Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-02
n ork Shows
Big! Growth
IN Past Year
Miss Mckinnon Points
to Missionary Oppor.
tunity in Orient, and
Tells of Privations in
c hina; Donations
S91.699 in Year.

The annual message Of the presi,
E,... Ms. t. L. HiImun. OF RocNN
..uu-. and IN address by Miss SaIl!.
L... NrNWuou. foreign missionary
.,c.rruuy. of Nashville, Tenn. were
-. HgutS OF the second days Ses
-... today ot the tWenty-ejghth an
... convention of the Woman.
Missionary Society OF the Nor;l
carolina Methodist Conference
.l,iug at the First Methods
,.~ru here.
reports II the conference shove,
III ulINlluyleS with memJer$hi
.. 1871. Contributions by theS,
-.ug> i;.>t year amounted 10 SOL.
ra4t& with S2S330& coming from
-.. week OF prayer offering.
III her annual message. given a
..y morning session. Mrs. Hillma:
,..G the year had been one OF prog
ross and growth. and that the goal,
81. .@st wear OF an interested, in
....;G membership and IN increaS
.. per capita giving had been at
med. Size .agGd 4 continuation o
..g~v aims. = better underStanGin.
- finances. and alertnesS for youn.
...vu in the churches who Nigh
ia. interested N tulltime service.
..- conference voted 70 hold :;
letting IN September Tor the pun,
posse %. organizing the new Wo-
....S Society Of Christian Service
.. .Gcu Lon IN the united Metho.
o.. Cnurvh Of America. which is T.
a...le the missionary societ.
En Is such. 1t also decided
G-.-r election OF officers from thi
...cns until the new organization
- >ct up in the fall.
His. liil!man deplored the loss o
T.. interest and activity Of man,
..g.o.e women in the church in be
... ui The mission cause, and urge
..-. every pos. l5lc effort be mac;
g. enlist them in the new organiza
..na.
Cur Mission Fields To-day We
..a .uliect Of Miss McKinnon'S ad
d..ss. She spent many years IL
CANA - I missionary OF the South
,.u Methodist Church. and is now
...... missionary secretary at Nash
...'a She is 4 native Of MaNtO.
,ut was sent from the North Caro-
Ina Conference into the foreign mis-
ion tleId % years ago during the
Wo.,d War.
she told the conference today thai
....r city in China in which the
Methodist Church has been at Wori
U.s.. been burned by the Japanese
-.. every church and institution
med by the church has been loot
.e. But today every one of thes'
-s.us has missionaries and Chimes
..G,rs II work. and the Methods
..,rch property has been returne
f. I.
Miss lIcKinnon said that today !
/. necessary to hold church service
;rcc times each Sunday to accom-
.uiatc the crowds. whereas % year
ago when she went to China tn
people were antagOniSt!c. The.
l..c been 50 impressed by VIVA
Christ mean, to the Individual" sh
s..- adding that the church IN Chm
.>.y ace, It's greatest opportunity
The Christian people Of China ar
:.Ir 70 take tue hardshipS impose
by the japanese without d spirit
.-,c. which is the greatest achieve
...nl -. The Christian Church II
i.u,. Mis- Mckiunoa said.
III Japan. the most nationalist
..'.on Chris tian schools are lUll |
,..-.,w, she reported. and stree
evangelism and rural evan9ells"
uorC popular than ever. Tht
accd church, she said, has ire
"cndous duty toward Japan. Ma
so -tadCnts have Il feeling OF ire
..endous responsibility toward TIM
Do,r nCoplc OF Japan.
In korca. as in Japan, the Chris.
Tan schools are full to overlloWlng
md the Korean people, despite tn
-a", tnat they are heavily taxed
noe given generously TO the eot'ce''
t.onal program. Christians haV'
Dcca pcrsccuted. but have kept INT
!a.Ih and are going forward.
Miss NcNinnon described IN dc
TIL the mission work in Mexico
Hvazil. Africa and elsewhere. IN
C: urch. she SAID, has three scnoois
.u.fal ccutv.s and rural work II
Brazil. The Church has mission sta
'..I.s, hospitals, schools and other &C
.tgi.ics in Africa. and the Bible l
ar@i!ablc to the natives in their OWL
iauguagc. Poland wanted the CHRIS
IAN message. and two Methodist ms
.g.Eu.ics now at work there nav
Hr.n well received, she said.
The united Methodist church neeo
; minimum of % new miSslOnafle
This year. and there is nowhere iron
Inch they can come except Amer