Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-12

and each station has their own mission.
We have collected $4,000. 20 to support
our work and to cooperate with the
home board at Atlanta.
This year we have had no persecution
except through the pulpit, and this
makes us glad. We thank them for free
advertisement, for when they talk about
us in the pulpit people come the next
time to see how we baptize. A year ago
we had the last persecution in our fam
lily. l was very sick, when man came
into my parlor and stole my child; and of
course, ran and brought 1t back. 1
think the man expected money, but g..
Baptist minister is a poor place to flIssfs
money. was told that the bishop thougAt
If my child was sent TO Europe, l
would follow, and so leave Cuba.
Two weeks before leaving for the COOS
vention, we had 600 in our prayer
ing. About the only time CathoAskare
Christians is during holy week. AT
Easter, which we celebrated, there were
about 1900 il church, and 1000 Baptists
gathered around to celebrate the COM
munion, when we had a prayer meeting
for two hours afterward.
In our Sunday schools we have many
girls, to whom we are trying to teach
the religion of the Lord Jesus. We teach
two hours every Sunday, but in the
weekday time they have other influences
and are with those who try to destroy
our teachings. For two years we have
been seeking the best way to hold our
girls, and told nv wife the best thing
we could have would be school for
our girls, so that what we teach them on
Sunday will not be destroyed during the
week.
have q curiosity which I took from
the hand of one of our girls, q member
of our Sunday school for six months. 1t
Is kind of an idol, and was given TO the
girl by her parents to present to the
Virgin Mary. In Cuba, when baby is
sick, some one will say, eff my
baby gets well, viii give 8 gold
baby to the Virgin And if the child
does get well, they carry gold image
and put it in the hand of the Virgin.
tell you it made my heart sad after all
our teaching, to find this girl with this
little image, and it seemed our teaching
had no effect.
We are trying in Cuba to break people
OF this way of worshipping men and
women and lead them to worship God.
When your president asked me to talk TO
the ladies, I thought / would present to
you this condition of the school for our
Christian girls in Cuba.
Signor Ariago was then introduced and
spoke in Spanish, saying in substance as
follows: 81 give you thanks for the
kind reception rendered me. / am the
last man received in the Baptist church,
and am very, very happy, can assure
you. I have been looking for twenty
Ave years for the kingdom OF the Lord
Jesus Christ, and have just found it.
Women were first to witness the resur-
rec.ion OF Jesus and the last to follow
Him 10 the cross, and 1 am proud to
stand before women, and only women
and / thank you for the privilege of
speaking in your presence
Rev Mr.. Diaz was requested to say the
Lords prayer in his native tongue. but
declined, saying: 1.-THE Baptists OF cuba
do not take the name of the Lord in
vain. -
A request for q song was complied with.
and the well known strains of ssThe
Sweet Bye and Bye was rendered in
the musical tongue of Spain.
Recommendations from the foreign
and home boards and executive commit
tees were then received and adopted Ii
The Foreign Mission Journal 5ssss 3 Siy
represented by Rev. 7. p. Bell, The
| claims OF the home field and the organ