The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1916-01-06


bring, as individual workers. a spec
ial Christmas offering into the treas
ury of the general union through
their local missionary societies. This
is termed the Christmas Offering
for Chona," and the event has come
to be very near indeed to the hearts
of Southern Baptist women every
where. In 1915 the offerings amount
ed to $27 661.4S.
In 10 states the efforts of Baptist
women are concentrated on this
Christmas offering, and the magni-
tude of the work may be imagined
when it is known that in Tennessee
alone 10000 envelopes have been
sent out.
The first week IN January is set
aside for week of prayer and study
of the worlds needs, and Wednesday
of this week is given over to an es-
pecial study of the needs of China.
Then the envelopes, containing their
offerings, some large and some
small, are gathered in and the money
applied where it is most needed.
The programs for this week of
united prayer are rich and full of
information and inspiration; as
minds and hearts are turned in uni
son to the needs of a lost world and
the obligations of Christian woman
beats very close to the heart of her
heather sister. and through this
touch interest is greatly stimulated.
The story of the beginning of this
interesting and beautiful custom OF
DO ficf fc
Miss Lottie Moon, a consecrated wo-
man who gave forty years of her life
to WORK for and with Chinese women,
became so burdened with the sad
condition of womankind in China
that she sent an appeal to the Bap-
fist women of the Southland to give
of their abundance a thank Offering
to God, to be used to give to these
their sisters the light of the gospel
TO dispel the gloom in their heather
hearts and homes.
Miss Moon was thoroughly familiar
with conditions in a land where from
the time the unwelcome girl baby
opens her eyes upon an unfriendly
world on through the trials awaiting
the girl wife, the slave of the cruel
mother-in-law, and the sorrows of
neglected wifehood and motherhood.
women are bound by letters of SUI
perstition and ignorance. She thought
that while laying aside offerings for
those they love her sisters would
willingly make an Offering for their
Master. and since the custom was in
augurated 81 years ago, until today.
it has grown in interest.
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Statistics For China
The following missionary statistics
of China are taken from the China
Mission Year Book Roman Catho-
lies, 100000; Professionals, a Chris
tian community of 356,209; ordained
pastors (native), 500; evangelists
(native), 1921; Bible women (native)
1889; congregations native, 3,419;
contributed by the churches
for one year for church work, $685.
900; Protestant foreign missionaries.
5,144; Roman Catholic foreign mis-
LAYS. There is one Protest
ant missionary to every $4,000 inhab-
itants.
'DOes He Live Here?'
An American churchman was re-
Gently visiting for the first time in
an Indian village. Meeting a man,
he asked, do you know Jesus
Christi" The man answered, mo,
stranger, he does not live here. /
never heard of him. And think I
know everybody in our village"
What a commentary" said the
ION conditions the world
over. Not only in far-off heather
lands, but right in our own America.
Does Jesus Christ live in our bust
ness interests, in our homes, in our
China's Emperor.
Yuan Shi Kai, president of the re-
public of China, has accepted the
throne of China rendered him by the
Council of State. The vote of repre-
from the various provinces
was canvassed by the Council of
State. and of total of 2.043, it was
found that 1893 were favorable to
the change from a republic to a |
China became a republic |
February IL, 1912, and Yuan Shi
Kai was inaugurated president on Oc-
,ober 10, 1913. Thus after a little |
more than two years of republican |
'orm Of government the people of |
China go back to the old monarchial |
system.
The student body of the University |
If Virginia has pledged one thousand
dollars year for three years for the
support of w. w. Brockman. mis-
ionary of the Southern Methodist
Board of Missions in China. Mr..
3rockman, who is now the General
Secretary of the University Young
Mems Christian Association, has
,een accepted by the board and will |
,e sent out as soon as all arrange
nents can be made.-Missionary
Voice.
Mr.. W. B. Millar succeeds Mr.. ].
Campbell White as Secretary of the
nterdenominational Laymens Mis-
ionary Movement. Mr.. MilIar has
'een closely associated with Mr..
White in this great work for five
ears and announcement is made that
here will be no break in the work
md no change in the plans.
800 REWARD, 500.
The readers of this paper will be
,leased to learn that there is at
east one dreaded disease that science
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