The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-04-21
SparfanburS District Missionary
Meeting.

MeeIu2.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society for Spar
tanburg District convened in the
Grace Methodist Church at Union,
S. c., Friday evening, April IA, 1899,
at $50. The devotional exercises
we're conducted by the pastor of the
church, Rev. w. A. Massabeau. After
this, Mrs. A. B. Mulligan, the dis
trict secretary, took charge aud intro
duced Mrs. E. S. Herbert, of Orange
burg, the Vice President of the State
Society. She read an interesting
article on "Taking Delegates" After
the hour for the morning meeting
was agreed upon, the meeting was
brought to close.
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL, 10, 1899.
Tie business of the meeting was be-
gun this morning after the devotional
exercises conducted by Mrs. A. B.
Mulligan. Mrs. G. I. Murphy WAS
appointed Secretary. The enrolment
Of delegates wac first in order then
came the address Of welcome by Miss
Ethel Walker. The response was
written by the Laurens delegate, but
as she was not present it was read by
Mys. Mulligan. After a few words OF
welcome from Rev. W. A. M lssabean.
and the kind and encouraging words
from Mrs. Herbert. the reports were
called for. Eleven reports were read,
showing that tue societies in the dis
trict were not ut stand.still by any
meaus. Mrs. Herbert spoke words of
encouragement whenever opportunity
afforded. Mrs. Mulligan read some
interesting articles bearing on our
work, thus encouraging US. She res
ported S67017 sent in from the Dis
trict during the past year. Just here
the hour for adjournment was discuss
ed and 1880 p. m. was agreed upon.
Having now only short time before
the hour for adjournment, Mrs Herbert
talked to us concerning the importance
| of tho Missionary Iiternture, The Ad'
\ vocatc, the Little Worker and the
Evansel. After singing hymn $40 in
our hymn book. the meeting 6journed
with the benediction by Rev. w. A,
Misssbeau.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 15, 1898
Promptly at $3.50 the meeting wa:
opened by the reading of the lesson
by Ms. Mulligan, followed by prayer
by Mrs. Herbert. An interesting
paper on Inoian Missions was read by
Mrs. Herbert. 1t was full of instruc
tion and showed very clearly the i'm.
portance OF this great work. An ar
ticlc on "Women's Work for Women
IN Pagan Lands" written by Mrs
T. NJ. Raysor, was read, giving an ac.
count of their work and what the
women have to do. A paper by Nc.
Petty, as the knowledge of Mission
ary Work Necessary to the Success, Of
Mission was well written and the
subject we'll treated. Mrs Herbert
read an interesting letter from Ms.
Chandler, telling Of the degradation
of those poor Cuban women ald chil
dren. As the hour was getting late
we adjourned
Ga Sunday morning we had our
usual services. Mrs. Herbert mado a
short talk to the Sunday School. Mr..
Massnbeau gave us good, we'll pre-
pared sermon. Tho children had
some exercises in tho afternoon and
Mrs. Iie.ner. again tailed them 4
collection waa taken at both of these
service. and ) II realized At the
night service Mrs. Herbert talked to
large auiicnce an! gave US some
! Gogd m!O.LHaliDH that ] ,rus. all will
rsIa.rlhrs. With this service closed
the district meeting u the Woman,
Foreign III sioHlry Society. M4y
Cox Dies, inis great aor!; aud give
l'Ir@c "oh'2 women strength AID !ca..h
70 c.; tinI9 in :..3ir woca.
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