The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-06-25
WORKING FOR MISSIONS.
Meeting Of Methodist WOmen's Aux
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The Annual Meeting of the South
Carolina Conference Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society was held in the
First Methodist Church, Sumter, S. c..
beginning Friday evening June 9Th,
1902.
The meeting was largely attended,
especially at night and on Sunday
when the church was filed to over
flowing. In the beginning OF the ses-
sions, our President, Mrs. M. ID. Wight
man, pleaded for a Spiritual meeting
and the necessity of getting deeper
than the mere giving of dollars and
Ing the meeting. Thanks be unto God
that our people are being awakened to
that fact. Oh, what good could be ac-
complished for our Father ii we as
members OF the different auxiliaries
would give ourselves over into the
hands OF God to be used by Him at His
Will Will not every lady manager of
Juvenile Societies and the President OF
Adult Societies strive by the help of
the Holy Spirit to implant this need
into the mind and heart of her mem
bers?
After learning Of our work in For
eign Fields and finding how true to
God the natives of those countries are
after learning OF Him, surely no wor-
ker could leave the annual meeting
mined zeal for Mission work.
Below is a partial program of the
meeting:
Friday $50, p. M, the Confer
ence was called to order by Mr.. j.
w. Kilgore presiding Elder OF Sumter
District with appropriate words of well
come to the body OF workers. Officers
of Woman's Mission Board were intro.
duced to the audience.
Saturday at 8 a. m. Devotional exer-
cises conducted by Miss l. ID. Martin.
The lesson for the day from prayer
calendar was read. The report of
work was made by Mrs. Humbert. She
reported 1 believe over 81, 900 raised by
the of South Carolina last year.
Some business matters were brought
read a very thrilling and interesting
letter from Miss Steger of Palmetto
School, Shanghai, China.
Saturday 4 p. m. Devotional exer-
cises conducted by Mrs. E. S. Humbert.
The subject of how to get children in
terested in mission work was discussed.
Saturday $3.50 p. m. No service on
account of rain.
Sunday 10 a. m. Testimony meeting
conducted by Mrs. Wightman. AT IL
o'clock Mr.. Loehr, a returned mission
airy from China, made o talk on China
and Chinese customs and gave a very
interesting account of the work done
there through the Womau's Foreign
Missionary Board.
Sunday 4 p. m. Children's meeting.
Sunday $50 p. m. An address by
Mrs, Wilson and Miss Gibson OF the
Scarritt Bible and Training School in
which she gave an account of the work
done in that Institute,
Monday morning. Devotional exer-
cises conducted by Mrs. Wait. Re-
ports from officers were made. Mrs.
Brooks Of Columbia District read a
paper on The Duty We Christian Wo-
men Owe Mission Work.
Monday q p. m. Devotional exercises
conducted by Mrs. Wilson. A letter
was read by Mrs. Humbert from Miss
Della Wright of Anderson, S. c., who
is now in Brazil. She reports work
very encouraging.
Monday $50 p. m. Miss Gibson made
an address on Personal Responsibility.
She said the Lord laid that upon her
heart as a message for that night.
During the meeting $1,000 % was given
towards the Students Loan Fund for
the Scarritt Training School. Also
near $780, 90 al pledged for the Maria
ID. Wightman Lectureship for the
same school.
The Conference closed Tuesday.
IL, K, c..