The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-04-15
PRESBYTERIAL union
MISSIONARY MEETING.
HARMONY PRESBYTERY WELL REPRE-
SENTED BY DELEGATES-A NOTABLE GA
rHERING and INTERESTING EXERCISES.

The third annual meeting of the
Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary union of Harmony presby.
tery was held in the Williamsburg
Presbyterian church at kingstree
from April 9 to IL. inclusive, and
the last service .on Sunday evening
was closed with genuine regret on
the part of the visitors and home
people alike. The meeting was at
tended with signal success from be-
ginning to end. Kingstree was
charmed with her visitors, who all
expressed themselves as delighted
with the courtesy and hospitality
shown them on every side.
The first session was held Friday
at 70 O'Clock, being opened with a
brief devotional service by the local
pastor, Rev E b Erwin. Delegates
were enrolled and the minutes of the
last meeting read and approved; COM
mittees were appointed and an
nouncsments made, after which the
meeting adjourned until 4 o'clock.
The devotional service was con-
Quoted by Mrs Louise R Price OF
Florence, missionary from Japan.
During the service a solo was rem
dered by Mrs Louis W Gilland. At
the close of the service Miss A M
Erckmann gave the greetings of the
local society to the union and Miss
M Alice Warren of Mayesville re-
sponded. Reports were then heard
from the secretary of literature, Miss
Lille Erwin, Kingstree, and the
treasurer, Mrs G H Lenoir, Camden.
The corresponding secretary, Mrs U
Wynn, Sumter, was unavoldably
bsent. After the reports, greetings
rom Tuscaloosa were read and fol-
bwed by an interesting conference
n colored evangelization, conducted
Nv Mrs Iouise r Price.
The meeting adjourned at 6 p M
sand went, en- masse, to the manse,
where a thoroughly enjoyable and
informal reception was rendered the
visitors by the loca. society. The
parlors and hall were thrown open
to the guests and beautifully deco,
rated with Spanish moss and dog
wood.
At 8 o'clock the meeting was
opened with song service, rendered
by the Kingstree choir. The pro-
gramme opened with a duet by Mr
and Mrs Louis W Gilland, after
which the congregation joined with
the choir in singing hymn. A duet
was then rendered by Miss Belle Err
vim and Mrs Louis Gilland, which
concluded the song service.
The congregation was then favor
ed by = most delightful and appro-
pirate reading by Miss Laura Brids-
man OF Church. During the collec.
ton taken up after the reading, "ln
the Hour of Trial. was rendered by
a male quartette consisting of Meesrs
Louis Gilland, Thomas McCutchen,
WR Scott and Hugh McCutchen.
Rev ] P Marion of Sumter was
next heard from, taking as his sub
iect "Who is My Brother" Mr. Mar
lions address was powerful plea for
colored evangel,zatlon. At the close
bf his remarks the meeting was ad-
sourned by Rev E E Erwin, who
resided.
union convened again on Sat
fday morning at $50. Reports from
/ various societies represented were
! 1t heard and followed by an In
e NAL conference on the methods of
Conducting the societies and the plan
of work adopted by them, with Miss
Bette Aycock presiding. At the
conclusion of this discussion most
interesting address, illustrated with
or;c;naI naintings. was read by Miss