The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-04-26

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Horse Branch; the financial condition OF
the district Is much improved; the de.
partment Of church tefature was sad y
n ected. The missionary spirit is not
strong, and many Of the people do not
send their children to Sunday scho
AFTERNOON sEssIoN-FIRsT DAY.
At the afternoon session the reports of
the various churches we're handed IN,
and we're as follows:
YelviDgton Circuit-Rev. O F. vii.
amS. -Finsr cial condition better than
last year; spiritual condition compare
lively good
Rome Clrcuit--J. r. Mccormick -
Three churches, $50 members. More
than the usual number of heads of fami.
lies hold family prayer, and the young
peopl. come out to hear the Gospel,
L'wisp 1T Circuit F tt.-This
circuit not in good condition, as ouly a
small proportion attend church. There
is an Improvement in the financial con-
dition over last year. Only few pray
in their homes.
Settle Ohapel-Rav. G. w. Briggs
judged by the ate dance upon public
worship the condition is go)d. Have ell
the church auxiliary organic ,tions.
Ohu CT js greatly in debt, but hope to
pay out this year Few people attend
the theater, but as a rule the church is
good.
Main Street Church, Owensboro-Rsv.
j. p. Stubbl. field. Church doubled in
membershir. Good League. Doubled
salary last year. Church is z owing
Hartford ChuTch-Rev. Sllas Newton.
There are 377 members in the circuit,
one'third OF whom are close to the Saw.
Jour. Twenty five church papers are
taken.
MtsI TULA DANIELS REPORT
Ny DEAR FRIENDS Just today in
opening the BRECKENRIDGE News l Sc
where FOrdsVille is opening wide her
doors and her hearts to us MethOdists,
and almost feel constrained by the love
of Christ to add one 10 the number al
ready gathered As do not do this,
you will allow this little word from me
to be read to you, will you not? | have
the honor and the pleasure to be the
humble servant of our Louisville Con-
ference Woman's Foreign NJ ssOnary
Society, attending to the duties of CORE
spending secretary, We have in the
Louisville Conference "a adult societies,
1899 members We have 8 young PEG.
pl5's societies, 81 juvenile societies, a
total membership of 1894. Your dis
trict has two adult societies at Ovens
boro, one at Hartford, Hawesville, Glow
export and Athey's Chapel at Rome.
Oae young peoples society at Ovens
bOro. Miss Jones, OF Greensboro, is the
district secretary and nothing would
make her gladden. than to enroll you
among her others.
But you say we do not understand the
workings Of the society, nor its purposes
and aims Well, as far back as 1878 the
women OF our church have been engaged
in giving the Gospel to heather women
and Ohildp n who would never hear of
the Lord Jesus and His death for the
world bu fjr them. Every conference
almost lac its conference societies, with
its regular officers, its adult, young peo-
pie and juvenile societies, who hold
monthly meetings, who quarterly for
ward their money to conference
treasurer, and with these offerings our
work in China, Korea, Brsz |, Mexico,
Indian Territory and Cuba is carried on.
We have so missionaries in these f Ids
whom We support We have nearly
that many Bib, women who give 1856
days in the y-ar to Christian work
among the classes from which they
themselves have been converted tc
Christianity. We have many day
schools, boarding schools, a hospital in
China, a training school IN this country
where our missionaries are taught
practical mission work and how to
handle the Bible, which is the sword of
the spirit.
1 wish l could tell you that every
southern Methodist woman and child
and young lady among us was at work
with us but no, there are $50 600 of us
who are at ease in Zion Only about |
70 900 at work. If these $50 900 would |
say, we will come with you and together |
we can make an impression on the |
kingdom of Satan, together we can |
rescue more souls than you feeble folks |
are doing. Do you not see what might |
happenP Joy in heaven for one thing. |
Can you doubt 10y on earth? JOY in |
the souls OF the 49, 90 at the grand re-
Inducements; Joy in missionary hearts |
and homes when the news reaches them |
1--WE are coming to the rescue 725 900
strong; Joy in heatnen hearts, lor Oh, |
many Of them long for the light, long
for an opportunity TO know their Re- |
deemer who takes away not only sin but |
despair, burdens, unrest and who robs
death OF its sting and eternity of its
horror, Heather women can not go to |
church and worship as you do So many
are shut up in their zenanas wh4re no |
preacher can reach them. Only persons
OF their own sex can approach them to
to ply ,ical and spiritual needs.
Cru lty, oppression, despair mark their