The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-07-31
AFRICAN MINISTER'S SPEAK
AT MISSIONARY MEETING
First Quarterly Meeting Held in ST.
Paul A. M. &. Church.

The first quarterly meeting of the
New Jersey Conference Branch Mite
Missionary Society of the African Me-
thodist Episcopal Church met at st.
Paul A. M. E. Church, Pleasantville,
Rev. H. A. Ivey, pastor, on Thursday.
1t was largely attended by the dele
gates from all over the State. The
Society is composed of the wives and
female members of the churches, and
it's object is to raise monies for the
home and foreign missionary work in
the denomination. Mrs. Josephine
and Miss Ellen Gassoway, of Crawford,
is secretary.
The morning session was taken up
with devotional and conservation SER
vices led by Mrs. Rosa Gibson, Mrs.
Raynor of Camden, Mrs. Campbell of
Metuchen, Mrs. Sullivan of Absecon,
and Mrs. Cox of Magnolia.
Rev. j. M. P. Lebala, a native South
African, presiding elder, from Pretoria,
South Africa, and Rev. S. j. Mabote,
a native from Krugersdoop, Transyaal,
South Africa, who were the delegates
to the late General Conference in st.
Louis, Mo, and who will return. to
their native country next month, spoke
of the necessity of more active mis-
sionary work. They spoke of how
Africa is being exploited by the Eu-
ropean nations and how the European
missionaries SOW the seed of hate and
dis-union among the natives, and that
the A. M. E. Church is the first to
teach union and cooperation to the
natives. In the evening Rev. Lebala
preached a sermon in English, while
Rev. Mobote interpreted it in the Ba-
sonta language.
The afternoon session was taken up
with reports from the different Auxil-
iaries from the churches in the Con-
ference, and plans and suggestions for
the development and advancement of
the work.
Rev. H. H. Cooper, D. D., of Phila-
delphia, the Surveyor of the $4,000, 900
drive authorized by the late General
Conference at st. Louis, in May, was
present and spoke of the necessity of
liberal and systematic giving on the
part of the 1000 900 members of the
Church so that the goal could be
reached and the church go over the
top"
Rev. w. H. Hoxter, D. D., Presiding
Elder of the Camden district, of which
Pleasantville is a part, made encour.
aging remarks, as also Rev. Chas. v.
Monk, of Philadelphia, Editor of THE
New Era, a weekly paper of the LIST
Episcopal District, Comprising the
Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York
and New England Conferences.
The evening program was under the
SUPPLEMENTARY of Mrs. M. E. Heb
bons, the president of the Pleasantville
auxiliary, and was excellent. Miss
Gladys Ivey, daughter of the pastor
delivered the welcome address, and
Mrs. j. l. Thornton, of the Baptist
Church, and Mrs. Peace, of Asbur,
Church, made addresses on behalf o
their denominations. The ST. Pau
Choir. under the leadership of Mrs
Green, rendered excellent music.
The New Jersey Conference, o.
which the Mite Missionary Society il
a part, consists of 95 preaching points
extending from Cape May to Jerse.
City, with three points in Pennsylvan
1a-Easton, Stroudsburg and New
Hope-owning Church property val
ued at $250,000, and With a member
ship of 10000. Ri. Rev. w. H. Heard
d. d., is presiding Bishop, and live
in Philadelphia.