The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-07-11
The GTeenyiIe District Missionary Meet.
ing.

The annual meeting OF the Wonan's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Greenvillc District South Carolina
Conference. closed it's session for the
year 1900 i'll tho hospitable town of
Piedmont last night. The meeting
was opened on Friday evening by
devotional exercises conducted by Rev.
Il. e. Ligon, pastor of the Piedmont
Methodist Church. Mrs. j. W. Hum
bert, Corresponding Secretary of the
work in this State, was introduced and
took charge of the meeting. She has
been at the head of the Woman's Work
from its infancy, which dates Decem-
Der, 1873. The wonderful success of
the Societies is largely due to the un-
firing efforts of this Christian woman,
who labors from January first to De-
cember thirtyfirst ir the work nearest
her heart
Mrs. JAS. Is. Marshall welcomed the
delegates in the name of the Piedmont
auxiliary, and did it in such pleasing
| and hospitable manner that all stiffness
and formulity was completely done
away with and the meeting proved to
be delightful one socially rs we'll as
religiously.
Rev. Mr.. Ligon extended welcome
! to the visitors on behalf of the Church
and town. Miss Della V. Wright re-
sponded to Mrs. Marshall aud Mr..
Ligon, and Mrs. Humbert made very
| interesting talk OH woman's work, the
| dcplorable condition of the heathen,
the task of missionaries and of funds,
etc. The presence of Miss Wright
added interest to the meeting, as she
is from this District and Will go to
foreign fields as soon as she reaches
the age required by the Board Of Mis-
slOns for acceptance us a missionary.
MISS Wright has just graduated from
the Society Bible and Training School,
located at Kansas City, Mo-, where the
Woman's Board prepares young ladies
for mission fields. This school GER
tainly does a noble work, and we are
glad to know that the churches are
taking up the idea Of preparing their
workers for special duties and thus
keep pace with the business world,
+, with progress aud advancement.
The reports of the Societies we're
heard Saturday morning, and Mrs. M.
II. GoodgiOn, retiring Secretary, made
n report of the work in the District.
This District has advanced very much
in the last three years, the financial
report this year showing III increase
over last year of about seventy dollars.
Almost six hundred dollars has been
raised by the Methodist women the
past year, and greater things are ex-
! pectea next year with Hiss Bertha D.
Anderson at the head of the work.
Miss Anderson is a young woman of
rare endowment and succeeds in her
undertakings.
Williamson took the honor OF being
the banner adult society and Anderson
the banner juvenile one.
Mrs. w. l.. Wait, Vice President of
the State organization, arrived in the
afternoon and took charge of the meet
Ing, devoted to testimonials and expe-
riences. Mrs. Wait also conducted the
night session in an admirable manner.
The biggest day of all was Sunday,
when Rev. NJ. B. Kelly, of st. Paul's
Methodist Church, Greenville, preach
ed the missionary sermon. 1t is need
less to dwell on this part of the pro-
gram, for Mr.. Kelly is known as q
brainy man and powerful speaker.
A mass meeting Sabbath afternoon
devoted mostly to children closed the
annual meeting Of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of the Green
vile District.
! A resolution of thanks was rendered
the kind people Of Piedmont, and the
ladies who attended this meeting will
not soon forget it.
! Z. BROOKS GOODGION.
July 9th, 1900.