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a 0 a a Mottbnt~ Q 0 0 0 @randing rx 3juabreb milefi fur "8 @liittps~nf @illt"...... 2 Whom Has the Lord Chosen? ...... 2 QButplilrrittgnf tlt~Bpirif iit Nisurag~ta...... 5 After Four of Dearth ...... 5 prefisurp of Bewe1 flaking ...... 6 allp aPnpra[ alrultril...... 10 NdfPfi ...... 12 After Nine Years...... 12 Stone Church Visitors ...... 12 Missionary Report...... 12 @lnnferpnre nf #ienterusfal i%Iisfiinuaries-3 Missionary Rest Home...... 14 Proper Housing ...... 1:L Attitude of Missionary on Field ...... 15 Value of Native Worker...... 16 Resolutions Adopted ...... -17 a Bay uf $irPtiolts ~pmOriPs 18 safe apturn BPrusa[em ...... 20 Ninety Days Thru the War Zone ...... 20

I EARNESTLYCONTENDING FOR THE FAITHONCE FOR ALL DELIVEREDTO TIIE SAINTS I Whom Has the Lord Chosen to Carry His Message? I I. 11. (:ox, Zio11 City, 111. in tl~cM,issio~~ar~ Conlcrcncc.

1-11s morning, beloved, there are and we warn him not cl his wicked way, to save four delinite facts that face us. liis life, and the wicked man die in his iniquity, 'I'he first is the imperative com- his hlood will bc required at our hands. mand that everybody should hear 'J'he tllought given us is that the pres- tlie (hpel of tlie Lord Jesus ent staff of missionaries is inadequate to cope Christ. 'I'he second is the ina- with the tremendous need that lies before us. bility oi the prcsent staff of mis- We look at India with her 315,ooo,ooo peoljlc sionaries to cope with the great groping in darkness. How few liave ever had nee& beyond. 'I'lie third is tlie definite lack of the full Gospel ! Thocsands of.men wlm have sl)iritual sul)l)lication for those that are upon gone forth liave not 1)reached the Gospel. God the field, and the last is the real lack of system- poured out Ijis Spirit in these last days because atic giving unto God fo: the sak.e of evangelizing Ile wanted to get people to preach the very same the world. We liave Ixard enough on tlie first Gospel that t.he apostles preached. The people ~~ointto know that it i.s imperative for us to obey are looking for such a Gospel today. I was read- the command of ,the Lord Jesus to go if the ing The Bombay Guardian, a prom)inent paper lieatlien are to get the Gospel. In tlie tenth chap- printed in India, some ago, and as I read ter of 12omans beginning at the thirteenth verse, it solemnized my heart. 7'hcre are hundreds of we read, "Wllosoever shall call ulwn the name universities in India that have been built up on of the Lord sliall be saved. How then sliall they missionary moncy under the different denomi- call on IIim in whom they have not believed? nations, and there 'arc vast provinces in India anti llow sl~allthey belicve in lIim of whom they ,that have never been touched with the Gospel, ]lave not heard? and how shall they hear witl~out millions of people without a missionary, but a preacher? And how sliall they preach, except from the South to the North, and tlie East to the tlley be sent?" These are four weighty ques- \/\'est, with all their miversities, with all their tiolis for you and me to answer. I think it was educational facilities, their titled men and wo- S. I). Gordon who wrote this little vision of a men, they cannot find one out of a thousand in certain person who went to the pearly gates a that believes on the Lord Jesus Christ as wlicre he met the Angel Gabriel antl entered into the Savior. 'he only figures they, can give is conversation with Iiini. The angel said, "The on an average of one every two years. It means 1,ortl Jesus has become the Savior of the world; we have missed the true message of God, and it He .has gone to Calvary's cross, He has paid the also means having our foreign lands saturated, . debt and 13;s blood lias been poured out." "Yes, not with "this Gospel" but with another, and let we realize IIc is the Savior, hut will you tell me him that giveth any other Gospel than this be ac- whom has tlic I.ord left on the earth to give rursetl. There is the great province of Katlii- forth the message Jcsus Christ has wrought out war, where I trust the Lord will allow me to join on Calvary?" And thc angel turned to the man our 13rother Schoonmaker in evangelizing in I-Iis \l~llowas asking tlie question and pointed down time. Tt is a province of nearly three millions to Mount Olivet wllcrc that body had met to- of people, and no,real missionary there to preach gether to sec the 1,ord ascending to heaven, and the Gospel. As I was in Malkapur under the said, "Tliose lias Jesus Christ commanded to Christian & Missionary Alliance, I remember give the message." As the angel finished his how I felt as I wandered through the great Ta- wortls the man began to think a antl luka district with its hundreds of villages, my Illen turning to the angel, said, "And supposing tongue cleaving to the roof of my mouth for the they fail?" The angel answered, "God has made want of ,a drink of water. 1st took me three years no other provision," and that is true today. The to cover it, and yet I could not cover it with the only provision that God has made for the heath- Gospel. I would go on and on and have to turn en to get the Gospel is through men and women Imck on account of the heat and the rains and who liave Ixcn saved and baptized in the 1Ioly do missionary work at home, but that meant Ghost, and if you and I fail in our part we ,have that some of tllose villagcs in each district got to give an account to God; as He says in Ilzekiel, tlic Gosl~elonly once in three years. As T looked that if tlic wiclwd man is condemned to death, over that vast, uncovered territory I used to say, 2 "Oh God, how long will they sit at home and re- I told you about the !errihle sins of childhood fuse to bring the message of salvation to this and womanhood of Tndia, but this morning I lost world!" I remember one after preach- want you to rcalizc that ahove all the terrible ing until I was exhausted, one of the men came sins that are going an in tllcse foreign lands up to me and said, "110 you know, Sahib, there sllines the cross of JCSI~S.'l'he Man of Calvary are a lot of people sitting before you; (there is saying to ynu and to me, "If you love me, were more than in this audience today) and out keep rnJr commandments." "Go ye into all the on the roadside, did you see those people?" worlil and prcach the (;ospel to every creature." "Yes, I have 'been preaching to them." "l3ut," 1 don't know whether you have ever read T2ishop he said, "you don't realize the situation. They Tho1)urn's l)oolc or not, but he tells of how he are convicted by your message, they want the was going along the roadside one day and he saw Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, they want to be there was something peculiar happening and as saved, but how can they be saved w~ithouthear- Ile drew nearer he said he wished he might nev- ing more of the Gospel. They are like children, er have gazed on such a sight. There were men they cannot read or write. If they leave their who were trying to gain the place of non-exist- idols, they will have to sit in darkness and igno- ence,. trying to gain favor with the gods, and rance until you return next year. How can you through the muscles of their naked arms spikes expect them to be savec! with the one message?" we& being driven, through the muscles of their I would like to see the men and women in civil- chest were these terribie spikes, and spikes were ized America who will live on one message a driven through their tongues, and under their year without reading the Eible. There was the feet were wooden spikes. They had traveled cry. I said, "My brother, I cannot stay here ali thousands of miles in the blazing sun, and men the time, there are others like you. I want to were fanning them and throwing water on them ; give at least one chance for every man and wo- they were going to a certain temple a:ld if the\, man in this Taluka conntry to hear the Gospel," reached that temple they would gain the favor and I had to pass on to other places. Oh be- of the gods. When men are willing to suffer loved, we are inadequate to meet the need on such torture in their ignorance to gain the favor the field! of the gods, what will we do to give this Gospel I remember going through the thick jungle to every creature? one day, and as I passed on and on through the A missionary going out on his itinerary met a jungle I thought we would never get to another poor creature going a!ong the road. She was place, but some one told me that in the thick of falling on her hands and knees. He saw that that brush there was a little village of fifty peo- her hands and knees were bleeding, and h(x ple and I was determined that those people should asked her where she was going. She said, "I am get the Gospel. Sudtlenly we came to a little going to such-and-such a temple," and she told patch that was cleared, about an acre of ground him the village from which she had come. He and there I saw a few huts built. I saw the wo- said that poor woman had traveled nearly a hun- men and men and cattle and everything else dred miles in that condition. He asked her, gathered in those little huts, where they ea't and "IVl~atare you going for?" and she answered. live and sleep. called them out, and as they I "To get a glimpse of Him." Oh beloved, she always obey the white man, they came. I told might have stayed in her own village and heard them we had a sweet story to tell them. We sat there and talked to them about Jesus for quite a the Gospel of Jesus Christ through you or me, long time, and while the message was being giv- teen saved of that sufl'ering, and had eternal life en I saw a young man of twenty-two putting his in her soul! May you realize this morning that hand to his ear every time we would say "Jesus." it is impossil)le for the staff of mission- When we got through he came up and said, aries to copc with the ciire need out there. Look "Won't you tell me that name again, please?" at the great l)rovince of Tkngal and of Nepal V'e told him and he tried to say it in his own M,itllOUtmissionaries to meet the need. I think language. J said it over to him about fourteen there is one missionary to one huntlrctl and and all of a sudden he said, "Yam, I have twenty tilousand people, and how could it now." He had never heard the name hefore. you espcct them to get the Gospel. You Oh it pays to go thousands of miles to give the can go to Africa, the trcmcntlous coun- Gospel ! try of Cl~ina with all its possil~ilities, thc I'd make you almost ashamed this morning if Islands of the Sea and find the same great need. 3 Here we sit at home with five hundred or a thou- stayed until two o' in bhe morning. A few sand, yea more than that number of ministers afterward a message came from the in the United States. I was talking one day to homeland. One of my mothers in the faith a home-base man, and when I got through he wrote, "My boy, I wonder what has been the said, "I thank God that the world is the Lord's matter with you. Of late I have bcen under harvest field." In speaking that day I said I such a terrific burden I have had to pray for tlzanked God that the Lord's harvest field is the you, but the burden lifted before I wrote the world, but I would to God that the ministers letter." might be equally divided in the world. If that I'he story is told of one of our dear mission- could be done today wc would very soon have aries who got down under terrible fever. This the world evangelized. I am ready to go back Imor woman was broken down nervously on to India now. I am doing a little work in Zion account of the strain of teaching, and then dis- City at present, but when Jesus says the word c~uragenientcrept over her. She had a class of they will have to excuse me at a morneot's three girl5 who laughed and giggled every Sun- nolice. day as she taught :he Word to them. Try Then I would say further, that one of the as she would she couldn't see any change in greatest needs of this day is prayer. There is them, and in this broken down condition she such a lack of prayer for the missionaries these said, "I am going home. The Lord has never days. I have been in congregations and in pray- used me and He cannot use me now." On a er-meetings where I have never heard one in the Saturday evening thc Lord called upon a man audience pray for the missionaries, but they to pray for that missionary. He would not never forgot to pray for the 'pastor. The devil is listen for a moment to the voice of the Spirit, trying very hard to hinder the Pentecostal peo- because of work to do. Suddenly the voice ple in prayer. I wonder how many here have came. "Go and pray for Miss So-and-so," and given fifteen a day to pray for the mis- again he put it away, but when it came the sionaries. I would be afraid to ask you to stand third time the man yielded and went to his up, but how can we expect God to work mightily room, when a bu-rden of prayer came upon him through men and women who are sacrificing and he wrestled in agony for that soul in India their lives in a land of demons without the and the class she was teaching. The mission- home-base at the back of them in mighty inter- ary went to her clas; Sunday morning with a cession. We need some people in the homeland shaking in her nerves and discouragement in her like Epaphras who labored fervently in prayer soul, sat before these girls with her I3ible, and for the saints. they laughed and giggled as usual. She opened While in India I rode along the road one day her I3ible and began to read the Word, and as on a bicycle, and as I heard a creak in the big she read she was conscious of a sthnge feeling wheel I jumped off to find what was the matter creeping over her. She was being revived in with it. It wasn't my wheel and I was quite her spirit, soul and body. She looked at her concerned ahout it I got back on it again but students and one was crying. All of a sudden kept looking back at the wheel to see the causc shc rushed U~Jand said, "Missis Sahib, I am such of the noise. As I was pusfhing along 1 was a great sinner." Then came the second and pitched off thc wheel on my head because of th~rtl,and all those three were born of God that some bamboo trees lying across the road. I day, and all three are Bible women now, preach lay there on the roadside unconscious for a ing the Gospel. Rut what if that man had failett while, when suddenly I got up on my feet antl that day? This is the thing that is coming home pushed myself home on the bicycle. When I to our hearts. Another man, our dear Brother reached home the people saw the seriousness of Moodie, untiringly journeyed here and there; the case, and I knew somebody was praying for every missionary on the field admired the spirit- me in the homeland. T began to vomit and fell, ual character oi that man, as he went about with and they saw that T had concussion of the Ili~heloved wife preaching the Gospel. After brain. 1 had fallen off my wheel right on the he had been on the field four years the terrible top of my head. Two came and prayed for rnr siege oi cholera appeared. nrother Moodie and at nine o'clock God touched my body antl went along and in the name of the Im-d prayed I was delivered. A trother was staying wit1 for the afflicted and laid hands upon them. They me and I told him to go to bed, saying the IAord were instantly healed, but as he went on and on had healed me, but he was so concerned he lie t~eganto grow weak in body. You know how it is, if any brother is endued with the Spir- his little bit of education. One year he made it everybody looks to him, until out of a lack up his mind he was goirig to earn enough through of wisdom, his own weakness overcomes him. the summer to have an easy time through school He knows he ought to stop before, but hasn't and he earned enough for this purpose, but the wisdom to do it. Presumably he was strick- some dear missionary came along before he en with cholera, and there he lay on the bed, went back to school and made a plea for the his wife on. another bed, unconscious. They mission field, and that dear young man in obedi- were expecting her to die any moment. Thert ence to the Spirit laid pall his earnings down were a lot of weak missionaries around him, and for the mission field, and went back to Nyack he said, lifting his hand with a broken heart, and earned his way through. D

3E General Council of the Assem- ings and regretted their lack of a proper under- Idies of God convened in St. Louis, standing of the body in the . Mo., Sept. 9-14 Besides the mis- Twenty Presbyters were elected *to cover the sionaries who were present from home field, and it was recommended that repre- nearly every continent, ministerial brethren came sentatives should be chosen from the foreign from all over the states, including New York field by missionaries on the field in their own on the East and California on the West. conference. .I very blessed spirit of unity and fellowship The matter of more precautions being taken in prevailed. as matters of importance to ministers. the ordination of trhe ministry was emphasized, their assemblies, missionary interests, and the also the great necessity of qualifying for such great work of evangelization through the an high and holy calling. The securing of rates preached word and the printed page, were dis- on the railroad should never be considered as a cussed from many angles. reason for granting credentials, but the great The unity of the body of Christ was empha- call of God and God backing up the call by hon- sized as the great theme that should fill our vis- oring the man and using him in the salvation of ion. Rrather Ihrr in the opening address on souls-this, backed up by a clean, godly life the Sunday laid down this mighty fundamental .only reason for performing the sacred rite of around which everything else should center. ordination. Some of the brethren who had stood aloof from ~llesolutionswere passed encouraging tmhe cir- prcvious Council meetings and from associating culation of good Lterature in this crisis hour of themselves with the General Council, expressed the world's 11istory;and the great care that themselves in hearty sympathy with the proceed- should be taken in recommending literature that would have no taint of heresy upon it. Light field, that property should not be owned by an was also turned upon the fact that a writer might individual missionary but by a Board of Trus- issue a book or tract which was perfectly safe tees on the field or by a responsible Body in the and sound, and yet be the author of t'hat which homeland, so that it could always be controlled was decidedly spurious, so that too great care for the Lord. Not only has the misisonary who cannot be taken to shield the innocent and unsus- holds property in his own name a legal right to pecting from poisonous literature which is flood- dispose of it and use the money, but if he be- ing our land today. comes unsound in doctrine, or, equally serious, Occasionally there was a little digression from backslidden in heart and life, the property is lost the business of the Council. Some spiritual for God. Instances of this character have oc- touches here and there brought a refreshing. curred which have brought reproach on the The imminency of the Coming of the Lord and work, and futdre measures will be taken, as the necessity of preaching it continually was far as possible, to prevent a repetition. made of paramount importance by Pastor Col- Qualifications for those lholding credentials lins. were discussed extensively but no new action was Raymond Richie, Houston, Texas, told of taken as these are all well covered in the Funda- how marvelously God opened the way for him mental\. to work among the soldiers in their camps; how All through the Council meeting those in con- He gave him favor in the eyes of the Y. M. C. trol were made very conscious of the guiding A. officials, the only gate by which it is possible hanJ of God throughout the sessions. When ari to enter the camps and do evangelistic work. The important step was being considered and a move assemblage was deeply moved as our young wntrrnplated which might militate against the brother told of the burden on his soul for the interests of God and t!~e good of the assemblies soldier who was leaving this land perhaps for- in general, invariably a check was felt, and pray- ever. "It may be too late," he said, "to wait un- er changed things. The fathers in the council til the soldier gets to France to seek to save his had often to remind thc younger brethren of the soul. The boat may be torpedoed and he be lost. danger lines of sectarianism in their zeal in con- Now is the time to get tracts and Gospels into tending for the truth and their fear of compro- their hands. Before I left Houston they came mise. to me begging me to hold two meetings for The evening services were evangelistic and also them. In our special revival meetings held re- devoted to missionary addresses, tshe music, soul- cently we had over three hundred soldier boys stirring and inspiring, and a spirit of worship on the outside of our building, and one Sunday per.mlled tl~eatmosphere. night, eight soldiers gave their hearts to God. A The Minutes of the General Council contain- truck load of officers came every night, and af- ing a full report of proceedings, also The - ter the meetings closed the way was opened for ly Evang~l,can be secured from The Gospel us to go into the camps." Brother Richie asks Publishing House, 283% Easton Ave., St. Louis, united prayer at twelve o'clock daily for the sol- Mo. dier boys in the home camps, in the trenches and FROMDIIATH TO LIFE. in the prison camps. If any one wishes to help A n A ~rtnhiorrraphl~b11 Anna W. Prosser. in this worthy work by contributing towards the The zifted nntl~orwho was reared in luxury. writes with a benutiful simplicity of her life, how, as she was purchase of Gospels and tracts for distribution, entering into "g:ly society" with plans for a "butterfly" he can communicate with the United Prayer and cnreer. she is suddenly stricken in body and. going Workers League, Houston, Texas. rlon7n into dwt11. is rnised up by God into life and health. Brother Leonard of Findlay, Ohio, spoke with Fro111the ti~~teot' her salvation and miraculous heal- deep feeling of the great need of sympathy for inr. h~rlife is filled with loving service for God and hnmnnity, heing wed in the snlvation and healing of the families that are bereft of their boys. He many. said it was a time for weeping rather than a Woven in with the story of her life is much helpful time to dance. Loyalty to the Government and tenching. As she portrays her own conflicts in an in- spiring way. prlssing through the various stages of eal- prayer for the President and the nation were vntion. I~enling,sanctification. dying to self. and her urged upon all the pastors and assemblies. Pentecostal experience. she opens up the scripture on dis- those subjects. and with tile illumination of the Holy One of the new missionary resolutions Spirit. enables the render to appropriate these bless- cussed in the Council was that of holding prop- ings. together with many minor lessons. We cannot erty on the foreign field. Experience has proved speak .too highly of this book; many say it is the best hool; tlrefl lrnve ever read. that when money has Ceen given by God's stew- Cloth and gold, 230 pages, Reduced to 7.5 cts. ards for the purchase of property on the foreign (3/21 Heavy paper cover, 40 otn. (1 /8). en land even with the best of comforts takes much grace, but to endure the privations which so many have done is nothing short of heroism. We ask our readers to pray and believe with us 3635 Michigan Avenue .. - - - - Chicago, Ill., U. S. A for a greater inflow of funds for this purpose. We will forward freely and promptly offerings Published Monthly on the Fifteenth by for any worthy missionary, or if left to our dis- The Evangel Publishing House cretion we will send where most greatly needed. %ub~triptioaltfrirp ¶TO ANY PART $1 .OO (4s-2d) per year in advance %tune @lptrsh Biaitnrs OF THE WORLD .50 (2s-Id) six in advance Recent Sundays in The Stone Church remind- To those wholly engaged in the work of the Lord ed us of Convention times. We had with us Seventy-five cents (3s-2d) per year in advance some of the delegates from the St. Louis Coun- 41 Special ratesto Assemblies ordering twelve or more copies. Write for terms. (11 Send drafts, express or money orders to cil and Missionary Conference, and were blessed The Evangel Publishing House. 41 Foreign Countries send inter- through the fellowship and ministry of our national money orders. Do not send personal checks unless 10 cents is added for exchange. brethren. We had with us during the past two q[ Gonternporuries wi~hinflto copy any article from weeks, Pastor A. P. Collins, Ft. Worth, Texas, this paper WAC kindly add "LA!l'l1EIZ RAIN Mr. and Mrs. Harold Needham, Los Angeles EVANGEL," Cl~icayo,U. S. 8. ._.._ Calif., J. R. Jamieson West Indies, Raymond 91 Entered as second-class matter, Apri! 8. 1909. at the Postoffice Richie, Houston, Texas, Herbert H. Cox, Zion Chicago, Illinois, under the ~ctof March 3, 1879. ------City, Lll., Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kauffman, en route qlA cross opposite this note means your subscription expire$ with to China, Frank Nicodem and Mr. and Mrs. his number. Niels Thompson, all to India. - .- en route The special ministry of IJastor John Coxe of Wilmington, Del., closed in blessing and power. I-IE greater part of this issue is devoted .to Sunday, Sept. 30jh. A large and appreciative T the Missionary Conference in which we audience was present at the three o'clock address were deeply interested. It seemed to us that our on TIIEB \T'TI.IS OP ARMAGEDDON.This address readers who have so faithfully contributed to- will be printed (D. V.) in the November issue of wards the evangelization ol foreign lands, The Evangel. Send for special numbers of this should know some things about missionary life issue to give to your unconverted friends. They ,that are not often talked about, and we trust it will scad this timely lecture, and cannot help but will give them a broader sympathy with the sac- be solemnized by it. rificing missionary and a desire to enter into his trials and lightcn his !~urdensby prayer and sub- fliminnnt;!~ Bepart stantial co-operation. The following is our Three Months' Report (July, Aug., Sept.) of monies sent in and dis- After Wine IJtars persed. If any of the missionaries have not re- As we enter upon the threshhold of the tenth ceived the amounts opposite theiy names, and year of the existence of The Evangel, we say will write us, we shall be glad to investigate the out of grateful hearts, "I-Iitherto hat11 the Lord matter. .heli>ed us." In the face of new and changing George M. Tielley, China ($18 for native events, crises days in the of nations and worker) ...... $ 120.3-1 individuals, we know not what a day will bring Mr. and Mrs. 1. S. Neeley, West Africa.. .. 120.00 A4 iss I3ernice Ixe, India...... 115.0(! forth, but we praise God that up to this time He Miss Bertha Meycr, South China...... 115.00 has given us the blessed privilege of sending the Ivan S. Kaufl:n;~n,for Cl~ina...... 100.00 Miss Carrie Anderson, South China...... 100.00 Gospel message to th,e ends of the earth, and A. Kok, China ($60 for native worker). .... 80.0': that through this min~strysouls are comforted, 13. S. Moore, Japan ...... 67.00 built up in faith and strengt,hened against thc C. W. Iloncy, for Egypt...... 60.57 Yliss blyrtle llailey, China...... 60.Cil evil days, ever becoming more intense. Our Miss listher Domkc, China...... 60.01) chief joy in connection with the paper is the me- Paul Van Valcn, India...... 60.00 dium it has been in transmitting funds to the PI. J. Johns, I-lo~iolulu ...... 6O,.OO 11. I,. I.awlcr, China...... 60.00 foreign field. To be able to hold up the hands W. It. Willia~nson,South China...... 56.51 of &d7s servants'in heathen lands is a blessed Mrs. Julia Richardson, Congo...... 55.25 privi1eg.e. Our only regret has been ,that we have C. W. I,ongstrcth, West Africa...... 55.00 Titnothy I). IJrshan, Persia...... 53.75 not had more to send so that our missionaries I'andita lialnal,ai, India ...... 53.0G might have a few comforts. To live in a heath- b1 iss Florcnce Burpee, Tentiesscc Mts...... 50.CO Wm. I$. Johnson, West Africa...... bliss Anua I-Jeln~brecht,India ...... Mrs. Nettie D. Nichols, for China...... Adolph Wicnelce, China ...... Miss hlargaret Piper, Japan...... It. S. McBritle, South America...... Robert F. Cook, India...... I!artIiolon~cw Dean, India ...... Miss Josephine Cohlj, China...... 1-1. E. Hansen, China ...... L. hi. Anglin, China...... Miss Altnyra Aston, India ...... Miss Sarah IZugler, China ($19 for native Niels Thompson, for India...... worker) ...... Harry 1'. Uowlcy, West Africa...... Lloyd Cramer, China...... Miss Lydia Hofer, China...... Clarence Johtls, Honolulu...... John M. I'erkins, West Africa...... James Harvey, for India...... Miss Ethel IZinx, India...... Miss Mary Chapman, India...... Miss Margaret Clark, India...... C. F. Juergenson, Japan ...... Miss 13. Jones, India...... Miss Alice Wood, South America...... Miss Mac Aikenheatl, China...... Miss Lillian Trasl?er, Egypt ...... Miss Martha tlisey, West Africa...... Frank Gray, Japan ...... Albert Norton, India ...... Miss C. B. Herron, India...... John ~James,China ...... B. A. Schoeneich, Central America...... Frank Nicodern, for India ...... Viss Jennie Kirkland, India...... II. McLean, for China ...... John Norton, India ...... M. Sisson & E. Tliorpe, for South Africa.. . Mrs. Lillian Denney, India...... J. M. I.. Harrow, Wcst Africa...... E. A. Blocher, West Africa...... H. hf. Turney, Africa...... Miss Mary McDonald, for India...... Total ...... $2,624.67 Miss Christine McLeod, India ...... Total sent out this year...... $8,094.16

HERE was a hearty response to for the discussion of practical missionary prob- the call for this, the first General lems, and any thought of legislation in connec- Conference of Pentecostal mis- tion with the Council was entirely foreign to sionarizs and home-base friends the call, although if the body saw fit they might who are deeply interested in mis- make recommendations and suggestions for the sionary activities. Council to act upon at some time. The returning and outgoing While for the sake of convenience we use missionaries, some setting their the terms "home" and "foreign" work, yet the faces towards their fields for the Conference looked upon the world as the great first time, were as follows: harvest field, and kept before them continually IWDIiZ-C. H. Schoontnalccr, Miss Pannie Simp- that we were co-workers together-the mission- son. lierl~ert13. Cox, Miss S. E. Easton, 14iss Laura aries' burdens ours, our interests theirs. While Radford, A. I. .Garrison, Mrs. S. K. Chcstcr, H. :I. we recogni~e that each one who is called of Tinlrud, Mrs. I<. A. 'I'imrud. God can do his best work only by con- CllIXA-MI-s. Nettie D. Nichols, Miss Ethcl centrating in the field to which he is called, yet Wel)l,, Ivan S. I

Ninety Days Thro' the War Zone Amid Peril and Hardship Miss A. Elizalxfh Brown, 1101 Davis Avc., N. S. Pittsburg, I'a. BOUT the time of the break of going most of the night, but when we awakened diplomatic relations between Tur- in the morning we sighted Caesarea (Acts 23 :33) key and U. S. A. in accordance only a few miles from Jaffa. Our coach was at- with the urgent advice of Jamal tached to a freight train and we had spent a lot Pasha, the military chief of of time shifting back and forth. southern Turkey, the American The R. R. from Jaffa to Ramleh has been Consul, who of course, with his destroyed (also from Haifa, further north on wife and staff was leaving Tur- the coast, to 'Afooley, near Nazareth) and the key, strongly advised me to prepare to leave Jer- material used to help in working the new R. R. usalem and come home as soon as possible. which joins the old Haifa-Damascus road at About nine months previous, while visiting the 'Afooley, and running soubh from that point to sick and needy, I had contracted the fever then Beer Sheba, joining the Jerusalem Road at prevalent (seemingly a mixture of typhus with Wadie Serar, near Lydda. malaria) and while I had recovered, yet strength We traveled steadily, if not rapidly (for the and vigor did not return. Alas, because of the engines, fired by wood, had to stop frequently war conditions, our Sunday School, Women's to get up steam), on through the plains of Sha- Bible Class, village work and even much visit- ron and Esdraelon, reaching 'Afooley about 3 ing among the people could not be continued. p. m. Here the consular agent from Haifa with So, all considered, it seemed best to "obey the his family, eight in all, joined us. Let me say powers that be" and I accordingly broke up our here, that trains in Turkey furnish no sleeping house and prepared to return, God having pro- or chair cars, no toilet accommodations, and no vided homes for my clear girls, and so wondrous- water. If there were only five of us through the ly provided too for the expenses of the way. So night in a compartment which seated six or eight on the 15th, in company with three ladies of the persons, we thought aurselves most fortunate, C. M. A., the consul, his wife and staff, I board- and would make ourselves as comfortable as ed the train in Jerusalem at 3 p. m. We were possible with our rugs and pillows, two on each instructed to take with us beside trunk and suit- seat, and one on the floor, between the seats. case, rugs and pillows, food for at least two or Oftentimes a few spoonsful from our precious three wceks and a large bottle for drinking bottles of water, poured over one corner of our water, and came away with heavy hearts for wash-cloths, sufficed for our morning bath; and those left behind in the,sad conditions existing if, perchance, the train stopped a few minutes there. Our train startcd about 5 p. m. and kept near a spring or little stream, how we did enjoy the luxury of a splash for our faces and hands! leadership of the party, and accompanied by our From 'Afoolcy we journey east, crossing the guard, a uniforn~ed police, we left Aleppo, a Jordan at the south end of the Sea of Galilee party of about forty-five, including two babies about 8p. m. and in the morning found ourselve:, and ten other children. About noon we reached in t.he beautiful valley of the Yarmuk. Then Islahie, at the foot of the Amanus Mountains. still eastward to El Mizeirib, where we joined Being Americans, with whose country diplomatic the Hejaz R. R. which runs from Damascus to relations were ,broken off, really, honored pris- IVlecca. Here we turned north, passing through oners, we were not permitted to go by train the Hauran (Gen. 11 :31, 32), the land of through the tunnels under the mountains, which Rashan, on to Damascus, arriving there about would have taken four or five hours, but we were 9 p. m. Thursday; May 27, having spent fifty- obliged to go over the mountains, in little road two hours in a journey that should have taken wagons and carts. These wagons had no seats, about eighteen. When we went to claim our but we sat on our rugs, spread out to cushio~l baggage, we found it had been cut off and left the wagon beds a bit, our heads nearly touching behind, but it came about four days later. Fri- the top. Two persons could have made them- day morning we hunted up Mr. and Mrs. Forder. selves fairly comfortable; but the space had to Found them, although prisoners of war, living be divided, in some cases, among five or six, in- quietly and comfortably in their "own hired cluding the driver. In these we jogged along house." They have the liberty of the city and for seventeen hours with a rest of only about Jamal Pasha has given orders that they are not two in the middle of the night at Hassan Baley, to be in any way molested. Brother Forder once a prosperous missionary station, but now showed us the sights of the city, the most in- alas, devastated, with also the surrounding vil- teresting to me being its beautiful verdure and lages, in the Armenian atrocities. the old mosque, in all likelihood, originally the After leaving Hassan Raley, going down the "house of Rimmon" (2 Kings 5 :18) In it is a mountain, our drivers lost the way as it was very tomb said to be that of the head of John the dark and sometimes we got into very deep ruts; Baptist, and over its portal is the text inscribed but we claimed the protection of Him who had in Greek, "Thy kingdom, 0 Christ, is an ever- promised to "keep the feet of His saints" and lasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth He brought us safely through. Some of us had through all generations." (Ps. 145 :13.) We an uncomfortable feeling that perhaps the losing . ' had expected to remain here two days but the of the way was not accidental on the part of the trains were so busy ~~ifhmilitary operations that drivers, and that mayhe foul play awaited us; our stay was prolonged to five. On Tuesday. hut the party plodded on through the darkness May 22, at 7 p. m., we badegood-bye to this, the and about 7 :30 Monday morning we arrived at oldest city .in the world. Marmora, the station on the west side of the The railroad follows the 'beautiful valley of tunnels. We were glad to get out of our cramp- the Abana (2 Icings :12) to Fi.gee, the large, ed corners of the wagons, hut found we would ice-cold spring which gushes out here from have to wait till evening for a train. There was among the rocks and forms the 'head of the no p!ace 6f shelter open to us so we had to fol- river. Then on to the northeast, skirting, the low the shades around a station building; and next day, the old ruins of the temple of Raal- you can judge how hot it was, when a sperm beck, through I-Iamath (Num. 34 :8) reachiny candle in my valise left in the sun part of the Aleppo (probably ancient Arpad (2 Icings day, was melted, the underclothing packed beside 18:34), the next morning, May 24. Here is an it absorbing the most of it. How glad we were old citadel with its ancient moat and causeway, at 6 p. m. to hoard train again for Adana, which said to belong to Hittite times. At this place we we reached about IJ p. m. Here we were told found a large party of missionaries and teachers at first we might not leave the train, but another from Beirut, Aintab, and other places in Tur- official ordered "All out, for this train is going key, which we joined. The consul and his staff or." and we had no permission to proceed fur- were obliged to go on without us; and as soon the!-. as permission was given for men of military age Then, we with our I~aggage,food baskets and to leave the country, the party was augmented lmxes (not a small item for nearly fifty people). by other teachers from Beirut. Sunday, June 3, were landed between the tracks. One official our "wathikas" (permission to travel) were in forbade our going into the station, another for- the hands of Dr. Ward of the Syrian Protestant bade our remaining where we were. Our leader College of Beirut, who kindly undertook the begged of another official "What then may we do?" Finally permission was granted us to oc- I!ut the longest night must end in day, and cupy the second-class waiting room in the sta- after we had partaken of our morning repast tion, only large enough to accommodate our bag- from our lunch baskets, we were told to bring all gage and less than a rlo;.cn people. When this our baggage and present ourselves to be search- was seen by the official to be too small, 11c kindly etl. ICverything was opened, and our persons cxtendcd our borders to the outside of the plat- werc scarclled for gold coin, letters, books, etc., form (city entrance). We did not stop to con- etc., after which we were allowed to go to the sider dirt, vermin, stone floor, publicity nor any station waiting room. We left here by train at other of such minor objections, but with thank- S 11. m. and passing through Lystra and Derbe, ful hearts spread down our rugs and "laid us arrived in Konia (the Iconium of I'aul's timc) down and slept," glad for at least space enough at 9 a. m. of June 9. Here our guard was to stretch our cramped, aching limbs out to their changed, and each men~berof the party was pre- full length, our first opportunity since leaving sented in person to the new guard, consisting Aleppo. The next molrning the missionaries of two gendarms only. We were permitted to of the schools and hospitals of the American go to the hotel, but found that there were only Hoard brought us some good hot soup, eggs, cu- two free beds. These, we at once said, should cumbers, fruit, lebn (a scientifically soured be given to the mothers with the babies, and the milk), etc. Tlheir kindness stands out as a bright rest of us found plenty of room on the floors spot in our journey and will ever live in our of the dining-rooms, sitting-rooms, and balcony. memory. Konia is quite a thtifty little town, with elec- At 4 p. m. we again boarded a train arriving tric street cars, electric light, and a mixture of at Tarsus (Apostle Paul's home city) at 7 p. modern improvements and very ancient primi- m. Here permission had been secured for us to tiveness. We had a prayer service in the morn- go to Mrs. Christie's home. This dear saint ing, and in the afternoon went to see something (may God abundantly bless and reward her) of the town. Here is said to be the cheapest had learned of our con~inegand turned her home and best supplied part ~f the empire. It is to this into a dormito,ry. A hot supper, bath, and a section of the country that most of the prison- fresh, clean soft bed awaited each one of the ers of war arc taken, as well as those deported fifty travelers. The next morning, by the time from Jerusalem, Damascus and other centers we were up we found washerwomen at work on in Palestine and Syria. At 9 p, m. our train our soiled clothing and a good, hot breakfast rolled out of Konia, arriving at Pascha (part (our first sincc leaving Aleppo), awaited us. of Asiatic Constantinople) about 11 p. m. Tues- Then, such a good dinner, and at 3 :30 p. m.. day, June 12. Here we were locked in the sec. June 6, we were off again in wagons and carts; ond-class waiting-roem of the station, until the this time over the Tarsus Mountains, our road censor and the examining officers arrived the being the far-famed beautiful Salician Pass. rext morning. The process of examination was For this mountain journey we had full moon, concluded almut noon, after which we were free and a good road. We climbed all that night to cross the Bosphorus to the European and and until 2 p. m. the next day, with otily two or principal part of the old Ryzantine capital. We three halts to feed the horses. In the moonliglit were met at tjhe ferry by the Secretary of the we passed several snow-fields. Never will we American Hoard, who had arranged with the forget our race down the mountains! Our authorities of Robert College, the Girls' Ameri- wagons had no brakes, so the horses ran as fast can College and its Preparanda Dept., and the as they could, around sharp turns, over bridges, Bible House, to care for us. down the mountain side, reaching the railroad We supposed it would take us from five ta station at Rozanti about 4:30 p. m. where we eight days to attend to all the necessary formali- hoped to be allowed :o take the evening train. ties and secure our permits for travel through But no! the whole party with our baggage, our Austria, hut each day in answer to the inquiry guard of two policemen and ten soldiers, were of our leader, Dr. Ward, "Have you any news?" given a military shed for the night, which some we were answered by a "No," or an Arabic shrug of us named our Palace Royal. It was a large of the shoulders, which means so much to the wooden shed with earth floor, and when we initiated, or, "We hope permission will come spread down our rugs and laid us down for the on tomorrow's Balkan Express," was the un- night we found an innumerable host of flees. changed answer for almost five weeks. (2ucrie:i lice, mosquitos, etc., awaiting us, and they all lodged themselves in our minds: Were we really "got busy" to our great discomfort. interiicd and did not know it? We were com- 2 2 pelled to register promptly after our arrival, at I