The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-06
THE WORK or THE WOMEN,
The Coke, bury DIstii let Confer"ncn Of the
NJ. Il. church Holda an Interesting
Ms.ttnR Ia Eowburry.

The annual meeting of the Cokeshury
District Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society was opened Friday night in the
Methodist church by the pastor read
ing Scripture lesson and prayer 10y Rev.
f.. Z. McClintock. n good congrcgu-
ton present. Mrs. M. &. Owens OF
Abhcvllc District, Secretary, presided.
Miss Nellie Chapman made the add rcss
OF welcome and Mrs. f.. S. Herbert well
coined the Juvenile delegates. Miss
Maggie Hudgens, of IIonca Path, re-
spondcd and little Jessie Speed, Of Ab-
bevillc, responded to the Juveniles.
Mrs. Humbert spoke'of the JOY that she
felt in being present ut this time.
Business session was opened Sutur-
day morning by Mrs. T.. S. Herbert.
Mrs. Owens presided. Miss Hudgcns
WAS elected Secretary. There we're
about 25 delegates and visitors pres ant.
Mrs. Owens read an interesting report
of the work in Cokesbury District. She
reported ~ auxiliary societies with 793
members and $963 81 contributed dur
ing the fiscal year. There were inter
csting and encouraging reports from
delegates of auxiliary societies.
Mrs. Humbert reported the work in
the South Carolina Conference Society.
There are 206 auxiliary societies in the
conference with 5000 members and ST..
033.00 collected during the year. The
5. &. Conference W. Il. M. Society was
organized in the Methodist Church in
ewberry, December, 1873, by Bishop
n. W. Wilson. Since organization the
Society has raised about $4,000 There
were interesting reports read by the
Reagin, Bessie Hudgcns and Miss Nc
Calla.
During the meeting Mrs. Herbert and
Mrs. Humbert, both natives of New
berry, spoke enthusiastically and low
| ingly and with some pride Of the begin
ming of this great work having taken
place in their town. The w. II. NJ. So
ciety of the n. T.. Church South has 81
Conference Societies, 3.62j uuxilarics,
II 479 members and raised for foreign
missions during the year $S6, Ills 7G.
The WOman's Board appropriated for
| this year over $9G, 600 Since organiza-
tion in 1878 the w. T.. NJ. Society has
| raised 81 POO 900 The society supports
| so missionaries and there are I32 ussis-
tant teachers, II boarding schools and
about 5000 women, young people and
| children under instruction.
| The work of the society Is in China,
| Korea, Brazil, Mexico and Indian Ter
| riL0ry. The ladies gave some interest
ing accounts OF idol worship and dark
| heathcnism and touching incidents
Of conversions and triumphant deaths
Of natives.
Sunday was Il red letter day. Opened
at 10 Il. m with IL spiritual feast where
many testified for Jesus and the bless
ing the work had been to them. See
account OF the excellent sermon by Rev.
}. w. Daniel in another place. There
was II meeting in the afternoon for the
children. At night Rev. j. w. Daniel
preached in the church and Mrs. Hum
bert spoke to IL large congregation in
Rev. j. w. Fpcakc's city mission
! church.
The next meeting is to be held in Ab-
bcvillc September, 1899.
This was a most enjoyable and excel
lent meeting from beginning to close.
The following resolutions were unuG-
imously adopted
| Resolved, lst. That we thank our
dear sister, Mrs. Nj. c. Owens, for the
able manner in which she has presided
over this conference and assure her Of
our love and appreciation of her very
| efficient services.
Resolved, I'd. We tender our heart
| felt thanks 70 Mrs. J. w. IIumbcrt and
Mrs. +. S. Herbert for their presence,
and hope that the influence Of these no.
bic Christian women will inspire us to
| renewed efforts in our work.
Resolved, 3D.. That we express sim
| ccrc gratitude to the people Of New
| berry for the kind and hospitablc man
ner in which they have received and
| entertained the members of this con-
| ference.
| solved, 4th. That thanks are also
due to the ministerial brethren OF New
berry for their presence and words Of