Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-09

MEET TO HEAR
ELMER CLARK
Representatives From
Entire Valley
Present

Representatives from practically
every Methodist church in the VAL
ley gathered in Brownsville Thurs
day morning to hear an address BY
Elmer T. Clark. assistant secretary
Of the board OF missions, Methodist
Episcopal church. South, who Is
here from Nashville, Tenn.
Clark is making O tour IN the in
terests OF the mission work III con-
nection with the January-February
plan for raising mission funds now
IN operation IN this branch OF the
Methodist church. These two
months are set aside as a special
period for the cultivation Of the
missionary work, with sermons,
talks and other methods being used
to call the attention of the mem
bers to the needs of the mission
field.
Plan Outlined
The speaker outlined the plan,
and the success with which 1t has
operated. He stated that through
this plan donations have Increased
until practically all debts have been
paid and 800 new missionaries have
been placed in the field, with Is
more to follow in April Of this year.
The church now has 500 foreign
workers and 600 native workers In
the various foreign fields. lccluc-
ing Africa, Belgium. Brazil. China,
Cuba. Czechoslavakia. Japan, kO-
rea. Mexico. Poland and Siberia.
He also called attention to the
improvement in the way Of native
workers saying that at the present
time leadership In foreign countries
is being rapidly turned v e 10
workers of the nation rather than
keeping II in the hands OF the
American missionaries.
Cost is SI.500,0O0
Cost Of keeping the missionaries
III the field is now about ST. 600,
Clark said.
The Rev. Q. c. Grow. presiding
elder Of the district, had charge
Of the meeting, At the close OF the
talks, the entire party adjourned
to the American cafe Tor lunch.
Those attending the meeting
were: Brownsville Rev. o. 9. Grow,
presiding slider. Rev. j. E. LoVe5t.
pastor; Rev. II. H. Biggs, F. H.
rrimble. Mesdames G. w. Colgin,
Sam Hughston. j. E. hQvett. J. 4.
Bull and K. 7. Yates.
Edcouch: T. H. Crowder, Carl
Schlemnur, Mrs. T.. II. Crowder.
Mrs. L. r. Lindley and Mrs. NJ. 7.
Hughes
La Feria: Rev. j. A. Boatman,
pastor; Mesdames A. j. Boatmau,
Dupree, Z. q. Charlton, Z. II. Lei
bernstein, j. A. Boatman, Miss Ma
dred Leibenstein and Miss Nellie
Howarth.
Alamo: A. c. Bell, Mrs. A. Q.
Bell.
Harrington: S. l.. Bachelor, D..
C. Roberts, Charles II. Brown, J. Z.
Elmore; MesdameS ). l.. Bachelor,
D. G. Roberts. Marta Crawford,
Florence Fonwl and r. A. Tom.
Edinburg: Rev. z. v. Lies, pas
tor.
Mercedes: Rev. NJ. H. Keen, pas
tor, Mesdames NJ. H Keen, Charles
Carlson. j. l.. Winning and L ].
Galbraith.
Raymondville: Ben P. Jaco, Rev.
B. A. Myers. pastor. Mesdames 3.
A. Myers, A. A. Lindahl, @. w. Mus
grave, Philips, Miss Harriet LindanI,
Mr.. and Mrs. BeaSdorf.
Primera: Rev. H. 3. Day, pas
tor; DR.. II. S. Joseph, Mrs. J. III.
McCurry. Mrs. II. p. Day.
Lyford: Mesdames r. *. Finley
w. H. Phillips. Jr, A. H. Gillett,
and G. A. Eckbledt.
Santa Rosa Combes: Rev. Lon
p. johnson. pastor; Mrs. Lon p
johnson, Combes: Mrs. J. L. Ball
Mrs. r. r. Libson. Mrs. Crawford,
Santa Rosa.
pastor; E. B. Gibbs. c. T. Voigt,
John Robinson. Mrs. John Robin
son.
tor.
San Benito: Rev. c. Z. Marshall,
pastor; Mesdames "A. L. Price, j. v.
Graham, Cause, Kenderick, Fairy
Sullivan.
Weslaco: Rev. J. w. Allbritten.
nastor; Fred p. Archers. Mrs. T. w.
GEMS, Mrs. n. A. Davis.