The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 6, June, 1881Various
History
The American Missionary — Volume 35, No. 6, June, 1881
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
On Sunday, ministerial fellowship and courtesy were shown by
a number of the pastors of the city, both white and colored,
by sending in requests that their pulpits might be supplied by
representatives from the Conference. Monday was occupied chiefly
by papers and discussions, which appear to have been of unusual
interest. Monday evening Dr. Roy gave a full and most instructive
account of the origin and progress of the A. M. A., and was
followed by Pres. DeForest, of Talladega, and several others, who
urged the need of education for the 600,000 who, in Alabama, are
sitting well nigh in midnight darkness. The Conference is reported
to have given great satisfaction to those in attendance, and to
have elicited much sympathy among the white pastors and several of
their families, who opened their doors for the entertainment of
some of the delegates.—ED.
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Woman’s Missionary Meeting at Mobile.
MISS EMMA E. CAUGHEY.
Mrs. O. D. Crawford, as acting President, opened the meeting,
and in a very happy manner addressed a few words of welcome to
representatives of sister societies with us and also to the ladies
of the city, who by their presence showed their sympathy with
our work; and expressed the hope that the meeting would inspire
all with new zeal, and refresh us with a new baptism of the Holy
Spirit. Mrs. Cheeny then sang a solo, “What shall the harvest be?”
which very appropriately appealed to the gleaners in the field and
opened the way for bringing in the sheaves of the year’s work.
Reports from local societies at Selma, Montgomery, Talladega and
Mobile were given. Selma sent in a very interesting report. Many
good results seem to be growing out of their missionary meetings.
In the woman’s meeting $80.45 has been raised during the past year,
and among the “Mission Workers,” who are under the care of Miss
Lunt, $27.85. The Montgomery society reported a discouraging state
of affairs at the beginning of the last, its third year, having but
twenty-five names on the roll, some of these permanently out of the
city, more who did not again connect themselves with the society,
and of the small remnant left death had claimed four; while the
resignation of both President and Secretary took off two wheels of
the chariot at once; but the “royal remnant” rallied to the front
and succeeded in creating a good degree of interest, by various
ingenious plans, until now the roll of membership numbers forty,
and the outlook for the coming year is hopeful. The expressed aim
of the societies is to promote intelligence, industry and piety
among the women and girls, believing that the missionary spirit
will as naturally follow as that flowers in good soil will bloom in
the warm sunlight and soft showers.
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