Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-07-15
FACTS FROM FAIR PLAY.
Personal McntiOn-'The Rally" of
Beavcrtlam Association.

Fair Play, July 13.-Special: The
Misses Anderson, of Gray Court, twin
daughters of Rev. ]. f. Anderson,
are the guests Of Mrs. Mark Stribling.
Mrs. John Kibler Of Newberry, has
been visiting Mrs. S. P. Stribling
and Mrs. J. d. Sheldon Mrs. Kibler
is pleasantly remembered as Miss
Fannie Sheldon.
Mrs. B. Berry Allen and son,
Theron, Of Anderson, attended the
Rally at Beaverdam church last
Friday, and were the guests OF f. b.
Watson and family.
Mrs. S. G.. Knox and interesting
family, Of Tindel, Ga, are visiting
the family of D. ". Wright.
Candidates were plentiful in our
town last week.
Mrs. S. P. Stribling expects as her
guests this week Mesdames George
Hunter and Jacob Fellers, of New
berry.
Mrs. Jas. Pullen has with her her
sister, Miss Byrd, a charming young
lady of Mobile, Ala.
Rally Meeting.
This meeting was held at Beaver
| dam church, Fair Play, July 10TH
| and was an eminently enjoyable af-
fair. The ladies of the Beaverdam
society had eXerted themselves to
entertain pleasantly the delegates
from the sister societies. At the
door of the beautifully decorated
| church the ladies were met and well
coined by committee of welcome,
| consisting of Mrs. Thos. Isbell
| Misses Pearl Marett and Sallie Lea
theirs. ,
Mrs. ID. A. Perritt, president of
, the union, called the meeting to or
| der, and devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. o. X. Breazeale,
of Westminster.
The welcome address was by Mrs.
w. l.. Dobbs, the much loved presi-
dent of the Beaverdam Society. This
was very fine paper, beautiful in
thought and expression. Mrs. Dobbs
gave to all hearty welcome in the
name Of the Beaverdam Society and
the Master, who ever welcomes wo-
men in His cause. She especially
emphasized the responsibility of the
individual, showing the imperative
need of every woman who bears the
sacred name Of Christian" devot-
ing her time, her talents, her heart,
to the noble cause of missionary
work, for the uplifting of the suf-
fering, bondaged women in the far
lands OF heathendom. {?
The response to this welcome was
made by Mrs. l. w. Wingo, of
Greenville, as Mrs. j. II. Bibb was
unable to be present.
The roll call of societies, with in-
formal reports from delegates, show
ed steady onward progress in all
societies represented. Just here we
would like to say--to urge-that all
the societies send delegates freely
to these rally meetings. They are
not strictly business meetings, but
are for mutual encouragement, spir-
itual uplifting and instruction.
The minutes Of the last meeting,
which was held at Seneca, were read
by the secretary, Mrs. w. j. Lunney,
and adopted. .....,
The approaching summer assem-
bly, at Greenville was then discussed,
Mrs. Wingo leading this, and giving
also a very clear description and ex-
planation OF the part set apart for
woman's work and the program of
same during the meeting of the as
sembly. .......-.
The work and plan Of the Marg"re:
Home was also discussed.
Then was had the address Of the
State president of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union of South Carolina,
Mrs. /. w. Wingo. Mrs. Wingo is
fluent speaker, and speaks with
ease and force of the noble work in
which she Is 80 heartily engaged.
We wish every woman in Beaverdam
Association could have heard that
address. She proved conclusively
that the Great commission was given
neither to the early Apostles, nor to
the men alone, but to all whose
hearts God had touched" Now, we
know that the modern version of
! Psalmist David's words, THE women
that proclaim Thy Gospel are an ex-
ceeding great host" is literally true.
After brief social session dinner
was spread on the tables at the rear
of the church, where, under the
shade of green trees and amid the