The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-19
WOMIAN'S CONVENTION,
The Annual Session OF the Womnn's Mis-
slonary Society OF the South
Carolina Synod.

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the South Carolina Lutheran Synod is
! in session in the now Lutheran church
in Nowberry.
The delegates came in yesterday and
were met by the committee of local so.
ciety and assigned TO homes. There
arc 80 societies and 26 delegates are in
attendance upon the convention.
Tho convention was called together
yesterday afternoon at O'CLOCK by the
President, Mrs. NJ. Nj. kinard, Of Co.
lumbia. After singing the Long Meter
Doxology, and prayer by the President,
Dir. NJ. NJ. Kianrd read the Add Psalm.
| DR.. }. b. Fox, pastor Of the church,
spoke few words of welcome to the
delegates. Ho said he WAS particularly
pleased to welcome the convention ut
this time in the new church. Tho
Newberry Lutherans arc glad to have
the convention meet in the church.
He hoped all would feel welcome and
have good time together.
Miss Lizzie DOminick, of the local
society, was then introduced and de-
| livcred the following words of hearty
welcome to the convention:
ADDRESS OF WELCOME by MISS LIZZIE
DoMINICK.
Dear Friends: 1t becomes my duty in
behalf Of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety OF our church to bring to you u
special message of welcome and Of love.
We are glad to have you with us, and
| 1t is with great pleasure that we open
| our hearts and extend to you hearty
greetings. We welcome you to our
| city, our church, our homes. We feel
honored by your presence and feel as
| Surcd that this meeting, with its results,
| will over shine as one of tho brightest
jewels in the history OF our new church.
| Truly this is q great work in which
woman is engaged, and we should pot
| hold back from this holicr crusade.
How fcebly We show our gratitude for
| all the blessings which wo enjoy! Let
| MS make some slight return for the
grace OF God that bringeth salvation.
Let us consccrate our most precious
treasures to the service of Christ, in
the spirit Of her Of whom the Saviour
said, "She hath done what she could :"
| Roll buck, ye brief decades Of tho re-
cent past, and behold the women of
heathcn nations, grovcling and OPP
pressed, Eowing to the idols (Which
shall be utterly abolished:" cropping in
the darkness Of well.nigh eternal mid
night! Oh! ye sisters from beautiful
Persia and sea-encircled japan, from
"Ccylon's spicy ISLE and Africa IS
sunny fountains." in this the Fl rst dawn
Of your Christian womanhood, yc re.
proach us who have known our cycles
OF religious light, aud awaken oul
slumbering hearts to ponder this oui
poverty OF service for the Master.
| We American Women are rich
rich in our crown OF Christian privi
lcge and social honor. From the first
dawn OF life to the last faltering breatl,
OF old age, our lives have been laden
with the blessings Of religions train
And shall we longer hoard our selflsl,
riches? May God help us. and teach
us to go like the gentle carrier dove
wherever we are sent, bearing the
| sweet story Of salvation and Of pardon
to the millions that still long for the
"shadow OF rock in weary land
| Let us go TO the work with heart full
of love and devotion to the Saviour.
Let us give OF our substance as we have
never given before, feeling that we
shall have ten-fold in return and yet
win stars for glory. We shall not
then count our toll nor our sorrow, il
| His sentence be, "Well DONE"
Then who will go among the heather
Wondrous words Of life to teach,
That tho Savior's love so precious,
May be known and shared by each?
Who will give to send the Gospel
| 10 the dwellers DER the sea?
Though from home we may not wander
by our offerings glad and FREQ
IN the worlds song Of redcmpti on,
Ours glorious part will be.
The response was made by Mrs. j. d
kinard, wife OF Rev. J. d. Kinard, o1
Leesvillc, in the following words:
| RESPONSE BY MRS. J. d. KINARD.
Kind Friends: In behalf Of the exc
cutivo committee, together with the
auxiliary societies of this convention
we respond to the kind words OF wei
come from the pastor and our sister
society of Luther Chapel church.
Words are inadequate to express tn,
feeling Of delight which it affords us tt
be in your presence. BE assured We
feel at home, because we could not dc
otherwise in the hospitable town OF
NcwberrY under the hallowed influence
OF Christian people. In your homes
in your hearts we feel that we have q
welcome place. Besides, there is q
| deeper sense In which we are mutually
| bound together as Il company OF Chris.
tians who are obeying the command,
go ye into all tho world and preach
the Gospel to every creature"