Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . thecause of missions. The missionaries from the interior aregradually getting back to their posts ofduty: first the unmarried men; later themarried men; later still the unmarriedladies, and possibly last the mothers andchildren. In the absence of the foreign-ers the native churches have been calledto their responsibilities and in manycases have done splendid work. In someplaces, however, the work has sufferedterribly. At this writing the members of theBrethren Mission are all well and all areat the coast but the writer. Our workis moving slowly but surely. Ping
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . thecause of missions. The missionaries from the interior aregradually getting back to their posts ofduty: first the unmarried men; later themarried men; later still the unmarriedladies, and possibly last the mothers andchildren. In the absence of the foreign-ers the native churches have been calledto their responsibilities and in manycases have done splendid work. In someplaces, however, the work has sufferedterribly. At this writing the members of theBrethren Mission are all well and all areat the coast but the writer. Our workis moving slowly but surely. Ping Ting Choit, March 24. BEAUTIFYING THE CHURCHGROUNDS M. M. Eshelman N the April Visitor,the editors House ofGod, article put meto thinking as well asgave me considerablegratification as to theneeds of enjoyableplaces of if the architectswill give plenty ofstudy to the law ofacoustics there will be thanks frommany a weak-voiced preacher. It ispossible to build every house of worshipso that both speaker and hearers can. enjoy the vocal services. Let us have nomore hit-or-miss structures as to hearingproperties. The day of guessing oughtto subside and give place to real bene-ficial intelligence. Now as to the outside. It has rela-tions to what is being done inside. Ifthe worship is beautiful and enjoyablewhy should not the outside also be ? Weare a people a good deal outside in somerespects, and why not put the grounds ofevery place of worship in radiance also?There are shrubs and trees, and flower-ing plants suitable for every climate. Ifour homes can be made pleasantly attrac- June1912 The Missionary Visitor 191 tive, why not our worshiping places?Are we of more value, esthetically, thanour Lord? Let the Christian Workers,who are made up of old and young andmiddle-aged, take up the matter by con-sent of the council meeting, and give theyard a neat appearance. I am sure notonly the members, who love the beautiesof nature, will find the place of worshipvery attractive
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