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Title: Reports of the missionary and benevolent boards and committees to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions. Annual report of the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Foreign Missions. Annual report of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Education. Annual report of the Board of Education of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work. Annual report of the Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of the Church Erection Fund. Annual report of the Board of the Church Erection Fund of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbyterian Board of Relief for Disabled Ministers and the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers. Annual report to the General Assembly Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Missions for Freedmen. Annual report of the Board of Missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies. Annual report of the Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Special Committee on Systematic Beneficence. Report of the General Assembly's Special Committee of the Presbyterian Church on Systematic Beneficence Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Permanent Committee on Temperance. Annual report of the General Assembly's Permanent Committee on Temperence for the year ending ..
Subjects: Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A
Publisher: Philadelphia : Presbyterian Board of Publication
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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tion on the part of the Presby-terian Church to our new American life than a hundred Neighbor-hood Houses spread across this country from coast to coast. TheHome )^)oard is ready to inaugurate, to help plan and maintain themjust so far and so fast as the churches contribute to its treasuryfor this purpose. 11. ^Six Mile Bohemian Church, atPort Lavaca, Texas IN 1911 Rev. H. E. Beseda went as a representative of the Boardto begin a work among the Bohemians of Port Lavaca. Priorto that time only three Protestant services had ever been heldfor the Bohemians of that community. After a few years of disheartening and unproductive effort, thepastor was convinced that his church, to be a factor in the life ofthat farming community, must help its people to become progressive,prosperous, wide-awake American citizens. He took a short courseat the Agricultural College and then resolutely tackled this job offundamental reconstruction. A night school to teach English and the art of public speech was
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Pastor and Family zvitli Some of the Products Raised for Demonstration the opening wedge. Pig clubs and jersey clubs were the means ofleading the whole community into the keeping of pure-bred stock.Emphasis on better seed selection, on drainage and on the growingof forage crops made general farming more profitable. Recreationsand sports of many kinds made people more contented and lifemore worth while. The pastors leadership was the importantfactor in the securing of a new school building and in bonding forgood roads. After eight and one-half years two things stand out pre-eminentlyas substantial achievements. First, this Bohemian community hasbeen made prosperous and progressive and has been tied into thegeneral American life of the County. Second, there is now anactive virile church of 91 members, .standing for everything thatis spiritual and forward-looking in its community. V. Flower Mound (Texas) Demonstration Parish THIS Mclion of Icxas is famous for fine land, splendid peoplean

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