Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-20
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Rey.S. Townsel addressed the board stat
ing that there was no lady from Sherman
vet, but would be tomorrow; they had
society in Sherman numbering seventy
two, and had collected $50 for missions.
Miss Jessie Fines OF the Missionary
church was introduced and made an earnest
appeal to the women to put their whole
heart and mind in the missionary work.
Rev Il. Bullock made the closing address,
when the board adjourned until this even
ing at 80 O'Clock p. H., when the follow
ing programme will be carried out under the
auspices of the annual conference mission
AIRY board:
i. Called to order by the president.
2. Religious services by DIR. Il. L. Louis.
3. General discussion and essays.
4. Foreign and Domestic Missions"
Rev. l. II. Anderson.
s. "a Woman's Power in the Mission
Field by DR.. Elias Cottrell.
g. "How Can an Interest be Created IN
Our Church for Missionary Work!" Bishop
Isaac Lane.
On motion the board adjourned.
Miss MILE CANIL,
Miss E. E. L. MosELY, President.
Secretary.
On motion conference agreed to accept
the invitations, and the secretary was TO
gse notice of the same. The following
Communication was read from the secretary
of the general missionary board:
ATHENS, ALA, Nov. 10, 1891
To the Bishop and Brethren of the West Texas
Annual Conference OF the c. NJ. L. Church:
DEAR BRETHREN-The pressing needs of
the general missionary board necessitate
my sending you this communication. l am
not unconscious OF the fact that your
digniied body is deeply interested in the
great spread of the church.
The Colored Methodist Episcopal church
in America has mission TO perform, and
her work is uncompleted while human kind
is trudging in sin, ignorance and super
stition. She can't afford to be quiesCent
now or content herself with what organized
and self-sustaining conferences she has;
there are new territories and states crying
for her assistance. Shall we heed the cry
or pass them unnoticed9 The growth and
spread of the Methodist church depends on
its missionary fire." To DR.. Coke is duly
credited the honor of establishing foreign
and domestic missionary plans. The
founder of the Wesleyan Methodism Of
England gave due prominence to the mis-
sionary work, while it was highly Endorsed
by Bishops Asbury and Mckendree, etc,
in this country. We are the recipients OF its
prodigious results.
1 fear the mission fields have not had the
proper support that has been SO greatly
needed to carry on the work of the church.
WIFI lIlcECSG SESetb
demands of the church, the last general
conference increased its assessment for
missions and now calls upon every member
of the church to pay five cents for this
worthy cause. Your general missionary
board which met in Nashville, Tenn, last
January, made the following appropriation
for the year 1891:
1t must be remembered that the board
has been very conservative in its appropria-
tons. If we could succeed in raising the
amount appropriated it would greatly re-
| lieve the church and mission fields of such
| financial embarrassment. 1t is highly sig
| nifcant that your conference give special
attention to the missionary contributions
| and to the missionary anniversary which
| is held during conference. It should take
| precedence and not be made ''side-issue.' -
| There has been steady immigration Of
| the colored people 20 the Western country
| for several years and it is indispensable that
the Colored Methodist Episcopal church in
| America should be planted among them
| we can't afford to lose the large number OF
| our emigration members by our failure to
supply them with the gospel. BY the mis-