Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-28
HOME MISSIONS.
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what! one OF our looiliS III 'hS ANO'
West school is totally unprepared for
the great work in hand, and We must
eguip it for use. Has not some one
this money in their keeping that
should be put into the Masters work?
If so. would you not like to furnish
this room and name it for some lcNed
one? Is there not an auxiliary that
would like to dc this and name for
An honored or sainted member or pres
ident? If so, write to Mrs. r. w. Mac
Donell, Nashville, Tenn.
Hs'w about that Bible study? Has
your auxiliary taken it up? You are
missing a great deal if lou have not.
"Our Home gives an outline that IS
most helpful and suggestive. Let the
members cooperate in using 1t as
the basis of their daily Bible reading.
lie lCdutI vi lllt uGNOtlOHol oSi NlSS
at the monthly meeting can then cen
ter her lesson upon the topic Cf the
month. All members will be prepared
for it by having read and studied it
during the month. In this way interest
will be aroused and definite results
will follow.
Monday, March 81, at $3.50 p. m. the
literary meeting =cf Lakeside Home
Mission society was held at the home
of Rev. Pipkin, our presiding elder.
Eleven members were present, and
two visitors. Mrs. Pipkin, the leader,
had studied we'll the lesson and made
it SO interesting we all felt glad to
have secured so competent and con-
secrated woman for the place We
shall find this very helpful and in
teresting part of our program, and
On the third Monday afternoon CT
each month
Miss Belle H. Bennett has sent two
of our Christian workers Miss Ethel
Woodward and Miss Laura Padgitt, to
take a course in the Chicago Training
school. They are beneficiaries of Mr.
N. w. Harris, who, so generously Of
fered to pay all expenses of twenty
young ladies in this training school.
Miss Belle h. Bennett, PRESIDENT and
Mrs. r. w. MacDonnell. general sec'y
have made an extended trip visiting
our different schools and institutions,
tc more thoroughly understand tha
needs of the work. They spent only
week in Texas, but we knew incalcul-
able good will result from the personal
knowledge they have gained of the
scope and possibilities of the work. Miss
Bennett held a Sunday service in the
chapel of the missicn home at Dal-
las, subject: The Overcoming Life.
At the close all covenated together to
be school Of "overcomers, and ex
pect to meet the beloved president in
our Fathers house some sweet day."
Sparks deacOness home in Wacc. ana
was much gratified to find the grand
work accomplished. Her visit will
doubtless result in great good to those
faithful workers. especially Mrs. Re-
becca Sparks, and give them new cour-
age.
April Is the general board meeting
will be held in Kansas City, Mo. This
will be the sixth annual meeting of the
4Woman's board If home missions CT
the M. E. church, South.
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" The first ,deaconess hospital in Amer
ica was opened in 1883 in Chicago
Now here are seventeen deaconess
hospitals in American Methodism.
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The Dallas mission home will have
an Easter~sale Of contributions from
hcme mission sisters from Maryland
to California. The very first articles
received we're from Mrs D. n. Smith
of New York city, consisting of two en-
Quisite sets of collars and cuffs, and