The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-23
SPLENDID ADDRESS
HEARD LAST NIGHT
Magnificent Appeal For Succor
For the Heather of China
Made.
convened

The evening session convened
promptly at eight O'Clock. ar.l a:tc.. {;
chorus by the choir the dcYotcrai
for the evening was c0nGuctci by
Rev. W. ID. Dodge of the Central Pres
bytcrian church. The choir gave scv-
eral beautiful selections. that were
greatly enjoyed by those present, a.;
WAS also solo by Mr. Sam Orr T.'ib-
BILE
Mr.. Dodge in a few happy, well
chosen words introduced the sIrakcr
for the evening, Rev II. d. Bedingcr
OF Virginia, returned missonar,
from Africa, who islocated IN the
Kasai district in the Belgian Congo.
Central Africa. He selected for his
| subject "The Joys and Sorrows of
Missionary Life" He said he wanted
to speak of 3 joys and 3 sorrows The
first was the privilege OF being
missionary and in few earnest
! heartfelt words he tried to describe
the unspeakable Joy OF such service.
He told of a Belgian soldier whom he
met and talked with and OF this SOL
dier's thrilling statement. what
joy to die that way for ones country"
and so he compared this to the joy of
the missionary heart to be willing
tNCll IL HGCGoSdIJ W ulc LOT nlS 1LOTu.
His second Joy was the fact that he
was missionary to Africa, the most
neglected of all the fields. and third
the JOY OF being a missionary to just
his district, the Kasai. so overwhelm-
ing In It's opportunities aSd possibili-
ties.
He stated that the opportunities of
this great country only limited by the
number of missionaries. These were
three of the joys that made life worth
living out there. He spoke of the
three sorrows. The first was that the
church at home does not appear to be
as eager to send the workers as those
heatherns are to receive and he gave
several pitiful messages from these
dying nations begging for the words
OF life. He gave them some very
plain facts and figures, showing the
failure Of the church at home to do
their part. The second sorrow is tho
Inability of the small body OF mis-
sionaries to adequately carry on the
work to its best results and achieve
ments. He paid glowing tribute to
Mrs. Rochester, one of their best and
most efficient native workers who
died some time age.
He made an earnest appeal for
more men, moro workers. He told of
those waiting TO go-he pictured the
need-he plead for the help.
The third sorrow was the need for
medical men to help in the work and
for trained nurses. He told of hund-
red of miles, and no doctor. He told
many pathetic incidents OF sickness
AMI distress. want and poverty. with
no help, no relief. He thrilled his
hear ers with the pathos and misery
of 1t all. He told of the terrible need
of hospitals. OF doctors and trained
nurses, and then he explained that
eight men and women were willing to
go and OF the movement on foot to
send them; of the effort being made
to raise the amount necessary.
1t was a magnificflent appeal and
touched the very deHths of the hearts
OF those present. MIR. Bedinger is
young man of rare conservation and
eurnestness of purpose and he put his
whole heart and soul in the message
he brought.
The program ended with a beauti-
full solo by Mrs. w. ]. Muldrow in
which the whole choir Joined In the
chorus.