Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-23
GOSPEL UNION WORK.
What the New Organization Has Ac
complished During One Year.

complished During One Year.
The followir- report will be inter
esting as sho ing what the Gospel
Union has dor fnr the year ending
OF. 81, 1898: Ia year has opened
with five count, secretaries, six new
men have ccp;rd calls and FIVE
resigned, to,al Vt eleven men who
have labnred rs county secretaries,
eight counti,s wing been worked in.
They report ne follows: 500 gospel
meetings held, 1870 cottage meetings,
1867 house to house visits, 239 bible
CLASSES conducted. 20 missionary
meetings held, 2s3 conversions, 1908
miles Travelled and county conven-
tions held.
Evangelistic work under Il. L.
Marvin ard Chas. Farnsworth one
month, resulted IN 35 conversions;
under G. +. Mails one month, rs;
tent work June 2ud to Sept. 10Th
under Chas. Farnsworth and q. +.
Mails, 81; under other workers, IL.
Total AS, plus conversions in county
work, 2sS; i2l total protested CONVEX
sions for the year.
Much hard work WAS given the
annual Summer Bible School, which
was held ut Lawrence June 1923 with
1870 registered attendants. Teachers,
l.. =. Marvin, of Lockport, N. Y, A.
Nash, Of Nebraska. Evangelist 5. f.
Wishard and A. j. Nathan, Of Okla.
huma and others.
Miss Grace Is. Tarhox, from Toronto,
Canada, arrived at Pittsburg Sept 18th
and has been carrying the gospel from
house tn house, finding many open
doors and having two conversions. I,
A. Bunker also arrived ut pittsburg
Oct. sth and erected the tent on the
18th, preaching and carrying ON q
vigorous campaign for a short time.
On May 9Th, L. W. johnson and
wife, of Lockport, N. Y, took up the
work with us, Mr. johnson travelling
for the committee and his wife assist
ing in the Office work. lie reports al
follows: Days In office, 90; days II
field, 40; attended | bible school.
county conventions, organized . count!
committees, reorganized county com
mittees, visited 81 towns, conducted 2
gospel meetings, Q mission'ry meet
ings, IL bible readings, 8 church ser
vices, 3 street meetings ard cottag
meeting. Travelled 1880 miles, spen
, for railroad fare S. 90, postage al
stationery Sl65, personal need
I $lO0. 20.
The chairman, A. Il. Bishop, ha
spent much time in the Office aud ira,
, eled some for the committee.
:, State Sec'y Crichton reports, days
q the field, 223l; in the office, ll4i. AZ
, dressed "a missionary meetings.
;, gospel meetings, 80 street meetings,
miscellaneous meetings and given
y bible readings. Attended 8 count
. committee meetings, o county clnve
a tions, county q. Il. convention,
/ district G. Il. convention, Q bib
= schools; organized county committe
u Travelled 2i,222 miles; expended f
railroad fare, $40 %; kilograms, ell
= personal needs, 500 As.
y Once report up To- Jan, LIST: Ste
u ographer employed hut half the tim
- without stenographer from Jan. lst
/, Jan. 25th; Jan. 25th to June LIST ste
4 ographer employed the whole tim
: Mrs. T. W. Johnston acted as ste
! ographer from June lat to June 26t
: from June 20th to Sept. 10th, Mt. '
q N. Sickles. On Oct. End, +.
y McGahen took up the work and no
Q has charge of Office matters. Numb,
u of typewriter letters sent out, 2,07
O cyclostyle letters, 4,77s. circular
\ 81, 900.
Financial report: General receipt
sl,OlO.5i; bible school, s369.36; nj
Is sion. $zI2. 80; total. Sl502.78.
Expenditures: Missions, $2l2.S
bible school, S37l 05; general wor
10 81 ,006 50; total. 81 ,592 rs.
T. 49,
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