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WOMAN'S WORK
Conducted by Miss Carrie Lee Campbell.
PRAYKR.
Strive though it nmy, no power in
earth or sky
Can move the Spirit of tho Lord
Most High;
What reaches Him upon His mighty
throne
Is Prayer alone.
? Nagata, the Leper Poet.
KORKA. IN OCTOBKR.
Have these items read by different
members of your Circle or Auxiliary
and have the story, "Itinerating in
Korea," given on this page, told by
one member, not rea<r.
Items.
1. "Korea is on the way to becom
ing Christianized. The earnest, strong
and brave; their Sabbath-keeping is
delightful to behold; there are many
things that wo Japanese Christians
may well learn from them." ? (From
a Japanese newspaper).
2. There is now only one doctor
for the five stations of Korea.
3. Banks and Government offices
in Korea observe Sunday as a legal
holiday.
4. Sugar costs the price in America
plus 100 per cent.
5. Ford cars retail in Korea for
$1,012.50.
6. The church in the leper colony
at Kwangju provides the entire sup
port of a native helper on the island
of Cheiju. "Freely ye have received,
freely give."
7. Missionaries in charge of Mis
sion Schools, and teachers and pupils
in them are given a government per
mit, which entitles thern to a half
fare rate on the railvoads in Korea.
8. Among the Christians in Korea
the contributions to Church Causes
average $4.43. This is more than 10
per cent of their income.
(We need not wonder that their
church is blessed).
9. At a mid-week prayer service in
a newly organized church in Kwangju,
there were ninety-six present, thirty
five of whom carried Bibles, and sev
eral others carried Testaments.
I.0. A number of places of worship
have been started by country school
teachers who have gone out from their
home church and organized schools in
heathen villages.
II. Five years ago the number of
students enrolled in our schools was
2.005; now there are more than 12,
000, yet no additional buildings or
equipment have been provided during
that time.
12. The cost of operating an elec
tric sign advertising chewing gum in
New York City would support the
work of whole Mission in Korea.
13. A sign in the city of Seoul, in
letters three feet high reads, "Boots,
Shoes and Appendixes."
14. Until Korean girls are married
they are known as "big babies." Our
single lady missionaries are often
called so.
15. One missionary to 37,000; one
ordained man to 175,000.
16. Two Korean Christians, who
themselves live in straw roofed mud
houses, gave $500 for a new church.
17: Lucky thirteens: thirteen mis
sionaries in 1913 began work where
today thirteen church sessions and
1,300 students are reported.
18. Last session thirty-five girls
paid all their own expenses with lace
making and other industries. Did you
help sell some of these things that
Mrs. R. 0. Vance of Waynesboro, Va.,
is handling for those girls? Write
to her and get a consignment.
ITINERATING IN KOREA AS A
VISITOR 1>II> IT.
Starting from Kwangju, Just after
high noon, in royal company, with Mrs.
Talmage and her good Bible woman,
and a goodly assortment of impedi
menta, all safely stowed away in Mr.
Talmage's Ford, he drove us over ten
and a goodly assortment of impedi
ments, all safely stowed away in Mr.
Talmage's Ford, drove us over ten
miles of good road and toward Kai
Dong-Nai, the place and point of this
story.
But ten miles was not all the way,
but the Ford could no further go;
for now there were no roads ? only
high banks, or miniature tow-paths
between rice field, and often deep
ditches to be crossed 011 an econom
ical bridge made of one long, narrow
stone. (Why use more than one when
one is wide enough for two human
feet?)
At this point of departure from the
great highway, still three miles from
Kai-Dong-Nai, there met us the whole
student body of the boys' school.
Three miles over, and the same
three miles to go back! But these
are their good missionary friends, and
no honor is too great.
Every part of our belongings is eag
erly taken up, and we start off a long
single file procession, winding about
among the rice fields on this warm
October afternoon, and as we ap
proach the village our procession
grows, for now girls and women join
the long line, and when going on
through the town to the utile church,
we have became a great company.
They followed us to the little mud
church which was to serve as our
home that night.
After being looked over as long as
this "spoiled American" could with
grace endure, she timidly asked,
"When will they probably go home?"
The good missionary replied with lov
ing tone, "Oh, they won't leave us
until eleven o'clock. We can't get
here often."
However, "rice time," their even
ing meal, brought a respite from
guests, and we almost finished our
"evening rice" before they returned,
bringing others.
Soon the little church room was
filled with eager listeners, sitting
crowded in an impossible way on the
floor; yes, all of them on the floor,
but their loving thoughtfulness had
provided a box for the "spoiled Amer
ican" to use.
How they did sing! and how they
did pray! The question over there is,
not "Will the women Join in a circle
of Prayer?" but "Will there be time
for all who want to join in?" And
their belief in prayer is a lesson never
to be forgotten.
I talked to them - *:;tle while,
through Mrs. Talmage as interpreter;
then Mrs. Talinage talked to them,
and I could see their hearts burn
within them; then the Bible woman,
so earnest, plead with them to accept
Christ as the only Saviour.
There were six souls brought to
Christy that night. Oh! the Joy of
it! Two of these walked two miles
back home over a mountain, and woke
up a Christian school teacher asking
him to explain to them more fully the
Way.
And after teaching these "babes In
Christ" late Into the night, he came
over to the little church at sunrise
the next morning to tell us the good
news 'of these conversions. Saving
souls is a vital thing in Korea.
As the women were about to leave
that night, Mrs. Talmage asked if
they would like to have a prayer
meeting the next morning before we
left at nine o'clock. They replied,
"We always have a prayer meeting
here in the church every morning at
5:30."
American women, do you wonder
that that little town is being blessed?
And do you not wonder whether we
have begun to find out much about
the worth-wliileness of prayer?
At 4:30 we heard their gentle
voices whispering around the little
mud church, and soon the scene of
the night before was repeated within
its dingy, but hallowed walls. And
God was very near.
After cordial good-byes and pre
senting of gifts (many a loving woman
bringing two or three eggs, some a
chicken), we were escorted by the
church officers and many friends a
mile on our journey, some going
"twain."
What mattered sunny walk, sleep
less night, wading a stream, being
stared at, when souls were being
saved?
This visitor only had this little sam
ple. The missionaries do it all the
time. God bless them.
Carrie Lee Campbell.
8. P. C. SECRETARIES.
Religious Census of Virginia, 1920.
Pet.
Protestant Church members ....38
Children of Church members un
der 10 years 13
Roman Catholic Church members . 2
Outside the Church 47
Do we realize what these figures
mean? In our own State, which
ranks fourth in "Christian America,"
the whole Church can claim only 40
per cent of the people, two out of
five, exactly the same proportion as
ten years ago! Who is responsible?
And who can help to make things bet
ter; Can we?
While the Church has Just held
her ground, the Mormons, Russellites
and other false teachers are making
great progress. One of their methods,
we are told. Is systematic searching
out of the blind, winning their con
fidence by friendly visits, providing
them with literature in raised type
or sending some one regularly to read
and talk to them. By this display
of sympathetic interest they often
gain whole families to their creed. Of
course, many Individual Christians are
doing for blind friends, but does the
Church make It a definite part of her
work, as do these non-Christian
sects.
Profiting by their example, cannot
each local auxiliary canvass it's neigh
borhood, make a list of any blind or
shut-ins whom wo can thus save "4n
His name," then see if a volunteer to
visit each regularly cannot be se
cured ?
Our Synodical S. P. C. secretary,
who gave me this suggestion, also
writes: "What about our Home Mis
sionaries in Virginia, are we showing
enough interest in them? We send
letters, gifts, etc., to our Foreign
Missionaries. Are we always so
thoughtful of tho^e close at home?"
She asks if each auxiliary does not
want to adopt a missionary. There
are six right In East Hanover Pres
bytery, and several of us could take
the same one, write to him or his
wife, some times send her an interest
ing book, magazine or other little r?.
membrancer, and most of all. pray
definitely for them and their chtLtKoa.
Rev. L. W. Curtis, our Presbytery
evangelist, urges us also to pray con
tinually for the evangelistic workers
in our Presbytery and, whenever we
read in the Church papers notices of
special meetings to be held at any
point, to pray for that preacher and
'church by name. He writes: "Can't
we be definite and ask for at least
one thousand additions to our
churches during this assembly year?"
Organization is essential, but or
ganization plus prayer is far better.
Please bring both these suggestions
before your auxiliary very soon and
if they feel they can undertake this
service of prayer and sympathy write
to me for the name of a missionary.
Three of the six have children, two
are young married men and one is a
student from the Near East, working
among his own people in and around
Richmond.
Lucy Wood, Secretary,
S. P. C. Missions,
East Hanover Pres'L
Ashland, Va.
A GOOD IjSTTER.
The above letter Is full of deep sug
gestion for every S. P. C. secretary,
everywhere and we give it here that
it may help very many.
File this, S. P. C. secretaries, as
your sources of help are not numer
ous.
MONTRKAT AND HER CALL*.
ijust what do we mean when we
speak of the call of Montreat?
Do we allude to the general call
of the hills with their quiet vales ana
deep, dark shadows? Or to the mu
sic of the clear and sparkling water
of the noisy little streams? Do we
have in mind the cool, invigorating
climate that brings rest to the weary,
and gives new life to those who are
well-nigh spent In the race? Axe we
dreaming of the clouds that loat so
lazily above us?
Doubtless many or all of these and
more, make up this call which Mon
treat makes for the Conference days
to those whom she has wooed and
won through many moons. But there
are some who rather think of new
visions and aspirations that are born
from above, within their gates. New
visions of conquests won ? lengthened
cords and strengthened stakes; new
visions given by one wad has Himself
caught a new vision of the old but
ever new gospel of good tidings, and
who by some impelling force must
pass It on. Sometimes a message that
is so real that It is inadvertently
passed on as a call which is caught
and something Is starced that becomes
a great work, horn and furthered by
God In His infinite grace.
More than once the winter has seen
this kind of thing happen at Mon
treat; so much so that there seems to
be something distinct and different
1n the call of Montreat from all other
call", and big things come out of
These calls, because the resources of
Infinity are behind them in their in
riplency, in their receptlveness and In
their promulgation.
Many years ago this happened when
many responded to the call l'or means
to send out workers to the foreign
field. So many proffered help that
the very, atmosphere was changed
that night under that old tent, and
the holy zeal of the crowd was at
such a pitch that the Li. M. doxology
was sung three times before the meet
ing was closed.
Another time that the call of Mon
freat was distinct and most evident
was when the women, moved by a
mighty wave of love, we will say,
heard the call for the "better honsea*
in Congo, and co-operated in that won
derful way that Ood and man can