The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-30
TODAY'S WORK.

was crowded with + 1deavorers, the
occasion being asuurise prayer meet
ing, led by Mr.. Cal Kerr, of Corsi
cana
After breakfast several hundred
met at the Cotton Belt depot to re
ceive DR.. F. K Clark, president OF
the United Society. When the
train stopped the executive of the
society was greeted with loud no
sannas and words of greeting, which
surely repays him for his long our
ney to meet with them.
Cars were in waiting and all went
at once to the tent. Miss Green
raped for order aud the programme
for the day was opened With ten
minute Bible talks, the first paper
read being an excellent one by Miss
NJ aggie Angus, of Tyler.
Rev. w. S James, of Lampasas,
discussed the subject, "How to
Study the Bible for l'se," and
GLOW to SO it to Win Souls
President Clark at this juncture
entered the tent and the convention
rose and extended him the Chau.
tauqua welcome, and sung "Blest be
the Tie that Binds"
President CLARK made a short ad
dress thanking the Endeavorers for
the generous welcome extended
him.
Reports of state officers were then
called for. Miss Sallle Anderson,
of Gainesville, secretary, then read
her report as follows:
At Palestine last year there were
1872 societies on the roll Since
that time there has been reported TO
me III new societies. During this
period AZ societies have severed their
connection with the state union.
Some changing to other names and
9th. RS disbanding. The net gain is
Is, making the total number enrol ed
2O7; of these 1876 are senior and ii
junior. In denominations the Cum
berland Presbyterians lead wi SO,
the Christian coming second with
"a, closely followed by the Presby-
terians with 80. The remainder
are Congregational, Baptist,
Methodist and Union. The dis.
trict work has been much improved.
There were six district conventions
held this year against two last year.
At the last convention the executive
committee agreed that the secretary
should be relieved of the burden of
corresponding with the Individual
societies for statistics, this work to
De done by the district superintend
,nts, who were to make their
'eports to the secretary. How
aver, as we failed to secure
'uperintendents for some of the dis
riots till late in the year, and others
we're slow in reporting, | sent out
blanks to all of the societies in
ample time for the corresponding
secretaries to make a full report.
Of these 200 reports only sixty Five
awe been returned. Verify the
prairie dog" is mighty and shall
prevail. Some district superintend
'nts even have lined his ranks,
'nly five districts being received
mt of fourteen. The sixty five re.
PORTS received are nearly all of them
7ery encouraging. The total mem
'ership is 2,72l, also being active
md SAL associate. These societies
lave contributed $3.50 80 to home
Missions and $l77.33 to foreign.
The five district reports give the
otal membership of these districts
IS 2,042, l,64l active aud 4Ol
ssociate. Contributed to home
Missions *ll3 40; to foreign,
'l43. 25.
Waco district, which held the
'lace of banner district last year,
his year yields it's place to Austin
district. The chief honor of this
'ictory is due to the wide awake
superintendent, Will G. Bell. This
district reports thirty-three socle.
les, this being net gain of nine
cen since last convention. Waco
istrict has thirty-two, a net gain of
ixteen.
All district superintendent max
1g reports say their chief difficulty
to get corresponding secretaries
, live up to their name.