The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-04
The RELIGIOUS WORLD
rRocsrp1xss or THE mnrnopiss
CONFERENCES.
penctenry an thc concessions TOR
rssnae ana FereiEn Missions.
Grand Love Fcast-trpresSive
sermon NY the nishSp.

NsvAsota. Texas peecrneer s--The mis-
Summary anniversary al the Methodist
cha-eA last night was greeted with a
large cNrefrnafion hoth OF conference
men,htrs Nta 81 tcwnspcaple, showing IN
unusual interest IN this subject The ser
ricss were opened by Rev. , T. Massie
! who read from Isaiah chapter e. and was
AftSitard ccndseted by Rev. J B. Sears
In a few words slr. Sears stated his anx-
4ciy that the penpic should know Just
What is heing doue by the missionary
! board. ana cnlied on Rev. j. r.. Green.
the Treasurer Of the board, TO read his
/ statistics,
Mr. Green read the report from all the
e.stflets IN Turn and every report showed
\ aencii Ia holh the home and the foreign
! missionary collections.
Mr. sears introduced Rev. Geo. winton
whos5 work Is al San Luis Potosi. and in
an ei5ycsnt ans forcible address he pre-
sontesi ihe unfortunate and darkened con-
di;.en Of the country and the great need
OF missionary influence and mis-
slonasy clucAtion. Never had our
opportunities beer 50 great and those OPP
4 porlanisies were enhanced by the liberal
I government He paid a beautiful tribute
70 JeAreg, the WASHINGTON OF MeAlco
and eisipAaslsed the tact that no uian
( MeNlro, lie ridienleo the idea Of revo-
( larpn there hna said II was notnisE more
around on the border There could never
J he revolution in Mexico unless Ii orig
inatrd h SOME DAWSON Of tne army IN
eae AZ the greet cities and thnt was very
G Improbable, DDe % our chef opportuhi-
{ ties lay IN the patriotism Of the people.
1--we Of country was beenming one OF the
4 st1pnseSt rharacterisuca 81 ghe younger
Z EencrEtun ~ for the results OF our
I Work ~ TINT cgsihtFy, ne POINTED 70 the
f4et snst the frst mission was csiao.
Sass now the Methodist chArch had more
3 than s9g members IN Mexico and more
I t.ar iqo prpaeherS. aud that their work
Z Der OF schools. In conclusion. ne said
4 fhAt the eyes VI the South American re-
4 puelirs were an en- Mexieo and that TO
gaAn Mexico WAS TO gain Scutn America
and nus 20 become the Southern Metho-.
Z ui4t rhGtcA indeed.
Il Key. 4, w, solomon closed the service
with few earnest rsn1arks, after which
tne missionary collection was taken up.
n,sf. .., ssss,ssa .rSssasa ~, = a the
OF the most beautiful ceremonies of confer
rnee occasions. Il Is like a family rea
spee,her. AFTER q long absence, and tell
how II has Jared with them since they
saw one another lnst. These gallant sol
diers haze gathered la from the long and
aFeAry march and the fieroe pattie, and
AZ tina love feast. a. uruAnd the evening
camp fires they tell Of the struggles the
!.
has oyertaken them; the hope that has
spurred them on Ike martial music.
Am91g the sneakers was the aged moth
prayers OF the church Tor her con In mis-
distant nsihi and an Who heard har ear
ness words could see how her example had
J been an inspiration % him
The meeting was opened by Rev. @. g
saDdri after which one after another
0tuNt ard with m0lstenci eyes and trctn-
J bling iips uttered a few 1sentencas whicn
came fr1u the heart and which went 10
tae heart Among the 5ppakera were olt
their locks Aad young men Just starting
out II tha nslriAtfy One ~ them entered
TIE Texas conference N 1850. and Of al
: u the active ministry AnOthar fouad buN
iise members let. 81 the seventy.tivs who
w9fd showed the utter sef-ahnegation Of
less men, whose lives are given 40 to this
the A o'clock service the blaAan.
| cncsc az his text Revelations l. nc II IA
I iltifrAzltle III mefe synrpsis 10 give al
lNea el tbs wonderful sermon and this
the line u thongft without attempting "a
Z convey tie heoutf ti iftaEeFy the tendeif
g arlss and Pie beautiful pathos az the
u GRIEF therefore the sermon
'I'atmos made John poet m that long
! .ele 9e gfafd Gay ~ eey the Songs of
1 into poems and His voice became 50 blend.
Z "a vita heigs urfil sqmst6Nee 10 s@ns ira.
8 ft'a ~ WI titi+tl VOICE and
I n.dst ~ this exile came this wonderful
fassn % the Revelations The poor hrhs
ef1uHn cpnla nerer have dreamed that the
! tine would come ghen he weuid utter
! such sofff tbcuFhls, cleihed IN snch abb
Line it,aserS Roman once stood. snz
reft raintsng until ut last he cried i
! 100. am great FAINTER SO John had
rsgFf rsgilzsd us 5a2wer until the time
i eaven itself and hif voice rose "a such
! arss q praise as The world had never
The iiishest point OF human capacity
I II Worship The hlRhrft kind of Worship
! e the worSf Up 81 praise The enrrls wors
ghip Ia eadiess doSclagies The good
bishop who wrote ear doxOloFy. two hun
Z titea rrars aro. wrote three hymns for
( ono of ihem ciosed with those inspiring
/ iinea.
Praise God, from whom ail blesSings
Praise i'm. ~ creatuFsa here belowi
! ire - Father sou ard iloiv GhestS
Brethren, I heligye that we do not
after praises enough. J have never done
al 10 rtRrd and Sing that dusodry."
The ola familiar words rung out. Allied
with a now spirit. and at its conclusion
.sIhe angela usi35rca Christ into the
world with song, and they took Him out
~ IL With 3 sQnG. The words OF mis- dox.
CLOGS arf iilisd 10 overnowing with rec
IGNITION nf lie Tfipne God, John saws
Into Him that loved W. You viii notice
l That BE menuons no name; and II was
not uace sary. EVERY one knows who Is
meant, The new yeT.ion haa perhaps
better ard a EULER. translation. II -:
Unto Him that loveth us IL Is an ever
instiaR love. which did NOT beEin at Beth
ichem nor end a. Calvary. IL Is lova
hat watches our every peril that knows
our every need.
The rfoof 81 love ~ N ia gifts What
aas he given us % show us love tor
world about us the strength and the pos
tihiiitiea o. aur avn r9wefn, and the
Wonderful avenues ~ achieVofn slt openad
hefpfe az, and aside from that. and be,
yqild and above al thfse. the slit 81 His
ION, and Tie salvation frem our Sins.
''Nn nam has known God unless ~ has
known Him as his own personal SAVIOR.
The knuwfodcr OF God Is ifnpnnalble OK
cept ~ those Who have accepted thin last
and best Gift 70 mai.
'Sin e anarchy. The ei1l which n IN
aln "a VI pistc % ,eyolutlnn % rcbcll,on,
"A ant "a IA