Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-25
woman'a missionary Conference.


Westminster Friday night, August
18th, 1888, at $50 O'Clock.
The exercises opened by singing
the soul-inspiring him, can hail the
power of Jesus name" The choir
was "faithful to the end" and gave
us good music until the last doxology
had been sung.
After reading and prayer by our
pastor, Rev. r.. r. Dagnall, our Dis
trict Secretary read a lesson from
Matthew and proceeded to organize
tho Conference by electing Miss
Jennie Grey, of Williamston, Sccrc-
tary of the Conference.
Mrs. Traylor, the President of the
Westminster Society, welcomed the
Conference in her cordial, graceful
manner and mado every one glad she
was there. Mrs. Shanklin, of Rock
Springs, responded.
Mrs. Herbert, the much loved Vice
President, was introduced to the
conference. She told how glad she
was to be with us and won all hearts
in the beginning.
Mrs. Goodgion gave us one of hor
good talks, after which Mrs. Herbert
talked some and read some selections,
which wire enjoyed by every one
present.
The hours for meeting were fixed
from half-past nine to half-past
twelve, with an intermission Of two
hours.
The time to adjourn passed all too
quickly, as we listened to the words
of wisdom from our leaders in this
great work.
At half-past nine Saturday morn
ing Mrs. Goodgion and Mrs. Herbert
were in the chanccl ready to begin
work. Mrs. Goodgion read tho
Scripture lesson for the day, followed
by one of Mrs. Herbert's soul-com-
forting prayers, making each one of
us wish to draw as near our Father
as we felt our leader to be.
Rey. r. r. Dagnall, Mrs. Traylor
and Mrs. Gossett were appointed a
committee on platform.
Mrs. r.. l.. Duflie, Mrs. Mary
Puckett, Mrs. J. =. Mcdonald and
Mrs Ruth Newton were introduced
to the conference.
Mrs. Newton gladdcned all our
hearts by telling us her son, DR.. j..
q. Calhoun Newton, had returned
from the Johns-IIopkins much i'm
proved, with bright hopes of a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. Goodgion, in telling us of the
years work in the district, says if
she can but have "the cooperation
of the women of the district, the
work of the District Secretary will
be to her labor of love-" Can't
she have that much to tighten the
work of district secretary?
She asked at the last conference
that we help her got 100 new men,
bers. While she has the hundred
now members, some of the old ones
have fallen off. She begs for another
100 this year without any falling off
of old members.
Williamston is the banner adult
society, having raised $82.7O the
past year; Anderson is the banner
Juvenile society, which raised $A3.77.
We were much gratified to learn
that tho little society at Westmin.
ster pays more per member than any
society in the district, showing that
it is not numbers that makes a sue
cessful society, but faithful workers.
Bethesda is the best society in the
country.
Rock Springs was the only society
that reported every member present
at conference but one, Aunt Martin,
who was detained on account of her
sick husband.
There arc in the district 81 adult
and 6 Juvenile societies, with NOM
bership of about 331 adults and 1870
juveniles.
7 We feel that only a Small part of
the church is awake to this great
work, when we think there are 84
churches (Mcthodist, with mem
bcrship of $3.50, in the district.
Our society now has 74,479 men,
bcrs in tho NJ T.. Church, South, and
has raised the great aggregate of
$8G,4t3.
We only have the two scholarships
reported last year.--laura Lander,
supportedby the Williamson socie-
tics, and Emma Carlisle, supported
bo the Anderson societies.
Miss d. V. Wright, who is pre-
pairing herself for missionary, read
a carefully prepared paper on tho
Scarott Bible and Training School.