. Life and light for woman. l^Otk. AROUND THE COUNCIL TABLE WITH OUR PRESIDENT A Gift for the King A loyal worker in one of our Branches has passed on to me a thoughtwhich I in turn will pass on to all who meet me at the council table thismonth. The events of these last months have threatened the prosperousadvance of the great missionary enterprises in which the Christian churchis engaged. Work is hampered, workers in some mission fields are inprecarious situations, new expenses bid fair to arise, while all the timewe are conscious of an enveloping atmosphere of hazy uncertainty. Weask ourselv
. Life and light for woman. l^Otk. AROUND THE COUNCIL TABLE WITH OUR PRESIDENT A Gift for the King A loyal worker in one of our Branches has passed on to me a thoughtwhich I in turn will pass on to all who meet me at the council table thismonth. The events of these last months have threatened the prosperousadvance of the great missionary enterprises in which the Christian churchis engaged. Work is hampered, workers in some mission fields are inprecarious situations, new expenses bid fair to arise, while all the timewe are conscious of an enveloping atmosphere of hazy uncertainty. Weask ourselves, How much will the Kingdom of Christ suffer throughoutthe mission fields of the world? Will our own missionaries turn to us inemergencies liable to overtake them? Confronted with such suggestivethoughts, the friend writes: Let us make our Christmas gifts this year directly to the work ofmissions. Whatever and whoever suffers loss because of unprecedentedworld-conditions, let the friends of Christ see to it that His cause suffer
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