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. December 29, 1909. THE
ent at Bessie Tift College at Forsyth,
Ga., November 12-14, can testify to what
has been done through the conventions.
Delegates from about fifteen schools and
colleges or all denominations as well as
state schools, representing every section
of the state were gathered to turn their
minds and hearts on the work of Christ
throughout the world. The hours of the
convention were heart-stirring from first
to last. There were addresses by Rev.
John E. Whitd, D. D., of Atlanta, ex-Governor
W. J. Northen, Dr. Parks, of China,
any many others. Who can estimate its
effect on student life in the state?
While figures can never adequately
represent what has been the effect of
the movement, we glorify God for the
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VISIUIC ICOUI19 Ul iuc I UCIU
is now a missionary organization with
study classes meeting each week in almost
every college and boarding school in
the state. We have seen the number engaged
in these classes grow from less
than 500 to over 1,300 last year. And
there are now over sixty students in the
state who have volunteered for Missionary
service. All this we have seen
brought about in three short years.
We are planning greater things, and
"I can do all thiners throuerh Christ which
8trengtheneth me."
Atlanta, Ga.
A CHRISTMAS BOX IN A WEAK
HOME MISSION FIELD.
For nearly ten years the writer has
teen pastor in one of our weakest and
most difficult Home Mission fields. Recently
the Ladies' Society of Mt. Washington
Church sent us a barrel of'clothing
and some cash besides. In receiving,
thinking of and appreciating these
things, several facts in our church life
and work come prominently to the front.
The first is the great truth that the work
is a unit.
For whom is the missionary working?
Primarily, our Lord Jes< s and the upbuilding
of His whole Church. In a secondary
sense, for all those who are
everywhere praying, "Thy kingdom
come" and are themselves working with
this end in view.
The second fact is: That many of our
best church workers just can not appreciate
the crosses and difficulties of
many, yea, most of our home mission
fields, and, as a natural consequence,
they fall to place a proper estimate on
the meagre results.
The fact that any. man of ordinary
ability who is giving his time and talents
to a people nominally Christian ought to
he supported by that same people is one
thing; that he is thus supported is quite
o nnfhor
Now, here are a people, by birth, training
and practice opposed to an educated
ministry, to missions, giving, progress,
\ education, etc. What would you do with
them in the cities? Feed and clothe
them. Preach to them and teach them
by day and by night. Who pays the
bills? The loyal, self-sacriflcing men
and women who do the work and pay
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tneir own pastor well. Oh, I've been
there, brother! I wonder that your patience
has not long ago been exhausted.
What are the results? How many ot
this class have ever done great things in
your church?
Then do not complain at me because
I continue to take lortg, cold drives. To
struggle with the powers that be; to minister
to a people who do not appreciate;
to work on the farm to supplement my
living; to endure scorn and unjust criticism;
to keep preaching to a sensitive
people, who love to misunderstand! tn a
people who will deliberately hinder
progress in education and openly speak
against the Church. You say, "I
would leave th$m." You are not doing
it. By your work we judge. Hard and
discouraging as the work is, we have
sent some good members here and there
to our city churches. From our Hardshell
Sunday-school, conducted by a consecrated
deacon of the Missionary Baptist
Church, my faithful friend and righthand
man. We have a young man now
preparing for the ministry in our
church.
But let us get back to that barrel. This
Is not the first we have received. Several
have come In ten years. Do they
help and cheer us? Among a people
who never give anything, on a small salary,
with eight (8) souls to care for, no
use to ask what you want, but Just anything.
This brings us, in this rambling
way, to the last, but not by any means
least, fact to be thought of.
Our church has many weak fields and
many Home Missionaries. We also have
many strong churches, both in our cities,
towns and some in the country, many to
whom it would be a pleasure to help
If they only knew how; many to whom
it would be a nloaaant mpmnrv for Ufa
to receive if the gift were proffered.
Brethren, let us get together. A few
garments laid aside for the moths; a
book no longer needed; a toy hid away
to make room for the new; a few dollars,
if entirely convenient, all together with
a kind word of greeting and good cheer,
hath power to carry gladness and sunshine
into the hearts and homes of the
hard-worked Missionary; and more, it
makes him humble and grateful and encourages
him to make yet greater efTort.
May God bless the people who think of
us thus. Pray for our lord's work, for
our work, for It is indeed your work.
A. J. Ponton.
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THE WOMAN'S DURANT COLLEGE
FUND.
1 he recent appeal of airs. J. Calvin
Stewart, President of the Virginia Synodical
Union, for the Durant Collage Fund,
was so forceful, inspiring and complete,
a second presentation really seems un
necessary, but she asks the Treasurer y
of the Virginia Synodical Union to send
a message to the Presbyterian Women
throughout the Southland, and as it is an
unwritten law in this Union, that whatever
Mrs. Stewart asks must be complied
with, for this reason and because
my heart is so in sympathy with this
grand undertaking, I come to every one
of you and say, "Christmas Gift" for Durant
College! This is pre-eminently an
age of helping others to help themselves,
and in no branch of our Home Mission
work is there a wider field for this helpfulness
than at Durant College. There
can be no work that more strongly ap- .
peals to women than the training and
equipment for life's work of these young
women who will be the future home
makers, teachers and Christian mothers.
This is the season of gifts, the heart is
filled with the spirit of love and generosity,
and while we commemorate our
Heavenly Father's "unspeakable gift" let
us humbly and reverently come forward
and do our part. The Master says, "Inns
much as ye have done it unto the least
of these my little ones ye have done it
unto me," so in His name I ask every
woman who reads this appeal to send me
the dollar, or "as God has prospered her."
Begining with the next issue of this
paper all contributions will be acknowl
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Yours in His service,
MRS. A. M. HOWISON,
Treasurer Virginia Synodical Union.
East Main St., Staunton, Va.
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