Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-24

NV tau'Ns' hotaer WhulinE nNd or
ga,iized a society. They did not un.
ders;and the workings Of the society
aud WAS sent for 20 explain H. AZ
the close OF my talk twen,y-foug were
added 10 the society, giving them a
membership OF fcrty-scVcn. On the |
Goth OF April I visited the Corscann |
district conference. held az Nerncr |
presented my work before the confer.
encr; organised with ,wcnty-one mcpn. |
hers. The month OF May I spent In
Memphis attending the general con.
~ 60. January "a attended tho
Waco district conference OF the Wom-
ans Parsonage and Home Mission SO.
ciety; tow brothers and one sister gave |
q dollar each for the work. ON Sep.
tember I visited Missouri Avenue
church. Fort worth. In the interest OF
our work. added ak members TO 40
cistles duly orraniged \ am so happy
W SEQ ''e- nohlv tho conference mas
taken hold OF this work VI our church
! trust ere the close OF annther confer.
ence my church viii have a w6mnp's
Persenaxc and Home Mission society
Reporia were submitted BY the DIFF.
fcrent officers and delerntes
AZ $3.50 tho meeting adjourned.
ahas Dixon's Welcome.
Upon me has devolvcd the pleasing
task Of welcoming you as sisters in
christ's name and as eo.woritors with
US In tho Parsonage and Home MisslSi
society, Blessed be the tie that
binds US" We greet you IN HIS name
and extend to you. one and all. the
inequalities OF our homes.
when we thus greet you you can
feel the warmth and loyaliles OF our
erecting. FOR with HIS love and fellow
thip In our hearts are we not sisters
indeed. banded together In Il common
4ause- The work OF our Maa,crg
Ne are giad To nave you In oui
ai4sl; Glad 10 iUeet YOU In uhls con
lerenec, ANA We trust tne pehedletona
| u God may rest upon and ltis guidins
Aand be acknowledged In all it's de-
| ioerations,
Il mas been hut few months since
ne organisation OF Our society. The
work ia new to Us. but we realize that
| "A extended ncsi Is open before Us
| IN ysaien TO la0ot We have invoked
| lac aid q The Master aud though hui
ew IN numoera we havo done what
| We could
We hope to be greatly hepoHted by
his conference; hope TO gain moro
extended idea OF the Workings OF thr
socipty aud become more familiar with
ne work that has been done and that
when is Hthl to be accomplished.
Wv hope to he better equipped FOR
this neld OF labor.
We KNOW the counsel and encourage
ncnt OF the members OF the Parsonage
md Home Mission Rpoirty gathered
.1gether from 50 many dlmerent points
o discuss this work In all It's phases
VIII assist us In our works, awaken
utnusinam and be the means OF en-
arging our society. This department
mo- MI q a
much. II woman has a work IN the
inurcn--and VINO win dare say ahe
ias not9-thiB parsonage aud home
lnsaion work Is her sphere In which 10
LABOR.
our commission Is from God. Arr
We not commanded TO work In lht
vineyard ana do all In our power u
,avance HIS cause aud kingdom on
sarthY His seal OF approval Is upon =
md we should feel encouraged to press
Onward IN this noble work.
The wisdom OF such an organization
N our church has been amply proved
'v tho marvellous success which I'M
attended Its lahors It's work does no
Infringe upon the domain OF any othe
organization. Il Is only doing VIVA
has heretofore been neglected,
Parsonage building ana home mis-
sion work among the poor and dc
graded 10 our work. See what hnl
been done IN ihe way VI paiuonng
building whore means were limited an,
surrounding 9rcumstaneen unpropi
tlous for the work Ut the Master. VIVA
does the word parsonage mean2 I
means comfortable home for tn
preacher and his family and how
allny are needed and how many hay
been built by this department o
: church work since its organization
The effectiveness ar PASTORS laho
! T.. 4 F.tlHs t..a.
| Fidc for his family a comfortable
home. No minister can render IN hi
lock his best services when burdene'
| with the THOUGHT that his loved one
yrc not properly sheltered This nee
~ met by the parsonage building fund
I md ifw many homes and communities
, have been bieased2 These might h
Satisfactorily enumerated. hut Il ~ need
, lora FOR me 10 go into detail. Under N
4 enlarged oonHtitutinn our sphere Of In
4 hnr * greatly increased and We arc en-
! abled 10 cXtand u helping hand 10
class which IN NOT reached by the NJ
Hnnry means - .evaisell2atlon. w
r heard the Macedonian cry coming fror
1ur crowded cities and neglected dis
trlots. Come and helm w."
b IN these places within tho sound q
. the church bell are pcrlahing ones VIII
haze no home In It's true senSei Inv
q no Bible; know no sabbath and ar
unncnO1intcd with tnf story or CHR
II aud his love. 10 these II Is orr nils
sion 10 carry the inessagc OF pegc,
, This class "a being upliftsd by tl
! establishment Of our mission Sunda
schools, night mission schools. orphan
, ages and rescue homes. This hdH
! mission work must largely be done "
our Christian women. These negierte
/. classsa can best be moved by her ter
, der sympathy and love. We have lad
missionaries at WORK IN some VI Ou
elites and none can suy that they ar
not accomplishing great good notwltt
/, standing the oppoaltlon In aome VI on
churches. We nre succeeding bcyOu
our most aanRuine expectations. Word
OF announcement come 10 rs from al
ferent sourcea Bishop Wilson an
others high In authority bids US Go
!, speed. ] am sorry 10 bay gpms hay
not given this department OF ohurc
work tllt hearty cooperation II d'
serves from their hands. Every mir
% lster Of the gospel Is siiaily intercAte
= In this work and should extend I
!, uy all the assistance In his power
. Since this work neema proyidcnuull
q 10 have thlien upon ~ dare we refui
10 90 what ne can No, indeed, Tie
let Us be up ana doing Work VIII
il IL day for The light comoth wha
l. M man can work, In tho words
>. DR. McDufr our little day Is fiIftin
faet. The shades of night are fallin
Soon our work shall be done. What
Z, ~. .fa.onth liour ahguld strike MI,