El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-19
Church Affairs

A good congregation assembled at
the CaIvary-Houston Square Baptist
church last night to hear the discus
sion of religious work among the non
Caucasian peoples Of America.
In her paper on The American In
dams" Mrs P H. Hermans, after re-
lating some of the wrongs that the
red men had suffered at the hands of
the white man, asserted that they had
received many benefits from the con
tact. She paid a tribute to the Cath
Ole missionaries and gave review
of Protestant labOrs among these peO-
ME The indians are very reVerent and
devout by nature and are by no means
beyond redemption and great work
may yet be done among them she
Snea lfne. of the negro, Bradford Har-
die said: The negro has suffered
much injustice at the hands Of the
white people. He was often taken ad-
vantage of IN a commercial way ana
his ignorance was imposed upOAs Dul
the greatest injustice we have done
them is in Withholding the gospel from
them. The greatest evil attendant
upon the changed status OF the negroes
since the civil war, is their being de-
prived of being taught and preached
to by white people Ihe nope OF the
negro people today is in the help OF
that nature that Christian white peO-
pie can give them
Rev. c r WOmeldorf stated that
there are 100000 Mexicans in the
United States and that only one and
One-fourth percent have been reached
with an evangelical gospel he SAID
that of all the difficulties of religious
work among these people, the attitude
of the Americans was the greatest.
There is no halo about this work; we
see the unattractIVe features OF these
IN
people at our door, but thaI ought 70
constitute our call to help them, said
he Every church in this city ought
TO have its representative among the
Mexicans.'
On account of sickness in her family,
Mrs. George B. Oliver will be unable to
take her part on the program tonight
at the union missionary service IN
Westminster Presbyterian church, The
I topic will be The Immigrants and
the program follows.
Hymn.
Scripture reading. Rev. Z. L Milli-
anthem. His Tender Care" by wag-
Prayer, Rev. Kenneth Brown
The Volume and Sources of Ameri-
can Immigration J. A. Giiett-
The Attitude for Christians to Take
! Toward the Strangers Within Our
Gates" Rev. R. T. Hanks.
Benediction. Rev. Henry Easter.
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The young women of the Mission
! circle of the First Christian church
/ held their regular monthly meeting IN
| the church parlOrs on Monday after
noon. Miss Myrtle LangfOrd, the vice
! president, presided and the program
/ was in charge of Miss Matte Clark.
! The subject for the day was India
/ Four new names were added to the
/ membership. The next meeting will be
! held on Monday afternoon. December
/ 9. with Miss EUnice Anderson Gil
/ River street
! Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock th'
! Missionary society Of the Alta NlSts
/ Methodist church will hold the regular
! meeting at the home Of Mrs GeorEt
| Harper, at 36OS Bliss street. Mrs ". r
/ program. Mrs. d. r. Reeves assisting
J with a scripture lesson The installation
I of officers viii be held at this time.
/
| Thursday there will be an all-da1
| opening Of the new mission home OF
/ the First Methodist church at the cor
! ner of Tays and Fifth streets The
home is in charge Of Miss Blood, Of
} Albuquerque, n NJ, who has recently
come here for that purpose. In order
! to supply the new home with neces-
/ sary articles, a linen shower will be
! given at the home on Thursday Or
Z Friday evening there will be recep-
\ ton rendered the new pastor and his
wife, Rev. and Mrs. Herman g. POr-
! ter, in the church parlors-
The Daughters of the Queen will en-
| terrain this evening at the home of
Mrs r. J. Carson.