The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1948-03-18

BY MRS. CLAIR THOMPSON. Phone as2l

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METHODIST w. S. c. 8.
Group III held their regular
meeting in the Little Chapel,
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock,
with the leader, Mrs. Horace
Sheldon presiding. A short busi>
ness meeting preceded the pro-
gram. Mrs. Dora Clark conducted
devotions, using the 23rd Psalm,
and included an article by Henry
Ward Beecher about the Psalm,
to which he referred as the
Nightingale Psalm. Mrs. Clark
stressed the verse, Il will fear no
evil', and closed with prayer. The
hymns, Love Devine, and Take
Time to be Holy" were sung.
Mrs. Ralph Beck gave very
interesting review of the third
chapter of the study book, Ten
Thousand Years" by Richard Ter
rie Baker. Kan Lin P'i Chang,
translated, Extensively Falls the
Sweet Rains, the chapter title,
dealt with the hardships, disap-
pointment and suffering of the
earliest missionaries to China,
and the slow but finally steady
expansion of the work, for the
period up to 1877.
Mrs. Burl Southland told of visit
a Chinese home in San Francisco,
supported by the w. S. c. S. there
for Chinese working girls betw-
cen the ages of 10 and 35. The
home is known at The Blue Gun,
and is four story building of
chinese architecture, housing
about As women.
An article from the Outlook
Magazine, Hu Bo Mi, Preacher of
China, was read by Mrs. Sheldon.
Miss Edna Figley gave highlightS
from an article, Jimmy Yen of
Yale, which appeared in the
United Nations, World magazine.
Yen is a great educator of the
common folk of China, and chief
Justice Douglas has said of him,
''He has the biggest one man job
in the world"
The group adjourned with the
Mizpah benediction and a deli
cious luncheon was served by the
Group, Mrs. Harlow Salter, chair
man.
Immediately following the exc
cutive board meeting, the general
meeting of the society convened,
with the president, Miss Edna
Figley, in charge. The meeting
opened by the entire group read
ing the conservation prayer. The
secretary and treasurer's report
were read and accepted, and an
noncement of the Spring Con-
ference to be held in Springfield,
April 14th and Is, was made. 1t
was requested that each group be
represented at this meeting, and
reservations are to be in by April
3rd. Miss Figley called attention
to editorials in the Christian Ad-
vocate on Edward Benes and Carl
Downs.
The program chairman was
Mrs. Scott Worthington, who an
nounced the theme, pain pitch
ed Cries" and the country, Japan,
and led in the Lords prayer. Mrs.
Leo Reams conducted devotions,
using for Scripture, the 2lst
chapter of Revelations l-5 and
1927 verses. Japan's historic
background, and Havoc of War,
by Mrs. E. K. White, New OPP
portunities and our responsible
lities by Don Carmean, all
emphasized the great neer in
Japan for aid of all kinds, modern
means of communication, radios,
Literature for literate Japanese,
hymn books, Bibles and testa-
ments were some mentioned. The
greatest opportunity is opened
now for 100 Christian Missionar-
les. The hymns, Jesus Shall Reign
Bring them in, and Abide With
Me, were used in the program,
which closed with a prayer by
Mrs. Worthington, representing
the American Christian women,
and Mrs. Flora Mac Coy, the
Japanese Christian women.
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