The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-04-04

spreading OF the gospel. Paul, sose I.
whose teach ings on the subject OF woman
duty is variouSly construed. SAYS *
Phil. rs: Help those women who laSog-
ed with me in the gospel" The meanins
here is plain. Clearly il Is >erip,ursl Is.
labor in the gospel. Other texts might be-
adduced-but what need VT more-Nars
ran To- bring the disciples word. Ny SIS
tiers. in coming up hither,
HAVE WE SHOWN MORE ZEAG.
or made ourselves more unplcassntis ecH-
>picUoU> than did Mary ana the cihe-
women WHO followed Him from Galiiee aac
who must have fingered Tor DAYS. subjected
To- the PEERS oi the hooking multitude is.rius.
tn, trial, cruciiixion, burial and resurrectios-
FL their acknowledged friend and leaier-
the GeSpi>ed Nazar,an May not soaae eF
~ here assembled to-day, resemble mcys.
the disciples who met elsewhere - nt9arn-
tie absence oi their how erUcihed Lord
ii So. listen ior ,h, ~wiit-somiDS fees o
the Nar,> vino have met him in the way
amt who can tell ~ what L. Ito. 1aey al
here to-day Catch igom til, N the gia,
tidinS> amt speed ii ON, IL easlh'> remote
bounds.
The very iart oi our organ ration Il. 9.
missionary board indicates tina! ~ h3v4
m1nd
"'O. TE-k'U ALI. NAItON-
We are here To- devise means tor clrryina.
the command into execution. Especially
viii we labor Tor The chri>iisniaip. anc
enlightening vi our benightsd ,,ters.
whose ignorance and degradation alSe So.
often been pictured before Us Ani aapp.
are we in the thought that III ele1atiuc
woman man j. devoted. Ii moinsr, ar.
taught, they will teach their chilafsn Sr.
can british mother rear 'iodlF sun
! Nearly nineteen centuries have ps>-e..
since Mary ran To- bring the disciples WORT.
What have christian women been doin.
since through this almost eternity az years
Sleeping, my sisters. >leeping-aiI OF H.
sleeping. But listen to the command g
Awake. thou that sleepc>t ; arl>e iro "a tbs
Z dead and Christ shall give thee light
Thanks To oar Heavenly Father. tAers IL
to-day y shaking anon: the dry bnae,. sa,t
here amt there are signs of waking L. lie
We discern in the establi>tnle as -,
wonan> missionary societies Il >i.niipcaase
which may not be overlooked. The las
decade has witnessed an impuIsc ia tai~
direction of rilniistakahle import.
The first wCmanS society was organize
twenty-One wears ago u union >oeiety> !: Ia,
second. seven years later. since them Iii,
work has gone steadily forward and Cos
there are in the United States tourteer
boards with their Thousand, oi suxi.isrN
societies which have contributed their
millions To the cause oi missions. sinsr the
FIRST ORGANIZATION wA> EFFE,TEI'.
The first wonan's Pr. sbyt, ran board va>-
organized III 1870. and every wear >jnes
new societies have been added
h..aI dion ,rta II tbp.. xafT
are Philadclphia, New York. Chicago an,:
~. Louis La,t-year thee societies, with.
their auxiliarie>, contributed over S2V21,:>i
to the general missionary fund OF oAg
church. Cd this grand total. the Beard a.
the Southwest contributed S22,216.o4 bee ide..
sending boxes valued at 81 ,GOo te hone
missionaries. And now We ask curse I've
If w are satisfied with the result Let the
+! answer depend on the effort made. moi oi1
! the amount given. The widow vas ron
mended Tor her two mites. Ii Wa said o.
her that she had cast into the treasury
more than they all, for they had given of
their abuno ance but she OF ker want. 50
also the Board of the Southwest
THE YOUNGEST AND FEEBLE>f
oi all her sisters must be judged by be-.
faithful endeavor>, not her showing IN dol
lars and cents. 1t were well ~ RENE nbei
this, tina, we were not discouraged. and
. like the uutaiihful servant hide our Lords
talent.
Pear friends, small Though We be.we have
great reason for encouragement fsrh
year has been year of grow III and develop
ment. We have more interest. more aux
iIiarieS, larger COLLECTIONS. and have accom-
pli>hed more work the last wear than an
preceding year. But can IL he said 81 exei
one OF us, she hath done what she could
DO We realize that few and scattered ~ 81.
are,
WERE WI THOROUGHLY AROUSED
L. earnest effort? There are enougf
christian women west Uf the Mississippi IL.
make thi, vast spiritual wilderness ~hics
j. our special care in The course oi les.
years To but and blossom a. the rose. sas.
at the same time To- support miSsjaaarv
i'm every heather land
We are here to-day To- awaken IN intrrss.
IN missions, 10 get fresh supplies % oil IL.
our lamps and trim and hold them alofs
tor the lighting of others, for "Whatsoeyer
doth make manifest, i light"
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