The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-07
THE TEXAS CHRISTIANS.
Annual Missionary Convention Is Now in
Session at Fort Worth.
A REORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH
In the State is RecOmmended-ses
sion of the Women's Board
of Missions.

Fort Worth, Texas, June 6-The State
Christian Missionary convention began
here today with an attendance of fully 500
people The sessions will be held four
days.
This morning the Christian Woman's
board of missions was in session and Miss
Grace Carlton of Bonham presided. The
report of the press superintendent was
read by Mrs. Ida V. Jarvis OF Fort Worth
Miss Bertha Mason of Houston, the
State secretary, then read her annual re-
port of the work during the past twelve
months. The report showed there were
fifty four societies of the Christian Wom-
ems board OF missions in Texas, with d
membership OF sci. The largest mission
is the Dallas Central church, with sixty
seven members while the smallest is at
| Mount Vernon where there is a member
4 ship of only three. The total gain in the
society during the year was 10. There
we're six junior societies organized and
seventy-two talks made The report rec
commended an increase in the state or
ganizers from one 20 three ana tnat tnls
work be prosecuted twelve months IN TINS
year instead OF six months some S-s39
mas been sent by the Texas Mission 10
the National treasury during the past
year, which amount Miss Mason thinks
should have been $4,000. Only one third
OF the state membership responded to the
calls for funds from the National ana STATE
treasurers Among the missions OF Texas
deserving special mention Tor extra oher"
ings are those of sulphur Springs NC
Kinney and Fort Worth.
Next on the programme was a practical
demonstration of now a model local
society should be held, and was conducted
by Mrs. Wilkinson OF Austin.
Miss Mason OF Houston led the devo-
tional reading, followed by a circle prayer
in which some six or eight ladles Vooh
part.
Several short papers upon appropriate
subjects were read by Mrs. Litileton OF
, Marshall Mrs. Clara Walden OF For'
, Worth, Mrs. Lowbar OF Austin, MISS Lula
Reed, Miss Maggie Wilks and Miss FRAU
ces Walker OF Paris. The paper oil tn'
latter lady gave u description of the wori
of the mission board abroad ana al hoihe
1t showed a satisfactory condition aho
J that the cause of Christianity was peihs
; spread all over the world.
An opportunity was given for the dona
I tions OF funds from the different missions
OF Texas to be given TO the cause OF hd
I ing the missions in the State among III
e largest gifts was $3.50 from the sociel
at Lockhart. The total amount secure
was Sl34o3,
The report of the state treasurer, Mis-
h Bertha Mason of Houston, was then rea
and showed the total receipts 10 be S454'
- and disbursements $42755- leaving a haI
Il ance on hand OF 1851, The report wa
received
n This afternoon ways and means wer
adopted whereby the work OF the mission
e of the State will be conducted.
Our Children paper read by Mll
u Myrtle Rogers of Waxahachie, was on
that elected favorable comment
G This paper was followed by one on III
II Auxiliary as a Home Missionary Society
by Mrs Belle Davis of sulphur spring
l. The paper was interesting and careful
n depicted the necessity of home misslonal
work Mrs. Davis referred 10 the prosre
ID of this branch OF Christian work from tt
m early history OF the country; nifty yea
l. ago the American Christian Missional
society was organized for foreign al
home missions and Dr. j. 7. Barcla" WI
one OF the first missionaries appolnte
. The paper was a reflex OF the great wol
20 accomplished through missions
'e The Great Harvest Field was anotn
&c interesting paper. read by Miss D. Y
by O'Brien OF Mckinney The Chrlstl'
Ss Woman's board of missions was organic
as in 1874 in Cincinnati, with seventy-four a
90 voted women as charter members I
as board has rapidly increased until the
are now over 1000 members. The pres
dent OF the first board was Mrs. MAJ
Jamison. In October the board VIII nc
i. its silver anniversary 10 Cincinnati.
n, Christian Woman's board was hrst
= ganized in Texas fourteen years ago al
o. as stated in the report of MISS Mast
10 has Increased 20 nearly 800 membership
In the big audience were noticed oad9
bearing the Inscription Paris lsDo
It is understood that place Will likely
d. selected as the next meeting place OF
mission Waco, too. will ask to have
next meeting held in that place