Arizona republican., 1922-03-31
WOMAN S HOME AND
f FOREI GIN MISSION
SOCIETIES MEETING

The Woman's Home and Woman's
Foreign Missionary societies of Ari-
iona are holding their annual con-
vention in the First Methodist Epis-
copal church. Last nights services
were in the interest OF both home and
foreign missions with an illustrated
lecture by DR.. +. ID. kohlstedt Of
Chicago. Mrs. Blanche Port Runyan
presided at the organ with her usual
grace and charmed the audience with
the rare quality Of her music. The
anthem by the choir was also of
highest quality.
The sessions of the convention yes
terday were devoted to the work of
the Home Missionary societies, and
an inspiring program was given. Mrs.
M. Nj. Northrup of Pasadena, a na-
tional field worker of the society.
was the chief speaker and presented
vivid picture of opportunity and
achievement.
Today's sessions will be In the in
terest of the foreign missionary soci-
eties. The meeting opens at $3.50
a. M, and will continue until about
4 n. m. Luncheon will be served in
the church at noon. The special fea-
ture of. the afternoon will be ad-
dresses, beginning at 2:15 D. m, by
three missionaries - Miss Phoebe
James Of Rangoon, Burmah: Mrs. e.
r. Garrison of India and the Rev.
j. r. Ferris, formerly missionary
in Africa. now paster OF the Metho-
| dist Episcopal church at Glendale.
Service is the big word in the vo-
cabulary of today" declared DR.. +. ID.
Kohnstedt in his address last night.
"Only the adoption of a truly Chris
i % anfxarcol hrnT h0f--
hood, the practice of a really Chris
tian program of social service can
| safeguard the world against and pro-
vide a moral equivalent for war"
Illustrating his message with actual
/ photographs taken by experts in the
| United states and in foreign lands,
! the speaker stressed the fact that
| Methodisrn's Missionary Forward
Movement contemplated an attack on
the sore spots evident n the body
polite, the relief of points OF strain
in our national life.
| Emphasizing the helpful impact OF
/ Christendom on the forward swing
| ing pendulum Of human progress, at
tention was called to the fact that
| in the Tinted States, during the past
| twelve months church membership
! had been increased by one million. the
| total church membership now being
| 1000. 900. There are 233.104 congre-
cations, with 100000 ministers. an in
crease of 5.617 and 1924 respectively.
/ The influence of the Methodist Epis-
i copal church alone, not including the
other branches of Methodism, as
potent factor for good felt in every
| department of American life accord
| ing to DIR. Kohlstedt. is evidenced by
| nearly 10000 churches. $4,000 min
listers, 401 900 Sunday school teachers.
! 5000 colleges. professional and sec
| ondary schools, 130 hospitals and dis
pensaries, 8S homes for the aged and
children, 80 publishing houses. 81
Christian periodicals and thor
| oughly unified program of philan-
thropic. missionary and benevolent
| activities, world wide in scope, sup
ported by membership of nearly
100000 communicates.
"The Methodist Episcopal church in
1921 sent to the foreign field $1,000
900 where 1t is supporting 1000 mis-
sionaries. But in spite OF the Won
derful success of missionaries from
numefous denominations. one-half of
the world has never heard the gospel
of Jesus Christ: one-half OF the world
is absolutely illiterate, unable to read
or write a word of any language and
without knowledge of medicine. sur
gerry or hygiene. This is an awful
condition, 1000 years after the COM
mand of Christ who said: Go We into