The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-22
EPWORTH LEAGUE GETS
TO WORK IN EARNEST
Delegates to END Annual
State Meeting Hear Some
Notable Addresses.
GIVE ANNUAL REPORTS
Rev. Mark Freeman, Re.
turned Missionary, in Stir
ring Talk Last Evening.
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attention of the people the need for
systematic spiritual instruction there
to coordinate itself with an improved
system Of instruction along other
lines.
American Too Provincial.
1T is the provincial nature Of the
American that affects his religion.
Here we have the idea pretty gener-
ally that II It's American it's all right.
We need something to jolt US out of
our spiritual self satisfaction as the
outbreak of the great war has jolted
us into a realization of our military
and economic inefficiency.
There is one thing that will do
much to correct this attitude in Amer
lea. The foreign demands upon the
church will remove her slackness the
same as the military demands are call
ing us to an awakened national man
hood. The church, in its foreign prob
lens. will find something larger 20
engage itself than the work of cud-
ding itself into its own salvation.
This foreign demand will make us
as the Crusades made Europe.
Church Not Awake.
Someone has well said, If you make
pins all your life you'll be a pinhead.'
We Aeed something to broaden us o,i
and to deepen our appreciation Of the
spiritual side Of life. The church in
the United States is now content with
too small an idea.
Our problems, arising from this
foreign demand. will be met at hom.'.
The laxity will be overcome by lead
ership developed by attempting this
foreign problem. When the church
awakes to do its work in Asia, then
1t will do it's work at home.
When first went among the Hak-
ka Chinese failed because l had the
Americans conventional idea Of reli-
gion, an idea which l believe is now
breaking down in this homeland. But
there is one idea that Is not breaking
down here, and that idea is not break :
ing down in Asia, either. A religion
that Is too small to reach across the
Pacific to Asia is too small to live here
''The Hakkas wouldn't stand for my
ideals. My ideals wouldn't stand the
test of their Christian Judgment.
They helped me to understand my re-
ligion in such a way that they couio
approve Of it, Their spiritual de-
where l have contempt for time
making, formal ministry or laity."
Rev. Mr.. Freeman expects to re-
turn to India in August. His charge
is at Pangkal Penang, Banka. Eas,
Indies. 1t required 40 days for him
to reach America when he returned
last fall. His return trip will require
~ days.
The League Finances.
Mrs. Vallants report on the fl
nances Of the missionary work Of tn
league follows:
Observation-Disclosures. August l. 1916
$32.75; receipts from state leagues
31,Os3.3O: receipts from famine fund
s17.15: for Christmas gifts. SIS. To
tai. $1.1ll2O.
Expenditures-Miss Clark's salary
$500; to Butte missions, SIS; car far
to Rev. Mr. Trappolin. $3.50; to Dl
G. G. Trimble. Fukien. China. 800
famine fund to Miss Clark, $l7.15
Christmas gifts. $35; balance Q
pledges due $2.5: miscellaneou:
$3.50. Total. $l,Os2.35. Cash balanc
on hand. &2S.S5.
Hopes for Another Worker.
Miss Clark's letter, dated April q
1917. in part follows:
perhaps the time Is not far dis
tant when We shall have other mis-
sionarics in the field. II has SCENE
a long time to me to wait for anothe
Montana missionary. supported by tn
league. 1t is nearly six years since
first came. Your special gift cam
just when we needed it for the Christ
mas time and made the girls Yer
happy. Then the personal Christina
gift was so much appreciated. wan
to use it for my next vacation. Yo
have indeed been good to me and
our work here. l feel the interest {
the league in US Is spreading.
Montana Supports Six.
six of our girls arc now supporte
from Montana. aud l SO hope other
will want to take more, many NOR
when we begin our new work Whte
ought to be soon nOw-the present
not one bit too soon. The Pine Cree
Epworth league and the Great Fal
juniors each support a girl, class I
girls in Harlowton has another. an
others are individuals who feel tn;
one black girl is u splendid investme'
for $40. We have asked our socie'
to raise the apportionment for one 81
to se5 as We cannot now get on wit
the old amount. We do not kno
whether that will be done or not.
Girls Helping People.
Last year we sent out II OF OF
girls as the wives of Christian men,
such splendid girls. some Of the
were. eager to help the people wit
whom they live. In a, short time
hope to cali In our old girls and hay
conference and visit We so wal
to get out among them more to dire
their work You will remember tn
last year we had three girls out ;
helpers to Mrs. Paisley in our newe
work. Two of them are married no
and the other is back with us. 1t
not possible to send out three cir
early this year. but we hope to do