Journal of the Central Texas Conference, Fifth Annual Session, Methodist Episcopal Church, South Page: 52
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52 CENTRAL TEXAS CONFERENCE JOURNAL
Deaf Mute Mission.
This mission was prosperous the first half of the year, but
in July your missionary, Rev. L. Blackstock, fell a victim to
the "white plague," and with consent, he removed to San Angelo,
where in the fall he passed to his reward. His support was pro-
vided by you through May, and then by an agreement with the
Home Mission Secretary his department provided for his sup-
port. This was continued through July, when it became evi-
dent that he would never be able to do work again. He was
zealous and faithful, and had a consuming passion for souls.
Many were converted under his ministry, but they have lost the
under-shepherd and the sheep are scattered. There was collect-
ed and paid $311.43 and a special of $15.00 had been handed
him by members of the Board previous to the collection. The
disease worked rapidly and the end came suddenly. Through the
generosity of the pastor and good people of San Angelo he was
given a Christian burial, and there sleeps with him the grave
our buried hopes of supplying those poor impaired ones with the
gospel.
The General Board, through its Secretary, and the Committee
on Activities of the Laymen, urge upon us to adopt the every
member campaign, and the duplex envelope system, for rais-
ing the benevolences of the church. Your board would add its
insistence in this matter. It is our mature conviction that we
cannot so much as approximate our duty, until we adopt some
method by which the entire membership of the church can be
reached and enlisted in regular systematic support of the enter-
prises of the church. We would unite with the General Board,
its secretaries and the committee on activities of the laymen
and urge the Presiding Elders to hold early Institutes with
their preachers and urge them to adopt those methods. The
envelopes can be secured of our Publishers' House.
On the assessment of $12,500 for Foreign Missions, there
was paid $10,337.68. This is $459.71 less than last year.
On the assessment of $18,000 there has been paid $12,969.56
and your special collection of $707.00 this morning. For Home
Missions, $4,600; paid, $3,373.80.
Assessments for 1915.
Foreign Missions, $2'0,850.00, for Home Missions $6,672.00,
for Conference Missions $20,000.
The committee on Evangelism has recommended the follow-
ing for Conference Evangelists, and your board requests their
appointment by the Bishop, J. S. Huckabee, J. T. Bloodworth
and W. M. Keener. Your Board would also endorse T. M. Low-
ery as local preacher evangelist. We enter the new Conference
year with an empty treasury, and money is hard to secure. If
the financial depression continues for some time, it is the opin-
ion of your Board htat the payment of the second quarter's
drafts will depend on the amount you send to your treasurer. If
you do not supply the funds we cannot disburse them. We
would, therefore, URGE the Presiding Elders and pastors to see
that early collections are taken and the money forwarded to the
Treasurer. Some times pastors leave money on deposit in the
banks because the bankers are nice to them, and at that time
your Board is paying 8 per cent interest on this money. This
ought not so to be. Will the brethren hear the plea of the Board
and come to their relief?
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