The American Missionary — Volume 54, No. 02, April, 1900Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 54, No. 02, April, 1900
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
We appeal to individuals, to Sunday-schools, to Christian Endeavor
societies and to churches for the establishment of scholarships for
worthy and capable pupils. We have many such, on whom the burdens
press so heavily that continuance in school to the end of the course
is an impossibility. We wish to help such after they have reached
the normal department. A small sum expended in keeping these worthy
students in the school may bring rich rewards when the harvests of
life are all finally gathered.
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SOUTHERN FIELD NOTES.
GEORGE W. MOORE, FIELD MISSIONARY.
Early in the school year the teachers of Trinity School, Athens,
Alabama, made their annual visitation to the country people. They
carried with them the good cheer of the holiday season in the
distribution of odds and ends from barrels from Northern friends.
Gifts were distributed to a hundred persons, old and young. One old
lady, fearing that she had been overlooked, exclaimed: "Wat you
gwine to gib me?" and she was made happy by the gift of a bandanna
handkerchief. Trinity School fills a large place in that community,
as it is the only school for colored pupils in a radius of several
miles of Athens.
A revival followed the week of prayer service at Talladega College.
The school is full, and all are happy in the work.
Secretary Beard's trip through the Southern field was a delight to
the workers and students. His sermons and addresses and wise counsel
were helpful to all. Porto Rico was made very real by his graphic
descriptions of the country and people.
Our church at Shelby Iron Works, Ala., is flourishing under the
labors of Rev. E. E. Scott. Mr. Scott, with his rich tenor voice,
leads the people in the singing of the old spirituals, and the choir
in anthems and song.
Rev. T. J. Bell and his people are doing good service at Selma.
Miss M. L. Phillips and her associates are happy in their work at
Marion, Ala. A deep religious interest was awakened both at Marion,
Ala., and at our Lincoln School at Meridian, Miss. Rev. M. Jones, a
graduate of Tougaloo University, is pastor at Meridian, and Rev. C.
L. Harris, the former minister, is now at Mobile.
The Emerson Institute at Mobile is doing excellent work, under the
direction of Dr. Burnell and his teachers.
The meeting of the Louisiana Association was held with the Central
Church, New Orleans. The attendance was good, and the reports of the
churches, addresses and papers were full of interest.
The Woman's Missionary Union, Christian Endeavor and Sunday-school
Association also held interesting meetings.
The Straight University has a large attendance; the school is making
good progress in its various departments of literary and industrial
work.
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