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December 8, 1909.
ary sent out from America, v
establishing the first missions
As we study the history of
with pride at the story of ma
have resulted gloriously and
women, and in many cases o
find it difficult in many ins
and woman's work, for so c
help-meet to her husband, ar
ed only in the "Great Book
the first missionary, went to
panied him and was his gr
port. Pretty Ann Judson ah
to Burma in 1812. After pr<
son baptized his first convei
1824-26, beween England an
of the Judsons were indesci
months he was imprisoned
among lepers, and he suffered
fever, hunger and the cruelt
faithful wife would trace hi:
in ncr power iu relieve mm
tween the lines of missionary
fices that such women have
they supported and upheld th
lous work.
The first women missionai
byterian Church were Mrs.
William Reed, who sailed fi
28th, 1833, reaching Calcutt
these devoted women were
Master long on the foreign s
in this benighted land, but
"There she was buried to pre
dia's distant shore the comp;
tians for its millions of degi
vite others from her native
cute the noble undertaking i
ty-five years later we find th;
sionaries there are fiift Pre*
Presbyterians and 123 Sou
our prayer must be for mor
sion of the old Testament gi
tion^to Woman's Foreign M
rend-ering of the eleventh v
The Lord giveth the word;
the tidings are a great host,
first commission after his r
and in her heart ever since
"Great Communion."
TL^ 1 '
i iic success mat nas inva
an's work in heathen lands,
she has heroically endured, t
all show her power when pi
and who can estimate her f
church where she holds the
tuary in her opportunity tc
and foster a soirit of consec
in evangelizing the world;
time and means and influenc
One of our Presbyterian mi
worthy efforts have been ale
that his enthusiasm in the c
THE PRESBYTERIAI*
^as largely intrumental in
try school for Hindu girls.
: missions our hearts beat
mmoth undertakings that
mainly by the efforts of
f one single woman. We
tances to separate man's
)ften she has gone out a
id her influence is recordof
Life." When Carey,
India, his family accom eatest
strength and supso
went with her husband
?aching for six years Judt.
Duriner the war from
d Burma, the experiences
ibable. For seventeen
in horrible places, even
I excruciatingly from heat,
:y of his keepers, but his
5 whereabouts and do all
i. It is easy to read bey
history, the great sacrimade
and to what extent
eir husbands in their periries
sent out by the PresJohn
C. Lowrie and Mrs.
*om Philadelphia on May
a, Oct. 15th. Neither of
privileged to serve their
hore. Mrs. Lowrie sleeps
of her it has been said,
>ciaim as sne sleeps on inassion
of American Chrisraded
idolaters and to inland
to come and prosen
which she fell." Sevenit
of the 9,962 women mis>byterians,
515 Northern
them Presbyterians, and
e workers. The new verves
authority and inspira[issionary
Societies by its
erse of the 68th Psalm?
; the women that oublish
Our Saviour too gave his
essurrection to a woman,
has been a love for the
riably characterized wornthe
hardships there which
he sacrifices she has made,
aced at the battle's front;
tower at home and in the
key to the domestic sanc>
form youthful character
ration to the work of God
and in the giving of her
e towards this ereat end?
inisters whose most notenig
mission lines, declares
ause of missions was kin
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J OF THE SOUTH.
died by the woman who, as 1
discussed the pathetic conditio
gave him books to read ab<
How little she dreamed of t
If when we return from a n
society we discuss at the tei
work and thus interest our h
we may plant a seed that v
God has put so many oppor
we will only make use of the
our power for missions in th
effort, systematic giving, the
ture and in giving our time,
all the hours of a month to i
iting, recreation, sewing or
give just one hour to our
must remember that we are
like loyal soldiers meet the
teach the children about oi
heathen child that knows no
must put into the little ha
make the little giver feel tha
salvation to some soul. The
indebted under God, for the
linfpirrnprl foIfU 1
v<>i?vt^iivu latin inai UWCll
Lois and his mother Eunice
had known the Holy Script
where woman could not go h
dedicated her sons like the r
who said, "I have consecrate
of God as a missionary," and
gave h?r son to God in his <
went both to Japan and Chi
is an authority on things Ch
The Missionary for April
count of how the women o!
blizzard to raise money to
deacon to the great meeting
result that the deacon, who
to go to foreign fields as a
pose these good women had
worth while. Every atom
power. Our time, our talen
tunities, the consecration of
in God's sight. Let us oper
our chance to use these thinj
Quincy, Fla.
To those who beleve in
error, and the like, the re
"Christian Scientists" is al
followers of that cult do not
ists, but mind, spirit, God,
Motner Church" has had
prominent believers in its t
practice," whatever that is
mal-practitioner, who has ht
and acknowledged her subm
if* r .?
Motner cnurcn." if then
how did the recalcitrant
York leader manage to sin
church? If evil is a myth,
such thing as "mental mal
9
lis Sunday-school teacher,
on of heathen children and
Dut these far-away lands,
he result of her influence,
leeting of our missionary
a-table our plans and our
usbands and our children,
rill bring a great harvest.
tunitics into our hands if
:m. We must realize that
e church lies in organized
: spread of mission literaWe
can ill afford to give
pleasure, entertaining, vishousekeeping
and fail to
Missionary Society. We
to publish the tidings and
responsibility. We must
ar knees to pray for the
r 1 ii- -? - ,%r
L,uru us soui xo taKe. we
nd the offering that will
t it has a part in bringing
world and the church are
labors of Timothy to the
first in his grandmother
so that from a child he
ures. In many instances
erself to the front, she has
nother of Samuel J. Mills,
?d this child to the service
Mrs. Phoebe Brown, who
:hildhood. He afterwards
ina, and Dr. L. K. Brown
inese.
1 gives an interesting acF
one church worked in a
send their minister and
at Birmingham, with the
is a druggist, volunteered
medical missionary. Sup1
not considered the effort
of our influence has its
ts. ntir mrmpv ruir rvorwrtf
, J , WM. "f'l'W"ourselves
are all precious
1 our eyes to see it so, ere
js for God is forever gone.
the reality of sin, death,
:cent wrangle among the
together ridiculous. The
: believe that anything exgood,
truth, and yet the
on trial one of the most
eachings for "mental mal,
and has disciplined the
imbly confessed her wrong
ussion to tne decree of the
; is no such thing as sin,
and now repentant New
against the tenets of her
how happened it that any
-practice" was possible?