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simple principles and purposes thus have rarely made direct public ap more it must impel us to act in a
adopted. These are” well under peals Tor money; believing i t "in Goddike way and give, for we are ~
M onmouth , O r .,
stood by those who were engaged jurious to steady growth,- nor have told that he loves a cheerful giver,
Jan. G, 1884.
JTo the Christian Woman Mission at the outset; but for the informa we felt the necessity of resorting to and certainly all things go to
tion of those who have come into such means to carry on the work on prove it, as he gives to us freely all
ary Society#
D ear S isters , —According to our the work since, I have a few words a limited scale or to sustain the so things we have and are. Then,
usual custom, we have met to-day to say. It has been said that the ciety and keep it alive, and thus perish luxury, ambition and every
. at the beginning of another year to church should carry on this and far have had a balance in the treas earthly interest if need be, for the
review the past; and I trust every similar work, that societies are un ury at the end of every year ; with accomplishment of* this object.
one will bear in mind that each necessary and unscriptural. We som^good accomplished during the Come what will, we cannot afford
year as it passes must furnish its will admit that the conversion of year. Now it seems to me we have to, we must not neglect this great
own lessons of encouragements or the world is indeed the work of the the members and the means to push work. Have we done what •wve
a dmonitions^--—^hw>F di nary church, intrusted ta he r by nur forw a rd t he w or k , with g r a t ae z a aL .couldJL.^Haxa^wfi made any great
events have taken place I believe in Master in the very last hour of his the coming year, and the time has sacrifices ? Are we not under any
the past year in our mission work, earthly existence; and if all who come for increased activity in the obligations to the Lord? Come,
except the ihcreased interest and call themselves by his name would missionary wfirk. We have men let us awake out of our sleep and
membership, and new auxiliaries join in it, then, indeed, would no and means to accomplish great good go to work in earnest for the Lord
being organized, which denotes suc- other organization be necessary ; in this State, if we can only get rid and his cause, my sisters, in this
gro wth in. QU£^exjary.-JULv butjUiisJs, not
M rs . A. M. B edwell .
dertaking in the Master’s cause, for different, some undecided; mean more zeal infused into the hearts oi
which blessings our hearts should while cooperation of individuals is earnest men and'women. We are
There are few men to whom the
be filled with gratitude to our necessary to accomplish what can all servants, and there is something
Heavenly Father, who has so richly not be done by one or two or a few for us all to do. If this were not so duty does not come, sooner or later,
blessed our efforts to honor his alone, and for’Convenience sake this wc woitfd not have been brought of having to sit in judgment upon----------
name and extend his kingdom in cooperation or association together into existance. Yes there is a place the deeds of others. And there is
the earth. The auxiliary work is has a name. In modern language somewher&-foi; us all to fill that is no duty which involves more re- ”
sponsibility than this, for he that
progressing and is very gratifying. it is a society, which is as near our own peculiar work, and if we
The church is beginning to fool that Scriptural as anything we can get. would be true servants of Christ the judges his fellows lays down prin
ciples by which he himself must
missionary work is an essential My knowledge of Scripture is Lord, we must be willing ser
part of the Christian life. This in limited, but I think that the meet vants, ever ready to serve in what also be judged. To speak for God
fluence is extending and is being ings of the disciples is in phrases ever sphere we are placed, in busi is never a task to be lightly under
felt already in congregations that like, “ When they had come to ness, in church, or in our families taken ; still less is it so when one
have seemed to be indifferent, until gether ; they were all with one ac as he has called us without ever has to speak words of condemnation
the organization of a missionary cord in one place,” &c., whiclYILe thinking of applause or gain in this or of acquittal, whose consequences
society in their midst, becomes an lieve means to convene, or assemble world to self. We should not wish for good or for evil may be never
obligation recognized as a duty and themselves together to teach or to our good deeds to be heralded ending. Mr. Edwin. Arnold has
a ruling power for good. Still we be taught, or attend to any busi abroad, or praised and lauded to finely phrased this truth in his ‘
must expect and will have opposi ness. I wish also to call attention the skies, before we do anything poem, Al-Hakim :
tion to contend against in some to the fact that mere raising money worthy of such praise. But let our “ The Prophet said : ‘At the great day
of dojift
localities, although opposition to is not our only or. prime object; or prime motive be to work for him
Such fear on the most upright judfr*
woman’6 work is fast giving away if it is, we propose to reach it as a who has died to redeem us from a
shall come,
and will soon be numbered with natural result of other objects clear world of woo. If wc are not ready That he shall moan, •* Ah I would to
things of the past. But the great ly set forth in the constitution for and willing to be misunderstood
God that I
est and most formidable opposition, the furtherance of the gospel, and and unappreciated in our labors Had stood for trial, and not Bat to try." •
and by far the most disheartening, to cultivate a missionary spirit, to and motives, we are not like the
He said; ’ The Angels of the Scales
willr bring
is the indifference of so many of the encourage missionary effort in our Lord whom we profess to serve.
sisters to a work of such importance churches, to disseminate missionary He was willing to be despised and Just and unjust who judged before
Heaven's King,
to them, a work so dear to every intelligence among our sisters, and rejected, missunderstood, abused,
Grasping
them by the neck; and, if it
one who enters into it with a whole secure systematic contributions for and even put to death for our eter
be,
heart. It seems as though they missionary purposes; these are some nal redemption. Then let us set One hath adjudged his fallows wickedly,
want something new or exciting to of the things we wish to do in order our hearts on the things which is
** ‘lie shall be hurled to hell so vast a
take place at every meeting, or they to raise money. It is an encourag in our own power—that of being
height
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to
see
how
large
an
cease to even favor us with their
better than we have been, and do Tis forty years’ fierce journey ere he
amount
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raised,
in
a
short
light;
presence. But even this should not
ing more for the cause of Christi
But
if one righteously hath borne the
discourage us too much; and we time by a steady contribution of anity and the church in the coming
rod,
need not expect to be exempt from small sums; and every one who years than we have done in years
The Angels kiss those lips which spake
annoyances and vexations in this gives as much as ten cents a month gone by ; and we should remember
for God.’ ”
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work, for the whole Christian life is even, has a right to vote and a full in ministering to others we enter
a warfarej and we should remembei participation in the work of all our into the true order of life, and that If one has a duty to pass judgment,
that it is not by escaping trials, but meetings; and as all know, for our life comes from God, who is the he must take the responsibility, in
by meeting and overcoming them, these eight years wc have moved universal giver of all good, which the fear of God ; but what shall be
that we are made stronger and bet on quietly striving to avoid sensa should prompt us to give, both in said of one who assumes such a re
ter, and more able to contend for tion or disply, or anything in man words and deeds of use to others sponsibility needlessly ?—£ S.
Times,
the cause of Christ and his religion. ner or speech, or conduct, unbecom If we are not conscious of this feel
It has been now about eight ing to women professing godliness, ing and impulse towards our God
The Christian was not meant
years ago since our first Woman’s always conscious, too, of our weak and fellowman, it is because we merely to be an armor-keeper, but
Christian Missionary Society was ness and ignorance, we have con have become perverted in the re an armor-bearer; not to keep his
organized in Monmouth, and since stantly called upon our Heavenly ception of it, because the more we armor bright tor show, but ready
that time we have not changed the Father for strength and wisdom, we retain of the Divine character, the for battle,
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