The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-12
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brought to the United States on De
cember l and 2, some 1855 mission
aries representing 46 boards, agen
cies and churches OF the United
States and Canada. Since Pear.
Harbor they had been enemy aliens
in Japan-controlled areas. While
some of them had suffered malnu'
triton during their stay in concen
tration camps or prisons, none hac
been maltreated anG no atrocity
stories were heard Most of them
are expecting to return to mission
airy service when the war is over.
Six young missionaries (three
married coupleS) were recently
added to the missionary forces Of
! the Presbyterian church of the U
S. A., in Mexico by its Board q
Foreign Missions and two Other
couples have been commissioned
and will soon De in service there.
The Friends (Quaker) Ambul
ance Unit. serving liz China, has
siXty-five Britishers, seventeen
Americans. and eighteen Chinese
all of whom are volunteers ane
receive no salaries. They repre-
sent a number of Protestant de-
nominations. Most of these ambul
ance drivers are engaged in trans
port work, carrying medical sup
plies to hospitals i'll all parts Of
China, and serving the Chinese
National health administration,
the Chinese Red Cross. and the In.
iernational Relief Committee
Practically all trucks run close tc
the Japanese lines and are often
fired up. as they travel far north
to the Cobb Desert, and east al,
most to Shanghai.
A Western Pennsylvania corpor,
al, now on duty overseas, recently
wrote to his pastor: Since I have
been out here, and have been en-.
tertained in. the homes of Presby,
terian missionaries, and have seer
the work they are oolng, l admit ]
was altogether wrong Gin opposing
missionary work., When l return
home, you will have no more loyal
supporter of foreign missions.
From what ] have seen, they are a
grand group Of men and women,
and are doing a gniflcent job
'Your spiritual welfare is your
chaplain's first concern says a
notice posted on the bulletin boards
of Camp Wheeler, Georgia. Speak
to him at your first opportunity aft
err the chapel service. or in his Of
flee. His counsel and advice will
guide you in avoiding or overcom
ing difficulties. The chaplain may
be able to help you with any prob
lem you meet. Talk to him. In any
case, you can hep your chaplain
in his service for others. Offer him
your musical, vocal. OF other tai
ent.'
1.-THE Universal Week of Prayer, -
sponsored by the Worlds Evange-
lical Alliance, London, England,
will be observed from January
to g. with special services on both
Sundays. The Department of Evan
gelism of the Federal Council OF
the Churches of Christ is promot
ing the observance in the United
States. When possible, it is planned
that one or more days shall be OBJ
served by all churches within a
community uniting for at least
one service; in other communities
especially where transportation is
a problem, it is planned that the
observance shall take the form OF
a series of cottage prayer meet
ings.
With the growing Of understand
ing and friendship between the Am
ericas, Doth Catnoil: and Protestant
missionary bodies are in the pro-
cess Of enlarging their forces serv-
ing the various countries of the
southern hemisphere. Already large
numbers of young priests have been
added to the extensive Catholic
missions maintained from North
America. Protestant missionaries
are concentrating their new activi-
ties largely among the underprivil-
eyed groups, especially the rem
nants of Indian population still llv-
ing in need in the interior of Bra
zil, Peru, Bolivia anG the ''moun-
tain republics" The interdenomi-
national emphasis or making the
Indians literate and the preparation
of sight reading cha1ts and more
advanced Christian reading, under
the leadership of Or. Frank c. Lau-
bach, and the work of Canadian
Baptist missionaries in teaching
modern farming methods and plan
ming cooperative land ownership
1or the Aymara Indians on Bolivia,
through the service OF the famed
GuataJata Farm, seem to indicate
the trend OF Protestant missionary
work which has been acclaimed by
Catholics and Protestants alike.
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