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Title: Missionary Visitor, The (1916)
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: General Mission Board of the Church of the Brethren
Subjects: Church of the Brethren Priodicals Church of the Brethren- Missions
Publisher: Elgin, Ill.: Brethren Publishing House
Contributing Library: Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS members and Sloan Foundation

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Brother O. F. Helm. terested in any land deals, but is givinghis time and talent to mission work.However, having received numerous let-ters of inquiry from brethren and sistersin different localities, he desires simplyto show what can be done in this sec-tion by employing the proper methods offarming. As a rule, two things are lack-ing here. One is, improved methods offarming, and the other is, men who arewilling to work. Thomasville is especially situated ina healthful climate; its pure, bracing airalways bearing an odor of fresh turpen-tine, that healing balsam of the pines,and always touched with the sharpnessof the sea. Many people from theNorth and West, suffering from lungand throat trouble, find relief in this sec-tion. In looking over the ministerial listin the Brethren Almanac I find that Iam the only minister of the Church ofthe Brethren in the State of Georgia,the Empire State of the South, and Iwonder how this can be. Thomasville, Ga. 184 The Missionary Visitor May1916
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EAST NIMISHILLEN, MISSION STUDY CLASS, OHIO. Mrs. Edson W. Wolf. The first Mission Study Class of the East Nimishillen church was organized April 25,1915. Bro. S. S. Shoemaker was chosen teacher, with Sister Emma Brumbaugh, assistantteacher, and Elta J. H. Wolf, secretary. The class was composed of ten members, vary-ing in ages from 13 to 53 years. One of the members of the class has been unable to walk since he was a child, dueto paralysis, and yet he took an intense interest in the work and was an -inspiration tothe entire class; but it causes a sadness when we think of the many, with bodies strongand healthy, who have no desire of studying the field to become acquainted with theneeds of our fellow-men. We met every Sunday afternoon between the hours of 1 and 2 to recite the lesson.On Aug. 15, 1915, we took our examination on the book, Christian Heroism in Hea-then Lands, by Royer. We then began with the seal course, reading one book in everytwo weeks. We reported to the secretary w

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