The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-09


our strength on the country places, taking
the money contributed in towns ana cities
to build ,in in the country. Nnile those very
| cities and towDs are largely given over to
OWL. We have not done too much for the
country, nor half enough. but We have
sorely nesiected the centers. No time
should b lost In returning to spcstolic
plans.
| For many years to come this work must
| be burden on the board. II should be IN
| creased. for all South Texas hears the
marks of a frontier country and must he
occupied At once II We are to save Il To our
cause. A new population Is coming in and
settling on the rich lands OF that section.
We have room for 100 missionaries doing
frontier work alone.
GERMAN WORK.
There are roundly speaking, 100000 Ger
mans In Texas. The board has had seven
lahorers amonaethem. The work Is slow and
difficult, but is Of God We can not sban-
don any part OF the people TO sipirituai
ruin.
MEXICAN WORK.
| Great disaster has overtakcn the feeble
Mexican churches In Texas. They were
turned over to the spiritual leadership OF
nosices, men who had recently come out
| OF Rome. In ordaining novices we have
suffered the usual results OF disobeying the
| Scriptures. There are 100000 Mexicans in
Texas, Many OF them have practically cut
themselves lccse from Romansm. They
are accessible ana ready IN hear the w,rd
The board has chosen Brother c. u. Dan.
lei To give his tin,eoto work among the
Mexicans. Ire SCENIC A snarinI viff az (,od
for this service. He speaks the Spanish
tongue WELL understands the Spanish mind
and will have entire supervision of the
work. He reports seven brethren at work
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ana rs nope,ui OF seeing gratifying results
many tnkens NJ growth and not Paw
baptisms. We hope this work will be prose
cuted with diligence and persistence.
THE SCANDlNAVlANS.
These are said to number 10000 in the
1 s We nave only Two workers among
field With these neenis "a With ~ ~ tnr '
eigners the longer they are neglected the
more difficult the work Among them. Tho
success of the cause for all time TO come
depends on the visor with which We push
our work now There are many other for
eigners needing the Gospel
CHAPEL. car cEvvycrs
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pna,. - g. 'ru WV missionaries,
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wv own i.nas people, put tneir saiar'ts
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four board nave earnestly sought to
economize in the work. Every cent given
for missions should no royard,d n sacred
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God The per tentum OF expense is larger
than any one desires but n study of Texas
missions ms well M all missions. whether
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expense mas sraouoiiy iaiicn WIN Inc
development OF the work. The first faith
full agents who traversed Texas soil did
little more than pay their own expenses
Their labors, however, were not In vain
They sowed the first seed OF what VIII
through successive workers. become
great system or missions with the con-
soiidation Of the two general bodies clever
years ago there was gathering up @
the results OF AL former efforts Into one
movement, led by competent man Ever
then the percentum OF expense IN all this
greater than now. the consolidation OF I'M
four inteil-ts now under the charge o.
J your pcard sun TURNER reuueeu expenses
Inns year, ,dklnk an illsres.s INTO ps,
: loss tba,, upaer no fnrnsr a,;n,inistrs.
ton
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pehses. some iooh alohe AZ .he al'oui
palu GU. anu others loon ~ tne eApsnu,,
,ue anu income IN their reia.'oi 70 eat.
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weak ana lhsuhicieht auininistta.ioil
economical at any or no eost, re" ,h'nb'
paVe WORKED sreater ,llsoniei ~ al NC,
pal'iaen.s oi n'ssionsy ,,aa 'hn,, No. No.
The work or because thew are oneap' Tho
policy OF your board has been TO employ
competent men and support them accord
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