The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-18
BISHOP \. D. MOUzON
TALKS ON MISSIONS
STRONG APPEAL is MADE FOR
CAUSE OF MISSIONS IN THE
SISTER REPUBLIC.
Says II the People Of that Country
Are to Be Evangelized They
Must Be Educated.

Bishop H. d. Mouzon of San An
tonic preached at the Methodist
church Friday night and the audi
ence that heard him filled the audi
forum of the church and overlooked
into the Sunday school room. Before
Bishop Mouzon began his sermon DR.,
A. j. Weeks, superintendent of mis-
sions in Texas and New Mexico,
made few remarks in which he ex-
planned the object of the meeting.
He said that during this month he
and DR.. John F. Moore of Nashville,
secretary of the home mission de-
partment. were conducting cam
paign for the purpose of trying to
arouse interest in the missionary en-
terprise. They are organizing for an
every member canvass which is to
follow This campaign has two OBJ
jects in view. missionary education
and the collection of funds He said
the women had learned a great deal
about this work but the men had
given it little study.
After announcing his text Bishop
Mouzon said the question of mis-
sions was the greatest theme of the
church that is now under considera
ton. He announced that he would
speak mostly with reference to the
needs in Mexico, and in his discourse
he gave a graphic picture of the
conditions which prevail in the re-
public across the Rio Grande. He
said the sense of occupation marks a
noble soul There are many people
who seem never to be filled with a
They only live and think for them
selves. There are also great many
people who have never been stirred
by the needs of the world and there
are others who occasionally feel
their responsibility to God. The tru-
ly great and good man is the man
who is continually filled with this
responsibility.
DR.. Mouzon said the great cause
in general is the evangelization OF
the world, and by way of taking UP
the subject of Mexico he said:
Gust at this time we are all more
or less interested in Mexico and we
are wondering what the United
| States means by mastering troop
| on the border and IL 1T is for war. l
the Americans who have investe
millions in Mexico have appealed
the United States and if the Unite
! States is going to send troops Their
| to protect these millions-then
| think one thing. On the other han,
| If Mexico is bordering on anarchisn
and chaos and United States troops
are to be sent there to restore order
then | think another thing, for II
would not do for me to say just ex-
aaly what | do think as some might
be taking notes and it would get in
the papers.
DR.. Mouzon then spoke Of his Wis
it's to Mexico and said he had just
recently returned from that country,
having held the three Mexican COW
ferences.
He said We should be interested In
Mexico because there are as many
Mexicans in Texas as there are
Methodsts. He said that while Mex
leo is our nearest mission field less
is known about it than China, ia
pan or Korea. There is nothing be-
tween this country and that except
the Rio Grande and yet we know
nothing about Mexico.
There is not more
needy field in the world. declared
DR.. Mouzon, than Mexico. In all the
world no more pitiable or abject
poverty can be found than is found
in Mexico.
DR.. Mouzon then devoted some
time to describing the conditions
that exist among the poorer classes
of people. and said that if they are
ever to be evangelical they must be
educated.