The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-05-20
MISSIONARY TALK.

Nineteen centres ago, in a marger, il
ii e little town OF Judah, called Bethle
hem, a child was born, whose life ar,
death were to revolutionize the world.
When the angelic hosts awoke tn
echoes among the Judean hills witt
their divine song, GLORY to God in tn
highest and on earth peace, good vii
to men,, the world was peopled by
race of men to whom woman was bu
"some hing better than a dog, a littl
dearer than his horse" and in heather
lands to-day she is scarcely worth s.
much. But with the coming of tn
wondrous star that guided the wis
men to his cradle, a new light dawne'
on the dark pathway of woman. Whel
Christ began his three years of untir
ing ministry it was a labor of love TO
women and children, as well as fOl
men. He was the wise and tender
friend who taught Mary about higher
things. He was the compassionate
Saviour who wept with the sisters a.
the grave of their brother, and ther
turned their mourning into JOY; who re-
stored to that desolate widow at Main
her only son, and healed the afflicted
daughter of a faithful and loving mctl-
er. He was the plying God who re-
ceived the woman, though a sinner,
forgave her sins and sent her out to a
new life. And He was the loving
Jesus who took the little children up in
His arms and blessed rhem and said,
"Of such is the kingdom of Heaven.
Wherever He went He carried new
| tenderness for women and children,
and they were grateful for such I'M
wonted kindness and ministered unto
Him. Last at the cross and first at
the tomb, loving women were first to
greet him when He rose triumphant
over death and the grave. When the
risen Lord told them to go and tell the
story of the resurrection, they fastened
to obey and they have beer telling the
same sweet story eve since. !
When Paul, obedient to that Mac
edonian cry, Come over and help u.s.,
crossed the sea and began his foreign
mission work in Europe, his first con
vert was a woman. And after Lydia
was baptized, she opened her house to
the missionaries at home and head
quarters for christian work. And there
has been many Lydias since that time.
Through all the centuries since Christ
came, men and women have toiled for
the spreading of the gospel. But thirty
two years ago this month. a new field
of labor was opened for Methodist wo-
men in heather lands. The general
conference, which meet In Atlanta, IN
May, 1873, with unanimous voice, pass
ed a resolution authorizing the organi-
zation of Woman's Foreign Missionary
Societies. and in January, 1878, in the
city of Nashville, the w. F. M. S. was
Incorporated.
The object of this Society is "to en-
list and to unite the efforts of women
and children in sending the gospel to
and children in foreign lands,
our border, and among the Indian
tribes of our own country, through the
agency of female missionaries, teach
ers, physicians and Bible readers"
On April "a, 1879, at Columbus, Miss,
DrropizaI Tho w l. NJ of
North Mississippi. And through the
years since then the women Of North
Mississippi have tried by organized eff
to help their heather sisters.
We now have mission stations in Bra
zile, Korea, China, Mexico and Cuba,
and some work has been done among
the Indians.
At the last session of our conference
society for North MISSISSIPPI, which
was held at Greenwood in June, 1909,
1873 societies were reported. These So
have raised, during the year,
IS, 317-30, of which our district Oxford
raised S1,376.77, making ours the ban
ner district, and Holly Springs was the
society, having raised $515.97.
Any woman can become a member of
the society by paying $3.50 yearly, any
man can become an honorary member
Of the society by paying Sl.00 a year,
and children become member by paying
50 cents q year, or 5 cents a month.
In Southern Methodism we have 49,
16S members, and we earnestly beg all
you who are Methodists to join forces
with US ard help take the world to
Christ.
You know the watchword for the
Laymen's Missionary Movement is
1.-The World for Christ in this Genera
and we, each one Of us, must do
our part to make this true. We canl
not all &C, as missionaries but we can
lelp to send the gospel.
You remember the words of Paul
How then shall: they call on Him in
whom they have not believed? And how
shall they believe in Him of whom they