VOL. VI.
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MISSIONARIES HONORED
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MISSIONARY
Bronze Tablet Placed on Front Wall of C~llege Ch~pel in Memory of Foreign Workers.
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BELL PRESIDES
Work Abroad to be Maintained Without Retrenchment-Returned Missionaries Present.
Thur day night's Mi ionary Board meeting was perhaps the mo t unique and most interesting of all the splendid ervices which the faculty and tudents l Otterbein have been privileged tu attend duringthepa t week. Doctor Vv.J. huey, one of our three fir t f reign missionaries, told in a very plea in way of the beinning of foreign mi i n work nited Brethren chprch. in the ixty year ag many n rtherr, ·,av ct
SOCIETY CONVENES
BISHOP
Fifty Otterbein Students Have Served Abroad-Bishop Howard Gives Strong Address.
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MEMORIAL
Foreign Missionary Board Meets in College Chapel-Sixtieth Anniversary Observed.
DOCTOR SHUEY SPEAKS
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MAY 10, 1915.
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nece ary evil, but few ev-er dreamed of negro emancipatio.1. Doctor Shuey had areat ympathy for the poor and ignorant African and wanted to help them. The best way to do this, as far as he could see, was to go to their native home and teach them the ways of Christian living. He was accompanied on his African mis ion by D. K. Flickinger an<l D. C. Kumler. Of these three only Doctor Shuey is living. In penetrating the interior of the continent he found men who had never seen a white man before. His work was difficult and fund;; were scarce but he succeeded in laying the foundations for a great work. Mrs. A. L. Billheimer, the first woman mis ionary, who was to tell her experiences in the field, was not able to be present but her paper was read by Mrs. B. F. Witt. he told of their hardship , their first converts and their fight with disease. The name of Otterbein tudents who have erved in foreign fields were read by Professor Alma Guitner. There were fifty in all, thirty of whom were graduate . (Continued on page five.)
1he Annual of the F reian Mi si nary ciety opened at 3 o'clock, ne day afterno n, May in the c liege chap I. Bi h p M. Bell, Pre ident f th called the meeting t th n delivered th penin ubject, "Thi! the uat' a Pray r.' e l d hi n pa aa . ,'I 1."'f'I Hebrew . itl The great c.n T in which thl! ,'/tt• ~t~ y~~$~~y religi u people of the world find t)l)t.\ ~ :\1 \'/'1~~ lM f them elve in thi day i unique. "ftlt«I ~IM't:tt> ~19"t'tJIIHi\ ever before were uch wonder'nl~~'!1-" 'fll,\""I''tlt:IY ~II ful and wide- preading opportunttUht11,T Yl-'Jl4.)~I. ';\ . ities open before the church. The worlq war has comp)etely demoralized the very foundations of the work of the missionary organiIn memory of the fifty Otterbein students who have gone zations of Europe. They are in into foreign lands to preach the Go pel of hrist, this tablet has uch a place where practically been placed upon the front wall of the college chapel. nothing c.an be done in a material way. In a imiliar manner SENIORS ENTERTAIN OTTERBEIN VICTORIOUS the work of the American boards i hampered. But in all this Annual Reception Held in Coch- Muskingum Nine Defeated in a darkness and against the e great ran Hall-Attendance Small Fast Game Before a Large difficultie , the challenge c mes But Spirit Good. Crowd. to the Christian_ people, of this "AU Otterbein" was delightOtterbein won her fourth nation and others a well, that fully entertained by the class of straight victory here la t Friday the go pel may be carried t the 1915 last Saturday evening at by _defeating Muskingum in a millions of people yet in ignorfa t and interesting game by the ance of the avior. Only through Cochran Hall. This annual rescore of 4 to 2. The recent rains prayer and faith will the e tasks ception was not so largely at- had made the diamond a little be accompli hed.. Chri tian peotended as those of former years soggy; but before the game ple mu t pray that ·ucce may yet it was nonethe le enjoyable. started it was in good condition come and that the entire world The long line of seniors and pro- for fa t ba eball. The game was may hear of the aving grace of fe sors formed and awaited pati- marked by clever fielding and Jesu . ently the guests. good batting. Otterbein showed Mr. E. L. Shuey was re-electSlowly fellow students and good form in both department~ ed recording secretary. All friend arrived and went the and won a hard fought game. members of the Board were presMu kingum bucked up against a ent except Bishop N. Ca tle, round of "hand hakes." hard propo ition; but fought with Doctors E. H. huey and D. D. The evening was then very the "Mu kingum pep" until the Lowery and Mrs. L. R. Harford. pleasantly spent in an informal la t man was retired. way. Those who did come thorMany visitors were present t::> oughly enjoyed them elves. ~ (Continued on page five.) ·attend the meetings.
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