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Monday, October 3, at $50 p NJ,
| the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
cieHy will hold the regular monthly
meeting at Lakeside church. All mem.
bers are earnestly asked TO be pres
ent.
BEGINNING Monday. October 10 al
$50 p m. the Lakeside Home Mis-
sion society will observe the Week
of PRAYER from the 10th 30 the 10th,
jinclusive The program is a fine one.
and we think will be both interesting
and Instructive We sincerely hope
| e1 ery member OF the auxiliary will
attend and invite all ladies who are
3; Interested in home mission work.
The first settlement work IN leXas
| vas organized in Dallas by the CITY
! Il. ,Ssion board Of the NJ. b. church,
south. in April, 1908. The enrolment
| Of the Sunday school at it's orsanlza'
| t'ion in April, 1908. was -. BY June.
1904 it had increased to $50, thus oc-
cupving every available space in bed
room, kitchen and hallway. The new
st,t,emnt home lot will be cleaned
soon. and then will begin the new
building. It is expected hat the ne"
Ionarters will be occupied before cold
weather.
The negroes are ours by special
1,rovidence, in a sense in when 1heS
can never he the north's or west $
They are our especial trust. from the
past. from our fathers, from doa'
o. her sections share other prob}ems'
this Is Ours alone L is to be worked
OUT by us. or not at all once ilioie (
the danger measures the oppor UNITY,
land the opportunity the danger. we
rus face it, nay, are facing II no"'
The Won1an's Home Mission socle
+, in snite of all obstacles, has S ead'
ilv pursued its onward course ul''i
IFS purposes and possibilities are suit
c.cnt to thrill every Christian w"
mans hear, for they arc to"af"
marched fields and thirstin& mnlt' Naes
The growth of the Woaans Home
Mission society has indeed boeh mar
vicious, and it is moving OUT a'''' o.'
win energy, tremendous and sure
1&,oio,IN Dues commensurate
with membership, Is cents from eac'
r,enber for conference expense 1uno
One dollar from each member for con
nectional work.
Snirituallv-Each member wll}lhs
to do any work assigned. Each mem
or reading the Bible daily. Eacf
member living in love and harmony
In Work-The parsonage cared 'or
and no man, woman or child IN 'h'
community neglected. nor des'l'n'e
NOR without a personal invitation ''
Christ
Our Prayer Band-Ye that are the
lords remembrances, keep not 81
1ence and give Him no rest u' f'
establish and make Jerusalem praise
in all the earth.-lsa. 62:o-1.
will pray daily, first, that the an
} nointing of the Holy Spirit rest upon
) ,,r hoard and conference officers
2 Cor 1:21.
o-That all Methodist women may
+. awakened to their duties respon
s;hi,ities and privileges as home mis-
sion workers.-1sa. 1923.
e-That the tenth legion may be III
c1 eased, and all the tithes be oroush'
into the treasury of the Lord.-Ma''
$40.
4-That the Lord will lay His hanoS
nnon the fairest and brightest young
v omen of the church, and bid then
rrenare for His service.-Ma5t. 9:3s
5-rhat the Hoy Spirit guide anc
direct our deaconnesses and city mis-
Isionaries and their associate workers
lin their labor Of love, and in estaohsh
ling all the varied forms OF mission
jwork.-rsa. 48:17 and 2:2s.29.
| 6-That all our institutions may &c
forward with the consummation when
l.he Lord dseires for them.-Psal"
I9.16-17.
Will you be one Of the Lords re-
membranes?
| MRS. DONELSON, Reporter
| BEST COTTON plckERs SING.
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