The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-07-13
FOREIGN MIS-
SI0NARY SOCIETY
An Interesting Report of the re-
cent Meeting in GreenviIIe by
One of its Delegates.

once M. E. Church South, met in the
Buncomb St. Methodist Church at
Greenville, s. c., on June 2lst ultimo.
About one hundred delegates were
present.
The address of welcome TO Green
vile was delivered by the R,v. Dr..
G. E. Harmon, who also welcomed d all
the delegates in behalf of his ch, ;h
and congregation. Miss McDAvid
welcomed the delegates in behalf of
the local Missionary Society. Mrs.
w. M. Wightman, president of the
meeting, in beautiful and appropriate
talk responded in behalf of the dee.
gates.
Two young lady missionaries, Miss
Glenn, Of Atlanta, Ga who has been for
five years missionary to Brazil; and
Miss Gary, of Elberton, Ga, mission
ary to China, were introduced to the
convention by the president. Miss Dol.
Ia Wright, who has recently flushed a
course in the Scarrit Training School
cf Kansas City preparatory to being
missionary, was also introduced.
Thursday morning the 2S;h, the
meeting was called to order by the
President, and Mre. Stokes was elected
secretary.
The Union delegates were pleased, !,
when Mrs. Wightman introduced two
young ministers. who proved to be
Uuion boys. They proved to be the
Rev. Melville Kelley, now pastor of
s.. Paul's Church, aud the R,v. b. G.
Murphy, pastor of one of Greenville's 8
Mill Churches, and who is from our
city. B,th of these ministers have
the love and respect of ih ,ir corgre.
CATION, and both are doing a nob'e
work through their two churches in
Greenville.
Our treasurer Mrs. J. w. Green
reported $7,450.38 had been collec ed
during the year for all purposes.
This sum being more than the church
in this State raises and expends on its
Foreign Mission work.
Iu our conference there are 285
societies with membership of 1852.
The subject of education and Chris
tan WORK among our mnr popurarIon
was opened, and ably dis, used by
Rev. b. q. Murphy, Mrs. Wightman,
Mrs. Rogers, Miss Leitner, Mira. Wait,
Miss Msj ,rs, Rev. j. G. Roper and
othtr
1t was Developed that there are
heather" at our doors; little chill
dren, youag men and women, who are
without education, who should be
taught in night schools if day sch ools
arc not available, and in the Sunday
Schools by those seeking to do some
thing for humanity in the name of
o. the Lord.
The Century movement among the
societies was then taken up, and dis.
c Used by Mrs. Wightman. Mrs Hum.
bert, Mrs. Wait, Rev. j. G. Roper
and others. The ladies of Southern
Methodism proposed TO raise aside
from tLeir contributions to the general
church movement S75,C00 to estab-
lish tour girl schools in foreign fislds.
The conference was at different times
deeply touched, and highly enter
tanned by elt qnent and beautiful talks
delivered by the missionaries, Miss
Glenn and Miss Gary.
After some discussion, Nswberry
was selected as the place for the next
annual meeting of the society. All
the old officers were unanimously re-
elected to their Office for another year
and are as follows:
Presi lent, Mrs. W. NJ. Wightman;
1st Vice President Mrs. E. s. Herbert;
2cd Vice President, Mrs w. L. Wait;
Cor. Sec, Mrs. j. w. Humbert; Rec.
Sec, Miss ID. Martin: Treas, Mrs.
J. w. Greer.
A memorial service was hid in
honor of Mrs Laura flag 'oi, and
vas beautiful, tender o d touching.
Resolutions OF thanks adopted by a
rising vnte, we're tendere to h, citi
z,us of Greenvil!e, the different com,
mites, the newspapers and the rail
roads.
Thr uIhout the entire meeting the
Spirit OF q ID was manifested by The
d a, COOL women. who have taken
up,n them elves tn. burden tf labor
lug for the enli sh,eunent of bsnightcd
humankind. 1t would be greatly bene
fetal to all concerned if as many more
of thos, who love the cause of the Mas
ter, ccu'd attend these annual meet
ings, because no one, who attends, cal
fail t, be influenced for good by tn,
women of pious soul to he n @, there
IL was a privilege and an honor t.
attend this annual meeting as dele