South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-20
WOMEN OF HOME
MISSION START
THREE DAY MEET
Educational Secretary Opens
With Address on Con-
ditOns in City.


The city has never been con-
quered by Christianity" said Miss
LYDIA b. Wiggum. educational secre-
tary Of the Home Mission board. in
a lecture which opened the three
days convention of the 42nd annual
session of the St. Joseph branch of
the Woman's Missionary association
Of the United Brethren church. on
Wednesday night
Christ when He went into the
country places" she c ontinued,
knew the troubles of the people
and healed the sick. gave sight to
deaf. He purified those unclean of
spirit who approached Him and
there He was not troubled.
He wcpt..
But when Christ came to the en-
trance of Jerusalem He wert. He
did not know how 10 keep these peo-
pie in the way Of righteousness.
1T is the same with US Christ
can rot help us unless we are willing
TO assist Him.
The great nations of antiquity
country at large but because of the
wickedneSs of the city. Greece had
her Athens, the Roman empire her
Rome and will the United States
have her New York. Chicago or
some other city?
Work Hard.
1T is up TO Us TO work diligently
and untiringly that the 5S millions
OF people. who. according to statis-
tics secured from the United States
government, are members of no
church. be converted.
Instead of sending missionaries
to foreign lands to preach the word
OF God 10 the heathens it would be
Of greater benefit If we do mission
work at home.
America found herself unprepar-
ed 10 take up the work OF eVangel-
izing the world when the OPT Ortun-
ity presented itself. She found that
there was plenty of work within her
own boundaries.
There is a spirit OF intolerance
among US and as an example OF this
L viii mention an instance of this
expression OF false superiority. IL
was during the Dayton flood. The
United Brethren as well as the other
churches Of the city had oIened
their doors to flood sufferers. one
woman, a member of the church at
which I happened TO be working at
the time, remarked that she thought
the church would have 10 be fumi-
gated before the congregation
should hold services in IL.
Another example OF this was the
statement OF "A man who said that IL
a foreigner came into his pew he
would vacate.
we must be charitable. We
must root out this evil. These peo-
rle are as worthy OF consideration
as we are. In the sight of Christ
they are our equals. They are de-
serving OF the same privileges that
are ours. And in compliance with
the principle of equality work Is be
ing done by the Home Mission
among the foreigners, negroes and
Indians"
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The lecture was accompanied oy
81 stereopticon views showing missions
and other matter relative TO the sub
iect discussed. Mrs. J w. Lower, or
Warsaw. Ind. who ia second vice
president OF the organization. read
passage from the sixth chapter
OF Matthew. seek ye first the king
dow Of God, for His Righteousness.
'The Hour Of Christian Opportun-
ity'' is the convention theme.
The invocation was asked by Mrs
Ida Fulton. OF Huntington, Ind Ben
edicrion was given by Rev. W L
Roberts. OF Huntington, Ind. Mrs
L. o. Oyler. OF Warsaw. Ind. con-
Quoted the dcvotiOns.
F'ifty-three woman's societies oi
the Woman's Missionary association
were each represented by three del
Cgates while the 2l Otterbein guilds
| for girls each had two members rep
/ reseuting them present.