Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-16

that the book committee was able tt
make the appropriation OF SlI,5OO e
the. conferences for thclr snperannuatcd
and workout preachers and the widows
and orphans Of deceased travelling
preachers, In this time 81
severity upon tho poor we are glad that
this source Of relief 10 our poor has not
been contracted.
falling on IN our merchandise sales.
which includes onr sales Of books This
u the usual experience Of publishers IN
times OF business depression. and It Is
matter uf congraitilati0n that our decline
In this. department was not greater.
The income from the Christian Advocate
Is somewhat larger than we last reported.
But here is a source Of Income
by no means fully developed.
The Advocate las never had
tho circulation, our large membership,
and the position and merits Of the piper
should give H. Its editor said in It's
columns son,e weeks ago that ten thou
sand additional subscriptions 10 the Adj
yocnte would enable the book commit
Tee to appropriate $1,000 annually to the
euperannuate fund instead Of 1880.
This Is true. all other interests Of the
house being maintained. Cannot our i've
thousand pastors secure these subscfip-
tons. and are not tie bcnchcinrics Of
tue. fund worthy Of an extra effort In
their beh1lff--t0 say nothing Of putting
ten thousand additional households IN
more intelligent sympathy with the
church's operations.
onr Pacific Methodist Advocate il
gaining strength aud Is hopeful Of self.
support, though for this qundrenniuln II
viii take al Of the $1,000 appropriated
70 y by Vie general conference to keep
II abrents Of It's expenses
You will note some gnin IN the in.
come nom The Quarterly Review, hut
We regret 10 say that this publication
IL still n tax on yO1r revenues from other
sources. We have before pointed ont
where this tax falls. Let US continue
our Efforts TO relieve our sipcrannunteJ
preachers from It's burden.
lNe periodical press has Informed you
OF lho books brought out by the house
Ancc you last met We would make
special mention, however of uur Di.cip.
line ~ the German language for which
there is more or less demand In All pnrts
Of our work, II is sold at tho price OF
the English edition. aud should be- put
INTO the hands Of all our German mem.
beers.
The state Of orr sunday School do.
parlment will Dc reported by the head of
that department. aud requires of Ms nnlv
to say that IL Is doing well.
We have brought TO your attention
brelhrcn, the facts cOnnectrl with thr
outgoing Of The publishing house thai
which set'nlVl to rs most important h.
you. In conclusion We hog to add tlis
word; In times Ike this yaur ntrrnts
must have your individual and cncr.
Eeu' support, az your business will
suiicr We would emphasize tbnt l,is
" your business. and we but your nfnnts
Tor is care Pat your deposits In yottr
own bank AMI protect your own siock
lelp us 20 conserve, with The hone Of
oreasinE the ylluc Of y0ur property-n
property founded IN bcncynipnco for yyisa
ana huly purposes, ana apart from All
personal consideration OF any ono i'm.
hrdiniely connected with IL worthy
OF !"nr constant guardianship and AMI,
P"'" p,nr,,,, Very respectfully.
BAltBEl2 A SMITH. Agents
I've Sunday school department ire.
secuted ile following report.
btAr Brethren: For some venf, nnr
SUNDAY school returns, as tnbulntrd In
TIE general minutes, have shown m an.
hgll lh'Ighse OF scholars aui teachers
Oh rom @IVb 10 $1,000, Our last min.
ries, however show an incrruse fnr tLr
year of less than 10000 / am satIs.
ned that this falling on Is nppnront
ana not real The minutes shaty tbnt
there have been heavy losses In rnn.
ierehcrs that Indicate normal growth and
expansion otherwise Some cnufprcnrrs
tcpor increase Of schools aud teachers
snry TO call attention to these IRREGULAR
ties 10 secure greater care Ia future re-.
ports, These reports are important MD.
ate,
You viii see from the report Of tho
pook agents tlni there was q falling on
la the receipts from the sales MS compared
with last year This comes from Tho intc.
ness OF orders for the second quarter of
tho year many Of which came In nftnr
April ], the date nj our agents report
me circulation OF our periodicals IL above