Evening star., 1941-02-08
Mission
(Continued From First Paee)


show the same loyalty to their
cause
"A religion of convenience" he
warned, will not capture the world,
but a religion rooted in God will
not decay"
Sending the young people off to
their discussion groups, DR.. Heaton
told them he believed their question
and answer sessions were among
the most valuable phases of the
missions entire program.
Discussion on Marriage.
One of the four discussion groups
held a straight from the-shoulder
discourse on marriage by DR.. w.
Bowman of the Church of the
Brethren. He told the young people
that chivalry should prevent boys
from trying to lower the standards
of girls At the same time he ad-
vised the boys and girls to set a
high value on themselves.
He also advised young people to
decide what traits they wanted in
their life mates before they entered
into courtship. If an individual
waits to set up his ideals until he
falls in love. Mr.. Bowman pointed
out, he is liable to be biased.
He even went into such considera-
tions as what to talk about on a
cate and advised the young people
to strive to be well-informed so
they could be interesting on dates.
To those backward in making friends
he advised to learn to do one thing
better than any one else in the
group.
Such characteristics as a good
sense of hurnor and unselflsh spirit
of being interested in other people,
a good disposition and a sense of
appreciation we're also listed as
worthwhile characteristics for win
ming either friends or a lifelong
companion.
At other discussion groups DR..
Paul Schilling of the Brookland
Methodist Church led young people
in considering peace and war; the
Rev. Carey Young of Baltimore,
director of young peoples works of
the Maryland-DeleWare Council of
Churches led discussion on Help
ing Other Young People How to Be
Christians" and DR.. E. H. Bon
sail of Philadelphia. director of
younk peoples works for the Penn
sylvania State Council of Penn
sylvania was the leader of the group
considering personal religious living.
Miss Lester Speaks.
Mans bewildermenr over The world
situation would disappear if he tried
to see things as God sees them, Miss
Muriel Lester, known as the Jane
Addams of London" assured another
group of young women today.
Look below the surface, Miss Les
ter exhorted, addressing the Agnes
Scott Alumnae Look beyond the
borders of your own group, and
then find enlightenment. Truth ever
remains the same, she said, adding:
That is our great heritage, our
sheet anchor of faith-that the
Eternal does not change, that this
is moral universe. Of course, evil
brings evil. It is a vicious circle.
1t can only be avoided by breaking
out of the succession Of punish
ment, revenge, hate, pride and war
into a new direction, the direction
that Christ took, which leads
straight to the Cross"
Tonight at the National City
Christian Church on Thomas Circle,
Miss Lester is to speak again, fol-
lowed by the Rev. Philip Y. Lee,
secretary of the China Broadcasting
Co.
The exhortations last night were
directed more specifically to the
temporal values of Christianity. Mrs.
Philip Y. Lee, Chinese nurse, speak
ing at a mission gathering arranged
for the patients of Sibley Hospital,
said
Introduction of the Christian
faith to China has meant a new
life to the women of that country.
It has freed them from many of the
bendages of superstition and has