The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-22
MISSIONARY SOCIAL CNICN.
Held First Meeting I'm the First Bap.
tist Church OH Monday Aftrrnoon-
Splendid Attcndancc-Success
Gathering

| ing Wcatner large number OF ladies
interested in "soul-wnning'' gathered
at the above named place to discuss
vital to Mis- sicnary Work IN China
Singular as it may seen, set for some
time the laymcn Of the churche, have
taken very little active interest IT,
this great work. which was committed
to them when the Master commission
I'd Tlis disciples and their successors
to 60 into all the world and preach
tn" Gospel to every creature Bit in
stead the faithful, consecrated women
of the church have been permitted
and really forced to carry out this
command by organizing themselves
into Women's Missionary Societies for
the inciling Of interest, in this great
cause, among their Sex and the
gathering from all whatever they
could for the fostering Of the great
work of missions. Only Of late has
the laymen taken a step from a bus
mess" standpoint IN this direction,
and in all the churches is this great
work being taken up by active busi-
ness men.
At the meeting on Monday after
coon the social committee was on
hand promptly and distributed ap.
propriate little mementces--a red
(cardboard) heart with "China" on
one side and some suitable scriptural
verse on the other side. They also
gave each a programme.
The exercises were begun by a
choir voluntary, Publish the Glad
Tidings."
The order Of scriptur. reading and
prayer was observed, and all sung
"Jesus shall reign whcre'ere the SUM-"
etc.
The regular programme was then
taken up and followed.
Miss Mary Alice Mtchaux gave a
lecture on the Geography Of China
She used a map and charmed all with
her clear presentation Of the country
from geographical setting.
She was prepared with the work
she had in hand and all we''. interest
ed and enthusiastic over what they
learned from the study.
The "People Of China" was present
ed in a forceful and appropriate way
by Mrs. Jim Chandler. She introduc-
ell her hearers to the many pcculiari-
ties, habits and customs of this people
as nation and in their progress unit,
this time. 1t was highly appreciated
and in all probability made her audi
ence feel that they could in a better
way sympathize with the people
The History and Tradition of Chi
ma" was eXcellcntly portrayed by Mrs.
r. I. Manning. She was highly con-
versant with the subject in hand and
impressed all with the history and the
peculiar tradition Of this, to US, q very
strange nation.
| The last discussion on the pro-
| gramme was Baptist Missions IL
| china. Miss Mary Brunsun ac
quainted her audience with what the
| Baptists AS q denomination arc doing
In China to evangelize her people. Her
discussion was interesting not only to
Baptists but to all present, because /.
showed what other Christian forces
are operative in this land Of aliens
| from God.
A chart had been prepared with a
| representation Of two heniisrheres.
one In the upper lett-hand and one III
the lower right-hand corner. The
former was filled with church ami
had attached to it a miniature United
States flag; the latter had a walk
through it with !, heathen temple AT
head and question mark az the f>M
with drawings Of Chinese departing
from the temple on the "Way to Life"
and going where? TO this heris-
phore was. attached q Chinese flag.
Between the two was written diago-
nally across the chart "How Far Are
You From China?" At the opening Of
| the session each one was asked to
think Of the question and later give
an appropriate answer. The answers
were now had. They were many, va
ried and all good.
The president, Mrs. Epting. ex
planned, in her own effective way, the
meaning Of the chart and made all to
feel that they each had part in the
great work which God has given to al
to do. by turning the chart around
the other side showed them hcw far
they ought to be from China. It was
the drawing of a large red heart with
the outline Of the map Of China SD