The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-02
ALL DAY RALLY
FOR MISSIONS
THREE INTERESTING SESSIONS
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
OPPOSED TO PREPAREDNESS
Workers In Foreign Fields Say the
Peace Sentiment 10 the Strength
of America Abroad
Supper is Served.

Peace Sentiment 10 the Strength
of America Abroad
Supper is Served.
An all day missionary rally was
held Friday at the Christian church
by representatives of the Foreign
Christian Missionary Society OF that
church. The party comprised M b.
Madden a returned missionary from
Japan, who has been in that country |
for 20 years. Rev. H. c. Habgood
from Africa from the Belgian Congo |
region and DR.. c. c. Drummond, a
medical missionary who has been in
India for Is years and who epects to
return next January.
These gentlemen are holding al
series of rallys in Iowa after having
completed a series in Missouri in the
interest of more extensive Mission
work and a more thorough knowledge
regarding the cause. There meetings
! in Iowa SO far have been Bloomeld,
Sigourney and Oskaloosa. They were
amply provided with charts, national
ensigns of various nations and all the
lup.to-date facts and data fresh from
the fields where the Missions of the
Bert Wilson, the western secretary
of the General Missionary Society
with headquarters at Kansas City and
from whose office this party OF mis-
sionaries are working, was expected
to be present, but was delayed by
sickness in his family. After the
opening devotional exercises on Fri
day morning led by Mr.. Madden, a
general explanatory talk and general
review was given under what he call.
ed "A Chart Talk" and a short ex-
planatory sketch of the charts was
given, labout % in number) and VI
tally valuable facts regarding their
: publication work, the opium trade,
. the girls schools and the habits Of the
. people regarding fact binding, were
Missionary View Of Preparedness.
During the talk of Mr.. Madden the
partial fallacy Of the idea Of pre-
paredness was brought out, when he
stated that at the close of the Rus
stan.Japanese war, there was a
larger rice famine in Japan and the
people after the stress of the war,
were practically Frustrated. In this
emergency proper authorities in Am
erica and England we're notified and
. in remarkably short time relief was
l at hand for the people and thier dis
e tress was relieved. The Japanese
u people feel that they owe a large debt
5 of gratitude to America for her
d Christian charity in this time of need
Both Japan and China are greatly in.
n debted to her in many other ways for
d the advanced ideas that these ma
$ lions are now making use of, so that
the western shores of our nation are
practically secure from foreign inVa'
sion, in form OF war from either of
4 these countries.
! On the other hand, the only foe
that we have Of any consequence
must 60 to US from the east and on
4 the European continent, the vitality
and manhood OF these nations is now
being used up and practically destroy
ed a war of their own and after they
finish and are at peace, what have
= they got left, with which to combat
" us. No, the only real war, that we
Z need take part in. Is a spiritual war
I, fare against injustice and wrong do
= ing, in the individual and the state
- :. and also the nation.
- Before the close of the morning
!, hour Rev. Hobgood and DR.. Drum
u mond made frief addresses regarding
e their work and the general progress
. made. During the various talks, the
e foundation work of the Importance
u and necessity for the rally was fully
. laid and an adjournment was taken
until the afternoon session.
Afternoon Session.
II At the opening Mr.. Madden, Rev
$ Hobgood and Rev. A. L. Link, of Rose
+ Hill, gave brief and comprehensive
y talks regarding various features OF
II the work, Mr.. Madden emphasizing
II the Opportunities of Stewardship
and the call for Lives and Personal
e Means" and Rev. Link spoke regard
3 ing Our Responsibility regarding
u the work" There was seemingly nc
o lack of volunteers who were willing
II to go to the field, but there was a de
e cided lack of funds with which to
g prosecute the work.
- Rev. C. s. Farley delivered the
=. main message Of the afternoon and
= his subject a review of The Re
sponsibility of the Church Regarding
the Non-C Christian World" In sever
7 al respects ii was remarkable mes
sage and comprised a plea for "Di
WINE Call to the Work" and also q
summary of the various ways In
which God has blessed this nation il
I making her in many respects the
greatest nation in the world today
America is great in wealth, territory
railroad mileage, in agriculture, In
" invention, in mining resources, II
d farm products and In Christian
Il thought and activity.
y In order to do our full duty regard
l. ing the needs of Gods Kingdom, a ma
2, tons religion should be as strong
Y, and as vital as nations patriotism
II During the address a pathetic touch
2 was given when Rev. Farley related
s. an incident in connection with his
9. own history. At one time he was
,. extended a call to the presidency o.
), one of the large mission schools, but
r, although his heart was in the work
Il he was obliged to decline the offer or
t account of the condition of his health
e. at that time. II ever he should be
n called upon to give the lives of his
II young daughters to the cause Of mis-
n sions In the years Of the future, ht