MORGAN'S HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE Page 197
I am here to represent the "Ladies' Mite Missionary Society" in this conference. I am aware, dear friends, that there is a class of people who, when they hear a sermon, if the speaker does not use a great deal of fluent language, go up as it were and count the stars and fix their places; they think they have not heard any preaching. But I have long since learned that preaching is the plain and simple expounding of the word of God, so plain that the unlearned may not go astray, that all may be benefitted. I make these remarks that you may not expect to hear a very flowery address from me, who have but a limited education. What do you suppose would constrain me to stand before this large and intelligent audience to expose my limited education? Nothing, dear friends, but love - the love I have for the church and its connection. I am here to represent the Ladies' Mite Missionary work. I am sorry to say the work has decreased instead of increasing. I do not blame the ladies for this. The fault is with the ministers. They do not like to have the society organized in their charges. I often ask the brethren, have you a society of the mite missionary in your charge? No, my wife has been sick. Another says, my wife don't care to do any such things. I think any lady that is a Methodist minister's wife ought to do all she can to work up her husband's charge, and to push forward the cause of the Redeemer's Kingdom. I never let my husband's charge want for anything I can do. I do all I can to encourage and help to build up, both spiritually and temporally. I attend morning service, work in the Sabbath-school and lead prayer meetings, and when temporal work is needed for the church I throw myself in with the people. If there is no one to get up a fair or an entertainment I do it. I do anything to forward on the work. I was almost sick last year and when it was asked the brethren, "how much for Ladies Mite Missionary Society?" "Fifty cents." Answer again, "seventy-five cents." The highest amount brought by any one was two dollars and fifty cents, and that was by one
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