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Missionary Society
Meeting, Garden City
An Interesting Program II
Which Number of People
Participated

the anu ual meeting OL Lno women
Missionary society OF the Christian
church. This has been an annual
event for many years past
A carefully arranged program was
given as follows: -. ...
Hymn, my Jesus love Thee"
Scripture Reading, John 20:1-1S,
Mrs. Stevens.
Prayer, Mrs. P. H. Mills.
Hymn, Il Love To Tell the Story"
Address Mrs. Chapman, What
Christ Expects From Us in the
Church and in the Home" The
speaker stressed: /. Faitful, loyal
service. 2. A working interest in
the affairs of the Church. 3. Giving
| OF our means as God has prospered
US. 4. An affectipnate interest in
each other. 5. A christian life de-
cided enough to impress everybody
as to where we stand. 6. We ought
TO have some definite plans in
bringing others who are outside, 10
! Christ. To speak the word which
might in fiuence life for Christ.
Prayer for consecTated leader
Hymn, 81 gave my life for Thee. /"
Address, Rev R. Dobson, subject:
What Does Christ Expect of Ne
When l Know" (a) There are TWEEN
ty- seven million young people under
twenty five years of age in Amer
lea, who are receiving no religious
training.
(b) There are fifty eight million
people in this country not identified
with any church.
(c) There are eleven million ne
groes who should be educated and
given a chance to lead the right
kind of life"
The speaker said in part: "As he
viewed the subject, instinctively the
words When He saw the multitudes
He was moved with compassion, {"
came to his mind. We need to
compassionate the vast multitudes
about us who needed the help and
Christ could give. 90. Prayer
the speaker as being needed in
view Of the vast problems wrapped
up in the welfare Of the countless
multitudes without Christ Pray ye,
therefore, the Lord of the harvest
that He would send forth labourers
in His harvest
90. Persuasive influences should
be employed to reach the needy
masses. Paul said: knowing the
terrors of the Lord, persus de
men coersion wont do. Men are
not driven to Christ, but drawn by
the same love He always manifest
ed even to the most sinful.
a.. The unchurched will, be only
be reached by those who are the
real representatives of Christ-who
are like Him. We are to represent
Him-to win men in the same spir
Nv he IL
Himself employed. People are
life incarnated in the lives of those
who profess to represent Him.
(5). Conservation was the last
point emphasized by the speaker.
He pleaded for definite once fot-
all conservation TO the service OF
Christ and humanity on the part of
all who would be successful workers
for God. Christ asks for our all. 1t
! is the least we can offer, and less
than this He will not accept"
Scripture Readings, Matt. 2S:19,
20; Rom. 10: Hid. Mrs. Thurs
ton, Sen
Hymn, Rescue the perishing."
Address, Miss Eliza Wilson,
What Does Christ Expect of Me
When Thirty Million Wait" The
| speaker drew attention to Paul's
vision of the Macedonian crying,
| Come over and help us, "and based
an interesting talk on it. The man
piece of millions who are making
the same appeal today from every
part of the world. She however,
confined her remarks to the thirty
million heaten in the territories
where Missionaries of the Disciple
are labouring. In India; Africa !;
| Tibet; Japan; Jamaica; PHILIPPINE
Islands; South America; Porto Rico
and Mexico. A million people in the
Congo region, are Warrington us to
send teachers and missionaries.
In the Nantungchow district Of
China alone nearly four million are
our charge with no other well es-
tablished mission operating. In
India two million are calling to US
Come over and help us In that
part of Japan allotted to our mis-
sionaries there are six million souls,
and in Mexico two millions" Other
parts of the world such as Jamaica
& Porto Rico were. touched upon in
her interesting address.
Address, Mrs G. w. John. The
subject was: What does Christ ex
pect of me in the Home?" The
speaker gave what she felt was
Christ's picture of an ideal home,
christian home. Christ held up in
it; the Bible occupying prominent
place in it. The place where a low
ing, cheerful influence was con-
stantly exerted. Not merely a we'll
kept house, but a real home where
love and contentment abides; where
among our friends we were living
epistles, Christ being the standard,
not setting up a code of morals. The
same attitude should spread abroad
among our friends-they should see
Christ in US.
The closing prayer was offered by
Miss Ruth Mills.
A thanksgiving offering was Civ
realized $2050. A lunch was kind
ly served by the hostess Mrs. P. H.
Mills.
The function was a very happy
one, and every one went away feel
ing that a profitable and inspiring
time had been spent.
The W. C. T. U. of Garden City is
in the midst Of a membership con-
test. The, side securing the fewest
new members by the July meeting,
which will be held July IL, must
serve refreshments to the winning
side at that meeting. The captains
Miss Bertha Cole and Mrs. Jessie
John have chosen sides as follows.
Miss Cole: Maud Brurnddage, Mary
Buck, Ella Bixby, Hattie Chapman,
Clara Crane Celia Crane, Julia
Fleming, Ida Mills, Lulu Gates,
Florence Parker Mary Robertson,
Della Stevens, Julia Thurston, Ida