Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
M'cALL MISSION DOING MORE THAN WATCHFUL WAITING
Field Secretary Berry Described Con ditiens in Franoe-Spoke at Norwich Club.

There were about fifty persons at the special meeting or the Norwich Mccall auxiliary held at the Norwich club on Thursday afternoon. Tn the absence Of Mrs. Bacon, Airs. George ". Lane, vice president, conducted the meeting. After the opening hymn, and devotional exercises by Rev. Ed ward s. Worcester, Rev. George T. Berry, field secretary of the ATleri- can hcA1l, save an impressive ac- count of the war in France from the [ viewpoint of the mission workers. The mission is not quite shot to pieces God seems to say, Stop just for the present" but He in son7e mysterious way will work out a new era for his children through this great catastrophe. He is pointing out the
 folly and Wickedress Of one man. or
 one nation attacking another. And the WaStefuIneSS IS so enormous. Billions of money and material are being burned up For many years past $1O has been sr9nt in military presentations to every dollar spent for human up- lift in the world. The pr0flisacy of
 spending so much just f5r the satis- faction Of cutting one anotheI's threats. Last year Great Britain and America together gave $20.oG0.00O for foreign missions. That amount would
 last the warning na tions of today jus;
 T. hours. One seVen-hundredth of d
 years cost Of var Was used fer edu-
 cation and religion. when it should be the reverse and the latter should have the right of way. God is also point ing out to many their individual re- spOnsibility
 America is being looked to as the great source of help and her people are responding nobly. They avA get ting down beneath artificial thipcs to the depths Of life. If anyone does not give, it is because he does not want to. Nr. Berry then told interesting per- sonal stories of many of the pastors. l 800 Of whom are now cI1aplains in i the French army
 Pastor Nick of Lille, a letter from 1 whom he read. which described res cuInS the wounded after the battles. has himself been wounded. He has done much for the cause of temper ance during l6 years work in Lille Another pastor at Nantes is much feared by the saloonkeepers. who close theIr doors when they see him coming In many places the socialists are adopting the new testament in place of their doctrines as q better guide. The mission is doing more than Watchtul waiting, however. It is try
 Ing to demonstrate the doctrine it E7a $ preached, that God is love. Ii has opened eight Worllroo1rs fo., poor v7o-
 men who have no soldiers at the front and so are not paid by the govern . laenf, Here they work on garment $
 for the soldiers and arc paid enc franc go cents) 3, day--enougia to show Ihen that somebody cares for them. several mission buildings have been | converted into hospitals. There is so much suffering and misery everywhere. But there is also faith and courage. After MT. BerTy's talk tabout $25 was contributed toward this pelidf work.
 The minutes of the last meeting l were read by Miss Sara L. Hu17t{ne- ton and the treasurer's report given by Mrs. Samuel H. Howe and after
 two more items of business the meet ins closed with the hymn Christ for the World.