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Young People's Topic
FOR JANU.A-RY 10.
By Rev. A. A. Johnston.
Our Denominational Boards and
Our Relation to Them. 2 Cor. 8:8-15.
Psalms:—134:1-2, No. 370; 48:6-10,
No. 130; 87:1-5, No. 233; 123:1-4, No.
351; 27:13-16, No. 66.
Parallels:—2 Cor. 9:2; Mark 12:43-
44; 1. Thess. 5:12-13; 1 Tim. 5:17;
Titus 1:7-8; Acts 14:23; Acts 6:1-5.
The activities of our church are directed
by certain Boards, which are
appointed for certain, specific purposes,
and which are responsible to
personal interests. Often their tasks
the Church. What should be our relation
to these Boards
ranted criticism. Their labor is one
are arduous. They bear much unwar­
1. We Should Be Intelligently Interestedtion.
Dr. Sommerville has conducted
of love, for they receive no renumera­
'I wonder how many of us could the "Olive Trees" for the Poreign
even give the names of our different Mission Board at a personal loss of
Boards and tell what work they are $7,000. No one knows how much
supposed to do They are 10 in number
as follows: Board of Control, pelled to do as Treasurer of Foreign
work Dr. S. A. S. Metheny is com­
Foreign Missions, Central Board of Missions. They expended time and
Missions, Corporators of Geneva College,
Jewish Missions, Covenanter they are deserving ot our prayers and
energy and money for us. Certainly
members of the executive committee esteem, for their efficient work is a
of the National Reform Association, work of self-sacrifice and love.
THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
.Syria, we must read the bulletins. We
ought to know the -plan of campaign
and what the forces are doing at the
front. (The word "forces" is a misnomer
because we have only a handful
fighting for us in the foreign
fields. At the beginning of the year
1913, America had sent out 8578 missionaries.
By careful computation,
they were resjionsible for the salvation
of 600,000,000 souls. This means
70,000 souls for each missionary, while
to make America Christian, each
Protestant would need to win only
three, and yet this handful is making
the great heathen religions tremble.
How wonderful is the power of God!
ganizations when our own Boards
are so sorely in need of funds. 'More
than this, there are many who come
asking for money, who seem to represent
a worthy cause and whose credentials
seem, to be good, but who afterwards
turn out to be frauds. On
the other hand, when we give through
our own Church Boards, we know that
the money will be conscientiously expended.
3. We should honor their fidelity.
Many members of these Boards give
up time to the work which they can
scarcely afford to take from their own
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REGINA, CANADA.
Perhaps the most important Board 1-2; 91:1-4; 103:9-12 (2nd meter). place, and thou art God," the infinite, Our communion was on Nov. 15.
of all Is the Bo'Erd of Foreign Missions.
If we are to be interested in ite.
1. Nothing wanting; God is infin­the All-sufficient.
Our pastor was assisted by Rev. Thos.
the Lord's battle to win China and Human life brings too many exper­
Patton. We had preaching every
iences of scarcity. We know of poverty
evening during the previous week except
Saturday; the attendance at
in food, poverty in ideals, poverty in ation. They seem so strong and immovable.
We speak of the everlasting hills.
knowledge, poverty in power. We are
these meetings was extra good. With
reminded again and ever again of our How changeless and undisturbed they
limitations, our finiteness. Yet our are compared with men. Think what the exception of Monday evening the
minds are not satisfied to settle down •the mountains and hills of Palestine, preaching was by the assistant, who
to the finite; and in spite of all the of Greece, of the Vosges Mts. overlooking
Alsace-Lorraine, Europe's an accession of three by profession.
gave us good preaching. There was
failures of philosophy to explain life
and the world, the things that lie beyond
our grasp, still men cannot give earnest, anxious lives of men.. The men
old battlefield, have seen of the eager,
Mrs. Nancy (Chambers) Thibbet
up trying to comprehend and get in are gone, the hills remain, not even and little son have returned to their
touch with all things.
changed. Think of what the fixedness home in Hopkinton, Iowa. Mrs. Mc­
There has been just one thought of the earth, the inhabited world, Cullough, with her son and daughter,
that has introduced men to the peace
have moved from their farm into the
that quiets the spirit,—the thought ot
city for the winter. Mr. W. A. Edgar
infinite God. Abraham, going out from
means to men! But it was made. There
was something before it was. All has
come from God; and when all these
his own country and kindred, not knowing
where the land for his dwelling from God another world all fittedfor the winter so as to make it more
things fade away there can come again and family have also moved in for
There is one missionary to every 2,500
American church members. If Germany
sent only one man to the front sufficiency of God. Moses, so lonely in thing of the unfailing care of God,
place might be, felt at home in the His people. If you wish to grasp some­
convenient for their children to attend
school. Our annual congregational
dinner was held in the 'church
for every 2,500 population, she would the m'idst of a rebellious people when think of the Jews and their strange
have an army of 25,000 men. All even his own brother and sister could history, their present scattering, yet
these would be easily destroyed in not be trusted, felt at home in the all their remarkable preservation to the on Thursday evening, Nov. 26. After
one battle.) To be in touch with our sufficient presence of God. Daniel, a time when they shall once more be. supper a short program was rendered.
mission stations, we must subscribe high official surrounded by enemies in lieve. "Lord, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations, betore
Solos were sung by Miss Margaret
for the "Olive Trees." Unless we do, a foreign land, burdened with a great
Muirhead, Miss Wiletta McElhinney,
we cannot pray intelligently, and we responsibility and necessity of making
no mistakes, anxious for his people ever thou hadst formed the earth and and Alex Muirhead. A short address
the mountains were brought forth, or
will not give adequately.
2. We should respect the recommendation
of our Boards.
yet seeing faint human prospect for the world, even from everlasting to was given by the pastor. After singing
of the 133rd Psalm by the congre­
their future, found strength and peace everlasting, thou art God."
They have studied the Church's
by putting himself into the infinite
gation, and the benediction, all dispersed
to their homes, feeling tt;^
,problems. They know the needs. Pray.
sufficiency of God. But we ha,ve a supreme
example. When on the last night
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erfully, they have sought out the
"Olive Trees"
they had spent an enjoyable evening.
wisest plans. We ought to follow
Jesus 'Christ thought of desertion by
Elder and Mrs. M. S. Bell are rejoicing
over the birth of a young daugh­
even his chosen friends. He found rest
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in God, the infinite One. This it is of Give your subscription to congregational
Agent or send to
Most of our money ought to be
ter, Dec. 1. Our pastor and his wife
which He spoke when He said, "My
given through these regular channels.
left Dec. 1 for Rochester, Minn., where
peace I leave with you," This is the R. A. Blair, 4031 locust
our denomination is not large enough
they have gone for medical assistance
peace that passeth all understanding.
Street, Phila., Pa.
to lavish our gifts upon outside or­
for Mrs. Reed.