The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
Built Two Churches.


Built Two Churches.
I'VE have added. during the past year,
one rectory and two church buildings, all
OF which have been practically paid for.
" the six years of the existence Of this
f,rn4ct, over twenty valuable buildings
,st1s been added, but always, In the en-
lsSsEement OF the work in any direction.
] have tried to have n view to the aues-
ton OF maintenance, rs well as the origi-
nal cost of the plant Unless one made
q special examination. he would scarcely
realize what vast responsibilities must
necessarily come to h leader In these
border States OF Idaho and Wyoming.
where the population is so heterogeneous.
the conditions SO primitive. in some re-
spects and communities so widely scat
tered. One of my churches is over 500
miles away from Boise, where ] reside,
and In visiting some OF my missions.
such as the Wind River Indian Reserva-
ton. in Western Wyoming. a trip OF 300
miles on the stage. in addition TO 1900
miles on the train, must be taken. While
am very badly in need OF several active
clergymeH. in addition 10 the eleven I
now have nj work in the field try 10
do tile very best possible with the force
that ] have in hand. We have only
one self-suPporting parish. 50 that the
financial question. both for the mission.
educational. and other institutional
work. Is very perplexng. l appreciate
that the board does all IN Its power;
but also realize that. notwithstanding
the using Of the greatest care. what they
are able TO appropriate is not sufficient
70 properly develop the work in such d
large and new field as that In which /
I'm laboring. II We could have good
and liberal help for a comparatively short
iIIoe. we couid get things in condition
Ehief the board could supplement the
offerings 81 the people. do rot think
mat as church We should fat TO rec
-Saize TIE gast= 10 the national life of
Es.eh froutie. States ss Idaho and Hyorn-
Ing Ny observation o. the conditions
coavtncss ne that the good accomplished
IL out 0. al proportion In its wide
reaching ;eslsits TO the expenditure of
r-ten ard means. ! think we have come
70 realize, as church, in the prosecu-
10 ~ our missionary work everywhere
Throughout the country that the get
ricls-qulckiS -rqethods of doing church
vork s-1. by. poor substitutes for patient
faithful toll IN doing the work of laying
gown those principles that build up true
wrong. Christian character. Unless our
church witnesses to the righteousness
t:sat e1aite,h nation. cannot feel that
nle mere acquisition Of outward ma
chfnerY amounts to much and there is
,otbing in the record Of our progress
thai is more pleasing than the very APP
parent deepening in many places among
or people OF the spiritual life.
Liberal Gifts of Friends.
~ would be very reyniss II / did not
hsre express my gratitude for liberal
gifts on the part OF many dear friends
W The work ] am trying to carry on.
We have acquired, during the past year,
cottaga adjacent to St Luke's Hospital,
which We are using as Nurses Home
II cost $1,000, the gift of a church.
woman, who seems never to tire In
E.retching out the helping hand TO those
whom, not having seen. she loves for
Chrfst's sake. 1t Is n memorial of thnt
sAaintly woman, Mary Douglass Burnhan,,
among other gifts. can record 81 600
as Misunderstanding from two faithful
chrrchwomen, for Il clinical laboratory
for our hospital, and we find 1t exceed
!ngly satisfactory In that It gives us an
opportunity OF coming In contact with
many people, and ALSO meeting all Its
current expenses. During the season
every room Is filled. and If can succeed
In adding q wing. costing $4,000 we
will double our capacity and add but 1T
tie to our cost OF maintenance, rendering
unnecessary. any further enlargement 70,
many years 10 come.
The question OF sustaining st. Mar
garcts Hall. our missionary school for
girls, Inns proved n far more perployinn
problem. The constituency with whict
we have to deal Is u Very difficult one
lndiridEalism. especially when 1t In a.,
yeioped under mining and ranchlng. con.
ditions, where there is almost n toto'
absence Of eaFly religious training intro.
dnceS an element very hard TO deal WIFI
n aii institution like girls school
Then, again, 1t must not 10 lost s!cht d
that 81, Nargnret's has never had mn,
endowment TO speak of. but has had "a
be maintained on its scnnty income. in {
place where the cost OF service ant
supplies Is largely In excess Of what i
wonld be In the East. Last year we ~,
In The. school about twenty boarders and
In addition. nearly ono hundred da,
scholars; but SO much gratuitous wori
has 70 be done. and the cost of kepin.
up the, Institution Is so, great, that
found myself, WHEN tho accounts I'm,
been run up. confronting deficit q
nbout si,b6s When ! remember how
ever. that other church schools and IN
great universities of the country Inv
found It necessary TO solicit andowments
II seems to me almost n miracle ttan
this church school. In a comparatively
thinly populated country In State witt
Mormon population second only Il
that OF Utah. has been able TO bear NJ
against Its adverse conditions. an
frank TO confess that nothing In ~