Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-10
THE MORNING SESSION.
The Proceedings of the Board of Missions
Yesterday.


The Proceedings of the Board of Missions
Yesterday.
At O'Clock the delegates began to arrive
at the First Methodist church and at 81;
most of them were in their seats. At 9:2t
O'Clock hymn 421 was sung, after which
came scripture lesson, and prayer was
offered by Mrs. Juliana Hayes, president
Enrolment Of delegates was next in order
On motion of Mrs. Park, Mrs. S. Calhoun
of Fort Worth and Mrs. F. E. Howell OF
Dallas were appointed committee on plat
form courteSies.
This was all preliminary The meeting
was then called to order and the minutes OF
the first and second days sessions were read
and approved
Hymn lSS was sung and then Mrs. w. B.
Farr; Of Dallas, of the Woman's board OF
missions of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church was introduced and delivered an ad-
dress on ''Fraternal Delegates
Mrs. Juliana Hayes, president of the
Woman's board of missions of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, South, read her an
nual address:
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
My Sisters OF the Executive Board.
We praise God for the privilege of meet
ing you once more in the flesh. Through
dangers, tolls and snareS we have come up
TO our yearly gathering, and we praise the
blessed Providence that has preserved our
lives and kept US as in the hollow of His
hand TO the present time. When our Jesus
stood beside the grave of his friend Lazarus
he wept. May we not believe his sacred
heart was touched with sorrow as he
thought on the earth's bereavements and
the pains and griefS of the race whom He
came TO rescue from eternal death2 And
will He not permit us in this hour of joyful
reunion to pause in sadness as we gaze on
the seats made vacant by the removal from
our midst of our precious Sisters Chiffon
and Montague. Even though we know that
their translation to the celestial glory is
their eternal gain, We must bend in sadness
over their new-made tombs, which hide
from our eyes the gifted and consecrated
Mrs. Chiffon, who was welded to my heart
by enduring chains of Christian affection,
and Mrs. Montague, our sweet singer,
whose notes of melody are now at this
moment mingling with the swelling acclaim
from the heavenly choir of glory to God.
Other of our sisters who have hitherto
met with us, Mrs. Cunningham, Miss Me
LISA Baker, and our devoted corresponding
secretary, are all by physical inability un-
able to take their places in our assembly to-
day. Our corresponding secretary has been
apparently near the confines of the eternal
world, and while life seemed rapidly bbing
away she was granted such 4 blessed reve-
lation of the presence of Christ that | feel
it will be a rich blessing to You, my sisters,
TO hear her own account of it written by
herself She would rather shrink from its
being repeated, but to you, my sisters. who
are part and parcel of her being, will
venture without her consent to show what
her Lord, in the hour of utter weakness,
did for her. Mrs. Wightman will please
read the record in your possession.
In this record we discover the high and
lofty privilege to which we, the children of
our fallen race, are exalted, communion
with Christ in the broad ocean of the love
OF God; does it not excite within us long
ings for the same revelation Of divine lovel
And why may we not realize in this hour a
taste of the same excellent glory2 Why
may we not realize a pentecoStal shower?
Do we really desire a baptism of the Holy
Spirit Oh! for that reaching of the heart
which will reveal to all of US our need of
the Holy Spirit, and hence our dependence
on believing, earnest, habitual prayer.
Every missionary impulse flows from the
heart of Christ. hence the absence of the
Holy Spirit paralyzes prayer, and the Holy
Spirit will not dwell in a prayerless heart.
God will care for results, duty is ours.
The great students uprising, which is de-
nominated the students volunteer move
ment for foreign missions, was originated
among a few praying souls.
the board from Rio Janeiro was introduced
and made few remarks touching upon the
work done by the board in South America.
Bishop Key was then introduced and spoke
eloquently for a few minutes, congratulate
ulating the society upon the results of their
work and invoking Gods blessing. Bust
ness was then resumed and the report of
the officers and managers was read and APP
proved. The following Standing commit
tees was then announced:
Committee on missionary candidates.
Mrs. NJ. d. Wightman, chairman; Mesdames
S. S. Park, Bumpass, Grifis, Barclay, Har-
vey, Black, Steele and Robinson.
Committee on extension of work-Mrs.
E. D. Dowdell, chairman; Mesdames Cal
loway, Stone. Strsther, McHenry, True
heart. McClung and Miss Bradford,
Committee on publication-Mrs. 7. P.
Fullilove, chairman; Mesdames Jones, Avis,
Hendrix John, Hearts1ll, Trowbridge and
Misses Emma Gibson and Chrisman.
Committee on tinance-Mrs. c. W. Bran
don, chairman; Mesdames A. z. Phillips,
Andrews, Plummer, Cheatham, Hardon,
Miss Ida Moore.
Committee on resolutions-Mrs. S. c.
Trueheart, chairman; Nfesdames Strather
and McHenry, Miss Marie L. Gibson, re-
cording secretary.
II was recommended by the board that
the time of holding the sessions be from
a. m. TO IL m, and that the delegates be
seated within the bar fixed by the local
committee and that visitors be requested to
consider this bar the exclusive right Of the
members of the board.
The report of the preliminary meeting
of the conference secretaries was then
read and laid on the table.
The report of the local board was read by
Mrs. l. G.. John and approved.
The report of the editor and publisher Of
Leaflets was then read. Referred to pub
fishing committee.
The report of the agent Of the Woman's
Advocate was called for but
was deferred till Wednesdays session.
The report of the agent of the training
school was read by Mr.. Bennett
After some further proceedings the meet
ing adjourned till Sis D. m.