The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-28

the work has been richly blessed in many
quarters, especially in Mexico, South
America and China.
.. We hail with delight the appoint
mcnt of more men by the board, and real
iZc that more men means more money.
u. That the association request the Bop
iia to aid in every way 1t may be able in
instructing the people in the work oil the
board and in creating more enthusiasm
and interest in the work on the part oi the
churches
7. We urge tho churches TO unite often
in frequent mention OF the missionaries to
u throne OF grace and invoke the divine
blessing upon our money and our agents.
HOME MISSIONS.
The greatest law Of the Bible is: "Thou
shall love the Lord, thy God, with all thy
heart, and with alithy mind, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy strength"
Christ says the second is like 1t, in char
aCter and importance: Thou shall love
thy neighbor AZ thyself" Love 10 God
is exhibited by love 10 man, for II we
love not man whom we have seen, how
can we love God, whom we have not seen?
Therefore, we have this commandment,
that che who loves God, loves his brother
/ HlH's IOSl
Germ is 10 interest ourselves in our fellow
men, 10 labor for their good. The script
ures speak Of the good sense Of Christians
who love and work for others by saying
that che that winneth souls is wise" II
Is not enough for rs as Bapiists 10 profess
the greatest love for Gods word. As long
M We declare allegiance TO 1t with our lips,
let Ms show our allegiance 10y our lives.
l. 10 - hat
the churches OF the association have not
come up 10 thpt duty in helping tho
home mission board Not Onc-third OF
year; $1,000 was Contributed by fifteen
churches, moro than onc-third OF this
amount coming from,one church.
While we arc nealectng Gods favor
seems 10 DO with the work OF tho board.
last year 2s7 missionaries were in the
field. Lila churches and stations, with n
total increase In menibcrship Of 7,l00; 43l
Sunday schools, were organized, 30i
churches were constituted, while ~ houses
Of worship were lniilt, at Il cost Of 81, O6s.
lts work Il distributed in fifteen different
sections Of the territory Of the Southern
Baptist convention. Houses Of worship
are being built In one section and mission
aries sent 10 anothcF, ~ most needed. The
board spent last year an aggregate Of SlO,-
600 for houses NJ worship in Florida. With
the great influx Of population into the
orange state We need 10 have the ground
prcoccupicd Tor Christ.
The board Is pushing tho work in New
Orleans with very encouraging results.
There seems 10 be the dawning Of n bright.
/ cr day there. In the state Of Louisiana
there Is immense dcstitution, aud tho
board IL doing what II can with its limited
means 20 send laborcs into this harvest
field.
'Thc result Of long years among tho In.
dams has resulted in the cyangeliEaiion oI
many " these people. There * among the
five civilized tribes an average Of ono Hap.
tist church for every 1000 Indians" The
Choctaws are making hard effort TO cstab
lish q school at Atoka, where young min.
istcr. aud others may be taught. We are
under more than Christian obligation 10
the Indians.
In Cuba the work has becn most re-
mnrknbly blessed. In but little morn than
two years sincr the organization Of the iirl
church on that island !, 100 have been hap
tin,d. Nine native preachers, some Oi
them mon Of marked ability, have bccr
raised up 20 proclaim the gospel. The
lord has indeed done marvellous thing
for Va in Cuba, for which We are glad.
Them II an inilowlng tide OF population
into all our southern country. and We ncct
~ followers Of Christ IN meet them with
the gospel. Tho boarl needs our praycr
and our money We heartily recommend
that every church In the association con.
tribute something during the year fol
homo missions |. T.. TRorTYn.
A. &. ANDERSON,
A. VI. AusriN, ~.
q y. foRRow,
w. Asu.
The report was discussed by I. r. Trot
ter, \. j. Dickinson aud :. W. Hampton
anu then adopted.
At 100 pm, after extending thanks &,
Rowan Memorial Mission, the citizens o
South Memphis andthc prcssoi Memphis
the convention adjourned sine die.
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