Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-04-14
HomeM issionCoIunn
Conducted bv tae Woman's Mis-
sienary Society ~ the Oxford
VI T.. Church.

VI y. Church.
TIE GARDEN.
The seeds are now being sown.
the garden of the heart muse be
cultivated also. Neal Dow once
sail "Ma.ne was not carried Tor
prohibition until the state was
knee deep in temperance litcra-
tune"
La'!ies read the tracts, do not
lay them aside and promise your
self that pleasure later. YOU may
miss your opportunity. the tracts
are seeds. Ask God to put your
hearts in condition 70 receive the
blessing aud that you may be in
stranental In blessing others.
"oCE ALIENS"
Facts are said To- be the FINGER
Of God. There are moro Ger
mans in Chicago than any city in
Germany except Berlin. There
are more Italians in New York
than in Florence. $4,000 come
tous from r. =sia last year. 215.-
coo from Au tria- hungary. 24o.
GOO from Italy. What does this
mean to US?
FOREIGN ELEMENT.
The negro element sinks into
insignificance in comparison with
the problem Of the congested city
foreign element. Bishop Gallo
way says TIE real peril Of our
country is in the contested cities.
Wit. tne opening Of tine Panama
canal our southern ports will be
Hooded with this stream ~ immi-
grafton.
TIE BcCLE CALL.
( On dear women. YOU who are
sitting NJ leisure, will YOU no,
/ rise up and help us establish our
/ city missions? And pray formort
/ Deaconesses and form q solid
wall Of attack upon the power.
/ OF darkness.
GODS CHALLENGE.
We put forth every effort. and
/ secure cur best men and women
. and pay their expenses to 70 t.
foreign lands. God seeing oul
concern for the heather puts it ir
their hearts To come t. Il from
al! parts of the world paying theii
own expenses, and We. in plac,
. OF being glad to sec them otter
turn from them in disgust.
LET Us De HONEST.
Do we love our ueighbor ac-os
tho ocean better than our neigh.
Dor Of the same sort across tn,
. street? Are we following ou
model? Christ, who passed no
I ~ the scarlet woman.
BET Is pEvEL0P.
Oar Home mission eiety +
intended TO help Us 60 apply ou
Christianity, ami u lead us :.
service fag the most desrajsi an.
, the most helpless. Il -. -saeri.
ne and tender personal t1ac.
vito al.
NEW 6E5e1SFs IS.
This spring three new De-.
conesses VIII b.. carsecra .
Mrs. L. P. Sansby. Ms NIyr.
Eliot, and Miss Mamie olsen
T This viii be nine out 81 to al.
hundred called for.
TIE ITALIAN PROBLEM.
In Florida the Kansas cir,
mission board has two Suadas
schools among them. nsmbsrin.
: l65 il all. Bishop Hendrix
daughter has char-e OF one .
then cubs I9s girls.
JOHN WESLEY GIVING.
In al the years Of his life Ilb.
Wesley spent less taan Sl5.t1a
on himself and gave away S9oC.
600. How we could give if ".
. would. II We would only ply,
the tenth with the right spirit
and our hearts sometimes pr1fnpt,
Us to give eighty. SIC would croy
moro. our hearts, thoughts an.
lives would expand. We too of,
IN queach the spirit and dwar
our own lives.
SUE BENNETT.
\ great reyival has recent,
been in progress 1t Sue Bcndes
5ahool. Pro- Lewis saws. =
would do your heart good to b,
here and realize how yotent /
the influence for good going ON
from this school year by wear
thank God for the privilege .
having share in L." Nv sis,
ter, are you able to thank c.,
Tor share in it also, or have 10,
no part in it?
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