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lowed the lines laid out for him, and
have done the work better. In it all
lie had the efficient help of the two
noble, consecrated women who became
successively his wives and cheered him
through many a dark hour when other
human help was unavailing.
His little church, or chapel, at Athens
faced upon the great Square of Jupiter
Olympus, where stand today some of
the magnificent columns which impress
with a sense of heantv ?nH cmnSour
felt in the presrnce of no othpr creations
of human genius. Just beyond the
Olympian plateau was Calirrhoe?
"Beautiful-flowing"?the "Nine Fountains"?in
the Ilissus; and beyond the
stream was the station. Close behind
the little chapel are the old Dyonyslac
Theater, seat and home of old
Greek tragedy and comedy, and towering
above all is the glorious Acropolis,
and just a little beyond, Mars Hill, on
which was Paul's open-air auditorium,
with the Pnyx beyond. But a philHellene
cannot but grow enthusiastic
at the very mention of such environment.
Hymethus, Lycobettus, Parnes,
Pentelicon, Salamis, the bright Aegean
in the distance, yet so deceptively near
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THE PEESBYTEBI
in the transparent, mirage-working
Attic aliuoBphere and moonshine that
the writer has felt tempted to throw
a stone from the top of the Acropolis
into the sea at Phalerum three and
one-half miles distant. In this environment
Dr. Kalopothakes had his
little l-resbyterlan church, a church
which thiB writer frequently attended.
One of these church services, a communion
occasion, is perhapB more vividly
stamped upon his mind than any
ofhnr r/\l4rr<?1" ~
?? ? isubivuo Bcinte ui nis me.
Dr. , an American, happened
to be present that day and
preached?in English, not a very common
language in that pulpit?after
which Dr. Kalopothakes received two
members on profession into his church.
One of these was an elderly man, and
his responses to the vows and pledges
taken for full fellowship, still ring in
this writer's ears. The "Yes" in the
soft Attic tongue, had a peculiar musical
cadence.
But that communion service! Voices
grew husky and eyes grew dim as it
was administered. Was Paul out there
on the Areopagus again, preaching to
the Athenians the nature of the true
God and the plan of salvation? That
little audience would have been scarcely
more impressed.
Dr. Kalopothakes was born at his
country's most trying hour?December,
1825. That terrible Revolution (182128),
whose watchword for the patriots
was "Victory or Death," never had sur
render as another alternative. It was
to win, or leave Hellas a holocaust and
a nesting place for the owl and the
bittern.
By 1824 the Klepths of the mountains
and the shepherds of the plains had
expelled the "unspeakable Turk" from
nearly every foot of Greek soil. Then
the Sultan called to bis help all the
forces of Barbary, Syria and above all,
the splendidly drilled troops of Mehemet
All from Egypt. These convoyed
by a British fleet?O, shame to England!?from
Alexandria, landed in the
Morea near Dr. Kalopothakes' birthplace
in the spring of 1825, only a few
months before his birth, and commenced
their work of slaughter and rapine.
Ibrahim Pasha, Mehemet All's son, was
in command, and the work of desolation
was assured. The Peloponnesus
was swept by fire and sword; few, even
a# a fnnHnr Violnlnoo
And Ibrahim proceeded to press the
siege of Missoloughi where Byron had
died the year before.
We have been awed by the terrible
fate of Carthage and Saguntum; by the
story of Thermopylae and of our own
Alamo; but what of Missoloughi and its
baptism of blood and fire? Two thousand
women and children had been sent
for safety to the little Isle Basilaki
before the town was shut in. Month
after month the siege, a Turkish siege,
went on. Ibrahim lost his trained
troopB by myriads. Sword, yataghan,
cannon and bayonet could not do the
work. Then starvation's help was invoked,
and a large part of the defenders
died of hunger. The remnant resolved
to cut through to liberty. A small
number succeeded, but many were driven
back with the women and children
into the town, where a devilish and
an indiscriminate butchery began. It
was stopped when the women and children
fighting desperately to the last,
set fire to the magazine, blew themselves
up and not one was left to tell
the tale. Could Bozzaris "with the storied
brave, Greece nurtured in her
glory's time," have done more?
Under such surroundings Dr. Kalopo
A N OF THE 800TB
thakes was born and thus his earliest
years were passed. What effect does
pre-natal and infantile influences have
upon the life? This writer pretends not
to say; but Dr. Kalopothakes also
seemed to him to have a seriousness
and melancholy in his countenance and
bearing not at all characteristic of his
vivacious, ofttimes voluble, countrymen.
His work is done; may he rest
in peace. Doubtless in the great awakening
many will come forth to call him
blessed.
H. A. Scomp.
Parksville, Ky.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
(.Continued from page 17.)
ougu uj uuaiiug LuseLuer iu me unions.
2. Ideas are expanded by this association.
3. There is an increase in giving.
4. Young people are brought in to
the work.
5. Interest in the study of missions
is Increased.
6. There is an increase also in the
circulation of missionary literature.
7. Prayer circles are formed ajnd
the prayer life is increased.
The conference on Home Missions
was conducted by Miss Barbara E. Lamden.
It was a rich and rare treat to
hear the messages of mission workers
in different fields. Miss Shaddon, of
Oklahoma, told of the great work being
done by the Union of the Indian women
in Oklahoma. Miss Shaddon is engaged
in the work of house to house
visitation; she looks up Presbyterians,
organizes missionary societies, and
other work of this kind. A splendid
work is begun already at Oklahoma
City. The Indians build their own
churches and are independent in their
plana.
Miss Harlan, of Plumtree, N. C., told
of her work In the mountains. She is
a trained nurse, from East Hanover
Presbytery, In Virginia. She uses a
tent for a hospital; she visits settle,
ments and gives instruction in hygienic
precautions, and is busy night and day
assisting in operations and visiting the
sick.
Mrs. John Ldttle, of lx>uisville, Ky.,
told of the work among the negroes in
that city, which has been carried on
for thirteen years by her husband and
herself. She was most forceful and
convincing, and her presentation of the
work and its needs is calculated to do
much toward overcoming prejudice and
In winning friends and workers for our
colored brethren. She pressed it home
to our hearts that to make use of every
means afforded by science, medical
skill, Industrial facilities, and religious
training not only benefits the condition
of the negro, but is beneficial also to
the white race.
Miss Lieona Blake, of South Carolina,
gave some interesting accounts of her
experience in connection with her work
fdr three years In the mountains of
Kentucky, under the direction of Dr.
Ouerrant.
The Conference on Foreign Missions
was opened with an earnest prayer by
Rev. Egbert W. Smith, D. D. Miss
'ToiflhAl A rrtrwIH tnM nf Hot* flolri u/nrlr
throughout the South and said that the
most satisfactory State work she had
found was in Georgia, where the Synodical
Conference had been inaugurated.
Miss Margaret McNeilly, of Nashville,
told of the Jubilee work of last year,
beginning at the Pacific coast and ending
in New York.
It was reported that during the past
year American women contributed nearly
$5,000,000 to Home and Foreign Missions.
Several foreign missionaries were
present at the Conference. Miss Ryda
Jourolm&n, of China, gave an account
of the pitiable condition of the young
(300) 21
girls in China, and prayer was requested
in behalf of those who live there
without hope.
Mrs. Ross, of Mexico, gave a sketch
of the work in that country. Rev. and
Mrs. Ross have under their care 3,000,000
people. Our Church has given very
little to the work in Mexico during the
thirty years' history of that work, although
the condition of the people there
is as benighted as is that of the people
in Africa; and the condition existing
there is a menace to our government
and nation. Every year 30,000
Mexicans cross the border into the United
States.
\fiflo .QqIq Wvono *># Tn.r??? ?
?-~u utoud, ui tiupaii, syuKti especially
of tho good inufience of teachers
over pupils. She mentioned the fact
also that every Christian girl in Japan
leads in prayer. She had with her a
most interesting collection of curios
from different countries, which she exhibited
to the profit and pleasure of
many.
Miss Julia Martin, of the Girls' School
at Mokpo, Korea, told of the great faith
of the Koreans and of their struggle
to learn the Scriptures. She gave the
account of one woman who wore out
a song book trying to learn to sing. She
would try to sing, then cry, then pray,
and then try again to sing. The census
in Korea includes only those who are
over two years of age, as Koreans expect
babies to die under that age.
Better things ar.e planned for the Conference
of next August, and the women
throughout the territory of our Church
are earnestly requested to pray for the
blessing of God upon these conferences,
and to use their influence in sending
delegates to them.
The following named women constitute
the Programme Committee for the
Conference of 1912: Miss Kate Roberts,
of Atlanta, chairman; Mrs. James O.
Reavis, of Columbia; Mrs. John B. Knox,
of Anniston, Ala.; Miss Margaret McNlelly,
of Nashville, Miss Barbara B.
Liamdin, of Atlanta.
The election of Miss Roberts as chairman
of this committee will be especial,
ly gratifying to women in all parts of
the Church. She is in close touch with
the different phases of the work of the
Conference, and is especially well fitted
for the work of the chairman of the
Programme Committee.
Mrs. John B. Knox, Chairman.
Miae Leona Blake,
Mrs. A L. Patterson,
Secretaries.
TO TRUST, BUT NOT TO TEMPT.
Trust the providence of God, but do
not tempt Hita by expecting too much.
There are times when we have no right
to dismiss a subject by saying, "God is
God, and He will take of His own.''
The question really, then, is this: We
have a duty to perform, and God expects
us to be of some use in the world.
We must pray; but pray for that which
will be for His glory. Do not ask God
for things which is not best for Him to
give. Be not dissatisfied when God says
"No- to your request. There is a difference
between the things which we
are to receive and those which we are
not to receive, and to discover this difference
we need to pray especially for
the indwelling Spirit of the living God.
?Russell H. Conwell.
"That stupendous work, the Bible?a
RnnV wh1r?h If awnrw^KIno "??
-ww.. .. ?.wU, it v??> jvutua 010c in v/ur
language should perish, would alone
suffice to show the whole extent of the
language's direction and power."?Lord
Macaulay.
The nation needs for Its moral leaders
not only educated ministers, but cultivated
laymen. Money invested to aid
in this will yield prompt returns in
spiritual blessings to the people.?President
Cornelius M. Steffeas.