The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-27

OPP Hargrove and DR.. David
Morton were the originators
of the idea. She believed that
the good we do lives after us,
and truly it hath been proven,
for her work has grown and
scattered as the little grain of
mustard seed.
The object of this parsonage
aid was to build and aid in
building homes for the Metho-
dist preachers on the frontier
and in mission districts. In
1905 the sum Of $I56,Is9.S5 had
been expended on 1859 parson-
ages, and a number of these in
Wise county, Va. MANY homes
are also made upon easy pay
ments from the loan fund. An
application is now before the
board at Knoxville, Tenn, for
$3.50 10 pay u final indebted
ness on our parsonage in Appa-
lachia.
The Supply Department was
next added, intending by means
Of supplies sent out to aid our
preachers over many hard
places. This society has been
reaching out until today we
bear the title of the Woman's
Home Mission Society OF the
VI. r. Church; South. In 1892
the Society began a primary
school at Y Bar City, Fla,
known as the Wolff Mission
School. Two years later il OPP
ened a second school at West
Tampa. To 1898 two conse-
Grated teachers we're sent TO
these schools. From this effort
has developed the Ruth Har-
grove Seminary at Key West,
Fla. These schools are truly
educative along the lines Of
mental development, character
building, better preparation for
life and the inculcatiOn Of spir-
itual truths as taught IN the
Holly Scriptures The work in
Florida has furnished TO Cuba
s. per cent Of the preachers Of
all denominations. The SOcie-
~ IN 1897 organized night
schools for the japanese and
Chinese on the Pacific Coast in
different cities and towns. Very
little damage was done 10 our
buildings ina San Francisco dur
ing the terrible earth quake.
La 1898 a plea was made 10 Mrs.
W. III. tombstone. by a "Wo-
man of Samaria'' TO help save
her soul. Mrs. tombstone has
given herself. her money and
all 10 this cause. From this
woman's plea has developed
the Ann BrOwder Cunningham
Rescue Home and Mission
Training school at Dallas, Tex
as Mrs. Cunningham gave
five acres of land and bought
two more. Our buildings at
this place are worth about
$500. 95 per cent of the 500
girls who have come into this
home have been saved.
The NJ. +. Church, South.
was the 6rsi church IN America
SO build home for fallen women.
The Nashu Home ar Thomas
vile, Ga, is for pure young
girl- over age for an or
phlnag- and TOO soung to care
for themselves, who If left alone
would drift astray. At Paine
College, Augusta. ia, the
WOmau's Home Mission So
ciety has established an indus
triai annex. where colored girls
are taught branches OF domes-
tic work of all kinds. Ia Jan
uary, 1897, the Sue Bennett
Memorial School at London.
KY, opened its doors 10 stu
dents. Prof. j. c. Lewis is
still Principal. The school has
a beautiful campus of 23 acres.
The teachers are none but first
class men aud women. The
pupils "a ho have entered col
iege from this school stand
high. In our own little town
of Appalachia one of our most
promising young business men
received ms education at Sue
Bennett school. Settlement
Homes are IA a great many of
our cities, pr~S.ded over 10y dea-