Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-04-18
Work Of Six Churches.

Editors Courier: As pastor, have no
disposition to brag or blow, but am en-
couragod in the work of these churches
and interested in the work of the other
churches in the county. And / do hope
that the day is not far distant when all
the churches in the county will be thor
oughly alive to the work of saving the
lost at home and abroad, and trust that
what say of the following churches may
inspire and beget greater interest in
to have all done well, but could have
done more, save one-Madison. Let on
ward and upward be the watchword.
On the first Sunday in April the new
church at Madison was dedicated, clear
of debt, at a cost of 81 1,200. This church
is numerically weak, and financially 30,
too, with the exception of one man, who
thirty six members gave 5000 with the
help of friends who livein the commu-
nifty, the old church being valued at
5000, making total of $1,000. During
last month this church gave $40 for mis-
sions and paid $l5 on PASTORS salary. IT
any church, composed of thirty-seven
members, and as financially weak, can
Mrs. Striblipg also organized woman's
missionary society here recently, of
which great things are expected. A
year ago it could hardly have seemed
possible that the above could have been
done. No one thinks that they did too
much. Not what we can do, but what
is it that we cannot do IL we only try?
Having failed to call on the treasurer,
/ don't know what Bethel gave to mis-
sions last month, but will venture to say
that she did her part. The others gave
the following amounts last month for
missions: South Union, $25; Madison,
$40; Return, $9.31; Rock Hill, 81; Old
Westminster, 80.
All of the above churches, except Old
Westminster, have woman's mission
airy society, and she will have one soon.
The woman's missionary society at
South Union has been at work just one
year, and has raised, during that time,
S78. You may expect to hear still
greater things from this society, for it is
is contemplating beautifying their house
of worship at cost of $125.
| Bethel is the second in the wOman's
missionary society list although they
may yet lead, as the church gave, during
one month, about $50 for missions.
Large and attentive congregations at
tend here.
Rock Hill is my baby church, both nu-
merically and financially, yet the wo-
mans missionary society gave $5 of the
81 above named, and it has been at work
but one month.
have been thinking of organizing the
men into society, as the women are
leading in gifts to missions. If the men
were organized as the women are they
would double their present gifts. Or
ganized work is THE work.
Old Westminster's membership is badly
scattered-almost from New York to
New Orleans. There are but few within
reach of the church--faithfui few
| Return has increased the PASTORS sal
ary. This church has the largest attend
ance on Saturday. Bethel the largest on
Sunday. These churches have expressed
their kind appreciation by sending their
pastor to the Southern Baptist Conven-
| tion at Chattanooga. Such kindness ON
the part of any people binds pastor
all the closer to his people. Happy is
the man whose lot it is to serve these
good peOple. %