Biography: W. N. Bonner, 1893 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 12 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, January 5, 1893, p. 1, c. 1 W. N. Bonner, Dec. 31: In the main I have done what I could to advance the cause of Christianity. Most of the brethren have shown me a great deal of respect. I have traveled with them on their circuits and filled their pulpits to the best of my ability. In doing so the Lord has blessed me. I have been with some of the young ministers (undergraduates) to administer baptism and the Lord's Supper. I wish to speak more particularly of the past two years. I had two places that I held religious services—one three miles from Tyler, southeast of the city. I held services there twice a month. We have weekly prayer-meeting and Sunday-school. The other was one mile southwest of the city. I held religious services every Sunday afternoon, also a Sunday-school. I had the offer of a lot to build a Church house, but the quarterly conference of the Marvin M. E. Church thought it not advisable to build and refused to appoint a Board of Trustees to hold the property in trust for the Church; therefore I had to surrender my appointment. I now have but one appointment, which I am filling to the best of my ability. The Lord has been with us, and I feel that my labor has not been in vain in the Lord. The Christians of the congregations have been revived and sinners have asked for prayers, and I think two have found Jesus, for which I thank God. I feel that it is my privilege to hunt up and occupy the waste places. I ask the prayers of the Christian people that I may be led by the Holy Spirit and win souls for Christ.