Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-18

ian Border Missions.

rt.B, PREslpio
"a note from the
Z San Antonio of the
,.zErrE says: Write up
i.t Mexican missionary
d origin to the present
lines, l gladly comply;
',-ooses OF parade, but he
= Il more and more be-
nis,orlcal fact, and ah
o y in the affairs of our
will endeavor to
tor by putting much in
=. y. a as possiblei and so
Immediately to the task
I first The
,glcAL INCEPTION
Without a doubt the
ssion of Mexico in lsl6
,reat introduction of new
4 country. Along with
n numbers of Spanish
lirious. books were sent
and tract societies,
circulated among the
though a large part of
afterwards collected to-
,rned by the bishops and
Nev could not destroy the
h were introduced into
of the people, nor
y confessional find all of
b burn.
positive step--or that
lated the work of
rrite. was the CONVEX
Mexican named Alejo
This occurred in 1871,
a in reading the Bible in
Nth a book in Span
Evenings with the Roman
larch of more light he
h 10 Corpus Christi, Tex,
ptially, was directed into
bds as Mr.. VIM. Headep,
ministry of that place.
tted on trial in the West
renee in December,
appointed to labor
Mexicans of Laredo.
Rewards sent to the
%; altogether Spending
M time among the Mex
st Texas; long enough,
bemonstrate the fact That
tcessible to Protestant in
present order and name
|ns were inaugurated in
S74, when the writer was
Enlarge with three native
nee then the work has been
~ the growth continuous,
number, at this writing,
Hcan and twenty.three ma
Hnt preachers, and about
|ors of the church.
order mission is not the
presents Professionalism In
lere are large and prosper
Is of both branches OF
Ind esbyterianism, of the
D., Baptlsts, Congregations
|Ociety of Friends. But
townsville and vicinity on
here are no other churches
among the MeXicans than
(uthern Methodist. Norare
to Texas soil; but extend
aso, east to the gulf coast,
hstin, Tex, and south to
:. Nearly every town and
beard the gospel preached
tongue; and in many of
ays established congrega-
what Is
RAcTEB OF THE WORK
The inspired and only
I genuine. A change in
d life of our con verts from
and that through the
circumstances, attests the
riches are being built,
hblished, Sunday.schools
nd all the ordinances OF
In full operation. At La
mems board of missions
bling seminary for girls in
lent and accomplished
These results been easily
Nay, verify. Against the
ate social and religious OPP
the work been carried on
u inch of ground has beer
u ald nearly every convert .
Dose acquainted with tn,
Zee in its religious belief,
Its social views and Gus
Il It's historical prejudices
Rpreclate the difficulties Of
4 frotestants introducing
tlanity among them.
hese, the physical
ercome Were considerable
qrid heat and blizzard
pig drouths and storms o
ved to make anything bu,
vast distances we hay,
J to plant the work wher,
nd. PeIils by robbers ant
Indians have stood be
nany places. The enter
segun IN the region O
at a time when Their,
a war OF determination
teXans and Mexicans
The "raidingn on tn,
srande. But we suffered
lough often going anon,
Them, and that without
Y and interesting are the
our going right into thos,
villages of worst reputs
,ua murderers, to preacl
haoie riches of Christ
brightest converts ar,
as some of the worst
y been Christianized. ant
worst villages changed
n ed me message TO theiI
ha the leaveu o.
word in that vas
laanity IL silently but surel,
om the old leaven unit.
new and a redeemed
a Istrange Providence
olh hau so grown that Il
give II Il proper personal