&vw$um Whito?: The Earth Shall Be Full of the Knowledge of the Lord as the Waters Cover the Sea.-—Is a. xi. 9.

"Some trust in chariots and some in horses: but ive will remember the name of the Lord our God" —Psa. TO:7

VOL. XXVI. GRANTHAM, PA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1912. No. 19.

TABLE OF CONTENTS- Which shall it be? You all know the ed them ? then, in the future encour­ , . end of the latter way. Then let us age them. Have you, at any time dwell upon the former; let us travel heretofore, retarded their growth? EDITORIAL.— .~~. , on it, liv e on vit, and conquer it. then give them a helping hand now. Miscellany, 2, 3, 4 . . . . , TIn your minds however, arises the Get down to good solid, earnest effort. Special Mention 12 . ,,„ . . ., . .. question, Can we do it; have we the Organize. Become versed in the laws POETRY.— strength and endurance for the sur- and usages of Parlimentary practice. The Anvil, I vival of the terrible strain of this, the Work in unison. Move onward and The Hymn of Chrildren, 6 rugged road? We will see. Look upward. And the one great possi­ CONTRIBUTED with me at the ranks of our Society bility of our Society shall be the end T,, T . n , TT r c c, and note the points of strength, the of that road which leadeth to eternal 4 The Last Command, H. J. Frey, .. . .0 ? ' success. Praise for the Old Paths, W.R.Smith 7 ingredients of great accomplishments Personal Responsibility, Tobias Pike 7 portrayed in their bearing as they file "I belong to the King." So read What would Jesus Do? /. A. Smith 8 to the front. • SELECTED— We have here on the one hand all the legend on the collar of a little Pride ,• 8 the essentials needed for the develope- terrier which followed King Edward's Good Cheer 9 ment of the great Reciter, the renown- bier. He was a mere dog, and not Unknown Riches, 10 ed Declaimer, the popular Soliloquist beautiful at that. But he had been The Bible Banished from Schools etc., 10 amJ the famous Singer. All are in loved by the king, had lain on a king's A Fatal Mistake, *.: II .... , ,., , _,_,.', a conditio n ofr healthy, unpurveyed knee, had entree to royal apartments The Growing Girl 12 , , A Sunday Reading, 12 growth, staunch and robust. Sure- where courtiers and princes might Gethsemane—Calvary, 13 ly, these are fast approaching not enter. Many were the affec­ No Time for Bible Reading 13 the period of maturity, a state tionate glances he received as he An Empty Vine, ...,,, 16 0f complete developement ' fully trotted soberly in the funeral cortege, NEWS OF CHURCH ACTIVITY, , prepared and equipped for the bearing this legend : "I am Caesar; I ETC., 4, s, 6 strenuous journey of this life. Suffice belong to the King." Thus many a it that they are in readiness. Again lowly disciple has found himself ex­ OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, 14, 15 let me call forth others of our mem. alted. Even humble service is worth OBITUARY, ETC., 16 bers. while when one belongs to the King. Gaze upon "them! Strong, sturdy Christ came to create this sense of re­ OUR POSSIBILITIES. . . • . j .-.,, lationship in us, to help us know our­ essayists, vigorous orators, logical de- selves and our privileges in Him. bater The following Oration was given by s and men who have . compared Wrhat temptations would be mastered, Joseph A. Smith, before the Ameri- favorably with not unknown lecturers what bitterness accepted without com­ cana Literacy Society, of the Messiah 0f the day. Are they equal to the plaint, what harsh words choked, what Bible School and Missionary Training struggle? Can they endure? What! Home, at Grantham, Pa., on Sept.13, „ , , ,,,. ' . , . , . defilement indignantly repudiated, if . Endure? Why they laugh, laugh its in moments of stress we could say: To every human being, to every difficulties to scorn. They scoff at "I belong to the King!"—George C. human organization, at some period of them ! They mock them ! Impatient- Peck. their growth, comes the question, "Of lY> expectantly, eagerly, yea even glee- fu what am I capable; what are our pos- Uy they await the moment to move THE ANVIL. ibilities?" forward. What will you do with At the beginning of this, the third these? Retard them? If so, the Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door, year of our Literary Society, we are, failure of our Society be upon your And heard the anvil sing the vesper figuratively speaking, encamped at the heads. chime; Then looking in, I saw upon the floor, vertex of two roads, the one leading But once more let me summon our Old hammers, worn with beating years upward, ever upward, where the paths members to the limelight of inspection, of time. are of sharpest rock and where the Behold them! An improperly nour- "How many anvils have you had," said I, way is steepest and narrowest, but the ished, ungainly impoverished group of "To wear and batter all these hammers so?" end of that road is strength, broad- young men and women, unencouraged, "Just one," he said; then, with a twink­ mindedness and success; the other, impeded, held back, their spirits damp- ling eye, "The anvil wears the hammers out, leading into peaceful valleys, where ened by the frigid, unsympathetic you know." the warm sunshine arid the cool shad- bearing of their supposed co-workers ows continually dwell, where rivers toward them. Yet, these are they And so, I thought, the anvil of God's Word of pleasure and delight, and free care- who form the back-bone of our Soci- For ages Sceptic blows have beat upon; lessness are forever at play, but the ety. These are they who constitute Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard, end of that road is degradation, dis- the columns of our Legislative work, The anvil is unharmed—the hammer's aster and ruin. One or the other of What shall be your attitude toward gone. these two roads we must choose, them ? Have you, in the past, neglect­ Selected. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23. 1912

consumption of liquor per capita in ten by those who ought to have suf­ Evangelical Visitor Prohibition States is 1.35 gallons: in ficient interest in them to come to their Local Option States 4.37 gallons, while help in a material way. There is Sis­ A Bi-WeeklyReligious Journal in the Saloon States it is 25.23 gallons ter Mary K. Stover bearing the heavy For the exposition of true, practical piety and de­ per • capita. This is certainly a very voted to the spread of Evangelical truths burden at the Philadelphia Mission, and the Unity of the church. favorable showing for Prohibition and having to do so in^the face of inade­ one cannot but wish that nation-wide quate support. How hard her task Published in the interest of the ehurch of the Brethren in Christ at GRANT­ prohibition might soon be brought in. must be. Will not our brethren a- HAM, Pa., and printed by the It is however both humiliating and wake to not only what is a duty, but Grantham Printing Company. discouraging to note that the leaders what is a blessed privilege and come

SUBSCRIPTION} |g MONTHS,••.•.:•.•.'.•.•.::so'cts of the leading political parties out of up to the help of the work in the dif­ (Sample Copies Free.) which will come our next president, ferent city Missions? To Foreign Countries, $1.25 a Year. must consent to be under the thumb **_« Editor, GEO. DETWILER, Harrisburg, Pa of the liquor power, and dare not We learn that the outlook is favor­ give any unfavorable expression of able for Brother and Sister, T. S. ASSOCIATES: that power. Doner of Gormley, Ont., to take ELDER W. O. BAKER, - - Louisville, Ohio •»»» S. R. SMITH, Grantham, Pa. charge of the Buffalo Mission some­ ENOS H. HESS, Grantham, Pa. "O how happy are they who their Savior time in the near future. This it seems obey, to us is a matter for rejoicing, since GEORGE DETWILER, Office Manager. And have laid up their treasure above. Tongue can never express the sweet com- good workers are what is needed there. All communications and letters of business • fort and peace • Brother and Sister Whisler's devotion Of a soul in its earliest love." should be addressed to Geo. Detwilcr, and labors, for the years during which Walnut and Summit Streets, There is a beginning to everything, they had charge of the work, were Harrisburg, Penna. and the verse here quoted has refer- much appreciated, and the brief time to the individual's beginning of Chris­ The Associate Editors shall be equally re­ of Brother and Sister Wagaman's sponsible with the Editor for all articles tian experience. The truth seems to engagement there was sufficient to en­ that appear in the Evangelical be that no one, being in the state of Visitor—Conference decision. dear themselves to the class there and nature, is a child of God. The writer Entered at the Postoffice at Harrisburg, Pa., create a real sense of loss that they of the Corinthian epistles confirms as second class mail matter. could not continue the work: but we this when he writes, "Now the natur­ "The date printed after your name on have confidence that the coming of al man receiveth not the things of the have Paid. Keep it in the future, Brother and Sister Doner will compen­ the label denotes the time to which vou Spirit of God, but they are foolish­ sate for the loss of the others. But ness to him." We are told that the while the human instrumentality is of "natural man" is the man unspiritual, EDITORIAL. importance the matter of greater im­ unregenerated, not born again. Je­ portance is that the Holy Spirit be at MI.SCESLLANY. sus said, "Ye must be born again," the head of the work and the inspirer and "that which born of the Spirit of every effort. It is a matter of history that during is Spirit." So when the hymn sings •»»<]» the recent years quite a considerable of the happiness of those who their AN APPEAL FOR A MATRON. part of the territory of the United Savior obey the inference is that he States has come under laws prohibit­ who is thus happy has become regen­ The Managing Board of the Messi­ ing the liquor traffic. There are nine erated and is saved "by grace, through ah Home Orphanage, Harrisburg, Pa,, States that are under State-wide pro­ faith". .. .which is the gift of God." would like to get in communication hibition. Then there are fifteen States, If thus the initial work has been ac­ with a sister that would be willing and including Hawaii, that are under local complished and there is peace with capable to take up the work of Mat- option, (where a considerable part is God enjoyed, then happiness will na­ ronship at the Orphanage. Sister dry by counties,) while twenty seven turally be the result of obeying God. Roxanna Anger would like to be re­ States including Alaska and District The hymn further speaks of treasures lieved by Oct. 1, but will not allow the of Columbia, are known as saloon which the obedient believer has laid work to suffer. We are confident that States, (where all or most of the State up above. Jesus said, "Lay not up the Lord has some one prepared for has saloons.) According to govern­ for yourselves treasures on earth.... the work and pray He may have His mental statistics for the recent years but in heaven." The treasure which way in the matter. All communica­ the consumption of liquor has been is laid up in heaven is permanent tions should be addressed to the under­ steadily increasing, and it was but nat­ property while earthly treasure may signed, ural to question whether, after all, be lost. May we all appreciate our Enos. H. Hess, Sec. prohibition was not, for some reason, privileges as provided for us in the Grantham, Pa. la'rgely a failure. ' The statement is Savior, and may we as we journey often made that there is more liquor on in the path marked out for us be Sr. Doner informs us that we made sold in dry territory than in wet, and truly qbedient and so more and more a mistake in crediting her with select­ we did not know whether it might find the happiness that results from ing the article on page 12 of our last not be true seeing that there was a that obedience. issue. While she sent it in, she did steady increase in the amount of so at the request of Susan Whiten- liquor comsumed annually. It puzzled It appears we need to be frequently meyer. . We apologize to Sr. Doner. us to know just where we were at. reminded of the fact that the differ­ However recent statistics as issued by ent city missions are dependent on the Bible study, prayer, and witnessing, the Interstate Commerce Commission, Brotherhood at large for material sup­ are said to be the imperative food, and which no doubt are correct, show port. How hard and discouraging it air, and exercise of the healthy Chris­ prohibition in a more favorable light. must be for the workers, to be left tian, as food, air, and exercise are In this report we are told that the to struggle along, seemingly forgot­ necessary to a healthy body. September 23, 1912. EVANGELICAL VISITOR.

The following information is pub­ above all other names. We shall love and bears upon its flood full many a lished by request: the Bible above all other books. We craft. Then its bosom swells, bridgei Bro. Levi Schell, wife and family shall prefer the company of saints to with noble arches span it, and, grown of Gormley, Ont., and others intend any other friendships. As soon as we vaster still it becomes an estuary, (D. V.) on or about Nov. 5, removing are alone we shall instinctively com­ broad enough to become the arm of to Upland, Cal. If there are any read­ mune with Him.—Selected. old father Ocean, pouring its water- ers of the VISITOR who contemplate floods into the mighty main. The riv­ taking a trip to California about that er abides the lapse of ages; it is no (The following essay was prepared time they can, by corresponding with evanescent morning cloud, or tran­ and read by one of the sisters at out- brother Schell, learn something which sient rain-flood, but in all its stages Young People's Meeting on Sept. 15. will be to their advantage in the way it is permanent. We are confident others will enjoy it of fares etc. Act promptly and ad­ though possibly in less degree than "Men may come, and men may go, dress Mr. Levi Schell, Gormley, Ont. did those who heard it read. The sis­ But I go on forever." ter's name is withheld at her request. "Evermore, throughout all genera­ The following illuminative article is Editor) tions the river speedeth to its destined from the writing of the Editor of The Just as the body cannot live unless place. Such is the peace of the Chris­ Sunday School Times, under: "Let­ it is placed in the proper environ­ tian. He has always reason for com­ ting God Determine the Fruit."—"It ment so the spirit must live in God if fort. He has not a consolation like is for God alone to decide just what it is to have life at all. Through re­ a swollen torrent which is dried up kind of fruit our lives should bear. generation we become partakers of under the hot sun of adversity, but We sin against Him, and we sadly the Divine Nature.- "His Spirit bear- peace in its rightful possession at all hinder our fruit-bearing, when we eth witness with our spirit that we times. Do you inquire for the chafe or doubt or rebel because our are the sons of God." As we become Thames ? You shall find it flowing in own program of fruit-bearing is not partakers of the Divine Nature, we its own bed in the thick black night, working out. We ought to bear fruit have deliverance from the power of as well as in the clear bright day. all the time; there is no question sin.—"For sin shall not have dominion You shall discover the noble river about that. But if our lives are com­ over you for ye are not under the law when it mirrows the stars or sends pletely and unconditionally surrender­ but under grace." How many a man, back the sheen of the moon, as well ed to the mastery of Jesus Christ, or woman, through an unconquerable as when multitudes of eyes gaze upon and we believe that He is not merely love of power in the state, in social the pompous pageantry of civic pro­ our Savior but our whole life, then, life or in any of the various positions cession at midday. You may see its as we continue to abide in Him by of life, has realized that he himself waves in the ho'ur of tempest by the trust and obedience, whose responsi­ was mastered by passion that brought lightning's flash, as well as in the day bility is the fruit-bearing? It is nothing endurable or satisfying. But of calm when the sun shineth brightly Christ's and Christ's only: and for us His Spirit gives us control over the on them. Ever is the river in its to question the results is to distrust passions and lusts of the body. Jesus place. And even thus, come night, God—which is the heart of sin. A says, "Ye shall know the truth and come day, come sickness, come health, young woman who had entered by the truth shall make you free," so that . come what will, the peace of God surrender >and faith upon the life of we become "servants of righteous­ which passeth all understanding will the fulness of Christ was distressed ness.' keep the Christian's heart and mind, because she did not see the kind of through Jesus Christ." Salvation gives a sense of security results in Christian service that she But above all salvation brings us to those who believe. The Psalmist believed she ought to see. Yet at that hope. The Christian pilgrim hears says, "They that trust in the Lord very time Christ was using her in a sweet notes of birds and brooks in the shall be as Mt. Zion, which cannot be fruit-bearing of which she was not a- midst of desolation and destruction, moved, but abideth forever." Our ware. Because the fruit was of God's the choicest flowers spring up along God is a "promise-making and a choice rather than her own. she doubt­ his pathway for him, the glorious sun­ promise-keeping God" ; a God at work ed God, and of course hindered the shine of the Savior's love lightens the for His people as He said He would fuller fruitage which Christ the vine darkness of this present world—noth­ be; a God "comforting and cheering wanted to achieve in, her the branch. ing is able to quench the hopeful as­ His people, and fulfilling in their ex­ 'As she saw her unconscious sin, she pirations of the faithful Christian. perience that which His word had yielded up again to Christ in trust for Paul writes, "We are troubled on led them to expect." the fruit-bearing as for all else; and in every side, yet not distressed; we are doing this she found again the peace In the words of Spurgeon the be­ perplexed but not in despair; perse­ that she had hungered for. It is bet­ liever's peace is like a river, "Look cuted but not forsaken; cast down but ter to leave the fruit to Christ and to at it, rising as a little brook among not destroyed," for we "rejoice in let Him, unconsciously to ourselves, the mosses of the lone green hill. By hope of the glory of God." This glory bring forth fruit through us abundant­ and by it leaps as a rugged cataract; dawns on earth, though it only comes ly, than it is to decide what fruit we anon it flows along that fair valley to its noontide in heaven: the glory of ought to have and then fail to have where the red deer wanders and the sanctified character; the glory of vic­ it. If Christ is our life, Christ alone child loves to play. With hum of tory over sin, the glory of relation­ is to be trusted for the results of His pleasant music the brook turns the ship to God, the glory of union with life in us." village mill. Hearken to its changeful Christ can be tasted in a measure here tune as it ripples over its pebbly bed, below. These glories send their beams "Abide in me" (John 15: 4). or leaps down the wheel, or sports in down even to these valleys and low­ How shall we know if we are abid­ eddies where the trees bend down lands. We enjoy them and thus have ing in Christ ? By certain clear marks. their branches to kiss the current. A- earnests and foretastes of God's eter--- We shall revere the person of Christ non the strearnlet has become a river rial glory in heaven. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, 1912

"It is not a trifling matter to learn COMMUNION SERVICES. how to know God's will. It costs us News of Church Activity On Oct. S, at Manheim, Pa. our life. And in return we get Christ's IN THE On Nov. 16, at Mt. Pleasant, near Mt. HOME AND FOREIGN FIELDS Joy, Pa. Life, Christ's victory, Christ's fruit- Services begin at 5 P. M. bearing: every spiritual blessing in Addresses of Missionaries. Mechanicsburg, Communion service, Oct. the heavenly places in Christ. This 13. at 6 P. M. is what the Holy Spirit will do for us «»-•-• Africa. SAN FRANCISCO MISSION. if we let Him guide us into all the H. P. Steigerwald, Grace Steigerwald, truth." Matopo Mission, Bulawayo, South Africa. "Where sin abounded grace did much Myron and Ada Taylor, H. Frances more abound." How true we find these Davidson, Choma, N. W. Rhodesia, South words as we come in contact with the ter­ A PLACE OF SAFETY—THE ONLY Africa. ONE. rible vice and sin which surrounds our Elizabeth Engle, Walter O. Winger, Abbie B. Winger, Mtshabezi Mission, Mission Hall on all sides. What wonder­ When God was about to bring judg­ Gwanda, Rhodesia, South Africa. ful power there is in the blood! By it we ment upon the earth He provided a Isaac O. and A. Alice Lehman, box 5263, are kept clean and pure while dealing with the worst characters and by the same blood place of safety for those who trusted Johannesburg, South Africa. Louis B. Steckley, Sadie Book, Cora these same awful characters, when they in Him (Gen. 6: 14-18) : so now that Alvis, Mandamabge Mission, Selukwe, S. become willing, are cleansed from all their "God hath appointed a day in which Rhodesia, South Africa. filthincss and made fit for the heavenly he will judge the world in righteous­ Jesse R. and Malinda Eyster, box 10, kingdom. Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. ness," He has provided full redemp­ The above text, concerning the grace of India. God, :s also proven out in the lives of tion and salvation from the wrath to The following are not under the F.M.B.: those who have been converted and who come for all who believe in t'ie name D. W. and Mrs. D. W. Zook, Adra, B. have to stand for God in the midst of of His Son Jesus Christ (Rom T : N. R., India. circumstances so adverse that we are some­ 16; 3: 24-26). Elmina Hoffman, Kedgaon, Poona Dist., times made to marvel at the grace which Ramabai Home, India. they manifest. Especially is this shown in In the days of Noah there was but Mrs. Fannie Fuller, Gowalia, Tank Road, the case of our soldier boys who under­ one place of safety, and that was the Bombay, India. take the Christian life. The persecution ark (Gen. 7: 23); and now there is Central America. 'they have to endure is certainly discour­ but one way of salvation, and that is Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cassel, San Marcos, aging and disheartening, but some of them are bravely pulling through. Praise God. CHRIST. There was safety in the Guatemala, C. A. Missionaris on Furlough. The newly saved restuarant-keeper of ark for whoever was in it; and there- whom we wrote in our last report, has H. J. and Emma Frey, Abilene, Kansas. is salvation in Jesus, that "through lus already some fruit to his account in this Sallie K. Doner, Campbellstown, Pa. name, whosoever believeth in Him that his cook, a big Russian, has put away shall receive remission of sins" (Acts his wine, tobacco and swearing and has OUR CITY MISSIONS. given his heart to God. The salvation of 10:43). None could perish who were these two men, proprietor and cook, has in the ark, for "the Lord had shut Philadelphia Mission, 3423 North Second wrought a great change in the moral at­ them in;" so those who are in Christ street, in charge of Sr. Mary K. Stover. mosphere of the restaurant and we rejoice by faith "shall never perish, but are Buffalo, N. Y., Mission, 25 Hawley in the fact that there is on Pacific St. one street, in charge of Brother H. J. and Sr. place of business where God is feared and passed from death unto life." Edna Wagaman. His word honored. Noah believed that the flood was Chicago Mission, 6039 Halstead street. In charge of Sister Sarah Bert, Brother B. Sin e our last report our bishop C. C. coming, not because he saw any sign L. Brubaker and Sister Nancy Shirk. Burkholder has been with us again for a of it, for he saw none; but simply Des Moines, Iowa, Mission, 1226 W. nth week's services. During this time one because God declared that it should street. In charge of Eld. J. R. and Sister brother was received into the church by Anna Zook. baptis n, and we were privileged to hold a come: "By faith Noah, being warned Jabbok Orphanage, Thomas, Okla., in communion service. There were fourteen of God of things not seen as yet, mov­ charge of E. N. and Adella Engle, R. R. communicants, and the Lord graciously ed with fear, prepared an ark to the No. 3, Box 1. blesse 1 us in this as well as at the bap­ San Francisco Mission, 52 Cumberland tismal service. saving of his house." When the street. In charge of Sister Lizzie Winger dreadful judgment came, those who and workers. We would not forget to thank all those who have again contributed to the needs believed God were safe in the ark; Dayton Mission, in charge of W. H. and Susie Boyer, 601 Taylor street, Dayton, of th; work. May God richly bless and those who despised the word of God Ohio. reward you all is our prayer. were overtaken and destroyed in the Continue to pray for us. midst of their thoughtlessness. LOVE FEASTS. FINANCIAL. Dear reader, to which of these class­ Report from July 24, to Aug. 24, 1912. Ontario. es do you belong? Are you now tak­ Receipts. ing refuge by faith in the Lord Jesus Wainfleet, Sept. 28, 29. A brother, Hope, Kans., $5.00; Sister Howick, Sept. 28, 29. Sherl: Chicago, 111., $1.00; Upland S. S. Christ, the true Ark of safety, or are Waterloo, Oct. 5, 6. Upland, Cal., $60.00; Freewill offerings you • carelessly enjoying the pleasures Nottawa, Oct. 12, 13. as hall, $33.62; Total, $99.62. of sin?—Selected. Walpole, Oct. 12, 13. Expenditures. Str-et car fare, $8.00; table supplies, ••• Ohio. I AM FUIXY SATISFIED, that difficul­ $17.6;; hall lights, oil etc., $5-32; bap­ Fajrview M. H. near Englewood Oct. 5, .6 tism r.-.id lovefeast, $3.00; home incidentals, ties and trials are more conducive than $7.78; hall rent, $50.00; house rent, $8.00; ease and prosperity, to promote my Michigan. Total, $99-75- growth in grace, and cherish an ha­ Carland Mission, Oct 12, 13. bitual sense of dependence upon God. Balance on hand July 24 , $1.50 —Ann Hasseltine Judson. Pennsylvania. Balance on hand Aug. 24 $1-37 ««» Souderton, Oct. 26, 27. Services begin Yours for lost souls, OUR SAFETY CONSISTS in a due pro­ at 1.30 P. M. on Saturday. Elizabeth Winger and Workers. portion of hope and fear; when de­ Montgomery M. H. Oct. 23, 24. Rail­ 2ig Cumberland St. road station, Greencastle. void of hope, we resemble a ship : * * • without an anchor; when unrestrained All are invited, ministers especially. "A'.one, and yet I am not alone" (John by fear, we are like the same vessel New York. 16: 31). under full sail, without ballast.—Scott. Clarence Center, Oct. 19, 20. Jacob was left alone and saw God face September 23, 1912. EVANGELICAL VISITOR.

to face (Gen. 32:24). Daniel was left a- Lord for all the blessings of the day. home of a brother, just as they were pre­ lone and saw a great vision (Dan 10: 5-8). FINANCIAL. paring to come to a Sunday evening service. Solitude is the prime requisite for exalted Both were invited to come along to the communion. Worldly scenes and worldly Report for Aug. 1912. circumstances will blind the eye nad dull Balance on hand, $86.2$ 7 chapel and accepted the invitation. During the service the Spirit found way to their the ear to spiritual realities. Be often a- Receipts. lone would you have Jesus for your com­ hearts in convicting power. When the Lester Leiber, Englewood, Ohio, $3.00; panion.—Selected. Mary Hoover, Weft Milton, Ohio, $1.00; invitation for prayer was given, both raised •»» A sister, .75; Hannah Raisor, .35; Sada their hands and came to the altar. After DAYTON MISSION. Shellhaas, Richland county, Ohio, $2.00; a season, of agonizing prayer they fell in Zion S. S. ,Abilene, Kans., $15.00; Mis­ each others arms, confessed out their dif­ It is with love and gratitude in our hearts sion offering, .85. Total, $109.22. ferences. God blessed and put His seal to our dear Savior, that we attempt to make Expenditwes. upon the work and they went home re­ this one more report. It is so blessed and Rent, $18.00; table supplies, $8.36; gas joicing, reconciled to God and to each encouraging to our hearts when v^e realize $2.47; chair painting, $1.15; 12 chairs, other. Blessed be the name of the Lord. how 'bountifully our heavenly Father cares $7.75; car fare, .85; incidentals, $1.26; The fourth applicant was a young sister. Total, $3983. for us in every respect. How true and May God keep them all faithful and may Balance on hand Sept I, 1912, $69.39. faithful He is to His children! O, then they all keep pressing on into the deeper how we ought to love Hirn with our whole Other Donations. things of God, is our prayer. heart, and do our best to please Him. Rebecca Dohner, eggs, honey, cabbage, corn, pickles; Mary Hoover, strawberry We find many homes open for prayer, We thank all who have so kindly helped preserves; Susie Heisey, corn, apples, cab­ and many souls desiring to know the love us in our need. We can never repay you, bage; Sr. Ben Cassel, canned fruit; Isaac of God, yea, so many opportunities and but we are so glad for our heavenly Father Engle, butter, potatoes, beans, sweet corn calls for service: so, will you pray for the , and His bank above, Who, does reward tomatoes, and 34 cans of tomatoes; Anna band of workers at this place that we may Kleppinger, tomatoes, cabbage; Grandma in great abundance. We pray that the Lord all be kept humble, true, and filled with may crown your labors of love with success. Herr, sweet-corn; Iva Herr, butter, pears, sweet-corn, butter milk, tomatoes; Emma the Spirit of God that we may fill the place We can say the Lord still continues to Cassel, beans,, plums, butter; Emma Doh­ God has chosen for us here. bless the work, by His presence, and man­ ner, preserves, eggs; Davis Sando, pota­ O. B. U. ifestation of power. On Aug. I, we as a toes; Joe Free, sweet corn; Harvey Engle Sunday School were so kindly invited by sweet corn; A. M. Engle, tomatoes, nood­ Sister Iva Herr to spend a day at her home. les, grapes; John Hershey, apples, toma­ HARVEST MEETING toes ; Florence Brumbaugh, pie, spreading; It was a day of enjoyment to the dear Ella Etter, cottage cheese; Lida Moist, A barn harvest meeting was held on SatJ children. This was the first time in the basket of fruit. urday Sept. 14, forenoon and afternoon country for some of them. You can im­ We remain faithfully yours, agine what it meant to those. It was a at the home of Bro. Garrett D. Tyson. The W. H. and Susie Boyer. meeting was well attended considering the beautiful day, and was spent to the glory 601 Taylor St., Dayton, Ohio. of God. There were about forty of us. weather which kept some away. But the and about twenty of the Springfield breth­ spiritual part, singing, preaching, praying ren joined us. We left on the eight o'clock SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. and testimony services were inspiring as c?.r and reached the country in safety. the Holy Spirit moved many hearts unto There the Fairview and Highland brethren We come with Psa. 27: 1, and Isa. 32: 17, thankfulness for the blessings of God. The met with us.—So in all there were in num­ as the secret which has brought peace, visiting ministers were brothers Jacob D. ber about two hundred present. The barn comfort and victory into our heart and life. Books; David W. Brehm, and C. M. Engle in which we had our services was nicely We rejoice that we are in the service of of Dauphin and Lebanon district, Daniel arranged. The forenoon services were ar­ the Lord. Wolgemuth and H. O Musser, of Lancas­ ranged' for the children; beautiful hymns We thank Him for a definite call, for the ter county, H. C. Shank of Ringgold dist., were sung, Luke 14: 12-25, was read, then empowerment of His Spirit, for His sus­ S. G. Engle of Philadelphia, Wm. Landis prayer. The first to interest the children taining grace. and Harvey Kratz (Mennonite) together was Sr. Elwood Cassel, telling them of the We are glad for the privilege of ac­ with our home ministering brethren. These most beautiful little baby that had ever cepting His precious promises and having broke the bread of life unto . the many been born. And what His beautiful life them verified in our daily life. present. In the evening the meeting was meant to this lost world, because He was While the circumstances surrounding the continued at the Souderton M. H., and the a good little boy, and grew up to be a good work at this place have not been, and even Lord blessed us with messages through the man. The second was Sr. Alma Cassel, now are not all sunshine, we rejoice in this brethren whom the Holy Spirit used to who explained the parable of the vineyard, truth that it is our privilege as individuals bring to us the truths of the Word. The and the various hours, and calls to service. to have the sunshine pf God's love con­ Sunday services were well attended; and Those who were called in the morning stantly abiding in our souls undimned by we were glad to have Bro. and Sr. Jesse were as the children who give their hearts fear or clouded by doubt. Hallelujah (Prov. W. Wenger, who are on their way to South to Jesus early in life, and so on to the 4: 18; I John 1:7). Africa, with us. Thus we come together eleventh hour, those who had been idle to We praise God for His faithfulness as and mingle our voices and prayers, and our old age, then came to Jesus and only had manifested in convicting", in pardoning, in hearts are refreshed in the love of God, a few years left to live for Him. She im­ cleansing, in keeping, all who come to Him but soon we will be called higher. Be pressed upon them the great privilege, of with settled purpose of heart. thou faithful unto death and I will give the© the crown of life. Let brotherly love shining a whole life time for Jesus, by com­ The Sunday school still shows a sub­ continue, ing to Him in childhood. stantial increase, having reached the high Henry F. Rosenberger. The third was Sr. Alice Cassel who mark on Sept. 2, of no. brought a picture before them, how they On this day also four souls received the •-•-» can use their eyes, ears, tongues, hands, ordinance of baptism, one an aged mother A PHILADELPHIA LETTER. feet, and especially their young hearts for of seventy-four whom many sought to Jesus. The fourth was Eld. Orville Ulery discourage as they feared she would not I felt impressed to write a few lines for who gave a demonstration of chemicals in be able to endure it on account of her age. your paper, as I am interested in the good their counteraction to reveal the great pow­ But on the contrary it proved a real bless­ work of the Master. Each day new visions er of the blood of Jesus to cleanse the rec­ ing to her soul as she came up from the loom up before me of the real Christ whom ord and heart of sin. water with uplifted hands praising God. I learned to love about four years ago, Then a very nice, and appropriate dinner She had been a servant of God for many through the instrumentality of the Brethren was served. The afternoon services con­ years, but lately she was led to obey the in Christ Mission, Bro. Engle, pastor at sisted of preaching and devotional exer­ word in all its demands. Two other sisters, the time, and Bro. Stover and wife as over­ cises. Eld. J. N. Hoover brought the mes­ were striking proofs of God's power. It seers. The kindness shown me when in sage followed by testimony service conduct­ came about on this wise: need made me to ponder and study what it ed by Eld. M. L. Dohner. It truly was They had been living neighbors for some was that made them so generous to me, blessed. After this an altar call was given, time, but through varience and strife, had they being protestants and I a Roman Cath­ and six souls were made to feel their need become embittered and were not on even olic, showing such a good spirit towards of the Lord and came forward for pra3'er. speaking terms with each other. Unknown me, far above what I could have given in Theft in conclusion how we thanked the to each other they happened to meet at the return, through the prejudice and teach- EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, igii ings of the Roman Catholic church. But, CONTRIBUTIONS. harvest." God must send forth labor­ praise be to God, I can say today that I ers; but we are given the'important rejoice in this that God saw fit to open : office of prevailing with God to send my eyes and snatch me out of the darkness THE LAST COMMAND. of Romanism and plant my feet on the them forth. How many of us are solid rock which is Christ Jesus. I now BY H. J. FREY. doing it? We attend missionary can sing praises to Him in whom I have ''Go ye into all the world and preach meetings, and rejoice when mission­ believed and know for a certainty that my the Gospel to every creature" (Mark aries go, but have we had a share in past transgressions are all under the blood 16: 15). Jesus could have spoken the and I am a New Creature in Christ Jesus: praying them forth. This means more old things have passed away and behold word and ten thousand angels would than simply saying our prayers. It all things are new, and I am determined, have been forthcoming to bring the means, prevailing, effectual prayer. indeed highly encouraged, to go on in the world to Himself; but He chose rath­ Again, if God calls, there must of good work. er to commit this great work to His necessity be those who are willing to I have great reasons to rejoice at the disciples. To them He gave the com­ present time of the glorious opportunity go, and t his implies consecration. presented to me in working in conjunction mand, and also the promise. Have we, Though He does not require all to go with Bro. Stover and workers in the Ital­ as His disciples, ever stopped to con­ to foreign fields, He does demand of ian Colony of Philadelphia which unfor­ sider, the import of this, and, do we every one of us an utter abandonment tunately are in the same predicament to­ realize that the command is to us to­ to the will of God. From among us wards realizing the value of a true and a living God as I had been, and I am earn­ day ? In Acts 1 : 8, He put it in anoth­ God will call a number indeed to go, estly endeavouring to point them to the er form, He told them that after even to the uttermost parts of the cross of Calvary, and teach them the way receiving the Holy.Ghost they shall be earth. Those who do not actually go, of salvation, and to instil upon their igno­ His witnesses. He did not say, they have ;.n urgent call, every one of them rant minds and hearts the fact that the only ought to be, but shall be: that is, to prayer, and sacrifice, and fellow­ true way to reach eternal glory is by re­ pentance and believing on the Lord Jesus in their fulness of joy in the new ship—even a working together with Christ as their personal Savior. Truly the life it would only be natural for them Christ and with those who have gone Lord is blessing our efforts and has crown- to witness for Jesus. And not at one to the front of the battle. Paul de­ . ed them with success. place only, but beginning at home, fin­ sired that his brethren pray" for him. It's now about four years since brother ally reach to the uttermost parts of How much more does the true mis­ and sister Stover "have been out of the Philadelphia Mission, and now that God the earth. Jesus included all in the sionary need the prayers of the church has seen fit to have him back in the Mis­ embrace of His great heart of love. today. There he is, standing all alone sion again it looks like home to see the None were, or are, excluded. But in the face of superstition and dark­ old warriors' faces in the front of the how short-sighted are we when Jesus ness and sin, with Satan doing his battle. But while he has been silent so saves and blesses us, we forget that best to discourage , but the brethren long through the VISITOR those that know him in his home field know for a certainty He does this not alone that we might at home prevail with God for him, and that he is just as ambitious for souls as be happy, but that we might make he is encouraged. There is the new when he first started out for the Lord. others happy. convert, just from worshipping of Mother Stover is happy and well and my idols, surrounded by the powers of prayer is that God may prosper them and The early disciples and apostles give them many souls for their hire in the were not slow to carry out the desire darkness, drawing him back again if future as in the.past. of Jesus. After witnessing in their possible. He also needs the prayers In conclusion let me say, I thank God home country they also preached far­ not of the the missionary alone, but of for the true Gospel which our dear pastor, ther out, so that nearly all the apostles those who are holding the ropes_ at Bro. Engle lifts up to his people. If we, the other end.- as sheep, would only live up to his teach­ died outside of Palestine, at places ings and benefit thereby I am positive and where they had been witnessing for Were the Church of Christ fully firmly believe, none of us would miss the Christ. This witnessing was not con­ conse .rated to do His will, then how mark of the high calling which is in Christ fined to the apostles only, for in Acts, soon Christ's command to preach the Jesus. I earnestly solicit the prayers of 8: 4. we read that they that were scat­ Gosp .1 to every creature could be God's people everywhere for myself and 11s people here at the Philadelphia Mission tered abroad (after the martyrdom of carried out. "God still lives," says both for pastor and congregation. Stephen) went everywhere preaching one, "'but He has no tongue but yours From your sister in the faith, the word. That was their business. and c trs. How must the Master feel, Mrs. Bessie Dimmich. Christ was more precious to them than with His heart of love and resources 251 W. Tioga St, Philadelphia; Pa. anything else in the world. It was of g: ace, but with those quite par- THE HYMN OF CHILDREN. born out in their very being to serve ralyz d who should be His willing the Lord and to advance His cause. hand;; and feet and voice?" May Thine are all these gifts, O God! Though their faith brought persecu­ every one of us so yield himself to Thine the broken bread; Let the naked feet be shod, tion, and they were scattered, yet they Chrki that He can delight Himself A.nd the starving fed. preached all the more. That was their in u; because of our willingness to Let Thy children by Thy grace business, it was part of their being. lie at His feet or run at His bidding. Give as they abound, They were so fully strangers and pil­ (To be continued.) Till the poor have breathing space, And the lost are found. grims here that they took joyfully the Al'.lene, Kans. Wiser than the miser's hoards, spoiling of their goods, knowing that Is the giver's choice. in heaven they had an enduring sub­ IT IS A PLEASANT sight to see any­ Sweeter than the song of birds body thanking God, for the. air is Is the thankful voice. stance. Had we more men like them today the home and foreign mission heavy with the hum of murmuring, Welcome smiles on faces sad cause would never lack either for and the roads are dusty with com­ As the flowers of Spring; plain J and lamentations.—Spurgeon. Let the tender hearts be glad workers or for means. With the joy they bring. *»* But how can this work be carried EVER SINCE I HAVE seen God, I have Happy for their pity's sake, Make their sports and plays, out? The Scriptures make it plain. seen that my own self-love has made And from lips of childhood take "Pray ye the Lord of the harvest that me to be a malicious man to other men. Thy perfected praise! —John Greenleaf Whittier. he would send forth laborers into his —Ca'.z'in. 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PRAISE FOR THE OLD PATHS. are rapidly nearing the end of time, God's command and ate of the for­ as has been foretold.. bidden fruit and became responsible The following letter was sent to us In your article you mentioned sev­ for the fall of man. for publication by the one to whom eral names, among them, brother Noah Bible history gives us many in­ it was written. Zook. I corresponded with him for stances of personal responsibility in A. L. Eisenhower, some time and have his good letters yet. I never saw him, but believe work. When God chose Moses to Des Moines, Iowa. that he was a grand, noble Christian lead the children of Israel out of the My dear brother: on earth, as he is now a glorified saint land of Egypt, Moses said, "O! Lord I read your recent article in the in heaven at Jesus' feet. He surely VISITOR, on, "Back to the Old Paths," walked in the good old way that final­ why hast thou chosen me, seeing I with much interest. I think you struck ly led him home, for no one was ever am a man slow of speech ?" Moses a chord that should sound the keynote lost while traveling it. And the saint­ realized his responsibility. This should to the church in general in these peri­ ed Peter Cartwright was another. I serve as a warning to some of us to­ lous times of the last days, for how times and how it thrilled and inspired sadly it has fallen from the good old have read his autobiography scores of day. If we were slower, of speech we days and ways of our forefathers, my heart for higher and better things many times would not wound the when one could tell a saint by the way than earth, as he told of the glorious hearts and hurt the feelings of our they talked, lived and even dressed, work the Lord helped him to do in fellowmen. This is part of our re­ for they had a personal experience leading souls to Jesus along the "good sponsibility. and testimony for Jesus, and they old way." These grand old pioneer were not ashamed to tell it forth to the preachers knew the gospel to be in­ The sceptic who thinks he has no world. deed the power of God unto salvation responsibility, will ask the question, My father walked in the "good old and they preached it, and thousands what is the greatest personal responsi­ way," and went home to glory in it believed and received it and will rise bility? Answer To live a true Chris­ nearly forty years ago. And for near­ up in the great day and call them bles­ ly that length of time I have been sed. tian life. By doing so we will realize walking on the heaven side of the I think your church comes nearer our responsibility toward our fellow- cross, in this blessed "old way," that following the old landmarke and way men, for whose welfare we are par­ I have found to be a safe one, be­ than many others. I have attended tially responsible. We should be an cause it is the Christ way. the services of your- people for many example to others and help them over I am only a farmer of sixty-three years and love them as God's children. the rough places in life. years, with a young heart, and fifty- I am glad we have the blessed Bible three years in Kansas: a Methodist as our guide to heaven. Let us cling However our responsibilities in most of my life, but at present a mem­ to the Whole Book, for there is noth­ work differ. The minister of the gos­ ber of the United Brethren in Christ ing in the whole world equal to it. pel, for example, has a greater and church, as' our old class ceased to It is God's own revelation of His ever­ more important responsibility, to teach exist. But I love all true believers in lasting love for sinners, and His true Christ and regard them as my brethren remedy for lost souls through the the word as it is revealed to him and and sisters. I hope you will pardon cleansing blood of His only Son our not as he thinks. The responsibility me for referring to myself, but great and blessed Savior. All glory and duty of his hearers is to stand by thought you might wish to know a to His matchless name forever! and assist him in his work. little of me personally. You may have seen my name in Things are not in the church as the VISITOR, as I have taken it some In our daily business lives our re­ they once were since I can remember. years and occasionally write some for sponsibilities are varied. The Chief So-called conversions are so superfi­ its columns. Executives of our Nation and States cial now; preachers in the popular And now, my brother, I will close: are responsible for the enactment of churches tell people all they have to do Keep ever in the "good old way" and is to put their names on a book to be Jesus will comfort and bring you home such laws, as will tend toward peace a Christian. Alas! it was not so in at last to many mansions in glory. and prosperity. And we are respon­ my early days. It does seem to me Farewell till we meet at the judgment, sible for the keeping of such laws, as that the church with its methods of Your brother in Christ. far as consistent with God's law. work has sadly departed from the W. R. Smith, ' "good old way." Much noise and Fredonia, Kansas. We are living in a busy age, an age organization, with little or no scriptur­ of prosperity. And what does pros­ al results—conversions. perity bring, but new responsibilities? Preachers are after positions that PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. pay the highest salaries, and the people Therefore .let us realize our responsi­ in general are grasping after the things bilities and .make the most of life. The following essay was prepared of the world with both hands. In the "Life is real, life is earnest, and read by Tobias Fike at a Bible old days people went to the meeting And the grave is not it's goal; house to meet God and worship Him: Reading in the Salem, Texas, neigh­ Dust thou art, to dust returnest now it is largely a "dress parade" borhood and is here published by re­ Was ,ont spoken of the soul." affair with many, .to show off their quest of Bro. T. A. Long. fine clothing. Preachers tell the peo­ ple there is an easier way to heaven Our subject-is personal responsibi­ THERE; IS A DARK cloud upon the than by way of the Cross, a short cut lity in work.. work of the Gospel among the Indians. across by the New Thought way, The question may be asked, when The Lord revive and prosper that which I regard as the devil's own way and where did man's responsibility work, and grant that it may live when to make hell more populous. But begin. I am dead. It is a work that I have some one says there is no hell: that been doing much and long about. But it is only a fable, and all will finally Let us go back to the creation. what was-the ,word I spoke last? I get to heaven. If they fail in this life, When God placed Adam and Eve in recall that word my doings. Alas! they will have a second probation. the garden of Eden, He commanded they have been poor and small and Oh! how Satan is leading souls astray them to dress and keep the garden. lean doings, and I will be the man from the "good old way" which alone who will throw the first stone at them leads to God and heaven. This was their first responsibility. all. Welcome joy! Come, Lord, But God also placed in the midst of Sometimes at night as I lie on my come !—John Eliot's dying words. bed -and think over the deplorable the garden a tree of knowledge, the condition of the church my heart aches fruit of which He forbade them to eat. and tears fill my eyes as to what the KEEP IN THE midst of the path, and This was their second and greatest final result will be. This falling away no hurt shall come unto thee.—Bun- is to me the strongest evidence that we responsibility. But they transgressed yan. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, 1912

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? in the mire of shame, clothe thyself is for the children to rule rather than in the cloak of humility for thou art the parents. Parents are and will "What would Jesus do ?" is the not fit to be seen, for he only is fit reap in bitter tears for their sad and thought which should occupy the to be seen in the sight of God who wilful neglect in these things. "A mind of every man woman and child. does as His Son would do." child left to himself bringeth his moth­ To writ of it may be difficult; to con­ Jesus always thought first, then er to shame." This is what we do tinually think of it, more difficult; felt, and lastly He acted, and acted in when we let our children do their own but to live the answer is the most such a manner as to bring honor and choosing and have their own wishes difficult. Yet, I think all will agree glory to God. Do ye likewise. when we know that it is not best for with me in the statement that every (The foregoing was prepared and them to go and do after their own Christian should do nothing less than given by Joseph A. Smith, at the fickle minds. Satan is leading on, to live out the answer to this question. Young Peoples' Meeting held at the and we just keep our hands off and Messiah Bible School at Grantham, foster pride and flirtation while we The question, itself, is so broad Pa.) that it will cover every possible phrase *-»• swallow it all down as a sweet morsel, of life and still more. This should PRIDE. which will son become very bitter to make it all the easier for us to follow us. out the instruction in the answer, Moreover the Lord saith, Because the The fashions, the fashions! From but how few there are who really find daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk whence is their origin ? Satan and the with outstretched necks, and wanton eyes, it so! walking and mincing as they go, and mak­ greed for gain is the gormandizing Just for a test, let us see how many ing a tinkling with their feet: appetite of pride. there are in this audience to night, "Are haughty," meaning disdainful­ "The gowns of the red light dis­ who can, with a clear conscience, say ly or cdntemptously proud. Here is tricts of the large cities compare credi­ that they, in their every act, strive to pride in the strongest terms, and it bly with many that appear upon our do exactly as they believe Jesus would is found among God's professed peo­ public streets, in stores and offices. do? All those who say this truth­ ple. Pride originated with Satan. Had a woman appeared in public a fully, hold up your hand. It was through pride that he was cast few years ago as hundreds now ap­ Now, to those of you who have held out from the service of God. "How pear upon the streets she would at up your hands, I have but a few words. art thou fallen from heaven, O Luci­ once have been set down as a resident Ever maintain the standard you have fer, son of the morning, how art thou of the "red light" district. Are wom­ set before you. Do not drop it a de­ cut down to the ground, which didst en losing their modesty and with it gree. You say you .strive to do; I weaken the nations! For thou hast their self-respect that they will for say to you, do it. Be not satisfied said in thine'heart, I will ascend into the sake of fashion expose themselves until you do perform every act as heaven, I will exalt my throne above and attract remarks from men upon you feel Jesus would do it. Whether the stars of God: I will sit also upon every corner? Where will this craze in class work or in study, or recrea­ the mount of the congregation, in the for immodest and immoral appear-, tion ; whether in Christian work or in sides of the north: I will ascend a- ance in dress or undress end? It is personal work, do as Jesus would do. bove the heights of the clouds; I will hoped that it will not revert to the first You will find little time for self, you be like the Most High. Yet thou shalt chapter of Genesis. Society to day is will find less time for compromise, be brought down to hell, to the sides fast copying the fashions of Sodom. you will find no time, whatsoever, of the pit." Whosoever exateth Women walk our streets to-day and for anything which is not good. himself shall be abased," whatever many of them come from so-called Christ would act upon PRINCIPLE may be the design or object to be at­ Christian homes, who have not clothes and nothing but PRINCIPLE were He tained, humiliation must sooner; or enough to be called decent. They do present on the earth. It is IMPERA­ later follow a proud and haughty spir­ it because it is fashion, and fashion TIVE that we should do likezvise. it. "He that hurnbleth himself shall is more and more paving the way to To you who have not held up your be exalted." But even when God does hell. hand, I would say, get busy. Act. exalt one in any sphere, there must of "We need a few old-fashioned W'hat think you a man with a necessity be maintained that spirit of mothers to make their daughters' spark of the Spirit of Christ would humility at all times. It is the meek dresses properly. The way women do in a like position ? Do you think that shall inherit the earth. dress is enough to cause men to insult he would grumble and complain? The spirit of pride is fostered from them and treat them with disrespect Would he talk about other people's the cradle to the grave. It is not sur­ and finally resort to criminal prac­ business, meddle with other' peoples' prising that these things exist with the tices. The savage women who wear affairs, become pessimistic and call unsaved, those of the world, for Satan scarcely anything are not vulgar as the world in a decaying condition, and is their master, and rules in their the modern woman who not only dis­ yet make no difinite move for good hearts and lives. But how can so plays her figure but accentuates it by but be contented with himself? If many of God's professed people fall artificial means. Society women with you think so you are greatly mistaken. in with the devil of pride? Usually their party dresses think the more of He would do nothing less than fall before the little ones can even think themselves they show, the more at­ upon his knees before God and pray to choose for themselves they are tractive is their costume. High school that there be the possibility of his arrayed in flashy colors, laces, rings, girls are just as bad. Miss Bartelue, holding up his hands before that Al­ ribbons and unnecessary things. The to prove her assertion, piloted an auto­ mighty King and of saying, "I have infant cradled and nursed in luxury mobile load of reporters through the done at all times as I have deemed that takes on the air of arrogance and soon down-town streets and pointed out to Thy Son would .do" If such is not learns to choose for itself the pret­ them hundreds of women and girls, your thought, if such is not your in­ tiest and nicest of the whole lot. They who, she said, 'Ten years ago would tention, then I must say unto you, usually get what they want, for the have been arrested for indecency.' " "Go to thou sluggard. Wash thy face prevailing spirit of this present age (This clipping was taken from a sec- September 23, 1912. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. 9

ular paper.) Would one say it is too We very much need the comfort pain; they pass through mysterious bold to publish the foregoing, when and strength of such a settled belief sorrows which cut to the very heart's the secular press is calling attention as this. Nothing helps so much in the core. Things do not come out as they 111 loud terms to this awful downward battle of life as a cheerful courage. would choose at all. Still, St. Paul grade of things? The truth of the Discouragement takes the nerve out says very decidedly they do work to­ matter is that the religious presses of us and hinders success; a buoyant gether for good. Let us go the way he have been too long silent on these open spirit tones the whole being and sends went, and see.if we can come out at doors to hell. And, as the result, pride us on to victory. What a solid basis the same delightful resting place. Let has almost entirely captured the whole of encouragement in the midst of dif­ us look at what God has done for us, Christian populace. Even in the pro­ ficulties is the assurance that things what He has- wrought in us, what fessed holiness ranks there is not that are surely coming right at last. He purposes for us, how He has given plainness and lack of superfluity that There were three ways by which us His Spirit so that we may know existed in bygone days. Some con­ St. Paul, under the guidance of the how to talk with Him in prayer. • Let gregations in the professed holiness Holy Spirit arrived at this satisfactory us read the history of His old-time ranks spend enough beyond what is and inspiring conclusion. First, he people, and see how the very worst comely, to support their pastor in the came to it by a logical inference from things in Jacob's life worked into the necessary things of life; while at the his process of reasoning, of which the golden chain of God's providential same time he is let go empty handed. book of Romans, and especially the care. See how the adverse circum­ But as long as the devil of pride is in eighth chapter, is full; second, he came stances of Joseph's seemingly unfor­ the heart he will be fostered and fed. to it through the emphatic declarations tunate youth, though meant for evil Men are also full of pride and catering of the whole Word of God, all of by man, were all the while intended to the ungodly fashions. Yea, in their which he believed had been given by for good by God. And if in our own hearts pride becomes just as deep seat­ inspiration; and third, he came to it experience some clouds have not-yet ed as it does in the hearts of the wom­ by 1 is own experience. Now, if you unrolled their silver lining, others en. It takes the power of God and and I can come to the same satisfac­ have, and we may be absolutely sure the blood of Christ to deliver one and tory conclusion by the same way, not the rest will. all. Here men die just as hard as to a theory, not to a hearsay, but to Some of the hills of life are very women. our own calm conviction that no mat­ rugged and steep. We can only mount When the heart is really cleansed ter how things look they truly are them as we hold fast to our Guide. We from sin, the devil of pride and the working together for good, then we shall slip, slip down into hopelessness gods of fashion will all go. There will will be ready to join in the paean of and despair unless we hold fast to the be a house cleaning and a bonfire made rejoicing which bursts from the soul strong assurance of Him whose word of the whole lot of rubbish. Where of the apostle when he cries out, f aileth never, "that all things work to­ our affections are there will our hearts "What shall we then say to these gether for good to them that love ! )e also.—Selected. things? If God be for us, who can be Him." Are you too tired to hold fast against us? He that spared not his to Him? Well, never mind, He says, GOOD CHEER. own Son, but delivered him up for "I will hold thee by thy right hand." us all, how shall he not with him also —J. H. K. In the midst of, so much that is freely give us all things?" IS IT WORTH WHILE? dark and doubtful, how like a bright, I noticed a little child the other day clear patch of blue in the troubled just before we entered the tunnel on A young man in India was a student sky, is St. Paul's cheerful, "We know the railway train. Her father knew in a certain school. He was of high that all things work together for good that she would be afraid in the dark, social rank and had fine prospects to them that love God." It will clear and he leaned over and lifted her out from a worldly standpoint. He was a off some time! Weeping may endure of the seat in front of him into his Mohammedan prince, yet he came un­ for a night but joy cometh in the arms. When we came out into the sun­ der the influence of Christianity, when morning. It is always morning some­ shine she was gazing inhis face with an he knew that to be a Christian meant where, even on this earth, and it is intense look of inquiry, a mingling of to be spurned and rejected by his always morning everywhere with God. fear and trust; then a smile broke over relatives and friends. For "God is light, and in him is no her face—a smile that said so much! He lived in the family of an uncle darkness at all." The tunnel had been dark, she did not and from school he returned to his The way out of darkness is to find enjoy it, but she was quiet through home. His uncle sent an automobile God. How does St. Paul know that it because her father held her. When to bring him to the house. Word had all things work together for good to it was past she saw his face; she come to the uncle that the young man them that love God ? Does it look so ? knew he had kept her safe; she an­ had become a Christian, and the ques­ Did it look as if things were prospered swered his smile with glad acknowl­ tion was at once put to the student, and hopeful when he wrote, "We are edgement, and all the while the dark "What is.this I hear about your be­ troubled on every side yet not dis­ passage had been a necessary part of coming a Christian?" The youth frank­ tressed; we are perplexed, but not the way to bring her to the place ly admitted that it was true. in despair; persecuted, but not for­ where she wished to go. Her father He knew enough about the spirit saken ; cast down, but not destroyed ?" knew this while they were in the dark­ of Mohammedenism to realize that The very same cares, perplexities and ness ; baby did not know it, but she his course would not be approved of disappointments were in his life and was quiet in his arms. Oh, if we by his relatives, and not even toler­ the lives of his friends as we exper­ could enter the kingdom of God "as ated, therefore he was not surprised ience now. And yet he said without a little child!" when his uncle called upon him to hesitation or qualification,, "We know Many, of God's dear children meet choose between Christ and Moham­ that all things work together for good with.great disappointments; they lose medanism, saying, "Become a Chris­ to them that love God." their means of support; they suffer tian, and out of that door you go EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, 1912

disinherited, never to darken my door their prayer fulness, love of the Bible, THE BIBLE BANISHED FROM again. Give it up, and I will give you activity and generosity. FROM SCHOOLS—WHAT FOLLOWS? this winter palace, an allowance of a It is worth while to gather the cents The nations are sunk down in the thousand a month, and by daughter and turn them into the treasuries of pit that they have made— as your wife; but if you hold to it, you Christian missions, for the Gospel has The wicked shall return to sheol and are gone. Choose." lost none of its power, and is exactly all the nations that forget God. It was a severe test to the young suited to all nations in all times.— Psa. p. R.V. man's fidelity, but he was not long in Light and Life Evangel. There have been times in the history giving the answer, "Uncle, I choose &+-+ r UNKNOWN RICHES. of the world when heathen nations Christ." have made determined efforts to pen­ The threat was at once put into ef­ Several weeks ago an old man liv­ alize and suppress Christianity, to put fect. The youth's trunk was at once ing in New Jersey discovered about the name of God.out of their knowl­ set down in the road, and he who had $5,000.00 in a family Bible. The Bank edge and to prohibit all acknowledge­ notes were scattered throughout the been of too high rank to carry a bur­ ment of Him, whether public or pri­ den, lifted his trunk and went on his book. In 1574 the aunt of this man had died and one clause of her will vate ; but it is for the Twentieth Cen­ way, a Christian. He had turned his was as follows: tury to witness the denial of Him back upon a beautiful home and flat-, "To my beloved nephew, Steven by so-called Christian ;nations. tering friends, a winter palace, a rich Marsh, I will and bequeath my family Many of the older generation can monthly allowance and one whom he Bible and all it contains, with the resi­ remember how the school-books which especially loved, but he was leaving due to my estate after my funeral ex­ they studied in their early days a- all to follow Christ. penses and just and lawful debts are paid." bounded in quotations from that "Book Is it worth while to send mission­ The estate amounted to a few hun­ of books," by teacher and scholar a- aries to non-Christian lands with a dred dollars, which were soon spent like not only acknowledged as the best and for about 35 years his chief sup­ Gospel mighty enough to produce such of literature but reverenced as "The results ? port had been a small pension from the government. He lived in poverty and Word of God." What a contrast In China a man named Chang had all the time within reach there was is presented by the school-books of become a wreck from smoking opium. the precious Bible containing thous­ to-day in both England and America, ands of dollars, sufficient for all his He was a gambler and far from being the leading Christian nations, for in an upright man. He went to a Chris­ wants. He passed that Bible by. His 'eyes rested on it, perhaps his hands them hardly a direct quotation from tian hospital for treatment with the handled the old leather bound Bible the Bible is to be found. Yet was the hope of recovering his eyesight, which with its brass clasps, but he did not public recognition of the Bible and was nearly gone. open it once. At last while packing acknowledgement of its authority the his trunk to move to his son, where It was soon found that his case was accompaniment of the best and most hopeless, and hospital attendants ad­ he intended to spend his remaining years, he discovered the unknown rich­ prosperous times in the history of vised him to go home while his sight es, which were in his possession. What England from the Reformation to the lasted. On his way he was met by thoughts of regret must have come to present day. In America also, it was his mind. If he only had opened that a conscienceless wretch, who told from this book that'the founders of him that he would cure him for a Bible years ago, he then might have the nation drew their courage and in­ small sum of money. He paid it, and used the money to great advantage. Instead of it the treasure laid idle for spiration as well as leaned for sup­ the imposter destroyed the sight of 35 years. And he might have had it port upon its promises in times of dif­ " both eyes. and enjoyed it all that time. ficulty and danger. He finally succeded in reaching his This is a sad story. But there is Nor is this national rejection and something infinitely sadder than the home, but his condition was far from forgetfulness of God confined to the deplorable. At the hospital he heard experience of this man. It is the neg­ lect of the Bible by God's people. Our homelands, it also shows itself in the the Gospel message and had received Book of books the riches of the wis­ policy of these nations towards their • it. Chang told the story to his neigh­ dom and knowledge of God are stored dependecies. God gave England a bors and in a year seven of them had up. Here the riches of His love and glorious opportunity of acknowledg­ been converted. Physically blind, he grace are made known and the highest ing her indebtedness to and confidence had been holding up the Light of the wisdom man is capable of possessing is told out. All the child of God needs in His Word by spreading the knowl­ world. He was the means of the sal­ spiritually is to be found on its pages; edge of it in similar opportunity in vation of five hundred of his fellow- all wants, are there supplied. And yet Cuba and the Phillipines, yet what has men. these riches, put at our disposal by a loving Father, are unknown and unus­ been the almost identical religious pol­ A persecution arose later and Chang ed riches. Instead of being enjoyed, icy of these two great nations in their was given a chance to renounce Chris­ used, and in using them multiplied, foreign dependencies ? Perhaps it can tianity, but he stood firm and died they are dragging along in a spirit­ not be better described in a few for. the Master who had saved him. ually impoverished state, when they words than in a quotation taken from might have all their needs supplied That Christian hospital failed to re­ and constantly increased in the knowl­ the speech of a gentleman in England store Chang's eyesight, but it sent him edge of God. Occasionally we receive who served for many years in a high out to help the spiritually blind to see. letters from aged Christians, including official position in India; for the re­ Missionary work has begun in Ko­ preachers. They tell' us how they de­ port of whose speech we are undelet­ plore the fact that they did not know rea twenty-six years ago. There are certain truths 30 and 40 years ago. ed to the Bombay Guardian. He ac­ now 300,000 Christians in that country "How different my Christian life and knowledges "that there have been with a total population of 11,000,060. experience as well as my service might many servants of the Government, There has been on an average one have been," is what an old Christian who through their over strict inter­ Christian church organized there ev­ wrote to us recently. And all this time pretation of the principle of neutrality, these riches were in the Bible, they ery day for twenty-six years, and an might have enjoyed them. Oh, the have adopted an attitude of practical average of one conversion every hour. neglected Bible! May we arise and hostility to religion. They have not The Korean Christians are noted for possess our possessions.—Our Hope. been wantonly hostile, but sometimes September 23, 1912. EVANGELICAL VISITOR.

not the less effectively so. In this, sympathetic reply. Almost at ' the sacred robe. If it had fallen to the however, they have not done justice same time the Maharajah of Darb- lot of John to wear His sacred be­ to the Government." In these words hanga, the recognized leader of Ortho­ longings it would seem more in place j Sir Andrew Erase puts the case very dox Hindus, accompanied by an in­ for Jesus and John were very much mildly, for we believe that in both fluential deputation of his co-religion­ alike and loved each other dearly; England and America through fear ists, placed similar views before the But between Jesus and the Romari of offending the powers of the Roman Viceroy. It was religious education soldiers, particularly these four, there Catholic church and yielding to the that the people wanted, and that the would seem to have been no resem­ opposition of anti-Christian socialism people needed." blance—not the slightest. It was all and the outcries of popular dema­ "Mr. Seshagiri Aiyar, of the well- a matter of contrasts. It was meet gogues, these Governments have a- known Pachyappa College, who in a that Elijah's mantle should fall on dopted a policy of more or less op­ discussion on model secondary schools Elisha, for the reason that they were position to the Bible, both at home and in the Madras Legislative Council in alike in their love and loyalty to God; abroad, so that the bulk of their offi­ 1910 said:— but for the successful gambler of the cials in pursuing a policy of 'practi­ " 'So far as the requirements of the Roman guard to don the Savior's robe, cal hostility to religion" are merely country are at present concerned, the mere hem of which when touched truly reflecting the opinion of the Gov­ some sort of religious instruction is by faith, furnished health and healing ernments they represent. absolutely necessary in order that ir­ to body and soul, seems strangely out With regard to the results of this reverence may be checked and that of order. policy of ruling the Bible out of the there may be obedience to constituted But the fatal mistake that those public schools in the homeland and authority.' " soldiers made was this: They took discouraging the teaching of it abroad, And the following is quoted from the robe instead of the Christ! Lots are they not reaping as they have sown, an article by Swami Baba Bharati in of people, even cultivated and com­ in labour strikes, agitation, rampant The Nineteenth Century and After. petent folk, with none of the coarse­ socialism, anarchism and almost every • "The new English system of edu­ ness of the Roman guard, and sur­ form of lawlessness? The moral re­ cation is so nauseatingly materialis­ rounded by none of the hardening in­ straint which the Bible imposes on tic, all-intellectual and soul-killing, fluences which helped to make them men's consciences and conduct having that the Hindu mind, being essentially so, still make that awful blunder, in been removed, there is nothing to re­ spiritual, has failed to assimilate it. the sense that they accept the whole strain the forces of greed and selfish­ The result is the unhinging of the gospel plan of redemption, but fail ness while they keep within the bounds mind, brain, and the heart-soul. . . . to receive the living Christ into their of the law of the land, or where they The 'educated' classes, rapidly losing hearts and lives. When we accept the are strong enough to triumph over it. faith in everything relating to religion, Christian system of religious truth That even in heathen lands this gamble for His garments, and do it and doctrine, including its outward "divorce between religion and educa­ God and to ridicule the very idea of forms and ceremonies, we should make tion does not meet with general ap­ spiritual life." sure that the Christ is in it. Christ proval is shown by the following quo­ Augmented armies and navies will Himself is the personal embodiment tations from various authorities in prove a poor defence when God has of these saving truths, and unless you India, for reports of which we are withdrawn His protection and left the get Him you miss them, with all their again indebted to the Bombay Guar- • nations to their own devices, because saving power and influence. "Christ dian. they have forgotten or turned away formed within" is the one thing need­ "When Lord Minto was travelling from Him.—The India Alliance. ful. "Put ye on the Lord Jesus round the Native States, he received Christ." Without the Christ the robe addresses from many of the ruling A FATAL MISTAKE. of religion will cover no man's naked­ chiefs in which the statement was ness, nor warm his heart with the fire clearly made that education' was re­ So far as the Roman soldiers were of truth. "Christ liveth in me," is the sponsible for the wicked attitude as­ concerned, they had little or nothing way Paul puts his appropriation of sumed by some of the educated youth. to do with the crucifixion of Jesus, vital gospel power.—Selected. There was no demand made by these except as executors of the law, and +«» chiefs for the restriction of education, to preserve order. There may have "Let us hold fast the profession of but only an urgent request that an been a hundred soldiers present, but our FAITH" (Heb. 10: 23). effort should be made to associate only four of them took an active part The word is not faith but hope education with religion. They did not in the proceeding, and they only in (R. V.) Faith is the present prop for blame education for the state of things an executive manner. We refer to the soul. It sustained Abraham in which they deplored; they blamed the those who divided the Master's outer expectation of earthly things during divorce of education from religion. garments and cast lots for His seam­ his earthly lifetime. He got a son. Precisely the same views were laid less robe. Of course they were ac­ His seed got Canaan. But hope has before the Viceroy by a great deputa­ customed to all sorts of bloody scenes entirely to do with future and trans­ tion of Mohammedans, who waited and associations, including shrieks of figured things. We hope for the on him to submit an expression of agony and writhing forms; but it Lord's return, and translation, and their views in regard to unrest. They makes one shudder to see them trans­ resurrection.—Selected. +-+<• pointed out the principles that animate fix the Son of God on the cross, drive How AWFUL is their delusion, who Mohammedans, the sacrifice of tem­ the nails through His quivering nerves, are strangers to real religion, and yet poral interests which Mohammedans and then heartlessly sit down and flatter themselves that there is some­ will make for religious education,, and gamble for His garmants, and do it thing good in them to recommend . the danger of withholding it from the right under His dying gaze! It is ad­ them to God! Their best actions flow from corrupt motives, and are in His ditionally shocking to reflect that one young. It was a very striking inci­ sight but a kind of splendid sins.— dent; and Lord Minto made a most of these same men won and wore His Selected. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, 1912

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. ^ September 23, 1912. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. 13 of Shakespeare and Tennyson, but relief escaped the Sufferer's lips, but lasting and all-victorious.—Evangel­ no member of the family read one of the next instant we find him submit­ ical Messenger. them, much less any distinctively re­ ting to his Father's will. The distress ligious book. of his mind is also seen in this, that he NO TIME FOR BIBLE READING. The hymn-book on the piano lay craved human sympathy—hence he under a trashy song that came with went to his disciples, "backward and How does the woman of today spend her time ? is a question often one of the newspapers. The family forward, twice he ran, as though he wondered over by the grandmothers Bible on the center table was buried sought some help from man," but the as they look back to the time when deep beneath the so-called "comic awakened disciples realized it not. So they did all the spinning, weaving, and supplements." the lonely Sufferer trod the wine­ sewing for a large family of children, besides the other work necessary to The whole atmosphere of the home press alone, a spectacle to heaven and be done in a pioneer home. Why is all day was commonplace, worldly hell. The Substituting is getting un­ it that the woman of today, with all and depressing. There was nothing der the awful load of the world's sin. the modern inventions that have been that lifted the thoughts of the mem­ He is now tasting the wormwood and provided to assist her, can not find bers of the family above the weari­ the gall as he had never before realiz­ time to read God's Word? A cartoon in the Religious Telescope of July 17, some round of the world and the ed it. The cup was bitter but he drank pictures a true answer to these ques­ things of the world. Business, poli­ it dregs and all, and changed the cup tions. It depicts a minister who is tics, scandals and bargains were the of cursing into a chalice of blessing calling at the home of one of his con­ themes of conversation. The three —the cup of reconcilation. gregation—the home of modern wo­ man of the day. He asks her for secular newspapers, each with its six­ Calvary is the holy of holies in the the Bible. With a look of inquiry ty-four pages, covered not only the sufferings of Christ, it is the climax of and dispair on her face, she is stand­ seats, tables and carpets; they cover­ redemptive effort. It is on the Cross ing at the center-table, which is piled ed the spiritual life of the family as of Calvary that atonement for sin 'high with fashion- plates, novels, mag­ well. azines, and Sunday newspapers, say­ was actually made, rrere the innocent ing in her mind, "Dear me, I do Without questioning the morality One died for the guilty, the Savior wonder what has become of that Bi­ of such a Sunday, what may we not gave himself in sacrifice for the re­ ble !" Almost buried under the pile say of the pity of it? Is the soul of demption of the sinner. In Gethsem- of trashy literature can be seen a Bi­ man so mean, so sordid, that noe one ble, which probably has not been ane Christ's agony was during the handled for so long a time that she has hour or one day in the week can be night watches, on Calvary he suffered forgotten its whereabouts. saved for an acquaintance with the and died in broad daylight. The There are many women who are better things of literature and of life, tragedy on the cross was witnessed by fitly represented by this picture—wo­ and for the higher ministrations of earth, by heaven and by hell. The men who have time for stories, novels, the Spirit?—The Youth's Companion. battle of the ages, and for the ages, and secular matters; time for worldly was fought to a finish and a triumph­ pleasures; time for extravagant dress; in fact time for everything but GETHSEMANE—CALVARY. ant issue, when the Son of God slew God and His Word. his enemies, forced the powers from While the modern woman is thus Gethsemane's struggle has its mys­ whence they had emanated. He foil­ engaged, her husband is spending his teries, mysteries human, and mysteries ed the tempter here as he did in Geth- time in the great struggle to gain rich­ es to satisfy the extravagant demands divine. How the Sufferer could take semane, he robbed the spoiler of his of his misdirected home. When his upon himself the sins of the world is spoil, and turned the wickedness of work is done, he turns to the saloon, inexplicable, but that he felt the awful men into an inglorious defeat, and the card-table, the club, or the athletic weight until it forced from his tense sent the cohorts of hell into a per­ field for his pleasure, seeking in vain, body drops of sweat like unto blood, petual rout, robbing death of its vic­ at every source but the right one, for something to satisfy the demands of is a fact—a fact of history, a fact that tory and the grave of its sting. His his soul. And where are the children sustains a relation to time and etern­ victorious death and triumphant res­ of such parents? Alas, they are fol­ ity. How one man could atone for urrection secured eternal salvation for lowing the example of their elders. the sins of the whole human race, a mankind, satisfying divine justice, and They spend their eveninge promenad­ upholding the mejesty of the divine ing the streets or visiting the theaters guiltless One suffer for the guilty, is and moving-picture shows, learning partly explained by the fact of his ex­ government. the vile language of the streets and alted personality, his divine-human Since Christ was victor on Calvary, those things that can only debase the nature, his unparalleled love and his the Cross has become an emblem of soul. Should not homes be so con­ infinite compassion, and in part, it will ducted that children and youth will victory, and of universal conquest. It early learn to honor the exhortation of remain an insoluble mystery through­ is at the Cross where the penitent soul the Wise Man, "Remember now thy out time. That Christ's agony in the discovers the hope of salvation, where Creator in the days of thy youth"? garden was intense is made apparent he realizes the efficacy of the atone­ Satisfaction for the deepest delights by the record of the event found in ment for his sins, where he finds par­ of the soul can be found in God and the Gospels. His outcries during that His Word alone. Having named the don, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. things in which he used to glory, Paul dreadful night in the garden of Geth- It is there where the elements of said, "I count all things but loss for semane reveal it. That lonely and world-conquest are centered, and the excellency of the knowledge of tense struggle at midnight is the won­ from thence radiate the light and the Christ Jesus my Lord."—Selected. der of the ages. dynamic force, that shall transform •»«» TTIRRE ARF, BUT two ways to quiet Gethsemane's conflict was fought the wilderness into a blooming garden, the.hearts of men about their spiritual alone by the Savior, for his disciples that shall cause the idols of heathen and eternal concerns: the way of as­ who were but a stone's throw from nations to fall—fall into- disuse, for surance and faith, or the way of ig­ him were in the embrace of sleep, he, and the victory of his cross, are norance and self deceit; by the one oblivious to the groans and outcries of set for the fall and rising again of we are put beyond danger, by the oth­ their Master. So intense became the many in Israel. He is the universal er beyond fear, though the danger be agony that a prayer for momentary Conqueror, and his kingdom is ever­ greater.—Flavel. 14 EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, jgt2

like this. In the morning they would get THE GIRLS OF TODAY. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. up late and would hardly have time to pray: they would pray, "Lord, we thank Thee In quiet country homes, far away from A SAN FRANCISCO, CAL*., LETTER. for this night's rest," and then ask Him the whirl and fashion of city life, we ex­ to lead and guide them during the day for Dear readers of the VISITOR, Greeting: pect to find modesty and purity if it can be Jesus' sake, Amen. In the evening they I praise God for His sweet peace in my found anywhere on earth. In rural dis­ would be very tired and would pray some­ soul. I often have to think back to the tricts, under the influence of pure and love­ thing like the morning prayer, "for Jesus' time before I knew God as my Father, ly nature, we hope to find lives as pure and sake, Amen." I just thought how true Jesus as my Savior, and the Holy Ghost lovely as the nature that surrounds them; that was. as my Comforter. Indeed, what a com­ but alas! how often we here meet with "O what peace we often forfeit, fort it is to know your peace has been disappointment. We shall quote the words O what needless pain we bear; made with God. After I was saved I mar­ of a certain writer which tells a true story All because we do not carry veled to think that I enjoyed salvation. of what we have often beheld in country Everything to God in prayer." My heart was hungry for the things of life. It makes my heart feel sad at times God long before I surrendered; but I'm when I see how the church is drifting in­ "As I stood last night at the country so glad, as light came I walked in it. We to pride. When th'ose that have been on crossroads, waiting for the trolley car. two are apt to let the little things that look their way to Zion for a number of years country girls and their mothers joined me. like mountains before us keep us from are becoming more like the Christian pro­ The girls were not more than sixteen and surrendering to the Lord; but when we fessor every day. You know there is such they would have been pretty if they had have once surrendered the mountains look a difference between the professor and the not been dressed in'such extreme fashion; very small, and we are ashamed that we possessor. So I think there should be a and if the look of forwardness on their ever let them hinder us at all. difference in the uniform also. And some faces could have been wiped off. Both had The words that were impressed upon are even losing part of the uniform. I skirts of exaggerated tightness, extremely my mind this after-noon while in secret wonder whether the soldiers in the army thin stockings, and waists (the latter with prayer, were, Jesus will help if you try. would be allowed to lay aside part of their decidedly low necks), and their hats were How true it is in the things of the world. uniform just any time they felt like it. of the freakish variety. Before our car If there would never be an effort put forth, Some people think there is nothing in arrived, another car, bound in an opposite nothing would ever be accomplished. Just the clothing and even say so too. Here direction, came along. The minute the car so in the work of the Lord: if we do our is a little something that happened a few stopped, both the girls immediately started part, God is sure to do His, and He even years ago. Another sister and I were in jollying some young men—total strangers gives us grace to do ours. He makes the a certain city quite a distance from home, —who were standing on the footboard. hard task easy. a place we had never been before in our The badinage that passed back and forth I have found in my Christian exper­ plain clothing. We entered a store and was anything but refined. I gazed in a- ience, when trials come and the way looks after selecting the articles we desired, the mazement at the mothers of those girls • dark, the way out is just to get busy for clerk was asked to count them. He said, that would stand silent while their daugh­ the Lord, to do something for someone "If we can't trust the sisters whom can we ters accosted total strangers and talked else. God wants us to be at the place where trust?" What made him talk like that? in that manner. But the only remark that we can be an example, help and inspira­ How did he know we professed to be either mother made was when one said tion to others and not have to be work­ Christians? Judge for yourselves. I praise in a tone which thinly disguised her ad­ ing with ourselves all the time. We receive God that I didn't take the plain way until miration of her daughter, 'Oh, ain't she a blessing by being a blessing to others. I saw it. was the way He wanted me to awful!' Paul says to Timothy: "Let no man take. I often think back to the time when "One sometimes marvels that men of to­ despise thy youth: but be thou an example I was living in sin. I was at times almost day have any respect left for women, as of the believers in word, in conversation, persuaded to become a Christian but I a class. Where have all the old-fashioned, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. looked at this narrow way as such a hard modest girls gone to? There are some (I Tim. 4: 12). I'm glad to know this way. And how often I wished the Lord left, I am glad to admit, but they certainly reaches on down to us and that it is not would let me alone so I could enjoy this seem in the minority. In the country and impossible to be a true example or else life. But now I am just beginning to en­ in the city, the main aim of the girl of to­ it would not be required. joy life since I have given my heart to Him. day apparently is to attract attention both My desire is to be continually kept at When the day is done my soul feels at rest. by her clothing and by her actions. If that place, where I can hear the softest Before it was condemnation. O if the sin­ the mother does not actually assist in this whisper of God's voice. I am glad God ner friend could only tear loose from the effort she at least does little to check it. called me to work in His vineyard. There vanities and pride of this world. How they What can the mothers of this large, and isn't anything I enjoy so much as to see work and toil day after day to keep up with growing class be thinking of? The girls louls get right with the Lord. It makes the fashions of this our day, and when may be excused on the plea of youth, but our hearts bleed as we see the wretched­ death comes cannot take those things with the mothers can not. They surely know ness of mankind each evening, how they them that are so dear to them: Why not that such clothes and manners are the go heedlessly on neglecting their very best choose the good part, like Mary of old, and marks of our street magdalenes. Do they interest. Of the multitudes that go down lay up treasures in heaven where neither wish their daughters to ape that class, stream we thank God for the few that do moth nor rust doth corrupt nor theives let alone the danger of their eventually turn about and find God to the peace and break through and steal? joining it? satisfaction of their soul. I am sorry our page is neglected the Dear ones, pray. The hearvest truly is "Not many years ago it was the custom way it is. I am sure there are many young plenteous, but the laborers few: Let us for the men of this country to do the brethren and sisters that are better quali­ therefore pray the Lord of the harvest, courting, but lately things seem to be re­ fied to write than I am. Let's hear from that He send forth laborers into His versed. The way both city and country you. harvest. girls misuse the telephone in this regard Mary Kindig. Yours in the Master's service, is disgusting. Girls will call up men to Effie Rohrer. Hatfield, Pa. whom they have only been introduced, for San Francisco, Cat. a 'phone conversation.' Why can they not "We walk by faith and not by sight" realize that if the man wishes to pursue the acquaintance, he will do the calling up? A YOUNG SISTER'S LETTER. (II Cor. 5: 7). A child is better pleased with a A telephone conversation is only one form of a social call; and because the conver­ Dear readers of the VISITOR; Greeting. nickel in its hand than with a fortune sation is conducted over a wire, several Sometime ago some of us young people promised in its father's wi!K The miles in length, should not cause it to be went to a'tent meeting not far from the carnal man judges God by present cir­ regarded as anything else. church after Sunday School. Of course cumstances. ' The spiritual man, like we came late but we received something to Moses, "has respect to the recom­ "Few men have standards and ileals other take along home with us, or at least, I did. pense of reward." By sight we see than what their wives, mothers, and sisters The minister was trying to impress on the only for today, By faith we discern possess. The woman has always been, and minds of the hearers the value of secret "things to come," and even the wilder­ should be, the inspiration for the higher prayer. He said so many people prayed ness becomes a paradise,—Selected. things of the race. It is one pi the de- September 23, 1912. EVANGELICAL VISITOR. is pressing things of this age, that so many many are already beginning to believe A HINDU GIRL LOOKING FOR women seem to forget this, and have low­ in Him,, and to live as He would have JESUS. ered their ideals."—Selected. them." Away at the other end of the village, in Stolen from her home, a Hindu girl was a low mud hut, that same hot spring day LITTLE DOROTHY. carried to Calcutta, where she was sold another wee girl had been born. This as a slave. A rich Mohammedan lady baby was a little Hindu girl, with dark bought her, and, as she was very pretty, In a low mission bungalow, one hot features and a little fringe of straight, brought her up as a companion and play­ spring day in far-off India, a little plump, black hair. Two girls had already come to thing. She had a happy life for years, pink-faced baby girl was born. The young the humble home, and the father turned until it came into her mind that she was father and mother had passed several years away in disgust and anger on hearing that a sinner and needed to be saved from sin. in missionary work amid much loneliness the new baby was not the longed-for boy. Her kind mistress, to divert her mind, sent and hardship; and what a joy it was to "Are the gods angry with you? he said, for the rope-dancers and jugglers, the ser­ them to look in the wee, rosy face and turning roughly to his wife. The haggard, pent-charmers and all the amusements of fancy they saw some resemblance to father care-worn mother, lying on her bed of which she was fond, but the little girl -was or mother in far-away America. straw, turned her face to the wall and wept as sad as ever. "She must be called Dorothy," said the in shame and sorrow. Since she had lived in Calcutta she had become a Mohammedan instead of a wor­ mother softly, "for is she not indeed our Mina, as she was called, grew and blos­ shipper of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva, and gift of God?" somed, too, but one could scarcely hope so the lady brought a Mohammedan priest "Little Dorothy," said the father, looking for happiness and beauty in the midst of to comfort her. But, though she recited once more into the baby face. "She will want, unkindness and neglect. When she long prayers in an unknown tongue five miss many things that the children at home was seven years old, a dreadful famine times a day, with her head bowed toward enjoy, but God grant her the blessing of swept over the land, and the family was Mecca, her trouble was not removed. After carrying His sunlight to many who sit in soon suffering from hunger. One evening three weary years of waiting she went to darkness." when the father came home, he said to his a Brahman for relief, hoping, if she re­ Out in the kitchen the servants tiptoed wife: "There is a man in the neighboring turned to the faith of her father to find back and forth, talking to one another in town who will be wanting a wife some I peace. low, musical voices. day for his son, and he is willing to take Mina to his home and feed and clothe her At first the Brahman cursed her in the "What a pity!" they said again and name of his god, but as she offered him until the time of her marriage; so we will v again, "the sahib was so eager for a child, betroth her, and let her go, that we may money, he promised to give her all the what a pity it could not have been a boy!" have one less mouth to feed." help he could. Every morning, he told her And when the new father entered the room, she must bring to the temple an offering But, alas! soon after the betrothal, the they hung back in awkward silence, with­ of fruit and flowers to Vishnu, and every young lad died with the fever, and poor, out one pleasant word to offer. But won­ week a kid of the goats for a blood sac­ innocent, little Mina. was left a widow. der dawned in their dark faces as they-saw rifice. How angry her father was then, and how the new joy in his face, and the tenderness cruelly he beat the little girl! "Can you In India every flower has its own mean­ with which he spoke of the little stranger. bring us nothing but evil?" he asked. And ing, and the flowers that this poor girl Truly, this was a wonderful God, this Jesus so began Mina's life of drudgery and de­ brought to lay upon the altar meant a who taught men to love the girl baby even spair which seemed to have no. ending but bleeding heart. She was so worried and as the boy. the grave. troubled that she became quite ill. Ah, if Little Dorothy grew and blossom'ed like she had known as you and I do, of the One day, when Dorothy was eight years a dainty flower; and it seemed but a very One who came to bind up the broken spirit, old, she was missed from her play on the short time until her golden head was bob­ and who could alone give her rest and steps of the bungalow. A servant had bing about from room to room, and her pardon! been watching, but had gone inside the bright blue eyes were peeping into every At last she happened to pass a beggar in house for a moment, and, for the first time nook and corner. Always sunny and smil­ the street. You would have thought he in her life, the little girl had slipped away. ing, she lived in a happy world of her own, was a strange looking beggar, with his tur­ Soon the servants and the anxious mother unconscious that anything was lacking in ban wound around with strings of beads, were hurrying to and fro in the village her life. She loved the dark-faced ser­ his ragged clothes, his pipe and his wooden streets, seeking the missing child. At last, vants with all her baby heart, and there bowl. She had never seen just such a beg­ with a cry of fear, the mother remembered was not one among them who did not gar before, and as she dropped a coin into the open village well, where most of the turn to smile upon her as she pattered by. his wooden bowl, she said almost as if peasants drew their water, and ran with thinking aloud, "Ah, if even you could As she grew older ard became more con­ desperate haste down the dusty street. And but tell me where I might find salvation.". scious of the heathen world about her, her there on the curb she caught the gleam of busy mind was full of many questionings. The beggar started. "I have heard that the little white dress and the glisten of word before," he said. "Mamma," she asked one day, "did you the golden curls she knew so well. Dorothy ever see those little girls in old, ugly dresses "Where?" she asked: "I am sick, and sat on the curb, gazing earnestly into the I am afraid I am going to die, and what who come by our house sometimes carry­ face of a little girl about her own age. ing heavy jars, and who seem so tired and will become of me?" This girl was dark and sad, clad in the The old man told her of a place where sad? Their faces almost make me cry dress that told her story too well, and when I see them." rice was given to the poor. leaned wearily upon her heavy earthen "I have it here," he said, "and they tell "They are little widows, dear," said her jar. What a contrast they were, her own of Jesus Christ who can give salvation." mother; "girls who were promised to some bright, happy child and this dull, sad faced "He must be the one I want; take me to men for their wives, but the men died, and Hindu child! Him," she urged. so people think that God is angry with How Dorothy had begun it her mother "I do not know where Jesus Christ lives," these poor innocent children. And so, all never knew, but she was 'telling, in childish answered the. beggar, "but I can tell you the rest of their lives, they must wear mean fashion, the old, old story of Jesus of of a man who does know;" and he told clothes and do the roughest work and lead Nazareth, His goodness and love for one her of a Brahman who had given up his very hard, unhappy lives. They were going and all; and as she talked, the dark face gods and was now a teacher of a new re­ to the well for water when you saw them beside her brightened with new interest. ligion. pass." "I feel so sorry for you," she went on, Weak and ill as she was, the Hindu girl "O, I am so sorry for them!" said Dor­ gently, "when I see you pass our house so started on her journey that very evening. othy, her blue eyes filling; "can't we tell worn and sad. Don't you want to love She went from house to house inquiring, them about Jesus, and teach their papas Jesus, too, and let Hiai help you every "Where is the man who will tell me where and mamas not to believe such awful day?" to find Jesus Christ?" things? "We are trying, dear child," said "And a little child shall lead them," mur­ No one knew, until she was about to the mother, gently, "but when people have mured the mother to herself. And, sure give it up, she was shown the house she ouch things for a long, long time, it enough, it was God's' will that Mina should sought, and met the teacher on the ver­ : s very hard to make them see a bet­ be the first jewel in little Dorothy's crown, anda. She burst into tears as she cried: ter way. But God is with us, and —Junior Builders, "Are you the one who can lead me to Jesus ? i6 EVANGELICAL VISITOR. September 23, 191s

Oh, take me to Him; for I am going to fateful apathy, and security, the ma- was a great comfort to her as in later • die, and what shall I do if I die without years she had lost her eyesight. During of that travail for souls, that passion, her last sickness in her conscious intervals salvation ? that intercession, those tears, which she always rejoiced when the things of The good man took her into the house God were mentioned. Funeral services and heard her sorrowful story. are the essential conditions of soul- were held Sept. 5, 2 P. M. at her late "Now." she cried, "you know all, and winning. Let us ask the Vinedresser residence conducted by Bro. Orville B. Ulery. Text John . 17: 3. Interment in where Jesus is, and I cannot wait longer to prune his "choice vine," and make Medway cemetery. to see Him." the root to send forth tides of life! And how do you think the teacher led —Selected. NYSEWANDER—Nancy, widow of her to the Savior, who she hoped was David Nysewander, and daughter of John waiting for her in that very house? and Elizabeth Ulery, horn in Franklin coun­ He knelt down beside her, and besought MARRIAGES. ty, Pa., Aug. 16, 1822, died near Osborn, the dear Lord to open her e/es that she Ohio, Sept. 1, 1912, aged 90 years, 15 days. Deceased removed with her parents and might see and believe in Him, Who was BROSLY—CASLOW—On Aug. 18, 1912, other relatives from Pennsylvania to Ohio ready to give the salvation that she longed, at the home of the officiating minister Bish. hi. B. Hoffer near Mt. Joy, Pa., there oc­ in 1840, and, excerpting seven years resi­ and as he prayed the truth was revealed. curred the marriage of John W. Brosly dence in Champaign county, lived in Clark By faith she saw the Son of God and the of Milton Grove, Pa., and Miss Katie county, since. She was married to David Shepherd, Who for so long had sought Caslow of Elizabethtown, Pa. Nysewander, Aug. 9, 1846, To them were born eight children, all living. They are A. His child, folded her to His bosom, and O. John, and Daniel Nysewander of New she was at rest. Carlisle, Ohio; D. J. Nysewander, Toledo, It mattered little now whether life or OBITUARIES. Ohio; B. F. Nysewander Chicago, 111.; death were her portion. She had found Joseph and Dr.C.Nysewander, Des Moines; HOFFER.—Bro. John H. Son of Bro­ Jesus, forgiveness and peace, and hence­ Mrs. E. N. Furay, Osborn, Ohio. During ther and Sister Allen B. Hoffer, was born the years of her later life she was tenderly forth all things were hers.—Mission Day- Jan. 22, 1895 and died at the home of his cared for by her only daughter. There are spring. Selected by E. B. Musser. parents near Old Line, Pa., Aug. 31, 1912, fifteen grand children and eight great grand *-»-• aged 17 years 7 months, and 9 days. De­ children. She was converted at the age of ceased was converted when about twelve thirteen, and through all the 77 years of AN EMPTY VINE. years old and received into the church. He her Christian life gave a good testimony. was of a quiet disposition, and a consis­ Joined the Brethren in Christ church soon Alas, of how many churches to-day tent young brother, leaving his parents and after conversion. Was a member of the two sisters and four brothers to morn their may this sentence be uttered: "They Mennonite Brethren in Christ at the time loss, hoping their loss is his eternal gain. of her decease. Services at the house by bear no fruit!" The annual additions Services were held at the Mastersonville Rev. J. M. Bennett of the Osborn M. E. to our church rolls are barely suf-! M. H., conducted by the home brethren. church. Funeral services at the Brethren Text, Isaiah 57; 1,2. Interment in adjoin­ church. New Carlisle, Sept. 3. Sermon by fkient to balance our losses, and are ing cemetery. Elder Andrew Good—assisted by elders not adequate to keep pace with the; Wm. Moore and David Leatherman, the ZOOK.—Sister Mary M. Zook, nee later of the Brethren Church, from Rev. constant increase of our population-' Hoover, was born June 26, 1851, died May 14: 13. Additions to our communicant rolls 11, 1912 aged 61 years, 6 months and 25 days. Sister Zook died at the home of her Mother, shall we meet, there, are made from the godly families of son-in-law, Amos Sollenberger of Green- In that home, sweet home? our people, or the ranks of the Sun­ village, Franklin county, Pa. She was a And each other greet where widow for a number of years and lived on Sorrow is unknown? day-school ; but speaking generally, the old John Zook homestead where her son Yes, I want to meet you day-school; but speaking generally, David Zook now resides. She was afflicted With the purified; there is a serious decline in conver­ for the last number of years with paralysis And be there to greet you and not able to help herself. Her daughter, On the other side. sions from the world. Never wej-e Prudence, tenderly cared for, and waited our ministers better educated, nor ojir on, her during these ye,ars. She was a DRIVER.—Mary J. Driver was born in faithful Christian, a member of the Breth­ Dauphin county, Pa., Dec. 14, 1831. Many churches better equipped, but the fisp- ren in Christ for many years. Funeral years ago she came to Ohio, where she ing-'boats are out all night in vain, service and buriel took place at the Pleasant. spent the remaining- portion of "her days. Hill M. H. On Feb. 14, 1861, she was united in mar­ for the fishers catch nothing. riage to Jacob S. Driver. To them were Partly, the spirit of the age is a- GRINDER.—Sister Sarah, wife of Bro. born three sons and two daughters. Two Henry N. Ginder of Manheim, Pa., was preceded their parents to the spirit world, gainst us. The masses are better off born June 2, 1835, and died at Manheim, Mary Mina on Jan. 12 1881, Daniel Edward , than they used to be, more given ,to Aug. 29, 1912, aged 7% years, 2 months, and on Feb. 21, 1881, leaving two sons and one 27 days. She was converted when young daughter yet living, William H. of Des. pleasure, more exhausted with the and united with the Brethren in Christ, and Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Stuts heavy demands of this rushing age, was always an earnest and consistent sis­ of Phillipsburg, O., and Lewis E., of Union, and more skeptical of the value of ter and one whose example it is safe to O., four grand children, five great grand follow. She is survived by her husband children and a host of friends and rela­ •true godliness. What with the wiar and ten children, all living, and all members tives to mourn her departure, which we of the sects, the rival'claims of the of the Brethren; four sons and six daugh­ trust is her eternal gain. In 1867 Sister ters; also forty-one grand children and Driver with her husband accepted Christ churches, the "heat of recent struggles five great grand children. Funeral was as their Savior and united with the church and controversies, there is little won­ held *at the Mastersonville church, con­ known as the River Brethren, and lived ducted by the home brethren. Text, Isaiah a devoted conscientious Christian life, in der that men are less moved than 3: 10,11. Interment in adjoining cemetery. harmony with the teaching and religious formerly by the appeals of Christ: life of the church of those earlier days. She will be missed in the church and com­ There are reasons also on the part KAUFFMAN.—Susanna Mitman " was born May 31, 1827. near Dover, York coun­ munity. Her good traits of character are of our ministers. The extension of ty, Pa., died at her home in Osborne, O., remembered by all. She departed this life at the home of her daughter in Phillips­ church machinery, the increasing Sept. 2, 1812, aged 85 years 3 months and 2 days. On Feb. 8. 1849, she was united burg, O., on Sept. 5, 1912, at the ripe age multiplication of social agencies,- the in marriage to John Kauffman, to which of 80 years, 8 months, and 21 days. Thus there is again removed from our midst broad-views of truth now promulgat­ union were born nine children of whom four little boys died in childhood, and a a "waymark" of the earlier days of Chris­ ed, the clash of arms, the motor-rate daughter passed away in 1903. Her hus­ tian simplicity. What shall be the result or .who shall be responsible if we heed not of the world's life—are all hostile to band, two sons, two daughters, and four grandchildren survive her. At the age- of the words of the Prophet ( Jer. 6: 16) that conccentration of purpose, that sixteen years she united with the Reformed "Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, absortion in doing one thing, that in­ church but later in life God wonderfully dealt with her soul, and 'she frequently and walk therein, and ye shall find rest tensity of spiritual passion, which are testified with joy as to how she had been for your souls." Funeral services were held at the Highland M. H. on the 8th., the chief requisites of a soul-saving born of the Spirit, and received the witness of the Spirit to her acceptance with God. conducted by Bro. W. H. Boyer assisted ministry. She then was led to unite with the Breth­ by Bro Harvey Miller. Text, II Sam 14: 14. The remains were laid, to rest by the The church is not filled with pray­ ren in Christ, which fellowship she en­ joyed up to the time of her death. She side of her companion in the adjoining erful expectancy. We do not expect was a great lover of God's word, having cemetery in the hope of a blessed immor­ God to do great things. Wrapped in committed much of it to memory, which tality—to await the resurrection morning.