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


culties and not few discouraging
features, it has been good years
work.
To me, personally, it has been an
exceedingly trying time. Sickness
and other troubles have intertered
greatly, and | have not been able to
cooperate with the other workers as
would have liked. Still | have
managed to do something, and
where l have failed, others have
come forward and taken up the
work, and now that come, after
three terms of service, to lay down
this work, it is with feeling OF
profound thankfulness to God, who
has enabled me to do what | have
done. There is much for which to
be grateful 1t is very true that
there has been no miraculous In.
crease in our ranks, but there has
been a steady, onward, upward pro-
gress and growth. And | would
not forget the earnest, faithful souls
that have stood by me so nobly
through these years of mingled aun-
shine and shadow, May God bless
them every one.
Widely scattered are they who
once oined hands with me In this
work Some see before me, others
are in foreign lands preaching
Christ; some are in Mexico, some
in Japan, some in Africa, some in
China and India, and some nave
gone to the CITY not made with
hands. Never again shall We all
shake hands meath the sunny Texas
skies, but God grant that we may
stand one unbroken band around the
"Great White Throne"
But, however the workers are
scattered, the work must 20 on I'm
til "Texas for Christ" is not merely
an empty sound, bat a living reality.
Every year in our Southland the
veterans who wore the gray meet in
reunion, and though they ara old
and feeble and poor, most Of them,
their enthusiasm il unbounded, as
with kindling eyes they tell of the
brave days when they were proud
to follow Lee and Jackson and the
other glorious heroes of 81. And
yet the cause theJ commemorate is
"Lost Cause the star of their
nation set in gloom and defeat, and
OF their banner the poet priest
sang:
" Furl that banner softly, slowly;
Treat it gently--it is holy,
For it droop above the dead;
Touch it not-unfurl it never,
Let it droop there, furled forever,
For its peoples hopes are dead.
A "lost cause" a dead nation,
a conquered banner, and yet not
one of those gray haired heroes but
would die ere he would speak light
ly of it all.
Fellow Endeavorers, we are not
representing "lost cause" We
are fighting for Him to whom every
knee shall bow, 'sour star is the star
of Bethlehem" our banner the
glorious one of Prince Emmanuel.
Then away with doubts, away with
fears, in spite of obstacles, in spite
of wounds let us press on.
The report closes with an invoca
ton to courage and endurance in
the work.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
Miss Shirley r Green, president,
then read her report as follows:
Immediately after entering upon
the duties of acting president of the
Texas Christian Enieavor Union,
December Is, 1898, l endeavored to
call meeting of the executive com.
mittee in order to map out plan of
work, but found it was impossible
to secure quorum. Four districts
were without superintendent and
the district work demanding i'm.
and close attention. After
investigation as to suitable persons |
appointed superintendent az folio VS.
and | hape the executive committee
will see fit to endorse my action:
Abilene district, Miss Alice Leech;
Vernon district, A. A. Cox; Sau
Antonio district, A. l.. Delfraisse;
Palestine district, Miss Dollie Dobb.