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Given At a Recent
Ming of the W.M.S. of
Northside United Church
Hy Mrs. J. C. Laing.
To people outs! ie the church, these
fears mark the limit of a great boom
and a great depression. Surely they
mean more to the church, and cer-
• ttainly they mean most of all to the
United Church of Canada.
Ten years .have passed, and an im-
et milestone has been reached.
Pausing awhile on this milestone, we
look back over these years—years of
union, yeai+s of progress, years of
toil, years' of disappointment, years
of triumph—and when we consider
!how we have been guided and bless-
ed, we ought all to give thanks to
God, who has led us all the way.
Mainly because of Missions, the
United Church was born, and during
these ten years, we, as a Woman's
'Missionary Society, have dontributed
almost $8,000,000 to that cause. This
amount has been made up of dona-
tions from the eleven Conference
Branches, sent directly to headquar-
ters, plus the interest on the general
fund securities. As you know, the
yearly receipts of the Conference
Branches, are just the givings of the
local Auxiliaries. If the Auxiliaries
have failed to reach their allocations
it has meant that. the Finance De-
partment of the Dominion Board has
had to fund other means of carrying
on the work.
It has been the policy of our So-
ciety (1), to have the mofey on hand
for the ensuing year; (2) to prepare
estimates in accordance with .the
amount received; . (3) to make the
maintenance of work already estab-
lished, the first charge on the esti-
mates. Incidentally I might say that
rthe overhead expenses of our So-
ciety are only 2 per cent. of the total
revenue: 98 cents of every dollar con-
tributed goes directly to the •work.
The estimates provide for all sal-
aries one the fields, furlough travel
from the fields, maintenance, and
hew property. Every item of antici-
pated expense •mu.si appear in the
estimates. Each field has a Mission
Council, also a Secretary -Treasurer
in • the home field. The estimates
must be prepared by the Mission
Council in each foreign field, and., by
each Secretary --Treasurer in the horse
field of her. station.
More Calls Expected
Seven o'clock in the evening is so
much more convenient than 8.30 that
long listance telephone users may be
expeeted to call far -away friends
more than ever. Night rates now be-
gin at seven,
I" .spoke sof the interest accruing
from the general fund securities.
'nese securities include bequests to
the W.M.S. Ever' since the early days
of Union, memorials from the Con-
ference Branches have been received
by the • Board, asking consideration of
the whole matter of bequests. The
local Auxiliaries asked to retain the
bequests, instead of sending them to
headquarters. But the Board has
always felt that it was in the best
interests of the Society as a whole to
a ih're to the policy adopted soon af-
ter Union, that all bequests be put
Into a Reserve Fund, and the interest
gained from these securities, celled
the Property Account, be used for
the extension of our plant. It has
also been the policy of the Board to
let the Reserve Fund accumulate, un-
til equal to one-quarter of the annual
estimates.
A. review of the money received
each year shows increases up to the
year 1930; since then yearly decreas-
es are noticed. In 1929 there seemed
to be prosperity everywhere, and then
the crash came.; 1930 was .the peak
year of our Society, financially, and
the estimates for that year were
$1,207,486. We began 1931 with a
Capital Account of $1,228,000, the in-
terest on the same. being $51,685 for
that year, which surely was quite a
consideration. In 1931 the effects of
the depressien,began to show, and the
total revenue for the year was $103,-
532 less than in 1930. Here was a
problem for the Finance Department
to face. How were they to keep the
society solvent? Hours and hours
were spent by our Foreign Mission
Committee trying to -adjust esti-
mates sent in from the foreign fields,
and keep within the amount allotted
to that department, The Home Mis-
sion Committee did the same. After
both these cerem.ittee+s had cut to
what they considered the limit, the
Foreign Department made further
cuts, and was compelled to recom-
mend 'a 10 per cent. cut on all sal-
aries, a 25 per cent. cut on mainten-
ance, and a 10 per cent. cut on all
co-operative work. These were sad
hays fur the members of the Finance
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and 1 was /tithe hospital in Toronto
two months this winter with double
pneumonia." 4 asked ham if beds in
The cells were not provided in the
eummer time. He said, "I don't like
staying in these ,places if I can help
it; one never knows what he znay
pick up. 1 try bp find a box car where
I can be inside. Failing that I• ;try
to get some old newspapers to lie on
and sleep in the open, but it gets
very cold towards morning." .And I
couldn't help wondering why it is
that tame people. have so much and
some so little. Yes, I know that
many of them, have themselves to
blame, and are not overly anxious for
work, claiming that the world owes
them a living. Can you wonder at
th•eni? The problem of unemploy-
ment, the long hard fight against ex-
isting conditions, the utter hopeless-
ness of it all, have broken down their
morale, and sapped any independence
they may once have had. Suppose
any one of us were forced ere change
places with one of these lads, how
long weuld we continue the fight?
As he was leaving he said to me,
."Lady, e-eu haven't an old quilt or
an old blanket you could spare me;
I don't care how ragged it is. It
will help to keep out the cold, for it
gets awful cold around four o'clock."
Poor fellow!' And he is only one of
the thousands and thousands of them
who are tramping our highways -ho
money, no friends, no home, no job.
And again I couldn't help but think
that had Providence not been espec-
ially kind to me and mine, that it
might have been 'my boy, instead of
the other mother's son.
And so I think of our missionaries:
They neig•i;t have been our daughters;
they might even have been ourselves
,(for many of them are not younger
than some of us), had we been brave
enough and consecrated enough to
offer ourselves, But we weren't, and
they are there as our substitutes, en-
during pri''ations and hardships that
we know nothing about, and seeming-
ly care less; while we at home are
revelling in luxuries and pleasure ;
and what hurts them most is not the
toil and suffering they endure, but
Department. The thought of having the thought that we have grown in-
to cut the missionaries' salaries, differetet and have ceased to care. But
those brave and courageous women, their reward is not of this world, and
who are our representatives abroad,° some day they will go to their own
tore the heart of every woman pees- place—and we shall go to ours.
ent. But I have digressed. To return:
Last evening about 6.30 a young The following year disbursements
man came to our door and asked if were e,gain considerably more than
we could give him something to eat. the income. This time the Board de -
During the conversation, I asked hint sided for once, to withdraw the
if he found life very hard.• He said, amaunt from the Capital Account,
hoping for better things the next
year; but in 1933 the Finance De-
partment were again faced with fall-
ing receipts. It was out of the ques-
tion to again draw from the Capital
Account, for if that continued, not
only would the amount of interest be
:cssened,• but eventually there would
he
no,Capital Account left. So a fur-
ther eut was made.
In 1934 receipts had taken another
tumble. The worst crisis yet was to
be faced by the Finance Department.
What were -they to do? Fortunate -
Well, I went around a whole block
before I could find any one to give
me a supper." That 'in a Christian
town, in a Christian community, in
a Christian land'.' A whole block, and
in all probability, every one of thein
professed follow.rs of Him who said:
"Inasmuch as ye. have done it unto
one of the least of these, ye have
done it unto Me, for 1 was hungered
and ye gave Me meat." But he
wasn't bitter,.and said the;:
reasons and he continued, 'U don't
hind that, but the nights are so cold
tern' e
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ALL FOOD`MADE HER
ILL
Caused by Acidity
Corrected by Kruschen
"It ,is only fair to pass these facts
on," writes a nurse. "I was suffering
from over -acidity and flatulence to
such an extent that I was completely
ill. I couldn't tele flood. When I
actually forced myself to take some-
thing, I would be wretchedly ill. I
have now taken .Kruschen for 12
months, and I have no doubt that it
has righted my digestive system. I
am now quite fit and able to work
with vigor again." --Nurse E, S:
Indigestion is caused by a failure
in the flow of the gastric or digestive
juices. As a result, your food, in-
stead of being assimilated by your
system, simply collects and ferments
inside you, producing harmful acid.
poisons. The immediate effect of the
six mineral salts in Kruschen is to
promote the healthy flow of the vital
juices of the body. As you continue
with rthe "little dailytldose," it ensures
the regular and complete elimination
of all waste matter every day. And
that means a complete end to indiges-
tion.
ly the. Bequest Reserve Fund had
passed the quarter manic of the esti-
mates, and in the hour of dire need,
the transfer of $75,000 from this
fund helped to bridge the gap be-
tween the amount available, and the
amount required to tbalance the bud-
get. This, and this only, made it pos-
sible to the Board, that the cuts be
kept exactly the same as in the pre-
ceding years. This was the only
bright spot to the Finance Depart-
ment. Had the Auxiliaries not sent
their bequests to headquarters, there
would have been nothing—nothing for
the darkness.
Besides the $75,000 withdrawn for
this purpose, many other things of
equal importance have been accom-
plished from' these securities and use
ed for the extension of our plant, some
of which are; a hospital in British
Columbia; a dormitory and a class-
room in connection with one of our
• Girls' Homes in British Columbia; a
hospital unit in Saskatchewan; a
maternity wing in a hospital in
Northern Ontario; as well as build-
ing grants in foreign fields.
If receipts continue to fall, what of
the future of our Society? Among
other things, the Finance Depart-
ment recommends:
(1) That more stress be laid on
Chinese Stewardship, and that sys-
tematic giving be more strongly em-
'phasized. The giver who really helps
the Society is the systematic giver.
She is the one upon whom we can
rely. The lehurch and the Missionary
Society are indebted to her, both for
the amount, and the regularity of it,
which is of enormous value to those
who 'fix the. estimates.
(2) That no requests for lowered
allocations be made. If the Board
acquiesced to all requests, how could
they maintain the work?
(3) That a Special Contribution
Committee be appointed. The func-
tion of this committee is to select
from within the estimates, attractive
and appealing pieces of work, able to
win the interest of women who other-
wise would never contribute to the
budget of our W.M.S. One fact is
sure: There will never be a dearth
of such appealing pieces of work.
There may be a dearth of coritribu-
tors, but never of opportunities for
contributing. To mention one would
'Meng a host of others to our mind.
This is a very brief report regard-
ing financial matters of our Society
as'a'whole. What is the report from
our own Auxiliary On June 10,
1925, thirty-nine Presbyterian W.M.S.
members came into the United
Church, and we held our first joint
meeting on June 11. Although we
met together, the contributions were
kept separate .until the end of the
United Church year, on March 31,
1926, when the two Auxiliaries unit-
ed. During these ten years our num-
be'rs have been greatly depleted by
loss of members by death and by re-
moval. The loss sustained by our
Auxiliary when the Y.W.A. was or-
ganized in 1921, weakened it consid-
erably. Besides oir supply work, and
the bales sent for Western relief in
the -e later years, so far we have al-
ways been .able to meet our yearly
allocations, but owing to the loss by
death of so many of our 'valued sup-
porters, we are finding it increasing-
ly harder to do so as each year pass-
es.
In the Gospel of St. Mark,. Chap-
ter VI, it is said that when the
A.•posties sent out by the Master to
preace to the last sheep of Israel,
came back to Him they "gathered
themselves together unto Jesus, and
told Hien allthings whatsoever they
had done." It is to the Master, and
to Him principally that we have to
report whatsoever we .live done in
these ten years. Sometithes the re-
ports of the workers are app•iv2d by
our members, but not by the Master.
Wee are satisfied but the Master'bays,
"You have net done' all that you co Id
have done." Other times the c;6n-
trary happens. While we are net
satisfied, the Master is, because lee
knows all the diffrenities, and all the
sincere efforts' made to overs me
them. There are also times en
bath the Master and the neenilbers
satisfied with the report. We hope
such is the case with the present re-
port; also of all others which from
time to time have been presented by
us, either as individuals, or as an
Auxiliary of W.M.S. While we are
thankful for what we have been able
to do, we feel a deep sense of de-
pendence, and a deeper need of guid-
ance, because considering the im-
mensity of the work to be done, so
little has been accomplished..
Sn the midst 'of these days of
thanksgiving, we look forward with
mingled expectation and \concern, to
the days ahead. Our feelings cyan be
tested, and our resolves expressed,
by our continued loyalty to the cause,
bo the end' that ft ether cui*tailnten'b
of the missionary work Inay be avoid-
ed, and the prospects oIC a seixoizd de-
cade be Made brighter.
The gllestion asps: irOW eat'z • wet
maintain the loyalty and the lu
of our members and arouse interest
and enthusiasm in others, May 1
suggest three ways which might be
tried, •
p(1) By Inore reading and study
about the work, so that we may in-
telligently inform others 'when the
opportunity offers. In our tMissiion-
ary Monthly' and in the Annual Re-
port of our Society, there is a wealth
of valuable information regarding the
work: which has been undertaken by
the W.M.S. of the United Church' of
Canada.
"If you don't read, you don't know,
If you don't know, you don't care;
If you don't care, you don't give;
If you don't give, you don't help;
If you don't help, you don't save."
1(2) By joining with others in the
study of our missionary articless, or
in other words, by attending mission-
ary meetings, missionary conventions,
Presbyterials, etc., whenever possible.
(3) IBy having good leadership. , In
the General Aesem'bly of the Presby-
terian lOhurch, which has been in ses-
sion in Montreal during the past
week, Rev. W. G. Brown, of Saska-
toon, strongly advocated ethat the
tithe and the offering should be the
objective of •Christian people; and
Rev. 11. A. Berbis, of Toronto, stated
that it is his opinion that ministers
ought to explain the value of mis-
sions from the pulpit. If our church-
es could have the leadership" of men
and women, who whole-heartedly en-
dors•e and practise the principles men-
tioned by these two ministers, the
problem of luck of funds for missions,
would 'soon be solved.;
A't the risk of being tiresome, I
again repeat what I have already
said many times before, and what we
hear so often these days, that a
church, or an individual, that is• not
missionary in spirit, is spiritually
dead and. is hastening to its fall. The
same may be said of individuals.
,Arguments and appeal's are vain,
•when you argue, and appeal to the
spiritually dead. Before the Church
can convert the world, the members
of the church must be converted; and
the real difficulty is not so much un-
sanetified purses as unsanctified
hearts. In the Christian life, saving
self andieaving Souls are utterly in-
compatible, and the one greatest dif-
ficulty with the whole body of pro-
fessing disciples is, that most of
them are trying to save themselves,
and care not for others, and so it
has come to pass that whole thou-
sands go to church, come to the
Lord's table, utter prayers, and bear
the name of Christ, yet live• lives •es-
eentially worldly, and 'are engaged in
] o ljowl-saving work. They spend
many times as much on self indul-
gence, as they give to feed the hun-
gry, clothe the naked, or even to give
the Living Bread to hungry, dying
souls. Consider what would ;be the
result if every tprofessed believer,
could burn with Paul's passion for
souls. ;It is said that if 10,000 of the
millions of believers could burn with
such a Christ -like passion for souls
for one year, the Gespel would be
carried around the globe within that
year.
"Christ alone can save the world,
But Christ cannot save the world
aeons,"
Heneeds your help and mine.
At one of our Union Prayer Ser-
vices, the speaker of the evening told
of a split in the Baptist Church years
ago. One part didn't approve of con-
tributing to Missions, but contended
that all money should be kept for
the support of the home church. The
other part held to the opinion that
Missions should be supported. The
part which didn't support missions is
out of existence; the other part is
the Baptist Church of tq-day, a strong
evangelical church, strongly mission-
ary in `spirit. That is history, and
history repeats itself. Many similar
instances might be cited. What has
occurred. will occur again. Ins his
address in Toronto last Monday ev-
ening, Dr. Roberts, Moderator of the
United Church of Canada, made this
statement: "The more living the
church, the harder the fight." And
how true that is! When we see a
church lying down on its job, which
is to "Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature,"
then we know it is almost ready to
pass out. Yes, the more living the
church, the hardef' the fight.
It is indeed a source of great joy
and satisfaction to us to know that
so far we have been able to discharge
our full obligations to the Society
each year, but we have lost so many
of our faithful supporters, the bur-
den becomes heavier on those who are
left to carry on, and it will mean con-
siderable self denial on tour part if
we are to 'balance our budget this
year.
But as Ida Gathing Pentecost says:
"Have no can'ts in your mind. 'I
can't' is a fatal thought. Have only
ildeas and reveries of `I can.' You
shall accomplish anything your per-
sistently suet your forces upon. You
have within you the faculty for ad-
vance in any direction. Just com-
mence. Desire is the proof of ability
to achieve. Doubt neither yourself,
nor any one else." Is she right or
wrong?
While we are reviewing the years,
we hold in affectionate remembrance
those who once worked with use, but
who have passed on, to enjoy the re-
wards of their labors. We would not
forget those who have removed to
other parts, 'or to other departments
of missionary work. We are not un-
mindful tof our shut-ins, who have
'been a source of much inspiration and
assistance to us through the years,
nor our Associate Helpers, who have
eontribute'd not a -little to our suc-
cess. To each and all we extend our
thanks.
Included• in the almost $8,000,000
contributed by our •Seeiety since Un-
ion is the sum 'of $7,813, comprising.
the gifts from year to • year of our
Auxiliary, to the cause so dear to our
hearts.
The reclamation plans icor the Hol-
land Marsh in North York, Ontario,
will include about 8,000 acres all snit -
able for extensive vegetable growing.
Work was started six years ago and
an area aplaced under erop, blit fuller
det'+elopanent s retarded by law-
smite: Wktl i a settlement of the rural
elahrel it is expected that all the snit -
able land will 1:•e utilized.
A HEALTH SERVICE O/
THE CANADIAN MEDICAL
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IN CANADA
EAR TROUBLE
The special senses mean so much
to us that every reasonable care
should be given to keep (them in good
condition et is during the summer
season that bhe ear is egposed to cer-
tain peculiar dungen!, whish may lead
to damage of this .precious sense of
hearing.
The external ear canal which is ov-
er one inch in length, and which leads
to the ear drum, is covered withfine
hairs, from the follicle's of which
comes. a waxy ,substance. If water
gains entrance to the ear, which is a
common occurrence during swimming
and if wax has collected in the ear,
which also often happens, the wax
absorbs the water, swells out and,
partially or completely, shuts off the
ear drum.
It isl this swelling of the wax and
possibly the collection of a drop of
water behind the wax which pressing
on the ear drum gives rise to the
sensations °known as "water in the
ear." The proper way to get rid of
the trouble is by using more water,
only it must be used by some com-
petes t person as a douche to wash out
of the ear canal the collected wax,
and so' get rid of the "water in the
ear."
Boils in the external ear canal are
very painful. Any injury to the
membrane lining the canal may lead
to a boil 'because the injury gives a
chance to pus -producing germs 'which
may be lurking. around. They invade
the tissues and set up an infection.
It is important to heed advice not to
poke at your ears with such things•
as matches and hairpins. Removal
of wax requires the gentle care of
skilled hands.
There is an idea held by some peo-
ple that if you have a cold in .the
head it is a good treatment to go in
swimming,particularly into salt wa-
ter. This is an error because bath-
ing, especially diving or swimming
under water, is apt to force infection
up the eustachian tube from the nose.
The eustachian tube connects the
middle ear, lying behind the ear drum
with the back part of the nose and
throat. It also acts as a drain for
the . middle ear, 'but it may reverse
its action if the pressure in tbe nose
is raised by forceful blowing 'of the
nose or when in swimming. If there
is infection in the nose and throat at
the time, it will be forced into the
middle ear where it will likely set
up an infection known as otitis media
which reveals itself by earache. Ear-
ache must receive prompt attention
if serious damage is to bee prevented.
Swimming is a' fine exercise and it
is most desirable to get out in the
fresh air and sunshine in a bathing
suit. It is also desirable, however, to
safeguard your hearing, so keep out
of the water if you have a cold or if
either your nose or your ear is run-
ning.
Questions concerning Health, ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
,:c.ciation, 184 College St., Toronto,
will be answered personally by let-
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All the freshness of Spring is in
the tender shoots of asparagus—the
aristocrat of vegetables. Asparagus
is so delicate that as soon as it is
cut from the underground stem, the
fibres begin to toughen and the flavor
deteriorates. Therefore, asparagus
should be cooked as soon as possible
after cutting to retain all its delic-
acy.
Some newer ways of serving as-
paragus have been selected and test-
ed by the Fruit Branch, Dominion
Department of Agriculture, as fol-
lows:
" Asparagus Short Cake
12 stalks asparagus
1 cup cream sauce
6 baking powder biscuits.
Out asparagus in one inch pieces
and •cook in salted water fifteen min-
utes. Drain and keep hot. Prepare
a cream sauce using:
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup asparagus water
4 cup milk
1/a teaspoon salt
Pepper.
Melt the butter, add flour and stir'
until it 'bubbles; gradually add the,
'hot water in which asparagus was
cooked, then add milk. Stir and cook
until smoothly thickened. Add sea-
sonings.
Split and 'butter hot baking pow-
der biscuits made from your favorite
recipe. Arrange half biscuits on the
serving plate, pile generously with
asparagus, pour cream sauce over
each, place other half of biscuit son
top, 'buttered side up. Cover with
asparagus. Use cream sauce a n d
sprinkle with grated cheese. Place
in the oven a minute to reheat be-
fore serving.
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Scrambled Eggs With Asparagus
Cut asparagus into one inch
Keep a
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Melt two tablespoons butter in a
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rand a little pepper and the well beat-
en eggs. Stir gently over boiling
water until eggs begin to thicken.'
Add drained asparagus. Cook until
thickened but not dry. Serve hot on •
toast. Serves four.
Save water in which asparagus is
cooked to make:
Economy Soup
To one cup of asparagus liquid adds
% cup cold mashed potatoes, and
cook together five minutes, then rub
through a sieve. Melt one teaspoon
of butter in the saucepan, add one
teaspoon of flour and blend well. Add
strained liquid. Stir until smooth.
Add one cup milk and stir until hot.
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