Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-13

they spit In His face-they cruciled
Him, yet as a sheep before her shear
ers Is dumb so He openeth not His
mouth.' This was the mission % Je-i
sus OF Nazareth. He died for me. for
You, for the poorest, vilest outcast IN
all the world, now therefore, "lct this
mind be In you which was also In Christ
Jesus foy. "as Thou OFather) has sent
me into the world, even 80 have / also
sent them into tho world
Hereby perceive we the love of God,
because He laid down His life for us,
ana we ought TO lay down our lives for
the brethren. Are we doing It? He
arose and we shall also arise-death is
no more eonqueror, your Savior and
mine left forever the tomb behind Him
and from Deaths dungeon darkness.
the sun of new life has arisen upon
the world. To go forth constantly, rs
living witnesses, 10 this living fact was
the great calling of the apostles; so IL
Is yours and mine. dear fellow endeaVor-
ers. THIS Jesus hath God raised nj
whereof we all are witnesses. Standing
by the riven tomb OF Christ we catch
the triumphant words OF Paul, "Oh,
Death Where II Thy Sting, Grave
Where is Thy victory But thanks
be unto God which giveth us the vie-
tory through our Lord Jesus Christi
whatever victories We have gained
over self. sin and the world. as midi.
v.duals or societies this past year have
been won because we have felt she
frst line OF the pledge, Trusting in
the Lord Jesus Christ for strength"
and Jesus Christ lives In us, and we
are more than conquerors through Him
| that loved us and gave Himself for
us. Paul says, II live, and yet not |,
but Christ who liveth IN me- Away.
| then, with lukcwarfnness, A half war
Christian. one who endures his reilg-
| ion, instead OF enjoying IT, Is an object
| of contempt to devils aud OF pity to
| angels.
Let us Endeavorera put God first.
| Endeavor from henceforth to be like
| Christ, In every drop OF your blood, In
| every thought OF your heart I'm every
act OF your life. II II not feeling, but
| following which Christ demands. BE
In the world, not OF 70. nor out OF IL,
Come out and be We separate" Lay
aside every weight. run, run. run. the
race that ls set before you, for II we
suffer with Christ we shall also reign
with Him. But mind you. we must be
! His before we can serve Him. THE
| old philosopher said give mo a place
to stand and ] will move the world"
| but the twentieth century Christian
| Endeavorer says In divine tones. II
| Will stand where l am and move the
world" In your home, IN your little
society, In your village city, God has
| placed you where lie wants you. Stand
1 III NNllhA ; hllNkh anu Ahh tNN NANf tue
| world. Let this mind be IN you, which
was also In Christ Jesus" then we will
| go forth to meet the occupations OF
life and win victories, NJ did the Mas
ter, Full Of the Holy Ghost" led by
the spirit" welding "thc eword of tho
Spirit, which ~ the word Of God" and
| then rest assured, we shall 70 into
| lies work as did Christ in the power
| OF the Spirit.
Dear Endeavorers, one last word
and | close. Son, daughter, says Christ
to us. leave thysclf, thy little self
aud then thou shalt find Me, This Is
| Gods world and our business Is TO
mr.--s Gods will be done in ali de-
| pnrtmenta OF its life. This means to
stand unitedly us followers of Christ,
| against the saloon. the greatest curse
| to America today for the sabbath, for,
missions. for better citizenship, 10
make our pledge, prayer-meeting and
| conservation service count IN our daily
| life. 1t means TO sock and save the
lost to win our boys and girls, juniors
and associate members to Christ. II
means our time, our talents. our money
and very self. for Christ and the
| church.
Following the address Of the presi-
dent. which was loudly applaudcd,
came the following reports of officers.
Report Of the Secretary, n. II. Croft
Statistics-To commence my report.
let ine give you some figures. Last
| year at Waco there were reported 1856
| senior societies and IL junior societies.
| Since that time there have been re-
| ported to me i54 senior societies and
| intermediate society. There have been
30 societies which have disbanded or
| changed their names during this time,
| making n net Increase OF l20-making
| 3l5 senior and l intermediate now on
the roll, Mr.. Bnnnlng. the junior gu
| perintendent. reports LOG Junior So
cleties ian increase Of a5), making the
| total number OF societies 42T. Last
year 65 out OF 1856 societies reported, or
| about 30 per cent. of the whole number.
| This year 100 societies reported, being
about "a per cent. of the whole num-
| Der. These reports show the following
| figures:
Number OF active members, 300.
Number of associate members, 1870.
Number OF associate members becom-
ing active. POI.
Amount given for missions, 1891 10.
The banner district this year is the
| Waco district having 81 senior so,
cieties and 20 junior societies, or total
| OF IA Fort Worth district Ii second,
with a total of 4S. Dallas district third.
with total OF &c. and Austin district
fourth, with total OF d. Cumberland
Presbyterlans have 76i. Christians 7Oi.
Presbyterians Al. So much for sta
tistlcs.
District work.
The state is divided into fourteen dis
trlcts, with each district In charge of n
district superintendent. because OF
active interest taken In the district
work II II possible TO show such an in
| crease of societies. Progress was to
be noted at every one OF them.
County tnions.
A number Of county unions have
been formed during the year and Rev-
eral have had good conventions,
Associate Members.
Slxty-slx societies report POI associate
members becoming active members--
104 societies net giving any Idsbrt, 1t
is 10 be noted that societies which had
associate me:uDers 10 become active
generally report .heir societies in a
| prosperous condition. Some societies
have moie associate than active mem
beers.
Missions.
Last year sixty-hve societies report
| giving s437.I2 for missions. This year
| 100 societies report as giving s23el 10.
However. this amount was really given
by rs societies-92 societies not report
ing the giving OF anything. One so
ciety gave 5000. another gave f425;
another society OF eighteen members
gave Sl55.
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