The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-06-16

EeFe0 through our country churches
They are busy women pressed with
household duties anl cares. Many oil
them read very little, their thoughli
are takon up with home and ueIQhbor.
hood interests and there IL constant
demands for every nickIe at their dis
posal. Influences must come TO them
10 make them realize the part thai
the great Captain expects of them In
this mighty conflict with tho forces oI
evil. Tfcv do not realize the hosts oil
healhendom while every day lite Ia SO
absorbing. We have other women
iwho in tho Providence of God arc
freed from the necessity of much labor
aud have not the same engrossing,
home duties. We arc taught by the
apostle Paul that all gifts are bestowed
for the good OF the whole church.
Then If these sisters attempt to devel-
op and help their less favored sisters
what a now and holy opportunity of
church work is before them.
Tho common sympathIes aud duties OF
women point to women having a pc
culiar capacity for influencing other
women. No one else Is doing this
work. The pastors arc efficient help
ers, or ought TO be, aud we cannot
reach the highest successes without
them, but their hands and minde are
too full 10 expect of them patient con-
tinued work In this ono direction.
which Is absolutely necessary and
which can bo accomplished best BY
womcu. But still there Is but a small
proportion OF the churches that have
women's societies, aud those churches
that have them are not all practically
dead. Now some may say that the
formation of separate societies on part
of church members 10 stimulate actiy-
itY on special lines, does obscure and
weaken the idea of church obligations
by iutrudiHg the idea OF society obi-
gUtions. In some cases a woman's
missionary society has taken up 30
much of the working forces OF the
church that Ii Is quietly surrendering
almost tho entire business of raising
money for anything, missions. repairs,
even pastors salary TO the ladies socie-
ty. But we try 10 avoid this with
feeling ourselves charged with the
larger duty of doing all In our power
to increase the interest of the whole |
church in missions aud other christian
work. We report or ought to do so,
to the church at least annually, and |
our reports 90 with those OF the church |
to the association, aud are incorpo-
rated In The minutes. For tho past |
two years the ladies of Union Associa-
Iion have raised upwards of $500.
We report by the vice-presidcnt OF our
association to tho State Convention
through the several committees and
through the Woman's Missionary Uu-
ion 10 tho Southoru Baptist Convcn-
Lion, wheel within a wheel; we have
not aud would not wish any other rep
reservation. Our convention board |
can tell US whether women's organiza-
lions have failed or not. Bro. Chris
liam admitted that what he last year
received came In the greater part
from the w. NJ. s. of the state.
The central committee very oarly IN
lis existence In this state took pains
10 secure the sanction and support of
The stare convention. And as early as
1878, nj Ilazlehurst, the report OF Bro.
Value, then secretary, speaks cordial
y of The societies as the most efficient
helpers In our work." and three years
atcr Bro. Gsmbroll proposed the or
zanizatlon and appointment of the
central committee by The state convcn-
ion then In session, and this commit
go Is considered n committee of that
,ody, aud Sister Elillman has, six times
"a succcssic n been unanimously chosen
ts honorable president. We send our
money TO the central committee as II
. the connecting link between the So
:ieties. I'VE must have reports aud
Inow who are working aud who are
Tot. Somebody must circulate litcra-
Iturc, do the correspondence and edu-
ate the societies In mission work. 1
We do not wish 10 boast OF our work,
,ut we truly love appreciation aud we
hink VIC ought to receive tue most
ordial sympathy and help from the
,rethrcn. @Holp those women" Paul {
xhoried. The lack of this sympathy ;
nd aid has at least been partially The 4
ause ol the women's societies In the |
Iorth cutting loose from the churches ,
md organizing independently. We
10 not think there 10 any danger of ,
outhern women leaving The sphore ,.
bal God has ordained for them, that
4 being Ahclpmcels" 10 the brethreni ..