King's Business - 1913-06

THE KING’S BUSINESS

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sion when this issue comes to hand, June 2-8, at Lake Mohonk, N. Y., at the invi­ tation and hospitality of the Student Move­ ment of North America. The object is to unite all students of the world' in Chris­ tian interests. Already 2288 societies, with 152,000 members, are represented. A missionary in Siam says: “A large part of our evangelistic work is done by prayer: pleading for a blessing upon them in their homes; praying for them by the way as we trudge under the hot sun over the hot sands at noontime, or as the dawn brightens over the sea; praying for them after we return home. May we not ask you to share with us in this ministry of inter­ cession? God grant that these simple- minded people may be developed in all the graces of the Christian life!” Four Presbyterian General Assemblies have just been held in Atlanta. Great hopes are entertained of a closer fellow­ ship growing out of this conjunction of sessions at one time and place. The ap­ proaching C. E. convention in Los Angeles may well consider these words of Dr. H. H. Bell, of the United Presbyterian As­ sembly : “As groups of Assembly commissioners, great shall be our Assembly duties and re­ sponsibilities. They must receive Holy Spirit directed, prayerful, thoughtful atten­ tion. If we .all go fully surrendered to the Holy Spirit, with the glory of Christ as our one and only aim, such attention our group duties will receive. But how pathetic it would be, and what a reflection on Christianity, if we should spend a whole week in Atlanta and not leave it lifted nearer to God and with hundreds, even thousands, of its unsaved secure in Jesus Christ as their personal Redeemer! Less than this will not honor Him. Less than this, brother reader, will be to make a record you and I shall be ashamed to face when we stand in the presence of the open­ ed books.”

new fra. I am hoping, however, to sup­ plement this letter with a talk face to face, since I am planning to sail on the Tenyo Maru from Yokohama on April 19th for a brief stay in the United States and Canada. Faithfully yours, F letcher S. B rockman . P. S.—(April 9th). Mr. Mott’s meetings for the . Chinese students in Tokyo have been held. Over 300 inquirers were enroll­ ed, or about one in ten of the whole Chi­ nese student body. I am just back from Kamakura, where Mr. Harvey, Mr. Yui and I held a two days’ retreat with the workers, spending the time in prayer and in perfecting plans for following up the meetings. Further word from Foochow re­ ports 2000 inquirers there. Tokyo, April 2, 1913. A five-fold argument for missions : 1. The Need of the World. 2. The Christian’s Debt. 3. The Achievements of Christian Mis­ sions. 4. The Reflex Influence of Missions at Home. 5. The Command and Rromise of Christ .—Missionary Review. The opening of the Panama Canal calls new attention to Latin America. A confer­ ence has been held in which was discussed these topics: The Missionary Survey of Latin Amer­ ica. The Bible in Latin America. The Roman Catholic Church in Latin America. Attitude of Missions to the Roman Cath­ olic Church. The Native Church and Ministry. Co-operation in Missionary Work. Moral and Social Problems. How to Interest the Churches at Home. There is food for thought and inspira­ tion for action here.

The tenth conference of the World’s Sfu- ' dent Christian Federation will be in ses­

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