Mexico Missouri message., 1917-06-14
he Christian
Missionary Meet
Votes TO Hold Next Meet in st. Joseph
--Rcv. KokendofTer, Former Mex
leo Pastor. Chosen President.

The Missouri Christian Missionary
Society closed its meeting In Mex
leo Thursday The next annual ses-
sion will be held in st. Joseph. Rev.
a. w. Kokendoffei, former pastor of
tho Mexico Christian Church, now
pastor at Sedalia, was chosen presi-
dent for the ensuing year. The other
o'hiers will be: Vice-president, Il.
F. Lealee, Independence. Recording
secretaries, II. A. Browning, LaPia-
Ia, and w G. Gibbs, Columbia; e. p.
Elliott, Kansas City; corresponding
secretary. r.. B. Briney. Kansas City.
Three new members of the State
Board--J. NJ. Bailey, Farmington; !;
M. NJ. yGoode, ST.. Louis, and M. A.
Hart, Columbia. G G. Garigues of
{ Joplin elected to fill unexpired term
on the Board.
The gathering in Mexico was a no
table one. Many of the addresses
were strongly patriotic. For in7
stance, A. e. Corey of Ohio Wednes-
day night pictured some OF the hor-
rors of war, giving cold statistics of
seven billion dead and innumerable
others wounded and afflicted "Who
I dares to claim no interest in the
present war" he exclaimed, then
emphasizing the fact that the United
States is an ally and is preparing her
young men for active service on the
great field of battle.
This is not a fight against the
German people, or any other branch
of the human race, but a struggle to
place the world in a state of Chris
tian democracy" Mr.. Corey further
~
autocracy." He urged the church to
do her part in the cause OF Justice
and back the war and our Unce Sam.
He predicted the time is near when
the miser as we'll as the spendthrift
must sacrifice in giving.
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
tion embraced the following:
We desire to emphasize the present
ideal plan of State, district and coun-
ty work in management and articula-
ton and that it be vigorously pushed
to successful results, to the end that
every county be organized, and Off
cered, il not alone, at least in conven-
tion with other counties; that mas
much as the American Boad and our
Missouri Board have separated in the
matter of receipts we hereby heartily
endorse the urgency of pushing the
State cause to the front by large ap-
preparations by those churches using
the budget system, and that Novem-
ber be recognized as State Mission
mont hby every church, in special eff
fort for Increased giving Also that
church officials everywhere study
plans and methods for the dvelop-
ment of young men in Christian serv-
Ice and that the country's call be u.s.
ed as a stimNlant to the call of
young men for enlistment under the
Captain of victorious armies needed
In the .bloodless battle of peace.
We recommend a closer co-opera-
tion between the Board of G. w. b.
NJ and the State Mission Board,
and suggest conferences looking tow
ard unison in both local management
and publicity thru the Advance, the
State organ of the former organiza-
ton.
We further recommend a closer CO.
operation, il possible, between the
State Board and the district and
county leaders, asking that the for
mer take underNadvisement holding
at least one open meeting per year in
some town apart from Kansas City,
where leaders from two or three dis
tricts or more may be in attendance
with but slight cost to the district
and but little increase to the State
Board. At such session district and
county problems may he ventilated
and the real spirit in its sympathies
toward the needs of the fields be
sensed by their workers and thus a
miniature convention be secured In
both fellowship and far-reaching re-
suits, ~
We urge the State Board to give
full consideration to the advisability
of the employment of State Secreta-
ry and District Superintendent for all
their time, and that they report their
recommendation to this convention
next year.
We further recommend that in this
crucial period of world-war an eff
fort be made on the part Of the min
istry and consecrated laymen to pre-
sent thru or county and city papers
brief prayers for devotion, daily guild
ance and the cultivation of the senti-
ment of brotherliness and Christli-
ness toward all men; that in our
homes and churches we pray for in
ternational peace, the reign of the
Golden Rule between nations and ma
tions. individuals and individuals, the
demolitipn af the saloon, and the
speedy establishment of the day wher
His win shall be done on earth as II
is done in Heaven,
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