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Woman's Work SUGGESTIONS. By Miss Carrie Lee Campbell. "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forglvo their sin, and will boal thoir land." ? 2 Chron. 7:14. A HOME MISSION PROGRAM. Hymn ? Tune, Materna. O Lord, our God, Thy mighty hand Hath made our country free; From all her broad and happy laud May worship rise to Thee; Fulfil the promise of her youth, Her liberty defend; By law and order, love and truth, America befriend. Prayer. For all dwellers in America, of every blood and race, that all may become true followers of Christ and earnest citiens of our nation. Responsive Reading. Some Reason* for Christian Ameri canization. Less than fo-ir hundred years ago occurred the firrt authenticated mi gration to our shores, and it was to the Anglo-Saxon race that God looked, to found a new nation for Himself. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries. Our country Is known today as the greatest of nations, and stands before the world as a leader of all mankind. If she Is to fulfil the mission which we believe God has entrusted to her. we must rally to the standard of Christ, and make the light of the gos ypel shine into every dark spot of our / land. He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor: He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and re covering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. We have in this land of ours many poor, many broken-hearted aliens who have come among us, seeking deliver ance from the bonds of poverty, and have found it not, because the Chris tian people have neglected to see that God's command is obeyed by our na tion and all its people. Thou slialt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. If Christian Americanization is to be more than a campaign slogan, the consciences of Christians must be stirred, until they Bhall demand that some of the laws laid down for na tions be observed. And the Sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee. There are today In our United States about 14,000,000 people of for eign birth. One person out of every three is of foreign birth or foreign parentage. They build our railroads, mine our coal, can our food ? and we too often leave them to themselves, crowded in tenement sections, never really knowing the Christian Ameri can ? and expect them to become loyal Americans. The stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you and thou shall love him as thy f,0rr, ye were 8transers in the God gypt: 1 am tfae Lord your Because of their ignorance of our customs and language, too many of our foreign American women and chil dren are forced to toil all day lone for mero pittances. Thou shait not oppress an hired ? 13 PO?r ?nd u^y. whether he bo of thy brethren, or of mhinr?;g?r8 that 8re in th* la"d , u 68 : at hiS d&y thou shalt give him his hire, neither shalt the sun go down upon it; for he is poor and sctteth his heart upon It: lea he cry aealn?t thee unle .he Lord, and it be sin unto thee. Until our national conscience is aroused, and we realize that these for angdnenHan? eDtiUed l? *" tho and privileges of our land, we can faTth06. ^?Pe f?r th6m l? have mu<* a'nh .n the s'ncerity of our desire to help them, and in the real Christian ity of our nation. One law and one manner shall be or you, and for the stranger that so journer with you. Our love for our land is very real and there is no sacrifice that we are not willing to make for it, but we must not forget that our country is a trust of which we must prove our on ?,nVOrtby- ??<l thal we are h?e on sufferance. The land is mine; for ye are ?strangers and sojourners with me No other force in our national 'life doing so much to uplift the for eigners as the Church of God. i? bringing to him the message of sal '?? are also ng the aims and ideals of our coun try, and making useful citizens; and many of them have found their Sa viour, and have caught the vision of our national ideals and mission. haJAhe Pe?Ple that wal*ed iu darkness wen toe?,ha ,tre" "8hl: that dwell |? the lan? of <he ,ha(low death. upon ,hem hith [h0 UeM No department of the Home Mis sion work of our Church has been more fruitful of good than the work among the foreign-speaking people? Chines* <fr?nch' Cuban, Hungarian, hemTan B" We do hear ? ? ,n our tongues the wonderful works of God from?Sn ?f ?UF D6W AmerIcan? come from Roman Catholic countries and re accustomed to beautiful churches in which they may worship. An un is nTto8t?tr00m ?n a P?0r 8treet is not to them a fit dwelling nlace for the God they worship. Behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how ZVr h?'"? ??" ' We d?n.^d,ia,ly tbrough the g'fts of self we hav?Uh H?me M,SSi?n Week L e(?u|PP'ng these sta tions. We are going to devote our "e?areto th8,?n ?ffer,ng9 th,s for thl v , Upbu,,dln? <* a church mLl MeX,can" at Austin, to much needed repairs on our mission prop erty at Ensley, and to providing "a I'reabyt ery. ?Ur ln '?<??? Take heed now; for the Lord hath .anc7".!veV? l"""J *" h?UM "><> sanctuary, be strong, a?d do it. bandfT ^hurch has many faithful here .!"".?0" Chrl?,l?"?. "??ered ere and there, among these new mere, worshipping in old, dilapi dated buildings, or in the neat new buildings which she has provided for them; beacon lights among their fel lowmen, helping to bring them out of the darkness and into the light. Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not ot thy people Israel, but is come from a far country, for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do ac cording to all that the stranger call eth to thee for; that all people ot the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. Hymn ? Our Country for tlic World! We Sing. Our country for the world! we sing. But in no worldly way; Our country to the Lord we bring, And for her fervent pray; God make her true; God make her pure; God make her wise and good; " And through her may the Christ make sure Man's world-wide brotherhood! ? Denis Wortman. Prayer. For all the work of our Church among aliens, that it may win many souls to Christ, and that we may come to realize that these peoples who make such valiant allies against a human foe, need only to be enlisted to make them allies in our battle against sin and wrong. Scripture Reading. Wherefore remember that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called uncircumclsion by that which Is called the circumcision In the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the com monwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, hav ing no hope, and without God In the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he Is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh "the enmity, even the law of command ments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself the twain one new man, so making peace; And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the crois, having slain the enmity thereby: And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have ac cess by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are huihled to gether for an habitation of God through the Spirit. ? Eph. 2:11-22. I'ageant? Our .Sojourning Slaters. Hymn. Look from thy sphere of endless day, O God of mercy and of might; In pity look on those who stray Benighted, in this land of light. ? W. C. Bryant. Sclf-Dcnial Offering. Take ye from among you an offer ing unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an of fering of the Lord. Offertory Prayer. Hymn. Our country's voice is pleading, Ye men of God, arise! His providence is leading, The land before you lies; Day-gleams are o'er it bright'ning, And promise clothes the soil; White fields, for harvest wliit'ning. Invito the reaper's toll. The lovo of Christ unfolding. Speed on from east to west, Till all, his cross beholding, In him are fully blest. Great Author of salvation. Haste, haste the glorious day, When we, a ransomed nation, The scepter shall obey. Benediction (In Unison). To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Note: The Pageant may be omit ted, and a paper may be read on Christian Americanization, and tho relation of Christian women to It. Daily Topics for Prayer and Praise. Sunday ? Christian Americanization. A sermon by the pastor on opportu nities for real patriotic service in reaching the neglected people of our land. Monday ? Alien Americans. For all aliens in our land, that they may be no more aliens, but fellow-cltlzens. Tuesday ? For Industrial Workers In Our Factories. That the Church shall realize her obligation to give them the gospel message, and that employers may be so tilled with the spirit of Christ that justice and love shall characterize the relationship be tween employer and employee. Wednesday ? The Negro. That In entering wider fields of service he may also be led into a truer knowledge of Christ, and that Christian people may realize their obligation to guide him. Thursday ? The American Indian. That as he comes into full citizenship In the United States, he may come into the full knowledge of the saving power of Christ Jesus. Friday ? The Dwellers in the moun tains. That these "only pure Ameri cans" may come also to be citizens In the kingdom not made with hands. Saturday ? The Great West. That the West may be won and held for Christ and his kingdom. Sunday ? Assembly's Home Mis sions. For the blessing of God upon the work of the Home Mission Com mittee, that through its efforts men shall be brought to Christ and made into a vital force for the upbuilding of our nation and of the kingdom of God. (Note 2; This excellent program furnishes material for a complete Home Mission meeting. The pageant, "Our Sojourning Sisters," will be given in full on this page next week. As many copies of program and pageant as you need can be had for asking from the Home Mission Office, Hurt Building, Atlanta, Ga. ? C. L, C., Editor. ) WS.S. 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