The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-08

ever uttered was preached by Jesus
on the mount; Christ was transfgured
on the mountain top; Moses received
the Ten Commandments on Mount
Sinai; and it was on Mount Olivet,
about ten days before the Christian
church came into being that Jesus
gave to his disciples that command
which has reverberated down through
the ages and finally is ringing in our
ears today, go ye-tarry ye." This,
in itself, sounds contradictory, but
as we interpret it in Christian service
it is not. 1t means that we who can
go are to go to the mission field, and
that those who cannot go are to stay
at home and support those who have
gone by being missionary in their
home, in the church and community,
and by praying and paying for their
success.
To the girls of the West Virginia
Branch who made it possible for me
to have mountain-top experience, l
heartily say 81 thank YOU l wish
that many girls might have the OPP
portunity of attending The Mountain
Lake Summer School of Missions.
Now I am going to tell you about
Camp Clean, for that is where the
girls stayed. It is large, three
story, twenty-five room house, con-
veniently furnished, and under the di-
rection of Miss Hicks. The meals
were delicious-fried chicken and
huge dishes of ice cream were the
Sunday surprise.
The camp leader is Miss Mary A.
Collins, of Muncie, Indiana. Miss Col
Inns was a mother to us and, at night,
just as we were going to bed she came
around to see if we wanted anything,
or if we were sick; sometimes she
brought medicine glass with her.
Miss Collins was delightfully."- COM
panionable. Each morning before
breakfast and the last thing before
going to our rooms at night we gath
cred in the big parlor and listened to
her as she read passage from the
Holy Scriptures and explained to us
what things should enter into our
lives. She talked so directly and so
quietly that she won for herself and
for God a place in our hearts. She
loved each girl almost as if she had
been her own daughter.
l would not forget to tell you of
Miss Gilbert, our general secretary of
! Otterbein Guild. She spent part of
her vacation in camp with us. To
know Miss Gilbert is to love her. She
is young woman, pure, sweet, and,
oh, so very sincere. She has quiet
little smile and she is so friendly,
companionable, and good sport. Her
presence was always demanded and
our attention was hers. We loved
her. We trusted her because we
could tell by gazing into her eyes that
her soul and body had been both sur
rendered Internationally into the
hands of her Master.
To tell you of all the good things
there were to enjoy at Mountain Lake
Park Summer School of Missions
would be impossible, at least on paper.
There were many interesting and i'm
pressive pageants given. We prac-
ticed for these between eight and
eight-thirty every morning. At nine
o'clock we went over to the tabernacle
for Bible study, which was under the
direction of Doctor Schermerhorn.
Miss Lowery gave us stirring ad-
dress on the migrant situation in
America. "Tiny babies" said she,
"are given black coffee; whole fami-
lies live and sleep in one little room.
The young girls, as they grow up and
are taught by the migrant workers,
desire to live as we live. They want
friends, clean amusements, and en-
enlargement. They ask the teachers
sometimes if we know Jesus. They
can't understand why we act toward
the foreigners and poverty-stricken as
we do if we know Jesus as they know
him." Yet, girls, we do know Him.
He is our Christ as well as theirs.
They know Him as the dear loving
Saviour who Though He was rich, yet
for our sakes He became poor; they
know Him as the Master who COM
manded His disciples to go into all
the world and preach His gospel to
every creature" Dear girls, they are
conscious of the fact that we have
been called, even though we do not
want to heed the call. They are ex-
pecting something Of US.
Miss Gilbert said in her address,
Gwen though Miss Metzger is in the
Philippines we must hold the ropes.
She is counting on US for help, prayer
and for money to carry on her work"
There were many good sermons.
One I remember especially, by Bishop
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