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L. Legters as he preached the sermon
at the ordination of Henry Lide
Reaves last June. It was the most
powerful missionary sermon I ever
heard. It was preached under the
discouraging news from the Foreign
Missionary Committee, that, while ac
cepting young Reaves for the foreign
field, "there is no money to send you."
As Mr. Legters portrayed the'' open
door in all' the heathen world and
asked the question, "Men, men, why
were these doors closed in the days
of your fathers and opened now, if not
that you might enter in and win the
world for Christ?" There were hearts
that burned with desire to do more
than ever before to send the gospel to
thd heathen. His ringing statement,
"There are enough men in this congre
gation to send Reaves to the foreign
field and support him there. The Du
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Rant family alone can do it" ? put
many a one of his hearers to thinking,
so that later on when he put before
the elders of the six churches the
plan of a series of meetings, two ser
vices a day, at each church It met
with hearty approval.
These services bogan at Concord on
Monday, the 30th of October, and
closed at Salem (B. R.} on Saturday,
November the 4th. There were two
sermons and a delightful social hour
between when the ladies served a
simple lunch. At the morning hour
subscriptions in money to< pay' the
$450 outgoing fund for personal
equipment and travel expenses, were
taken up. At the afternoon hour sub
scriptions of land to be cultivated for
his annual cost fund were taken. Be
fore the organization on November
28th $430 in cash had been given, and
42 acres of land pledged to be culti
vated next year to provide a means of
support for Mr. Reaves, and to start
a fund to send out other missionaries
from the churches of this group. The
charter members, and the few others
needed to take up the full 50 shares of
stock, purpose to continue for seven
years this plan, by which time we trust
it will be decided to make it perpetual,
with every church In the group fur
nishing a missionary sent out and sup
ported by the Black River Missionary
Union of Harmony Presbytery. We
believe the farmer members of these
six churches will be so enthused by
the world vision this work will open
to them, the closer social life brought
not swap places with the greatest city
congregation of our land.
These are six of the weak churches
of our Presbytery. Concord, Brewing
ton, Midway and Salem are old
churches that were once strong but
have been depleted by deaths and re
movalp until there is heard from time
to time expressions of fear that their
doors may be closed. Sardinia and
our common Lord, that they would
about by a common purpose to serve
New Harmony are new churches strug
gling for a start half way between the
mother churches, named above, to the
north and south of them.
In the entire movement described
above Mr. Legters was associated with
Rev. J. N. McCord, pastor of Sar
dinia and New Harmony churches, and
with Rev. W. H. Workman, pastor of
Salem Black River church. Without
the Intelligent and brotherly co-ope
ration of these two consecrated and
able pastors nothing could have been
done.
In my humble judgment the prayers
of Mrs. Reaves that her gifted son
might carry the light to the heathen
world, and this co-operative plan for
his support, will, under the blessings
of the Holy Spirit, do more to put new
life and vigor into these churches, and
do more for the community spirit in
the Black River country, than a re
vival of religion and a real estate
agent combined.
These lines are written not merely
to tell what has here been done and*
its effect upon these six churches, but
to lay before the people of God In all
of the country districts of our beloved
South, without regard to denomina
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we farmers have at our command if we
but get into the great world conflict
in a manner worthy of our heritage
In soil and climate, worthy of the
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of the cause for which Christ died and
of which we profess to be his exam
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when speaking to an audience of the
marvelous resources of the South in
Iron, coal and timber, 'Great as these
resources are they do not compare
with the resource In the soil of the
South In which is stored the food and
clothing of a thousand generations.'*
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CONSTITUTION BLACK RIVER MIS
SIONARY UNION.
Article I ? Name.
This union shall be called the Black
River Missionary Union.
Article II ? Purpose.
1. The support of Rev. Henry
Reaves as a missionary under the Ex
ecutive Committee of Foreign Mis
sions Presbyterian Church, U. S.
2. The support of any other young
man or women who, in the future may
decide to serve God in the foreign
field under the above committee, and
who is a member of one of the church
es composing this union.
3. The holding of special mission
ary picnics or rallies, at least once
each year, for increasing interest In
foreign missions.
4. Arousing interest in missions in
the churches making up this union.
Article III ? Bounds of the Union.
The bounds of this union shall be
Brewlngton church, Concord cliurcb,
Midway church, New Harmony
church, Salem (B. R.) church and
Sardinia church.
The stockholders of the union shall
be any man, woman or child living
within the bounds of these churches,
who shall directly participate in the
work of this union.
Article IV ? Shares of Stock.
A share of stock shall be one acre
of land cultivated for the Lord, the
gross proceeds of which is to be given
for missionary work, or fifty dollars
cash. One-half share shall be one
half acre or twenty-five dollars cash.
One-quarter share shall be twelve dol
lars cash. All stock to be non-assess
able.
Article V ? Life and Transfer of Stock.
Subscription to the stock being vol
untary and for the glory of the Lord,
every subscriber is requested to con
sider it to be In force for the period
of seven (7) years. In case of death
of any stockholder the union shall
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