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8 THEI CHAISTIAN NAf ION. Vol. 5D.
Praver Meeting" TTooic* P^^' °^ ^^^^ SLibject of which we and couW render more efficient LIGHT BREAKS IN,
' ^ ^ * do not care to speak. We have services if we could co-operate Thoughtful Farmer Learns About
PRAYER AIEETING TOPIC failed in many respects. We have with him as we should. Coffee.
SEPlEMhEk 17IH, 1913. failed to render personal service
By Rev. S. J. Johnston. ^^hgn such was needed and we V^.Yf-.r,r P^rvt->1o^c Tr»nfr ^^"y People exist in a
Young People^s Topic more
Suitable psalms. 66:1-4; 67:1-3, ^ould have given it. This we all ^ ^'^'^^^S "^ ^^t^ ir or less hazy condition andit often
7^;i3-i7. 145:1-3- know to be true of work about VOUNG PEOPLE'S TOPIC ^akes years before they realize
In our desire to further For- q^^ own Church. How often we FOR SEPT. 14. that tea and coffee are often the
eign :\Iissions, we should not over- i^^^^.g ^^^^^ asked and urged and By Rev. George S. Coleman. cause of the cloudiness, and that
look Home ^ilissions. Instead of i,^^,^ failed. '^ Favorite verses in the Gospels, there is a simple way to let the
being opposed to each other, they Wg have also failed in our giv- John i :i-i2. I'ght break in.
are complimentary. All our money i^g, None of us will contend Psalms. 4:5-8; 16:4-7; 36:6- A worthy farmer had such an
and prayers should not be spent that we have contributed to this g- 45:1-4; 61:2 (2nd meter.); experience and tells about it, in
in either cause. An exemplary ^gj-y important work all that we 63:3-6; 89:13-16; 117:1-2; 118: a letter. He says: ' ,
Christian will give full attention could. We have robbed God in 16-18. ' ' "For about forty years, I have'
to both. What we want and what withholding from our Home Mis- Bible References. Let members had indigestion and stomach
the text under consideration calls sion Fund money that we ought give only verses which they have trouble in various forms. During
for is "that there may be an equal- to have given. During the last hi their memory. ' the last 25 years I would not,
ity-" )'ear this fund was greatly over- HINTS FOR TALKS. more than get over one spell of
Speaking of Home Missions, drawn and the Board sent out a vVhy call the story of Christ bilious colic until another would
let us note:— personal appeal. We all hearo "the"' gospel? There have been be upon me. -tl
I. Tht field. Surely we have -but only a few responded as wt other good tidings. "The best doctors I could get
a very wide field. Let us note all should have done. Discuss the importance of and all the medicines I CDuld buy,,
the field about each congregation. Speaking of Home Missions let ^yords and lights for men. Christ only gave me temporary relief. ,;
Around each church there us note:— was thus important. "Change of climate was tried
live people who are not members 3. The future. Much depends -^^yhat makes verses favorites? without results. I could not sleeps
of any church. They are as yet upon this department of our fj^^^^ can we get more? nights, had rheumatism and my"
outsiide of the fold of Christ, church's work. Let 'us all rec- -^yj^j^t jg needed beyond a mere- heart would palpitate at times si.,
This is a part of our field for ognize that. Foreign iMissions can sentimental liking for some beau- that it seemed it would jump oui
Home Missions. Begin here by not well get along if Home Mis- tiful verse? of my body.
making a note of the homes in sions are allowed to sufifer. The ^^i^^ ^^^ ^^^^. favorite verses "I came to the conclusion that;
which people live who are not same might be said of all other promises? Do we not need others? there was no relief for me and-
Christians and attempt to lead lines of work. Their future de- -phe gospel is for many. Matt, that I was about wound up, when,
them to Christ. This will be a pends largely upon the future of ^6:28. Estimate the Christians of I saw a Postum advertisement. L
good way to quicken an interest our Home Mission work. ^Y^^ ^^^^ had always been a coffee drinker,
in Home ^slissions. Today we hear much about our i.jgj.e is the story of a meeting and got an idea from the ad. that.
Speaking of the field again let churcb failing to grow in num- ,,,here they gave favorite verses, maybe coffee was the cause of my
us widen our scope so as to in- bers. This is all true. If any- ]t is a Reformation occurrence, trouble.
elude all those congregations too thing we are not as strong num- -pj^g licentiate Jean de Caturce, "I began to use Postum instead:
weak to be self-sustaining. This erically as we were a few years ^ professor of laws in the univer- of coffee and in less than threeis
another part of the field. In ago. A glance at the minutes of sity, having learnt Greek, pro- weeks I felt like a new man. The
the West we have newly formed Synod will reveal that. Now the cured a New Testament and rheumatism left me, and I have
congregations needing some finan- question is, how can we change studied it. He found Christ the never had a spell of bilious colic
cial support. Let us bear these this small decrease into an in- Saviour, and adored Him ' Ere since.
out stations m mind. Wt have crease. The only way to do it j^^g Christ transformed him and "^Iv appetite is good, my di-,
a certain responsibility for their is to give more attention to the ,,g ^^g^^^^g ^ ,^g^^, ^^^^ j^^^ ^^^ ggstion never was better and I can
growth. Lnable to render them matter of Home Missions. There ,^,^ ^j^g^.^^ j^^^ ^^,^.^. ^^^^^ ^^^^ .i^ ^^^^ ^^.^^k than before for 40'
any personal service, let us help is no other way. AVhy pump ,,g discovered in the holy Scrip- vears.
them by prayer and offerings. water mto the bucket when at the tures a divine light and life which "I haven't tasted coffee since
Another part of our field for l^ottom there is a hole emitting enraptured him. He was consum- I began with Postum. My wife
Home Missr.ns is the perman- a stream equally as large as the g^ by an ardent desire to visit makes it according to directions
ently established missions. We one you are pumping in? Why j^j^ birthplace, Limoux and preach and I relish it as well as I ever
have one among the Jews in the not give some attention to that j^g Saviour. did coffee, and I was certainly a
city of Philadelphia. This is hole? Let us stop it if possible, .Qn the eve of the Epiphany slave to coffee."
a; part of our field. The _ same then we will fill the bucket that ^^ere was usually a grand sup- Name given by Postum Co.,
might be said of our Mission at much quicker. p^^^ ^,^ ^j^.^^^ according to cus- Battle Creek, Mich. Write for^
Selma, Apache and Oakland. In In dosing let us suggest a way ,^^^ ^^^ j^j ^^ ^,^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ „f the little book, "The
addition to^ these we wish to call in which we can all help stop this proclaimed after which there was Road to Wellville,"
y^our attention to the new mission leakage. So many of our people shouting and joking singing and Postum comes in two forms:
amnng tne Syrians in Pittsburg, go West or Northwest in search of dancing. The company sat down Regular Postum-must be well
opened up and carried forward by land or health and become fost to table, they drank the wine of boiled. "
the Pittsburg Presbytery. A ter to the church. Our Church has the south and'at last the crkTwas Instant Postum is a soluable
reviewing these various field.s, a Home Missionary Secretary, brought in. The gayety increas- powder. A teaspoonful dissolves
what an opening for our church T e Rev J. S. Thompson, D. D., g^ ,^nd they were about to cele- quickly in a cup of hot water and,
along these various lines who will be glad to receive all -brate the new royalty by the -ith the addition of cream and
Speaking of Home Missions, .such names. He has rendered ordinary toast, the king drinks sugar, makes a delicious beverage
^''"'".f7-, Tl,- • .1 the Covenanter Church m the West ,,hen Caturce stood up There instantly. I
2. The failures. This is that valuable services along this hne (Concluded on page 12) "There's a reason" for rostmii.