The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-06-21
MISSION SOCIETY CONFER
ENCE.


Mission Society at Louisburg
Royalty Entertained Great
Growth of the Society Where
First Conference of Methodist
Church Was Held.
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
AS there are many Methodist
readers of your excellent paper
perhaps they will be interested
in an account of the conference
of the Woman's Home Mission
Society of the North Carolina
Conference held recently at
Louisburg.
1t was my privilege to attend
this conference in company with
MissSybil Oliver, of Marietta, and
to say we enjoyed the occasion
puts itmildiyindeed. We left Fair
mont on Monday and, connec-
tions being fine, we could have
reached Louisburg for supper,
but remained over night with
friends in Raleigh and enjoyed
the little rest and their company
so much. Next day we reached
Louisburg in company with some
fifty other ladies from all parts
of the Conference, and such
home mission discussions! We
had special car over the branch
line from Franklinton and on
our arrival were met by SEEM
ingly almost the whole of Louis
burg, with ready hands of friend
ship, carriages to ride any and
everywhere, and every moment
of our stay was filled with every
thoughtful care of our comfort
and pleasure which it was pos
sible to receive. All the Meth
odist homes in town and many
of the other denominations were
open to US, and the only COM
plant was of not enough COM
pany.
The delegates and visitors
counted up to almost a hundred,
and the meetings, which were
held three times a day in the
pretty red brick church, were
we'll attended and seemed much
: enjoyed by even outsiders. Mrs.
t R. B. John, president of the So.
ciety, presided at every session,
2 and truly she is one of the "elect
: ladies''of the land. Dignified anC
: we'll poised, she is yet kindness
= and affability itself, and is look
e ed up to with greatest reverence
2 by all who come in contact with
= her.
e The reports, as read by thu
: different officers of the societ,
and the delegates from the in
dividuai auxiliaries, showed grea
improvement and increase in tn
past year. About sixteen ney
societies were reported, and n
: society reported less work don
e or less money collected than las
= year. We now have 1,666 mem
'- bers and raised last year near
y ly, if not quite, $11, 900.
s The Society is showing great
l. er growth than any other OF
e ganization of the Souther
n Methodist Church, and is broad
Z. ening out it's work every month
o Many interesting papers wer
d read, and talks and discussion c
a the work were much enjoyed an
s taught US so much Of the wor
ot which we did not know before
1t Truly it is one of the creates
ID of the Church's organizations;
10 takes in so many kinds of worl
E. One Of the pleasures of til
r; conference was the presence {
I'd Miss Elizabeth Davis, a deacone.
t, of our Church who was at hon
s. on a short vacation from ht
Dr. work as head of the rescue wor
" of Tampa, Florida. She made
ne most interesting talk on her wol
I'd for fallen girls.
s. We had many pleasures Of
rs social character, among them b
ne inga five O. clock tea, or receptio
e. at the lovely old colonial Loui
d, burg Female College buildin
en- This is one of the loveliest plac
ms we have ever seen, the magni
IS cent oaks of the campus beil
ne worth driving miles to see..
I'd, Another great pleasure was
he drive with our delightful hoste:
Mrs. ]. A. Turner, out to Gre,
Hill farm two miles from tow
where was held the first &C
ference of the Methodist Chur
,,,r ever held in America. 1t W
in presided over by Bishop Asbu
M and he and the twenty preach'
to- gathered in the upper chami
his of this grand old hero's no
20 and laid plans which by bel
to- carried out have revolutioniz
law the world. We went into
1ay room, and though the house v
425 then (1785) being occupied,
ire it is in a perfect state of pres
walton and has been lived in C
nod stantly ever since. We ST
ne under the oaks centuries old E
,ich looked over the hills to VIII
r in lies the body of Edwin Full
ior- the author of that most lol
an poem, ''The Angel In the Clou
400 and Sea Gift, one Of the t
novels we ever read,
the thonght Of the fame of
and descendant of Green Hill. c
arm in the college presides anot
Mr. descendant, Mrs. Ivey Allen.
acco In the church are memo
Thrilling Rescue.
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