Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07
B MISSION WORK.

what n Women Of the n. r Church,
South, In Nashville, Have Accom-.
pItshed-The Mission Home and It's
origin.
The history Of this enterprise will be
seen from the following preamble or intro
duetiOn to the constitution of the same:
"The ladies who have long been connect
ed with the society for the relief Of the
poor ami suffering Of our church, have often
felt the need Of greater aid fOr their spirit
ual condition. While we were considering
a pan TO lead to the desired end, The
WOmans' Bible Mission at Home and
Abroad came to our knowledge, and we
wish 10 cooperate with others of like mind
in this work so suited to our ideas Of what
is greatly needed. We, therefore, now or
ganize The WOmans' Bible Mission Of
Nashville which is intended, if the prOEi-
dence of God so direct, to be an auxiliary
society to The Womans' Bible Mission at
Home and Abroad Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South"
Article ? Of the constitution states the
objects Of this Society, and for the edifica-
ton Of those who have not read it with
careful interest, is given:
"The objects Of this Society are, first, to
engage and unite Christian women in the
work Of sending the Word Of God 10 the
foreign mission fields Of our church through
the agency Of Bible WOmeu,' and to pro-
vide for the Christian education Of girls in
those fields; secondly, to promote attend
ance on the services of the church at home,
and the study Of Gods Word, by the sys-
tematic care for the sick, visiting strangers,
and such as are not habitual church-gOe1s,
with the reading Of the Bible to them as
occasion may require"
The Woman's Bible Mission Of Nash
vine, was organized Nov. u, 1873, with not
a dollar in the treasury. SO soon as funds
were raised, under Article III of the Con-
stjtutiOn, the first effort was in the Home
work. A Bible Reader was appointed, at a
salary Of twenty-five dollars per month, TO
carry out the provision Of the latter clause
Of Article III. As interest in the work in
creased, attention was called to the first
part Of Article ii, and a letter from MIS-.
Lambuth, wife Of our Missionary 70 China,
was read before the Society, asking aid in
hel boarding school for girls, and also the
means to support a native Bible Reader in
China. Il was decided to maintain a Bible
Woman there at sixty dollars per year, four
scholarships were taken in Mrs. Lambuth's
school for girls, the money being directed
by individuals for this especial purpose.
Bro. Lambuth has also been requested to
secure 4 youth TO educate for the ministry,
an additional sum having been contributed
by Mr.. r. X. Hargroye for this end. This
is a brief summary Of the work since its
commencement.
Just here. we wish 70 call attention to
Article Nv. in the Constitution Of the
Board Of Missions Of the NJ. L. Church,
South, as follows: "Any person, or Sunday
school, or church, or conference, may as
sume in whole or part the support Of a
mission school established by the General
Board, and send their contributions directly
to such mission or school, Of which the
General Treasurer shall be Immediately
notified This is our authority for direct
ing e to specific purposes in the for
eicn fields, and all who have invested, or
intend 70 m5est, may feel assured that the
funds 20 direcs to the desired use. 1t has
been intimated, and supposed by some,
that such funds are necessarily to be re-
ported as a part Of the assessment for mis-
siOns in the pastoral charges, but this ques-
ton has been decided BY recent action Of
the Board Of Missions, published in the
LNINNtftL l1EEONNIE 0L AEUs u 1lg
money is only required TO be 50 reported
as to give the Annual Conferences credit,
and to satisfy them that il is applied to the
authorized missions Of the NJ. L. Church,
South. An effort has been made to check
the operations of our foreign work by put
ting forth the opinion that the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, does not cOunte-
nance or recognize the labo-s Of wOmen in
missionary fields. True, the General Con-
ference has not legislated on the subject as
vet, prefeTring to wait and watch the efforts
OF the faithful few who have organized so
c~ieties, and be governed in their action by
results, but we were greatly encouraged re-
Gently by ONE Of the high church officials
to "hOld on" to our work, to never give it
up, even though discOuragements should
meet us and funds come in slowly; and we
mean to "hOld on God being our helper.
Already the churches are Co operating in
our work. At Warren, Ark, in Little
Rock Conference, is an organized "WOmanAs
Bible Society," we having been written to
for our constitution, etc, for the use Of the
same, aud we see in the last number Of
our Missionary their eOntributiOntO China
and Mexican missions.
The home work Of our Bible Mission is
suspended fOi the present, bat only tenn
porarily; il will be resumed at no distant
day. It should be stated, in connection
with the home work, that ont Of the efforts
Of the Woman's Bible Mission Of Nashville
sprung the Mission HON., a noble enter
prise, under the fostering care Of all the
churches of the city. The two are as sep
arate as any two christian enterprises can
be, having a different board Of managers,
constitution and By laws; while the pur-
pose Of each is to do all possible good; The
end desired is quite different, and they
should not be COMPOUNDED or blendedin the
minds Of any.
Christian friends, we desire to be useful
in the Masters vineyard, and should He
bless and honor our efforts with success, to
His name be all the glory.
The following is the TreasUrer's report
to this date: Total receipts, STC0.45; paid
the Bible Woman in the Home work,
S2SS.35; China Mission, $40; balance in
the treasury, $2J2.1O.
Mrs. d. II. McGAvOCR. Cor. Sec.
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