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April 21, 1909. THI
MEXICO FOR CHRIST."
My Dear American Cousins:
We have just heard that you are going
to send us your Children's Day collection
for an Industrial school, and we are so
glad we want to run and jump and shout
for joy! We down here in Mexico don't
know much about Children's Day, but we
have been told that our Cousins in the
North succeed in what they undertake.
We have heard about hospitals and
schools built in other lands and about the
l^apsley and New Lapsley, so we just
know you will not disappoint us about
our school.
No one has made any mite boxes for
us but we are saving our pennies and
want to help all we can. There are
thousands of us down here who are too
poor to go to school but if we can just
have a chance to work our wnv i.. on
Industrial school, and at the same time
we learn irom books we can learn a
useful trade. It will be fine.
We have a beautiful country where
the sun alwayss hines and where almost
every kind of grain and fruit will grow.
The mountains are full of gold, silver,
copper, lead and other metals. Please
give us a chance! We want to learn how
to do things and amount to something.
We don't always want to remain poor and
ignorant. If you give us ttiis industrial
school, instead of naving always to live
in thatched hovels, and with poor food
and few clothes, finding our pleasure in
cock fights, bull fights and public
dances, we may become Christian men.
N\e shall know how to live and become
useful citizens and our dear Mexico may
be won for Christ. Already in some
parts of toe country there are such
schools, and hearing wnat other boys
ara learning and doing makes us want
our "own school in Tamaulipas Presbytery.
There are a great nfany Protestant
Christians now in Mexico and their
motto is "Mexico for Christ." Our school
will win many to serve our Master and
maae our country more like yours.
Our hearts are full of love and appreciation
for all you are going to do for
us. Affectionately,
Your Mexican Cousins.
EVANGELISTIC WORK IN THE SYNO.D
OF MISSISSIPPI.
At the meeting in Grenada, Synod apl?inted
its committee on evangelistic
work, with powers as in former years.
An ad interim committee was also appointed
to consider the whole matter
of Synodical evangelization and report
to the Synod next fall.
This committee has formulated its r
port and submitted it to the permanent
committee. The two committees have
held a session together and agreed on
u plan to be recommended to Synod.
This plan calls for an executive comTil
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superintendent of Synod's work and devote
all his time and energy to the business.
The work is to be along four lines:
1. Church expansion, by giving the
Woid to vacant churches and unevangelized
sections, by Sunday school extension,
etc.
2. Church and manse erection.
2. Church revivals by evangelists.
4. Church and Christian education.
This plan is to be operated by the co
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ruling elders of gift and approved piety
to overtake the destitution.
Synod's committee approves the plan
and has elected Mr. W. C. Smith, an elder
of Ridgeland church, as Synod's secretary.
to put it in operation. It is expected
that we will have several popular
meetings in different sections of the
state, at which stirring addresses will
be made by Governor Glenn, of Vnrth
Carolina, and other distinguished men.
We have elected Mr. W. C. Smith because
of his eminent fitness to manage
and push our home mission business.
Money will be needed. Voluntary contributions
from churches and individuals
are needed immediately, and will
be duly acknowledged and appreciated.
Send all moneys to Mr. W. C. Smith,
Ridgeland, Miss.
On behalf of Synod's committee,
S. C. Caldwell.
50,000 DEBT FUND.
Gifts received by the Foreign Mission
Committee at Nashville for the Debt
Fund In March not passing through the
hands of Miss Mamie D. Smith, of Petersburg,
Va.: Miss Blanche Alexander, Riverside,
Col., $1; East Alabuma: Troy
L. M. S.. $7.70; Mobile: Government St.
F. Woodcock M. S., $2.50; North Alabama:
Huntsville W. M. S., $4, South
Highland W. H. and F. M. S., $8.60:
Tuscaloosa: Oak Gr.ove Ch., $1; Ouachita:
Texarkana W. M. S., $10; Atlanta:
Rock Spring L. M. S., $5. Mrs. Rose Converse,
$5; Augusta. Washington, L. Cartledge
Soc., $3; Macon: Tatnall Square
Snfford M S
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$50.10; Ebenezer: Catlettsburg 1^. M.
8., $11.25; Transylvania: Jellico L. M.
S., $1.75; West Lexington: Winchester
L. M. 8., $10; Mrs. Stnrdevant.
Sht'eveport. La., 50c; Louisiana: Bethany
L. M. S.. $1, St. Charles L. M. S., $10;
Central Mississippi: West Ch.. $5: East
Mississippi: Corinth L. Mw 8., $4; Meridian:
Newton L. M. 8.. $1; Mississippi:
Eddiceton W. M. 8., $4.36; North Mississippi:
Weather Valley Ch., $7; Mrs.
W. W. Harrison, St. Joseph. Mo., $5.60,
Miss Emma Erismnn, Benton City, Mo.,
$2; Missouri: Keytesville Cheerful Giv
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ers, $9, Prairie View Ch., $2.50; Palmyra:
Perry L. M. S., $10; Mis.* Ar.no E.
Hose. Laurinburg, N. C., $5; Albermarlo;
Washington W. M. S.. $25; Concord:
Concord L. H. and F. M. S.. $!, Thyatlra
L. M. S., $8.50; Fayettevllle: Cameron
W. M. S.( $1, Fayettevllle L. M. S.. $1;
King's Mountain; New Hope L. S.. $7;
Mecklenburg: Albemarle Ch., $1, Mallard
Creek Ch., $5. Philadelphus L. A. 3.,
$14.35, Sugar Creek Ch.. $10; Orange:
Greensboro 1st W. H. and FM >5 *
Milton L. M. S., %?>, X. Wilkesboro Ch..
SI. Walker Ave. Y. L. M. S.. S10. Westminster
L. A. and M. S.t fl; Wilmington:
Wilmington 1st E. McRae F. M.
S., $10; M. Clark. Ruby, S. C., $1; Bethel:
Lebanon L. A. S., $12, Rock Hill W. M.
S., $40, Y. W. M. S.. $17.10; Charleston:
Charleston 2nd Ch. $10; Enoree: Union
Ch., $50; Harmony: Williamsburg Cl?.,
$3: South Carolina: Greenwood L. M. S.,
$63; Friends, Fayetteville, Tenn., $1.50;
Columbia: Frierson Mem'l L. S. A., $S;
Holston: Jonesboro Ch., $2; Memphis:
Bolivar L. M. S., $9*44; Covington M. G.
Hall M. S.. $7.65; Nashville: Franklin
L. M. S., $5, Woodland St. W. M. S., $3;
East Texas: Orange L. M. S., $50. Jr.
M. S., $5; West Texas: San Marcos L.
M. S., $10; Miss Katherine Seevers, Baltimore,
Md? $5, Mrs. F. M. Sanders,
Forest Depot. $2 50: Abincrlnn vm-tA.,
Ch., $1; Chesapeake: Washington 2nd
Ch., $1; East Hanover: Grace St. Business
Women's League. $11. T. Reed M.
Bd., $7; Lexington: Harrisonburg Y. P.
M. S., $50, L. M. S., $30.10, Monterey
S. S., $3.15, New Monmouth L. M. S.,
$2.50; Montgomery: Liberty L. M. S..
$1; Lynchburg 1st \V. M. S., $150, Roanoke
1st Louise Dalby Soe.. $25; Roanoke*
Rrookneal L. M. S.. $3; West Hanover:
Earmville L. M. S., $1.
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Tie ever worth the going;
Know thy way. and never stray
In ways not. worth the knowing.
Leave the way that goes astray.
And sock a better path.
Straight and narrow all the way.
To realms unknown to sin and wrath.
Thus, go thy way.
?Clark W. Bryan.
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