The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-05-17
THE GOOD WOMEN IN COUNCIL.

THE GOOD WOMEN IN COUNCIL.
District Meeting Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-.
sionary Society at Springfield Last Week.
The annual Orangeburg district meet
ing of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society was held in Springfield last week,
the opening services conducted by Mrs.
E. S. Herbert Friday evening beginning
at $50 o'clock. There were several ad-
dresses of welcome from the citizens and
members of the local auxiliary and a re.
sponse to these from the visitors by Mrs.
R. W. Barber.
The first business session opened Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock with Mrs.
Herbert in the chair, assisted by Miss
Annie Albergotti, district secretary. Af-
ter devotionals which were conducted by
the pastor, Rev. J. L. Tyler, the chair ap.
pointed committees, had roll call with re-
sponses from seven auxiliaries. The
others in the district sending in reports,
instead of delegates.
The district secretary's report was ex-
cellent. 1t was made out for the fiscal
year ending February %. She reports
% adult societies in the district with a
memberthip of S75, and 43 life members,
and subscriptions to 1872 copies of the
Missionary Advocate. The dues for the
adult societies amounted to $431.94, and
total amount of adult, juvenile, and Gold
en- Links is $521S1, which is s162.51 more
than last year. Orangeburg has the honor
to be the banner auxiliary, with Den
mark, then Bamberg closely following.
The Jericho auxiliary still raises the
highest amount per member.
Formerly there have been ten districts
in the State, now there are two added
which is twelve in all. Two auxiliaries,
St. Matthews and one near there, have
been admitted to this district, and two or
three taken from this district to help
form new one. This districts loss is
more than its gain, hence the secretary
urges US to do more than formerly, so
that there will be no falling off in our re-
ports, and high stand that we've taken
among the districts.
After all the reports had been read by
the delegates Mrs. Herbert asked, "How
can we arouse more interest and work
in this district" Mrs. Barber responded
to this with an interesting talk on In
formation" (which was her answer to the
question. She said that if the women
would seek information, they necessarily
will receive inspiration, and these two
powers are sufficient to christianize the
world. She said further that we cannot
learn much unless we read the Advocate,
and We will not read the Advocate unless
we take it. She urged also that the "Lit-
tie Worker" be put into the hands Of the
children, 80 that they may grow up with
this work continually before them.
Rev. M. Tyler's answer to the question
was, to get the pastors interested. The
ladies should have the home pastor and
every one in the district at these district
meetings. They gain much information
at these meetings and enthusiasm as well.
Many of them know so little of the great
work, hence the necessity of their being
informed, else they cannot organize or
assist those already organized.
Mrs. Herbert read some resolutions by
Mrs. Wightman urging that the noon
hour of prayer be observed each day, for
missionaries and their work.
Mrs. Philips, of Williston, exhibited q
curio sent to her by Miss Johnnie San
ders as souvenir of her Chinese we'd
ding. tits queer, dainty hanging orna-
ment of embroidery and tassels used in
wedding decorations.
The Saturday afternoon session was
called to order by Mrs. Herbert, and de-
votional exercises conducted by Mrs.
Barber, after which she made long and
interesting talk on our Spanish speaking
fields-Brazil, Mexico, and Cuba. Mrs.
Barber may well be called the walking
encyclopedias for the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society" She verified that
in this talk for she talked as 1uently and
as familiarly as if she had travelled the
entire field of work. Her talk was more
than interesting, it was delightful.
Mrs. Herbert spoke. to the children
about our training school in the West.
Mrs. Barber again held forth on the
subject of our circulating library, of
which she is librarian and of which so
many of the societies seem to know so
little. Her address is Mrs. R. w. Barber,
Lowndesville, s. c., and she says that
anybody sending her cents can get any
book in the library for month-she pay
lug the postage to US and we paying on
the books return. She begs the ladies
to avail themselves of the opportunity to
gain information of the mission work