La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 31, 1924, Image 7

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Newspaper Page Text5 Saturday, May 31, 1924. TTIF. LA CRANDFi EVENING OBSERVER PAGE S2VEH 1 Conditions In Other Countries Pictured ariANO RAriHH (AP) Coii-" dttiona In many count lien were Kraphlcally pictured in tho 67lu umiual report of the Presbyterian liuard of Foreign Missions which waa presenled to the Presbyterian General Assembly In si-HHlon In-n-. OutHtandlng puintn concerning each country In wlilcli t)iu Pres byterian board has niisaluiia uro tut follows: . Weal Africa: The mission fnees an overwhelming task In Kronen Cameroun ulone, with u field of Sft.uoo square miles, and only 05 mlMslonarles. Tho Frank James Industrial school bus nituto great progress in vocutional training. Active building operations are under way in most of the titutlous. Kvuiigvllsts ure ut work In many out posts, including n leper colony. Hchools for boys, girls und adults have been opened. China: General conditions wore not radically different from a year "Sell -It At Auction" MOON The Auctioneer 1213 V Avenue CITY OK COVXTKV WALKS La Graudit, Oretyou previous, and perhaps worse rath er than better, including anarchy, brigand ry and financial muddles. A fundamental factor in the Pres byUrlan board's study of the prob.' lem of iliiu is the new outlook of tho Chinese peoplo upon the outside world. Among the causes of the changed outlook are cited tho self desl ructivv. Internecine warfare of the while race; China's repudiation of obligations to Ger many and Austria; ; disgraceful lives of Ctiucuslon refugees In alt parts of China; the return of thou sands of Chinese students from American universities,' with twen tieth century philosophy; und China's Increased sense of her ca pacity to take u leading part In future world uf fairs, and her de termination to developlicr bound less resources for her own good rather than under foreign- exploit ation. The Presbyterian missions -in China are seeking to ameliorate1 poverty. Illiteracy, the narcotic 1 und other evils, progress is noted uguiust gambling, concubinage, fe male slavery and foutmnding. Tho American I'resbyterlan church has as.su med responsibility for evan gelising 3ti.U0U.Q0O persons In China. tKor this work it has .560 missionaries in eight organized missions and 35 stations, with W trained Christian Chinese co operating. There has been a great advance in evangelism, also In educutlon through the work of the missions. " Chosen. Korea: Floods, tidal waves und hurrlcunes devastated one-third of the country and mis- Pure Water ICE PHONE 334W G. C. HOPKINS 1108 Jefferson Ave. slonurles and business were coop erated in extensive relief work. In the face or resulting economic dif ficulties the I'resbyterlan missions have vigorously progressed along literary, educational, medical und evangelistic lines, notwithstanding the government cuused difficulty for a time by prohibiting Bible teaching and religious services In schools recognized by the govern ment, a condition which was later relieved by the persuasion of the missionaries; India:- The political situation Is stlJI seriously disturbed. Kvrry branch of missionary activity wus affected by the social and political ferment yet the I'resbyterlan board reports t he, at l ongest possible testimony to the readiness of the people of India to .listen tu Hie Gospel. Non-Chrlstlans are ac cessible us never before to Chris tian teaching and the attention of churches in America is called to the need of great Increase lit the lores of cvangeliKtlc workers. The political ferment has affected the educational branch of the work particularly. Tho board Is firm In the conviction that the teaching of the Hlble should not be abandoned despite government opposition. The Agricultural Institute of Allahabud continues to be a groat factor. t come to the front and a strong organization has beta effected i looking toward real prohibition. Great progress has been made with experimental farms ami the teaching of horticulture, agrlcul t ural engineering, dairying and animal husbandry and agronomy. From the Punjab it Is reported that a moss movement of Interest in Christianity Is going on In India today among high caste people. In hospitals and ' dispensaries the medical missionaries have car ried on a great work and have now begun to train native nurses. Japan: Tho board's report notes us, unfortunate that renewed evi dence of friendship between Japan und America, were disturbed b.v 'another outbreak of anti-Japanese. i prejudice In Ihe Culled mates in I connection with the Immigration , bill. I Missionary work In Japan con tinued to prnsppr. The wljjnKtetmt news was received that primary I schools In Toklo were now open to I Christian teaching. Never have ; opportunities In Japan been more .inviting. ; Marked restlessness is ! noted throughout tho country. I Japan Is recognized by the board as one of the grcut strategic mls 'slonury fields of the world. A spiritually regenerated Japan would mean much for the Fur Kast and for the whole world. The. Japa ' nese tell us that they need our co operation and we should give it to them In ample measure. I Persia: Tho board's missionaries i In Persia report Moslems them selves as expressing dissatisfaction with Islam? perslmmav prove to hold the key to the'solution of the Moslem problem, ono of tho great est and most difficult problems World Fliers Disabled at Corfu Mnjoi Stuart MacLaioii (i lclil), fcmloi f llio Urltlsh round t he-world lliylu. wliown Ktramlcii In Ihe Imrlior of Corfu where engine trouble forced rt lauiliiiK. ltlankets ami food were Uroimht lo then) by Colonel nnd Stephen 13. Lowe of St. Louis, Mo.. American Near Uaat itclief workors, Mm are shown .vlsitlus the airanUcd )lane. fuclnif llio Christian church totluy. Then- In Btlll Bomo pt-nipriitlon of Christ luns. Splendid work In bu inir dono by tho I'reabyterlun schools, Bi'ttlnir high HtunilnrdH In education, morals and rrMition. The hosiiltalH reiort an lllcrcuslim work, which, Iiowiivlt. Is still haimicrid by Ihe necessity of try ing to run "one-man" hospllttls. . West Persia missionaries aro re joleini,' that I'rmiii Is at liwt ukuIii open for work. The Christian ehureb has lierore It there an open door. thotiKh there are many hin drances, lievelopmenls lit Turkey have evidently Influenced Him political tactics in I run.ia. Ad vances tire b.litK made by Ibu I'resbyterlan board to recover I ho Kround losl at Ihe time r I bo t'nimlnu niHSSaeres. Jn TnbrlB it self evaniielisni and education ure nguin iiiukliiK pronress. The work of the iiiIhsIou In Mcspulumia advances. Much work Is being dono in the vlllaiies and petitions for services are coming rroni the mountain set tlements. Slum: The 1're.sbylerlan church In the fulled Slates Is utmost wholly responsible for Ihe work of foreign missions in the slrateKic center of lluchlhlsm. The l'rc.shv terian missions are pressing Chris tian education rrom the. primary grades up. The hospitals have saved inany lives during epidemics through the prompt use of scrum. Syria: As the reporl was being tomplctcd there was stal l ling news Hint the spiritual unity of the Moslem world had been dis rupted. It Is unlinuglnublu that Moslem unity can bo broken up without serious political and spir itual cunseiiueuces. Moslem dls ruptlon means lurger Christian freedom in spreudlug tho Oospel. A great spiritual revival Is evl- 28 YEARS AGO i l-a Grande Oazelle, May - J. I U6 J. W. Kcriber wua a visitor to I'nlon this week. ! Attorneys linn und lllndiiisn! wero In I'nlou Wednesday. I Mrs. J. 1J. Mathcson has re turned from a visit to roilland.' J. W, Knowies ret irned from visit to Baker county Wednes- day. , Jua. Heudershott of the Cove. In La Gruudo , " I .... Service Without Waste Folks do not buy a dozen kilowatt hours, of electricity and then have to throw part of them away because they are wilted or old. ; , There are no leftover or stale portions lo electric service. It is delivered fresh from the producer in fact instantaneously. An accurate measuring instrument, more accurate than a good watch, located right in your home or place of business, weighs out exactly what you want and rlo more. ( No need to order electric service and then wait hours for its delivery with the possibility of not getting what you or dered. Just snap the switch and take the exact amount thr.t you need. A fraction of a cent's worth or unlimited quantity. vVaste and wear attach to almost everything entering into our daily lives with the exception of public utility service. ..That is why such service takes so small a part of our living expense.- As compared with other essentials, the nominal cost of electric service is out of proportion to its real value. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Company fee att-cuMtt , - . "Always At Your Service" 4 r-.- warn 4 i a Hi .AjSnC?S- ' --'ill dejiced In acveral IVcsbytorlau missionary Ntatlons. Kducatlotiul work eonl inuen to kow. Tremen duoiily delicate dealing with Turkish officials have to be han dled by missionaries with diplo matic firmness und courtesy. Thn mission! have cooperated liberal ly In refugee work. In vurloun r phunaaes useful trodea ure beintr taiiwhl lo both boys and girls. Tho meitlcul work has been taxed by raring lor the health of larjfe. numbers of refuijoes, Armeiituim and Uroeku. riiillpplncs: Kvlls of denomlna- I lull 'I I I.. .1... 1're.sbyterlan r,lit.,,i ,.' hn UVoIilel In the Philippines. The Ireby lerian usMiKiimeiit Is uf the I.slaud of Luzon south of Manila and five Islands of tho Vlsuyes in tho south. Tin! aim of cooperative work among tho denominations has been lo develop a single united evangelical church for the Philip pines. Kchools are crowded. New churches In k roups are continually beini; formed. The shiKilsh anil prlmilivo currents of life have been enormously quickened und changed by American government Scourges of smallpox, cholera and plaK'te have been brought under control almost an complete us in the United States. Tho mission aries have provided hotels wheru liuudreiiH of si udeii tij have been brought under religious Influence. The new student general iou liH.t begun lo occupy places of leader ship and trust, , I .ill In America: Progress In proieHtunlism Is noted as - a re Milt of thu Presbyterian missions in Mexico, Omit emu la, Colombia, Venezuela, Itia.ll and Chile. Mex ; ieo re j tori s advance In cduculloiiHl 1 work. In the promotion of litera ture and publicity, und In tho be I ginning of pioneer service among uon -Spanish speaking Indians, of whom there are nearly 2, ou, tiot. The work In Vueelau has been as .signed exclusively to PrcsbytrrlunB. Christians have suffered persecu tion In many pluceH. A movement Is developing toward the unifica tion ii iid nattonallKHlloii uf all the I'rolesiaiil churches In Mexico ad Ihe I'nlted States will mean a new era of peace ami prosperity. The inn tenia In mission Is Ihe only I. at In American mission In which medical work Is carried on, including hospital and nurses' training school. Conversions re. suit from operations. The Guate mala illusion produces literature In bolh Spanish and Kngllsh. Protectant clean II ucss and Pru lesiuiil pra era have found t heir way into many homea In Colom bia. l;rail has been suffering , from the great strain of the "declara tion of national bankruptcy." The ear In religious affairs was narked by a wonderful openness on the part of Ihe people to the i all of llie (loHp-l. The only limit to ITnleHlant ieelopnient. Is the. lack of men to carry on Itio work. There havu been severe prosecu tions. proleHlant families which have I ii driven from I heir Iiohm-h are Mowing the Gospel In . new th-lds. Steps have been taken in Vem-. zuela toward denominational fel lowship to avoid overlapping and duplication of effort and expense. Progress in Chile Includes lb' pecurini) r permanent properly; for a Ideological seminary and In the eMt.ulilbdtment of u dlspeiiuary nt Santiago, Work In Kurope: Three-iur-ters or the piAteMtants of the con tinent r In tirore or bm distress. In the r'glons most tried, Prote hmt lnslitutlons are near collapne. Added lo tin- desl ruction or thureheM and the losing of phil anthropic work Is the barl rend ing story of famine. The lot of f It 1 1 children Is tragic. IJeyoud Ihe physleal d Is thu spiritual hunger. War hail bred a wave of mVHtiel.Hiu, with pagan rights, fire daneca and Incantations. Astrology and religious ranataeism hav- de. eloped. The prenbterlan board r.garda the nniple learning of Hie Gospel as the dtily cu-apif from I he bad pffeits or theae vgarieu. Th" ph-a of the work In Kurope In not only for money lojt ho ror tn-it adeiiufey I ruined lo sliepherd iMiiltltiid'H and Irnln Ihem In the way or Christ. The extent of the .firk i-iin mill- tin IU4UNIired bv lilt 1 money at the dlnposul of Ihe board- wan a visitor Wednesday. John W. llargraves has pur chased It. J. noddy's interest ill th First street nieut market. I Tho castbound passenger train Tuesday morning hud on board several Japanese who ulll be em ployed on the section ua thu Ore-j gun Short Line. j T. T. Cleer of Marlon count will address tho peoplo or I-ni Urande on tho political Issues of the day from a republican stand-! point tomorrow night. ! Born To J. K. llomlg and! wlfo, Wednesday. May s, a girt. I A bridge at Victoria, II. C.,' toppled over Monday earryiicj-j wlti H u loaded street car. Over OU persons were drouned. ' The Intelligence reached here I yesterday that W. HuIHiih bus been nppolnted general roadninr., j ter of Ihe O. It. &. N. linen to t suceed James l'eters, deceased. I His hendtiuurters will bo In thhc city. Mr. llollltiB hud been nctlm:: road master during the lou; I illness of the lute Incumbent' of ; the office, and his promotion Is cldeneo that his aervicen hav 1 been entirely sallsfaolory. Jl- came to town yesterday morn- ! Ing on business connected wllh! the new position. Pendleton Tribune. Johnny Wright, son of Mori Wright of Perry, as taken In charge by Countable Waldeit and will be. taken to Urn reform school. This young man does not seem to rcallau that it Is neces sary for a man to bo jiouesi in this day of the world and U was for the reusou that I hey hoped to change the course of tho young man's life that ho wuh taken to the reform school. - Olrs. J. it. l-'owle of Island City, succumbed to the dread disease pne imonhi Thursday morning. May 2H, IH'.-ii. after uu II In ens uf short duration. 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