The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-05-25
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Letter From The National superIn-
Ieudenf.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. PIG East Chestnut st.
The spring Is here. and earth and air.
sun and de4, are marshalling forces TO pre-
pare for tie coming of the FioEer Mission.
Surely We should march The land with con
queror-s tread. since nc were chosen Of
Christ ere the dawn Of creation, and God
Himself caused the hoEers 70 grow which
are n bear our messages from Him toeyery
heart Of grief, to every soul bowed down
in sin. o. bound IN the drunkard's chain.
Flower preach 10 us Il we HiiH hear.
Bat not aiene ihe fairest HOwers.
The mere-t grass
Along The roadside where We pass,
Licheu and mos, and sturdy weed
The rain and sunshine,
10 uourish one small -ee1
At the beginning # oar ummer cam
pa.gn | would like To make a few gugges-
tions: First, that Jon will secure as many
local superintendent as possible and that
you will to bring at least one new Flower
Mission into active service before the year
eIoses. That You will keep in constant
communication With your local superin-
tendents and will require each one Of them
to make ont aud send TO you a quarterly
report Of all the work, Of every cent ex-
pended to further the department, all they
use for text cards, literature, gifts, or car
fare. Have them send these quarterly re-
ports 10 you by the 18th Of May, August,
November and February. Make a point
Of an itemized statistical account in these
quarterly reports and have them answer
every quarter in the blanks which ! pre-
pare for yon. These blanks can be had Of
Miss Gertrude Ferguson, 2G33 Bank street,
this city.
You will please me very much if you
viii let rs receive your annual report by
the 1st Of September 50 that We can get
our national report ready for Mrs. Buell.
by October /, 1888.
It is very trying to her to have deputy
superintendents late in sending in work
for national convention. Last year we
were compelled, greatly to our sorrow, to
leave ont Of our own national report many
states where We know much good work
was done, because we could not hear from
them in time. IF you will require your
local suporintcudents to keep you posted
by these quarterly statements you will find
it much easier to get your report ready for
us.
Please be early this year in ordering
yoni text cards, and please do rccollcct
that prison day" is a very small part Of
this departments aims, and that W. do
not live up 10 our privileges unless w
carry on this Flower Mission work weekly,
then, dear, to get yonr plans laid out for a
regular systematic ministry, and begin in
time. My secretary is 10 painfully rushed
during the last week before "|I'rison Day.
that it distresses me. | am unable to help
her with this part as it is beyond my
strength.
! grow more and more desirous to Lave
yon use the text cards which | prepare for
you, because then / can have a more per-
sonal hold upon those to whom you carry
them, and because | feel them to he the
messages God gives me for you. Without
the text attached your flowers are Of no
good. Read lisa. 40:8.
Buy your tracts, etc, Of Miss Julia Cole
man, or the W. r. p. A., and use such as
will indoctrinate strong temperance senti.
mcnts. 1t is our privilege TO help cast
down intempcrancc aud VIC are in a win
ming cause. Hold up Christ, and that all
powerful grace found in Him and in Him
alone, to overcome.
Write me freely about all that concerns
you-the smallest detail Of your work or
Of your personal self is Of deep import to
me, for only by knowing you can | be Of
use to yon as your superintendent, or prove
myself as ! am, sincerely your friend,
JENNIE CAssEpAY, per See.