
remains and we have nothing else than
that to stand upon to-day. The one
great permanent fact is the permanence
Of the soul, which has been agreed upon
by all men, and the New Testament
spirit which was built upon that fact
should permeate all Christians to-day.
The religion Of Jesus is unshakable be-
cause Of its foundation on the faith of
the soul.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Calkins who
also pronounced the benediction.
YOUNG PEOPLES RALLY.
The young peoples rally, which was
held at 1880 O'Clock under the leadership
OF Miss Mary Preston, secretary Of the
young peoples work, was most en-
thusiastic meeting attended by an audi
ence of over 800. who heard the three
invitations, Come and See Come and
Work. and Come and Suffer" extend
ed to the young people OF the church
by Mrs. Dora Nation Ward of Harpoot,
| Turkey, Miss Helen b. Calder OF Boston
and the Rev. Raymond Calkins. D. D.,
of Cambridge. Mass. A chorus Of q
Burlington young ladies from the First
and College Street Churches and the
University Of Vermont led the singing
and also rendered the selection, 1.-THE
Kings Highway" which was written
especially for this meeting Miss Pres
ton led the short service Of praise with
which the exercises wern opened and
then introduced as the first speaker Mrs
Dora Nation Ward who has Just re-
turned to this country after spending
| four years as missionary in Harpoot
Turkey.
Mrs Ward had for her topic Come
and See" and carried her audience on a
! trip through that section of Turkey sur
rounding Harpoot, where she spent VIVA,
she described as the four happiest years
OF her life. They We're not easy years
however, for she told of exciting exper.
fences on missionary Journeys into
! Khurdistan, where she was showed in
| for some time In village which hac
not been Christianized. She contrasted
the life and surroundings of the Chris.
tian and non-Christlan villages and told
OF enjoying the hospitality of wild
chief who had plundered the mission.
aries homes and oK another who threat.
ened to shoot tho missionaries II they
did not call to see him when they passed
|, his home. The speaker concluded b,
telling OF the happiness which would be
found in the Masters service. and invit
Ing the young people Of the church tc
take up His work.
, Miss Helen -. Calder Of Boston, home
secretary of the Womans Board Of Mis-
sions, was the next speaker. her subject
being Come and Work" Miss Calder
spoke of the vision presented by the mis-
sionaries of the day when the universal
| brotherhood OF man should rule the worlt
and said that this vision could only be-
realized when the work of mission or.
CARNATIONS was properly carried on, and
that the missionaries were the only ones
who could hope to promote world peace
There Is a great deal Of work to be done
before the vision can be realized and all
| kinds OF workers are needed, who should
be preparing now for the great task he.
fore them. The speaker asked for sew.
eral missionaries and teachers for for.
eign service, and especially that Vernon,
furnish kindergarten teacher To take
the place OF Miss Charlotte Ely. who
died last year In Bitlis Turkey afte,
II years Of service. In addition 10 the
foreign workers. Miss Calder mentioned
the need Of munitions and muntlor
workers at the home base, from which
the supplies are forwarded to the work,