Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-04
OUR DOMESTIC HEATHER.
What the Sisters of the Cross Are
Doing Among the HOTels.

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Report OF the Bible woman at tn,
Meeting List hfSht-A T9uehfnS
Christian Appeal.
On Friday last, the regular month";
meeting of this Society took place at thl
/ First Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Herrick il
the chair, Mrs. Shankland Secretary. tn,
meeting was opened with religious exer
eises, Judge Ferris leading, by invitation
The constitution was then read by th,
President. The Secretary then read th,
minutes of the last meeting aud, after The
vote OF approval, called the roll, aftei
which the regular order of business wa.
taken up and disposed Of in style that die
! credit to the organization. Interesting r5
ports were read by the Treasurer and Biblt
/ Woman, besides several important commit
tees. Some IF the more important point.
of interest in the Bible WOman's report ar,
the following:
BIBLE MEETINGS
in SlatetOwn, North Nashville, West Broad
South College and Cherry, and Rollins
Mill Hill, with many interesting particu
lars. Speaking Of the last place she says
"The meetings here still increase in inter
est. There being so many in this locality
unable to walk, 1t is necessary to hold
from three to five meetings from house t
house in succession. These meetings ar,
something novel and impressive. On any
Monday afternoon may be seen groups o.
residents gathering at the appointed place
while others ascend the hill from seFeTa
| directions. After service at the principal
/ place, the whole company adjourn to an
other house, where some one is confined
from CecTepitude, or other misfortune, anC
thus from house 10 house we proceed
bearing the precious Bible, arc
10, the Master Himself goes Will
us. During the last mouth we have beer
cheered on in our work by most remark
able conversion in this locality. a very
poor woman, said to be near a hundred
years old, was happily converted, and is
now a candidate for membership in the
Baptist Church. Another very aged and
worthy Widoy after having lived for many
years utterly destitute Of The preaching Of
the gospel and the ordinances of Gods
house, was taken into the Methodist
Church. The crippled girl, mentioned il
our last report, who, though born in ouI
midst and arrived at the age of twenty
odd years, had never heard a sermon OF
seen a preacher has also been baptized and
taken into the church. Verify, many Of ''the
pocr' have Lot had the gospel preached to
them, because they are so poor, and
ignorant and self abandoned and obscure
they have escaped the search of our pastors,
but the Lord going with us We are finding
many Of them AID lWining our arms abOu;
their weak, furnishing spirits, we are trying
to help them to the Savior. We need a
house to worship in at this pl1ce. The
dwellings are al very small. Except a
couple Of old dilapidated bricks, they are mere
novels. too small 20 hold the WOrshippers.
Besides, we have 10 seats, but have to Dor
row and pack chairs, sit on the beds and
other furniture, and after all some are often
left TO stand or sit u the floor. Let Us
have a house for God 'p30r' to meet Him
in,where they can receiveHis sacraments and
hear His gospel, and He will surely s're-
cord His name there
The work al the psniteutiary and among
the fallen were also very interesting para
graphs The society was urged to ad0p.
some additional means TO get the children
Of places Of infamy into the Crawford
Street SunGay-SchOol. The Bible-WOman
says: There are hundreds Of children
among them { at never heard Of God ex-
cept as His holy name has been prOfa1ed
in their presence. They are as much
heathgls as If there were not g Bible in
America i new and very C0mmendable
lem Of work vas An enterprise 10 furnish
religious instruction and sympathy to the
inmates Of the County Asylum.
The Bible Woman says arrangements
have been made 10 hold service weekly at
the COanty Asylum. MessTs. Combs,
Black Hereford and Widener have agreed
to send out the Bible Woman in theiI
hacks to this institution once q week.
Judge FerIiss also offers to help US in this
labOr Of love- Pbis meeting will occur
every Friday"
The Sunday-schOOl at the jail, In charge
Of this Society, aided and directed By our
worthy County Court Judge, is reported as
very promising. Two conversions in that
quarter q couple of weeks ago cheer the
Sisters on 20 further effort.
The Bible Woman saws: ave need two
other elderly wCmeu-deyOut missionary
wOmen-to help teach. We have applied
20 the \. N. G. a. for q few teachers-just
a few who will come regularly, and
love il
The closing paragraph Of this report should
rouse the public spirit Of our community
rs we'll as the christian philanthropy Of the
churches. This is The first great union
move Of christian womanhCOd in the cause
Of missions, and well does it merit the
support and sympathy di every Christian
and5patTiOt. The report closes thus:
q have been requested TO mention that
some of our members have expressed feel
ings of sadness il view Of not being able,
during this collapse in business to pay
their dues as promptly as they desire and
have even feared having TO withdraw in
view Of these embaTassments, while others
tender their service and sympathy, but
have no material support to offer. L
have been requested to do this in
order TO bring the subject Of
finance the more prominently before our
Body. Knowing the hearts Of these mem
bers to be 50 warmly enlisted in the cause
/ will venture further to suggest that with
dreWal is not the remedy for the trouble.
Can We not retrench in some other dirsc,
ton? Cannot some other measures be
thought Of to meet the emergency? Will a
sensible, practical christian community
that sends of hundreds of dollars at q
time. in addition to all the church requires
for The poo. heather abroad, be so incon-
sistent and impOlitic as thus TO stint the
poor heather at home and risk the chances
of him who HpToYideth not Tor his own, >
Oh no, this great people can take care OF
the heather both at home and abroad. Sis
tiers Of the Cross, let us not be discouraged
in our heayen-inspired enterprise. There
is talent and energy enough in this body
Of christian women, the Lord being with
Us, to relieve it Of every weight, and give
an impetus TO this glorious cause, that shall
thrill all along down the sges, till like {
mighty wave Of gospel power throbbed oui
fIOm the Masters own heart, 1t breaks up
/ Onthe Eternal Shore.
"Fiaaiiy, We may expect difficulties.
| sIhe servant IS lot above his Lord On
I course is too intimately. COnnecieC
! with the cross 70 escape difficulty, aye, aDC
| persecution too. The cross is the head anC
] front Of our Institution, and we must learl
70 bear 1t bravely. The cross IS our nucle
/ Gus and standard, the cross our waterford
and Tailylug cry, the cross is on
/ support, cur means, and our end, auC
methinks some Of US have become adjusted
/ TO it, that like good fitting garment, We
would feel 10th 10 lay it aside. When
[ crown shall be held out in exchange, on
of our number, al least 1 fancy, will still
clingfto the cross, WTea.hiug its head viii
the starry diadem, and bowling her own il
;be crimson pool that bathes Us EalloWet
bass. CRYING. SGOd forbid that should gior
save in the cross Of our Lord Jesus Christ
Votes Of thanks we've then rendered Il
| Jnlg,a Farriss. and Messrs. Combs Black