The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-23
THE MANNING TIMES MANNING 5. c., OCTOBER 23, 1907.
A Successful Convention.


The annual meeting of the Woman:
Home Mission Societv of the Sontt
Carolina Conference convened at Man
ming October 1920. For sometime the
ladies had been eagerly looking for
ward to this meeting, so promptly at
O'Clock on Thursday evening quite
number had gathered to be present al
the opening service.
The opening devotional service was
conducted by the pastor, Rev. d. y.
Philips, after which he extended q
cordial welcome to the Conference.
Mrs. Waters. wife of the Baptist
minister, in behalf OF the Baptist con.
gregatiou extended hearty welcome
to the Conference. Also Mrs. Wood
son from the Presbyterian congrega-
tion Mrs Robert Jenkinson in behalf
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
! Society. Miss Hannah Phillips from
the Juvenile Society aud Mrs. J. W.
Heriot from the Woman's Home Mis-
sion Society at Manning. These adj
dresses of welcome were responded to
by Mrs. Z. Z. Knowlton of Columbia,
in her own charming manner.
Mrs. w. J. Wait, State president OF
the organization, next introduced Miss
Belle Bennett of Nashville, Tenn,
president of the Board of Home MIS-.
sions for Southern Methodisn. 1t was
quite pleasant surprise of the confer
ence to have Miss Bennett present. Ine
conference was highly honored IN haV-
| ing also. Mrs. Luke Johnson Of Athens,
ca. superintendent of Fitting Depart
ment of the Methodist Church, South.
These TWO noble women certainly
added greatly TO the success OF the
conference, giving much valuable 10
formation and many helpful sug9es-
tions
On Friday and Saturday three SER
vices were held each day, during which
the business of the conference was
transacted.
During the morning service on Fri
day, Mrs. r. W. Barber, recording
secretary, called roll OF officers and
delegates, the folio wing responding:
State officers. Mrs. w. J. Wait, pres
ident: Mrs. J. W. Kilgo, corresponding
secretary: Mrs. r. W. Barber, record
ing secretary: Mrs. ". A. Rodgers,
treasurer.
District Secretaries: Charleston dis
tric1. Mrs. A. P. Gruber: CokesSurg
district, Mrs. J. P. sMedlock; Florence
district, Miss Bette Lawson; Summer
Vile district, Mrs. D. n. Browne; Sum
ter district, Mrs. Jos. Sprott: Columbia
district, Mrs. G. D. Stanley.
Delegates: Greenwood, Mrs. W. H.
Watson, Miss Louise Barber; Ninety
Six, Mrs. r. S. Nickels: Newberry,
Mrs. ). w. White; Batesburg, Mrs. j..
L. Stokes; Main Street Church. Column
bia, Miss ANNA FinnsstIom; Washing
ton Street Church, Columbia, Mrs. r.
G. Wells: Green Street Church, Co
lumbia, Mrs. Harry Mellette and Mrs.
Penland; Darlington, Mrs. T. G. jeff
ords: Hartsville, Mrs. W. a. Wright;
Bennettsville. Miss Jesse klrkwood:
Greenville, Mrs. G. a. Boozer: Marion,
Mrs. L. A. Gasque: Dillon, Mrs. P. 3.
Sellers: Latta, Mrs. D. NJ. Brady:
Pine Hill, Miss Emma Sellers; Mullins,
Mrs. Lewis; Bambers, Mrs. a: w.
knight; Orangeburg, Mrs. D. D. Dant-
zler: Orangeburs Young People, Miss
Minnie Glaze: Spartanburg, Mrs. A. B.
Mulligan; Sampit, Mrs. J. c. Rogers;
PaxvilIe, Miss Jesse Curtis; Sumter,
! Mrs. S. a. Brow aud Mrs. Foster;
Manning, = a. Phillips.
After the business session FRIDAY
afternoon the conference was most de-
liehtfully entertained at reception at
the parsonage.
On Saturday morning memorial SER
vice was held for Mrs. w. 7. CaperS,
first vice president of the State. Trlo-
utes were offered by Miss Flnnsstrom,
Mrs. Knowlston, Mrs. Rogers. Mrs.
Wait, Mrs. johnson and Miss Bennett.
A proposal to memorable her memory
by furnishing room for unfortunate
girls in Townsville, Ga. One hundred
and 6ftv-four dollars was raised. One
hundred dollars being sufficient. the
surplus was given for the training OF
an applicant IN the Scarritt Bible ana
training school.
The different reports of officers and
delegates showed the great progress
this work has made in the past year
The business OF the conference
closed with SATURDAY evening service,
after having elected the following OH
GERS for the coming year:
Mrs. ". L. Wait, president; Mrs. T.
w. Barber, l vice president: Mrs. ). L.
Stokes, 2 vice president; Mrs. Warren
Dupre, 3 vice president; Mrs. J. ". Xii
90, Cor Secretary; Miss Louise Barber
Rec. Secretary: Mrs. ". A. Rodgers
Treasurer.
District Secretaries: Anderson Dis
;rict. to be filed by board: Charleston
district Mrs. Gruber; Cokesbury dis
trict, Mrs. Aledlock: Columbia district,
| Mrs. Stanley; Florence district, Mis-:
Bette Lawson; Greenville district, tc
be filled by board; Marion distrlcE
Miss Matte Covington: Rock Hill dis
rict, to be filed by board: Orangeburg
district, Miss Cleckly; Spartanburg dis
trict, to be filled by board; Summer
Vile district, Mrs. D. n. Bourne: Sam
ter district, Mrs. Jos. Sprott; Superln
tendeut of press work Mrs. f. w. Bar
ber: Auditor, Mrs. Gabriel Cannon.
Twas decided that the next confer
ence be held at Newberry S. c.
DR.. H. W. Bays. presiding elder Q
Sumter district preached most adm:
rable sermon to the conference Sunda
Morning.
: Sunday afternoon a service was he'll
for the young people and children:
And now truly the best was saved TO
the last. Miss Bennett was Introduce
! to the congregation and IN her earnes
and attractive manner told Of this grea
work of the Woman's Home Missio
Society, what it has done, what it
; doing and the field yet ahead where Il
borers are so muchrneeded. This wa
the last service and this conferenc
will long be remembered by all inter
I ested in Home mission work as q gret
1 t1oee;,tr and incpi iratiOn