The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-08
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF the Pastor Of the Central Christian
Church.
THE CHURCH IN A PROSPEROUS CONDITION
I'm. Grovr from Membership of
thirty to Four Hundred and
Eigbty-four.

Rev. j. c. Mason, preached an interesting
and instructive sermon on "Consecra-
tiau" and special offering for missions
was taken. The pastor subAitted his an
nual report for the past year, which shows
that his charge Is in a prosperous aud
healthy condition 1t follows:
To the Members and Friends of the Cen
trial Christian Church.
Houston. Texas. May /. 1899 Beloved,
In submitting TO you our tenth annual
report, ! do so with profound gratitude to
God for His mercy and goodness toward
US in allowing US to be laborers together
with Him for the development and saliva
ton of our fellow man, and for that
measure OF grace and strength which we
have been willing and able to appropriate.
This has been TO us a year of blessing
and growth. saddened only by loss to us,
10y death, by six OF our faithful members,
We sorrow not as those who have no hope.
for they accepted the promise of immor-
tally from Him who Is the resurrection
and the life.
give below a statement Of the numeri-
cal and financial growth as cleaned from
the records of the church and its auxil-
laries This we consider very encourage
ing, but much more encouraging is the
spiritual development which must be evil
dent TO every obseYant member. The
marked growth in liberality and in the
missionary spirit is he result of the
growth in grace and in the knowledge OF
the truth.
Let us praise God that peace and har-
mony prevail in this church, for with our
different temperaments and various views
of the work. an aggressive company OF
Christians can be held harmoniously to-
gether only by hat grace Which keeps
us loyal to our great Commander.
OUR FUTURE AS A CHURCH.
II does not reuqire the vision of a
prophet to see in the near future, cur city
and all South Texas teeming with a popu-
lation many times its present lumber, TO
give us good citizenship and to insure
reece and prosperity there is no power
equal to the pure simple gospel Of Christ
u is our imperative duty for the sake Of
the Ire that now Is and that which is 10
come TO give to our nelgnnors md on,
eahdren a pracucal example n the bene
hcence Of that gospel. The age IN which
we live demands a more practically he,p.
iu religion. Tho difference between our
practice and the life of our Master effords
Us an ample opportunity % grow in the
direction If this demard rhsologic7I
Specuiatlcns aud man-m made creeds have
ilst thsir Cnarm Tor busy bustline human.
HE, nut the reproduction of the loving,
aelpiul NE OF the Man of Nazareth. the
son or God, Is still more and more wonder
tully attractive. Are we prepared TO d.,
our part toward giving Christ TO tie
World What . glorious responsibility.
WIN HIS pron lse 81 an with you. we can
More devotion. Earnest PRAYER to GOD
lor llght strength and courage to do our
nuty and see our responsibility to tho aga
IN wnich we live and realize right relations
toward our fellow man "Inasmuct rs ye
unto Me ''N
That Jesus is the Chris: the Son NJ the
ll5ins God, ia the one article of The Nm
testament faith and the foundation faot
OF me Church of Christ t. ACCEPT Him
as our personal Savior and folloy vher.
tie leads Is faith and practice whi,n
commends itself to all who Low, our .ord
Jesus Christ in sincerity To persuade
others TO accept Him is our chiefast dlIrv
70 this end we should support the church
WIN all our ability attend al its n,aat-
Ings' lorsake not the assembling Of your
serves tosether.' Here the word OF God
is taught Ia view of the many false theo'
Iies IN the religious world we need IN ada
knowledge Those who are well taught
ny the Disciples Of Christ seldom exhanre
mat teaching for any other Let MS tor.
pear Que another in love considering our.
selves lest we also 60 astrav. provokin o
one another 10 love and to good works,
we are taught by our Master to slve lib
orally cheerf lily equally. 5ccoriing 10
aplllly that the world may be taught Tho
nool ga aaa clo.hed ENtravagant livIus
~ ss, ehtireiE ont OF place In those VINO would
ioHoN The Man OF Sorrows. while surI,
large numbers of our fellow men are With
CUT GOSPEL, the rudiments of nm efuea.
ton, aye, even without the commence
comforts of life We must lift nm tbis
submerged humanity or IL viii DRAG ne
down, The Sunday school Is doing a gnlen@
o." work Here Is an open door into vhica
many more can enter and hnd profitable
o w.. Is, we already encouraging number in
ouI SUNDAY schools can be doubled when
NJ NJ our members decide to do IT, How
i 10y, you make up class and get yolr
!esson' prlns them 10 the school te7cb
mem and learn what II Is to no blessed n,
oisssins others. Our faithful sunday
Spuo9l olheers and teachers merit inc
nearly cooperation NJ all our peopIel
~ Work OF our charity committees Is
WI my OF especial mention and an in
creased financial support We have in
co, U,h'emplatlon an employment COMMITTEES
ueS,Ie IN the near future to establish
sai N'NpSi SaTteh school for the many
ne uesiected ehildren now growing up on
tne streets That we may act irtellieently
anu nave deeper interest in the great
f"use we nave espoused each one shoul1
nSve access to at least ono of our good
t,au papers. Our State paper. tho Chris.
-, Sourler' IS especially commended.
s, INNS as y Goes every week. laden with
soou news from the WORKERS ar homo anJ
S ,.',i, Flnaily, brethren. we commend
S Sto 70 pon and the word Of His grace
Way we De .ble In this our eleventh wears
S,,' . 10 more faithfully ana Loyalty fol-
low tne great Shepherd and Bishop Of our
Death he's claimed the following mem
y yels, VIZ; Mrs. P. T Calvert. Mrs. William
: : ouIs, Mrs' ]. L. Williams. Father S. q.
Sossns EDWARD Wilson and Daniel B. Ru-
,Ssin Ihey rest from their labors and
their woeks follow them. ""1
nrl ahs Ladies' Aid society. Mrs. Fellows
paeeiuenl, Niles Lizzie Lubbock. secretary.
rSSpStss esshteen regular meetings; much
49, WORK done, Also assistance ren-
ror', soMaru making the soldiers al Camn
SS5s 81 comfortable, Raised In cash
Tn eV, pa paianee in treasury. Slse.sO.
u, w w NentFsl Sunday school. ]. II, Doutb-
si ,ssnn,isrinIendent, Miss Olive Roberts as
r ,S,eS MlSs Jennie Hunter secret.
,erSs oy Walter Hoover. assistant Sea.
$50 Votal attendance. 6774, average ne-
! Nsr"r lso' total contributions SSss. a:
INA ~ Per sunday including birthday
w. W., liner special offerings. S7.43. Tho
81 ia nsr VsSalssuons for the last quarter.
Board 81 osS MARY TO the Christian woman's