The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-11
MISSIONS THE THEME.
REroRr or THE noARn no THss
CONFERENCE.
Fnll,uK or In Collections, nut No
Default In the Zeal Of oierey Or
I,aymcn-7Thc Love Feast
sermons synorsised,

announcements were made nxed last night
as the missionary anniversary. The con-
terence was called to order by Rev !. S.
Mathis, and the session opened by Rev.
( }. c. Calhoun. a report from the board Of
missions was read. showing that the as
sessments for domestic missions had been
sltso; collected, sig5s.eo; for foreign mis-
stone, assessed, sl5o0. collected, ss579ao
The report further stated that there had
been no diminutlon IN the zeal Of the
preachers nor in the Iberality OF the peo-
pie Repor, adopted.
Rev. ~. II. Hayes then took the stand
ana delivered missionary dddress be
CLAIMING with the statement chat there
would be no collection. but an opportunity
would be given for free contributions;
that the bishop especially needed S0O with
which to found an Orange mission, and
that it was desired to raise the money
at this meeting. Ana then began an ad-
dress, which Tor beauty OF Imagery, logic.
and magnificent word-palnung il would be
hard to equal. He began with the great
has made and must make FOR the present
and future dominion OF the earthi the ans
taeouism which Tt has met everywhere.
from Sinai to calvary ana la up to the.
ldea that the reclamation Of the world is
the very essence af tna Christian spirit
Viewed from this standpoint, ne asserted.
bAlf of our churches are aeatnep. They re-
sesed to give 70 the missionary cause, not
. because they DO not believe in glvlnE.
but because they love money too we'll
! Tie greatness Of divine power. he asserted
lay ip uplifting the lOwly ma helping
the weak There ig more divinity in the
Babe so Bethlehem than Ia rock-ribbed
worlds and rolling suns. And all cl Ghrists
NE was love for his kind, as child lie
loved The children. AS g youth, tsis heart
went out to the youth OF the world, and as
nau he loved an mankind. he was un-
soaring In his denunciadcn OF what he
called the tricks Of the trade the church
fairs and the baznrs tue church stppers
and concerts with which people attempt
% raise money Tor church work. The ape
peals were to be made IN the righI spirit
ana TO the right motives and they must
have back OF them the prayers and con-
10 80 TO his people as q triclater, but tell
iae them the story of the cross II there
were such thorough conservation as this.
one member would give more than the
entre church does now. and me mission
airy treasures would be fun ami overflow
!ng.
The Illustrations which he used, chapters !
rom ms own experiences, some 81 mem |
We're beautitui ara tiifihihs' anu moved |
every netrt.
Inc iree VIII oiIerlns ioHoWe9 the au-
dress ana about ~ We're hahaea a. WIN |
g prospect Of easily making up lne %iVV
At 9;a0 this morning the conference as |
sembled at the church 10 eeiebrnte me
love feast which is now, as II always mas
been, one OF the great occasions Of a con- |
ference. Rev, J. ). MAINS opened the ser
Vices with the reading OF chapter, and |
then, white the familiar stfams 81 heW
Fi-m FounaRtion3 rpng through me /
church, the bread and water were paasea. /
Among the speakers who followed one
another. in quick succession were j. L.
Mathis j. W, Johnson, a. A. NaBnon, /
Harry May, a. Litrle. > N Allen j.. NJ |
Fowler. Uncle Caleb smith. ). j. RARE u, /
2. Cullen. J. c, II, Mcknight O. T" ians-
ley, j. NJ. Porter, A. O. ScrugEs, w. w. 4
McAnaiiy Jos Smith l. f. Pace, o ~ I
Shook, Louis BlnylocS, w NJ, Hayes, D. 1
+. G. Timmons ana MesaaIues Sampey, 1
Adams Kennedy, Latcham, Link ana {
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