Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-09

except our -pfeSl1SHl, cita
auxiliaries were represented by
delegates or written reports,
which were entirely satisfactory. j
Business was dispatched with
readiness showing much progress
in every department. Ffty-four
auxiliaries were reported, with
876 members; 221 subscribers to
"Our Homes" an increase of &c.
Only 81 pledged to give one-tenth
of their income to the Lord; 21,011
papers and leaflets were distribu-
ted; 1896 visits made to the sick;
313 needy relieved, and IS boxes
of supplies sent out.
The literature and press COM
mittee consists Of the president
and general secretary of the
Board, the editor OF aOur Honest
and Leaflets, the Superintendent
of Press work and two members
elected by the Board, Mrs. Robt.
Somerville of Miss, and Mrs.
Cawood of Tenn. This commit
tee shall devise and make plans
for the spread OF knowledge in
regard to the society and it's work
in church papers and secular
press. 1t shall also give out the
plans for the reading course on
Home Mission work and Bible
study for both old and young
peoples societies, and shall seek
the adoption Of such courses by
auxiliaries and individuals, and
shall introduce books on Home
mission work, in the Sunday
school, Epworth League and pub
lie libraries.
Every representative at our
meeting in Atlanta was pleased
with Miss Howell, as teacher of
sociology in the Scarritt training
school. She has been very sue
cessful in training Deaconesses,
a long felt want of Protestant
churches. Bishop Hendrix says,
"Since this new movement has
been organized, there have been
so applications for deaconesses in
the city work of our church."
To meet this demand we have.
only six in readiness and six in
training. Would that more of
our young women would heed the
call to this great work. Let the
prayers of the good people rise
on high, that this coRsecrated
woman may do her whole duty,
and remain near the Masters
heart in her important and noble
work.
A great and noble work has
been started, called Florine Nc
Eachern Brigade. The parents
of this dear child, by a gift OF
$4,000, have begun a movement
to erect q hospital for the train
ing of acknowledgements. It is
the wish of the bereaved parents
of this little one that her life may.
yet be a blessing to others. This
gift is to be duplicated. How can
this beautiful work be done? 1t
is suggested that all children
over five years of age, all inva-
lids, and aged people of the
church will assist in raising this
money. Mite boxes will be issued
by the General Secretary to Presi-
dents of the conferences who will
try to introduce them in every
auxiliary. Let every child in the
Sunday School be given a mite
box at once, to collect pennies
which shall go to the building of
the Florine McEachern Hospital.
This is a grand work, and one
we cannot afford to neglect.
At St. Louis, it was recently
decided to ask the church to
raise $500, 900 this year for mis-
sions in memory of our great
founder, John Wesley. $3.50, 600
viii go to our brother who is still
in darkness in foreign lands, and
S35O,000 to be used for furtheringI
mission work in our cities. Wei
are now doing q noble work in
twelve cities. 1t behooves us to
be up and doing to meet the ap-
preparation. Let US toll, but as
we journey on our way, we must
remember of ourselves, that we
can do nothing, except through
Christ.
We owe a duty to our foreign
population who are daily pouring
in upon our shores, and to some
extent we are fulfilling it. The
Bureau for immigrants report
three Homes, n each, in Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia.
Missionaries meet the steamers
as they arrive, befriend the un-
protected women and children
until they are able to get employ-
ment. In Massachusetts, the
Home Mission is preaching thel
Gospel to nine races in their own /,
tongue. Mr.. Nishikawa our Jap-
anese pastor in San Francisco,
who has been i'll for a month, is
now able to return to his work on
the Pacific coast, and is pleading
for more help in his work. I.
A bbeville News. /.