The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-06
IN MISSION FIELD.
David Sampson Reports
Work in Blue Ridge.
Next Yearly Meeting at GuiIford Col
lege---No Action on Proposed
Sale of High Point
Property.

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High Point, n. c., August 5.--At this
mornings session of the North Caro-
lima Yearly Meeting the epistles from
Baltimore, Western and Indiana year
ly meetings were, read. The seven
teenth annual report of the Blue
Ridge mission was then made. The
report aroused an interesting discus.
sion, in which the Yearly Meeting dis
played renewed interest In the work OF
the mission and deep appreciation n.
the self-sacrifice of David e. SamDso1
III devoting his energies to this cause
He desired the meeting to feel that
the mission is the work of the yearly
Meeting and not the personal work
of David E. Sampson. The hearty in
terest OF the Yearly Meeting in the re-
port made it clear to him that the
meeting has the mission very near its
heart and he expressed his gratitude
at the interest shown in the work
Report on Mission Work.
The report said in part
with this report Mahlon and Mar
ina Lindley close their four years of
faithful service as assistant superin-
tendent and matron at the mission
and return to their home in Indiana.
Sallie G. MarShburn now has charge
of the mission home. Sibyl Stonely
and Hannah RakeStraW, of Michigan.
are to have charge of the school for
the year 1904-'O5. w. Jasper Thomp-
son has taken charge of the Augusta
school for the ensuina yea, and Mar
garet Hickney will have charge of
the home at that place and at the
same time work in the meeting and
Sabbath school. The outlook for Au-
gusta is brighter than ever before .
with this outlook. We again COM
mend the Blue Ridge mission work
augusta included) to the care of the
Yearly Meeting, asking that the usual
appropriation of 500 be made and
that the usual subscription be taken
in the face of the meeting and that
the work be continued under the care
of committee"
In his report as superintendent of
the mission, David Z. Sampson sail:
The mission school, which was
taught by Henrietta Johnston, princ1-
pal, and Sallie c. Marshburn, in charge
of the primary department, lasted five
months. with the enrolment of 125
and Il daily average of 81. The Sab
bath school continues to give satisfac-
tory results. 1t is the most interest
ing part of the work. The number
enrolled being 1876, average so. We
must not forget the roughness of the
country, the distance the children have
To walk, the prevalence of storms, all
of which will explain what might be
called small average
Concerning Augusta academy the re-
port says:
Rose Coffin conducted a most cred
liable SeVen-monthS school. with al
enrolment of forty, average nineteen.
The lessening of drunkenness and its
accompanying evils by the closing of
hn hn
has been noticeable"
Sale of Meeting House.
The report from the permanent
board on the matter of the sale OF
the meeting house and the removal
of the Yearly Meeting from High Point
was read. The report recommended
the sale of the house and the accept
ance of the invitation from the trus-
tees of GuilfOrd College to hold the
Yearly Meeting there next year. After
discussion il was decided to hold the
Yearly Meeting at Guilford College
next year. but to do nothing at present
in regard to sale of property at High
Point.
Rev. Bradshaw's temperance address
last night was an enthusiastic vigorous
arraignment of the liquor traffic and
met with the approval of the audience,
which filled the house. Rev. and Mrs.
Leverett Rugg. of Mount Airy, sang.
so did Miss Kathleen Lindley. A re-
citation was given by Mrs. Marguerite
Garland.
Christian Endeayor Meeting.
This afternoon the session of the
Yearly Meeting was proceeded by
Christian Endeavor business meeting.
An address was given by Il. l.. Martin
and remarks were made by Eli Reece.
who, by the use of maps showed the
great dsproportion existing between
the number of the heather to be
reached and the few missionaries Ia
boring among them. The fact that the
combined population in the United
States. Great Britain, Germany and
France, Spain and Portugal do not
equal the population of India was pre-
.>nted in a graphic way. AT the same
time if was noted that Christian COM
verts i'm China have increased from
RI. 600 in 1890 to 100000 in 1900.
A chiIdren's meeting was held at
their afternoons session and another
will be held tomorrow at the same
time.
Tomorrow afternoon a report of
Guilford College and other educational
repoyts will be read, ana tomorrow
night will occur the meeting OF the
old students organization with an edu-
cationaI address by President isaac
SharpIess, of Haveford College. rms
will be one of the most interesting
sessions of the entire Yearly Meet
ing,