Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-09
MISSION MEET
SUCCESSFUL
Closed Sunday Night; Large
Offering Given to
Missions

One Of b most successful conveu-
ucns In the history OF the China MIS-
sion society of the lutheran Bible
school Of this city came to a close
sunday night During the week there
were between $50 and zoe visitors.
III the entertainment committee was
to the utmost to provide lods-
1ngs for the guests. -
The missionary offering taken dur
Ing the day amounted to $l,789,7l.
which, considering the conditions,
those in charge felt was very good.
Inc feature of Sundays S, session was
q mission program held in, the after
noon at which all the missionaries
gave answers to questions previously
prepared
How did the missionary call be.
come clear to you." was the first
question asked Rev. M V~alderhauE.
recently from China, and Rev. &.
Revne, who has spent a few years in
Africa, both stated that they had felt
an inclination toward mission work
slnce boyhood- Prof. b A. Hon of
the bible school, who has been called
TO. take charge of q school in China.
SAID he had received the call while
serving in the American expeditionary
forces during the world war. ~
Inc missionaries were also oaked
to state their strongest Impressions
OF their work in tho foreign fields.
Nj. Revne mentioned the crying need
among the black races Of help from
their more fortunate white brothers
MI. Valderhaug said he was i'm
pressed by b spirit Of fatalism and
h~opelessness that pervades the natives
OF China and their insistent demand
for guidance from the missionaries.
Wh1ch often cannot be met on account
of lack of workers. The %indiference
on the part OF the people in the Unit
Cd States toward the suffering Of the
heathen was also mentioned
4n Revue told OF an African boy.
IN speaking of the innermost longing
OF the heather for spiritual enlisht.
eminent As a parting word to Mrs.
hevne this boy said: Ny heart is
very dark, how can / make it light =.
Mrs R. Kllen, who has worked in
China for the past twenty years. also
spoke. Of the sorrow of having to turn
away unaided those who came and
applied for help.
Inc next question asked is as fol-
lows: What is your parting word
70 the Christians of this country"
NJ. V~alderhaug suggested that the
CHRISTIANS make a study of the sub
ject OF missions, sc as to maintain
active interest in that branch of the
work. He sought to induce them to
spend much thought and money for
the spread of the gospel in foreign
lands I'VE should stop taking up
collections for the missions and begin
to take up offerings" he said. The
others spoke along the same line,
Prof. e. NJ Breen, representing the
China Mission society, gave a short
talk in the nature of a farewell mes
sage to the missionaries, several OF
whom will shortly return to the for
eign fields.
BE also gave a list of those who al
n time studied at tho Bible school
n later took up work as missionar-
les. They are: Mr.. and Mrs. ID. XIII
en-, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Kilen. MIR. n
Mrs. M. Werdanl, Mr.. n Mrs. P.
yalderhaug, M. ~Valderhaug, Mr.. and
Mrs. Finn Larson, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Holm. H. s. F,auske. Mrs. e. Aandahl,
Miss Caroline Aandahl, Miss Ida Wal
en-. Gunda Hofr. Hannah Broen, Ida
Sather, Ole Bjorgan, Laura Haugan,
Milla Peterson, Marie Pihlskog, Clara
Breen, Mallen Gjestfjeld,, Tilla So
rum, Mr.. and Mrs. Sorger Revue, ]
]. kaardahl. Marie Torgerson, Prof
Bernard Efor and Lydia Bridston,
who will leave in February,
Sunday evening Evangelist +. L
Scotvold held the final meeting of
the series Inc several converts re-
quested prayer.
The male sextette, ladies' quartet
male quartet and mixed chorus fur
nished the music during the day. Miss
Agnes Skovholt of Morton. a graduate
OF the school. and Christ Erickson
favored with a duet as did also Miss
Ida Goplin and Miss Belle Dokken.