Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-11

told Of the ways in which the church
was doing missionary work besides
the usual Sunday school and teach
| ing.
One is thte practical work. such as
intensive farming which is being
taught in various countries by grad
yates of some of our agricultural col
| leges. For example, India which
about every six years has a famine
and is obliged to call upon US for
help. in reality should be able to sup
port three fifths q the population OF
the world. Wherever these men have
worked, they have enabled the natives
to increase their crops three or four
fold
Irrigation. especially in northern
China is also being taken up. TWO
expert civil engineers with special
knowledge Of irrigation have been
sent to that country and although 1t
| is yet too early to tell of the results
| it is felt that they will be well worth
the cost. 1t is felt that is is more
Christian like to teach the people to
provide for themselves than to simply
provide charity for them.
Human welfare work Is another
part of their program which Is do
ing much good. This includes gen
eral sanitation. hospital work and
homes for orphans and criples. The
hospital work in the East Indies has
been OF such good that the Governor
Of Java has been authorized by the
Dutch government to offer So for this
| work for every 81 that the Methodist
| church will put up.
There are hospitals in all foreign
| countries, such as China. Japan and
| Central Europe. In Couth America
| there are two hospitals which have
been given to the church, one OF
which was built by the city in W hich
it stands. and is also kept up by the
city so that all the church is to sup
ply is the personnel of the hospital.
! Thirdly, comes the development OF
leadership among the people of these
countries. This refers to national
and business leaders and is principal
| ly done through education. Mr.. Gage
said that Of the five men who went
to the Versailles conference as rep
| liOIiI SIiIiict, Aohi "CIS
educated in mission schools while the
majority of those sent by the same
country to the peace conference ir
| this country received their education
in the same way. That the mission
schools are recognized as an asset b!
the bunsiness men of China, is showr
by the fact that they contributed 81
100000 to the Anglo Chinese college
at Singapore, which last year had ar
enrolment of over a thousand.
The work along educational lines
in Europe is an attempt to NEE
mainly the needs of the nations o.
Europe after the war. In Southern
Europe there are but two schools fol
the Education of Protestant leaders
one being maintained in Rome by the
Methodist church and the other ii
Turkey by the Congregational church
The program of development ir
America is along rural lines and city
work adapted to foreign speaking
groups as we'll as natives.
Mr.. Gage will go today to Bangor
where he will meet Bishop Fred b
Fisher of Calcutta, India, who viii
lspeak In the evening at banquet ii
Waterville, at which the delegate:
from the various churches in the Au.
gusta district will be present. Tues.
day they will go to the Methods
Ministers conference which is beins
held at the State Y. NJ. c. A. Camp a
Winthrop. Mr.. Gage and BishoI
Fisher will speak at the Conference.