The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-10-20
HOME MISSIONS MEETING.
STATE MEETING OF THE SOCIETY HELD IN
BAMBERG LAST WEEK.

BAMBERG LAST WEEK.
A Number Of Consecrated Women Present and
interesting Sessions held-The Society
Doing Noble Work.
At the fifth annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missions Society, held
here, October 1916, there was so much
said which will be of vital interest to our
own Auxiliary that We hardly know what
to report and what few details to leave
unsaid.
To begin with, the meeting cannot but
prove an inspiration and blessing to all
who attended. And God is going to ex-
pect more of US for having had such
helpful opportunities.
We are sure that We voice the senti-
ment of most of the members when we
say that had we picked the whole South
ern board over again We could not have
selected the spirit so suitable to our very
own needs as that of the gifted, lovable,
consecrated, Cody Mrs. MacDonell, our
general secretary, of Nashville.
Thursday evening the opening session
was held; devotional exercises conducted
by the pastor, Rev. N. W. Hook. Ad-
dresses of welcome were given from the
church by the pastor; from the Presbyte.
rian church by Rev. b. R. Murchison;
the Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist church by Mrs. J. NJ. Jennings;
the Foreign Missionary Society of the
Baptist church by Mrs. R. c. Jones; the
Epworth League by Prof. W. c. Owen;
the Woman's Home Missions Society by
Miss Marie Stokes. To these Mrs. Jas.
c. Kilgo, of Spartanburg, responded in a
few we'll chosen words. After the pro-
gram an informal reception was held.
There were three sessions held on Fri
day. In the absence of the president,
Mrs. ". W. Duncan, (absent on account
of physical disability the first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. William T. Capers, was in the
chair; Mrs. W. L. Wait, conference cor
responding secretary; Mrs. R. W. Barber,
recording secretary; Mrs. W. A. Rogers,
conference treasurer; Mrs. J. C. Kilgo,
second vice president, and Mrs. c. l..
Stusbs, third vice president, were all
present, with full reports.
The president called for reports from
the district secretaries and delegates,
which came in the following order:
Cokesbury sent in report, Mrs.
Wicker, Newberry; Columbia, Mrs. Wal
ter Jones; Batesburg, Mrs. W. W. Wat
son; Cheraw, Mrs. W. L. Wait; Green
vile district, secretary and delegate, Mrs.
W. R. White; Florence, report sent in;
Marion, Mrs. Douglas Mcintyre; Rock
Hill, MIS-. J. L. Stokes; Orangeburg dis
trict secretary, Miss L. Cleckley; Bam-
berg, Mrs. G. Frank Bamberg; Cope, Mrs.
G. Cleckley; Norway, Mrs. J. D. Laftte;
spartanburg district secretary, Mrs. C.
Kilgo; Bishopville, Mrs. Julian G. Rogers,
Sumter, Mrs. G. L. stubbs; Darlington,
Mrs. Ellie DuBose.
These reports occupied the morning
and afternoon sessions. There were sew
eral discussions and decisions of in
terest. One is that reports for the annual
meetings should be made out from Octo-
Der to October instead of from March 70
March.
The deaconess movement was dis
cussed and much information given by
Mrs. MacDonell. There are now two
South Carolina ladies at the Scarrett
Bible and Training School and promise
of one more from our state to enter next
September, where they are trained to be-
come deaconesses.
Mrs. MacDonell emphasized article 5
of the constitution, that Auxiliaries must
not 60 outside of the home mission en-
terprise by misapplying funds. She also
urged members of the Auxiliaries to read
the works bearing on home missionary
work, namely: "The Life and Letters of
Mrs. Laura Haygood," "On Individual
Specials" "How to Lead Men to Christ" !"
Child Labor" "How to Pray" "Under
Our Flag" etc.
Friday evenings session consisted Of
reports from the conference officers. In
the absence of the president, her report
was read by Mrs. Capers, president pro
| tenn.
Reports were heard from the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd vice presidents, Mrs. Capers,
Mrs. Kilgo, and Mrs. stubbs. Mrs. Mac
Donell enlarged on the subject of tith.
ing, which was the subject of the vice
I presidents report, and gave histories of
the baby mite box and Florine Nc
Eachern mite box brigade, which were
the suhiects of the 3rd vice presidents