The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-19
HOME MISSION SOCIETY.
Local Auxiliary Made Fine Progress
During Past Year.

was burdened with the needs of TIE
6 n middle west that Bishop =. X
Hargrove asked this question: "WnE
could not the good women of our
church be induced to go into tt e
work of parsonage building?" In
company with Dr. Morton they
sought and found in the person Of
Miss Lucinda 3. Helm one who
could enterprise the matter and
make it a success. Miss Helm for
INFLATED a plan to establish wom-
ans department of church extension
for parsonage building, and in 1885
presented same to the general con-
ference and was accepted. In 1890
Miss Helm wished to include certain
other lines of home mission work
such as missionary school supply and
help departments. She also deemed
lit a true Methodist policy to bring
into a correctional form the various
| local societies throughout the
church, called Ladies Aids" Pas
tors Aids" 'Dorcas Society,"" etc,
all doing more or less home mission
work. She met with much opposition
but with renewed energy and cour-
age she pressed on till now we are
as the Woman's Home Mission So
ciety, numbering more than $4,000.
In 1893 the Northwest w H NJ
S. was organized with Miss Belle H.
Bennett president, who with her
splendid personality, strong intelli-
gence, rare ability in leadership,
consecrated devotion to the cause of
our Master, has maryelously lead the
women of the church to splendid vic
! tory. Read the story of her life
work. See how she has wrought,
mark her wonderful achievements
and then ask yourselves what might
she not have accomplished had all
the women of the church stood by
her as Loyalty as the little flock en-
rolled as Home Mission Women ?
| There is positively no phase of chris
/ tian work which is not undertaken
lin some one of the branches of the
Home Mission Society.
| 1t has been said by those in po-
sition to know that never before has
the auxiliary here taken so much in
terest in the work or accomplished
the good that it is doing as at the
present time. At the appointed time
in February we had an election OF
officers. Mrs. Ed Hawkins, who had
served US so faithfully and well as
president for five years, would not
accept the reelection rendered her
and Mrs. Lee Penn was elected pres
| ident; Mrs. Jim Dunaway, first vice
president; Mrs. Alta Willis, second
vice PRESIDENT. Mrs. R. Harrison
third vice president; Mrs, Olsen
recording secretary; Mrs. Lasswell
corresponding secretary; Mrs. Merce
Walker, treasurer; Mrs. Tom Hun
| ter, agent Our Homes" and Miss
Mollie Phillips, local treasurer.
Our pastor installed the new Off
GERS. In March the society entertain
ed in honor of the retiring president
presenting to her a beautiful brooch
as a token of their love and appre-
! citation. All hearts beat in unison
and it was happy occasion to al
present.
The Home Mission work may ap-
pear to some as poor and small, but
If all the church members could real
ize the much good that our little so
ciety does, they would surely lend
a helping hand.
We have at this time eighty-si1
names on our roll, more than forty
take Our Homes" we have recently
paid the debt of $1,05343 for the
carpet in our church, put substantial
furniture in, and improvements or
the parsonage. This auxiliary has
| worked and raised money almost
in every conceivable way known tc
| Methodist women. We sent three
! delegates to the conference in Wea.
therford, where the following years
report will be read
Amount raised for membership
! dues, $86.10.
Amount raised for special dona.
tions, $26.54.
| Amount raised for conference ex-
pense fund, $12.75.
Value of supplies sent to orphans
home. $125.O0
| Expended on parsonage, $153.43
| Amount expended on parsonage
Soils.
For extra Home Mission Work
$20.35.
| Donated to Sunday school, a debt
of $6s.13
Week of prayer offering,
Amount given for charity, $27.75
Value Of supplies given locally
$9725.
Total, $1,131.15.
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