The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-25
Home Mission Items.

The conference societies have
helped % parsonnges this fiscal
year, to the amount of S3,l15.
The North Mississippi Home
Mission Society has assisted two
parsonage 10 the amount Of 500
each, III the three quarters of the
fiscal year just passed. and wiil be
ready 10 help third NJ the end Of
the present fourth quarter Be
sides this. our conference society
has sent TO the orphans home At
Water Valley five boxes valued at
S2il 50 and S52 90 in cash; twelve
boxes to preachers. valued az S,lji
and 500 in cash. total s-II %. \
thirteenth box has ne,n zen! and
ackno wledged by the preacher re-
ceiving il. but not yet reported TO
The supply department by the So
ciety which sent IT,
a NIUENING STREAM
One Of the recent great move
ments Of thc home mission society
l. the organization of the Florine
Nc Elchern Brigade. Mrs John
son says of it: 1T mems the train
ing uf thousands OF children in
the jOyousucs7 OF giving; it means
the alleviation Of human suffering
Ia hrr lff
eninG of lives Of shut-Ins and
aged IL means the turning Of many
bereave5 mothers from feeding
r,,on their own grief t. minister
ing to Christ's needy ones in the
name of their own departed darl-
ings; il means another long stride
To reach up with our children to
the very heart of God. L. there
third vice president who is OBJ
structing this stream by simply
standing =tilly"
ORDER SOW.
In the mission room in Jackson
vile. Florida. has been hung a pic
ture of little Florine, in whose
memory her parents started this
beautiful charity To which so many
little ones are now contributing. \
dozen of these pictures were or
dered for personal friends but.
through mistake several hundred
were made. Every Brigade that
desires one can have II free of
charge by ordering from Mrs
Luke johnson. III Lee ST Atlanta.
JACKSONVILLE
This city board of missions of
this Florida city, l. meeting with
great success in Its labor of love.
One OF the chief features Of their
work is reading room To which
come regularly II monthly and II
weekly magazines and several daily
papers. \ daily average Of - per
sons avail themselves Of these and
other choice reading matter \
noon prayer meeting held daily.
also results in much good
SIXTY STUDENTS.
At our new school, Brevard. y. q.
sixty students have been eurolIcd
and among them l. young girl
who walked nine miles 10 the near
est train in order To enter The
building Is not yet completed and
our teachers are manifestlng true
missionary spirit in their endur-
ance Of presen, hardships Mss
Bennett and several preachers were
present at the opening. and S445
wss raised towards the completion
of the building.
ANOTHER OPEN DOOR.
Mr. w. L. Blasengame, Thomas
vile, Ga. has recently given to
the city board Of missions of Thom-
asville l3-room house and pro-
ceeds from 30 acres Of land for an
Industrial Home for Girls and
named it in memory of his mother.
Nashti Blasengame. IL IL not by
any means rescue home. but pro-
vides refuge and training for
girls who are left orphans when
q too old for orphans homes and
when they most need protection
and guidance. Already every room
has been furnished by different
ones, and horses, cows, pigs and
money came in unsolicited, and
Gods approval is stamped upon
this new step. EW +.