The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-11-24
THE DISTRICT MEETING
OF the WOman's II. & F.
Mission Societies at
GunnisOn Oct. 26-3O.

The business meeting OF The Home Mis-
sion Society was opened Friday. $50 p.
m. with devotional exercises. conducted
! by Rev. X. A. Meek. Mrs. G. l.. Wrenn.
| President, of North Mississippi Home
Mission Society, called the meeting to
order. Mrs. Phillips. of Arcola. was
elected Recording Secretary. Thirty
two delegates and visitors were in at
tendance.
The District Secretarv's report was
read and exhibited noteworthy growth
O. the work Mrs. j. NJ. Bradley has
served as Secretary for a year and a half
and has given eminent satisfaction,
bv her zeal and faithfuncss. She has
been Obliged TO resign the office, because
OF her husband having been transferred
to the St. Louis Conference. The Home
Mission Society regr. is exceedingly, to
give mp such an efficient and consecrated
officer.
Mrs. w. T. Doughty. of Shaw was
ele.ted District Secretary i'll her stead.
We feel sure that she will do good work
if the auxiliarics will aid her.
The Friday evening services began
with an address of welcome from the
pastor, Rev. I. N. Hickman.
Mrs. J. NJ. Kirk welcomed the visitt =
and delegates in behalf of the Western
Home and Foreign Mission Society in q
chaste: and cordial address. Mrs. Robt
Kempt, of Greenvile made the response.
A paper written by Mrs. W. o. Harris,
of Rome. Immigration. and its Rela :
tions to the South" was read by Miss
Ingraham, of Byhalia.
Mrs. Hickman read paper on "Our
Rescue and Prevention Work" Satur-
day morning the Reports OF the dele
gates were read, as well as several III
terssting papers. Mrs. W. T. Burt.
of Gunnison. 1.-The Home Missionary
Society and the Pastor; Mrs. Horton,
of Leland, "Our Work among the ORR
entails" and Mrs. Wilburn's ON ".rith-
ing" read by Miss Lizzie Consar.
Letters conta ng words OF encourage
ment and greeting. from each OF the Con
ference officers, were read. 1t was II
great pleasure to have had with MS, our
Conference Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. L. c. Short. OF Como. and the Sec
etary Of the Ladies District, Mrs. I. D..
Vance, of Batesville. Miss Mamie luck
of Friars Poidt. contributetimnch to tie
beauty Of the services Try ]rr singing.
Miss Susie Trigg, ot Greenville, Dis
trict Secre airy. of the Foreign Work,
opened the business session of the For
eipn Society. Saturday afternoon, at
2:3O. Mrs. D. c. Montgomery, OF
Greemvile was elected Receiving Secre-
tary. The delegaes and their reports
among which OF some OF theIuveniles are
wor h of special mentipn. The report
of Miss - Brown, oi Bcnoit; of Ele-
nor Somervil,, of Greenvillc, and of lit
tie Katie Lou Countiss, also OF Green
vile, prove what can he done ORGANI-
zArloN even by such tiny hands.
Miss Trgg presided at the Saturday
Evening Session, Jas the president. Mrs.
Wrenn, much to the distress ot all, was
too i'll to be present. A number of very
interesting papers were read. Mrs.
Robt. Kemps. "Woman's Helps Means
Something" Mrs. Walcott's (ot Hol
londale) Our Work among Our High
landers." and Mrs. Montgomery's 40
/ we Believe in Missions"
Sunday morning Rev. j. r. Counti's S
of Green vile, pr aclied the Annual Ser
mon, taking itor his text Psam "a, ]
"The earth is the Lords and the tulness
thereof: the work, and they that dwell
therein" 1t was memorable sermon,
full of learning, eloquence and the love
OF God.
Sunday night, Miss Trigg again pre-
sided. She gavesa report OF the Foreign
work in her District. Miss Rutland, o.
Arcola, read an interesting paper Mrs.
l.. {. Short gave a brief outline of the
Home Mission work, and Katie Lor
Countiss closed the service bya collec-
ton recitation.
Seventeen dollars and ten cents were
contributed This was given to the To-
cal Woman's Home and Foreign Societies
to use as they deem best.
Our beloved president. am thankful
to state, is no " convalescent.