The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-01-20
THE HOME MISSION SOCIETY.
Mrs. ANNE CABLE WILSON
Corresponding Secretary.

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sense; because it not only does its
work at home, as distinguished
from the foreign wofk, but it works
for the home and in the home.
1t recognizes the home as the
source from which must go out the
tide of influence that is to mould
the future social and moral senti-
ment of America. It also realizes
that if the source be wicked and
impure the influence that flows
from it must necessarily be evil.
Therefore, if we would purify and
elevate public sentiment and be
justified In expecting in the future
a more incorruptible citizenship,
we must begin by bettering the
home influences of the masses. In
/ order to fulfill the ideal of perfect
home there is wanted something
more than merely a shelter, a
bread-winner, and a bearer of chill
dren. There must be a faithful
devoted someone to care, person.
ally and intelligently, for the
physical well-being Of the children.
An earnest, thoughtful someone to
instil into their young minds, at
the very first, knowledge of right
and wron5; and inspire them with
a love for the right because it is
right, and adherence of wror G
because it is wrong. The ideal
home must have a trained house
keeper, that its affairs may be con-
Quoted according to sanitary, as
we'll as economical, principles.
There must be skilled cooks in
such homes, that the family food
may be prepared in a wholesome
and healthful manner; and schooled
nurses that the sick may be firmly
and intelligently attended and
moved back to health. There must
be teachers, trained for their call
ing, to discipline and develop eager
young minds; and preachers to in
still into tender young hearts the
truths of Christianity, and a love
for Christ and reverence for His
laws.
All these needs of the family
have naturally suggested to the
wise forlnulators of the work of the
Home Mission Society its institu-
tons designed to supply these
needs. Its Kindergartens, Mothers
Societies, Normal Classes, Sunday
Schools, Training Schools for
Nurses, Preparatory Schools for
Deaconesses, Industrial Schools
not to mention its many schools for
foreigners and higher institutions
of learning, where our young men
and women without means may go
and by training their heads, hearts
and hands, fit themselves to go
forth, equally mated, to careers of
, usefulness and to found homes that
shall each be as a beacon light, i'll
the glow of warmth, light and
hopeful aspirations that it kiudles
in the hearts OF all that come within
it's radius of influence. Day by
day, and year by year, bits of good
influences from all Of these institu-
tons are being carried into the
homes of the poor; many times by
member of the family that has
been drawn into attending some
one of them; and again by the
trained nurse, or the cheerful and
kind deaconess that has come to
the home, a veritable messenger of
God in times of sickness and dis
tress. These glimpses of some
thing better than they have known
in their poor lives often proves to
be like the leaven which the woman
hid in the measure of meal. The
new thoughts and aspirations in
spired by them grow so forceful
that the whole life is renewed and
made better. To some this may
seem slow way of accomplishing
good, but the results of our work
are not within the scope of man S
vision-only eternity will show
them. But we know that if we
plant and water God will give the
increase.
But the fostering of these schools
is only a portion of our work done
by the Home Mission Society. The
orphanage and hospital work, aud