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BACK TO CHINA.
We wish to express our gratitude
to God for the renewed health which
makes it possible to return to out
field of service fn China. Sore is the
need and the "laborers are few"!
What a blessed privilege to be per
mitted to take part in the reaping of
this wonderful harvest!
During our stay in the Homeland
we have enjoyed delightful fellowship
with many friends in our beloved
Southern Presbyterian Church, than
whom we do not hope to find a finer
folk this side of heaven. To all these
we wish to extend hearty thanks for
kindnesses, many and great. Though
parted in body, we shall hold them
"to memory dear."
Our steamer is the "President
Grant" (we should prefer the "Presi
dent Wilson"), of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Companay, and we are to
sail from Seattle. Wash., on the 25th
of November. We shall count on you
to hold us up in prayer.
One matter rests heavily upon our
hearts: the necessity ? is it a neces
sity? ? for us to leave behind the
splendid body of young men and
women who are ready for the "regions
beyond" and are being kept at home.
We cannot believe that our noble peo
ple, who know full well how to deny
themselves when need be, are going
to allow this stain to rest on our fair
name. May God help us to do our
part with glad hearts and generou.3
gifts!
"Is this the time, O Church of Christ,
to sound
Retreat? To arm, with weapons
cheap and blunt,
The men and women who have
borne the brunt
Of truth's fierce strife, and nobly held
their ground,
Is this the time to halt, when all
around
Horizons lift, new destinies con
front,
Stern duties wait our nation, never
wont
To play the laggard, when God's will
was found?
"No! Rather strengthen stakes and
lengthen cords,
Enlarge thy plans and gifts, O thou
elect,
And to thy kingdom come for
such a time!
The earth with all its fulness is the
Lord's,
Great things attempt for Him, great
things expect,
Whose love imperial Is, Whose
power sublime."
Lacy L. Little,
Nell Sprunt Little.
Permanent address: Kiangyin,
Kiangsu, China, via Shanghai.
WOMAN'S WORK.
(Continued from page 7)
George S. Hughes gave a most com
plete report of the recent meeting of
Synodical, also a talk on Foreign Mis
sions. Good reports were heard from
most of the societies In the district.
Mrs. L. P. McCullough, Secretary of
Literature of the Presbyterial, dis
tributed both Home and Foreign Mis
sion Literature and urged the use of
same. Mrs. W. H. Cobb reviewed the
Mission Study book, "Unfinished
Tasks," bringing out all the finest
points of same. Miss Helen Cook
told of the Patrick Mission work, the
young people's work in the First
church, Danville; also something of
the work of her sfoter, Mrs. E. E.
Lane, of Brazil. Mrs. W. T. Hughes
read the report of the delegate to
the Colored Woman's Conference at
Christiansburg. It showed this to be
a very worth while work. A beauti
ful solo was rendered by Miss Pene
lope Morgan. A bountiful and deli
clous lunch was served by the ladleB
of the church, and every hospitality
was appreciated by the visiting socie
ties of the First District.
Mrs. W. T. Hughes.
THE RIO GRANDE VALIjEY
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
Friday, October 27th, dawned
clear and beautiful with a typical
"Valley" day. Such a beautiful day
brought joy to the hearts of a great
many people, for it was the occasion
of the journey of a large number of
the women of the Presbyterian
churches of this southern point of
the United States to McAllen for their
all-day meeting in tne Valley Auxil
iary. There are ten churches in the
Valley, and every one of them has an
auxiliary of live, earnest women
working in the Church and Auxiliary
for the advancement of the kingdom
in this part and all the world.
At McAllen about 130 women reg
istered at the entrance of the church.
The morning session opened about 11
o'clock, with Mrs. W. H. Baxter, or
the Weslaco Aux'liary, presiding. Tho
meeting was opened with a devotional
period, following which the address
of welcome was made by Mrs. E. T.
Hooper, of the McAllen Auxiliary.
Mrs. T. B. Sammons followed with
an address on the subject, "The Aim
and Purpose of the Valley Auxiliary."
The rest of the morning session wa3
given to a few items of business, af
ter which recess was taken for lunch,
which was served on the lawn of the
church, on which tables had been pre
pared for the spreading of the basket
lunches brought by the members at
tending. Hot coffee, lots of ice water
and pie a la mode were furnished for
the lunch by the local Auxiliary, and
lunch provided sufficient for all who
might not have brought any. Tho
hour of fellowship in this way was
enjoyed by all these women, and some
few of the men.
The afternoon session opened at
1:30 o'clock. Business was taken up
after the opening prayer and song
until time for aeveral addresses. The
first was that of Rev. James Ander
son, on Week-Day Religious Instruc
tion. Another was by Rev. H. N. Cun
ningham on The Christian College.
These were followed by a message*
from Tex.-Mex. Institute by Dr. Skin
ner, the widely-known and loved pres
ident of that school.
Weslaco was chosen as the next
meeting place. The meeting ad
journed with song and benediction,
accounted as a very helpful day.
BIRTHDAY OP PRESBYTERIAN
"WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
By Mrs. Patterson Miller.
Time, out of his store of treasures
rare,
Has counted ten jewels, with one to
spare,
Eleven golden years.
Bright years of service for those
Who sit in darkened lands with lamps
? unlit.
Waiting for the gleam from Christian
lands
To brighten the darkness and break
the bands,
That fear and superstition have knit.
Oh! our gifts are many in this land
of light,
With gospel sunshine our ways are
bright,
But our Master is calling with mes
sage so clear,
"Forget not My children in darkness
drear."
WEST HANOVER GROUP CONFER
ENCE.
The Woman's Auxiliaries of Albe
marle and Nelson Counties, in West
Hanover Presbyterial, will have a
group conference at Lebanon church,
near Greenwood, Va., on Friday, No
vember 17th. There will be an ad
dress by a foreign missionary and
conferences on the Circle Plan and
other helpful talks on the Auxiliary
work. All members are invited and
any coining on the train will be me;
at Greenwood if Mrs. T. W. DeVane,
Crozet, Va., is notified.
IJVYMEN AND THKIR WORK.
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terests to rage and the moral forces
of the world to sing for joy that such
a new and mighty era of civiliza
tion's advancement has been ushered
in. As the shot at Lexington had to
be followed by years of struggle for
American independence, so will it be
necessary to fight on for years to wiu
independence from the liquor power.
The arguments advanced by some
that this decision will cause foreign
ships to shun our ports and carry
thoir cargoes to Canadian ports is
wholly fallacious. Canadian ports arc
largely closed by ice for many months
every year, but even if they were ice
free, any movement for these ships
to keep away from American ports
would be the most powerful factor
to build up American shipping. Let
foreign ship owners attempt to defeat
our laws or threaten reprisals of one
kind or another, and they will thereby
concentrate upon our shipping so vast
a trade as to build up our merchant
marine far beyond its present magni
tude. No national customs of foreign
ships, whether they be to furnish li
quors to their sailors or to their pas
sengers, can for one moment be per
mitted to make void and of none ef
fect our laws.
As a nation we have taken a stand
for the utter overthrow within our
borders of the liquor traffic. Back of
us in this movement we have mighty
moral forces at work in England, in
Canada, in Australia, even in France,
and elsewhere throughout the world.
These forces will take new courage
and fight for us with renewed energy
in this world battle against the mighty
forces of the liquor traffic.
It is altogether possible that our
prohibition laws will prove to be a
power beyond our ability to measure
to build up our merchant marine be
cause every foreign ship that refuses
to comply with our laws will merely
make room for an Amerfc&n ship to
take its place. ? Manufacturers' Re
ord.
Remove the Handicap
The Home Mission cause has always been handicapped by
inadequate funds for its multiplied and enlarging activities.
Assistance for many new and promising projects has been
declined!
Hundreds of inviting opportunities for growth have been
lost forever!
The Home Mission income is not sufficient to meet our
Home Mission obligation!
"No funds" is the reply to every appeal for enlargement!
Every consideration of religion, national welfare, and world
need, calls for a greatHome Mission advance.
Home Missions is apportioned $760,000 in the Progressive
Program.
The receipts for the first seven months were $29,865.66
less than for the same period last year.
To complete the buildings now in the course of erection will
require an added expenditure of $100,000!
The Committee faces the largest deficit in its history!
November is the Home Mission month.
A. N. SHARP, Treasurer
Executive Committee ofl Home Missions,
Presbyterian Church in the U. S.,
1522 Hurt Building, Atlanta, Georgia.