Evening star., 1941-02-07
Women Challenged
By Mission Speaker
To Reconstruct World
DR.. Jones, Evangelist,
Sees Need Of Planting
Peace at All Borders
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mission had not touched Govern
ment circles.
Sounding a similar note, the Rev.
R. H. Miller, general chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements
for the mission and pastor of the
National City Christian Church,
| pointed out that the men you send
to represent us come from your
churches"
What have you done for them"
he asked. "and for the thousands of
Government workers from churches
all over American"
Asking for your cooperation
and prayers" he said, "We're doing
our best but we need your help"
$3.50 Women at Forum.
AS the church leaders praised the
missions work here, DR.. Oscar F..
BlackWelder, pastor of the Church
of the Reformation, pointed cut
that the program could not have
been successful without the Protest.
ant solidarity that exists here.
Mrs. Frank A Linzel. president
of the Washington Council of
ChurchWomen, reported that $3.50
women had attended the daily
women's Christian life forums, and
Dr.. John w. Rustin, pastor of the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, said that the number of
employed people attending the late
afternoon seminars had increased
so much from day to day that many
could not be taken care of yester-
day.
The folloWup work on the mission,
said DR.. Horace E. Cromer, pastor
of Emory Methodist Church, con-
sists of making effective the mis-
Sion'S contribution to Washington
religious life. He outlined plans
for gathering of laymen and min
listers at Calvary Baptist Church
February Is to stimulate church at
tendance through a home visitation
campaign.
Auditorium Crowded.
Later nearly 1000 women partici-
pating in a mass meeting of the
mission were forced to listen to
services from two adjoining halls
as more than 1,50O jammed the
auditorium of Calvary Baptist
Church.
The speakers-Dr. Jones and Miss
Muriel Lester, internationally
known English evangelist - also
were heard over amplifiers in the
church's Woodward Hall and a
basement room to accommodate the
large crowds which gathered despite
rain.
A call for a Nation wide hour of
meditation from II pm. to midnight
each week was sounded by Miss
Lester, who asked women of Amer
lea to consider the misfortunes of
other nations from Gods point of
view This hour, she said. should
be observed until the end of war.
'The idiotic and senseless slaugh-
ter, however horrible, must be faced
by women. We must consid-
er the good with the bad in the
world today" she declared.
Destiny Unfulfilled.
This is the first generation, Miss
Lester said, in which women had
not fulfilled their destiny, and it re-
mained for them to take the step
now.
She explained to the group that
the movement for an hour of medi-
tation had originated in one of the
regional meetings here yesterday
and that over 400 women partici-
pated in such an observance last
night at the McKendree Methodist
Church. The meditation hour, she
said, would be held each Thursday
hereafter.
I'VE realize you can't overcome
sin with sin or Hitlerism with Hit
lerism," she declared. Only by TAX
ing Gods point of view is it pos
sible to right the world. she said
III we have Christ in our hearts, we
will not be overcome with paganism." 4"
Women Are Challenged.
DR.. Jones issued a challenge to the
women of America to take leading
role in world reconstruction. The
evangelist declared that women can
help to rebuild the world by helping
to wipe out class consciousness.
race distinctions and denomina-
tionalism.
DR.. Jones first told the story of
the figure of the Christ of Peace.
which now stands on the boundary
line between Argentina and Chile.
1t was a Woman'S mind" he said,
that thought of melting the cannons
OF the two countries and making
out of them the figure of the Christ,
which bears this inscription: Sooner
shall these mountains crumble than
that this pact of peace entered into
at the feet of Christ should be
broken The pact has never been
broken"
Then he continued:
women can plant a Christ of
Peace along the tense boundary line
between classes in our national life.
We have growing class conscious
ness in America. 1t must be wiped
out if we are to survive as a democ-
racy. Women must see to it that
every person in our society should
have an equal opportunity to climb
to the top.
There are racial tensions through
out the world We proclaim a king
dom that is race and color blind.
The women must help to wipe out
race distinction and discrimination.
Women also must help to plant
a Christ of Peace along the bound
aries between nations" DR.. Jones
said, adding:
Urges Women to Lead Way.
"If we are to get out of war,
women must lead the way"
Then" he continued, they can
plant Christ of Peace along the
boundaries of denominations. If the
religious denominations cannot get
together, then how can we expect
the nations to get together? A di-
vided church in a divided world has
little moral authority. Our next
great step is to come together on
the same basis that these United