The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-11-08
In Society
Fine Program Rendered by
Methodist Missionary Society
Yesterday Afternoon Z

Fine Program Rendered by
Methodist Missionary Society
Afternoon
The goodly company Of ladies
who gathered at the Methodist
church Tuesday afternoon in the con-
tinued services which are being held
daily this week spent very pleasant
and PORTABLE hour in the study of
the subject before them. Mrs. w.
Fiske Johnson was in charge of this
meeting and the program presented
showed, her usual preparation and
thought. ''The Unselfish Way"
was the subject and the Biblical
readings as to cheerful giving were
we'll brought to the attention of the
assembly by concise, forceful state
ments of the leader, Mrs. Ward led
in prayer for blessing upon the work
in hand. A paper by Miss Martha
Mutt on THE Religious Need of the
Latin-American Immigrant" was
read by Mrs. c. ,Rucker Adams. The
beautiful lines of THE Immigrant
Madonna" by Helen C. Dwight are
typical of the mothers desire for the
mental and spiritual development of
her child:
1sNTv hahu
He comes with little heritage;
But his eyes are clear, his body
strong.
He is ready for you to do with him
what you will.
What will you?
Will you use him hurriedly for your
quick ends?
And then will you discard him be-
cause he is worn out and still a
foreigner?
Or will you teach him, with him
grow and help him to be one of
you,
To work with you for those great
things you seek?
| He is my son, America,
And all my treasure.
| bring him here to you; and yo'l--
What will you do with him."
And thus was beautifully brought
out in this article the great need for
greater interest and that not alone
unselfishly but a selfish interest as
these people influence our nation and
our own lives. The song, "a little
bit of love-" was appropriately SUNG
as a chorus following this article
| Mrs. w. C. Norvel read paper on
the Religions of the Latin-Ameri-
cans" showing how the races had
mixed with the Indian race and thus
had adopted many of their customs
and idolatrous forms of worship and
the pure religion of the early Cath
Ollie faith had been swamped in a
mire of forms and customs entirely
foreign to it's early purity and sacri-
fetal lives of it's early teachers. Now
the call is loud for teachers of the
Gospel of Christ and the need is great
in fields white unto the harvest :.
Help Somebody Today" was the
song which emphasized the well de-
veloped thought of this splendid ar
ticle.
A good collection proved that the
lessons were being learned as to the
matter of giving of our abundance
that the work of education among
these peoples within our own borders
may be a credit to our Southern
Methodism. A solo, Beautiful, Gold
en- Sometime" sung by Mrs. C. A..
Cole with Mrs. Carswell as accom-
PIANIST, was a heart song which car
ried it's lesson of love to the hearts
of the hearers on the sweet tones of
this we'll modulated voice. An
nouncements and a closing prayer by
Miss Sarah Polk closed the hour
freighted with much good for all who
were present. All ladies and gen.
tlemen interested in Home and For
eign work are invited to attend the
regular mid-week prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening, which will be in
line with the week of self-denial and
prayer. Thursday afternoon the
meeting will be held at 3 p. m.
again. A full attendance of ladies
of the church and congregation
should enjoy this service.