The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-14

SCHOOL OF MISSIONS
Three Churches viii Hold Annual
Session.

SESSION.
Beginning Sunday evening, the Bap
tist, Congregational and Methodist
churches will hold their annual ses.
sion Of classes for the study of mis-.
sions, in both the home and foreign
fields. The Baptist and C.lgrega.
tional churches will hold the study
classes on Sunday evenings and the
Methodist church will hold its
classes on Thursday evenings.
A a' the programs will be pre.
eea etn, vermont ION State Library then s,n.ti, the
features | each pro.
gram at the Baptist church, bstween
the lunch and the classes. A friend
ly contest, to create interest in the
different churches, will be run to see
which church will have the largest
attendance each night.
TO show the unity that prevails
among the churches in this work
which creates a great deal of interest
all over the country, the churches
VIII unite in service to be held the
first Sunday night in the Baptist
church where everyone will have the
opportunity to hear DR.. Joseph Tay.
lor of China. Dr. Taylor will preach
both morning and evening in the Bap-
tist church
A list OF the books and the teach
ers, who will conduct the classes for
the Congregational church, was print.
ed in Thursdays edition of the Ban.
ner. The books to be studied at the
Baptist church are as follows. For
the adult department, Building With
India" by Dahiel j. Fleming, to be
taught by ]. +. Munger and THE
Trend OF the Races" by George L.
Haynes, to be taught by Mrs. Flor.
ence Moses: for the young peoples
department, India on the March, by
Alden II. Clark to be taught by Rev.
w. G. Towart; for the intermediate
department, in the Vanguard of a
Race" by Mrs. H. H. Hammond, to
be taught by the Misses Elsie and
Mabel White; for the junior depart
ment. "The Magic Box" by Anita b.
Ferris, to be taught by Misses Flor
ence Moore, Ruth Harris and Mrs.
Waldo White; for the primary depart
ment, THE School OF Mothers Knee
to be taught by Mrs s. Edison, Mrs.
T.. Whitaker and Miss Florence Wal.
bridge.
The Methodists are planning to use
practically the same list of books and
in addition they will study a. l..
Stowell Writes the Second in the
John Wesley, Jr.,' and Christianity
and Economic Problems" by Kirby
Page, A complete list OF the books
and the names OF those who will
teach them will be published next
week
]. S. Stowell writes the second in
the John Wesley, Jr." series which
traces the experiences Of young
man growing up in the Methodist
church. travelling as business man,
in foreign countries and the home
land. learning thus first.hand the
vale OF the church's philanthroplc
work. On the thread Of very hu.
man story of love and life, Is hung
mutt tude OF facts concerning the
present day program OF the church
of God In this work he visits the
academies and colleges in the South
for colored people and gives impres
sions from recent heavy negro migra
tons to the northern cities. The
book is full of tense as well as good
humored experiences.
Kirby Page is keen student and
vigorous writer on questions of mod.
ern industrial and political life. His
discussions OF natonal and interna
tional peace compelled attention OF
many thinkers on these great mat
ters. His book christianity and
Economic Problems" haN grown out
of a realization OF the fact that TN
every quarter the present state OF
affairs IL being challenged and con-
stitutes pa.nstaking study Of the
important social questions leading up
to the possible establishment of a
Christian economic order.
Many churches all over the country
follow the example of our local
churches in the work. which Is one
OF the reasons why an effort will be
put forth to make more successful
school than Bennington has had In
the three years that the sessions
have been held.