The log cabin Democrat., 1915-11-11

lay aside many less important duties which will doubtless call to all of us as housekeepers and home-makers. May the spirit of prayer rest upon each of us through the coming week, and may call receive a real spir- itual awakening.
 The Juvenile Missionary Society will meet Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the church. All the chil- dren are urged to come.
 The missionary spirit is the broad est expression of human love that we know. If the missionary spirit con- trolled the world today, war would cease and peace reign. Then surely, the missionary spirit should be culti- vated in the hearts of children. And mothers of the Methodist church, We have been elected by the Woman's Missionary Society to help YOU to in still this spirit in your children, but we cannot do anything for them un- less we can get them to the meetings. Mrs. w. o. Wilson will have charge of the little tots up to or 10 years of age, and Miss Harton and 1 the older children hereafter. So please bring or send your children. We think we can make it more interest ing for the children hereafter. We will meet on the first and third Sun days at 2:30 o'clock from now on.
 The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met at the church last Mon day for study of the child in school. After song, scripture reading and prayer, the leader, Mrs. Conger, read the following notess
 This is an age in which special en- phasis is put on Christian education. More than at any time in the worlds history has the care and training of the youth interested the mind and heart of our nation. America has had a pioneer part in education at home and abroad, and since so much has been done for Christian educa- tion the question arises, "Is Christian work still needed in the awakening east?" Yes, the call comes louder and clearer from various countries to Christian women--from the children and youth, "Give us chance to learn, give to us the advan- tages that our parents never had and train our minds and hearts to love and serve Jesus, that we may live good, happy and useful lives
 Education in Japan is compulsory but not free. Many parents of the poorer classes can not afford the lees and books. The English government has done much for education, but on- ly for a comparatively small, class, leaving the mass of people illiterate. It is said that today in China and Japan not more than one man Tn lO can read and one woman in 200. China has the oldest educational sys- tenn in the world, but it has only af- fected the few. Good literature is much needed to interest the girls and women. They must have color to make them happy, so the call comes today for literary and artistic talent,
 After these notes were read we had our business meeting, at the close of which our president made an earnest plea that we strive to make the stand ard of excellence next year.
 We will have our Bible study next Monday at the church at 3 p. m. The lesson will be No. 10, led by our pas tor. eLt every member come with we'll prepared lesson.
 The Junior B. Y. P. us held their regula rmeeting Sunday evening, sub ject being Foreign Missionary Sur vey." Division No. 1 (Juniors) stud jed child life in missionary fields. An discussion, in which all present took part, was led by Miss Becker. Mrs. Conger gave an inter esting talk on the play life. The dis cussion of the Baptist work in mis- fields was led by Miss Harri- son.