Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-05-14
The WOman's Home Mission
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Society.
this subject Wa in this tell OF the work en-.
terprised by the Home Mission Society In
It's various departments.
PARsONAGEs
Parsonage-buiIding being its primary
object we shall speak first OF what has been
accomplished in this line. In the eighteen
years which have passed since Its orgaDiza.
ton the H. NJ. s., has asslsted by donations
purpose Sill, 3s4.43. Besides this. loans
amounting to $37, 100 have been made to 80
parsonsges. The two conferences of eur
state have availed themselves freely Of this
aid In building homes for the preachers,
6fty-four struggling churches having re-.
ceived donations and two others loans
n ON funds raised by the society.
In q recent issue of the Christian Advo.
cate We find the statement that of the 1853
pastoral charges In the North Mississippi
Conference l40 have p%arsonages. But for
the help extended by the II. NJ. s., the
difference between the homes and charges
would have been, not 10, as now, but 33,
since, Of the "a parsonages aided In the
state, 20 were In North Mississippi.
II 20 much has boon accomplished BY
| those engaged In this work, what might we
not expect II all our women with united
effort helped the good work on.
SUPPLY DEPARTMENT.
In the report of the work Of the society
rendered at the close of its second year
Miss Helm. general secretary, says: Sew.
eral boxes OF clothing and other necessaries
have been sent to those IN want. Sab.
bath School literature and other evidences
Of interest have been given. There ara. IN
the N. E, G. S., more than one thousand
preachers whose salaries range from 800
to S3o0, and many Of these have families.
II IL easy tn see what q source OF comfort
the boxes Of goods sent through the supply
department have proven TO these families.
With . preachers daughter, who has In.
herited 4 love and veneration for those
wbs ''bring good tidings and publish saliva.
ton" at the head Of this department. 1t
has grown to be q strong arm OF the WORK.
Since 1891, goods valued at $44,9?l have
been thus directed to many heroes OF the
crsss, whs fiji what are called "hard appoint
monts."
SCHOOLS.
With the development Of the work 1t be-
came evident that educational work must
be done to accomplish the greatest coed
and reach the greatest number, In London
X. the Sue Bennett Memorial, q high grade
training school for teachers and the best
youth Of that section. has been In success-
full operation fer some years. over 300
studeLts Are enrolled in this school, and Of
these from so to rs arc normal students
district school teachers, who In their day
schools and Sunday Schools which they or.
g,nize and conduct, roach and instruct .
student body of more t1an 5000. The ma
JJrity OF these come nom the cabin homes
and coal mines and are reached blythe church
Ia no ether way. Schools for the Cubans
and Italians have been established at Ybor
City and West Tampa, suburbs OF Tampa.
The two buildings are valued at $4,000 and
are we'll patronized. In Ruth Hargrove
Seminary at Key West there are 2S5 pupils
under the instruction Of 8 teachers. The
curriculum OF this school is 30 adjusted as
to reach not only Cubans, but the children
OF Americas residents upsn the island.
The property 10 valued at Gil 900 aid was
built largely through the "Twentieth
Century Thank Offering" Under the
leadership Of Mrs. Il. r. Wiley the Home
Mission women Of the Holston Conference
have established at G%reenVille, Tenn; an
industrial school and orphanage for the
destitute and district OF East Tennessee,
JAPANESE ANT CHINESE
On the Pacific coast the board has night
schools ut Los Angeles for Chinese and
at San Francisco. Oakland and Ale
media for Japanese. More than 500
students have been enrolled in these
schools and full three score have become
Christians. Five teachers are employed
for these schools
'tIf we cannot crsss the ocean
And the heather lands explore,
We can find the heather near US
can help them ct our door,"