Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-09
CENTURY RALLY.
OF METHODIST HOME MISSION So
CIETIES LAST NIGHT,

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The splendid program rendered by the
combined choirs Of the Freemason
Street Baptist, Cumberland Street and
Epworth NJ. L.. Churches and the elo-
quent address of Rev. X. f. Beadles.
OF Central NJ l.. Church, Portsmouth.
merited much larger attendance, but
those who were there We're more than
amply repaid for their presence. The
order Of exercises was as follows:
Organ Prelude. Prof. j. Pollard Rlves
Authentic Deum". ....... Schneider
Choir.
Prayer $3.50. Rev. A. Coke Smith, d. D.
Duet-"I Will Magnify Thee. o
Lord" .................. Mosenthal
Mrs. Cora Fulford Pullen and Mr.. J. E.
Fentress.
Mrs. M. c. Faville, district secretary,
read her report. 1t showed that the
Virginia Conference, now In its 1l5th
year, has more than sixty pastoral
charges without parsonages. In seve-
raj cases the small loan that the Home
Mission Conference has been able to
add to funds already available has
made just THE difference between sue
cess and failure in the building of n
parsonage. Four schools are supported
by the General Board, the Oldest being
the Industrial School for mountain
people at London, Ky. The school at
London furnishes thorough training for
the smallest possible outlay of money.
Plain sewing and cooking and the COM
mon building trades are taught. Public
school teachers learn there to do bet
ter work in the primitive mountain
schools.
AT Greenville Tenn, is n school for
mountain schildren. The rudments Of
book knowledge are taught; also plain
sewing. The service of the Greenville
inspector is voluntary.
At Yvor City and Tampa, Fla, are
schools for Cuban refugees, with more
than 400 children.
On the Pacific coast are seven small
Chinese and Japan mission schools. The
local pastoral charge bears one-fourth
of the expense and supplies the in
structor.
In Baltimore is the property of
Friendsburg. valued at $4,000. 1t will
become the property of the Home Mis-
sion Society if $4,000 is paid for it be-
fore the close of 1900. Then it will be-
come the home training school for
Home Mission workers.
The schools of our Home Mission So
ciety are economically managed. Last
year the school at London had 212 stu
dents. paying from S1.50 to $500 per
quarter for tuition, and $3.50 or less
for board per week Two thousand
seven hundred dollars were appropriate
cd by the General Board for this years
expenses.
Last year d6S children were in the
Cuban schools. All books and working
material were supplied to them and
some were clothed. Two hundred and
twenty dollars cover the expenses of
teaching them this year. Not NIL the
fSt pf 1,o.
Homo Mission Societies. Those in eX-
istence are active, though some of them
are quite new.
The strictly UNCONVENTIONAL work OF
the Home Mission Society is the accu-
mutation of money for small loans upon
parsonagcs. The schools and the city
missions are not so limited. Both kinds
of work preach Christ, for 1t is their
purpose to help the homeless to homes.
sorrowng TO be cheerful, and the sinful
to be good.
Solo, Hear Ye, Israel'-Miss Ethel
Nicely.
MIR. BEADLES' ADDRESS.
Rev, A. Coke Smith, ID. D., then in
troduced Rev. r. r. Beadlcs and an
nounced MS his subject "Woman's Work
in the Church OF God"
The speaker said some people think
that women have no work In the
church of God; that they must not have
anything to say or do in IL, but he was
glad that the church is getting away
from that idea The noblest work ever
dono for the church has been accom-
plished by woman. The speake.here
mentioned the names or susanna Wes-
ly, Florence Nightingale and others,
whose names stood high on the roll.
M n n fr, 40 Irt,0 CT Iii, To-
guage was more widely known than
Frances Willard; all of these had lived
for God, and had been actively at work
for the church of God. The real extent
of their laborS for the blessing Of hui
manity will only be disclosed at the
Judgment Day.
woman has been divinely commits
stoned for this work. The first sermon
ever preached was by woman; 1t was
on the Resurrection morn when Mary
and Martha appeared at the tomb OF
Jesus and were told by the angels that
He had risen. and they went forth and
told 1t TO ALL 1t is your duty TO 20
any and everywhere and tell of Jesus
love; go wherever the Gospel is need
cd and tell the story OF Christ in its
power and simplicity. You need not
to be learned or eloquent. but you can
VIZ "Ii''t ''hseis "ouio iihe 10 do' nut
in order to do this effectually You need
the baptism Of the Holy Ghost. AS
Christ suffered for you, so must YOU
toll and suffer for Him. 10 be an
earnest, sincere worker for God is TO
give your all to Christ we must sacri-
flee our time and talent for Him. Mary
did not think the abaster box of ONT
ment too precious to annont the feet
OF Jesus with. because 1t pleased her
and honored her Lord. He gave His
life for you. and you should give your
lives to Him.
Mr.. Beadles closed with an appeal for