The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1903-01-03
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Of the M. E. Church, South.
[EDrrED BY THE euNNrsoN AUXILIARY.

The popular acceptance of home mis-
sion work is that which lies within the
avenues of charity, or the rescue of the
criminal adult. This is truly part of
The work, but the most potent factor is
the enterprise which awakens a con-
sciousncss within the individual of the
possibilities within himself-the posi-
bility of arising to higher, truer plane
OF life. This is the aim OF those schools
equipped and sustained by the depart
ment of education in the H. NJ. S.
The Cuban schools in Florida have in
creased and prospered in the midst of
strikes and discouragements, arising
from the lorg suspensions of the regular
avenues of support and consequent suf-
fering.
The schools on the Pacific coast are
doing work in connection with other
denominations which should appeal to
the hearts and conscience Of every nomi-
nal Christian who values the heritage of
his native Christian America. When we
think that pagan rites and idol worship
have been brought to the shores of our
own fair Christian land with its open
churches, its many forms of Christian
work, its high ideals, its boasted culture,
we must feel that it is time for united,
unremitting work among all Christian
churches. The battle must 60 on be-
tween evil and good, the false and the
the true, but we must see that we are
loyal soldiers, true to our standard.
Late news from our school at one point
show ws that some are being won, as five
young japanese men have just confessed
Christianity, received the rights of bap-
tism and been received into our church.
In order to do the best work and to
accomplish great results, we must en-
ploy the services of trained workers.
The Scarret Bible and Training School,
of Kansas City, is doing fine work iii
training young women, both for foreign
work and work i'll the home missions.
Many consecrated women who desire to
minister to humanity and win souls to
Christ, find they are debarred from the
most successful work by want of prep
aration. The Scarret Bible and Training
School prepares young woman by reg
ular curriculum, intermixed with real
labor amoug the masses who are in need
of skillful ministration.
The Home Mission Society has six
young women being thus prepared, three
OF whom will belong to the order of
deaconess, an order which has lately
been added to the work. These women
after taking the full course of the school,
both in Bible department and nurse
training department, are fully prepared
to assume the duties of the order. She
ministers to the poor, cares for the sick,
provides for the orphan, comforts the
sorrowing, seeks the wandering, saves
the sinning--a work SO important and
delicate that it would 'fll and angels
hands, d work which many Christian
women long to do, yet shrink from doing
because they feel theirlack..of preparation.
The late Mrs. Lindsey Wilson, of Louis
vile, KY, by her will, leaves to this or
ganization $4,000, to be used as q par
loan fund; also $4,000 to the
Sue Bennett Memorial School of London,
KY, school for the benefit of the noun
taineers Of that state. This is the second
legacy within the space of two years.